2012-2013 Case Western Reserve University Application Thread

[justhanging]

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I applied to the University track and CCLCM program, yet my research essay does not contain the portion of why I want to be a physician investigator. Should I still answer it?

 

[vc7777]

All is quiet on Rainbow 6 tonight.

Sent from my phone

 

[elevenses]

First draft of research essay: 7000 characters. I could have sworn I was being concise. Goodbye, theoretical background. You're less important than the justification for my work.

And the study isn't even done yet 🙄. I hope my paltry preliminary results section satisfies their curiosity. Or whatever it is I'm supposed to be satisfying.

 

[zeppelinpage4]

Just submitted the secondary....that was a beast. 😴

I spent all week writing the essays, and put off my other secondaries to finish this one for Case Western (In retrospect probably a bad idea, considering how big of a reach school this is for me). I thought I might be late, but it looks like others are still working on theirs as well.


Now to do the other secondaries...

 

[vc7777]

I applied to the University track and CCLCM program, yet my research essay does not contain the portion of why I want to be a physician investigator. Should I still answer it?

😕 I are confused?

Why should you not answer it?

 

[An MD Hopeful]

I applied to the University track and CCLCM program, yet my research essay does not contain the portion of why I want to be a physician investigator. Should I still answer it?

The application removed the part of the question asking why you want to be a physician investigator, so I think you can just submit the research essay without that portion.

 

[Iso4ane]

If you are already submitting your app that's pretty early. I did not get mine done till much later in the cycle. Hell, at this stage I was still working on my primary methinks.

 

[justhanging]

The application removed the part of the question asking why you want to be a physician investigator, so I think you can just submit the research essay without that portion.

Thanks.

 

[red7]

Does Case have student hosts during the interview season?

 

[DCSB6]

test

 

[5lippy]

congrats DCSB6! did you apply to both UP and CP?

 

[DCSB6]

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[cdnmedhopeful]

Thanks! Yes I applied to both but only heard back from UP.

Anyone know if this means I am out of the CP running?

When were you complete?

 

[vka2612]

Interview invite to case!!! Second one of the season, I'm so excited! Been anticipating rejections after reading the Chicago thread and this was a welcome surprise.

 

[CAMNTX]

Same here! Got my invite today, completed 7/23. I'd also anticipated a rejection and it's only the second I've heard from.

 

[vka2612]

Congrats!!!!

Just for info's sake, complete 7/26, II 7/31, University Program.

 

[5lippy]

did all of you apply to both programs?

 

[CAMNTX]

No, I applied University Track only.

 

[vka2612]

No, UP only

 

[NewYorker9]

Just last night I was thinking there wasn't a huge rush on this secondary because no interviews had been extended. Oh how quickly things change haha

 

[DCSB6]

If you get an invite to UP but not CP at this point, is that essentially a CP rejection? I think I read that they typically offered them back to back.

 

[5lippy]

If you get an invite to UP but not CP at this point, is that essentially a CP rejection? I think I read that they typically offered them back to back.

i was under the same impression. i am waiting till mid august to hear back from both at the same time.

 

[eggs13]

same here, UP, complete 27th, II today

ecstatic!

 

[MCATagain]

did you submit your stuff on 7/26 or was your app declared complete on this date??

 

[vka2612]

complete 7/26

 

[jsak]

same here, UP, complete 27th, II today

ecstatic!

Darn...I was complete on 7/24 and all quiet over here

 

[elevenses]

Just submitted! I am excited. I love Case.

Those were some hard essays, though.

 

[mmc91]

Interview offered today! Secondary submitted 7/24

 

[vc7777]

If you are already submitting your app that's pretty early. I did not get mine done till much later in the cycle. Hell, at this stage I was still working on my primary methinks.

This is true - it is still very early. Chillax folks.

Does Case have student hosts during the interview season?

Yes. The list will either be supplied when the offer to interview is extended, or when it becomes finalized.

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When were you complete?

This does not matter one iota, by the way.

Interview invite to case!!! Second one of the season, I'm so excited! Been anticipating rejections after reading the Chicago thread and this was a welcome surprise.

...and you meant to say by far the BEST thing to happen. 😉

Same here! Got my invite today, completed 7/23. I'd also anticipated a rejection and it's only the second I've heard from.

👍

Just for info's sake, complete 7/26, II 7/31, University Program.

Again, this will not be very useful for other people to see.

No, I applied University Track only.

No, UP only

These folks will tend to hear back first - as I have mentioned many times before.

Just last night I was thinking there wasn't a huge rush on this secondary because no interviews had been extended. Oh how quickly things change haha

if this is what it takes to motivate you cool. Please do not sacrifice quality for earlier submission, though.

If you get an invite to UP but not CP at this point, is that essentially a CP rejection? I think I read that they typically offered them back to back.

Hmmmm...you did read that. I never say never. It is WAY too early to say that.

i was under the same impression. i am waiting till mid august to hear back from both at the same time.

I'd wait as long as it takes. There is nothing special about August, for what it is worth.

same here, UP, complete 27th, II today ecstatic!

Coolio.

Darn...I was complete on 7/24 and all quiet over here

Order of submission really has almost no bearing on the timing of Case's response.

Just submitted! I am excited. I love Case.Those were some hard essays, though.

Indeed. Tis' a good school.

Interview offered today! Secondary submitted 7/24

Sweet!

vc7777 out

 

[dgsilvervid]

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[red7]

Yes. The list will either be supplied when the offer to interview is extended, or when it becomes finalized.

vc7777 out

Thanks for answering all of our questions, vc7777 and all the other Case students here. Looking forward to meeting some of you in a couple of months!

 

[Myuu]

The Mayo thread is way better than this one...we have a ton more posts. You guys need to work harder to compete with the best...

...seriously?

 

[medhopeful2]

Does anyone know if Case has any sort of student hosting program for interviews?

 

[Arbor Vitae]

I was being stupid last night and typing in one of the essays directly to the secondary website. I typed about 4000 characters and went to hit save and the page refreshed and said my session had timed out. I was so sad, and I'm trying to muster up some energy to retype it now. This secondary is a monster.

 

[endowed]

Any recommendation on the closest/cheap hotels?

 

[elevenses]

The closest hotel is the Glidden House--it's right on campus--but it's quite expensive. $200+/night, I think. When my family visited me during undergrad they stayed out in Beachwood, which is fine if you have a car. I usually just booked their hotels using Priceline and managed to get rooms for ~$50/night + tax. It might be easier to find a place in the boonies (relatively) that's near the RTA, though, if you are coming in by plane and won't have a car.

 

[vc7777]

Does anyone know if Case has any sort of student hosting program for interviews?

Does Case have student hosts during the interview season?

Yes. The list will either be supplied when the offer to interview is extended, or when it becomes finalized.

Quoting myself FTW!

 

[saveourpens]

Still no secondary, verified on the 6th of last month...gonna call office again.

 

[red7]

Does anyone know if Case has any sort of student hosting program for interviews?

When you schedule the interview, it tells you that the list will become available in mid-August when the incoming MS2s come back from summer break.

 

[An MD Hopeful]

I submitted my application early in the morning and was marked as complete tonight!

I have one concern though...I have submitted 5 letters, and one of them (which was received by AMCAS on 7/26) has not been marked as received by some of the schools that input letters manually (such as WashU and Pritzker). (It has been received by faster schools such as Harvard.) But I haven't been able to find a way to see if Case has received all 5 letters, or just the first 4...do any current students know if Case is usually quick in receiving and processing the letters. I'm planning to call to confirm that they have received all 5 letters...but in the worst case scenario that they've only received 4, when the 5th one is received, would it still be added to my application or would it be too late? (I really hope not since that's my most important letter!)

 

[topper34]

Am I correct in saying that nobody has received a CP interview yet? I applied to both UP and CP, secondary was complete 7/20. Minimal correspondence with Case since that time

 

[DCSB6]

Am I correct in saying that nobody has received a CP interview yet? I applied to both UP and CP, secondary was complete 7/20. Minimal correspondence with Case since that time

I would say minimal is better at this point. I applied to both, received a UP invite last week and no CP correspondence, but they typically are delayed and have the interviews back to back if CP is considering you.

 

[5lippy]

Am I correct in saying that nobody has received a CP interview yet? I applied to both UP and CP, secondary was complete 7/20. Minimal correspondence with Case since that time

i'm in the same boat. they'll make a decision at the same time so you don't have to travel twice or wait on a separate decision from the other program. it takes longer because both adcoms have to look at your app and decide before they get back to you. I think last year they were giving out individual II's in the first week of July, but didn't give out joint decisions until beginning of august.

 

[topper34]

i'm in the same boat. they'll make a decision at the same time so you don't have to travel twice or wait on a separate decision from the other program. it takes longer because both adcoms have to look at your app and decide before they get back to you. I think last year they were giving out individual II's in the first week of July, but didn't give out joint decisions until beginning of august.

I hope that this is the Case. Get it guys? Case?

 

[vc7777]

i'm in the same boat. they'll make a decision at the same time so you don't have to travel twice or wait on a separate decision from the other program. it takes longer because both adcoms have to look at your app and decide before they get back to you. I think last year they were giving out individual II's in the first week of July, but didn't give out joint decisions until beginning of august.

Last year has no bearing on this year folks. Do not flip out if there are no CCLCM invites for a few more weeks

Sent from my phone

 

[giants25]

Submitted yesterday and already complete today! How long has it taken people to go from complete to Interview Invite?

 

[NewYorker9]

I hope that this is the Case. Get it guys? Case?

I see what you did there.

On another note, does anyone have an idea for when the next set of II for the UP will be sent out?

 

[eggs13]

i got an II 4 days after complete i believe.

 

[Myuu]

Stop trying to correlate completion time with interview invite. There is no correlation.


But we do have student hosting. You'll get information about that after a list is compiled.

 

[elevenses]

Bumpity doo-dah, bumpity-dee.

Twenty percent of my attention is constantly devoted to this waiting, this medical school application purgatory. Maybe thirty percent. I know it's irrational to hope for correspondence from Case tomorrow--my file was complete yesterday--but I have that hope. That hope suffuses my sensory awareness like an octopus taking a bubble bath.

How are you all managing the wait? I really ought to be working on secondaries, rather than complaining about my lack of IIs, but I'm curious to hear what folks do in times like these. Are there some who don't think it's any more stressful than usual? Are there some who think it is stressful, and deal with it by biking thirty miles a day, or learning how to make sugar sculptures, or joining a motorcycle gang?

Seriously, though. What are the mechanisms by which you cope?