2012-2013 Rosalind Franklin University Application Thread

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Agreed. But SDN represents such a small sample of interviewees though. When someone brought up SDN during some small talk, I remembered that not many people in my interview group knew what SDN was.
 
Infarction said:
Agreed. But SDN represents such a small sample of interviewees though. When someone brought up SDN during some small talk, I remembered that not many people in my interview group knew what SDN was.
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I'd say that SDN users tend to be more competitive/have higher stats/etc than the average applicant, though... It's true that it's a skewed sample, but I think that I've always found it's skewed in the opposite direction.
 
Waitlisted earlier today as well. I was so unprepared for this... didn't expect to hear back for at least another month. This was the first school I've interviewed at to respond to me, so I was a little disappointed. Oh well, at least it's not a rejection and has the potential to surprise me (positively) on a later date :xf:

Good luck to everyone else who was waitlisted as well 🙂

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Infarction said:
Agreed. But SDN represents such a small sample of interviewees though. When someone brought up SDN during some small talk, I remembered that not many people in my interview group knew what SDN was.
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SDN? Y--No... What is that?
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mdhopeful2017 said:
Waitlisted.

The thing that seems so strange is that when I interviewed last week they absolutely told us we would not have a decision for 6 weeks. I am wondering and also hopeful that for some reason there was a glitch in their system. 3.8 / 32R
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Yeah this is weird. It's been exactly 4 weeks since I interviewed and they said it would take 6 weeks for a decision to be made. Either there's a glitch or they're just waitlisting a lot if applicants early.

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golfguy671 said:
Waitlisted as well :/ interviewed the first day. 9/10. So much for being early in the process helping my application :/
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I don't know what to say. It is kinda straining. First, people stressed over getting an interview. Now people stress over getting accepted.
 
It's been 5 days since I interviewed.. hands down the fastest turn around.... EVER
 
Infarction said:
Agreed. But SDN represents such a small sample of interviewees though. When someone brought up SDN during some small talk, I remembered that not many people in my interview group knew what SDN was.
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Funny that no one knows what that website is that comes up any time you Google a semi-relevant medical school question.

Pro tip: People think it's awkward to talk about. They know, online communities are just not viewed very positively yet.
 
Rejected post-interview. Ouch. To be honest, it wasn't really the place for me, and maybe it showed during the interview day. Best of luck to the rest of you!
 
Just got the "Screening" email. How long did you all wait in screening before the II invite?
 
Wait-listed. Interviewed on 9/15. 3.89 GPA, 32P MCAT, OOS. Oh well...
 
Got small-pooled as well on Oct. 18th. From what I've read, the school definitely isn't open to updates but does anyone know/has anyone contacted them this year to see if they're open to letters of interest?
 
FutureDrWho said:
Got small-pooled as well on Oct. 18th. From what I've read, the school definitely isn't open to updates but does anyone know/has anyone contacted them this year to see if they're open to letters of interest?
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I actually called a few days ago and they said that they only accept letters post-interview.
 
Just withdrew my spot on the waitlist as I got into Tulane this morning. Good luck to everyone!
 
If we submit a deposit, it's not binding, right? I can still withdraw before May 15th, and I don't give up my spot at other schools, right?
 
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I know, I agree....I just wish they'd tell me already! Even if it's a rejection I feel like it would be better just to know.
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I called admissions today and she said that 11 weeks without hearing a word is not normal--she's going to try and find my application, but I thought i'd give you a heads up in case you don't hear back shortly.
 
With regard to the acceptance/waitlist ratio:

Little known fact: About 70 spots will be taken by students in the pre-matriculation programs. The BMS program at RFUMS funnels in a good number of students, and there are a couple of other pre-matric programs that lead to admission.

Thus, the number of spots for students previously unassociated with RFUMS is just over 100. Keeping in mind that RFUMS interviews more than 500 applicants every year (I don't know the exact number, but it's a lot), this acceptance/waitlist ratio shouldn't be too surprising.
 
I was small pooled in August and haven't heard anything since then. I seriously think they forgot about me haha
 
anyone know for sure whether the waitlisted ppl get re-reviewed each month at meetings (meaning more like a hold), or not? It seems like last year people didn't get actually waitlisted until spring, but instead got a "hold" status, which seems to be missing this year. I thought I remembered them saying that we would be re-reviewed, and other ppl said the same thing, but I'm not 100% sure.
 
starstarie said:
anyone know for sure whether the waitlisted ppl get re-reviewed each month at meetings (meaning more like a hold), or not? It seems like last year people didn't get actually waitlisted until spring, but instead got a "hold" status, which seems to be missing this year. I thought I remembered them saying that we would be re-reviewed, and other ppl said the same thing, but I'm not 100% sure.
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There's really no way to know this. Just wait. This isn't a process you can control.
 
starstarie said:
anyone know for sure whether the waitlisted ppl get re-reviewed each month at meetings (meaning more like a hold), or not? It seems like last year people didn't get actually waitlisted until spring, but instead got a "hold" status, which seems to be missing this year. I thought I remembered them saying that we would be re-reviewed, and other ppl said the same thing, but I'm not 100% sure.
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I called Audrey Hayes this week and she said that they are re-reviewing everyone who was waitlisted at every meeting
 
tantacles said:
With regard to the acceptance/waitlist ratio:

Little known fact: About 70 spots will be taken by students in the pre-matriculation programs. The BMS program at RFUMS funnels in a good number of students, and there are a couple of other pre-matric programs that lead to admission.

Thus, the number of spots for students previously unassociated with RFUMS is just over 100. Keeping in mind that RFUMS interviews more than 500 applicants every year (I don't know the exact number, but it's a lot), this acceptance/waitlist ratio shouldn't be too surprising.
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Oh wow. I didn't realize that....
 
Hey, so did all of you guys get a complete email from RFU? I went back through my email (after neurotically reading all of the posts on this board, of course) and realized I never got one after the secondary received email. Is it time for panicking?

I also tried to email/call the office...anyone have luck getting though?
 
doctorwho101 said:
Hey, so did all of you guys get a complete email from RFU? I went back through my email (after neurotically reading all of the posts on this board, of course) and realized I never got one after the secondary received email. Is it time for panicking?

I also tried to email/call the office...anyone have luck getting though?
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It's quite normal for RFU, so no need for panicking. It takes them forever to send their complete emails. Mine took about 2.5 weeks. I was also told by some other users, like TheShaker, that it took about ~2 weeks for them to get theirs. It's also possible that the later you submitted your secondary, the longer you will have to wait ... but this is only a speculation.

If it's been over 3 weeks, give them a call to see what's up.
 
OK, so I got the e-mail that my deposit had been received. However, I think I'm going to end up going to another school. How would I go about withdrawing my acceptance from the school? I've heard that you have to do it in writing, but would a phone call suffice? I'm going to wait a while, but I want to do it right, and not piss them off.
 
Rejected today pre-interview. OOS applicant and complete 9/28/12. Application wasn't compelling enough to over come poor stats. Good luck everyone else.
 
It has been almost 3 weeks since I entered primary screening and I haven't been small pooled yet. I'm guessing this means rejection? I wouldn't be surprised, considering that my Life in Discovery essay indicated that I had no clue who Rosalind Franklin was at the time. 😳
 
Claudin said:
It's quite normal for RFU, so no need for panicking. It takes them forever to send their complete emails. Mine took about 2.5 weeks. I was also told by some other users, like TheShaker, that it took about ~2 weeks for them to get theirs. It's also possible that the later you submitted your secondary, the longer you will have to wait ... but this is only a speculation.

If it's been over 3 weeks, give them a call to see what's up.
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I submitted 9/15, so it's been about 6 weeks....I have tried calling three or four times a day since Friday and keep getting voicemails. I also tried emailing Friday and no response as of yet. What should I do?

EDIT--Finally got through! Audrey was incredibly nice and checked my final--turns out I just never got a complete email. I'm in the screeing process so now time to be nervous about never having been small pooled instead!
 
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TheShaker said:
It has been almost 3 weeks since I entered primary screening and I haven't been small pooled yet. I'm guessing this means rejection? I wouldn't be surprised, considering that my Life in Discovery essay indicated that I had no clue who Rosalind Franklin was at the time. 😳
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I hope not! I (apparently) entered screening about four weeks ago and haven't heard anything. :xf:
 
Eeks, that blows guys. I'm sorry to hear. Good luck at your other schools. It looks like some of you are indeed having luck elsewhere.
 
Rejected today as well 🙁 right before my midterm so sad right now
 
doctorwho101 said:
I submitted 9/15, so it's been about 6 weeks....I have tried calling three or four times a day since Friday and keep getting voicemails. I also tried emailing Friday and no response as of yet. What should I do?

EDIT--Finally got through! Audrey was incredibly nice and checked my final--turns out I just never got a complete email. I'm in the screeing process so now time to be nervous about never having been small pooled instead!
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I'm glad things worked out! 😀 Now the real wait begins .... =(
 
TheShaker said:
It has been almost 3 weeks since I entered primary screening and I haven't been small pooled yet. I'm guessing this means rejection? I wouldn't be surprised, considering that my Life in Discovery essay indicated that I had no clue who Rosalind Franklin was at the time. 😳
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The primary screening can take up to 6 weeks. If you care about the school, call the admission counselor. She is very nice and helpful.
 
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