2013-2014 Uniformed Services University of the Health Science Application Thread

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Can anyone shed some light on where to get the body composition test done? I'm a little confused since DoDMERB said I'm medically qualified, but Ms. Ramseur told me I still need to get taped for my body composition. Thanks!
 
RoundEyes said:
Can anyone shed some light on where to get the body composition test done? I'm a little confused since DoDMERB said I'm medically qualified, but Ms. Ramseur told me I still need to get taped for my body composition. Thanks!
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You can go to any military base to get taped. They will fill out a document for you which you can then fax/scan and e-mail.
 
Or recruiting center. I had mine done at a recruiting center and it was accepted.
 
Just interviewed last week and fell in love with the school! Anybody have a clue about how long of a wait it will be before we hear back about the waitlist?
 
mcreed said:
Just interviewed last week and fell in love with the school! Anybody have a clue about how long of a wait it will be before we hear back about the waitlist?
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By mid-March, about a month'ish from now, everyone should know their status. That's the communication I've received from the school at least. I'm glad you liked the school. My interview day really solidified me on their program, culture, and opportunities.

Good luck. I wish you the best when you hear back.
 
JamesPD said:
Interviewed 12/12 and still waiting on a waitlist letter. Did they specify which tier you were on in the letter? I know we are able to find out but wasn't sure if this came along with the letter or at a later date.
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Also interviewed on 12/12... Heard anything yet?
 
SOMapplicant said:
Also interviewed on 12/12... Heard anything yet?
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Nope, checking my mail every day and still no word. I'm sure I'm over-analyzing, but maybe the weather in the DC area has affected USUHS AdCom meetings. Either way, really hoping to hear back within the next week.
 
JamesPD said:
Nope, checking my mail every day and still no word. I'm sure I'm over-analyzing, but maybe the weather in the DC area has affected USUHS AdCom meetings. Either way, really hoping to hear back within the next week.
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Same... :/
 
Yeesh... I interviewed in early October and haven't heard anything.
 
Hi all! I'm new to the thread. I just received my waitlist call this past week. I interviewed on December 5th.
Good luck to all!
 
Hi everyone! I'm new to this thread as well. I received a phone call from one of the deans on the admissions committee (we have the same alma mater) about two weeks ago letting me know I was on the waitlist. Dr. Saguil called me last week also to confirm this and give me more information on my waitlist placement. I interviewed on December 5th and chose Army. Congrats to everyone accepted and good luck to all who are waiting!!!
 
Congrats everybody that's gotten on the waitlist recently? Curious if there are any present students that got in interviewing in February? I'm hoping to get good news come March, but am so nervous!
 
Has everybody on the waitlist received a call? I was waitlisted on Dec 4, 2013 (received the letter on Dec 17, 2013), and I never received a call from admissions. However, I have never met Dr. Saguil either because he was not there for the 10/24/13 interview day.
 
I'm on the waitlist and I didn't receive a call either 🙁 hopefully that's not a terrible thing. I did get the e-mail about the second look day for accepted and waitlisted students, so I'm hoping that's good news?
 
interviewed 12/12 and i got my waitlist letter on 2/21, dated 2/20. hopefully i'll hear soon about my tier on the list.
 
I really want to apply here next cycle, you guys mind telling me what I should get on MCAT with these other qualities I have?
1. UF junior, major= psychology with cognitive and behavioral neuroscience. cGPA= 3.48, sGPA=3.31
2. Over 250 hours (3 years) of elementary school volunteering, where I head the program between my school an the elementary school
3. Over 200 hours of shadowing pediatrician; 6 weeks of 8-530 days mostly
4. 5 LOR's, 1 personal, 1 clinical, 2 professors, 1 volunteer coordinator
5. Involved in AMSA, was involved in an Acapella group as a baritone on campus for 2 years, took a break for MCAT but rejoining next year
 
Saxappeal1 said:
I really want to apply here next cycle, you guys mind telling me what I should get on MCAT with these other qualities I have?
1. UF junior, major= psychology with cognitive and behavioral neuroscience. cGPA= 3.48, sGPA=3.31
2. Over 250 hours (3 years) of elementary school volunteering, where I head the program between my school an the elementary school
3. Over 200 hours of shadowing pediatrician; 6 weeks of 8-530 days mostly
4. 5 LOR's, 1 personal, 1 clinical, 2 professors, 1 volunteer coordinator
5. Involved in AMSA, was involved in an Acapella group as a baritone on campus for 2 years, took a break for MCAT but rejoining next year
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The average MCAT for those accepted is 31, so a score above that will obviously make you more competitive.
 
takeshikovacs said:
The average MCAT for those accepted is 31, so a score above that will obviously make you more competitive.
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FYI for all you guys, USUHS takes the most recent MCAT score. I had a 31 in 2012, and a lower score in 2013 🙁. They emailed me and asked if I was retaking the MCAT and/or provide an explanation.

Both scores were still valid for this cycle of applications.
 
Has anyone heard anything recently? I think they were closed yesterday with the snow storm
 
mc2772 said:
Has anyone heard anything recently? I think they were closed yesterday with the snow storm
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Early February interviewer here... just twiddlin' my thumbs hoping for good news in the next couple weeks.
 
Just curiously, has anybody sent in a letter of intent to the school?
 
jvqd said:
Seems in years past, things start moving along 3/15.
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Yes, there is typically a lot of wait list movement after that date as people have to commit to one acceptance.
 
jvqd said:
I have sent one in. Seems in years past, things start moving along 3/15.
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Where did you send it to? Was it a letter to the admissions committee or just an email to your admissions liason?
 
Cooperd0g said:
Yes, there is typically a lot of wait list movement after that date as people have to commit to one acceptance.
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I thought that that was sometime in May. Thanks for the info. I was wondering why movement started in March.

mcreed said:
Where did you send it to? Was it a letter to the admissions committee or just an email to your admissions liason?
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I sent it to my liaison but addressed it to the whole admissions committee.
 
RoundEyes said:
I'm on the waitlist and I didn't receive a call either 🙁 hopefully that's not a terrible thing. I did get the e-mail about the second look day for accepted and waitlisted students, so I'm hoping that's good news?
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When is the second look day? Thanks!
 
Has anyone been through the DODMERB physical disqualification/waiver process? I was wondering what my chances were of having my disqualificaiton waived and how long the process took?
 
Anybody from the late january/early february interviewees hear anything yet?
 
mcreed said:
Where did you send it to? Was it a letter to the admissions committee or just an email to your admissions liason?
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I also sent it to my admissions liaison and addressed it to the admissions committee. It seems to have helped; I got moved from 'hold' status to the waitlist this morning. Best of luck!
 
JamesPD said:
I also sent it to my admissions liaison and addressed it to the admissions committee. It seems to have helped; I got moved from 'hold' status to the waitlist this morning. Best of luck!
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Congrats!
 
JamesPD said:
I also sent it to my admissions liaison and addressed it to the admissions committee. It seems to have helped; I got moved from 'hold' status to the waitlist this morning. Best of luck!
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Awesome! Congrats! Do you know which branch? I sent my letter of intent in last week, hoping to hear back in the next few weeks. I interviewed early Feb, and from the looks of previous years' threads, we'll either be informed in the next week to month... ugh.
 
Received my waitlist letter today postmarked 3/07. Put Army as my top choice. Good luck to everyone currently on the waitlist!
 
I am curious if this has happened to anyone else. I received a letter on 18 December saying I was placed on the waiting list. Then I got a letter today (10 March) saying I was moved from the "hold status" to the wait list. I am going to call tomorrow just was curious if this had happened to anyone else.
 
So I've read that 600 people get interviewed and 300 acceptances are eventually offered. Also, I've heard from rumors that almost everyone off the waitlist is accepted eventually.

Does that mean that of the interviewees, 300 are rejected right off the bat? And the rest are either waitlisted/accepted? Just wondering because in last year's thread, almost no interviewee reported being rejected outright after the interview.
 
Septimusseverus said:
So I've read that 600 people get interviewed and 300 acceptances are eventually offered. Also, I've heard from rumors that almost everyone off the waitlist is accepted eventually.

Does that mean that of the interviewees, 300 are rejected right off the bat? And the rest are either waitlisted/accepted? Just wondering because in last year's thread, almost no interviewee reported being rejected outright after the interview.
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There are two waitlists. There is a primary wait list and the alternate waitlist. The primary wait list is for people that they project will get into the school, so most of them come off. Last year all of Army/AF got off and over 2/3 of the Navy. The other waitlist is the alternate wait list, and that is like an actual waitlist for another school. USUHS cannot overfill their class like other medical schools so the other 300 people were probably on the alternate list or at the end of the primary list.
 
Has anyone on here contacted Dr Saguil asking where you stood on the wait list? I want to know ASAP but don't want to be too impatient or seem pushy.

Also, if I'm not yet cleared by the security office, will this affect my movement from the WL?
 
JamesPD said:
Has anyone on here contacted Dr Saguil asking where you stood on the wait list? I want to know ASAP but don't want to be too impatient or seem pushy.

Also, if I'm not yet cleared by the security office, will this affect my movement from the WL?
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How do you find out if you're cleared by the security office? I thought they did that during the interview when they had us go downstairs?
Not sure about wait list info... I'm in the early Feb group waiting to hear back about whether we are on the waitlist...
 
mcreed said:
How do you find out if you're cleared by the security office? I thought they did that during the interview when they had us go downstairs?
Not sure about wait list info... I'm in the early Feb group waiting to hear back about whether we are on the waitlist...
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I thought you weren't checked by security unless you were accepted? I could be totally wrong though, haha

JamesPD said:
Has anyone on here contacted Dr Saguil asking where you stood on the wait list? I want to know ASAP but don't want to be too impatient or seem pushy.

Also, if I'm not yet cleared by the security office, will this affect my movement from the WL?
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Are you going to the Second Look Day? I'm thinking of asking the admissions office then instead of calling
 
That'd be a good alternative to emailing, but I haven't received any information regarding the Second Look Day. When is it?
 
JamesPD said:
That'd be a good alternative to emailing, but I haven't received any information regarding the Second Look Day. When is it?
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Second look is for those that have been offered a spot or have been waitlisted. If you have not been waitlisted or offered a spot you wouldn't have received an invite. I noticed you posted earlier this week that you have just moved onto the waitlist. The invites went out last month and had to be RSVP'd to by March 7th. Don't worry about the second look. They say no one in the admissions committee is notified about who attends and that it does not affect your admission status in any way.
My personal opinion is that this second look day is really for those holding acceptances to USUHS and at other schools. They're trying to convince those with multiple acceptances to pick USUHS rather than the other school they are currently holding an acceptance at. I am waitlisted and was sent the second look invite. What is a second look going to do... convince me to stay waitlisted? That's just my opinion about the second look day.
 
10YRBS said:
My personal opinion is that this second look day is really for those holding acceptances to USUHS and at other schools. They're trying to convince those with multiple acceptances to pick USUHS rather than the other school they are currently holding an acceptance at. I am waitlisted and was sent the second look invite. What is a second look going to do... convince me to stay waitlisted? That's just my opinion about the second look day.
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I also think the second look is primarily for those holding multiple acceptances, but I find it really encouraging for us on the wait list! Maybe I'm too hopeful, but I think if USUHS is your top choice and you're on the wait list, it's not a bad decision to have RSVPed for second look since they said they basically went through the entire priority wait list last year and expect it to be similar this year (especially for AF and Army). It'll be a great way to meet people and, if you're accepted, decide whether you really want to go there. Or it can convince those with multiple acceptances/priority wait list spots to give their spots to people who really do want to go there and help get that wait list moving 🙂
 
RoundEyes said:
I also think the second look is primarily for those holding multiple acceptances, but I find it really encouraging for us on the wait list! Maybe I'm too hopeful, but I think if USUHS is your top choice and you're on the wait list, it's not a bad decision to have RSVPed for second look since they said they basically went through the entire priority wait list last year and expect it to be similar this year (especially for AF and Army). It'll be a great way to meet people and, if you're accepted, decide whether you really want to go there. Or it can convince those with multiple acceptances/priority wait list spots to give their spots to people who really do want to go there and help get that wait list moving 🙂
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Awesome, thanks for the input. Just curious, when you refer to the priority waitlist are you simply differentiating between waitlist and alternate list?
 
Yes, sorry! When I said priority wait list, I mean the wait list, not the alternate list.
 
Does anyone know what appropriate attire for second look day is?
 
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