2011-2012 Dartmouth Application Thread

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Does dartmouth have a second look weekend/day? Has there been any info on it yet?
 
Nothing on my end... 🙁 No one who interviewed late January/early February has reported acceptances which is quite strange. This was one of my best interviews...

It's not looking good sigh 🙁
 
medhopefuls2016 said:
Nothing on my end... 🙁 No one who interviewed late January/early February has reported acceptances which is quite strange. This was one of my best interviews...

It's not looking good sigh 🙁
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I interviewed in November and still have not heard anything! 🙁
 
probably not esp since the second look weekend is in may, too. but I met many students who matriculated after being on the waitlist. Keep sending updates every now and then (because they said they would review everyone on the waitlist again). Good Luck!
 
And Dartmouth it is! Does anyone know when the White Coat ceremony is? My parents are planning a trip, but they don't want to miss it.
 
Hey,

I was accepted to Dartmouth in early February and am strongly considering coming here. I was wondering if any current med students could address the fact that the M1 year consists of a bunch of quizzes given on Mondays and whether that interferes with any potential weekend plans? I was hoping to spend some weekends traveling to visit my family and my boyfriend, so I was just wondering if these plans would be affected significantly by the Monday quizzes.

Thanks in advance!
 
To any of the current students hanging around here: where do most DMS students end up living? Is there any one area where you would say a majority end up, at least first year? I'd like to end up living near other students, obviously, and I think i'd prefer Hanover, but it's also ~twice the price of surrounding towns...

Also, how/when in the year do people set up living situations/find roommates/sign leases?
 
There are two graduate apartment complexes where many of the first years end up. North Park is right across the street from the med school, but tends to be pretty expensive. Sachem Village is about a mile and a half south of campus, but is quite a bit cheaper (maybe $550-700 per person depending on the apt). There are also a variety of private housing opportunities around Hanover/West Lebanon, etc.

I think I remember setting up housing around May of last year. Quite a few students end up posting in the Facebook group when looking for roommates for the coming year.

To answer your question Catiness, the weekend planning is ultimately up to you. It's certainly possible to finish studying early for a quiz.
 
catiness said:
Hey,

I was accepted to Dartmouth in early February and am strongly considering coming here. I was wondering if any current med students could address the fact that the M1 year consists of a bunch of quizzes given on Mondays and whether that interferes with any potential weekend plans? I was hoping to spend some weekends traveling to visit my family and my boyfriend, so I was just wondering if these plans would be affected significantly by the Monday quizzes.

Thanks in advance!
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The quizzes are every 2-3 weeks, so you have quite a few weekends when you don't have Monday quizzes to worry about. I wouldn't plan on doing anything on the weekends right before the quizzes because you'll be very busy studying.

Second year is much, much better when it comes to free time. My (now) wife (then girlfriend) went to med school 5 hours away and we saw each other quite a bit during my second year.
 
ACCEPTED! 😎 Surprised at how quick it was...interviewed close to March 1.
 
Was march 8th the next interview date after the 28th of feb? Does anyone know how frequently the board meets?
 
March 1st, 6th, and 8th. I interviewed the 8th and haven't heard yet. If someone got in who interviewed Feb 28th then those who interviewed in March should hear soon.
 
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March 1st, 6th, and 8th. I interviewed the 8th and haven't heard yet. If someone got in who interviewed Feb 28th then those who interviewed in March should hear soon.
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I think the last interview day is Mar 20.
 
Chrome19 said:
I apologize for my error. It seems the bulk of decisions won't be made until sometime in April, possibly mid to late April.
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Did you call admissions to find out this information, I was thinking of calling to ask... I interviewed in December and am feeling quite nervous.
 
Does anyone know if it is better to email a letter of intent or mail (I'm out of the country)???...
 
SUGrad09 said:
Does anyone know if it is better to email a letter of intent or mail (I'm out of the country)???...
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Email joan, the admission lady. She is the nicest! I also emailed mine (with update) to mr welsh. I have a feeling that update letters are taken very seriously there. I emailed a lot of those.
 
PreMedGirl88 said:
Did you call admissions to find out this information, I was thinking of calling to ask... I interviewed in December and am feeling quite nervous.
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I got that from this thread. Apparently that was the pattern last year.
 
zed said:
Email joan, the admission lady. She is the nicest! I also emailed mine (with update) to mr welsh. I have a feeling that update letters are taken very seriously there. I emailed a lot of those.
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Thanks Zed! Congrats on your acceptance... I'm on the waitlist, so I'll be hoping for some movement in May. Dartmouth is definitely my top choice! 🙂
 
SUGrad09 said:
Thanks Zed! Congrats on your acceptance... I'm on the waitlist, so I'll be hoping for some movement in May. Dartmouth is definitely my top choice! 🙂
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Wow they have already started notifying people about being on a waitlist? If so, when did you find out?

Best of luck!
 
Cinematographer said:
Wow they have already started notifying people about being on a waitlist? If so, when did you find out?

Best of luck!
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I found out I was WL just a few weeks after my interview in Feb. Not too sure exactly what to make out of it, I guess I'm exactly in the middle of their list?
 
pokemoniscool said:
I found out I was WL just a few weeks after my interview in Feb. Not too sure exactly what to make out of it, I guess I'm exactly in the middle of their list?
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First of all, I am very very sorry for the wait list placement. 🙁 Hold on tight May 15th in coming soon! It's almost April! May I inquire when you interviewed and when did you hear back?
 
Well, it was a tough thing to do, but I have declined my offer of acceptance at Dartmouth. I hope it goes to someone waiting to hear back or someone waiting on the waitlist. Best of luck to all of you!
 
dibs on Cinclus's spot for my friend on the waitlist!
 
Curious as to how you found out you were wait listed. Did you get an email notification when you were wait listed?
 
Anyone know how well DMS students match? I tried looking for their match list but couldn't find it. It would be interesting to see how they do considering the school appears to have a really nice step 1 average (236-240, I think).
 
Dartmouth 2012 match results

Anesthesiology
Harvard – MGH
Harvard – MGH
Harvard – BWH
UCSF
Cornell
Northwestern

Dermatology
Harvard – MGH

Emergency Medicine
UCLA
Dartmouth
Nevada

Family Medicine
UWashington – Boise
Tufts
Rochester

General Surgery
UC Davis

Internal Medicine
Yale
Harvard - BWH
Yale
Duke
UCSF/DMS – CA Pacific
UChicago
UWashington
UToronto
Dartmouth
Case Western
Boston U
UC Irvine
U Mass
Colorado
Tufts
Stonybrook
Hofstra
Minnesota

Internal Medicine – Primary
Harvard – Mt. Auburn
Dartmouth
NYU

Neurology
Harvard - BWH

Neurosurgery
Harvard – BWH

OB/GYN
Johns Hopkins
UPenn
Duke
Wisconsin
Minnesota

Ophthalmology
UPenn
Harvard
UT San Antonio
SUNY Buffalo

Orthopaedic Surgery
Dartmouth
Minnesota

Pathology
UCSF
Maryland

Pediatrics
Harvard – Children’s
Duke
UCSD
Utah
Utah

Plastic Surgery
UTSW

Psychiatry
Harvard – Cambridge
Dartmouth

Radiation Oncology
UCSD
Hofstra

Radiology
Stanford
Columbia
Harvard – Mt. Auburn
Thomas Jefferson

Transitional
Navy – San Diego

Urology
UConn
 
Does anyone know what date orientation starts in the fall?
 
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