2014-2015 Mayo Medical School Application Thread

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2:30am rejection email last night. Good luck to everyone else!

Got mine at 2:31 a.m. Not exactly the first thing I wanted to see when I woke up. Both MCAT and GPA were well above Mayo's medians, but didn't have high expectations for Mayo anyway.

Good luck to everyone else.

 

[kthxbai]

Got mine at 2:31 a.m. Not exactly the first thing I wanted to see when I woke up. Both MCAT and GPA were well above Mayo's medians, but didn't have high expectations for Mayo anyway.

Good luck to everyone else.

Sorry to hear that! I'm sure you're going to have a fabulous cycle with other acceptances 😀

 

[ThisCouldBeYou]

We appreciate your serious interest in Mayo Medical School as well as the time and effort you have devoted to preparing your application.

At least the Mayo application didn't require EXTRA time to write the secondaries like SOME schools.

 

[allre]

Has anyone been rejected post-LOR request?

 

[kthxbai]

Has anyone been rejected post-LOR request?

From last year's thread folks weren't rejected until IIs came in.

 

[kthxbai]

So then. Any news?

 

[areserine]

So then. Any news?

Nope? Nothing here. Their website does say they expected to give out II from July until something. I'm sure they're just backed up right now, but I imagine they'll try to send them out soon!

 

[kthxbai]

Nope? Nothing here. Their website does say they expected to give out II from July until something. I'm sure they're just backed up right now, but I imagine they'll try to send them out soon!

Sure, July. I saw that too, but watch we get nothing for the next month. Meh.

 

[Overanxious]

Sure, July. I saw that too, but watch we get nothing for the next month. Meh.

Nah, I think we will hear something by this weeks end.

 

[Abstractions]

Nope? Nothing here. Their website does say they expected to give out II from July until something. I'm sure they're just backed up right now, but I imagine they'll try to send them out soon!

There's always the remote chance that they did send out a small number of II's in July and no one on SDN received one.

 

[FFH]

There's always the remote chance that they did send out a small number of II's in July and no one on SDN received one.

Are you saying there is a world outside SDN? Don't be silly. 😛

 

[areserine]

There's always the remote chance that they did send out a small number of II's in July and no one on SDN received one.

True. This was also brought up a few times on last years threads. I think the general consensus was that the number of IIs given per II batch was assumed to be large enough to cover about 2-3 SNDers each time. Also the rejections for some of those not granted IIs from the "batch" of people complete on the same date or granted LOR requests on the same date (others appeared to be on unofficial hold) came out about 6 days later. Unless they changed things up, it's somewhat unlikely that they sent out IIs and the subsequent rejections (or even just II) without anyone on SDN being a part of either list. But this is all 100% speculation, it's totally possible they've sent some out. Hopefully they'll send some (more?) soon!

 

[hoihaie]

man they haven't even finished downloading my letters yet and y'all are talking about II's already

 

[gettheleadout]

man they haven't even finished downloading my letters yet and y'all are talking about II's already

Well since some of us have been complete for almost a month...


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[bweild]

True. This was also brought up a few times on last years threads. I think the general consensus was that the number of IIs given per II batch was assumed to be large enough to cover about 2-3 SNDers each time. Also the rejections for some of those not granted IIs from the "batch" of people complete on the same date or granted LOR requests on the same date (others appeared to be on unofficial hold) came out about 6 days later. Unless they changed things up, it's somewhat unlikely that they sent out IIs and the subsequent rejections (or even just II) without anyone on SDN being a part of either list. But this is all 100% speculation, it's totally possible they've sent some out. Hopefully they'll send some (more?) soon!

Love it.

 

[Optimus-Prime]

Somehow still in the game

 

[sunflower18]

Every night before I go to sleep, I think about how happy I'd be to wake up to a Mayo II hahahaha. I know it's such a longshot, and I'm okay with that, but I like being able to dream that it's possible! I hope IIs start going out this week so that at least a few people on this thread can attain their blissful wishes for Mayo love (and so that I can live vicariously through them 😉 )

 

[breaklinedestroyed]

They received my fee waiver 7/7, haven't heard anything since. Not even a LOR request. LizzyM >72 solid EC. Should I give up on Mayo?

 

[bweild]

They received my fee waiver 7/7, haven't heard anything since. Not even a LOR request. LizzyM >72 solid EC. Should I give up on Mayo?

You are still in the running until they tell you otherwise.

Given that none of us really knows how the Wizard of Mayo (--> ) makes his decisions, I would keep a sense of cautious optimism (something I've tried to do thus far, not always with great success ). Check out page 8 of this thread - people who received their fee request/confirmation around the same time as you have received LOR requests as of late last week, but some have also been rejected. Just keep in mind that this process can be fickle, that schools decide based on factors we don't fully understand, and that you will likely get in somewhere, and that place will be a great fit! 🙂

 

[adimelon]

lets keep up the optimism

 

[Ltl Ducky]

I wonder if they changed their schedule significantly from the last few yrs?

 

[adimelon]

Anyone know how long it takes the get the complete email after LOR request(assuming LORs were assigned to mayo the day I submitted my AMCAS)

 

[gettheleadout]

Anyone know how long it takes the get the complete email after LOR request(assuming LORs were assigned to mayo the day I submitted my AMCAS)

One day in my case.

 

[adimelon]

One day in my case.

Interesting. Should I call and ask?

 

[6FFF]

Anyone know how long it takes the get the complete email after LOR request(assuming LORs were assigned to mayo the day I submitted my AMCAS)

It took 5 business days for me I think

 

[adimelon]

It took 5 business days for me I think

Thanks! I guess I'll wait till the end of the week..

 

[demystifie]

It took 1 week for me... I think the later you got the request the longer the turn around time for complete status.

 

[amad01]

I need a long vacation somewhere that doesn't have any internet service

 

[kthxbai]

I need a long vacation somewhere that doesn't have any internet service

Lol. I think I'll cut the internet lines in my house.

 

[claduva94]

It took 1 week for me... I think the later you got the request the longer the turn around time for complete status.

The ford "It" looks far to much like "II". I got all excited. 😛

 

[hoihaie]

The ford "It" looks far to much like "II". I got all excited. 😛

HAHA! You really need a vacation without internet 😛

 

[claduva94]

HAHA! You really need a vacation without internet 😛

I'd be okay with a vacation...this September...to Rochester, Minnesota *hint hint* 😉

 

[hoihaie]

I could use a snowball fight or two myself 😛

 

[amad01]

it's gotta be tomorrow guys

 

[gettheleadout]

it's gotta be tomorrow guys

Thursday you say? Sounds about right.


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[Overanxious]

Thursday you say? Sounds about right.


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...tomorrow is wednesday (i hope)😉

Edit: though last year the first II went out on a thursday

 

[2Infinity]

I think I like how there's no online portal. Saves me the 5 minutes of logging on to see that my status is the exact same as a couple hours ago.

 

[gettheleadout]

...tomorrow is wednesday (i hope)😉

Edit: though last year the first II went out on a thursday

Yeah I was attempting to make a joke about our inevitably wrong predictions. 😛

 

[claduva94]

Are you guys thinking at 1:31 AM or 2:14 AM? These are the pressing questions. 😉

 

[Lakedays]

So even if they ask for your money and you assign letters on the AMCAS website, making them instantly available to schools you've assigned, Mayo still makes the request for LORs?

 

[claduva94]

So even if they ask for your money and you assign letters on the AMCAS website, making them instantly available to schools you've assigned, Mayo still makes the request for LORs?

Yes

 

[bluemachine]

how long is the turnaround between LORs being received by AMCAS and the LORs being received (and status being complete) by schools? roughly speaking?

 

[Lakedays]

OK.. so if you get a LOR request, do you have to do anything or is it more notification only?

 

[gettheleadout]

how long is the turnaround between LORs being received by AMCAS and the LORs being received (and status being complete) by schools? roughly speaking?

Transmitted continuously / approx. real time from AMCAS to schools but schools pull the info off the AMCAS data service and/or log it in their systems at their discretion, so it varies between schools.

 

[gettheleadout]

OK.. so if you get a LOR request, do you have to do anything or is it more notification only?

Nothing else required if all letters are received by AMCAS.

 

[claduva94]

OK.. so if you get a LOR request, do you have to do anything or is it more notification only?

No you don't have to do anything.

how long is the turnaround between LORs being received by AMCAS and the LORs being received (and status being complete) by schools? roughly speaking?

If you look through the thread its between 1 day and a week.

 

[hoihaie]

OK.. so if you get a LOR request, do you have to do anything or is it more notification only?

you do nothing if you've already designated the letters to mayo. if you havent, then you go do that on amcas

 

[2Infinity]

Most of you guys were complete early July I assume? I didn't submit my fee until late July so I assume I'll be a month behind if I'm fortunate enough to not get rejected pre-LOR request.

 

[6FFF]

Prediction: GTLO is the first to report an II, at 2:43am EST on 8/7/14.

 

[gettheleadout]

Prediction: GTLO is the first to report an II, at 2:43am EST on 8/7/14.

This seems to be based on sound science, I approve.