2012-2013 Quinnipiac University School of Medicine Application Thread

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How do we join the fb group? It doesn't work when I try to click it lol. I finally decided on QU, I wanna meet the rest of you!
 
flex22 said:
How do we join the fb group? It doesn't work when I try to click it lol. I finally decided on QU, I wanna meet the rest of you!
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We recently decided to make the FB group private - if people would like to join, please PM me. Thanks!
 
HeyNumber2 said:
I hadn't heard this. I think it's really weird. The short white coat is a rite of passage in medicine. It also ruins the symbolism when your residency gives you your long white coat for the first time IMHO

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They aren't long! We were told specifically that they are not "physician" length. They are simply a tad bit longer than the norm for med students and apparently more flattering too (lol).
 
dnovikov said:
Anybody?
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I would say look decent, but I don't think that fancy fancy is necessary. Business casual is probably a good guide.

On a related note, I'm assuming that the open house is still happening, even with all the marathon bomber shenanigans, right? I'm in one of the lockdown cities, so I'm hoping things calm down before tomorrow, but I might not be able to leave in the morning either.
 
drd714 said:
They aren't long! We were told specifically that they are not "physician" length. They are simply a tad bit longer than the norm for med students and apparently more flattering too (lol).
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Good to hear 🙂

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Any updates here?? Anyone declining their acceptance?! Not much info revealed at open house regarding wait list
 
give it some time and we all may have a surprise....geez sounds like some riddle lol
 
I couldn't make it to the open house. Was there any sort of new information shared during it?
 
JoshuaGuit said:
I couldn't make it to the open house. Was there any sort of new information shared during it?
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Just the fact that there will def be wait list movement and that they were VERY conservative at handing out acceptances. Not sure what to make of that information though but they stressed for wait listed students to just wait it out (if only it was that easy)
 
no one has been privy to such knowledge AFAIK. People have called but are not able to learn a whole lot about the waitlist
 
Bomikepa said:
no one has been privy to such knowledge AFAIK. People have called but are not able to learn a whole lot about the waitlist
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Dr Dazzle said:
Is everyone ranked equally on the waitlist?
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+1...no one can find out..even at the open house Dr. Yeckel said he wasn't going to give away their secrets. I have to assume there is some sort of ranking in place, because I doubt they will go through the whole wait list (which seems pretty long) and evaluate each applicant again. Obviously this is just my opinion, I have no clue! lol
 
haha he specifically said "secrets"?

yea i dont think they will re-evaluate the entire wait list pool so they may have some informal ranking or who knows maybe its ranked
 
Bomikepa said:
haha he specifically said "secrets"?

yea i dont think they will re-evaluate the entire wait list pool so they may have some informal ranking or who knows maybe its ranked
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Yes the word "secrets" was used. lol. A few people were trying to get information and he didn't want to give out any. They are definitely successful in keeping their wait list process a secret! Because I'm pretty sure we are all clueless!
 
I called them and they said the waitlist is not ranked. At the open house, most of the questions were about the waitlist. Dr. Yeckel said there definitely will be movement, but he's not sure how much. It just depends on how many students give up their spots within the next couple of weeks.
 
Rhodes said:
I called them and they said the waitlist is not ranked. At the open house, most of the questions were about the waitlist. Dr. Yeckel said there definitely will be movement, but he's not sure how much. It just depends on how many students give up their spots within the next couple of weeks.
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Did they say anything about how students will be pulled from the wait list then if there is no ranking??
 
acromonkey said:
Did they say anything about how students will be pulled from the wait list then if there is no ranking??
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Well, if there is no ranking, I'm guessing it may be random. If that's the case, there's no saying how they'll pull off students from the WL. "Good fit" is the term they used.
 
Rhodes said:
Well, if there is no ranking, I'm guessing it may be random. If that's the case, there's no saying how they'll pull off students from the WL. "Good fit" is the term they used.
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I don't know how I feel about it being random 😕
No one got the number of how big the wait list is, right?
 
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guess my 150 estimate was not that far off..and i really thought i was overdoing it lol
 
Is 125 considered a lot though? I would say roughly half of the incoming class will come off their wait list considering they are a new school.
 
dnovikov said:
Is 125 considered a lot though? I would say roughly half of the incoming class will come off their wait list considering they are a new school.
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seems about right probably 20-30 will come from the wait list but with the list being so large acromonkey is right..its game over.
 
Bomikepa said:
seems about right probably 20-30 will come from the wait list but with the list being so large acromonkey is right..its game over.
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It's not game over for everyone, but I'd say for most. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed for us!! One of my friends (who attends Columbia - from the wait list) said she didn't think 125 was that many and that I shouldn't be discouraged. But I don't know how much I want to believe that lol
 
acromonkey said:
It's not game over for everyone, but I'd say for most. I'm going to keep my fingers crossed for us!! One of my friends (who attends Columbia - from the wait list) said she didn't think 125 was that many and that I shouldn't be discouraged. But I don't know how much I want to believe that lol
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how big is the incoming class at columbia? is it 60 too?
 
Bomikepa said:
how big is the incoming class at columbia? is it 60 too?
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Nope, according to the MSAR, it's ~160.

I think ~75 might have been a more reasonable WL for QU.

So frustrated. I really thought I had a shot of making it off the WL.
 
Bomikepa said:
how big is the incoming class at columbia? is it 60 too?
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No, around 160 like brazenredhead said. QU is only 60 because it's the first year. Most established medical schools have at least 100 students. She said at LEAST half her class came off of the wait list and that there were several hundred on the wait list. So I guess that's why she doesn't think 125 is a lot for 60 positions.

brazenredhead said:
Nope, according to the MSAR, it's ~160.

I think ~75 might have been a more reasonable WL for QU.
So frustrated. I really thought I had a shot of making it off the WL.
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I was hoping I'd have a chance also (as I'm sure we all did!!), but it seems much less likely. I mean some people will certainly get pulled off...we just have to hope it's us!!
 
In a way its also reassuring, because that means they rejected about 50% of the people they interviewed so we all made the cut. I don't think a 125 person waitlist is THAT large either; and there will definitely be some movement in a couple weeks around that magic May 15 date
 
biolectrikx said:
In a way its also reassuring, because that means they rejected about 50% of the people they interviewed so we all made the cut. I don't think a 125 person waitlist is THAT large either; and there will definitely be some movement in a couple weeks around that magic May 15 date
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I love positive people! Thank you biolectrikx 👍👍
 
biolectrikx said:
In a way its also reassuring, because that means they rejected about 50% of the people they interviewed so we all made the cut. I don't think a 125 person waitlist is THAT large either; and there will definitely be some movement in a couple weeks around that magic May 15 date
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I agree.. It's also important to note that not everyone on the wait list who does get an offer for acceptance will end up taking it. People on the wait list I am sure have other acceptances or may be getting off other wait lists...
 
dnovikov said:
I agree.. It's also important to note that not everyone on the wait list who does get an offer for acceptance will end up taking it. People on the wait list I am sure have other acceptances or may be getting off other wait lists...
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Also very true. I would think people who have other acceptances but agreed to be on the wait list really want to go to QU, because otherwise they wouldn't serve on their wait list. So if they get accepted, I would think they'd take their spot (unless they really dislike the financial aid package). Or maybe I'm wrong all together. I sure hope!!
 
acromonkey said:
Also very true. I would think people who have other acceptances but agreed to be on the wait list really want to go to QU, because otherwise they wouldn't serve on their wait list. So if they get accepted, I would think they'd take their spot (unless they really dislike the financial aid package). Or maybe I'm wrong all together. I sure hope!!
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Not totally true. I know of a few people who have acceptances at other schools and continue to stay on wait lists knowing that they will probably not even matriculate if offered an acceptance off a wait list. Someone even said "I just want to see if I can get in haha"... In essence, you really don't lose anything by staying on the wait list...
 
dnovikov said:
Not totally true. I know of a few people who have acceptances at other schools and continue to stay on wait lists knowing that they will probably not even matriculate if offered an acceptance off a wait list. Someone even said "I just want to see if I can get in haha"... In essence, you really don't lose anything by staying on the wait list...
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That's just mean for the rest of us!! lol
 
Sounds like 1/3 of the waitlist will get in-- that doesn't sound too bad.
 
Woohoo! Got an acceptance letter today, so they are starting to pull folks off the waitlist. Best of luck to everyone still waiting!
 
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