2013-2014 Creighton University Application Thread

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Hi SDN community! I am back to share my experiences. It all started with a 2 hour delay in Denver (my connecting flight), but alas, I made it to Omaha! My host picked me up at the airport and we went back to her condo downtown. It was just me and her which was awesome! I had the entire morning of my interview day to get ready, no fighting with 5 girls for the bathroom (what I had expected lol). The evening before my interview, we went to the student hosted dinner and I met several M2's along with several interviewees. Note to interviewees: try to look excited to be there and engage in the convo regardless of the topic. Some looked bored to death! The dinner was excellent, I had something called gnudi which was a lot like gnocchi, but filled with cheese and covered in pesto; I highly recommend this plate (it was a special for the interview group). I had a glass of wine which helped me relax; I strongly advise taking this route, no one will judge you..at least my host didn't, I bought her a celebratory glass for passing her Friday quiz : ) We got ice cream with M2’s where I learned a lot about their various trips (India, Guatemala, Ghana, etc.) abroad through Project Cura (roughly half of all medical students do these service trips the summer between M1 and M2). After ice cream, we went back and my host and I chatted for nearly 2 hours about Creighton and all it has to offer! Did I mention how awesome my host was??! Okay, the day you all want to hear about: the interview day. My host drove me to school at 7:30 am and breakfast started at 8 which included fruit, cold bagels, interesting tasting coffee, and bottled juices. Dr. Quinn gave us a motivational speech prior to interviewing which helped followed by a financial aid presentation by Mr. Jarmon. In the financial aid portion we learned to not buy coffee during medical school as there will be plenty around campus. Mr. Jarmon even offered us to stop by his office as medical students to enjoy his morning leftovers lol Everyone on the interview list had 2 morning interviews between 10 and 12, one with a student and one with a faculty member. My faculty member acted as if he hadn’t read my file or had forgotten everything in it which was definitely a bummer, but I tried to tell him as much as he would let me…he talked about himself and his research a bit too much…so I only got to discuss a few points..eh, he has my app; at least he was nice. As for the student interviewer, he was very friendly! He asked me to tell him about myself, but stopped me midsentence to remind me he had my file and read it, not that I was doing poorly just that he wanted me to know that before I kept going. I hope he meant it when he followed that up with, “You are doing well.” We talked about my hospice volunteering which he did also; I felt we hit it off on that topic, a BIG passion of mine. Of course they both asked why medicine, but surprisingly neither asked me why Creighton. The question that seems so easy now that I struggled with then was, “What have you done with and for people?” I only pointed out a few things, but wish I had went down the list. Practically everything I do is with and for people!!! Ahhh, oh well. He also asked me to describe myself in three words, tough one! I used happy as one lol I was insanely happy to be there and am an extremely happy person in general. Seems like a juvenile answer in retrospect. After the interviews, we took a shuttle to the medical center and the actual medical school (our actual interviews were held in an admin building or something). The tour of the hospital was done by an M3 who talked insanely quite so I was practically leaning in her face to hear her. As for the hospital, very few patients around…maybe because it was a Saturday? It was eerie, still it seemed nice. An M1 led our tour of the medical school and undergraduate amenities which we could use. Seemed like an awesome undergrad, lots of cool study spots. As for the medical school, it seemed like what I would expect. Not super high tech, but it will get the job done well! We took a tour of the lecture hall, student lounge, anatomy lab (the M1’s were studying for their practical), testing room, small group rooms, etc. The school seemed very student orientated which was nice. Not sure how I felt about the tests being computer-based… my host seemed to think it hurt her in the sense that being given multiple choice exams she didn’t have to know how to spell or pronounce anything, she only had to be able to recognize the letters. I’m not religious, but the church on campus was absolutely beautiful! I would keep going, but I am headed to Miami for another interview. I hope this was informative, please ask if you have any questions! Good luck everyone!


Wow haha very well said, you gave way more info than me! I agree with everything though. I was on a different day with different people and one of my interviewers also said they didn't have a chance to read my file. I don't REALLY think it is a conspiracy haha but it wouldn't surprise me if they are meant to say that to see where you go with your answer
 
My faculty interviewer was the same.. He printed out only the first two pages of my primary app and it was pretty clear that he hadn't read my file! Haha. I could tell because whenever I brought something up, like tutoring for instance, he would write it down.
 
My faculty interviewer was the same.. He printed out only the first two pages of my primary app and it was pretty clear that he hadn't read my file! Haha. I could tell because whenever I brought something up, like tutoring for instance, he would write it down.

Such a bummer!! I hope we all survive the committee review : )
 
Such a bummer!! I hope we all survive the committee review : )

Me too! Do you remember when they said they would meet? From last years thread I remember people saying they had an ominous "status update" on their page every now and then with no indication of what the update was, but I don't see a "last updated" section on my secondary page at all.
 
Me too! Do you remember when they said they would meet? From last years thread I remember people saying they had an ominous "status update" on their page every now and then with no indication of what the update was, but I don't see a "last updated" section on my secondary page at all.

Not sure when they will meet but they said we should find out on Oct 16th : ) I also don't see a last updated section.
 
Not sure when they will meet but they said we should find out on Oct 16th : ) I also don't see a last updated section.

Ahhhh haha knowing the actual date is scary, I really liked Creighton!
 
Can anyone who has taken advantage of open door and speaking Dr. Quinn comment on if it has been helpful in securing an interview. I am a second tim applicant and sopke with him several times last cycle but it was later in the cycle so I wasn't able to really help my case. THis cycle i started early.
 
Has anyone who interviewed early received any sort of update on their status page? Last years thread seemed to have some floating around this time last year.
 
Has anyone who interviewed early received any sort of update on their status page? Last years thread seemed to have some floating around this time last year.

I interviewed 9/13 and my status just says that my app is ready for committee review.
 
Yeahhhh mine is the same haha I am just starved for any news

Me too! I absolutely loved creighton which was a surprise given its location. Omaha was actually quite wonderful. Here's to hoping for good news for both of us ; )
 
Can anyone who interviewed here on a Friday give some insight into the Dutch dinner? I interview here next Friday 10/11 and am not sure if I will be able to stick around for the dinner, but I definitely don't want to miss it if it was a helpful addition to your overall impression of the school or to the school's impression of you.
 
No love here :/ One of my top choices.
 
Can anyone who interviewed here on a Friday give some insight into the Dutch dinner? I interview here next Friday 10/11 and am not sure if I will be able to stick around for the dinner, but I definitely don't want to miss it if it was a helpful addition to your overall impression of the school or to the school's impression of you.

It's just dinner at a restaurant with Creighton med students.
 
Does anyone know if they email rejections or is it silent?

I am not 100% sure, but briefly scanning through the threads from previous years it looks more like they are the silent/tell you in March type.
 
Can anyone who has taken advantage of open door and speaking Dr. Quinn comment on if it has been helpful in securing an interview. I am a second tim applicant and sopke with him several times last cycle but it was later in the cycle so I wasn't able to really help my case. THis cycle i started early.
 
Has anyone received interview invites lately? I was complete early Sept. just trying to gauge what to expect... if possible.
 
Out of CA, 3.58 sci GPA, 3.66 cumulative GPA and 31 mcat score. What are my chances here?
 
Does anyone recall, when and how does acceptance/rejection/waitlist goes out?
 
Praying for a call tomorrow .... 😳
 
Top part of my status page saying "thanks for interviewing, etc." has disappeared.
 
any idea what time they start making phone calls?

Nope, but from looking at last years thread someone posted they "just got called" starting at 11:00am and the last post that day "got called" at 6:00pm. Granted, SDN is a smaller sample size than those actually getting called, but it looks like it could be a long day. I think they are fine with you calling them once their office opens, but I will probably be too nervous.
 
Nope, but from looking at last years thread someone posted they "just got called" starting at 11:00am and the last post that day "got called" at 6:00pm. Granted, SDN is a smaller sample size than those actually getting called, but it looks like it could be a long day. I think they are fine with you calling them once their office opens, but I will probably be too nervous.

Lol yeah I'm nervous to call.. I may suck it up and try calling around noon if I haven't heard anything and people start posting stuff..
 
Lol yeah I'm nervous to call.. I may suck it up and try calling around noon if I haven't heard anything and people start posting stuff..

That is what I am telling myself I am gonna do too, come noon it may be a different story though haha
 
Me 4 on the disappeared top part of the status. Ah!
 
Aaahhhh now my letters are gone too! I need to stop checking haha.
 
I was scared to check my email, but I am glad I did… accepted! OOS. Good luck to everyone else!
 
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