2012-2013 Rosalind Franklin University Application Thread

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Just submitted my secondary today after getting my MCAT yesterday. When I submitted, I encountered some weird HTML error. On my second try, I realized it deleted my pic but was successful. I emailed the office asking if I could send them a pic via email.

Anyone think this will hurt me or if the office will allow me to send in a pic? I know it's optional; but it's good to let them have a pic... Thanks and good luck to all!
 
Deutsch Arzt said:
Just submitted my secondary today after getting my MCAT yesterday. When I submitted, I encountered some weird HTML error. On my second try, I realized it deleted my pic but was successful. I emailed the office asking if I could send them a pic via email.

Anyone think this will hurt me or if the office will allow me to send in a pic? I know it's optional; but it's good to let them have a pic... Thanks and good luck to all!
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odds are they will not care. if they do, do you really want to go to a school that screws you over when a picture wasn't included but you offered if you could send it?
 
I don't get it when people ask these "Would you really wanna go to a school that blah blah" nonsense hypos. Yes god damn it.
 
MiracleforMD said:
I don't get it when people ask these "Would you really wanna go to a school that blah blah" nonsense hypos. Yes god damn it.
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Haha +1

The admissions committee has pretty much no bearing on the prestige/effectiveness of the medical school itself. I don't understand why people say these things.
 
Deutsch Arzt said:
Just submitted my secondary today after getting my MCAT yesterday. When I submitted, I encountered some weird HTML error. On my second try, I realized it deleted my pic but was successful. I emailed the office asking if I could send them a pic via email.

Anyone think this will hurt me or if the office will allow me to send in a pic? I know it's optional; but it's good to let them have a pic... Thanks and good luck to all!
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The people in the admissions office are really nice, and understand IT errors. I am sure you can send in a picture.

Also, to whoever said that CMS doesn't interview a lot of out of state applicants, that is definitely not true. Only a small portion of admitted students are actually from Illinois. We have a lot of Canadians and Californians especially. That is the benefit of going to a private school- where you are from has no bearing on your application
 
eliezer1510 said:
The people in the admissions office are really nice, and understand IT errors. I am sure you can send in a picture.

Also, to whoever said that CMS doesn't interview a lot of out of state applicants, that is definitely not true. Only a small portion of admitted students are actually from Illinois. We have a lot of Canadians and Californians especially. That is the benefit of going to a private school- where you are from has no bearing on your application
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well according to msar they interviewed 325 out of 8000+ OOS. they must just have a high yield from that
 
futchadoc89 said:
Yes, I will go to any school that will make me a doctor!
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reasoning behind this analogy. that to me, would be the equivalent of some grader in med school saying "well you didn't throw your last name on this sheet, so I'm going to give you a zero on the whole thing so you flunk out"
 
kalbrecht17 said:
reasoning behind this analogy. that to me, would be the equivalent of some grader in med school saying "well you didn't throw your last name on this sheet, so I'm going to give you a zero on the whole thing so you flunk out"
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Yes, because a hardass admissions committee definitely means they will grade you harshly.

^this guy
 
BigBlueBear said:
Yes, because a hardass admissions committee definitely means they will grade you harshly.

^this guy
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no. this is not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is if you expect everyone to be so ridiculously inhuman and show no signs of forgiveness and to dock you for stupid little things all the time, why would you not expect something as stupid as this in medical school. Its called hyperbole.
 
kalbrecht17 said:
no. this is not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is if you expect everyone to be so ridiculously inhuman and show no signs of forgiveness and to dock you for stupid little things all the time, why would you not expect something as stupid as this in medical school. Its called hyperbole.
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I think the point is that pretty much everyone would attend even the most nitpicky "stupid-things-docking" medical school in the country if it was their only acceptance. Turning down a medical school acceptance because somebody grades you harshly? What a joke 😛

I'd gladly take your spot if you choose to turn it down due to something silly 😉
 
BigBlueBear said:
I think the point is that pretty much everyone would attend even the most nitpicky "stupid-things-docking" medical school in the country if it was their only acceptance. Turning down a medical school acceptance because somebody grades you harshly? What a joke 😛

I'd gladly take your spot if you choose to turn it down due to something silly 😉
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Which is why I originally was telling the person that if they really give that much of a hoot about something as dumb as a picture, would they really want to be there? I personally will take whatever acceptance I get (and be dang glad for one). I just took offense because your comments seemed to be inflammatory. If no offense was meant, then i apologize if anything I have said offends you as well.

on a side note. yes i totally said give a hoot. cuz owls rock. 😀
 
kalbrecht17 said:
Which is why I originally was telling the person that if they really give that much of a hoot about something as dumb as a picture, would they really want to be there? I personally will take whatever acceptance I get (and be dang glad for one). I just took offense because your comments seemed to be inflammatory. If no offense was meant, then i apologize if anything I have said offends you as well.

on a side note. yes i totally said give a hoot. cuz owls rock. 😀
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You're right, I probably was a bit of an ******* there. Didn't mean to be a jerk 🙂.

Also--owls? 😕
 
Does anyone know how many percentage of applicants would get small pooled?
 
BigBlueBear said:
You're right, I probably was a bit of an ******* there. Didn't mean to be a jerk 🙂.

Also--owls? 😕
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hey no big deal. i said give a hoot in my post. hence the owls. and theres one that lives in a tree by my house back home that I saw a little bit ago. so owls on the brain apparently. its been a long week haha
 
kalbrecht17 said:
hey no big deal. i said give a hoot in my post. hence the owls. and theres one that lives in a tree by my house back home that I saw a little bit ago. so owls on the brain apparently. its been a long week haha
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😕
Time to get a Rx refill on your pills bro.
 
kalbrecht17 said:
hey no big deal. i said give a hoot in my post. hence the owls. and theres one that lives in a tree by my house back home that I saw a little bit ago. so owls on the brain apparently. its been a long week haha
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Lol I like it :laugh:
 
LoL, nice derailment folks. Oh look, a chicken! 🙂

So, is the current trend about a month after sending in your secondary to start hearing things (e.g., pooling and such)?
 
Deutsch Arzt said:
LoL, nice derailment folks. Oh look, a chicken! 🙂

So, is the current trend about a month after sending in your secondary to start hearing things (e.g., pooling and such)?
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i entered on the tenth of august. small pooled the 6th of sept. so that one month thing sounds right to me and my sample size of n=1
 
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does anyone kno when/if they start rejecting people who are in the small pool?
 
eliezer1510 said:
Also, to whoever said that CMS doesn't interview a lot of out of state applicants, that is definitely not true. Only a small portion of admitted students are actually from Illinois. We have a lot of Canadians and Californians especially. That is the benefit of going to a private school- where you are from has no bearing on your application
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I think that's an overstatement. My class (2013) has a plurality of Illinoisians, about 40%. I don't know if that's gone down in the past few years, but I would be surprised if it has, since I've heard that they have been trying to increase it.
 
KeyzerSoze said:
I think that's an overstatement. My class (2013) has a plurality of Illinoisians, about 40%. I don't know if that's gone down in the past few years, but I would be surprised if it has, since I've heard that they have been trying to increase it.
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Great use of "plurality." 👍
 
kalbrecht17 said:
i entered on the tenth of october. small pooled the 6th of sept. so that one month thing sounds right to me and my sample size of n=1
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Deutsch Arzt said:
I'm so confused by that timeline...
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Doc Brown?
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Deutsch Arzt said:
I'm so confused by that timeline...
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to specify, i entered primary screening on the tenth of august (sorry for the wrong month lol) and was small pooled after. i submitted everything by the 8th-9th of august.
 
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SoulinNeed said:
Anyone have any interview experience here?
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If it's anything like last year, it'll be two pretty relaxed interviews. Interviewers could be faculty, administration, or a med student (probably M3 or M4). I will probably not check this thread that much, so PM me with any questions you might have. GL to everyone!:luck:
 
I submitted my secondary august 23rd, but still no complete email yet...anyone else in a similar boat or should I call to check up?
 
leafs2012 said:
I submitted my secondary august 23rd, but still no complete email yet...anyone else in a similar boat or should I call to check up?
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Give it some time. I submitted around July 3rd and got the complete (as well as entering screening) on August 10th.

I believe you also submitted around the peak submission time, so that might take some time.
 
SoulinNeed said:
Anyone have any interview experience here?
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I do now (I just got home from it today). I can say for me personally it was extremely laid back. The first interview was a med student and he was very relaxed and asked me questions that weren't too difficult, and the second was a professor and we talked about soccer the whole time. Some of the other people there were saying that some of the interviewers really grilled them so I think it's kind of a mixed bag. Message me if you have any other questions.
 
Hey I was just wondering if people who are applying or are already in wouldn't mind posting their stats? The MSAR says MCAT ranges between 25-35 and GPA 3.26-3.94. But I'm just curious if it would be more competitive for OOS, any info is helpful! Thanks
 
ahutni3 said:
I do now (I just got home from it today). I can say for me personally it was extremely laid back. The first interview was a med student and he was very relaxed and asked me questions that weren't too difficult, and the second was a professor and we talked about soccer the whole time. Some of the other people there were saying that some of the interviewers really grilled them so I think it's kind of a mixed bag. Message me if you have any other questions.
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I know who you are now. haha

I had the same experience. Both of my interviews were very relaxed. It was a good experience.
 
sknight said:
Hey I was just wondering if people who are applying or are already in wouldn't mind posting their stats? The MSAR says MCAT ranges between 25-35 and GPA 3.26-3.94. But I'm just curious if it would be more competitive for OOS, any info is helpful! Thanks
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Not sure what its worth to you, but Im OOS with a 36 and 3.9/3.9 and got an II here
 
Interviews were very relaxed for me as well. I would definitely prepare numerous questions for the interviewers though. Over half of my second interview was just me asking questions. Hope this helps...
 
Okay seriously Rosalind Franklin, where is my interview invite???!
 
Hello xxxx,

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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Is there anything I need to do after this to make my app complete?
 
bluecabinet said:
Is there anything I need to do after this to make my app complete?
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This email just means you submitted your secondary. I'd make sure everything else is in there, and then eventually you should get another email confirming that your application is complete. You can always email them if you think you might be missing something - they seem to be pretty good about responding to emails.
 
>_< Ok, seriously. Complete email on 7/19, entered primary screening 7/20 and small-pooled 7/31...andddd nothing.

I'm dying over here. Blech!
 
Haven't been any II's in a while from here, I don't believe. Hoping a batch comes out soon!!
 
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