2012-2013 Rosalind Franklin University Application Thread

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II! Got small pooled in early september so there's still hope for all you guys small pooled super early!
 
Got this weird email today about an update.....telling me that I'm still smallpooled. Nearly gave me a heart attack. I thought I was getting rejected. Jeez.:scared:

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for time and effort throughout the application process to the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. At this time you remain in a pool of applicants who may be invited to interview at any time. We continue to email invitations a few weeks prior to available dates, and will continue to do so through the month of April. As we are a rolling admissions process, there is not a set time frame in which an applicant may be invited.
 
Swear to god, I was just about to post the same thing! I was like, "Wait RFU rejected me?!" before I realized that they still liked me!

Is this a continuation type letter (ie we just looked you over and aren't rejecting or ii-ing you) or is it more a "keep calm and stop calling us already" type letter?
 
doctorwho101 said:
swear to god, i was just about to post the same thing! I was like, "wait rfu rejected me?!" before i realized that they still liked me!

Is this a continuation type letter (ie we just looked you over and aren't rejecting or ii-ing you) or is it more a "keep calm and stop calling us already" type letter?
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+1
 
doctorwho101 said:
Swear to god, I was just about to post the same thing! I was like, "Wait RFU rejected me?!" before I realized that they still liked me!

Is this a continuation type letter (ie we just looked you over and aren't rejecting or ii-ing you) or is it more a "keep calm and stop calling us already" type letter?
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I haven't called them and I still got the letter. It could have been a generic "stop calling us" sent out to everyone though.
 
Irish Football said:
I haven't called them and I still got the letter. It could have been a generic "stop calling us" sent out to everyone though.
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Just joining the small pool and I got this email shortly after, Most likely a public service announcement to help lower the phone call traffic admins have to deal with.
 
I didn't get the "we're still interested (maybe)" email either, was small pooled 10/24.
 
It worries me that the email gave instructions on how to withdraw. 😱
 
TheShaker said:
It worries me that the email gave instructions on how to withdraw. 😱
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If they wanted you to withdraw they would've rejected you. It's probably just a reminder for those who have gotten acceptances at higher choices to withdraw if they don't want to go to RF anymore.
 
bananapancake33 said:
Did anyone else not get the email? Because I definitely didn't 🙁
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Jane1234 said:
I didn't either!
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charmedj7 said:
I didn't get the "we're still interested (maybe)" email either, was small pooled 10/24.
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+1, small pooled 11/14

I'm indifferent on this one, though, as it appears to be a meaningless "stop calling" email. I'm just slightly curious as to why they didn't send it to everyone. Meh. Weird. If they wanted to reject us, they'd have rejected us. *winces and hopes no such email is on its way*
 
you guys that got small pooled today, when did you enter primary screening?
 
I got the email and was small pooled in September. Maybe it's to the people who have been in the pool longer??
 
KCXC said:
I got the email and was small pooled in September. Maybe it's to the people who have been in the pool longer??
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thats a good guess, I also got the email today and I was small pooled in August
 
Nahnia said:
Got this weird email today about an update.....telling me that I'm still smallpooled. Nearly gave me a heart attack. I thought I was getting rejected. Jeez.:scared:

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for time and effort throughout the application process to the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. At this time you remain in a pool of applicants who may be invited to interview at any time. We continue to email invitations a few weeks prior to available dates, and will continue to do so through the month of April. As we are a rolling admissions process, there is not a set time frame in which an applicant may be invited.
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got this today and was small pooled Nov 29th
 
Hi guys,

Late Canadian applicant here.

I am not completely aware in the application steps for RFU. Pardon my ignorance. Could someone please enlighten me about their process of selecting students?

Today I received an email saying I entered the primary screening step. What comes next?
 
Anthrax said:
Hi guys,

Late Canadian applicant here.

I am not completely aware in the application steps for RFU. Pardon my ignorance. Could someone please enlighten me about their process of selecting students?

Today I received an email saying I entered the primary screening step. What comes next?
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Hey Bro/Sis from up North,

You enter primary screening. Then you probably won't hear from CMS for a while. Then if you pass primary screening, you get an email saying you pass and are now in a pool of applicants that may or may not be invited for interview. And then you wait. Best of luck. Hope that helps.
 
midnights2star said:
got this today and was small pooled Nov 29th
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KCXC said:
I got the email and was small pooled in September. Maybe it's to the people who have been in the pool longer??
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medicalapp12 said:
got email, been swimming for only a couple days, not even pruny yet
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Okay, now I'm no longer indifferent. Since I've been swimming since 11/14, I'm beginning to wonder if this is a good or bad omen... Bah. I wish I had a washboard and some spoons to make some silly music to get me through this spell of neuroticism. Thanks RFU. LoL
 
medicalapp12 said:
Hey Bro/Sis from up North,

You enter primary screening. Then you probably won't hear from CMS for a while. Then if you pass primary screening, you get an email saying you pass and are now in a pool of applicants that may or may not be invited for interview. And then you wait. Best of luck. Hope that helps.
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Yes it does help! Thank you! That's sis by the way 🙂

One more question. When does RFU interview people up until? March? April?
 
I got the "we haven't forgotten about you, calm down" email as well....small pooled in late august I think?
 
Small pooled Nov 29th maybe they're sending the email in waves since it wouldn't make sense to send it to only some of us. It's a very useless email just repeats what the last one says more or less
 
Panic update December 2012:

Stop panicking.

If you have been accepted to RFUMS, you have already stopped.

If you are small-pooled, it is good.

If you are not small-pooled, you may be small-pooled later.

If you are rejected, it is bad and you may continue panicking.

Otherwise, feel free to chill out. There are no good or bad omens. I know that your heart has likely sunken to the level of your balls at this point if you haven't received an interview or post-interview acceptance, but there is nothing you can do to fix things at this point, and no piece of information will further inform you as to your status beyond an actual e-mail inviting you for an interview, rejecting you, waitlisting you, or accepting you.

All right. Resume panicking if you must.
 
tantacles said:
Panic update December 2012:

Stop panicking.

If you have been accepted to RFUMS, you have already stopped.

If you are small-pooled, it is good.

If you are not small-pooled, you may be small-pooled later.

If you are rejected, it is bad and you may continue panicking.

Otherwise, feel free to chill out. There are no good or bad omens. I know that your heart has likely sunken to the level of your balls at this point if you haven't received an interview or post-interview acceptance, but there is nothing you can do to fix things at this point, and no piece of information will further inform you as to your status beyond an actual e-mail inviting you for an interview, rejecting you, waitlisting you, or accepting you.

All right. Resume panicking if you must.
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Eloquent and true, thanks Tantacles! 🙂


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Just got an email saying I'm still in the small pool and maybe be invited for an interview at any time
 
Nahnia said:
Small pooled Nov 29th maybe they're sending the email in waves since it wouldn't make sense to send it to only some of us. It's a very useless email just repeats what the last one says more or less
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This.

I finally received the email and totally thought it was a rejection or invitation to interview even though we've been discussing this email issue at length. LoL
 
Guero said:
This.

I finally received the email and totally thought it was a rejection or invitation to interview even though we've been discussing this email issue at length. LoL
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+1 haha. Just got the email this morning, so they must be sending them in batches.
 
Does anyone know how likely it is we can be pulled out of the small pool this late?
 
Okay, got it today as well. I guess there they're randomly sending them out since I was small pooled early August. At least I'm telling myself that the batches are random...
 
bananapancake33 said:
Okay, got it today as well. I guess there they're randomly sending them out since I was small pooled early August. At least I'm telling myself that the batches are random...
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+1!

Been small pooled since November and I got the email today
 
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hughnguyen22 said:
From last year post, some people got interviewed and got accepted in April.
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Interviewed in April, accepted in May. It happens. There are many people in the class who were interviewed late and accepted late without being put on the waitlist. For now, though, people, just wait.
 
tantacles said:
Interviewed in April, accepted in May. It happens. There are many people in the class who were interviewed late and accepted late without being put on the waitlist. For now, though, people, just wait.
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It must have been rough waiting til May. It's only December and I'm already losing hope.
 
A half good news .... I got small pooled. So I think if you are complete after September, it's gonna take ~2 months to get pooled
 
Small pooled here as well. Complete in late September.

Last year I got small pooled and didn't hear back until late April.... when they closed the application season. Hah!
 
small pooled end of july, and today got an email that I "remain in a pool that maybe invited for interview"!
 
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