2012-2013 University of Alabama Application Thread

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AlaJ2012 said:
Accepted!!! Ahh after two years of waiting!! Good luck to all of you guys!
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Congratulations!! To all those waiting, during my interview, they said that they accept many of their current students from the waitlist. Stay strong.
 
Long-time lurker, first-time poster. :hello:

Congrats to those getting acceptances! Just found out that I'm top-third waitlist, so hopefully I will be joining you soon!

Good luck to everyone!
 
I received an email from UAB at 2:30 PM saying that I was placed on the Upper third of the alternate list
 
Alright I guess I'll get this started

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thatonekid said:
You got your acceptance today?
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Yea I got it today, crazy because I didn't expect them to send acceptances today at all...maybe because they waited SO long to release the waitlist, and by the time they released it today they were able to make some offers to those they would have put on the upper tier like me?? But to answer the question as to what I did to improve my app, I basically got a lot more paid clinical experience and did more shadowing and volunteering. Also my interview was terrible last year and went much much better this year. Good luck to you guys, really. I know how it feels to wait.
 
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AlaJ2012 said:
Yea I got it today, crazy because I didn't expect them to send acceptances today at all...maybe because they waited SO long to release the waitlist, and by the time they released it today they were able to make some offers to those they would have put on the upper tier like me?? But to answer the question as to what I did to improve my app, I basically got a lot more paid clinical experience and did more shadowing and volunteering. Also my interview was terrible last year and went much much better this year. Good luck to you guys, really. I know how it feels to wait.
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Yeah, I'm hoping you were at the top of the top third so they didn't bother to make you wait any longer... I'm super jealous and congrats! Hopefully that doesn't change the normal probabilities of getting in off the first and second tiers. Fingers crossed!
 
Doctorstudent13 said:
bottom 3rd tier- chances not so good, huh?
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I don't think so. Historically only times it went down to lower tier were 2010 and 2008. right? And even then, it was only one or two from the lower tier. So I say maybe top one or two from the low tier has a slight chance, while rest of us have almost zero chance. I'm low tier too.
 
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AlaJ2012 said:
Yea I got it today, crazy because I didn't expect them to send acceptances today at all...maybe because they waited SO long to release the waitlist, and by the time they released it today they were able to make some offers to those they would have put on the upper tier like me?? But to answer the question as to what I did to improve my app, I basically got a lot more paid clinical experience and did more shadowing and volunteering. Also my interview was terrible last year and went much much better this year. Good luck to you guys, really. I know how it feels to wait.
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What tier of wait list were you on last year, if I may ask?
 
Doctorstudent13 said:
What tier of wait list were you on last year, if I may ask?
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I was on the middle tier, they even did the criminal background check on me last year, but I'm guessing they just do those in "sections" of the waitlist--if that makes any sense-- and it doesn't mean that you are definitely going to get accepted next. I didn't hear anything until August when I got rejected.
 
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MDschoolorbust said:
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I am lower third tier, which means I'm not getting in, but I am just relieved to know the answer. And I would love to know what took them so long!
 
I was told that each tier has 45 people. Granted, that was second hand information, but it was from a reliable source.
 
thatonekid said:
I was told that each tier has 45 people. Granted, that was second hand information, but it was from a reliable source.
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That seems like a lot. Are they really concerned that their yield would be so poor that they'd have to get that many from the WL?

How many students were accepted? Didn't they over-accept to already deal with some aspect of yield?


Of those who were upper tier, what do you attribute to your status?

If you're lower tier, what do you attribute to your status?
lowish MCAT (or low score in one section)? lowish GPA? late supplemental completion? OOS?
 
SOMBound13 said:
That seems like a lot. Are they really concerned that their yield would be so poor that they'd have to get that many from the WL?

How many students were accepted? Didn't they over-accept to already deal with some aspect of yield?


Of those who were upper tier, what do you attribute to your status?

If you're lower tier, what do you attribute to your status?
lowish MCAT (or low score in one section)? lowish GPA? late supplemental completion? OOS?
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So they don't send out acceptances unless a spot opens up, so I am sure they didn't send out extra acceptances.

I am in the upper tier of the alternate list and I do not have the best credentials with a 29 mcat and a 3.47 GPA. The interview went pretty well, I hit it off with the interviewers but I was called out for some things lacking in my application. I believe what did place me in the upper tier was my volunteer and extracurricular experience, my letters of recommendation, and the rest of the interviews.

Also for those who are worried about where they are on the waiting list, there is an average of 84 extra acceptances in the past five years. In addition to them increasing the class by 10 students this year, theres no reason to give up hope. I wish everyone the best of luck.
 
45 per tier is quite a bit. I'm a reapplicant and I believe my interview hurt me. Two of my interviews went fairly well, but as for the third, not so much. One thing that did not help was the organization of the interview. I submitted my AMCAS early on (within the first month we were able to), and my AMCAS barely had any of my updated extracurriculars/activities because I submitted it so early. That being said, one of my interviewers only had my AMCAS and not my secondary, so as a second time applicant it looked like I had barely done anything to improve my application. :/
 
SOMBound13 said:
That seems like a lot. Are they really concerned that their yield would be so poor that they'd have to get that many from the WL?

How many students were accepted? Didn't they over-accept to already deal with some aspect of yield?


Of those who were upper tier, what do you attribute to your status?

If you're lower tier, what do you attribute to your status?
lowish MCAT (or low score in one section)? lowish GPA? late supplemental completion? OOS?
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I'm an IS applicant with a 4.0/31. Bottom tier of waitlist. Luckily I've been accepted to South, though. Wish everyone the best.

This all makes me kinda wonder, though. Interview-wise, the first interview was tough, but I thought the second and third interviews went well --- it was more conversational than hard drilled questions.

I fairly sure my mediocre ECs are what did me in. I know I didn't have any bad LORs (at least 2 really good ones), but I just had minimal volunteering, didn't have any primary care shadowing, and about a year or so of clinical research.

I also wonder if they're trying to lure more OOS people. I know from a pretty good source that the dental school was doing that this year. Obviously, that doesn't mean the med school is, though, either.

I'm blessed to have gotten in somewhere else, though. To everyone else, don't be too discouraged! Something seems a little odd this year; I almost wonder if they will dip further into the waitlist than usual.
 
Scottie531 said:
I'm an IS applicant with a 4.0/31. Bottom tier of waitlist. Luckily I've been accepted to South, though. Wish everyone the best.

This all makes me kinda wonder, though. Interview-wise, the first interview was tough, but I thought the second and third interviews went well --- it was more conversational than hard drilled questions.

I fairly sure my mediocre ECs are what did me in. I know I didn't have any bad LORs (at least 2 really good ones), but I just had minimal volunteering, didn't have any primary care shadowing, and about a year or so of clinical research.

I also wonder if they're trying to lure more OOS people. I know from a pretty good source that the dental school was doing that this year. Obviously, that doesn't mean the med school is, though, either.

I'm blessed to have gotten in somewhere else, though. To everyone else, don't be too discouraged! Something seems a little odd this year; I almost wonder if they will dip further into the waitlist than usual.
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Glad that you have a South acceptance. However, I'm surprised that with your stats and instate status that UAB would put you bottom tier for the WL even with minimal ECs.

I also wonder if they're accepting more OOS, but I've also heard that when UAB has done that in the past they've had yield issues since their OOS tuition is so high. So, if an OOS student has another acceptance they'll go with that.
 
Looks like I need to improve my resume. Do reapplicants have an edge up?
 
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Doctorstudent13 said:
Looks like I need to improve my resume. Do reapplicants have an edge up?
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I've been told they do, particularly if you meet with the admissions committee and address some of the areas they said were weaker. I was told that reapplying shows your commitment and determination to be a doctor, which are favorable qualities. If I don't get in off the second tier this year, I'm planning to reapply next year.
 
Schrodingers512 said:
anyone actually optimistic that they will dip down into the 3rd tier?
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Doctorstudent13 said:
Nope- especially not bottom of third🙁. And I'm wondering why they make the wait list so long.
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If they accepted a large number of OOS students this year (accepted and on WL), then they may have a long WL because they don't know what the outcome will be.

The OOS tuition is very high, so if any OOS student has a cheaper acceptance or one at a more desirable SOM, then they'll likely decline.


BTW...

Does anyone know when SOMs are req'd to have aiid pkgs sent out?

Also...for those who've been accepted to UAB, or who know the area, what apts would you recommend for med students?
 
I'm honestly hoping that by some miracle, a lot of OOS are on the waitlist and drop. 👎
 
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From threads of the last few years, looks like there have been quite a few alternate acceptances by this point in april. Anyone heard of any so far ?
 
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