2012-2013 Northwestern University Application Thread

[PreMedOrDead]

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I was pretty tired by then... I thought they did rolling admissions then admitted a bunch of deferred people in march. If they only do two rounds of acceptances, your numbers make more sense... But I do agree, I hope it works out my way, haha.

Alright, I checked out the older thread. Hopefully this clears it up:

NU gives acceptances to interviewers ~4-6 weeks post-interview. Last year, they began the 3rd of November. This year it's looking (guesstimate) to be mid-November for the first acceptances, probably due to the late secondaries. You'll either get accepted or deferred for final decision in March. At this point you'll be accepted, put on an 'alternate list,' or rejected. There wasn't any conclusive numbers on the thread, but it looks like a good number of applicants were accepted both post-interview and after being deferred. Overall, there is about a 50% chance of being accepted if you interviewed when all is said and done.

Contact is done via email notification and a status change.

This is substantiated if you check your status page:

Thank you for taking the time to visit Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. We appreciate the effort taken to rearrange your responsibilities, make travel arrangements, and prepare for the interview day. We hope you found the effort worthwhile; we certainly enjoyed your visit. In 4-6 weeks you will be notified whether you have been accepted or whether the decision will be deferred until completion of our interviews in March.

Good luck! I absolutely loved it here.

 

[Reek]

Alright, I checked out the older thread. Hopefully this clears it up:

NU gives acceptances to interviewers ~4-6 weeks post-interview. Last year, they began the 3rd of November. This year it's looking (guesstimate) to be mid-November for the first acceptances, probably due to the late secondaries. You'll either get accepted or deferred for final decision in March. At this point you'll be accepted, put on an 'alternate list,' or rejected. There wasn't any conclusive numbers on the thread, but it looks like a good number of applicants were accepted both post-interview and after being deferred. Overall, there is about a 50% chance of being accepted if you interviewed when all is said and done.

Contact is done via email notification and a status change.

This is substantiated if you check your status page:



Good luck! I absolutely loved it here.

Thanks for doing the research. Good luck to you too! I also loved Northwestern, so hopefully that feeling is mutual.

 

[tyrionlannister]

Has anyone been rejected pre-interview?

 

[Girly X]

Has anyone been rejected pre-interview?

Nope. Submitted the secondary within days after it was available. Nothing but silence.

 

[Black Mamba24]

Nope. Submitted the secondary within days after it was available. Nothing but silence.

+1

I'm not getting my hopes up, but it would be nice to get an II here.

 

[Girly X]

+1

I'm not getting my hopes up, but it would be nice to get an II here.

I even sent an in the area email a while back. It did not work, lol.

 

[thrilled]

does feinberg have student hosting? on the website, they just give us a list of hotels

 

[HealingBblz]

does feinberg have student hosting? on the website, they just give us a list of hotels

Yes they do. when they give you an II they will let you access a list of student housing options.

 

[carramrod06]

does feinberg have student hosting? on the website, they just give us a list of hotels

Under the tab "Staying in Chicago" there will appear a link "Student Hosting Information". It showed up a few days after my II, on the same day I got the confirmation for an interview.

 

[PreMedOrDead]

I have a feeling that this Thursday (or next Tuesday) are going to be pretty big days for FSM applicants...

 

[LauraJo08]

I have a feeling that this Thursday (or next Tuesday) are going to be pretty big days for FSM applicants...

Yeah for some reason Thursday is sticking out in my mind as THE DAY.....AHHH so nervous.

 

[UrbanRiver]

Hey guys,

Is it even worth it to submit my secondary now to Northwestern? I really like the school, but I feel like it's pretty late in the cycle. I have okay stats for Feinberg, I think... 3.96 cgpa / 3.93 sgpa / 34R / OOS.

Thanks in advance!

 

[theinlines]

i have a feeling that this thursday (or next tuesday) are going to be pretty big days for fsm applicants...

x2 !

 

[PreMedOrDead]

x2 !

 

[Reek]

I have a feeling that this Thursday (or next Tuesday) are going to be pretty big days for FSM applicants...

Yeah for some reason Thursday is sticking out in my mind as THE DAY.....AHHH so nervous.

I've been feeling Friday, but I'm supposed to hear back from two other schools that day so that's probably why. Any reason in particular you chose thursday/tuesday? I hope you're both right, though; some NU love would make my finals easier. 😍

 

[2017hopeful]

hopefully thursday!

I loved literally everything about my interview day at FSM. It was fantastic!

 

[colorfulfishies]

I have a feeling that this Thursday (or next Tuesday) are going to be pretty big days for FSM applicants...

This could make for the best-est Thanksgiving ever, or one of the most agonizing in terms just a teeny bit more of waiting, followed by the scenario of having to wait again til March

 

[PreMedOrDead]

Any reason in particular you chose thursday/tuesday?

In the past, decisions have gone out on Tuesdays and Thursdays first... then they get a bit more scattered but tend to still be clustered on those days. I would definitely be very thankful for an NU acceptance this Thanksgiving 🙂 But a deferral/rejection would be pretty heartbreaking 🙁

 

[Reek]

In the past, decisions have gone out on Tuesdays and Thursdays first... then they get a bit more scattered but tend to still be clustered on those days. I would definitely be very thankful for an NU acceptance this Thanksgiving 🙂 But a deferral/rejection would be pretty heartbreaking 🙁

Ah, makes sense. Well, fingers crossed and good luck! I interviewed a bit late in October so I might still have some time to wait, but it is coming up on four weeks for me.

 

[colorfulfishies]

In the past, decisions have gone out on Tuesdays and Thursdays first... then they get a bit more scattered but tend to still be clustered on those days. I would definitely be very thankful for an NU acceptance this Thanksgiving 🙂 But a deferral/rejection would be pretty heartbreaking 🙁

Tuesdays and Thursdays would make since I think they do interviews on MWF. The admissions office seems like it would be quite bustling on those days.

I believe Dean Wallace said that no rejections would be handed out in the initial wave, only acceptances and deferrals, which makes it slightly less terrifying (fingers crossed I remembered this correctly)

 

[justhanging]

Tuesdays and Thursdays would make since I think they do interviews on MWF. The admissions office seems like it would be quite bustling on those days.

I believe Dean Wallace said that no rejections would be handed out in the initial wave, only acceptances and deferrals, which makes it slightly less terrifying (fingers crossed I remembered this correctly)

I seem to remember him saying that rejections would only be for applicants who absolutely did not 'fit' in the school, but he also said there would be only a few initially.

 

[colorfulfishies]

I seem to remember him saying that rejections would only be for applicants who absolutely did not 'fit' in the school, but he also said there would be only a few initially.

Welp, there goes my happy bubble and commence quivering with terror and anticipation and ceaseless paranoia

 

[einstein1990]

Welp, there goes my happy bubble and commence quivering with terror and anticipation and ceaseless paranoia

Hahah what a fantastic (and accurate) description

 

[tian]

+1 would be lucky to have II here too .Its my dream school

 

[justhanging]

Welp, there goes my happy bubble and commence quivering with terror and anticipation and ceaseless paranoia

I highly doubt your going to be one of the people that gets rejected. It's only the applicants that are so socially awkward that they can't construct two coherent sentences that get rejected, and rightfully so. In other words coherent = not rejected

 

[PreMedOrDead]

I highly doubt your going to be one of the people that gets rejected. It's only the applicants that are so socially awkward that they can't construct two coherent sentences that get rejected, and rightfully so. In other words coherent = not rejected

You're making an ass out of u and me.

😉

 

[Mako555]

does NU still have many interview invites to send? My boyfriend just got a job in Chicago, and UIC OOS tuition is insane.

 

[PreMedOrDead]

If any decisions do come out today, good luck everyone!

 

[LauraJo08]

urggh I'm so tempted to call and ask when decisions are coming out but way too nervous that I will jinx myself. Anyone else less cowardly?

 

[theinlines]

urggh I'm so tempted to call and ask when decisions are coming out but way too nervous that I will jinx myself. Anyone else less cowardly?

Today isn't over yet! ...but no, I'm definitely not less cowardly lol

 

[Reek]

urggh I'm so tempted to call and ask when decisions are coming out but way too nervous that I will jinx myself. Anyone else less cowardly?

Today isn't over yet! ...but no, I'm definitely not less cowardly lol

Throw my name down on the list of cowards. It'll come when it comes, but I wish I knew so I could focus on my studying for finals.

 

[PreMedOrDead]

Throw my name down on the list of cowards. It'll come when it comes, but I wish I knew so I could focus on my studying for finals.

I'm half expecting an email saying, "We've decided to switch to non rolling admissions. We will talk in March."

 

[Reek]

I'm half expecting an email saying, "We've decided to switch to non rolling admissions. We will talk in March."

At this point my biggest fear is the deferral email, which has basically the same result only with less seats available

 

[colorfulfishies]

At this point my biggest fear is the deferral email, which has basically the same result only with less seats available

Don't they accept a decent number of their class in the March wave though? I mean, I will still be horribly disappointed initially, but there's nothing ice cream, fried foods, and yoga can't fix 😀

New idea, I will be perfectly fine with a response coming after Thanksgiving break, there will be enough food and food-induced comas to get me through another week of waiting.

 

[Reek]

Don't they accept a decent number of their class in the March wave though? I mean, I will still be horribly disappointed initially, but there's nothing ice cream, fried foods, and yoga can't fix 😀

New idea, I will be perfectly fine with a response coming after Thanksgiving break, there will be enough food and food-induced comas to get me through another week of waiting.

It is a large number, but it is still just one step from not getting in at all 🙁 Trying to not think about that, though. A food-induced coma sounds great right about now, though I would mostly just like the closure. I've been carrying my Feinberg pen with me everywhere the last week, for luck

 

[justhanging]

Accepted!!!

 

[Faithfully68]

Accepted!!!! I LOVE YOU TOO NU!!

Interviewed 10/1!

 

[mah269]

Interviewed October 5th. ACCEPTED!!!

 

[Reek]

Congrats, all! When did you interview? I'm hoping I was there late enough to miss a decision this wave.

 

[zebrafisher]

Just received an II! Super excited as this is only my second one. Complete 10/12.

 

[PreMedOrDead]

Congrats, all! When did you interview? I'm hoping I was there late enough to miss a decision this wave.

Early October 🙂

It'll probably take about two weeks for the next batch I'm sure (mid/late October) if the past holds true

 

[Reek]

Early October 🙂

It'll probably take about two weeks for the next batch I'm sure (mid/late October) if the past holds true

Cool. At least I can relax a while. And congrats again!

 

[justhanging]

Early October 🙂

It'll probably take about two weeks for the next batch I'm sure (mid/late October) if the past holds true

Oct 3?

 

[Classof2013PreM]

Accepted as well!

 

[gobigred3]

Has anyone who interviewed in the first week of October heard anything except for acceptances? I interviewed on the 5th and haven't heard anything yet.

 

[Pkmgk303]

Interview on Oct 3, and just got a deferred til March Letter

 

[stkjhu]

Interview on Oct 3, and just got a deferred til March Letter

Was that by email or status update?

 

[LauraJo08]

Accepted! And will most likely be matriculating, so woohooo!

 

[gobigred3]

Are updates still coming out this late at night?

 

[sscjlfc12]

Accepted!! Interviewed 10/3 🙂