I have been confirmed application complete since September 26th. Checking for an II everyday!
The life of us med school applicants...

I have been confirmed application complete since September 26th. Checking for an II everyday!
Interview invite like 15 minutes ago!!
I sent in a letter of interest in the middle of october.
Nope I am out of state and don't know too much about north carolina either... But congratulations on the invite!
Thanks you too! I just scheduled for the first week of December.
Edit: Just looked at USnews rankings from last year and it seems WF is #19 in primary care. Is WF considered a top 20 school?
I could be wrong, but I don't think Wake is considered top 20
Yeah, usually when people refer to a "Top 20" school, they are referring to the US News research rankings, which are largely determined by the total amount of research dollars a medical school brings in. Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Penn...those are some of the places usually vying for the top spot in research rankings.
Wake Forest's current research rank is #42 (which puts it roughly in the top quarter of all medical schools), while it's primary care rank is #19 (almost but not quite the top 10 percent of all schools). Also, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (the affiliated hospital) is fairly well known nationally.
Also, if any of you OOS-ers have questions about NC, I have lived here my whole life! It's an interesting place to say the least, but at the end of the day, I think it's a great place to live and to be happy.
To be fair, a lot of schools do not report their numbers. If you only count the schools that report Wake is in the top 50% and 25%. Still impressive. I just try to keep in mind rankings tell you little about how much you'll like the school
I could be wrong, but I don't think Wake is considered top 20
Yeah, usually when people refer to a "Top 20" school, they are referring to the US News research rankings, which are largely determined by the total amount of research dollars a medical school brings in. Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Penn...those are some of the places usually vying for the top spot in research rankings.
Wake Forest's current research rank is #42 (which puts it roughly in the top quarter of all medical schools), while it's primary care rank is #19 (almost but not quite the top 10 percent of all schools). Also, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (the affiliated hospital) is fairly well known nationally.
Also, if any of you OOS-ers have questions about NC, I have lived here my whole life! It's an interesting place to say the least, but at the end of the day, I think it's a great place to live and to be happy.
To be fair, a lot of schools do not report their numbers. If you only count the schools that report Wake is in the top 50% and 25%. Still impressive. I just try to keep in mind rankings tell you little about how much you'll like the school
Yeah, you're absolutely right on both points. In any case though, Wake Forest has a very good reputation, and you will not be held back by lack of research opportunities.
Im staying at a Whyndamm with a shuttle!
You mean the Wyndam? How much was your room? I might stay there too. I have an interview for early December. Anyone care to give any advice on the interview?
Im staying at a Whyndamm with a shuttle!
You mean the Wyndam? How much was your room? I might stay there too. I have an interview for early December. Anyone care to give any advice on the interview?
not to the school but to the airport. Its super close the the school and I'll just take a cab or walk. I'm used to walking ~2 miles to work in the morning anyway
ya sorry, Wingate by Wyndham. I think it was like 87 on expedia! Can't comment on the interview yet as It hasn't happened yet lol
Nice. I'll probably see you there then. Dec. 7th right? Are you flying into Greensboro?
Ya, PTI. I think its free. Hotel shuttles usually are.
what dates are they scheduling interviews for currently?
Also accepted today!! Interviewed 10/16. So excited to receive my first acceptance!
Also accepted today!! Interviewed 10/16. So excited to receive my first acceptance!
Also in! And I interviewed with you! Congrats 🙂
Stats? If you don't mind
I'm trying to learn more about the curriculum, but I can't find anything detailed.
This is all I've found: http://www.wakehealth.edu/school/curriculum.htm
Is it systems? PBL?
Go to http://www.wakehealth.edu/mdprogram/year-iv-guide/ and click on "Admissions Bulletin" on the right side of the page. It has more detailed information about the integrated curriculum which includes a combination of lectures, labs, small groups, and case-centered learning. I thought the information session on interview day was excellent and helped me learn a lot about Wake. Hope this helps!
Excellent, thank you!
Edit: seems to me it's a pbl curriculum or "case based learning"? Is it primarily pbl with some lecture mixed in or the other way around?
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I think they said 4 mornings a week were lecture/lab and 1 or 2 afternoons of small group/case based learning. There's also a doctoring class maybe once a week? Everything you learn each week is based on the same topic. So the information taught in lecture is reinforced in lab and small group cases with faculty facilitators. Maybe a current student could clarify but this was my impression from the information given during the interview day.
Interesting. I'm really starting to lean towards school with pbl or at least a significant pbl component.
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My student tour guide was really excited about the Case based learning sections yesterday when she was talking about it. She said that on mondays her group (groups are 4-7 people) would get together with a faculty person and are presented a case to discuss. By the end of that section they come up with learning objectives for the case to research during the week. On Fridays the reconvene to discuss what they learned from their research. Sounds like a good way to learn!
I was put on the waitlist on the 10/15, sent a LOI, and then got accepted on 11/8! So they do look at the waitlist at each committee meeting 🙂so, i got put on the alternate list. i liked the school so i'm trying to not hold it against them. does anyone know if they actually let people in off the alternate list after every committee meeting? or am I going to have to wait until april? will they email me after every meeting with my status?
sorry if this has been said or answered already, but would anyone happen to know if it is preferable to send an update/interest letter addressed to the admissions committee or to the dean. If the latter, does anyone have the dean's contact info? ( Couldn't find it)
Thanks so much! I've been placed on what seems like a preinterview hold and would love to get an interview from Wake.