2013-2014 Wake Forest Application Thread

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Hipocrates said:
URMs and IS applicants.
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Wrong.

2017 is 45% instate.

Wake Forest prides itself on how the students mingle with each other, while still getting stuff done.

A few years ago, we accepted a class that overall had higher MCATs and GPAs than what WF normally admits. They crushed step 1, but evidentially they were very hyper-competitive and clicky.

I would say that is one of the reasons why someone with stellar scores could get rejected--especially if that's all they have in their application.
 
Facebook group is up for accepted students. Just do a search for it

"Wake Forest School of Medicine Class of 2018"
 
I was complete July 26th. Four months and still no word. Keeping my hopes up.
 
maxx52188 said:
Wrong.

2017 is 45% instate.

Wake Forest prides itself on how the students mingle with each other, while still getting stuff done.

A few years ago, we accepted a class that overall had higher MCATs and GPAs than what WF normally admits. They crushed step 1, but evidentially they were very hyper-competitive and clicky.

I would say that is one of the reasons why someone with stellar scores could get rejected--especially if that's all they have in their application.
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I think what Maxx is trying to say is that Wake Forest puts a significant emphasis on the 'fit' of the applicant with the school. I'm not sure that any class Wake has had in the past had poor chemistry due to having lots of gunners, but I do think Wake tries to ensure that it's students fit well with the school's mission and are the type of people you'd want to have as your physician. I also know that Wake values applicants that display a strong interest in the school, and I would definitely believe that someone with strong stats could be rejected early in the cycle if Wake read their application and didn't believe they had a genuine interest in the school.
 
nikkitries said:
any ii's lately?

and/or can those who received november invites let those of us who are still waiting where they are in booking dates for future invites currently? i think january.

any current students have friends/know of/were those with later invite dates?

love love love LOVE wake forest, so super sorry for the neurotic stat/date checking of this post haha
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I got one one the 23rd and it looks like that's about the last time they were sent out.

When were you complete? Its kind of weird because when I talked to admissions they said it takes about 2 weeks for review and decisions to be made but then I noticed a lot of people have been getting them much later than that after they were complete.

Also, I think they send out post-secondary rejections so you should be okay if you haven't heard yet- you might still get an II
 
Has anyone been rejected post-secondary?
 
Hipocrates said:
No one on SDN has yet to post a rejection.
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at least a post-secondary one. but no one was posting pre-secondary rejections either until someone finally did to settle all of the questions.
 
terp720 said:
at least a post-secondary one. but no one was posting pre-secondary rejections either until someone finally did to settle all of the questions.
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Good point. What is going on with SDN this year? People are so shy about posting rejections/any info really
 
lall said:
Good point. What is going on with SDN this year? People are so shy about posting rejections/any info really
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Yeah, threads are much less active than last year's.
 
lall said:
Good point. What is going on with SDN this year? People are so shy about posting rejections/any info really
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I think after someone had their acceptance rescinded for some comments they made online last year, everyone is more aware that adcoms are watching, lol.
 
CanePreMed said:
I think after someone had their acceptance rescinded for some comments they made online last year, everyone is more aware that adcoms are watching, lol.
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What's the story with this?
 
II this morning. 2.68 uGPA/4.0 gGPA/39/OOS. Complete mid-July, update letter sent on Monday.
 
For those who have interviewed or know: do you get another confirmation email or anything after you confirm your interview date? Just worried because I sent an email to confirm my date and never heard back...don't want my interview to be cancelled for some reason! 😱
 
For those who have interviewed, did you get to ask questions at the end? It seems like you wouldn't have much time since the interviews are so brief.
 
mcsampson said:
For those who have interviewed or know: do you get another confirmation email or anything after you confirm your interview date? Just worried because I sent an email to confirm my date and never heard back...don't want my interview to be cancelled for some reason! 😱
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+1

I called and scheduled my interview but never received anything...
 
mcsampson said:
For those who have interviewed or know: do you get another confirmation email or anything after you confirm your interview date? Just worried because I sent an email to confirm my date and never heard back...don't want my interview to be cancelled for some reason! 😱
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Same thing happened to me and I just had my interview the other day! They won't cancel it, don't worry 🙂 GL!
 
Seifu2011 said:
Same thing happened to me and I just had my interview the other day! They won't cancel it, don't worry 🙂 GL!
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Ahh okay thanks! 👍

Ambitionista said:
+1

I called and scheduled my interview but never received anything...
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Yeah, it took them a couple days after I scheduled to send me a confirmation email. It just had some info on where to go in the morning & such. They also told me to send an email to them to confirm my interview date again, which was what I was talking about. It said that if I didn't confirm by the day before my interview, they'd give my interview slot away! That's why I was worried haha. You'll probably be getting that email soon 🙂
 
Rejected for MD/PhD on 12/2/2013 by email. Best of luck to fellow MD/PhDers still in the hunt.

For the record, it's a little ambiguous whether I'm still a candidate for MD only. The status page says that I have not been admitted to WFU, but does not state that this reject is specific for MD/PhD or entails both sides of the coin. I think I remember reading that rejected MD/PhD applicants are still candidates for MD only, but I cannot find this on the website. (Could have been at another school -- they all seem to blend together...)

Any insight from current students at Wake?
 
Anyone who was put on the alternate list hear anything new?
 
Ace-Co-A said:
Rejected for MD/PhD on 12/2/2013 by email. Best of luck to fellow MD/PhDers still in the hunt.

For the record, it's a little ambiguous whether I'm still a candidate for MD only. The status page says that I have not been admitted to WFU, but does not state that this reject is specific for MD/PhD or entails both sides of the coin. I think I remember reading that rejected MD/PhD applicants are still candidates for MD only, but I cannot find this on the website. (Could have been at another school -- they all seem to blend together...)

Any insight from current students at Wake?
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I think the standard protocol if rejected from MD/PhD is to call them and inform them that you still want to be considered for the MD program.
 
anyone know when's the next date the admissions committee is meeting and potentially sending out acceptances?
 
Seifu2011 said:
I sent wake a continued interest/what i'm up to now e-mail less than a month after being marked as complete and received an invite a few days later. Idk if it was a coincidence or not, but I don't think you have anything to lose! I say go for it 🙂. Good luck!
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After you sent your continued interest email, did you receive a confirmation that they received your email prior to getting an interview invite?
 
Syndicate said:
anyone know when's the next date the admissions committee is meeting and potentially sending out acceptances?
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At my interview they said they were meeting today (December 4th). I interviewed November 18
 
Seifu2011 said:
I sent wake a continued interest/what i'm up to now e-mail less than a month after being marked as complete and received an invite a few days later. Idk if it was a coincidence or not, but I don't think you have anything to lose! I say go for it 🙂. Good luck!
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To whom did you send the continued interest email? 🙂
 
alternate list... mid nov. interview. Anyone know what all to include in an interest letter - updates? begging ha?
 
debeer22 said:
alternate list... mid nov. interview. Anyone know what all to include in an interest letter - updates? begging ha?
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Did you find out through email, snail mail, or status change? I interviewed mid-November as well.
 
debeer22 said:
alternate list... mid nov. interview. Anyone know what all to include in an interest letter - updates? begging ha?
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I would do both--definitely show your continued interest in their program, and tell them about what you've been doing since (this is what I plan to do if and when I am alternate-listed). Apparently Wake takes a lot of people off of the list, too, so that's good news. Best of luck to you!!
 
Complete 11/15, received the II email on 12/12 for 01/22 - just bought the plane tickets! 😀
 
Has anyone had any luck sending LOIs after being placed on the wait list?
 
How does WF prefer to receive grade updates? I wanted to send activity
 
Poseidon388 said:
How does WF prefer to receive grade updates? I wanted to send activity
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Sorry!! How does WF prefer to receive updates? I wanted to send fall grades as well as an update on fall activities. Will an email suffice or should i also send transcripts??
Thanks!
 
anyone know how long after the Interview you get a decision?
 
Poseidon388 said:
Sorry!! How does WF prefer to receive updates? I wanted to send fall grades as well as an update on fall activities. Will an email suffice or should i also send transcripts??
Thanks!
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Send a PDF of your un-official transcript
 
Does the status checker webpage not work for anyone else?
 
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