2011-2012 Wayne State Application Thread

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I've been complete (including secondary) since late aug and still no interview. Is a pre-interview rejection imminent?
 
Hey guys,

Just wanted to post some thing I just found. Previously I had heard that wayne accepts a good portion of their OOS interviewees, i was hearing numbers as high as 60-70 percent, but I just found this Annual report by admissions. According to it, in 2008, they interviewed 229 OOS and accepted 182 of them. Whereas in 2010, they interviewed 367 OOS and accepted 163.

So I guess that chances of being accepted as an OOS has gone down considerably. Oh well

Heres the link

www.med.wayne.edu/faculty_senate/2011Admissions.ppt

ps. the data for 2011 seems to be partially missing, but similar numbers as 2010
 
Hello,
My app was verified by Wayne on October 13th and received a secondary on October 14th. I'm an IS applicant. I was selected for interview on Feb 20th and was just wondering when the Feb decision date is and will I be considered for that batch of applicants, or do I have to wait until late March?
I would appreciate any feedback.

🙂 Thank you.
 
does anyone know if online/correspondance/distance-ed courses are acceptable for fulfilling the prequisites (im primarily looking to complete the english preq)
many thnx
 
nicemsp said:
I've been complete (including secondary) since late aug and still no interview. Is a pre-interview rejection imminent?
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It is hard to say. I wasn't interviewed til like late March. I would not count this as a rejection til you hear such. Admissions is really friendly though and will look up the status of your application if you ask them. You can also try and send update letters with a small paragraph about why interested in wayne.

On the issue of cocurricular, you can join the program and see if you like it but if you don't want to complete it you can drop out of it at any time.

You are always able to volunteer without cocurricular status if you want too.

cocurricular = 75 hours year one and another 75 hours year 2. 5-12 per month.

10 normal noon seminars during the lunch break they give us, 1 saturday seminar, 2 reflection or journal club events or 1 reflection and one journal club. that's your 15 hours there for seminar. a lot of the seminars though not all have food served too.

30 hours of clinic volunteering at the free clinics, health screenings, or u can get 10 hours of that from doing a spring break trip, etc.

30 hours of normal outreach. sometimes you get an hour just for going to a meeting esp at the beginning of the year.

Its pretty easy to do. but some people find it stressful to try to find time to volunteer and study so they don't do it. Like I said, you can join and drop it later if u are not wanting to finish it.
 
2519 said:
Hello,
My app was verified by Wayne on October 13th and received a secondary on October 14th. I'm an IS applicant. I was selected for interview on Feb 20th and was just wondering when the Feb decision date is and will I be considered for that batch of applicants, or do I have to wait until late March?
I would appreciate any feedback.

🙂 Thank you.
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It depends on their meeting schedule. They meet once a week, and discuss the applicants they interviewed since the last meeting. If they have a meeting and discuss you before the Feb. 22 decision date, you may get your answer then. With that interview date, though, I would bet on your decision being in March.

3 decision dates left.
Feb 22
March 21
May 5
Good luck everyone still waiting!
 
togaedere said:
Question for current students and/or accepted students who have thought about this:

What's the opinion on the co-curricular program? Particularly the HuMed track. I'm just looking for thoughts of people who have been through it and can speak on positives and negatives.
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A lot of people do co-curricular for a variety of reasons. I personally am not in it because I felt my time would be better spent focusing on my studies, but that's my opinion.
 
theseeker4 said:
It depends on their meeting schedule. They meet once a week, and discuss the applicants they interviewed since the last meeting. If they have a meeting and discuss you before the Feb. 22 decision date, you may get your answer then. With that interview date, though, I would bet on your decision being in March.

3 decision dates left.
Feb 22
March 21
May 5
Good luck everyone still waiting!
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Most likely, given a February 20 interview date, that it would be March 21. But don't quote me.
 
SpAnKz89X said:
Most likely, given a February 20 interview date, that it would be March 21. But don't quote me.
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theseeker4 said:
It depends on their meeting schedule. They meet once a week, and discuss the applicants they interviewed since the last meeting. If they have a meeting and discuss you before the Feb. 22 decision date, you may get your answer then. With that interview date, though, I would bet on your decision being in March.

3 decision dates left.
Feb 22
March 21
May 5
Good luck everyone still waiting!
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Thank you for the info! 🙂
 
togaedere said:
Question for current students and/or accepted students who have thought about this:

What's the opinion on the co-curricular program? Particularly the HuMed track. I'm just looking for thoughts of people who have been through it and can speak on positives and negatives.
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I'm not in it either because honestly, when we just started (being a terrified M1), I got anxious just thinking about being obligated to do a forced balancing act, however if I could do it over I probably would have done it since the extra time I have has allowed me to do well on exams (and more free time), I really haven't gone out and done many extracurricular things. It forces you to do things that are not only good for the community, and you, but it these things will end up looking good when applying for residency. Throw in that you can pay for the credits right then rather than in your 4th year, saving you however many thousands of dollars in tuition hikes (though interest on loans might negate this).

As far as HUMED specifically, what I've heard is that it can sometimes be a pain in the ass to find people to shadow, but otherwise it isn't bad, and you get to learn about some interesting uses for alternative medicine, which even if you choose never to use personally, can be useful to know if your patients use them.
 
anyone know if wayne is still sending out interview invites??
 
How long were your interviews? Should I be concerned that I was only asked 2 questions and my interview only lasted like 20 mins? :s :/
 
babx said:
How long were your interviews? Should I be concerned that I was only asked 2 questions and my interview only lasted like 20 mins? :s :/
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Mine lasted 45 min, but don't be concerned. I also felt that my interview was pretty dull with very few questions outside of my primary app, and was still accepted.
 
babx said:
How long were your interviews? Should I be concerned that I was only asked 2 questions and my interview only lasted like 20 mins? :s :/
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Mine was only 20 minutes too. I was like so much for a 1-hr long interview...
 
babx said:
How long were your interviews? Should I be concerned that I was only asked 2 questions and my interview only lasted like 20 mins? :s :/
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lunt said:
Mine lasted 45 min, but don't be concerned. I also felt that my interview was pretty dull with very few questions outside of my primary app, and was still accepted.
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rh22 said:
Mine was only 20 minutes too. I was like so much for a 1-hr long interview...
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Mine was a little under an hour. I am sure it has a lot more to do with who actually interviewed you and is not at all a reflection upon your chances of acceptance.
 
did those of you who sent in your deposit hear back from the school afterwards? they said they would send stuff in the new year but i haven't gotten squat...
 
I sent my deposit back early last week and got an email confirming that they received it (I was accepted January 25th).

astr1x said:
did those of you who sent in your deposit hear back from the
school afterwards? they said they would send stuff in the new year but i haven't gotten squat...
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togaedere said:
I sent my deposit back early last week and got an email confirming that they received it (I was accepted January 25th).
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Oh I got an email for deposit received too but no physical mail whatsoever (including acceptance mail).
 
Oh right, now I see what you mean. I got an acceptance mailing with a bunch of information in it. There was a reference to a further mailing that would go out regarding login information we would need to have for financial aid (? i think) but I haven't received that yet. If you've already got confirmation regarding your deposit the first mailing isn't *all* that important but I'd probably be like you and wondering where the heck it is.

astr1x said:
Oh I got an email for deposit received too but no physical mail whatsoever (including acceptance mail).
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togaedere said:
Oh right, now I see what you mean. I got an acceptance mailing with a bunch of information in it. There was a reference to a further mailing that would go out regarding login information we would need to have for financial aid (? i think) but I haven't received that yet. If you've already got confirmation regarding your deposit the first mailing isn't *all* that important but I'd probably be like you and wondering where the heck it is.
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Yes exactly! I just called them asking about any correspondences this year and they just told me to send them an email about it lol. I haven't even received my acceptance letter in the mail yet and I was accepted in November haha. Strange...
 
togaedere said:
Question for current students and/or accepted students who have thought about this:

What's the opinion on the co-curricular program? Particularly the HuMed track. I'm just looking for thoughts of people who have been through it and can speak on positives and negatives.
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I'm doing MPAC currently, and the only thing that really makes it different from the others is you go to seminars that are centered on public policy, politics, and philanthropy as they are relevant to health care and physicians. We had people like Joe Schwarz (former congressman, ENT physician, professor at Gerald Ford School of Public Policy at U of M) come and speak. I think it'll be especially important to us, the next generation of physicians, to find out about the changing health care landscape, whether through MPAC or on your own time. But other than that, we still have the same 15/30/30 breakdown that HuMed and Fabric have.

I'm enrolled in cocurricular because before school even started, I knew I was gonna volunteer in the free clinics and do other things. These extracurricular opportunities are going to cultivate a part of you that could remain stagnant all through med school should you choose not to stretch yourself. As others have said, you can certainly volunteer outside of cocurricular and challenge yourself that way. I just use cocurricular as a program that keeps me accountable and gives me that last push of willpower that I need to get my head out of the books and volunteer once in a while.

I have personally found it easier than expected to incorporate cocurricular with my studies. I typically sign up for activities that occur on the weekends, especially Saturday mornings, and very much so on the weekend following an exam, when there's nothing to do. For me, the weekends and Saturday mornings are times that I wouldn't really have anything planned, other than sleeping in. So I just suck it up and volunteer on Saturdays. Volunteering early mornings can also be a good start to a full Saturday of studying, if you're into that too.

Lastly, an unexpected benefit cocurricular has had on me is it has helped me be more organized. Since I have more going on, I've had to be more efficient with my time and more deliberate with following through on my plans. I've learned a lot from simply having to juggle more on my plate.

Those are the positives. Regarding negatives, I'd say it's another obligation on top of your work that you must maintain. It stresses you out sometimes. It takes away some of my Saturday mornings. It takes some time away from video games and friends.
 
II today 🙂
I will be withdrawing my appl today though, due to the OS tuition (and being accepted by state school)
Hope someone gets good news soon :luck:
 
Thanks for this, really helpful! And thanks to everyone else who made comments/gave thoughts.

the messenger said:
I'm doing MPAC currently, and the only thing that really makes it different from the others is you go to seminars that are centered on public policy, politics, and philanthropy as they are relevant to health care and physicians. We had people like Joe Schwarz (former congressman, ENT physician, professor at Gerald Ford School of Public Policy at U of M) come and speak. I think it'll be especially important to us, the next generation of physicians, to find out about the changing health care landscape, whether through MPAC or on your own time. But other than that, we still have the same 15/30/30 breakdown that HuMed and Fabric have.

I'm enrolled in cocurricular because before school even started, I knew I was gonna volunteer in the free clinics and do other things. These extracurricular opportunities are going to cultivate a part of you that could remain stagnant all through med school should you choose not to stretch yourself. As others have said, you can certainly volunteer outside of cocurricular and challenge yourself that way. I just use cocurricular as a program that keeps me accountable and gives me that last push of willpower that I need to get my head out of the books and volunteer once in a while.

I have personally found it easier than expected to incorporate cocurricular with my studies. I typically sign up for activities that occur on the weekends, especially Saturday mornings, and very much so on the weekend following an exam, when there's nothing to do. For me, the weekends and Saturday mornings are times that I wouldn't really have anything planned, other than sleeping in. So I just suck it up and volunteer on Saturdays. Volunteering early mornings can also be a good start to a full Saturday of studying, if you're into that too.

Lastly, an unexpected benefit cocurricular has had on me is it has helped me be more organized. Since I have more going on, I've had to be more efficient with my time and more deliberate with following through on my plans. I've learned a lot from simply having to juggle more on my plate.

Those are the positives. Regarding negatives, I'd say it's another obligation on top of your work that you must maintain. It stresses you out sometimes. It takes away some of my Saturday mornings. It takes some time away from video games and friends.
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sandzakmd said:
anyone know if wayne is still sending out interview invites??
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Finally got an II (I've been hoping for a long time, I love this school)! Is it usually good etiquette/necessary to reply and confirm? The email only mentions contacting them if you plan to withdraw your application.
 
Sherlocked said:
Finally got an II (I've been hoping for a long time, I love this school)! Is it usually good etiquette/necessary to reply and confirm? The email only mentions contacting them if you plan to withdraw your application.
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Congrats on the II. You could always reply and confirm. I didn't, but they sent an email about a week before to confirm that you were still going.
 
I am not from the area. What is the cheapest or best way to get to the school from the metro airport?
 
So, I've been reading this thread and just wanted to say that I received an interview for March 2nd and have a GPA of 3.86 with an MCAT of 24M. I didn't actually think I would hear back from Wayne since I was denied at MSUCHM and Oakland.
 
Moltke said:
So, I've been reading this thread and just wanted to say that I received an interview for March 2nd and have a GPA of 3.86 with an MCAT of 24M. I didn't actually think I would hear back from Wayne since I was denied at MSUCHM and Oakland.
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IS or OOS?
 
in state, I was accepted to MSUCOM, for next year and waitlisted for this year, but I've only applied to in state schools this year. I have a friend who has a 34 with a 4.0 and hasn't heard back from Wayne State, but he was accepted to MSUCHM and Oakland.
 
Congrats on the interview invite! Feel free to ask any questions, although from what I've read on the thread there's quite a bit of variability to Wayne State interviews. I found mine to be a little flat, honestly, which is why I was surprised to get an acceptance.

There's definitely a lot of mystery in the med school admissions process.

Moltke said:
in state, I was accepted to MSUCOM, for next year and waitlisted for this year, but I've only applied to in state schools this year. I have a friend who has a 34 with a 4.0 and hasn't heard back from Wayne State, but he was accepted to MSUCHM and Oakland.
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jibba said:
I am not from the area. What is the cheapest or best way to get to the school from the metro airport?
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Rent a car. Straight drive down I-94 from Metro to the med school, and a straight drive back. A cab would probably cost more, and there are no public transportation lines (the buses are notoriously unreliable, if any even go from the med school area to the airport.)
 
theseeker4 said:
Good luck to everyone whose decision date is today!
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Does the decision come in email or snail mail? And do you know what time of the day do they give out the decisions if by email??? =.= I'm just TOOOOOO anxious....
 
howieh said:
Does the decision come in email or snail mail? And do you know what time of the day do they give out the decisions if by email??? =.= I'm just TOOOOOO anxious....
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You'll be notified by email before 1pm. Mine was as expected: no change in status (still on alternate list).
 
Still no email!! Anyone hear anything yet??
 
Everyone keep their eyes open, I just received an acceptance e-mail at 1:02 today! Good luck to everyone else they're rolling em out now!
 
alternate list....Anyone with any idea how many people are placed on the list each year and how many get offer eventually?🙁
 
gujuDoc said:
Yes, I updated Wayne so many times last year even after getting on the waitlist.

Pre interview and post interview updates are always welcomeed at wayne. So I would absolutely send it.
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Who did you send the update letter to last year? Did you send a physical letter or update letter? Thanks!
 
Hey guys, just got off the alternate list!! Interviewed in October and was waitlisted in November.
 
Accepted! Received my e-mail 1:02 PM EST. Interviewed 2/7. I feel so blessed!
 
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