2012-2013 Harvard Medical School Application Thread

[Member2488]

Has anyone received the acceptance packet in the mail? I'm patiently waiting...

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[UrbanRiver]

Has anyone received the acceptance packet in the mail? I'm patiently waiting...

hhaha same.. lol its comforting at least getting follow-up emails from the director of admissions though.. at least i know my acceptance wasnt a fluke.

 

[Member2488]

hhaha same.. Lol its comforting at least getting follow-up emails from the director of admissions though.. At least i know my acceptance wasnt a fluke.

+1

 

[planetexpress]

Last year they came around a week to 2 weeks after the e-mail. I know some people that were on the opposite side of the country and didn't get their folders until well after the rest of us. I also know someone that was in Bulgaria when it was sent out and they panicked for a month before it finally arrived. Don't fret

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[benjaminjado]

Has anyone received the acceptance packet in the mail? I'm patiently waiting...

Got mine in the mail today. Posted about it in the Facebook page.

 

[Markov110]

Hey Guys,
Sorry if someone asked this already but does anyone know how to confirm being on the HST waitlist? I just replied to Joanne's email saying I wanted to stay on it, but there was never any button to click on the application status page, nor did I ever receive confirmation. Is that all I had to do?
Thanks! Appreciate it!

 

[planetexpress]

Hey Guys,
Sorry if someone asked this already but does anyone know how to confirm being on the HST waitlist? I just replied to Joanne's email saying I wanted to stay on it, but there was never any button to click on the application status page, nor did I ever receive confirmation. Is that all I had to do?
Thanks! Appreciate it!

I think HST waitlist also gets a package in the mail with a form for you to fill out.

 

[UrbanRiver]

so just to make sure.. to secure our spot, we only have to return the blue offer of acceptance form, right? we don't have to return the course requirements form if we already submitted one on interview day, correct?

 

[aiwe]

so just to make sure.. to secure our spot, we only have to return the blue offer of acceptance form, right? we don't have to return the course requirements form if we already submitted one on interview day, correct?

Wondering this as well...

 

[planetexpress]

Wondering this as well...

so just to make sure.. to secure our spot, we only have to return the blue offer of acceptance form, right? we don't have to return the course requirements form if we already submitted one on interview day, correct?

Yeah, you don't need to hand in the course sheet until after May 15th from what I remember.

 

[UrbanRiver]

Yeah, you don't need to hand in the course sheet until after May 15th from what I remember.

thanks for helping us out on this thread!

 

[Markov110]

When's a good time to send the letter of intent and who do we address it to?

 

[UrbanRiver]

Do any first or second years live at Harvard @trilogy? Wondering if it is a good alternative to vanderbilt hall

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[nazz]

When's a good time to send the letter of intent and who do we address it to?

address it to the admissions committee or the dean the contents matter more than the dear so and so

 

[Markov110]

address it to the admissions committee or the dean the contents matter more than the dear so and so

Thanks!

 

[chronicidal]

Question regarding grading at HMS

I'm a med student elsewhere involved in discussions about our preclinical grading system. Part of the process involves determining the policies of our peer schools, including HMS. Hoping someone could resolve some issues:

Grading System – Years I and II
1. All courses taken by first- and second-year Harvard medical students are graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory.
2. For students of exceptional merit, a Letter of Excellence may be written and forwarded to the Registrar, to be added to the student's permanent file.
6. Narratives on the performance of each student are to be prepared by the faculty of all courses having regular small group teaching sessions and in core and elective clerkships. This routinely applies to tutorials but may also include labs and conferences. Course directors are responsible for forwarding narratives within four weeks of the end of the course to the Registrar for inclusion in the student's official record. Copies of narratives are provided to the Academic Societies for each student's file and to the PRB for review.

My impression: HMS is pass/fail the first two years, except some people can get gold stars ("Letter of Excellence") but nobody knows how these are given out and who gets them, everyone gets narrative evaluations that are included in your record and can affect your Dean's letter, and HST is graded and ranked?

 

[Swimber]

Does anyone know if there's a list of books that are required/recommended for 1st years?
I have a friend selling a bunch of her med school books and was hoping to save some money...

 

[GorillaPanic]

Too embarrassed to ask this o the FB page. Are tests multiple choice?

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[ajc28]

Question regarding grading at HMS

I'm a med student elsewhere involved in discussions about our preclinical grading system. Part of the process involves determining the policies of our peer schools, including HMS. Hoping someone could resolve some issues:



My impression: HMS is pass/fail the first two years, except some people can get gold stars ("Letter of Excellence") but nobody knows how these are given out and who gets them, everyone gets narrative evaluations that are included in your record and can affect your Dean's letter, and HST is graded and ranked?

Yes to most of what you said. I have never heard abut the "Letter of Excellence" but if the registrar says it exists it must. It is definitely not something that is spoken about.

I am not in HST but my understanding is that they are pass/fail with some form of an internal ranking. Again, I could be making that up so make sure to double check.

 

[OhHey]

So I personally know two HST people who will not be attending HMS. Waitlisters hold on tight!

 

[deleted127837]

So I personally know two HST people who will not be attending HMS. Waitlisters hold on tight!

Where are they going?

 

[54321go]

any word on waitlist movement?

 

[54321go]

any word on waitlist movement?

nobody's heard of any? so quiet...