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How do we update them? Can we email the admissions office or is there a formal update procedure?
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How do we update them? Can we email the admissions office or is there a formal update procedure?
Of course Umass if I were you, unless you have too much money to burn
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Check your emails from Tufts, but normally you can just email updates to the admissions dept. I don't remember if they have any special procedures for communication, but if they do, it will be in their emails to you.
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So for those of us who are planning on going to Tufts, is there like a social network site where we can meet each other? I don't want to walk in my first day not knowing anyone!!! haha 😱
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Yes, perhaps some kind of collection of words and pictures online where we could interact and meet, like a college face book, but...online! Lol, just watched The Social Network, sweet movie.
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Congrats, you must have really impressed!
Oh boy this is gotta be one of the more stressful ways to get a decision: nervously waiting by the phone as hope slowly ticks down. Way too many teenage romance flashbacks, why won't they call?!?
Oh boy this is gotta be one of the more stressful ways to get a decision: nervously waiting by the phone as hope slowly ticks down. Way too many teenage romance flashbacks, why won't they call?!?
Bahahaha so true.
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lwm11, would you mind posting your stats?
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If you looked up "emotional roller coaster," you'd probably find a description of the med school application process. I was driving home from work last night in the depths of despair, convinced that Tufts had passed me up. After jumping out of the shower this morning, I checked my phone and noted a missed call + message from the 617 area code. I was heard to be uncontrollably repeating "oh my god, oh my god" as I tried anxiously to get into my voice mail. Accepted. Don't lose the faith!
Interviewed 12/1.
Interviewed 12/1.
congrats everyone!!! My stats are 3.94 GPA 30 MCAT strong ecs. I wasn't suppose to hear until mid Feb, I think it was accelerated because I was also accepted into Maine Track and the timing was just lucky. Hang in there everyone!
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Does anyone know how much of 3rd and 4th years Tufts students do off-site? As in, roughly what % of rotations people do outside of Boston (enough to have to make out-of-city living arrangements for a few weeks)?
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Yes, they are still sending them out. I got an II this week, and when I went to their website to schedule it, there were dates available all the way through the end of February. For reference, I was complete 10/5. Good luck!
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Yes, they are still sending them out. I got an II this week, and when I went to their website to schedule it, there were dates available all the way through the end of February. For reference, I was complete 10/5. Good luck!
I was complete 9/30 so hopefully I'll hear something soon...
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Hey, they do actually send a complete email, but it takes a little while for them to process the application. I submitted mine on 8/7 and got a complete email 8/31. I'm sure the wait time is different now, but just don't be worried if you don't get the email right off the bat.
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Yes, they are still sending them out. I got an II this week, and when I went to their website to schedule it, there were dates available all the way through the end of February. For reference, I was complete 10/5. Good luck!
+1. I also got an II this week, and I can confirm that there were dates available through the end of February. Submitted mid-Oct, complete mid-Dec, II mid-Jan, scheduled for mid-Feb.
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Stats ?
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II 1/10! I was complete late september - I think the 28th. There were dates open through March. Stats are 3.6ish cGPA, 3.4ish sGPA and 32R. Good luck to everyone else and don't lose hope!!
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Anyone else interviewing tomorrow? I am so excited!
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I'm wondering the same thing! Thanks to anyone who can provide some insight~!
I did learn from a 4th-year MD/MPH that during your first year, you'll be taking MPH classes on Tuesdays, which is normally a day reserved for reg MD to explore shadowing, research, volunteer opportunities, so she said if I felt like I'd be missing out on that then the MPH schedule might not work for me.
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A senior member of an ad com interviews a nontraditional medical school applicant and the give-and-take appears to be going well. The interview was supposed to last 30 minutes, but the interviewer brings it to a close after 20 with the statement, "Well, Jim, you are an unusual applicant and XYZMS is an unusual medical school."
I'm dying to find out what, if anything, the interviewer meant by the early termination and those enigmatic words.
I'm dying to find out what, if anything, the interviewer meant by the early termination and those enigmatic words.
+1, for the MBA program. I never imagined myself getting an MBA until I heard the presentation on interview day. I really don't have much relevant experience and so I am finding the application essays really difficult! I can't decide whether or not to apply to the program. I'm worried it will detract too much time/effort from my regular MD courses and, should I later want to apply for a competitive specialty, I'll be kicking myself for doing the MBA instead of giving the MD my all. Can any current students chime in??
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Enigmatic indeed... Guess you'll find out soon enough, though if I had to guess, that sounds kind of...good, doesn't it?
I had similar/lower numbers and had an interview!
Keep your hops up sir/madam! Good luck!
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Thanks!
Sorry if this has been asked, but I'm too lazy to look, do they like/accept pre-interview updates of grades and interest, etc?
If you don't mind, what are your stats like?
sounds good to me, too. perhaps the interviewer didn't need any more information to make his/her decision.
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I sent both and received an II a couple weeks later, if that helps. I'd go for it, it can't hurt!
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Has anyone who was deferred early in the fall heard anything yet? I interviewed on the first day (Sept 15th) and was deferred in October. I'm trying to get an idea of what the timeline is like for deferrals.
As far as I know, I dont think they accept pre-interview updates, not so sure though! Might want to call them and check!
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I sent in a pre-interview update last week and they confirmed receipt of it.
(Not sure if they want it or not though! 😛)
was deferred on Dec 15th..trying my best to get their attention on my application, sent them an update letter, another recommendation form a doctor i shadowed..i dont know how helpful that is going to be, but i wanna show my willingness to attend this university!
looking from last year's thread there were only a couple SDNers who got off this list and into alternative list who finally got accepted..
i had called them earlier about the difference of deferred vs waitlist and they said that our application is still actively being considered at this point (I am sure though they are just lying somewhere in a file) and we will be asked to let them know whether we want to be considered for waitlist or not and then we get off waitlist..!
and i thought interview was the last step in the process! too much waiting in the med school application cycles!
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Actually I believe they do accept per-interview updates. I sent one in (though mine was because I'm in Tufts' SMP and wanted to update with grades). They prefer hard copies if it's a lot of pages. And I don't know whether they like it or not but I think mine was a big reason I got an interview invite.
Good luck!
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