I just spoke with admissions, and they told me that they mail out the letters as the decisions are being made. I then asked if my decision has been made yet, and unfortunately she couldn't disclose that information. Needless to say my anxiety level is pretty high right now.
2010-2011 University of Utah Application Thread
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I am an Idaho Resident who has been lurking on this thread for a while now. I was accepted to the U on Monday and will most likely take the seat. I do have just a few questions of current students out there or just anyone who might know. Is their much by way of housing for families in the area? Where do most of the med students live? Is the grading system pass/fail or the standard letter based grades? When do financial aid packages come out? Do they recommend a specific type of computer to buy before starting school or is it pretty much anything goes? If anybody has any info that can help I would really appreciate it. Thanks
I looked the other day for laptop requirements but could not find any info on the U's website. But when I interviewed and sat in on the 2nd year students class, I would say that 1/3 to 1/2 of the students owned a MacBook (worth the extra cost in my opinion).
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why do you think the premium on a macbook is worth it? I've never quite understood mac-lovers' logic. please explain!
Congrats on your acceptance! Starting to be kind of freaked out that all of the Idaho acceptances went out on monday now because there was another one that was reported on Monday as well....hmmm
I'm an Idaho resident as well, and I am in the same boat as you. My suspicion is that all the Idaho invites went out on Monday. I guess we will just have to wait and see...
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im oos as well and nothing im hoping maybe the oos will be released in a batch. i kno that ppl i interviewed with both in state and oos have heard back so i guess its limbo for now
Of those people that you know, have they mainly been acceptances?
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Also OOS, haven't heard anything yet either. The letter is coming to my folks' house and apparently my Dad has been running out to intercept the mailman every day....so for no luck!
Here's hoping the letters come soon!
the other oos in my group was rejected and 2 of the in states were accepted
i think so i noticed 1 or 2 ppl on this thread report that
did the office say no oos have been notified yet?
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I used to live on campus, from 2007-2010 to be exact. I lived in Shoreline Ridge, which is about 2 minutes on foot from the Medical School and Hospital. I lived there with my wife and two children.
Anyway, about two years ago the University of Utah HRE (housing and residential education) department decided that Shoreline Ridge would no longer be tolerating families. I say "tolerate" because that's exactly what they did for us from that point on until we all left. They made everything very uncomfortable for us, I assume to encourage us to vacate our apartments. As one family would finish up with their studies, they would be replaced with a single student. No families were allowed to apply for housing in Shoreline Ridge. At this point, there are about 140 apartments and a nice children's playground for single students to enjoy. Families are no longer welcome.
So the only option at this point for married students, or single students with children, is to live in the University Village (east and west), which is about a mile to the south, perched on the far southern edge of campus well away from the medical school and hospital. The Village consists of 40+ year old apartments which have no dishwashers, and no clothes dryer hookups. It's pretty grim compared to Shoreline.
The sad thing is that I know that there is a plan to demolish either the east or west village and not rebuild it, and then demolish the other and replace it with new housing. So there's a chance that if you do live in the Village you'll be evicted at some point to allow for either the demolition or demolition and new construction. The villages are also not off limits to single students, so you'll be competing with them to get an apartment, and if you do get one, it's one that was build over 40 years ago rather than just over a decade ago.
It's actually one of the reasons I didn't apply to the U of U. It's a great program to be sure, and I like the university overall. But it's housing department is extremely unfriendly to married students.
You can probably find a house or basement apartment to rent near campus, but the neighborhoods bordering the U of U are among the very most expensive in SLC (especially the one's near the hospital) so I can't comment on how much you might expect to pay.
Also bear in mind that the Salt Lake Valley has a great public transit system. You can ride the Trax train right to the medical school for free as a U of U student. And you can even ride the commuter train down from the cities north of SLC for free with your student ID.
im sorry to hear. if you don't mind when did you interview? did anything change on the online status? are u from idaho as well? good luck the rest of the way,
im sorry to hear 🙁. if you don't mind when did you interview and did anything change online? snail mail or online? best of luck somewhere else.
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I'm IS too, when did you interview?
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Also rejected OOS...got the letter on Friday. Good luck to you all!
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Has anyone created a Utah Class of 2015 facebook group? If so would someone post the link?
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I interviewed November 1st and nothing ever changed online. It was a snail mail letter dated March 21st. Thanks, man. Good luck to you, too! I've already been accepted to PCOM and VCOM, so I'm not terribly disappointed.
I am curious as to why you are not going to Utah? Is it your other school is simply better, or is it something else. I also have another offer that I was very pleased to accept. For me, I rank the other school slightly higher considering that many students are unhappy at the U with its new curriculum, but I don't think I can justify spending an extra $20,000 a year on tuition at the other school.
My wife was accepted to PA school in another city. I am about a week away from getting off the waitlist there. The school is not necessarily better but happy wife = happy life. I am also strongly deterred by having a test every Monday for the next 2 years.
You also have to remember you can't look at what 80,000 means to you now(20x4years), you have to consider how your choice of school will affect the sort of medicine you will practice for what is hopefully a 30-40 year career. Some students may be so independent and self-motivated that they will get strong test scores and rotations for LoR's no matter where they go regardless of administrative support and curriculum. But if you are planning for anything competitive you better find a school that has a proven track record of helping their students access those opportunities. Having said that I would love to pay 20k a year and go to Utah 🙂
I was accepted today. My online status changed, I am still waiting for the letter. I am in-state and extremely excited. My wife is an attorney here in Utah and it is great that she will get to keep her job. Any word on a Facebook page for the class? If not, I will get one going.
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CONGRATS Rook!
In state, interviewed Jan 15th and still awaiting the news (electronically and through the postal service.)
Interviewing at Michigan State this Thursday, which is the very last day our interview group was informed we should be hearing back. Should be an interesting week . . . to say the least.
Congrats again to everyone who has been accepted thus far, and condolences to those with rejections from the U.
Here's hoping we all hear some good news from one school or another.
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