2013-2014 Creighton University Application Thread

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This waiting game ****ing sucks. This is one of my top choices. I've only been "complete" since 8/30, with weekends and labor day that's nothing, but it feels like foreverrrr.
 
akaMondo said:
This waiting game ****ing sucks. This is one of my top choices. I've only been "complete" since 8/30, with weekends and labor day that's nothing, but it feels like foreverrrr.
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I am not 100% sure on this, but I don't think they have even sent out a second round of interview invites yet, so I wouldn't worry too much (although of course waiting IS pretty horrible).
 
StudentDrWho said:
I am not 100% sure on this, but I don't think they have even sent out a second round of interview invites yet, so I wouldn't worry too much (although of course waiting IS pretty horrible).
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Yeah, from this thread it looks like the second batch hasn't gone out. It just feels like I've waited wayyy longer than 6 business days or whatever. Sigh.
 
Getting ready for bed here in Omaha, super excited for the big day tomorrow! 🙂 Good luck to everybody interviewing Friday and Saturday :luck:
 
Entadus said:
Getting ready for bed here in Omaha, super excited for the big day tomorrow! 🙂 Good luck to everybody interviewing Friday and Saturday :luck:
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Hope it's going well for you!! Maybe I'll see you at the dinner tonight?? I'm getting in a day early to hangout with my host : )
 
CRAYTON! Recently submitted my secondary. I hope I'm not late :luck:
 
still waiting to hear from this school. hope they revisit my app since i'm not part of the cream of the top of the cake.
 
StudentDrWho said:
So how did this weekend go for everyone?
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Most laid back interview so far. All the faculty were incredibly humble, refreshingly honest, and don't give of that pretentious "PR" vibe. Omaha was not bad. Old Market district is very cool. Locals are especially friendly.
 
pyrrion89 said:
Most laid back interview so far. All the faculty were incredibly humble, refreshingly honest, and don't give of that pretentious "PR" vibe. Omaha was not bad. Old Market district is very cool. Locals are especially friendly.
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+1

Also, loved the mission and philosophy of the school, the friendliness of the people, and the comraderie of the students. Grade: A+ !!!
 
At the end of the session they were very transparent about the application process following interview. I've seen this said before, but good to reiterate for those not wanting to sort through the thread: 648 interviewed last year, 408 accepted (380 accepted before May15th), don't rank those put on the alternate list, encourage applicants to contact and ask about weaknesses if on alt. list, and told we need to send updates if we want to be considered from alt list. I interviewed this Sat and they said we should know by Oct 16th. Hope this helps; I will write more later! Hopping a flight home then off to Florida in the morning for vacation and interview : )
 
For those of you who interviewed or just picked out a date, do you remember if there were any dates the week of Oct 21st? I know they're on fall break the week right before that but I'm wondering if they jump right back in afterwards.
 
aeh82477 said:
For those of you who interviewed or just picked out a date, do you remember if there were any dates the week of Oct 21st? I know they're on fall break the week right before that but I'm wondering if they jump right back in afterwards.
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I don't think the options we had available went out that far. I think only one batch of interviews went out as of now and we all had the same options to choose from, but I could be mistaken.
 
Any non-Jesuits or people who didn't attend a Jesuit undergrad receive an II here?

I'm starting to think all these Jesuit schools (this one, Georgetown, Loyola, saint Louis) were a waste of my time..
 
osprey099 said:
Any non-Jesuits or people who didn't attend a Jesuit undergrad receive an II here?

I'm starting to think all these Jesuit schools (this one, Georgetown, Loyola, saint Louis) were a waste of my time..
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I have zero Jesuit ties and got one
 
osprey099 said:
Did you do mission trips or write about any religious related activities in your Primary or secondary app?
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Nope, aside from some potentially overlapping/shared morality, there is zero mention of religion of any kind in any of my application. Keep in mind though, they have only sent out one batch of interviews. They are no where close to being done, so I wouldn't give up hope just yet!
 
Just got an II super excited. I'm thinking about choosing a Saturday date... Does anyone if there is a difference in choosing weekend vs non-weekend dates?
 
amerr4 said:
Just got an II super excited. I'm thinking about choosing a Saturday date... Does anyone if there is a difference in choosing weekend vs non-weekend dates?
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Congrats! Do you mind sharing when you were complete?
 
amerr4 said:
Just got an II super excited. I'm thinking about choosing a Saturday date... Does anyone if there is a difference in choosing weekend vs non-weekend dates?
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I enjoyed the Saturday date as it was very convenient. I arrived in Omaha Fri afternoon and attended the dinner with M2s which was fun! I highly recommend the host program too. They pick you up from the airport and drop you off. Congrats!
 
To those that just got II, when did you get the complete email from Creighton?
 
amerr4 said:
Just got an II super excited. I'm thinking about choosing a Saturday date... Does anyone if there is a difference in choosing weekend vs non-weekend dates?
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Yeah, my Saturday date was great too, I got to go to dinner downtown on Friday and make a weekend out of it.
 
First II for me! :soexcited:
Complete 9/11 :wow:
3.9 GPA, 3.85 sGPA, 31 MCAT
 
Does Creighton send the Interview Invites via Email or have to check the website?
 
Just about to submit. The website didn't seem to accept my credit card as valid (perplexing since I have more than sufficient funds), so I will try again tomorrow. Creighton is one of my top choices, so I'm hoping for a positive outcome.
 
SPTtoMD said:
Just about to submit. The website didn't seem to accept my credit card as valid (perplexing since I have more than sufficient funds), so I will try again tomorrow. Creighton is one of my top choices, so I'm hoping for a positive outcome.
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Me too! After attending the interview I'd definitely say I'm in love ; )
 
osprey099 said:
Congrats! Do you mind sharing when you were complete?
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Yeah no problem

Complete e-mail 8/20

Stats GPA Science/ composite 3.7/3.8 and 33 MCAT

Also yes the invites come through e-mail but it also shows on the status page and its actually from the status page that you schedule the interview.

Thanks for the input on Saturday Interviews the only thing I'm concerned about is that going on a Saturday the schools campus will not be as active as it would be if on a Friday or Thursday.
 
Wow. Complete 9/1, 3.65 c/sGPA, 37 mcat and no II. I'm incredibly incredibly bummed out.
 
akaMondo said:
Wow. Complete 9/1, 3.65 c/sGPA, 37 mcat and no II. I'm incredibly incredibly bummed out.
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You were complete 9/1 dude.. There's those of us who've been complete back in July (like myself) that still haven't heard anything from this school. Just have patience.
 
akaMondo said:
Wow. Complete 9/1, 3.65 c/sGPA, 37 mcat and no II. I'm incredibly incredibly bummed out.
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Your stats are great, but schools aren't required to give invites based on stats alone. You never know how the process works and it can be really hit or miss. I'm grateful for every invite I get whether its my top choice or a school I feel overqualified for.

Additionally 9/1 is not long to wait. I doubt they've even seen your app.
 
GreatBrono7 said:
Your stats are great, but schools aren't required to give invites based on stats alone. You never know how the process works and it can be really hit or miss. I'm grateful for every invite I get whether its my top choice or a school I feel overqualified for.

Additionally 9/1 is not long to wait. I doubt they've even seen your app.
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Sorry, not trying to be a brat. Saw people complete after me getting II's, and I assume they saw my app and chose to put it aside. If 9/11 got an II, you'd think 9/1 would have been glanced at. And I know Creighton isn't required to give me an interview, not at all. Just one of my top choices of schools and kind of bummed out.
 
akaMondo said:
Sorry, not trying to be a brat. Saw people complete after me getting II's, and I assume they saw my app and chose to put it aside. If 9/11 got an II, you'd think 9/1 would have been glanced at. And I know Creighton isn't required to give me an interview, not at all. Just one of my top choices of schools and kind of bummed out.
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I don't know if they have regional bias but I am from a bordering state. Your stats are awesome btw 👍
 
Burla said:
I don't know if they have regional bias but I am from a bordering state. Your stats are awesome btw 👍
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I don't think so since they're private? But thanks, your kind words at least made the morning a little easier! 🙂 Congrats on the II, be sure to let us know how it goes!
 
akaMondo said:
Wow. Complete 9/1, 3.65 c/sGPA, 37 mcat and no II. I'm incredibly incredibly bummed out.
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Your mcat exceeds their upper 10th percentile. Maybe they think you'll get snapped up at a more competitive school. Also they are not research focused so maybe they think it's a poor fit. Even more likely is they haven't read your application yet.
 
pyrrion89 said:
Your mcat exceeds their upper 10th percentile. Maybe they think you'll get snapped up at a more competitive school. Also they are not research focused so maybe they think it's a poor fit. Even more likely is they haven't read your application yet.
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Thanks. You made me feel a lot better. I don't care much for research, so that'd suck. I'm worried about my ECs. I have well over 200 hours of medical volunteering, but I don't have any non-medical volunteering. I feel like that will be an issue at the Jesuit schools.
 
akaMondo said:
Thanks. You made me feel a lot better. I don't care much for research, so that'd suck. I'm worried about my ECs. I have well over 200 hours of medical volunteering, but I don't have any non-medical volunteering. I feel like that will be an issue at the Jesuit schools.
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Who knows honestly. It could be that you didnt have something that they really look for. But most schools don't go in an exact order. You may hear something later down the line. interviews go until April. Hopefully you'll get one before then but it's still September.
 
akaMondo said:
Thanks. You made me feel a lot better. I don't care much for research, so that'd suck. I'm worried about my ECs. I have well over 200 hours of medical volunteering, but I don't have any non-medical volunteering. I feel like that will be an issue at the Jesuit schools.
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From what I've encountered, Creighton really values non-medical volunteering. This is my second time interviewing here and in both interviews the faculty interviewer talked about how they really look for non-medical volunteering from an applicant due to the school's Jesuit background. I mean c'mon, am I applying to medical school or the Peace Corps? There's only so many hours in a day to complete all of these ECs. It's tough to know which schools look for what since other schools have said they could care less about non-medical ECs, but I do understand where Creighton is coming from. That being said, I've gotten two interviews there and I don't have much non-medical volunteering on my app (none the first time I received the II) so it's not a make-or-break thing. I did have a lot of free clinic experience so maybe that made up for it.
 
klinkne5 said:
From what I've encountered, Creighton really values non-medical volunteering. This is my second time interviewing here and in both interviews the faculty interviewer talked about how they really look for non-medical volunteering from an applicant due to the school's Jesuit background. I mean c'mon, am I applying to medical school or the Peace Corps? There's only so many hours in a day to complete all of these ECs. It's tough to know which schools look for what since other schools have said they could care less about non-medical ECs, but I do understand where Creighton is coming from. That being said, I've gotten two interviews there and I don't have much non-medical volunteering on my app (none the first time I received the II) so it's not a make-or-break thing. I did have a lot of free clinic experience so maybe that made up for it.
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That's exactly how I feel. Between shadowing, medical volunteering, maintaining a decent GPA, jobs, MCAT studying, clubs, research, and trying to have a life, I'm not sure where I would have fit non-medical volunteering... not sure why there's a difference between me volunteering at a clinic on an Indian reservation or a school on an Indian reservation.
 
akaMondo said:
That's exactly how I feel. Between shadowing, medical volunteering, maintaining a decent GPA, jobs, MCAT studying, clubs, research, and trying to have a life, I'm not sure where I would have fit non-medical volunteering... not sure why there's a difference between me volunteering at a clinic on an Indian reservation or a school on an Indian reservation.
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Well the Jesuit philosophy teaches volunteerism because its the right thing to do not because you need to check a box on your application. Non medical volunteering shows that you are more concerned with helping than your application. It makes sense and its a philosophy they believe in.
 
Sorry guys I just had a quick question:

To the people that already had their interviews,

Is there anything we have to turn in before the interview?
 
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GreatBrono7 said:
Well the Jesuit philosophy teaches volunteerism because its the right thing to do not because you need to check a box on your application. Non medical volunteering shows that you are more concerned with helping than your application. It makes sense and its a philosophy they believe in.
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I didn't volunteer to check a box. I did it to see something completely new to me and provide service to a group of people who desperately need it. Whether it was at a clinic or school doesn't seem to really change what I did. Not to be difficult, by the way. I understand the Jesuit mission, I just don't see how non-medical volunteering fits it and medically-related volunteering doesn't.
 
DocOpotamus said:
At the end of the session they were very transparent about the application process following interview. I've seen this said before, but good to reiterate for those not wanting to sort through the thread: 648 interviewed last year, 408 accepted (380 accepted before May15th), don't rank those put on the alternate list, encourage applicants to contact and ask about weaknesses if on alt. list, and told we need to send updates if we want to be considered from alt list. I interviewed this Sat and they said we should know by Oct 16th. Hope this helps; I will write more later! Hopping a flight home then off to Florida in the morning for vacation and interview : )
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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!
 
DocOpotamus said:
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!
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As someone who interviewed the same day and had the same exact pair of interviewers, I second all of this! 🙂
 
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