2011-2012 Mayo Application Thread

[Snuke]

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Congrats, now you have to change your avatar back... but did you receive a LOR received email?

I don't think Mayo appreciated the avatar - it portrays a certain amount of lionizing that could possibly be construed as distasteful. I shall remain with Odin, because apparently Mayo appreciates individuality.

No, I did not receive a LOR received email. It's very odd that some people do and some do not. The people who have received them, did they have late letters not already in AMCAS?

Sonnet shall be posted later, as a certain amusement park calls.

 

[Prateek]

Congratulations everyone 🙂 Still holding on here from 7/6 request group

 

[CopaceticOne]

congrats, now you have to change your avatar back...

+1

 

[snow88]

I don't think Mayo appreciated the avatar - it portrays a certain amount of lionizing that could possibly be construed as distasteful. I shall remain with Odin, because apparently Mayo appreciates individuality.

No, I did not receive a LOR received email. It's very odd that some people do and some do not. The people who have received them, did they have late letters not already in AMCAS?

Sonnet shall be posted later, as a certain amusement park calls.

Congrats on the interview, I am happy for you!

I received the LOR email on 7/9 and assigned my letters to Mayo a few days after that, and received the LOR Received email yesterday, so I don't think it related to sending in late letters. Your guess is as good as mine on this, though! I tell myself everyday that I am not going to analyze this whole application process and yet everyday I am back on sdn.... 🙂

 

[moosen]

Congrats on the interview, I am happy for you!

I received the LOR email on 7/9 and assigned my letters to Mayo a few days after that, and received the LOR Received email yesterday, so I don't think it related to sending in late letters. Your guess is as good as mine on this, though! I tell myself everyday that I am not going to analyze this whole application process and yet everyday I am back on sdn.... 🙂

That may qualify as 'late', in relative terms. I had mine assigned well before the LOR request.

 

[minerva3121]

I don't think Mayo appreciated the avatar - it portrays a certain amount of lionizing that could possibly be construed as distasteful. I shall remain with Odin, because apparently Mayo appreciates individuality.

No, I did not receive a LOR received email. It's very odd that some people do and some do not. The people who have received them, did they have late letters not already in AMCAS?

Sonnet shall be posted later, as a certain amusement park calls.

Congrats Snuke! Looks like your sonnets got you somewhere 😉

And to answer your question, I had my LOR's received by AMCAS weeks before I got the LOR request from Mayo, so I don't think the "LOR Received" e-mail was strictly for people who turned in late letters.

 

[snow88]

That may qualify as 'late', in relative terms. I had mine assigned well before the LOR request.

yeah that is true, did you receive a LOR Received email? If you didn't, then maybe the LOR Received email is to acknowledge receipt of late(r) letters.

 

[JSU]

I wonder if anyone out there is turning down an interview. The interview acceptance rate is pretty low (like 10:1!). Personally, I am in love with this school.

 

[rxnfiend]

HOLY ****

I got an invite!!

Fee Request 6/23
LOR request 7/1
Invite request 8/3

I thought I was done for - I expected a rejection after being passed over the first round! holy crap, I'm speechless.

EDIT: Open days are Sept. 9, 16, 19, 23. Still deciding whether Minneapolis or Rochester is cheaper.
RE-EDIT: Flying into Minneapolis at 2:25 on Thurs 8th, departing at 6:10 PM on Friday. I'll be missing a-LOT of class, but it's going to be the first day of classes, so I'm not missing anything.

Congrats!! 😀

Looks like I will be there on the same day, it'll be cool to finally meet some people who frequently post on here. 👍

 

[Snuke]

Congrats!! 😀

Looks like I will be there on the same day, it'll be cool to finally meet some people who frequently post on here. 👍

Most definitely! Who else is for here on the 9th?

As for the LOR received email, I'm clueless. Some people assigned them later, others had them before the LOR request. There's a pattern here, somewhere.

Thanks everyone for the congrats! I hope everyone here gets an invite!

 

[Matteo]

I am now super befuddled, but happy at the same time! Congrats to all! Hopefully, I too can get an II

 

[cowsgomuon]

I wonder if anyone out there is turning down an interview. The interview acceptance rate is pretty low (like 10:1!). Personally, I am in love with this school.

Where are you getting the 10:1 ratio from? 😱 The numbers I´ve seen are 250-300 interviewed, 72 accepted (including off the waitlist). That´s still pretty low, but nowhere near 10%.

 

[MelMelisqueen]

Most definitely! Who else is for here on the 9th?

As for the LOR received email, I'm clueless. Some people assigned them later, others had them before the LOR request. There's a pattern here, somewhere.

Thanks everyone for the congrats! I hope everyone here gets an invite!

I'll be there on the 9th, as well. congrats on your II!

 

[GS Mikami]

Most definitely! Who else is for here on the 9th?

As for the LOR received email, I'm clueless. Some people assigned them later, others had them before the LOR request. There's a pattern here, somewhere.

Thanks everyone for the congrats! I hope everyone here gets an invite!

Ohhh Snuke, you know everyone in this thread was rooting for you.

Congrats 👍👍

 

[Snuke]

Where are you getting the 10:1 ratio from? 😱 The numbers I´ve seen are 250-300 interviewed, 72 accepted (including off the waitlist). That´s still pretty low, but nowhere near 10%.

Your numbers are mine as well. Those wouldn't be bad odds, except for the fact that everyone interviewing is going to be amazing.

 

[LeoGer]

Dear Mayo Gods and Goddesses,

Please have pity on my pathetic soul. I promise I will never again put saran wrap on the toilet as an April Fool's Joke or lie about having huge biceps if only you give me the chance to interview.

Amen.

 

[Illinois2012]

I promise I will never again put saran wrap on the toilet as an April Fool's Joke or lie about having huge biceps if only you give me the chance to interview.

Amen.

+1

but i may still have to lie about my biceps occasionally. curls for the girls, right?

 

[cowsgomuon]

Those wouldn't be bad odds, except for the fact that everyone interviewing is going to be amazing.

I know, right? I´ve been trying to forget about that by pretending Mayo will for some magical reason expand their class and start handing out acceptances like Oprah

 

[Snuke]

Dear Mayo Gods and Goddesses,

Please have pity on my pathetic soul. I promise I will never again put saran wrap on the toilet as an April Fool's Joke or lie about having huge biceps if only you give me the chance to interview.

Amen.

+1
but i may still have to lie about my biceps occasionally. curls for the girls, right?

I love everyone here.

I know, right? I´ve been trying to forget about that by pretending Mayo will for some magical reason expand their class and start handing out acceptances like Oprah

I'd be in favor of this decision.

 

[stefspets]

LOL. I'm rooting for you, Leo.

Still nothing from Mayo on my end. I love them but I'll get over it if they reject me. 🙂

 

[LeoGer]

I love them but I'll get over it if they reject me. 🙂

Well of course, silly. But that attitude's not as much fun!

 

[crossscreen]

Are the IIs still sent at around 2:30 EST like other Mayo correspondences?

It'd give a neurotic reason to stay awake...

 

[Snuke]

are the iis still sent at around 2:30 est like other mayo correspondences?

It'd give a neurotic reason to stay awake...

2:34 am est 🙂

 

[crossscreen]

2:34 am est 🙂

Looks like I'm staying up!

And Congrats on the invite Snuke!!

 

[Snuke]

Looks like I'm staying up!

And Congrats on the invite Snuke!!

Thanks! I appreciate it. 🙂

I hope yours comes soon - when was your LOR request?

 

[crossscreen]

Thanks! I appreciate it. 🙂

I hope yours comes soon - when was your LOR request?

7/1. Got the LOR received email yesterday.

Could be a long three weeks, but still hopeful.

 

[MacNCheesy]

7/1. Got the LOR received email yesterday.

Could be a long three weeks, but still hopeful.

I'll take 3 weeks over 3 months any day 🙂

 

[Nymphicus]

Does anybody know who to contact or how to set up student hosting? There wasn't much info in the interview email.

 

[Illinois2012]

Just so Mayo knows I stay up every night for them

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaHyvAMLk7U&ob=av2n[/YOUTUBE]

 

[fizzgig]

it's almost exactly 2:34am eastern... just sayin... if it's good enough for Snuke/Odin it's good enough for me 🙂

ps snuke congrats! and also is odin actually the name of that cool tiger that dives for food? i vaguely remember reading about him at one point... he's a cutie...

 

[cowsgomuon]

Does anybody know who to contact or how to set up student hosting? There wasn't much info in the interview email.

They send two follow up emails a few days later that are much more detailed. One is from the admissions office with specific instructions for interview day, and the other is from the Mayo students. The student email talks about lunch with the medical students during interview day and contains the email address to contact about student hosting.

 

[Snuke]

ps snuke congrats! and also is odin actually the name of that cool tiger that dives for food? i vaguely remember reading about him at one point... he's a cutie...

Yes! That's his name.

They send two follow up emails a few days later that are much more detailed. One is from the admissions office with specific instructions for interview day, and the other is from the Mayo students. The student email talks about lunch with the medical students during interview day and contains the email address to contact about student hosting.

This.

 

[Nymphicus]

They send two follow up emails a few days later that are much more detailed. One is from the admissions office with specific instructions for interview day, and the other is from the Mayo students. The student email talks about lunch with the medical students during interview day and contains the email address to contact about student hosting.

Thanks. I won't call and bother them just yet then.

 

[Goblue89]

Rejected pre-LOR request. My initial response was actually not anger/depression/disbelief but instead, why are they sending out emails at 2:30am?

 

[vman88]

Post-secondary rejection finally came haha.

 

[lakers MD]

To the people who were rejected pre-secondary, was your rejection notice phrased as a "Unfortunately, your application was not among those selected for an invitation to interview"? I'm a little confused because I never even got a LOR request, so how could I even be considered for an interview? Were your rejection letters phrased the same way?

 

[Illinois2012]

Post-secondary rejection finally came haha.

they started sending those now?

 

[fizzgig]

ha, i know right? i saw 2 posts about it and i looked over at the gmail tab to see if there was a telling (1) there... though every time there is one it ends up being AAA sending me news about my travel opportunities or something...

 

[Illinois2012]

ha, i know right? i saw 2 posts about it and i looked over at the gmail tab to see if there was a telling (1) there... though every time there is one it ends up being AAA sending me news about my travel opportunities or something...

oh i hear ya on that. i always jump when i see a new email on my gmail tab, and it ends up being something stupid. i shoulda made a separate account for apps or something

 

[Goblue89]

To the people who were rejected pre-secondary, was your rejection notice phrased as a "Unfortunately, your application was not among those selected for an invitation to interview"? I'm a little confused because I never even got a LOR request, so how could I even be considered for an interview? Were your rejection letters phrased the same way?

Yeah mine did say that. And I never sent them my letters without the request-weird. But a rejection is a rejection.

 

[chrissyxf]

vman- if you wouldn't mind, when was your LOR request and did you get a received email? thanks and sorry to hear about your rejection.

 

[Isleofthedeep]

Rejected after letter request on 7/1. I'm not sure what killed my application here - maybe not having enough volunteering experience? I have received interviews from Yale and UChicago, so perhaps it was a fit issue.

 

[vman88]

vman- if you wouldn't mind, when was your LOR request and did you get a received email? thanks and sorry to hear about your rejection.

I got the LOR request July 2nd and I did get a "received email".

First rejection of the cycle. Stung a lil but oh well. Plenty more chances to come =D

 

[the humming sea]

Rejected after letter request on 7/1. I'm not sure what killed my application here - maybe not having enough volunteering experience? I have received interviews from Yale and UChicago, so perhaps it was a fit issue.

Did you receive a LOR received confirmation email?

All of these different Mayo email combinations makes me hope I am hitched to the right car on the random-train.

 

[Isleofthedeep]

Did you receive a LOR received confirmation email?

All of these different Mayo email combinations makes me hope I am hitched to the right car on the random-train.

Nope, but my letters were in sometime in June.

 

[Snuke]

Good luck to everyone who Mayo is passing up this cycle. I'm sure you'll get in somewhere, especially if you already have interviews elsewhere.

Did anyone other than the Sept. 9th interviews get an interview confirmation? There was some very important information there about transportation that you need to know before booking your flight (oops).

 

[Prateek]

Rejected last night as well

LOR Request - 7/6
No LOR received confirmation

Good luck all 🙂

 

[SEE13]

Good luck to everyone who Mayo is passing up this cycle. I'm sure you'll get in somewhere, especially if you already have interviews elsewhere.

Did anyone other than the Sept. 9th interviews get an interview confirmation? There was some very important information there about transportation that you need to know before booking your flight (oops).

I have the 9/12 interview date and I got the interview confirmation/ student hosting letter two nights ago.

 

[Snuke]

Rejected last night as well

LOR Request - 7/6
No LOR received confirmation

Good luck all 🙂

Aw, sorry to hear that, Prateek. I know you really wanted it. Best of luck to you!

 

[lxz]

I still haven't heard a thing from Mayo... LOR request 7/6... Hopefully, my application does not end up like last year--- waiting till the last day and got rejected.