2012-2013 Rosalind Franklin University Application Thread

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complete before 8/8 and entered screening before then, but no email here...
 
Rejected, pretty excited about paying that secondary fee right about now
 
Passed primary screening! Complete 8/8, entered screening 8/9
 
also passed primary screening!!! are these good chances for an II? did last years class have luck when they passed the primary screening?
 
Uh oh.... entered screening 8/7 and havent heard anything. Crap. Does this usually mean rejection?? 32Q, 3.62 GPA. Reapplicant, I was small pooled last year with worse stats...
 
einstein1990 said:
Uh oh.... entered screening 8/7 and havent heard anything. Crap. Does this usually mean rejection?? 32Q, 3.62 GPA. Reapplicant, I was small pooled last year with worse stats...
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I entered screening 8/8, nothing here either, I think no news is good news for now, I think 😎
 
esquire said:
rejected after primary screening. Low 3's gpa / mid-30s mcat.

I sat on that secondary app for a couple of weeks because i had second thoughts about that $110 secondary fee & their location. "life in discover" indeed! * sigh *
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+1
 
I was complete 8/3, entered primary screening 8/3, and was small pooled 8/17. Haven't heard anything since. Would love to get an interview here, love the school and LOVE Chicago!!
 
BigBear123 said:
Any current CMS students here? How do you like the school (and living in North Chicago)?
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Hi

I am in my last year at CMS. I have loved every minute of it. I think the benefits of this school is that the first two years are outside the city of chicago so you get to focus on doing well before the clinical years and scoring as high as possible on Step 1. The students there are very laid back, we don't hide books or notes like I heard about from other medical students at different schools. Any ?s you have feel free to ask...

😀
 
any way to check on status? everybody seems to know about being small pooled or interviewed but is that all by email?
 
writergirl333 said:
any way to check on status? everybody seems to know about being small pooled or interviewed but is that all by email?
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I've gotten all of my updates (complete, primary screening, small pool) via email. There is no way to check your status online.
 
Small-pooled on August 6 but haven't heard anything since...
 
Hello redPastel,

Thank you for your submitting your supplemental application and fee to the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University. Your complete supplemental application is necessary for further consideration of your application. The final deadline for the supplemental application letters of evaluation and MCAT scores is December 1, 2012. Deadline extensions will not be permitted. We recommend you complete your application as soon as possible to be given the earliest consideration.

If you have any questions regarding the application process please refer to the CMS Policies and Procedures Handbook located on the CMS Admissions website. Any additional questions should be directed to the Admissions Office at: [email protected].

Again, thank you for applying to the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. We anticipate the Class of 2017 to be an outstanding one, and we are glad you're considering becoming a part of it.

Best Regards,

La'Mont Vaughn
Director, Admissions and Recruitment
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
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I just wanted to make sure because I got a BLANK white screen after clicking "submit."
Do I have to mail in this PDF? Or am I done with the supplementary application?
 
I got the "thank you for submitting your secondary," but I have yet to hear anything back.

I just recently sent my secondary in, so I'm not surprised, but I'm a bit anxious!

Deep breaths, MusicJunkie, deep breaths. lol
 
CMSdoc said:
Hi

I am in my last year at CMS. I have loved every minute of it. I think the benefits of this school is that the first two years are outside the city of chicago so you get to focus on doing well before the clinical years and scoring as high as possible on Step 1. The students there are very laid back, we don't hide books or notes like I heard about from other medical students at different schools. Any ?s you have feel free to ask...

😀
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Hi! Thanks so much for watching over the thread. Would you mind commenting on the quality and ease of landing rotations (e.g., if lottery system, do most people get their preferred list)? Rotations are a huge factor in my search for the perfect med school.

For those interested, the locales were easy to find.
 
I think the pro about CMS is that we rotate at different hospitals in the chicago land area. So you get to learn how to adjust to different hospital systems (electronic records), experience a variety of patient populations, and see a variety of pathology. The type of people and pathology you see at Cook County hospital greatly differs from Lutheran General, therefore you get a great learning experience at CMS. Then during your fourth year of medical school if you do away rotations at a different institution you are ahead of the game compared to the other medical students you work with at different schools because they are familiar with one hospital and are not used to switching hospitals every 8 or 6 weeks. The majority of people get there number one choice of where they want to go for each rotation, I don't think the lottery system we have hurts or hinders anyone. Hopefully that answers your ?.

CMS2013 🙂
 
CMSdoc said:
I think the pro about CMS is that we rotate at different hospitals in the chicago land area. So you get to learn how to adjust to different hospital systems (electronic records), experience a variety of patient populations, and see a variety of pathology. The type of people and pathology you see at Cook County hospital greatly differs from Lutheran General, therefore you get a great learning experience at CMS. Then during your fourth year of medical school if you do away rotations at a different institution you are ahead of the game compared to the other medical students you work with at different schools because they are familiar with one hospital and are not used to switching hospitals every 8 or 6 weeks. The majority of people get there number one choice of where they want to go for each rotation, I don't think the lottery system we have hurts or hinders anyone. Hopefully that answers your ?.

CMS2013 🙂
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Very much so, thank you for the prompt and informative reply!
 
Anyone else who entered screening on 8/8 and hasn't heard anything back yet? Or has anyone been rejected in this group? Wondering why I haven't gotten an email yet!!
 
CMSdoc said:
I think the pro about CMS is that we rotate at different hospitals in the chicago land area. So you get to learn how to adjust to different hospital systems (electronic records), experience a variety of patient populations, and see a variety of pathology. The type of people and pathology you see at Cook County hospital greatly differs from Lutheran General, therefore you get a great learning experience at CMS. Then during your fourth year of medical school if you do away rotations at a different institution you are ahead of the game compared to the other medical students you work with at different schools because they are familiar with one hospital and are not used to switching hospitals every 8 or 6 weeks. The majority of people get there number one choice of where they want to go for each rotation, I don't think the lottery system we have hurts or hinders anyone. Hopefully that answers your ?.

CMS2013 🙂
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My girlfriend is in the PA program and is doing her rotations around the Chicagoland area as well. She loves getting to experience different hospitals and patient populations, but sometimes the commutes are horrendous. Because Chicagoland can be extended even into northwestern Indiana, there are some days where she spends 2 hours in the car simply driving 30 miles. For those that aren't from a big city, sitting in bumper to bumper traffic on the interstate can make on go crazy 🙂 That being said, it's a great way to experience diversity in rotations. And hey, maybe the just save all the super awesome rotations for the CMS students instead of the PA kids


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markyb03 said:
My girlfriend is in the PA program and is doing her rotations around the Chicagoland area as well. She loves getting to experience different hospitals and patient populations, but sometimes the commutes are horrendous. Because Chicagoland can be extended even into northwestern Indiana, there are some days where she spends 2 hours in the car simply driving 30 miles. For those that aren't from a big city, sitting in bumper to bumper traffic on the interstate can make on go crazy 🙂 That being said, it's a great way to experience diversity in rotations. And hey, maybe the just save all the super awesome rotations for the CMS students instead of the PA kids


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Has she tried the mass trans? If so, how much did it cut down/extend the commute? I'd plan to use as much mass trans as possible in Chi Town. I hate driving up there, almost as bad as my hometown (L.A.).
 
Deutsch Arzt said:
Has she tried the mass trans? If so, how much did it cut down/extend the commute? I'd plan to use as much mass trans as possible in Chi Town. I hate driving up there, almost as bad as my hometown (L.A.).
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Like I said, CMS rotation sites might be different, but her rotations have not had any public transit as a possibility. She actually had to buy a car this year (and the school told her a car is a MUST for rotations) because most all of the rotations are in suburbs. I'll ask her friends if any of them have taken public transit for rotations but I think it is pretty rare. Because Chicago is flooded with medical schools, most of the best hospitals in the heart of Chicago where mass transit is available are already associated with other schools (nu, rush, u of c) so I believe most all of my girlfriends rotations are outside of the city limits or further on the south side.

This is actually her talking to me now. She says the school is great but she just would have preferred not to to commute as far.


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markyb03 said:
Like I said, CMS rotation sites might be different, but her rotations have not had any public transit as a possibility. She actually had to buy a car this year (and the school told her a car is a MUST for rotations) because most all of the rotations are in suburbs. I'll ask her friends if any of them have taken public transit for rotations but I think it is pretty rare. Because Chicago is flooded with medical schools, most of the best hospitals in the heart of Chicago where mass transit is available are already associated with other schools (nu, rush, u of c) so I believe most all of my girlfriends rotations are outside of the city limits or further on the south side.

This is actually her talking to me now. She says the school is great but she just would have preferred not to to commute as far.


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Thanks for the elaboration. I don't think it'll but that much of an issue as a med student. If you look at my earlier post, where I linked to the rotation hospitals, you can choose to do all of your rotations in the city. Granted, if you wanted, you could do them all in the suburbs. But for those wanting the city, I don't think the commute will be that much of an issue.
 
In the CMS program there are no rotation in Indiana. The majority of rotations are at Cook County, Mt Sinai, Masonic, Christ Advocate, Lutheran Advocate. There are a few at the VA in North Chicago, but during my 3rd year I did not do one rotation up there. I did most of mine at Cook, Mt. Sinai, and then one at Lutheran. The majority of the students live in the city, and are able to stay in the city for there rotations. But there is people in my class that prefer to live in Evanston or in a chicago suburb that isn't downtown so they like to do their rotations at the locations that are closer to them. The commute to lutheran is not bad, its about 15 miles from downtown chicago and takes 20 mins in the morning, in traffic its different. But Lutheran is a great hospital, and have lot of attendings that love to teach.
 
Deutsch Arzt said:
Hi! Thanks so much for watching over the thread. Would you mind commenting on the quality and ease of landing rotations (e.g., if lottery system, do most people get their preferred list)? Rotations are a huge factor in my search for the perfect med school.

For those interested, the locales were easy to find.
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I just want to add that there are also lots of opportunities for extracurricular stuff all around the city. For example, I worked as a clinical researcher this summer at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
 
virtuoso735 said:
Small-pooled on August 6 but haven't heard anything since...
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Is being small pooled the same as the email notifying you that you've entered primary screening?

Here's the email:

Dear Applicant,

Your application has entered the screening process. This portion of the application process is the most time consuming, as the screeners have to review each piece of the applicant’s file. It is not uncommon for this process to take 4-6 weeks or longer to complete. Once your application has completed this step, you will receive a confirmation email. If at any time you wish to check the status of your application, please feel free to email us at [email protected]

Sincerely,

CMS Admissions Office
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kstate23 said:
Is being small pooled the same as the email notifying you that you've entered primary screening?

Here's the email:
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No, you are entering the primary screening process. You get out of that, you are small pooled
 
kstate23 said:
Is being small pooled the same as the email notifying you that you've entered primary screening?
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You're "small-pooled" when you get the email saying that you passed primary screening.
 
Does anyone know if they offer student hosting and how to set that up? Thanks in advance!
 
Anybody know when they start sending out interview invitations to the small pool? Have they already started? I didn't see any posts about IIs and am wondering when they might begin coming. Best of luck to everyone applying.
 
PostBacc24601 said:
Anybody know when they start sending out interview invitations to the small pool? Have they already started? I didn't see any posts about IIs and am wondering when they might begin coming. Best of luck to everyone applying.
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They've started. I got one back on the 13th. Hopefully yours comes soon! 🙂
 
NCMED101 said:
No, you are entering the primary screening process. You get out of that, you are small pooled
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Originally Posted virtuoso735
You're "small-pooled" when you get the email saying that you passed primary screening.
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Ok, that's what I figured after I posted the message haha. Thanks!
 
app complete: 8/3

just got the email for small (big?) pool. :highfive:

below avg stats: 30p/3.5cgpa/3.4sgpa in-state
 
Small pooled today. 31Q, 3.66 sgpa 3.67 cum gpa. instate. that took forever, hopefully II soon
 
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