2011-2012 Creighton Application Thread

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I was accepted in december and didn't get a call...so don't give up hope good luck!
 
I called about a week and a half ago and they said they would be sending out letters, but from talking to current M2's that were accepted off the waitlist, they said they were called in addition to receiving a letter. So potentially a phone call, but for sure a letter in the mail.
 
Cr8onJays said:
I called about a week and a half ago and they said they would be sending out letters, but from talking to current M2's that were accepted off the waitlist, they said they were called in addition to receiving a letter. So potentially a phone call, but for sure a letter in the mail.
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Yeah, I thought what usually happened was you'd receive a call and they'd send the official letter, too. Let's hope we get either one!
 
Is Creighton really moving this slow??? It seems like no one has gotten a spot on this waitlist and we're already 20% of the way into June...
 
Yeah I still can't believe that not a single person accepted off the wait list has posted on here. I saw that the Facebook group has added quite a few people recently (yes, I have been stalking Facebook lately, I have no shame haha). I have no idea if the new people were from the wait list or had been accepted for a while, but I am back in panic mode.
 
I'm going to another program, but I interviewed at Creighton and am on the waitlist. I won't go here even if picked up, but- isn't it suspect that Creighton is the one school that isn't ready to send out offers as soon as the deadline on May 15 comes around? I mean, they need more time to review? Weirdness...
 
Not to justify them taking so long, but I know the director of admissions was out of town on his honeymoon and just got back on Monday. Maybe that is playing a role in how long things are taking.
 
not to give them any excuses but I know the director of admissions was out of town and just got back on Monday. That could possibly play a role in the hold up
 
bjtwolve88 said:
Yeah I still can't believe that not a single person accepted off the wait list has posted on here. I saw that the Facebook group has added quite a few people recently (yes, I have been stalking Facebook lately, I have no shame haha). I have no idea if the new people were from the wait list or had been accepted for a while, but I am back in panic mode.
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Oh gosh I didn't even think about stalking the FB group. That would bring out the panic in anyone.
 
I remember the wait list seeing pretty good movement up until the end last summer, so there is hope for all who are waiting!
I heard via snail mail officially, but I took the initiative and called (read: bugged) them to ask as well.
Stalk the FB group. I have met several of the future classmates, it's a good bunch. I promise good times in and out of lecture!
 
I got a phone call yesterday morning from Creighton! I was accepted off the wait list!! 🙂 I am so excited!!!!!! Paid my deposit already, but they won't be sending out a letter until Monday. 🙂

In regards to someone's post about updates- I sent in quite a lot. I had seven additional letters of recommendation from professors and doctors. In addition, I wrote a letter of intent... I don't know if that helped at all, but it basically said Creighton was my first choice, and if accepted I would go there. I also had done additional shadowing and community service. I was wait-listed back in October so I spent basically the entire spring semester strengthening my application and doing anything I could think of to get off the wait-list.

My fingers are crossed for all of you though!! Hopefully- more people will be getting phone calls!!! :xf:
 
bjtwolve88 said:
Yeah I still can't believe that not a single person accepted off the wait list has posted on here. I saw that the Facebook group has added quite a few people recently (yes, I have been stalking Facebook lately, I have no shame haha). I have no idea if the new people were from the wait list or had been accepted for a while, but I am back in panic mode.
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I wouldn't read into people joining the FB group too much. A lot of the people in that group are upper-classmen who are looking to find a new roommate or sell their house/apartment because they are moving. Good luck, Hopefully the list movement will pick up a bit soon
 
Cr8onJays said:
I got a phone call yesterday morning from Creighton! I was accepted off the wait list!! 🙂 I am so excited!!!!!! Paid my deposit already, but they won't be sending out a letter until Monday. 🙂

In regards to someone's post about updates- I sent in quite a lot. I had seven additional letters of recommendation from professors and doctors. In addition, I wrote a letter of intent... I don't know if that helped at all, but it basically said Creighton was my first choice, and if accepted I would go there. I also had done additional shadowing and community service. I was wait-listed back in October so I spent basically the entire spring semester strengthening my application and doing anything I could think of to get off the wait-list.

My fingers are crossed for all of you though!! Hopefully- more people will be getting phone calls!!! :xf:
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Congrats! I hope to hear the same news.
 
I got a phone call and I DEFINITELY accepted the spot! Good luck to the rest of you!
 
I just got the news this morning that I've been accepted to my state school off the waitlist, so I will be withdrawing my spot at Creighton. It's such an incredible school, though, I hope one of you gets my place!
 
TheMightySmiter said:
I just got the news this morning that I've been accepted to my state school off the waitlist, so I will be withdrawing my spot at Creighton. It's such an incredible school, though, I hope one of you gets my place!
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I got in!!! Thanks TheMightySmiter 😀
 
Hey everyone... longtime lurker and finally decided to get an account. I'm also on the waitlist and Wednesdays/Thursdays are killing me. Just wanted to say hello and that I really appreciate all of the info posted here. It helps!

panther12 said:
I got in!!! Thanks TheMightySmiter 😀
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Congrats!! I think we interviewed the same day and glad to see folks from the group getting in!
 
I rejected all my acceptances. I'm taking a year off to travel and study medicine instead!
Good luck everyone!
 
blub1212 said:
For your sake, I hope you are lying or have no intention of ever becoming a doctor....
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😛 Nah I just deferred for the year. I got into another school though, but another opportunity popped up that I just can't pass up!! Creighton alternate-listed me actually, but I haven't heard from them. Shame... it's my top choice 🙁

I figured I'd apply again while I'm away to see if I get in the next year.
 
HermesCaduceus said:
😛 Nah I just deferred for the year. I got into another school though, but another opportunity popped up that I just can't pass up!! Creighton alternate-listed me actually, but I haven't heard from them. Shame... it's my top choice 🙁

I figured I'd apply again while I'm away to see if I get in the next year.
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What could be better than medical school?!?!?!
 
Studying neuro regeneration at Cambridge for a year. I've got a couple friends doing similar programs around the UK. In fact, I have a friend at Creighton who decided to do it as well!
 
Hey guys, I just wanted to give some encouragement to those still wait listed. In the past few years there have been people getting in way late into the summer, so don't give up yet!

But in the off chance you don't get in, a year off can be a blessing in disguise. I had a year to relax, volunteer, and live a little before life gets too serious. Just remember it's not a race to the finish, enjoy the trip!
 
Hey all. Does anyone know if Creighton will let students taken from their alternate list defer a year? I am an alternate at three school so have made plans for the year including working on a research project I've started with a doc that I really want to see to completion and a return trip to work in Central America in the spring. If I get in anywhere, it will be impossible to say no, but I'm exploring this option at each school. If I did say no, would it hurt my chances as a reapplicant? I wouldn't want to ask Creighton directly incase they choose not to take me if they have a spot open up because I really, really want to go here for medical school! Thank for any advice!
 
Hey, I would basically plan out everything as if you weren't going to school, so that there are not any surprises. (It sounds like you have strongly considered your options). If you get the call, accept the spot. Tell them what you plan on doing. I know of several situations where individuals have been allowed to defer. I think the schools would rather have you relax a bit and do something meaningful for a year than go straight in and be burnt out right off the bat.
 
me884 said:
Hey all. Does anyone know if Creighton will let students taken from their alternate list defer a year? I am an alternate at three school so have made plans for the year including working on a research project I've started with a doc that I really want to see to completion and a return trip to work in Central America in the spring. If I get in anywhere, it will be impossible to say no, but I'm exploring this option at each school. If I did say no, would it hurt my chances as a reapplicant? I wouldn't want to ask Creighton directly incase they choose not to take me if they have a spot open up because I really, really want to go here for medical school! Thank for any advice!
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Creighton might be different from other schools, but most will NOT take a student from the waitlist if they plan to defer.
 
AugustBurnsDan said:
Hey guys, I just wanted to give some encouragement to those still wait listed. In the past few years there have been people getting in way late into the summer, so don't give up yet!

But in the off chance you don't get in, a year off can be a blessing in disguise. I had a year to relax, volunteer, and live a little before life gets too serious. Just remember it's not a race to the finish, enjoy the trip!
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Appreciate the encouragement! The lack of concrete info has been really frustrating and I'm proceeding like the waitlist isn't going to workout for me. I have a pretty good idea of what the committee wants me to fix, so I've just been moving forward with my Plan B. Submitting my next app very soon, too. It's a little later than I'd like, but I also have everything (letters, etc.) in place, so secondaries should proceed quickly and smoothly.

A couple of questions to y'all... what's your Plan B? Also, does anyone know the odds of getting in after having been waitlisted?
 
geekycurmudgeon said:
Appreciate the encouragement! The lack of concrete info has been really frustrating and I'm proceeding like the waitlist isn't going to workout for me. I have a pretty good idea of what the committee wants me to fix, so I've just been moving forward with my Plan B. Submitting my next app very soon, too. It's a little later than I'd like, but I also have everything (letters, etc.) in place, so secondaries should proceed quickly and smoothly.

A couple of questions to y'all... what's your Plan B? Also, does anyone know the odds of getting in after having been waitlisted?
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I've got about the same plan. At this point I've accepted that I won't get off the waitlist, and am pretty good-spirited about it. I am excited to have another chance to be a really successful applicant (multiple acceptances, even!) and spend a year saving money and volunteering. I'm currently studying for an mcat retake, and my app is almost complete (I'm getting letters resent right now, waiting for transcripts to arrive at amcas).
 
Buttermellow said:
I've got about the same plan. At this point I've accepted that I won't get off the waitlist, and am pretty good-spirited about it. I am excited to have another chance to be a really successful applicant (multiple acceptances, even!) and spend a year saving money and volunteering. I'm currently studying for an mcat retake, and my app is almost complete (I'm getting letters resent right now, waiting for transcripts to arrive at amcas).
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Good luck with the MCAT!

I'm adding more post-bacc coursework... I'm "lucky" in the sense that I wasn't a biology major, so I do have small gaps in my education that I can fill with post-bacc coursework and not do an SMP. Just paid for school, though, and damn... school is a lot more expensive nowadays.

Saving money is a goal for me, too. Applying/testing/classes have sucked up a lot of my disposable income, so an extra year is definitely a blessing in disguise.

I volunteer a ton, but am thinking of switching it up a bit. I've always wanted to join a hospice program with my therapy pup, so perhaps now's the time to work on that. More shadowing won't hurt, too, and working part-time (I'm transitioning from full to part-time next month) means I'd have more time to shadow.

Here's to us getting late acceptances this year or direct ones next year!
 
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geekycurmudgeon said:
Good luck with the MCAT!

I'm adding more post-bacc coursework... I'm "lucky" in the sense that I wasn't a biology major, so I do have small gaps in my education that I can fill with post-bacc coursework and not do an SMP. Just paid for school, though, and damn... school is a lot more expensive nowadays.

Saving money is a goal for me, too. Applying/testing/classes have sucked up a lot of my disposable income, so an extra year is definitely a blessing in disguise.

I volunteer a ton, but am thinking of switching it up a bit. I've always wanted to join a hospice program with my therapy pup, so perhaps now's the time to work on that. More shadowing won't hurt, too, and working part-time (I'm transitioning from full to part-time next month) means I'd have more time to shadow.

Here's to us getting late acceptances this year or direct ones next year!
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Yeah, I'm very very broke right now. Applying was so expensive, and I only applied to like 11 schools.

Therapy pup!? That sounds awesome!
 
I wish I could meet you and the therapy pup while in action in the hospice!

Shadowing/Activity Volunteer in Children's Home/MCAT/SMP in the plan B here.
 
Buttermellow said:
Yeah, I'm very very broke right now. Applying was so expensive, and I only applied to like 11 schools.

Therapy pup!? That sounds awesome!
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He is! I have an Australian Shepherd and we go on rounds at the hospital. The wins include being able to go into almost every part of the hospital and meeting a ton of patients and staff. He loves it and it's a great outlet for him. The downside is that he's 13, so as much as he loves the attention, walking around the hospital is hard for him.

alexrgross said:
I wish I could meet you and the therapy pup while in action in the hospice!

Shadowing/Activity Volunteer in Children's Home/MCAT/SMP in the plan B here.
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I think we've met, actually. I remember you from the interview!
 
alexrgross said:
I wish I could meet you and the therapy pup while in action in the hospice!

Shadowing/Activity Volunteer in Children's Home/MCAT/SMP in the plan B here.
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Damn, your research/EC's are solid! I even wish I had your mcat score.

geekycurmudgeon said:
He is! I have an Australian Shepherd and we go on rounds at the hospital. The wins include being able to go into almost every part of the hospital and meeting a ton of patients and staff. He loves it and it's a great outlet for him. The downside is that he's 13, so as much as he loves the attention, walking around the hospital is hard for him.



I think we've met, actually. I remember you from the interview!
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Awww, I would do that in a heartbeat if I had a dog. A well-trained dog, nonetheless.
 
Hey everyone, just FYI... spoke with admissions and the waitlist is moving very slowly. No more details beyond that, but there aren't a lot of spots opening up as of now. That's not saying it can't change, but just thought I'd throw out the info.

Also, if you are working on Plan B and would like some feedback... I was able to chat about my file. For me, not a lot of new news, but we made a list of things to tackle for the next year and I got some good feedback on the steps I'm planning to take now.
 
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Anyone know when the Committee is meeting next, considering the holiday next week? Last I heard Dr. Quinn said they need to decide about a couple people wanting to defer, which could open up spots. I hope they let them for our sake!
 
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Hey guys do you think Georgetown SMP is worth the money if wait listed at Creighton this year or would you advise doing something else as I reapply?

29 O Mcat 3.59 gpa ( plan to retake mcat in August)

Thanks for the help!
 
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