Cool. Thanks for the input sirgreatly appreciative. Btw good luck to you, maybe ill see if you we both get accepted lol .
You're most welcome.
And maybe we will haha, good luck to you as well!
Cool. Thanks for the input sirgreatly appreciative. Btw good luck to you, maybe ill see if you we both get accepted lol .
Got my interview invite today!
Congratulations!!!
Do you mind telling us when you completed?
Congrats! Did you find out over email or snail mail? Also, IS or OOS?Thanks!
I sent in my secondary on 8/7 and got the confirmation email on 8/12.
Congrats! Did you find out over email or snail mail? Also, IS or OOS?
From what it seems like on here, IS folks got their secondaries much earlier than OOS folks. I am assuming this is because they want IS folks to be complete first, have a chance to interview/be considered for admission first? This would make sense as it is a state school, but maybe someone could comment on whether or not both OOS and IS applicants usually interview in the same time frame?
You could probably get a decent idea if you go through the 2012-13 thread.
YesOOS, just received secondary a few days ago. Do we just type our answers into a Word document and just e-mail it to the address provided?
OOS, just received secondary a few days ago. Do we just type our answers into a Word document and just e-mail it to the address provided?
Wow that's great, congratulations! I submitted 8/7 and received a complete email on 8/14. Hope I get some good news tomorrow.
Long time lurker, first time poster. IS, got screened out pre-secondary, ouch. This one hurts because I have worked at Wayne State Medical School for two years. Best of luck to you all.
Just wondering.. how do you know if you've been screened out? Do they notify you?Same here, non-trad, in-state, 3.4 GPA 33 MCAT and I'm about to start grad school at Wayne State. Oh well, good luck to everyone
Just wondering.. how do you know if you've been screened out? Do they notify you?
Oh.. I see.. sorry to hear that. Best of luck on your other schools!!Yep, got a letter in the snail mail
Long time lurker, first time poster. IS, got screened out pre-secondary, ouch. This one hurts because I have worked at Wayne State Medical School for two years. Best of luck to you all.
Just got my rejection letter today as well. I knew Wayne State was a bit of a reach with my stats, but I was hoping to at least get a secondary. rejection pre-interview stings a bit more I think. Good luck to everyone else applying!
Yep, got a letter in the snail mail
Hi guys,
I wanted to ask the current medical students what they personally like about WSU that wouldn't be offered at another university. I know the question is vague but could you guys share your experiences with the class structure, curriculum, extra-curriculars, and the resources available to you by WSU SOM?
I also would like to know if Wayne has any special programs, such as any specific research opportunities or opportunities to get involved in the community?
got one pre-secondary today too IS 3.5/28
Interview invite today!
+1
Also OOS. I thought I got screened out, but I was not alone..?
OOS 3.67/34....no ii yet complete 08/15
Hi guys,
I wanted to ask the current medical students what they personally like about WSU that wouldn't be offered at another university. I know the question is vague but could you guys share your experiences with the class structure, curriculum, extra-curriculars, and the resources available to you by WSU SOM?
I also would like to know if Wayne has any special programs, such as any specific research opportunities or opportunities to get involved in the community?
Hey Anthrax, current M2 here. I want to add to some things that themockjock said, everything of which I agree with. (I'm not so much on the research bent so I have less experience there).
There are a couple of things that I think set Wayne apart from other schools. I say "I think" because I don't go to other schools, but just have to rely on what people say. I have a friend who goes to Michigan (also M2) who is impressed with the level of passion for outreach that a large part of our student body has. Some of this is driven by the cocurricular program, but I think a large segment of our student body would be doing a hefty amount of volunteering whether or not we were getting 4th year credit.
One of the cocurricular tracks is the one I'm involved in, MPAC -- Medicine and Political Action in the Community. In four years it has grown from 20 students to over 130 students enrolled in the program, and the director of it said that it's the first program of its kind at any medical school. We have discussions every month (different guest speakers every month on a variety of topics), and we get the opportunity to go on lobbying trips to Lansing and Washington DC (the DC trip travel expenses and some food expenses were paid by the school). The website is here if you want to take a look: http://mpac.med.wayne.edu/
I would say another strength of Wayne is the depth and variety of pre-clinical volunteer opportunities. If you're the volunteering sort, there are definitely opportunities for you to be deeply involved with any number of organizations that have all been started by students, and continue to be run by students. It's a great way to service the citizens of the city of Detroit and beyond as well as practice some of the things you learn in your clinical medicine courses.
I would definitely say that the pre-clinical curriculum is pretty standard. Kind of meh. Some instructors are great and some instructors are not so great. But the student body (and the volunteer opportunities that come from a vocal and passionate student body) and the experience you gain in clinical years (not that I know that yet, but enough people have said so that I tend to believe them) is what really makes Wayne stand out.
Good luck!
Interview invites are by email? or by a hard copy from USPS?
Prim verified 7/15
Just received secondary... WUT?!?!
I'm not sure if I am sending in this secondary... Considering that I am on the lower side stat-wise.
To the medical students of Wayne:
Do you think Wayne is good place to be non-trad? If so, why?
Is there more age-diversity at Wayne than other schools?
Turns out, I can speak on this as well.
My short answer is "yeah, sure, why not?" Like I said before, I don't know what it's like at other schools so I can't really speak on what I would be comparing it to. Just by nature of us being a big school there's going to be some kind of age diversity. The age range of our class upon matriculation was 18-40, and I think that the average was 26. I'm above that average by .. oh let's just say 6 years or so.. and I've found it to be perfectly fine. There is a significant chunk of us that meets up as a non-trad group on a semi-regular basis (a lot of us are pretty busy so it doesn't work out as much as I'd like). I have friends in other classes that are around my age, but I also have totally traditional friends. One of my best friends in the class is 23.
I would say that the age thing disappears if you let it. No one harps on it, and it doesn't seem like anyone cares. That said, I do remember what it was like to be 23 and not even being able to comprehend being 30, so some of your classmates will probably make comments like "wow that [person] looks really good for being 32!" That's about as controversial as it gets though. I was in grad school at 22 and had peers in their 30s at the time, so now I'm experiencing the flip of that situation. The administration is supportive and appreciative of the perspective that coming in from a first career can bring (we tend to not sweat the small stuff so much), so from all ends it ends up being pretty okay.
That said, I'm not sure what place would be a bad place to be a non-trad. The only instance I could imagine it being a problem is if you let it -- focus too much on the age difference and what that "should" be getting you -- (board positions on orgs, automatic respect from your peers, better grades, whatever). You'll still be measured by what you bring to the table, regardless of age, so you can either use your experience as an advantage or you can let it hinder you.
If you want me to clarify anything or want to talk more about this, send me a message!
Congrats! When were you complete?
I have a question for anyone who has gone to an interview - what is the interview day like? I have been told to come for an interview at a certain time, but when can I plan to leave? If I have a morning interview, can I fly out later that same afternoon? Is there a tour or other meeting?
Thank you!