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No invites this afternoon?
No invites this afternoon?
No invites this afternoon?
I'm always checking my email at 3:10 nowadays
in case this helps anyone trying to figure VCU's interview operations I am OOS and got the very interested on August 4th. I was offered an interview invite yesterday and there were spots open for me from Sept-February. I opted for an October interview, need to space stuff out!
any "may" status people getting interview invites yet?
most of the people who have gotten an interview so far had the "may" status. read the thread....
I got the VI status on that day too. Maybe I am next??
I hope you do! And I'm sure you will!
I was complete 7/26, had the MAY status and was invited for an interview 8/16... don't give up!!!! This process is crazy...
My letters were uploaded to AMCAS on 8/08, and I submitted the secondary on 8/10. But the status still says Incomplete... should I call them or wait more..?
Is VCU rolling admissions?
Yes...well they have a three or four acceptance dates which start as early as December, if I remember correctly. March 15 or so is the last acceptance date which from thereon forward it's time to play the waiting game with the "alternate list".
So they don't tell us anything around Oct 15? bummer
I thought that was the earliest date AMCAS allowed med schools to release admissions decisions. Are there schools (ED programs excepted) that release sooner?So they don't tell us anything around Oct 15? bummer
4 dates, thats not bad. I wish schools would tell us how many people get accepted vs how many matriculate.
US News provides this information.
What's the link for seeing the acceptance at VCU and matriculants? I tried to look for it and no luck lol hmm do we have to pay for that information?
What's the link for seeing the acceptance at VCU and matriculants? I tried to look for it and no luck lol hmm do we have to pay for that information?
do they only accept 204 up until may 15? I assume then after that when people start withdrawing more and more are accepted to fill those spots, leading to the total being 300-400 that were accepted?
I'm asking more about timeline wise. are only 200 accepted up until may 15 and then do the number of accepted go up after that date?
Received an interview invite today! It's my first one, so I'm pretty excited
Received an interview invite today! It's my first one, so I'm pretty excited
Congrats! They work on Sundays??
I got the 'May' status today. I hope to get an interview here, it seems like a really good school!
Congrats! Do you know when your application was marked complete? Mine was 8/2 but the only thing I've heard so far is "Your file is complete, and has been forwarded to the Admissions Committee for further decision." Is it worth worrying that I haven't received any other update considering it's been three weeks?
Congrats! Do you know when your application was marked complete? Mine was 8/2 but the only thing I've heard so far is "Your file is complete, and has been forwarded to the Admissions Committee for further decision." Is it worth worrying that I haven't received any other update considering it's been three weeks?
Any current students/people from around the area want to comment on living in Richmond?
Cost of living is relatively inexpensive (700-900 /month rent). Commuting is no issue or you could readily find a decent single apartment downtown for around 900. Medium sized city (big enough where there's always stuff going on but small enough where there's very rarely traffic). Reasonably warm (moderate) climate. The city has a very diverse population (what large city doesn't).
The medical campus is separate from the undergrad campus (separated by a few miles). This gives the medical campus a very different feel, in a good way. It is surrounded by the main hospital, city hall, the justice center, Altria world headquarters, etc. Therefore the majority of people in the immediate area are professionals of some sort. The south and east side of richmond tend to get a bit slummy (nothing compared to NYC though). The west side has a huge shopping center, a really classy outdoor mall, and some higher end apartments.
I'm not in the med school (I'm only applying this cycle) but I work with a dozen or so medical faculty, all of whom are extremely knowledgeable and well spoken. I cannot overemphasize the quality of the faculty (at least in the physiology department, as that is where my experience lies).
Overall, I think Richmond is a happy medium between a large metro and a suburban city.
No updates anyone?
Doesn't look like it . I wonder if they will give out any interviews this week.
its only august
VCU is very biased towards folks from Virginia. There's a reason why 48 % of In-state applicants are interviewed where as 8 % of out of state applicants are interviewed. Good luck to everyone! I applied last year to VCU as Out of State with a 3.8 cGPA / 3.6 sGPA and 32 P on the MCAT (11 PS, 10 VR, 11 BS) and was not given an interview maybe I'll have better luck this year but nothing so far my LORs are pretty strong, I have been volunteering at a hospital for hundreds of hours now. I have been to Northern VA / Washington DC before but don't really have strong ties to Virginia. VCU does not really care about the numbers they honestly have a holistic approach to their interviews and acceptances. I know tons of people with way worse stats than mine that got accepted (they were in state though- including a guy that had a 3.6 and 25 MCAT score from VA). It really depends on if ADCOM were able to built a relationship with you when reading your personal statement, your past, accomplishments and your committee letters. I would go as far as to say GPA and MCAT are maybe less than 50 % of the whole story to them. VCU is huge on committee letters from schools that have Pre-med committees so do not miss out on that by any chance (even though it might be a little too late to get one now?) their website specifically says that you will be at a disadvantage if you miss out on your schools committee letter. This whole interview is all just a crap shoot man any second anyone could get an interview.
EDIT:- Still stuck on maybe status completed 08/02, I had the maybe status throughout last year and it didn't land me any where ughh disappointment. Good luck to everyone and congratulations to everyone that got an interview. I hope for the best for all of us!