I live in Hillcrest, technically within walking distance... because of my studying habits I just prefer to go ahead and drive to campus in the morning. I'm pretty sure a lot of the houses for rent are pet friendly. Last year there were several upperclassmen selling houses, looking for roommates, etc., so that itself will provide several people with options. This summer, I may be looking to move somewhere different in Hillcrest myself and might be looking for a roommate so if anyone is fairly clean and if you have animals that preferably won't try to attack and eat my boyfriend, that'd be great... lol. Personally though, I'll make a plug for Hillcrest and its neighbor, the Heights. I love this area. I can literally get to everything I need within a 1-2 mile radius of campus - Target, Kroger, Starbucks, good food, running trails - and still be close to campus. (Although I should add, I am not referring to the Heights for an actual place to live. It is pretty expensive. But they have lots of good food and a Starbucks frequented by a large portion of us....)
Sure am hoping that's the case!
I was also wondering how I would go about sending thank you letters to my interviewers? I didn't get anything but their first names, so I was wondering whom I should email/write to - any advice? I was thinking of emailing Linda and asking her to pass my message along to my interviewers?
Thanks all!
I remember an earlier email from Ms. Dupuy saying 15-20. I'm not sure if that was referring to just December. Either way, I'd say 15 minimum and 40 maximum for both December and January.
Probably the same things as most smaller cities I imagine. City league sports, bars, decent concerts come through, some nightlife other than the bars, some decent festivals, lots of outdoors activities, and there are cultural things as well depending on what you're interested in.
Less than 25 each early cycle, less than 50 total until the February mailing date. It's generally ~10% each time for early admits, which would be around 17-18, but sometimes it is a bit more or a bit less. (This is why I always tell people on here not to worry much about those first two dates because the vast majority of you won't hear anything until February.)
Matt, if you're still lurking here, how bad is it if I forgot to send a thank you to my interviewers/Linda? Is it too late/will it negatively impact me? My interview was a while ago....
I'm not Matt.... But, I had the October interview date last year and didn't send my thank you's until sometime in December. I always figure better late than never.
It's borderline too late for them to be received before decisions are made, and definitely too late for them to have any positive impact (interviewers submitted their comments/recommendations on you about 2 weeks out from your interview or less), so at this point I probably wouldn't bother. Won't affect you negatively at this point either. The Thank Yous are more of a nice gesture that keeps your name on the admissions staff's mind and might make your interviewers think nice little thoughts about you before they submit their recommendations, but after those are submitted any real effect they have is pretty minuscule.
That's something that only the few people that sit on the admissions committee truly know. We were told that our interview impressions/summaries, etc. were "critically important" because it is the only way the committee can get a feel for fit, personality, etc. but as far as how much it can outweigh numbers, it is hard to say. I know that it can help you dramatically (just as it can hurt the seemingly "perfect" on paper applicants dramatically if they're jerks) and there are definitely a number of people admitted each year that may not have had the strongest GPA or best MCAT but their CV or interview gave the adcom good reason to think they'd do just fine in medical school and would be good doctors... but it's not an exact science and it changes a bit from year to year depending on the applicant pool of course. UAMS always has an unusually broad range of admitted MCAT and GPA numbers so take that as an encouraging sign that they put value on more than just the stats.
I have heard from many people that the 15th was the day we would hear, but the email clearly said everyone would know by the 20th... Where did people get the 15th date from?
I believe that people got the February 15th date from last year's cycle.
Then what would wait list be in? I wouldn't automatically assume a small later is rejection...
