2014-2015 Boston University Application Thread
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As in group interviews? Or as in presentations about the school?
As in different faculty members came to talk to all of us who were interviewing that day. Kind of informal, one of them was a family practitioner and gave us a brief background on herself and what appealed most to her about BU... we each asked questions, overall very conversational. It did't seem like we were being evaluated (but who knows), it seemed more like the faculty were there for our benefit and to answer any type of questions we had about medicine, research, specialties, pretty much anything that came to mind.
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Rejected. Complete Aug 26!!
Hm. They skipped me it seems. I was complete mid august.
+1. Maybe silent hold?
Same here...did you get the email apologizing for taking so long to review your app?
complete 8/13 here
I got that email too a couple of weeks ago (late september).
been waiting to hear since end of july... really hoping no news is good news.
Anyone hear back from BU lately? It's been so quiet!
Hey guys! Hope interviews and applications are going well for everyone! Any sub-30 interview invites/WLs/acceptances? If so, when were you complete and what were your stats? Thanks for the information and good luck to all applicants!
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It's gonna be much worse if I get rejected now after waiting all this time since July ahhh
All interviewers are faculty members. Some do medical school interviews every week, some only once in a while. AFAIK the only time you will see current students is during the lunch and tour.
Thank you!
Congrats!
Great attitude! Congrats!!
God bless you. I've been complete for a month and I'm starting to lose it.
Stats if you don't mind sharing? 🙂 congrats!
Anyone else having trouble getting a host for interviews in the first week of November?
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Anyone else get an invitation for the diversity discussion thing at 3PM? Not sure if it was a blanket email sent to everyone who is interviewing or if it was to me specifically. I hope it wasn't specifically addressed to me as I lack cultural diversity and it sounds like that is their focus...
Rejected 🙁 It was definitely a reach but it still hurts.
Yes but I'm a minority so I expected it. I guess they do send it to everyone then?
Also rejected today, but received an acceptance elsewhere! Best of luck to all still in the running 🙂
They do. All are welcome to the diversity (optional) portion of the day.
Dean gave similar numbers at my interview...he also gave like a 20 minute speech on how this is the most competitive cycle ever and most of us will be rejected/wait listed etc. A little bit disheartening to say the least.
Interviews are an hour long. My guy just talked about ethical issues the whole time (single payer system vs. private system etc). One of the elevators will only go straight to the top floors from the lobby......don't take that elevator. Also, bring an umbrella. Weather seems a bit fickle in Boston.
Also, this school stresses diversity more than any other school I have seen. Very proud of being the first to have women and minorities in their class like a hundred years ago. Just try and stress diversity in your interview.
I guess it depends who you get as an interviewer... my interview was very laid back, mostly broad questions about background and why medicine, no ethics questions whatsoever... as soon as you arrive you get a schedule of what your day will look like as well as a page with background information on your interviewer. Might be a good idea at the end of the interview to ask about their profession or their research, people often like to talk about themselves.
Ooh sounds like this healthcare class I'm taking will actually come in handy.
Thanks for the tips! This is my next interview. Too stoked to visit Boston!
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So sorry to hear that. Did you get an email or did you see it on the portal? I was complete on 9/11 so mine should be coming up...so nervous.
I got an email from them titled "application review". I haven't checked my portal in a while.
Thank you. Good luck on the rest of your cycle!
Interviewing here tomorrow, my last interview of the cycle. I would turn away my other offers for a spot at BU hands down. Definitely my top choice and so excited!!!
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