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hoping for some instate love from wright state!!!
hoping for some instate love from wright state!!!
They sent a complete email a few days after I paid, then I heard nothing until I got an interview.
You're entitled to think what you want, just as we're entitled to root for the underdog and yearn for a basic level of respect. We have absolutely no sway when it comes to people's applications, trust me. But two years ago, we were given a chance and we were encouraged, and we want to extend that courtesy to future students (and hopefully moderate some of the bad attitudes and bad feelings). I'm sorry you feel that this is a poor reflection of our school. We're in no way meaning to be threatening - just hopeful that applicants are aware that in this day and age of internet obsessions, one needs to be aware that comments they make in writing can stick with them and reflect poorly. I love love love Wright State for its commitment to being inclusive, team-oriented, community-oriented, and overall good-spirited. It just worries me when I see what could be interpreted as "cut-throat" behavior in an application thread, because that could translate into one's lifestyle while in medical school - and we just don't want that here. My classmates and I truly meant no offense, we just have so much passion for our school and our class that we want to uphold what we've grown to love and make sure that those things carry over into future classes. We wish you the best of luck.
I interviewed here yesterday and I really loved the school.
As far as the interviews go, you really should not stress too much about it. They really just want to get a sense of who you are as a person, there were no trick questions. Honestly, it felt like a conversation with a friend. All of my interviewers were very friendly and did a good job of making it a low stress environment. Just make sure you truly know who you are as a person, our tour guide told us to speak from the heart, and I felt that's what they were assessing.
The facilities were nice. All of the students and faculty/staff were very friendly and welcoming. When I was leaving for the day, I was stopped several times in the parking lot by students who asked how everything went, some even offered me their e-mail address incase I have any questions about the school.
Overall it was a great day. It is an excellent school with a great community. If I am offered an acceptance here, I will definitely be attending (the entire interview day confirmed that I loved this place)! Best of luck to everybody else interviewing here!!
I would love to get an interview invite to this school. By the way, I am an underdog trying to get in...3.4gpa, 25Q MCAT, and Chem/Bio major. I have interviews at University of Louisville, University of Kentucky, Indiana University, and West Virginia University. I am disadvantaged and have alot of doctor shadowing, volunteering, extracurricular activities. Try to keep your head up underdogs in this process. Also, apply to schools that you think you can get into. I have applied to DO schools also which is probably my best chances of getting into medical school. Also, many students with 45T and 4.0gpa's get rejected from schools because they might suck at interviews due to lack of ability to communicate with others.
If anyone has any questions about the interview process, don't hesitate to ask. I know you all will love this school! Good luck to everyone else who is still waiting. Plenty of time left.
I interviewed here yesterday and I really loved the school.
As far as the interviews go, you really should not stress too much about it. They really just want to get a sense of who you are as a person, there were no trick questions. Honestly, it felt like a conversation with a friend. All of my interviewers were very friendly and did a good job of making it a low stress environment. Just make sure you truly know who you are as a person, our tour guide told us to speak from the heart, and I felt thats what they were assessing.
The facilities were nice. All of the students and faculty/staff were very friendly and welcoming. When I was leaving for the day, I was stopped several times in the parking lot by students who asked how everything went, some even offered me their e-mail address incase I have any questions about the school.
Overall it was a great day. It is an excellent school with a great community. If I am offered an acceptance here, I will definitely be attending (the entire interview day confirmed that I loved this place)! Best of luck to everybody else interviewing here!!
Can you guys give more detail about the area the campus is in? I spoke to someone from Dayton at another interview and they told me Wright State is in a really small/rural area. Any truth to that? Also, how new are the facilities?
I would say that Wright State is basically located in your standard suburb. I wouldn't necessarily call the area rural... maybe when you go a little farther away from downtown. It's not like, in the middle of a field or something. You could google maps Wright State and drag that little yellow guy out to street view if ya wanna take a look.
The facilities are pretty new. WSU probably had one of the nicest / most aesthetically pleasing buildings out of all the places I interviewed. It makes sitting in White Hall for like 14 hours straight not AS bad.
I was told WSU doesn't have it's own teaching hospital. Is that accurate? Where (how far from the campus) are the rotation sites?
Kind of.
http://www.med.wright.edu/csm
I would say they are all within 10-15 minutes from campus. Maybe 20 at the most.
Thanks! Looks like a nice setup assuming all of those hospitals have reputable programs. I know the quality of a school isn't always related to the median matriculant stats, but I am honestly a little worried about the stats at WSU.. It seems hypocritical for me to say, since I'm a low stat applicant myself, but I can't help it.
For the most part, if you are going to an accredited US medical school the ‘quality' of the education you receive is going to be similar wherever you go. The way each school chooses to structure that education may vary but I think its fair to say that all US grads graduate with similar levels of knowledge. Wright state is no different. The students who graduate from Wright State are equally as prepared to enter residency as any another other graduate from any other school.
I, however, have a suspicion that your use of ‘quality' was intended to be more specific than that. So to hit the high points…
If you are talking about the ‘quality' of students at Wright State: I have never doubted the ability and talent of any of my fellow classmates. You will not be the smartest kid in class don't worry. Haha. Again that can be said about students at any other medical school.
If you are talking about the ‘quality' of teachers at Wright State: We have good professors and we have bad professors just like everywhere else. You get taught what you need to know and you supplement that knowledge with outside resources (especially in terms of board prep). That again is pretty standard for most medical schools.
If your use of ‘quality' indirectly means ‘reputation': As an applicant it is hard not to get caught up in ‘stats' and ‘rank'. I think most students realize that that does not matter much once they actually get into medical school. Where you end up for residency is largely dependent on you not the medical school you attend. If you are lucky enough to get multiple acceptances my advice would be to focus on other aspects when considering which medical school to attend. Do I like the way the curriculum is structured? Do I fit in well with the student body? How engaged are the faculty members? Do I like the area? How far away from my family will I be? How much will it cost me to go here? I think these are the important questions you should ask yourself. Basically the short answer is that if you attend Wright State ‘reputation' will not get in the way of you perusing any residency you want.
If you have any other questions feel free to ask. As you might have noticed there are a number of current students who keep a close eye on these forums.
Yea you hit the nail on the head talking about reputation and matching. Do you plan on staying in ohio for residency?
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For the most part, if you are going to an accredited US medical school the quality of the education you receive is going to be similar wherever you go. The way each school chooses to structure that education may vary but I think its fair to say that all US grads graduate with similar levels of knowledge. Wright state is no different. The students who graduate from Wright State are equally as prepared to enter residency as any another other graduate from any other school.
I, however, have a suspicion that your use of quality was intended to be more specific than that. So to hit the high points
If you are talking about the quality of students at Wright State: I have never doubted the ability and talent of any of my fellow classmates. You will not be the smartest kid in class dont worry. Haha. Again that can be said about students at any other medical school.
If you are talking about the quality of teachers at Wright State: We have good professors and we have bad professors just like everywhere else. You get taught what you need to know and you supplement that knowledge with outside resources (especially in terms of board prep). That again is pretty standard for most medical schools.
If your use of quality indirectly means reputation: As an applicant it is hard not to get caught up in stats and rank. I think most students realize that that does not matter much once they actually get into medical school. Where you end up for residency is largely dependent on you not the medical school you attend. If you are lucky enough to get multiple acceptances my advice would be to focus on other aspects when considering which medical school to attend. Do I like the way the curriculum is structured? Do I fit in well with the student body? How engaged are the faculty members? Do I like the area? How far away from my family will I be? How much will it cost me to go here? I think these are the important questions you should ask yourself. Basically the short answer is that if you attend Wright State reputation will not get in the way of you perusing any residency you want.
If you have any other questions feel free to ask. As you might have noticed there are a number of current students who keep a close eye on these forums.
Has anyone who confirmed for their interview received a confirmation email that is supposed to detail what the day is about? I confirmed sometime last week/week and a half ago and haven't received the email yet. Jw, thanks!
They told me I would get it 10 days prior to the inteview
Can you guys give more detail about the area the campus is in? I spoke to someone from Dayton at another interview and they told me Wright State is in a really small/rural area. Any truth to that? Also, how new are the facilities?
I'm from Dayton, so I can help you out. Wright State is about a 15-20 minute drive from downtown Dayton, but Dayton isn't really much of a happening city. I was born and raised there (only left for college), and could count on one hand the number of times I actually went into the city. However, there's a decent mall that's a 2 minute drive from WSU and another one that's 15 minutes away (Fairfield Commons/The Greene if you want to look them up). I wouldn't say it's very rural, but it certainly doesn't have a city to it. It's basically your standard suburb. Anything that you need is within a 10-15 minute drive.
Hope this helps!
Feel free to PM me if you have any further questions about the area (I can help out a little with UC/OSU as well, especially in contrasting the different cities).
I'm not extremely familiar with UCCOM (interviewing there later this month though), but I can help with comparing Cincy and Dayton. Cincinnati is a pretty conservative city compared to Dayton, but there's more happening in the city itself (pro sports, theatre, concerts). For both schools you definitely need a car. If you visit either, things to try are Skyline Chili and Graeter's ice cream. Also, when going to either you should definitely fly into the Dayton airport, Cincinnati is crazy expensive and in northern Kentucky, not Cincinnati (and travel time will be about the same from both to UC). UC isn't in the best of areas, while I can't imagine that you would feel unsafe at WSU.
It's also fairly easy to visit Columbus from WSU (about an hour drive). It's my personal favorite of the three, very liberal, probably has the best options/variety for food. Also has the Buckeyes (pro sports in Ohio leave something to be desired).
Let me know if I can be of help in any other way.
Although the Cincinnati airport is more expensive, it's only about 20 minutes away. Dayton airport will be at least a 45 minute drive.
I'm not extremely familiar with UCCOM (interviewing there later this month though), but I can help with comparing Cincy and Dayton. Cincinnati is a pretty conservative city compared to Dayton, but there's more happening in the city itself (pro sports, theatre, concerts). For both schools you definitely need a car. If you visit either, things to try are Skyline Chili and Graeter's ice cream. Also, when going to either you should definitely fly into the Dayton airport, Cincinnati is crazy expensive and in northern Kentucky, not Cincinnati (and travel time will be about the same from both to UC). UC isn't in the best of areas, while I can't imagine that you would feel unsafe at WSU.
It's also fairly easy to visit Columbus from WSU (about an hour drive). It's my personal favorite of the three, very liberal, probably has the best options/variety for food. Also has the Buckeyes (pro sports in Ohio leave something to be desired).
Let me know if I can be of help in any other way.
You'll probably have to rent a car if you fly into the Cincinnati airport regardless. The Cincinnati airport is south of the city and UC is north of the city so it'd be an expensive cab ride.
So, how would I get to Cinci from the Dayton airport? I'm <25 so renting a car might end up being as expensive as just flying into Cinci.
Hi everyone!
I just got an II but they told me to call in to schedule. I am very excited and I hope to meet some of you. Is anyone else interviewing on Tues Oct 15 or Wed Oct 16? Thanks and good luck to all of us![]()
Hi everyone!
I just got an II but they told me to call in to schedule. I am very excited and I hope to meet some of you. Is anyone else interviewing on Tues Oct 15 or Wed Oct 16? Thanks and good luck to all of us![]()
Did your interview invite come in snailmail or email??
Does anybody know how/when the send out post-interview decisions?