2013-2014 Mayo Medical School Application Thread

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I had mine requested 8/19- but still yet to hear back- anyone from that date hear back yet?
 
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Reapplicants are put in a separate pile and will be looked at sometime in the future...supposedly

Can anyone comment on this? I am a reapplicant with fee paid sometime around 7/14 who has had silence since. Anyone familiar with the timeline of consideration for reapplicants?
 
Can anyone comment on this? I am a reapplicant with fee paid sometime around 7/14 who has had silence since. Anyone familiar with the timeline of consideration for reapplicants?

Yeah, I would be interested in this as well. When I spoke with Mayo over the phone this spring, I was encouraged to reapply. Nothing was said about the reapplicants being put in a separate pile...
 
Yeah, I would be interested in this as well. When I spoke with Mayo over the phone this spring, I was encouraged to reapply. Nothing was said about the reapplicants being put in a separate pile...

I'm reapplicant. I got the LOR request on 7/29. I am not a reapplicant to Mayo, though, so I don't know what group that would put me in.
 
After the number of "got rejected" posts I have thus far read, I am probably going to stay off sdn for a few weeks hahaha. Good luck everyone!
 
Woke up to an interview invite this morning!!! SOOO HAPPY!! Was in the second batch of LOR requests and second batch of complete dates.
 
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Woke up to an interview invite this morning!!! SOOO HAPPY!! Was in the second batch of LOR requests and second batch of complete dates.

Congrats! Do you mind sharing your stats? When did you submit payment/have your letters pulled?
 
Hello all! Just thought I would add to the data in this thread:

Complete: 8/23
Fee waiver notice: 8/24
LoR request: 9/4
 
do they request for your letters even if they are on amcas?

Yes 🙂

Thank you for your application to Mayo Medical School. To continue the review of your application, we request that you submit letters of reference. Please note that if you have sent your letters to AMCAS prior to receiving this notification, you do not need to resend them. This email is letting you know that we will now begin retrieving your letters.
 
First rejection 🙁

Is it weird that I never got a LOR request but my rejection letter was a "not selected for an interview invite" letter??

This. LizzyM score of 69, so not like I was expecting an interview invite, but I'd like to hope I was rejected post-LoR. Designated letters to Mayo before they sent me a request, never got a LoR request email, but received this email today, three weeks after payment:

Thank you for your application and interest in Mayo Medical School. The medical school admissions committee has recently concluded a thorough review of a large number of applications received from interested individuals. The committee was very impressed with the high quality of the applicant pool. However, we have received many more competitive applications than we can recommend for an interview and/or a position at Mayo Medical School for 2014. We believe that this reflects the depth and quality of the applicant pool and the accompanying intensity of the competition for the number of positions in our medical school.

Unfortunately, your application was not among those selected for an invitation to interview. We appreciate your serious interest in Mayo Medical School as well as the time and effort you have devoted to preparing your application.

We wish you well in your future pursuits and offer you our best wishes for success in your career. Once again, thank you for your interest in Mayo Medical School.
 
Is there still anyone else in the 1st or 2nd batch LOR Requests who haven't heard back?

2nd batch here. I am not too worried as much as before, though. My MCAT is lower than the average, and I tried to adjust my perspective and expectations lately.

If I get II, I will be so happy but if not, I am still thankful that I passed the LOR screen.
 
I got my fee received email 8/23.no LOR request. is it safe to assume ill probably be getting a rejection email soon?
 
Hmm..

Looking back at the thread, seems like
First batch: 7/8
Second batch: 7/16
Third batch: 7/24

Then it gets fuzzy - I guess some 7/29, definitely a big batch 8/2.

Maybe we should talk in terms if invite dates and LOR received dates instead of "batches"?

Haha neurotic thread procedures

I'm in the August 19th "batch" though we may need to re-define batches
 
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Is there still anyone else in the 1st or 2nd batch LOR Requests who haven't heard back?
Fee Rec. July 26
LOR Request. July 30
LOR Received. July 31
I haven't heard a thing back either so don't stress!!! 🙂
 
LoR request 9/4
LoR received 9/6

Note: I had pre-assigned my letters to Mayo through AMCAS. So if anyone was still wondering, if you assigned your letters when you submitted your primary, they will still update you via email when they retrieve your letters.

Best wishes!
 
Figured I would post too 🙂

8/28 Fee Received
9/5 (at 1:30AM...so really 9/4 for some of you) LOR Request
LORs not received yet, but through AMCAS so should be today or tomorrow

Good luck everyone!! I'm really excited.
 
I'm in the 8/19 batch too for LOR ! Haven't heard a thing after.
Anyone in or after the 8/19 batch heard anything yet?
 
7/29 LOR received.
9/8 Rejection

Not surprising. 3.8/31 with 8 verbal. Good luck everyone!
 
7/31 LOR received.
Rejected 9/8. ~3.8/35

Most disappointing rejection so far, but you never know with Mayo. With this string of rejections, I think there is another round of II's on the horizon. Good luck!!
 
Did you guys get a "File Complete" email? I got a LOR request 2 months ago but my letters didn't arrive until 8/24, and since then I haven't heard anything from them. Should I call or just wait?
 
Sorry about the rejections guys :/

Related question, to those in the know:

I received the LOR received email on 7/22, and it has been silence ever since. Is it likely that my application has survived the axe of rejections?
 
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Hey guys, quick question.

How long did it take to get the LOR Received email for those of you who had already assigned them via AMCAS? I'm seeing some really quick turnaround times, just curious.

Thanks!
🙂