2012-2013 Dartmouth Medical School Application Thread

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to those who got rejections, i'm sorry to hear it. mind sharing your stats?
 
Rejected today :{ I really liked this school! 3.74 cpga/sgpa 34N Mcat Complete 9/20ish
 
wow seems like a lot of people who completed in mid sept got rejected. Completed 9/19. No news seem to be good news.
 
A quick heads up to people wondering why these have or haven't heard back. It doesn't have to do as much about when you were complete as it does what undergrand school you attended. What we were told on interview day is that the applications are given to teams of 2 committee members to read and are divided up by undergrad institution. So if you haven't heard back either way (good or bad) it is probably because that team is running a bit behind reading the applications for that school. The same team of 2 reads the applicants from the same school every year so they know what letters of rec, clubs, extracurriculars, majors, classes, etc. are legit and impressive for that school and what is just an easy check box for the application. I think it a great method! The level of applicant really showed on interview day. Everyone was pretty impressive.
 
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A quick heads up to people wondering why these have or haven't heard back. It doesn't have to do as much about when you were complete as it does what undergrand school you attended. What we were told on interview day is that the applications are given to teams of 2 committee members to read and are divided up by undergrad institution. So if you haven't heard back either way (good or bad) it is probably because that team is running a bit behind reading the applications for that school. The same team of 2 reads the applicants from the same school every year so they know what letters of rec, clubs, extracurriculars, majors, classes, etc. are legit and impressive for that school and what is just an easy check box for the application. I think it a great method! The level of applicant really showed on interview day. Everyone was pretty impressive.
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I highly doubt there's anyone at Dartmouth all that familiar with my undergrad...someone will look at mine when they gave time I'm assuming?

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IRASNA said:
I highly doubt there's anyone at Dartmouth all that familiar with my undergrad...someone will look at mine when they gave time I'm assuming?

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I was going to say... what do they do with schools they receive little to no apps from generally? Random pile?
 
PreMedOrDead said:
I was going to say... what do they do with schools they receive little to no apps from generally? Random pile?
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Probably. If you are from a random school don't worry though. I have a friend who interviewed and was accepted to Dartmouth last year from a school that I can never remember the name of so they do get looked at and seriously considered.
 
I know a person from my school (lowly state school) that received an interview. He/She's URM though.
 
TheShaker said:
I know a person from my school (lowly state school) that received an interview. He/She's URM though.
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I got accepted and I'm definitely from a no name school. Although almost all the other interviewees that I met went to well known schools. That has been one of the most surprising things I've noticed on the interview trail.
 
I was shocked to avoid the rejection wave, I have pretty low stats by their standards. Anyone know if they are receptive to LOIs?
 
scrubulous said:
I was shocked to avoid the rejection wave, I have pretty low stats by their standards. Anyone know if they are receptive to LOIs?
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For what it's worth -- I was complete 9/11, and essentially asked for an update (not really LOI):

"Your application is complete. We do not give updates in the process.
Due to the large number of applications and the care taken in the reading of each file, our process at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth can be a lengthy one. Please be assured that we will contact you by e-mail as soon as a decision has been made about your candidacy. It is therefore very important that you keep your mailing and e-mail addresses current in AMCAS throughout the application cycle."

is what I received...

so I guess it's just the same old, wait patiently until you get rejected or an interview.
 
bearintraining said:
For what it's worth -- I was complete 9/11, and essentially asked for an update (not really LOI):

"Your application is complete. We do not give updates in the process.
Due to the large number of applications and the care taken in the reading of each file, our process at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth can be a lengthy one. Please be assured that we will contact you by e-mail as soon as a decision has been made about your candidacy. It is therefore very important that you keep your mailing and e-mail addresses current in AMCAS throughout the application cycle."

is what I received...

so I guess it's just the same old, wait patiently until you get rejected or an interview.
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Yes, but that doesn't really answer the question. I am asking whether Dartmouth explicitly rejects LOIs (as some schools do) or will they add it to my file and take it into consideration. I would not be asking for an update, I would be sending a letter of wholehearted interest in the school, and since they have deemed my application acceptable to move on to this stage in the cycle, why not let them know I'm serious about them.

So the real questions is: has anyone already sent LOIs and have gotten feedback that they were added to their files (or not)?
 
I sent an application update and was told it via email that it was added to my file.
 
scrubulous said:
I was shocked to avoid the rejection wave, I have pretty low stats by their standards. Anyone know if they are receptive to LOIs?
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Same here...pretty surprised to be in the running still. I'm going to wait til November, then start sending LOIs/updates, just in case they haven't gotten around to my app yet (which is unlikely because I was complete in mid July).
 
Anyone having trouble finding a student host? I've emailed 5-6 people so far and most haven't responded, except for one who was unavailable. Getting kind of anxious, since my interview is next week...
 
NCPremed said:
Same here...pretty surprised to be in the running still. I'm going to wait til November, then start sending LOIs/updates, just in case they haven't gotten around to my app yet (which is unlikely because I was complete in mid July).
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Same here. I love this school and I'm very surprised to have survived the axe so far. Here's to hoping for something positive!
 
so far have the two interviews been close to thirties minutes. Are the interviews usually schedule where you interviewer can carry the interview as long as he or she wants or are doe dartmouth try to keep interviews to thirty minutes? thanks.
 
desilva11 said:
so far have the two interviews been close to thirties minutes. Are the interviews usually schedule where you interviewer can carry the interview as long as he or she wants or are doe dartmouth try to keep interviews to thirty minutes? thanks.
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Look up the interview feedback page for this information and more helpful hints to prepare for your interview 🙂 Anyhow to answer your question:

How long was the interview?
Response # Responders
5 minutes 0
10 minutes 0
15 minutes 0
20 minutes 1
25 minutes 3
30 minutes 101
35 minutes 6
40 minutes 5
45 minutes 3
50 minutes 1
55 minutes 0
60+ minutes 6
 
desilva11 said:
so far have the two interviews been close to thirties minutes. Are the interviews usually schedule where you interviewer can carry the interview as long as he or she wants or are doe dartmouth try to keep interviews to thirty minutes? thanks.
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One interviewer will have multiple people to interview the same day, so they have to keep it relatively on schedule.
 
Goobs said:
Look up the interview feedback page for this information and more helpful hints to prepare for your interview 🙂 Anyhow to answer your question:
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Do you mind sending me the link to the interview feedback page? I tried to find it but I was not successful! 🙁
 
I had my interview yesterday. I will follow up soon with a summary of the information we received and my feeling of the school.
 
For those who are interested, we (the third year class) got this a couple of days ago.

Dear Students, I want to congratulate your class on an excellent performance on the USMLE Step 1 Exam. Your class achieved a 100% pass rate with a mean score of 235 compared to a national mean of 227. This is a testimony to your dedication and hard work to your medical education and to our faculty and course directors.
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Are first and second year classes on Dartmouth College campus by the admissions office, or at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center?
 
so for mid-december in hanover, what do most people wear during interview day? I know that we will be indoors most of interview day but, like for males, do we wear a vest underneath or can we wear those wools coats on top of the blazer? Apologies for such mundane questions but I have never been to the northeast during winter and do not know what to expect nor do I want to be shellshocked during interview day or discouraged simply by the climate.
 
Ichiban88 said:
so for mid-december in hanover, what do most people wear during interview day? I know that we will be indoors most of interview day but, like for males, do we wear a vest underneath or can we wear those wools coats on top of the blazer? Apologies for such mundane questions but I have never been to the northeast during winter and do not know what to expect nor do I want to be shellshocked during interview day or discouraged simply by the climate.
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I asked that in my interview day. She said, as surprisingly as it may sound, that people wear the same type of clothes that we were wearing on my interview day (beginning of October). It is weird since it will be so much colder, but that is what she said. Good luck! 😀
 
anyone write an loi before an interview invite? anyone get rejected here yet?
 
writergirl333 said:
anyone write an loi before an interview invite? anyone get rejected here yet?
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I did! I'm also kind of a strange case because I'm IS, I work here, and was waitlisted here last year. So here's to hoping for better results this time around!
 
Dodojocker said:
I fear for my life. Complete 2 weeks after you and stats lower than yours. Do I have a chance? I see a bomb coming. Snail mail or email?
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UG 2.7
Grad 4.0
MCAT 37

Rejected last week, and it's e-mail. Completed 8/6.

No interview invite. It was my alma mater too 🙁

Heck I didn't want to go back to the middle of nowhere anyway
(But I secretly did because it's Dartmouth)
 
tpsreport said:
UG 2.7
Grad 4.0
MCAT 37

Rejected last week, and it's e-mail. Completed 8/6.

No interview invite. It was my alma mater too 🙁

Heck I didn't want to go back to the middle of nowhere anyway
(But I secretly did because it's Dartmouth)
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sorry to hear tps 🙁
 
writergirl333 said:
anyone write an loi before an interview invite? anyone get rejected here yet?
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That is up to the interviewer. He/she may choose to read your application prior to or after the interview. However, the dean of admissions assured us that all of the interviewers read the application, but some of them prefer to do so after the interview.
 
Dodojocker said:
I fear for my life. Complete 2 weeks after you and stats lower than yours. Do I have a chance? I see a bomb coming. Snail mail or email?
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Email. Hang in there! I have 3 rejections so far, no IIs. We'll make it!
 
what is the format of the interview here? one-on-one with one faculty and one student?
 
thrilled said:
what is the format of the interview here? one-on-one with one faculty and one student?
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Two half-hour, one-on-one interviews with any combination of students, faculty (lecturers, physicians, MD/PHD researchers, etc.), and people in the office of admissions.
 
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