2012-2013 Medical College of Wisconsin Application Thread

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would someone who interviewed at mcw cycle what types of questions and how the 30 minute interviews go? thanx
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Question for those of you that may have received interview invites lately. I know the Feb. 15th date e-mail said that individuals will be interviewing for the few spots left in the class and the waitlist spots, but I was wondering did anyone get the e-mail for the Feb 1st interview date? Does anyone know if that interview date will also be mostly waitlist spots? Or if there will be more spots in the class? Thanks
 
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eefen said:
Interview invite today - the email noted that those who attend will be competing for a few remaining class spots and then it's all about interviewing for waitlist spots. Will probably withdraw, but good luck to those who attend! Seems like a solid school.
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Is this for the Feb. 15th date?
 
hey guys, I need some advice.
I have interview at MCW this Friday, and I've already bought my plane ticket and all travel plans are set. However, I got accepted at U of M today :) I like U of M a lot, so I was thinking about canceling the interview, but then again, all my accommodations are paid for, so I have nothing to lose by going to the interview. What should I do? What would you do?
 
Go to the interview. You might be impressed by MCW. And the lunch is really good!
 
IRASNA said:
Go to the interview. You might be impressed by MCW. And the lunch is really good!
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I was thinking if I don't attent the interview, I'll open up a spot, and someone else can get a chance of getting interview here :)
If I had to choose between MCW and U of M, I think I would pick U of M. Plus the tuition is like the same.
 
Jelliebeans said:
I was thinking if I don't attent the interview, I'll open up a spot, and someone else can get a chance of getting interview here :)
If I had to choose between MCW and U of M, I think I would pick U of M. Plus the tuition is like the same.
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If you would pick U of M anyway, I don't see any reason why you should go. However, if there's still a chance you might pick MCW, you should go for it. Don't worry about that one kid who won't get an interview now, think about yourself!
 
Jelliebeans said:
I was thinking if I don't attent the interview, I'll open up a spot, and someone else can get a chance of getting interview here :)
If I had to choose between MCW and U of M, I think I would pick U of M. Plus the tuition is like the same.
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If you don't feel badly about the travel arrangement costs and are 100% confident you would not attend here, don't go. You can usually cancel your hotel with 24 hours notice with a refund and can sometimes use your plane ticket as a voucher towards another plane ticket in the future if you purchased a certain kind, if you were going to be flying. It's very kind of you to be thinking about other applicants like that, kudos to you!

But if there's a chance you might attend, why not go? However, if you're in the mindset of NOT attending there, the interview will be a waste of your time and the schools. Hope that helps!
 
n I have an interview on Feb. 1 and the invitation specifically said that I will be interviewing for spots in the class, and I guess they tell you if you are interviewing for the wait-list or the class. So, I guess the Feb. 15th is the first round that is interviewing for the wait-list. That is just totally my interpretation tho so don't take it as gospel! :confused:
 
BigBlueBear said:
If you would pick U of M anyway, I don't see any reason why you should go. However, if there's still a chance you might pick MCW, you should go for it. Don't worry about that one kid who won't get an interview now, think about yourself!
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einstein1990 said:
If you don't feel badly about the travel arrangement costs and are 100% confident you would not attend here, don't go. You can usually cancel your hotel with 24 hours notice with a refund and can sometimes use your plane ticket as a voucher towards another plane ticket in the future if you purchased a certain kind, if you were going to be flying. It's very kind of you to be thinking about other applicants like that, kudos to you!

But if there's a chance you might attend, why not go? However, if you're in the mindset of NOT attending there, the interview will be a waste of your time and the schools. Hope that helps!
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Yeah, I just canceled my hotel and rerouted my flight. I really would rather go to U of M than MCW, so I'll give them a call tomorrow morning. Hopefully that opens up another spot for someone else. Me on the other hand, will be flying to NYC early, and enjoying my day in the city instead of stressfully interviewing :) sounds great to me.

Good luck everyone else!
 
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Akeelah Bee said:
n I have an interview on Feb. 1 and the invitation specifically said that I will be interviewing for spots in the class, and I guess they tell you if you are interviewing for the wait-list or the class. So, I guess the Feb. 15th is the first round that is interviewing for the wait-list. That is just totally my interpretation tho so don't take it as gospel! :confused:
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Yeah I think that is the case. I was able to get the Feb 1st date so I'm hoping it is. Good luck! See you there!
 
piano1 said:
Yeah I think that is the case. I was able to get the Feb 1st date so I'm hoping it is. Good luck! See you there!
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For sure, see you there! I hear that MCW has a very laid back interview day so that will be nice. Good luck! :D
 
question for M1s: can you briefly outline when your exam weeks were this past semester? I am debating signing up for the Lakefront Marathon which is October 6th but i'm wary to sign up in case there would be an exam week following this. Obviously I know our schedule could be different than yours but I'd just like it as a reference. Thanks!
 
1289 said:
question for M1s: can you briefly outline when your exam weeks were this past semester? I am debating signing up for the Lakefront Marathon which is October 6th but i'm wary to sign up in case there would be an exam week following this. Obviously I know our schedule could be different than yours but I'd just like it as a reference. Thanks!
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Here's an M1 calendar for this Fall (test weeks identified) :thumbup::

http://www.mcw.edu/FileLibrary/User/ddenzin/M1Fall2012.pdf
 
Interviewing here on the1st (it's insane that it is already February basically :eek:). Does anyone have any advice for the interview? I'll take anything I can get! lol :laugh:
 
Akeelah Bee said:
Interviewing here on the1st (it's insane that it is already February basically :eek:). Does anyone have any advice for the interview? I'll take anything I can get! lol :laugh:
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No advice required. Be yourself. Just the same tips as every interview: know your application cold and make sure you know what you want to highlight on your application if they don't bring it up but ask you what they should know about you that either isn't covered or you want to emphasize or expand on.

Its real laid back. No worries. You're there, means they liked your application, trust me.
 
I just had a couple of questions. About how many people are there on an interview day? Also, about how long does it take to find out if you were accepted after your interview? I am interviewing on Feb. 1st and was wondering when I may hear back. Thanks!
 
piano1 said:
I just had a couple of questions. About how many people are there on an interview day? Also, about how long does it take to find out if you were accepted after your interview? I am interviewing on Feb. 1st and was wondering when I may hear back. Thanks!
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I think it was about 60 people on our interview day, and you find out results exactly one week from your interview. Good luck, it's a great school and a relaxed interview.
 
Jenstm19 said:
No advice required. Be yourself. Just the same tips as every interview: know your application cold and make sure you know what you want to highlight on your application if they don't bring it up but ask you what they should know about you that either isn't covered or you want to emphasize or expand on.

Its real laid back. No worries. You're there, means they liked your application, trust me.
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Thanks for the, kind of, advice... lol. I think it is going to be a fun experience! :luck:
 
I read a few pages back that people received a call 1 week after their interview letting them know of their acceptance. Is this the norm and are you told that at the interview? And if so, do they only call acceptees or all interviewers, regardless of acceptance/rejection? Thanks!
 
Akeelah Bee said:
I read a few pages back that people received a call 1 week after their interview letting them know of their acceptance. Is this the norm and are you told that at the interview? And if so, do they only call acceptees or all interviewers, regardless of acceptance/rejection? Thanks!
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At my interview, we were told that from this date forward (Jan 4th), everyone would be informed of their decision via e-mail the Friday after our interviews. In the past they called most accepted students, but I believe that they won't be doing this any longer.
 
TheWeeIceMan said:
At my interview, we were told that from this date forward (Jan 4th), everyone would be informed of their decision via e-mail the Friday after our interviews. In the past they called most accepted students, but I believe that they won't be doing this any longer.
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The squealing was damaging the office phones.
 
Akeelah Bee said:
I read a few pages back that people received a call 1 week after their interview letting them know of their acceptance. Is this the norm and are you told that at the interview? And if so, do they only call acceptees or all interviewers, regardless of acceptance/rejection? Thanks!
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My interview was the 9th of November and everyone accepted (not rejected or wait list) found out
 
Is MCW still interviewing/sending out interview invites? Does anyone know?
 
couple things:
does anyone know when second look day is? I glanced through the website a bit but couldn't find it

I mailed in my credit report over a month ago (complete with a cover page that had my name and amcas ID on it) and I haven't heard anything. I think I read earlier in the thread that others received a "you're ok" email or whatever after sending in yours- i'm starting to wonder if it never got there or if something was wrong with it? how long did it take you all to hear? i'm debating calling the fin aid office
 
1289 said:
couple things:
does anyone know when second look day is? I glanced through the website a bit but couldn't find it

I mailed in my credit report over a month ago (complete with a cover page that had my name and amcas ID on it) and I haven't heard anything. I think I read earlier in the thread that others received a "you're ok" email or whatever after sending in yours- i'm starting to wonder if it never got there or if something was wrong with it? how long did it take you all to hear? i'm debating calling the fin aid office
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I heard the second look day is April 12th. Not sure about the credit report question though. I haven't sent mine in yet.
 
1289 said:
couple things:
does anyone know when second look day is? I glanced through the website a bit but couldn't find it

I mailed in my credit report over a month ago (complete with a cover page that had my name and amcas ID on it) and I haven't heard anything. I think I read earlier in the thread that others received a "you're ok" email or whatever after sending in yours- i'm starting to wonder if it never got there or if something was wrong with it? how long did it take you all to hear? i'm debating calling the fin aid office
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Did WI also get destroyed by freezing rain today? Was back home for the weekend and am stuck for another night. There are worse things.

1) 90% sure I saw someone on the fb page say April 12th.

2) My report was like 19 pages long, and while I saw little green signs next to every month of my cc-carrying life, I had no other means of assessing the report. Therefore, I shamelessly asked the very nice lady in fin aid if they offered any sort of consulting once they received the report (I had attached it to the email). Later that afternoon she responded with the "you're good, buddy" email. Moral of the story: just email to verify they got it--they're nice. :)
 
ErrantWhatever said:
Did WI also get destroyed by freezing rain today? Was back home for the weekend and am stuck for another night. There are worse things.

1) 90% sure I saw someone on the fb page say April 12th.

2) My report was like 19 pages long, and while I saw little green signs next to every month of my cc-carrying life, I had no other means of assessing the report. Therefore, I shamelessly asked the very nice lady in fin aid if they offered any sort of consulting once they received the report (I had attached it to the email). Later that afternoon she responded with the "you're good, buddy" email. Moral of the story: just email to verify they got it--they're nice. :)
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ah I see, so the response only came when you asked? I'll shoot them an email.

regarding the weather, i'll take freezing rain/ice over the tundra temps we had earlier this week- it was PAINFUL. On that note- anyone coming to mcw from a warmer state, make sure you invest in a nice winter coat haha

second look day on a friday? guess it makes sense so we can see classes I suppose.
 
For those of you that filled out the CBC authorization already, did you really list allll the addresses you have lived at before? I have moved around quite a bit and I wasn't sure if I should include addresses from when I was 10?
 
doctorluv19 said:
For those of you that filled out the CBC authorization already, did you really list allll the addresses you have lived at before? I have moved around quite a bit and I wasn't sure if I should include addresses from when I was 10?
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Oh man--sympathy beams being shot in your e-direction...tried to mentally picture that and struggling... Anyway, yeah, I think they give you like 7 empty address slots. I went until they were all full and decided it's their problem for not giving me enough options. I had to do this for a job a few years ago, did a bunch of google maps searches to figure out what my old addresses were, and finally just took a picture of the completed list on my phone. It made this process much easier. My report came back all clear (fools), so I'm not anticipating any problem. Good luck!
 
MCW has a required anesthesia 3rd year rotation, no? Inquiry: where do they find room for this in the calendar year? Which other rotations are shortened relative to what other schools do?
 
Just wondering for current students and cost of housing and what not... is there any wiggle room in the budget at MCW? Do you have any extra loan money?
 
ErrantWhatever said:
MCW has a required anesthesia 3rd year rotation, no? Inquiry: where do they find room for this in the calendar year? Which other rotations are shortened relative to what other schools do?
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3rd years vary quite a bit from school to school. Ours is currently 2 months med/surg/peds, 1 month fm/psych/anesthesia, 2 weeks neurology, and 6 weeks ob/gyn. The remaining month is elective/vacation time.

There is really nothing that we're missing compared to the norm. Some schools have 3 months of surgery or medicine, others have 2 months of family medicine/primary care compared to 1, and yet others just have shorter 3rd year schedules (so they end in April or May rather than June and have longer 4th years). (It really does vary. Many schools don't require any neurology at all. A good dozen medical schools, most in the northeast, don't even do family medicine, just preferring ambulatory IM or peds. I think our 2 months of peds is on the longer side compared to a lot of schools too)

As I said a page or two ago, they are also currently in the process of reforming the 3rd/4th year requirements, so it should be a bit different by the time current applicants get to it. Anesthesia might actually be shorter (2 weeks as opposed to 1 month), but they'd move a lot of the current didactic components in it to a different part of the 3rd year. Neurology might be longer (4 weeks as opposed to 2), but students would have the option to push it into their 4th year and increase the elective time in their 3rd. There's a number of other things that they're in the process of reforming.
 
Raryn said:
3rd years vary quite a bit from school to school. Ours is currently 2 months med/surg/peds, 1 month fm/psych/anesthesia, 2 weeks neurology, and 6 weeks ob/gyn. The remaining month is elective/vacation time.

There is really nothing that we're missing compared to the norm. Some schools have 3 months of surgery or medicine, others have 2 months of family medicine/primary care compared to 1, and yet others just have shorter 3rd year schedules (so they end in April or May rather than June and have longer 4th years). (It really does vary. Many schools don't require any neurology at all. A good dozen medical schools, most in the northeast, don't even do family medicine, just preferring ambulatory IM or peds. I think our 2 months of peds is on the longer side compared to a lot of schools too)

As I said a page or two ago, they are also currently in the process of reforming the 3rd/4th year requirements, so it should be a bit different by the time current applicants get to it. Anesthesia might actually be shorter (2 weeks as opposed to 1 month), but they'd move a lot of the current didactic components in it to a different part of the 3rd year. Neurology might be longer (4 weeks as opposed to 2), but students would have the option to push it into their 4th year and increase the elective time in their 3rd. There's a number of other things that they're in the process of reforming.
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Really appreciate the response--great info here. Cheers!
 
Akeelah Bee said:
For sure, see you there! I hear that MCW has a very laid back interview day so that will be nice. Good luck! :D
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Wow - lots of SDNers for this coming Friday. See you all there & good luck!

(Side note... we're due to be in the main building by ... oh, say 10:50 or so? I noticed they listed check-in as being from 9:00-11:00... what on earth are people doing with those two hours?)
 
(Side note... we're due to be in the main building by ... oh, say 10:50 or so? I noticed they listed check-in as being from 9:00-11:00... what on earth are people doing with those two hours?)[/QUOTE]

I had that exact same question! I was going to ask at the social tonight. Anyone here know off the top of their heads?
 
Akeelah Bee said:
(Side note... we're due to be in the main building by ... oh, say 10:50 or so? I noticed they listed check-in as being from 9:00-11:00... what on earth are people doing with those two hours?)
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I had that exact same question! I was going to ask at the social tonight. Anyone here know off the top of their heads?
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I stayed with a host the night before, and it really depends on what time they want to get to school. If your host gets you there at 9am, then you can probably sit in on a lecture or look around the school a bit yourself. My host got us there at 10am and I sat in on a lecture for about 10 minutes, then some other interviewees and I walked around a bit and finally made it to the conference room (where everyone will meet). Then we all sat down at a big table and just started chatting.

So you can either sit in on lecture, tour the school a bit yourself, or just meet fellow interviewees and chat the whole time. The interview date was great and everyone was super helpful and kind. The social the night before was very informative as well. Good luck :thumbup:
 
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Celyfia said:
Wow - lots of SDNers for this coming Friday. See you all there & good luck!

(Side note... we're due to be in the main building by ... oh, say 10:50 or so? I noticed they listed check-in as being from 9:00-11:00... what on earth are people doing with those two hours?)
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I showed up at 930. I had plenty of time to park and find my way. Once I arrived I found about 5 people waiting also. It was a great time to meet some new people and get the anxiety down and really enjoy casual conversation with others in the same position from all different states. You dont have to, I just don't regret doing it. Suggest arriving before 1030, though.
 
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