2012-2013 University of Arizona - Phoenix Application Thread

[Phx Med Admissions]

---

Members do not see this ad.

We made the list of the top social media savvy medical schools - check it out at http://www.premedlife.com/1/post/2012/10/09103c.html

I truly hope the information provided via Twitter and SDN, and other networks is helpful to you - remember, we can also observe your social media traffic, so please make sure you present yourself in the best way, in person and virtually!


Sent from my iPhone using SDN Mobile app

 

[Phx Med Admissions]

At ASU, talking with AMSA students in Discovery 250. If you're in the crowd, stand up and wave when I take the podium. Only you and I will know why you randomly stood!!


Sent from my iPhone using SDN Mobile app

 

[BigBlueBear]

At ASU, talking with AMSA students in Discovery 250. If you're in the crowd, stand up and wave when I take the podium. Only you and I will know why you randomly stood!!


Sent from my iPhone using SDN Mobile app

Shoot, I was in that exact room a couple hours ago for a test. Should have stayed XD

 

[ajh1983]

Perhaps either Tara or interviewees/current students can shed some light on my dilemma. How friendly is Phoenix towards applicants that are the "OOS, non-traditional, high MCAT, rocky early GPA but high upward trend and high Junior/senior cumulative" type students. Basically.... how harsh is this school on people with a rough start GPA-wise? Also towards OOS older non-trads?

Thanks for any help if possible. This looks like an incredible school.

 

[Schizotypy]

Perhaps either Tara or interviewees/current students can shed some light on my dilemma. How friendly is Phoenix towards applicants that are the "OOS, non-traditional, high MCAT, rocky early GPA but high upward trend and high Junior/senior cumulative" type students. Basically.... how harsh is this school on people with a rough start GPA-wise? Also towards OOS older non-trads?

Thanks for any help if possible. This looks like an incredible school.

Hey, current MS1 here. Check out my mdapps. I had a rocky start gpa-wise, large upward trend, decent MCAT, etc. Also OOS and out of school for a couple of years.

Our class has a large variety of people. We have lots of nontrads, including several who are a bit older, and we also have lots of people who are directly out of undergrad. Here's our class profile: http://phoenixmed.arizona.edu/admissions/class-profiles

 

[ajh1983]

Hey, current MS1 here. Check out my mdapps. I had a rocky start gpa-wise, large upward trend, decent MCAT, etc. Also OOS and out of school for a couple of years.

Our class has a large variety of people. We have lots of nontrads, including several who are a bit older, and we also have lots of people who are directly out of undergrad. Here's our class profile: http://phoenixmed.arizona.edu/admissions/class-profiles

Wow, thank you so much, this gives me some hope. We have similar situations! Small world. WI resident here as well and awaiting word from UWSMPH. I'd love to hear your impressions of "what character they are looking for" for both schools. As it sits right now, UW and Phoenix are my top picks.

 

[Schizotypy]

To be honest I can't say I have any special knowledge regarding what schools are looking for. I assume every school tries to build a balanced class, and I definitely love my class. Your application is what it is, so just put your best foot forward and be honest. People have different strengths, so if you have weaknesses in one area (for example, I had no research) try to emphasize how awesome you are in another area. 🙂

 

[Phx Med Admissions]

To be honest I can't say I have any special knowledge regarding what schools are looking for. I assume every school tries to build a balanced class, and I definitely love my class. Your application is what it is, so just put your best foot forward and be honest. People have different strengths, so if you have weaknesses in one area (for example, I had no research) try to emphasize how awesome you are in another area. 🙂

Well said!


Sent from my iPhone using SDN Mobile app

 

[Phx Med Admissions]

Our committee met on Friday and was very impressed with the caliber of students from the Sept 17 and Oct 1 visit days.

Breakdown of decisions from the first committee meeting:

26% accepted
57% hold
17% rejected

I will notify the candidates for admission (accepted) tomorrow afternoon (we moved our announcement day up by one day). Everyone else will receive an email message of your current status. Again, these announcements will occur in the afternoon, after 3:30pm.

The web-based system may take several days to update and reflect your status.





Sent from my iPhone using SDN Mobile app

 

[dsoz]

Thanks Tara,
Now you made it so I am going to be glued to my phone and email all tomorrow afternoon.

dsoz

Our committee met on Friday and was very impressed with the caliber of students from the Sept 17 and Oct 1 visit days.

Breakdown of decisions from the first committee meeting:

26% accepted
57% hold
17% rejected

I will notify the candidates for admission (accepted) tomorrow afternoon (we moved our announcement day up by one day). Everyone else will receive an email message of your current status. Again, these announcements will occur in the afternoon, after 3:30pm.

The web-based system may take several days to update and reflect your status.





Sent from my iPhone using SDN Mobile app

 

[KinesStudent]

Our committee met on Friday and was very impressed with the caliber of students from the Sept 17 and Oct 1 visit days.

Breakdown of decisions from the first committee meeting:

26% accepted
57% hold
17% rejected

I will notify the candidates for admission (accepted) tomorrow afternoon (we moved our announcement day up by one day). Everyone else will receive an email message of your current status. Again, these announcements will occur in the afternoon, after 3:30pm.

The web-based system may take several days to update and reflect your status.





Sent from my iPhone using SDN Mobile app

Read this..Got sweaty, feel like I have to pee.

 

[DAPI]

Tara,

I was curious what they grading system will be with the new accreditation as I could not find it on the new website. It looks like in the past the Tucson and Phoenix campus have both had Pass/Fail during the first two years and then Honors/Pass/Fail during the second with the major difference being that the Tucson campus has been ranked while the Phoenix campus has not. Wondering if the Phoenix campus is going to stay the same and if there has been any further discussion of AOA.

Thanks!

 

[YouNeverKnow22]

Hey Tara, how many times will the committee review each app-- specifically for those of us who haven't received an interview? Is it worth updating or is it highly unlikely that we hear anything positive if we didn't receive an interview the first pass?

Thanks!

 

[MusicJunkie]

Our committee met on Friday and was very impressed with the caliber of students from the Sept 17 and Oct 1 visit days.

Breakdown of decisions from the first committee meeting:

26% accepted
57% hold
17% rejected

I will notify the candidates for admission (accepted) tomorrow afternoon (we moved our announcement day up by one day). Everyone else will receive an email message of your current status. Again, these announcements will occur in the afternoon, after 3:30pm.

The web-based system may take several days to update and reflect your status.





Sent from my iPhone using SDN Mobile app

Tara,

Does being put on hold equate to being put on the wait list? Or is it more that you have yet to make a final decision on the applicant and will be re-reviewing them at a later time?

 

[Phx Med Admissions]

Tara,

I was curious what they grading system will be with the new accreditation as I could not find it on the new website. It looks like in the past the Tucson and Phoenix campus have both had Pass/Fail during the first two years and then Honors/Pass/Fail during the second with the major difference being that the Tucson campus has been ranked while the Phoenix campus has not. Wondering if the Phoenix campus is going to stay the same and if there has been any further discussion of AOA.

Thanks!

UA Phoenix Med will continue building a culture of collaboration and teamwork by retaining P/F for the first two-years and H/P/F in years three and four. We honor our graduates with the Gold Humanism in Medicine recognition, not AOA (a grade-driven recognition).

We'll make sure this is added to our website.

 

[Phx Med Admissions]

Hey Tara, how many times will the committee review each app-- specifically for those of us who haven't received an interview? Is it worth updating or is it highly unlikely that we hear anything positive if we didn't receive an interview the first pass?

Thanks!

We typically give an application a subsequent review at least twice before the final decision is communicated. Right now, we have made only one pass at each applicant for an interview decision. It's likely we will begin our second pass within the next week, at which time we will release those who are not moving forward for a third review.

 

[Phx Med Admissions]

Tara,

Does being put on hold equate to being put on the wait list? Or is it more that you have yet to make a final decision on the applicant and will be re-reviewing them at a later time?

The latter; some of the "defer" applicants may be accepted in the next round, while others remain on the deferred list and eligible for the next round of offers. It is safe to assume that deferred applicants will end up on the waitlist if not offered an acceptance. Or said another way, a deferred applicant will rarely be rejected post-interview.

 

[hopefulll123]

The latter; some of the "defer" applicants may be accepted in the next round, while others remain on the deferred list and eligible for the next round of offers. It is safe to assume that deferred applicants will end up on the waitlist if not offered an acceptance. Or said another way, a deferred applicant will rarely be rejected post-interview.

Hi Tara,
How many people are put on the wait-list? Also, how many people got off the wait-list and were accepted last year?

 

[Phx Med Admissions]

100+ and 2 pulled off last year. 5 the year before.


Sent from my iPhone using SDN Mobile app

 

[hopefulll123]

100+ and 2 pulled off last year. 5 the year before.


Sent from my iPhone using SDN Mobile app

Thanks for replying! I have one more question. How were the 2 people pulled off chosen? As in, were all the people on the waitlist re-reviewed to choose the 2 people to be accepted, or were the people pulled off according to their number on the waitlist?

 

[MusicJunkie]

Thank you for answering my question, Tara! 🙂

I love the transparency of UA Phoenix Med. It completely takes the guess work out of the whole process.

 

[blueshockey]

It's going to be a very long day of class and research tomorrow while waiting for 3:30 to pass

 

[MusicJunkie]

It's going to be a very long day of class and research tomorrow while waiting for 3:30 to pass

Good luck Blueshockey!! 🙂

 

[Phx Med Admissions]

Thanks for replying! I have one more question. How were the 2 people pulled off chosen? As in, were all the people on the waitlist re-reviewed to choose the 2 people to be accepted, or were the people pulled off according to their number on the waitlist?

We have an internal process that is quasi-ranking mixed with balancing the class and interest expressed from the applicants.


Sent from my iPhone using SDN Mobile app

 

[blueshockey]

Good luck Blueshockey!! 🙂

I appreciate it! Good luck to all the other applicants that are waiting on a decision or who have yet to interview. I've been retaining my sanity so far, here's hoping that continues 👍

 

[MusicJunkie]

I appreciate it! Good luck to all the other applicants that are waiting on a decision or who have yet to interview. I've been retaining my sanity so far, here's hoping that continues 👍

You're very welcome! 😀

 

[YouNeverKnow22]

We typically give an application a subsequent review at least twice before the final decision is communicated. Right now, we have made only one pass at each applicant for an interview decision. It's likely we will begin our second pass within the next week, at which time we will release those who are not moving forward for a third review.

Thank you! It's good to hear I'm not out of the running yet, thanks for answering all our questions!

 

[drkennyj]

Im hoping all you guys get in! The SDN community is awesome and will surely be well represented at matriculation day!

 

[drkennyj]

Our committee met on Friday and was very impressed with the caliber of students from the Sept 17 and Oct 1 visit days.

Breakdown of decisions from the first committee meeting:

26% accepted
57% hold
17% rejected

I will notify the candidates for admission (accepted) tomorrow afternoon (we moved our announcement day up by one day). Everyone else will receive an email message of your current status. Again, these announcements will occur in the afternoon, after 3:30pm.

The web-based system may take several days to update and reflect your status.





Sent from my iPhone using SDN Mobile app

Tara your transparency is awesome and frankly makes the other schools look like they are hiding something. I hope they follow your initiative.👍

 

[Izzyi]

Did anyone receive any reply from the STARs program for the 10/29 interview date?

Thanks

 

[dsoz]

Tara, if you are making phone calls today, are you also sending out hold and rejection notices today too?

If not, what is the timeline?

Thanks again.
dsoz

 

[BigBlueBear]

Anybody get the call yet?

 

[KinesStudent]

Anybody get the call yet?

Got a call at 3:37.

It was from a politician. FML

 

[Jamestl17]

Good luck to all of you! I am anxiously awaiting your joyous replies to this thread!

 

[bjs0012]

I havent received a phone call (please o please) or an email and its now almost 6 mountain time. Are they still sending calls or emails out. do i take anything from this or just continue sitting and waiting? thanks so much!

 

[dsoz]

I havent received a phone call (please o please) or an email and its now almost 6 mountain time. Are they still sending calls or emails out. do i take anything from this or just continue sitting and waiting? thanks so much!

Arizona is in the same time as Pacific time zone (they don't observe the DST change). It is only 4:52 here right now.

I also have not heard anything. I am starting to get nervous. Too bad I don't drink alcohol. On the October 15th thread there are a lot of people that are celebrating or commiserating by becoming oblivious to the world.

dsoz

 

[iBear]

Just got THE call. Tara was amazing and I'm so excited!! I love Phoenix! Hope to hear good news from the rest of SDN!

 

[dsoz]

Just got THE call. Tara was amazing and I'm so excited!! I love Phoenix! Hope to hear good news from the rest of SDN!

Congrats! Feels good to have an acceptance. 🙂

dsoz

 

[blueshockey]

Got put on hold. Very disappointed, really thought I had a strong application and a good interview day. Feels bad man.

 

[BigBlueBear]

Got put on hold. Very disappointed, really thought I had a strong application and a good interview day. Feels bad man.

Same. Crazy depressed. lol

 

[blueshockey]

Same. Crazy depressed. lol

Definitely feeling extremely low. Especially with the knowledge the odds only get worse from here. A bit stunned really

 

[KinesStudent]

Accepted! Feeling very blessed. At a loss for words. I was just shocked and stuttering on the the phone with Tara.

 

[dsoz]

Got put on hold. Very disappointed, really thought I had a strong application and a good interview day. Feels bad man.

I, too, got the hold email. Kinda bummed out. I really liked the feel of the school, and would have gone here over OHSU (my state school). All is not lost, I have been accepted at two really good DO schools already.

Congrats to all that got accepted, I wish you all the best.

dsoz

 

[hoyasaxa17]

Same. Crazy depressed. lol

Rejected outright 🙁 🙁 🙁

I loved everything about this school. I fully expected to be put on hold. I'm in a graduate program and they don't even want to wait for my grades? Why even interview me at all? I must have really done poorly in MMI, and I thought it went pretty well 🙁

Congratulations to everyone who was accepted and I wish everyone the best.

 

[drkennyj]

Accepted! Feeling very blessed. At a loss for words. I was just shocked and stuttering on the the phone with Tara.

Thats so good to hear. I know we dont know each other yet but you seem to be a very deserving person.

Hope to see you in class next year

 

[drkennyj]

Just got THE call. Tara was amazing and I'm so excited!! I love Phoenix! Hope to hear good news from the rest of SDN!

Congrats, good to see some SDNers in the accepted group.🙂

 

[drkennyj]

I, too, got the hold email. Kinda bummed out. I really liked the feel of the school, and would have gone here over OHSU (my state school). All is not lost, I have been accepted at two really good DO schools already.

Congrats to all that got accepted, I wish you all the best.

dsoz

Sorry to hear, we are pretty similar Im doing a career change too after 18 years. Still keep up the hope being on hold doesn't equal rejected.

 

[KinesStudent]

Thats so good to hear. I know we dont know each other yet but you seem to be a very deserving person.

Hope to see you in class next year

Thanks Kenny, same goes to you. Your interview wasn't today was it?

 

[drkennyj]

Thanks Kenny, same goes to you. Your interview wasn't today was it?

November 26th. I did the responsible thing, I think, and scheduled it on the 26th instead of on the 19th when my biochem midterm was. Sure wanted to interview as soon as possible though.

 

[KinesStudent]

November 26th. I did the responsible thing, I think, and scheduled it on the 26th instead of on the 19th when my biochem midterm was. Sure wanted to interview as soon as possible though.

You'll do great on both. Can't wait to hear about it.