2014-2015 Northwestern University Application Thread

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Sorry to hear about that. 수고했어 아미고야

ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ;;; So we meet here..

It's okay. Never had high hopes for NU.
All my hopes set on Cornell now.

 

[TREDWISE]

Is anyone else still waiting to interview? (meaning you have a date but haven't gone yet)

 

[onceawolverine]

Is there an accepted students facebook group?

 

[oogachaka]

Is there an accepted students facebook group?

Not yet but a current student made it seem like it's not created until after second look

 

[Hopeful531]

.

 

[oogachaka]

Looks like it's been made already:
https://m.facebook.com/groups/1562467624000775?tsid=0.5045105165336281&source=typeahead

If that link doesn't work, search: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Class of 2019

Nvm what I said then 🙂 Yay!

 

[greenpenguin65]

Interviewed last week---likelihood that I'll be included in the decisions sent out tomorrow?

 

[TREDWISE]

Interviewed last week---likelihood that I'll be included in the decisions sent out tomorrow?

Are they sending out decisions tomorrow? It seems awfully close to the deferred decision date.

 

[KGJDMD]

I didn't know that there would be decisions tomorrow specifically, but when I interviewed 2/4 they said we would get an initial decision before the deferred decisions happened. Btw, when is the deferred decision date?

 

[TREDWISE]

I didn't know that there would be decisions tomorrow specifically, but when I interviewed 2/4 they said we would get an initial decision before the deferred decisions happened. Btw, when is the deferred decision date?

my money (1$) is on February 27th.

 

[KGJDMD]

So it appears the pattern is decisions every other Weds., so solid chance of decisions going out tomorrow... for anyone who has gotten a decision - do you get them during the day or like at night?... just wanna know when to start hitting the refresh button and banging my head rain man style

 

[KGJDMD]

Deferred until March just now at 10AM. This part of the email is very encouraging though,

"I expect that many of the applicants receiving this message will eventually receive an acceptance to FSM. Some will be placed on a waitlist and only a few will be declined. I wish we could have a final decision for you now, but the volume of candidates yet to be seen makes it advisable that we delay."

Please say you love me back Feinberg...

 

[TREDWISE]

Deferred until March just now at 10AM. This part of the email is very encouraging though,

"I expect that many of the applicants receiving this message will eventually receive an acceptance to FSM. Some will be placed on a waitlist and only a few will be declined. I wish we could have a final decision for you now, but the volume of candidates yet to be seen makes it advisable that we delay."

Please say you love me back Feinberg...

Be glad that you only have to wait a week or so.

 

[Temerit]

Deferred until March.

 

[elemily]

Accepted! Definitely my top choice!
This is also my first offer this cycle, I am just freaking out.

 

[Temerit]

Accepted! Definitely my top choice!
This is also my first offer this cycle, I am just freaking out.

Congratulations!!!!

When did you interview?

 

[elemily]

I interviewed 2 weeks ago. Totally didn't expect the decision to come out this fast.

 

[Futuredoc123abc]

For those of us that are deferred, do you think sending a letter of intent would be helpful? To show we are still interested and would attend if accepted?

 

[Iceandmedicine]

Accepted!!! Interviewed in mid January

 

[Daitong]

ACCEPTED-TOP CHOICE. Interviewed 2/2

 

[az71]

Accepted today after being deferred in January and told I wouldn't hear until March. I interviewed 1/12.

 

[bahf19]

@az71 congrats!! I hope this means they're making their decisions earlier than march and that all those deferred will hear soon...how did you hear, email?

 

[timeturner]

Interviewed Jan 12 as well, accepted today after being deferred to "March", same story as az71 I suppose!
I received e-mail today, came as such a surprise since I was planning to write a letter of intent tomorrow lol, guess that saves me about 1/2 day of agonizing over that.

Honestly the turnaround of this school is so fast, I feel like they never really make you wait like the other schools. Good luck all!

 

[Cubsfan15]

Interviewed Jan 12 as well, accepted today after being deferred to "March", same story as az71 I suppose!
I received e-mail today, came as such a surprise since I was planning to write a letter of intent tomorrow lol, guess that saves me about 1/2 day of agonizing over that.

Honestly the turnaround of this school is so fast, I feel like they never really make you wait like the other schools. Good luck all!

Also accepted today after being deferred!!

 

[az71]

@az71 congrats!! I hope this means they're making their decisions earlier than march and that all those deferred will hear soon...how did you hear, email?

Yep, by email.

 

[:))]

Woo also accepted totally unexpectedly after interviewing in January and being deferred!!

Theory: I turned my FAFSA in last week and indicated Northwestern as one of my schools- does anyone think that would speed up an application re-review? Were any other accepted students in this situation or not?

 

[hellanutella]

Ditto! Joining the October deferral -> acceptance pool! Congrats to everyone else and good luck to those waiting!

Surprised and excited about the news! Looks like the winter chill didn't hold their decision-making back. Hopefully this motivates me enough to scan in/send off all my tax info this evening...

Woo also accepted totally unexpectedly after interviewing in January and being deferred!!

Theory: I turned my FAFSA in last week and indicated Northwestern as one of my schools- does anyone think that would speed up an application re-review? Were any other accepted students in this situation or not?

As per their finaid webpage, they said they'll give you a 3 week grace period post-acceptance to get your finaid info in. 🙂 Reminder that finaid info ought to be sent in before March 1st!

 

[:))]

As per their finaid webpage, they said they'll give you a 3 week grace period post-acceptance to get your finaid info in. 🙂 Reminder that finaid info ought to be sent in before March 1st!

Their website recommended submitting by Feb 13th to meet this deadline, so if anyone hasn't filled it out yet I would do that ASAP!

 

[Popominx]

Also accepted today - was initially deferred after october interview.
🙂

 

[No Limits]

Ditto! Joining the October deferral -> acceptance pool! Congrats to everyone else and good luck to those waiting!

Surprised and excited about the news! Looks like the winter chill didn't hold their decision-making back. Hopefully this motivates me enough to scan in/send off all my tax info this evening...



As per their finaid webpage, they said they'll give you a 3 week grace period post-acceptance to get your finaid info in. 🙂 Reminder that finaid info ought to be sent in before March 1st!

Congrats!!🙂

 

[Lifeman]

Accepted after being deffered early on

 

[PumpkinPiee]

Did anyone who interviewed in late January and was deferred get accepted today??

 

[john3298]

Has anyone not received an email yet?

 

[TREDWISE]

Has anyone not received an email yet?

yes

 

[bahf19]

yes

+2

 

[john3298]

yes

That's probably not a good sign for us :/

 

[TREDWISE]

That's probably not a good sign for us :/

Shh

 

[:))]

That's probably not a good sign for us :/

They could also just be sending them out in waves! People got accepted yesterday too.

 

[TREDWISE]

They could also just be sending them out in waves! People got accepted yesterday too.

Hopefully but those were people who were being accepted at their rolling admissions date.

 

[eineMöglichkeit]

Woo also accepted totally unexpectedly after interviewing in January and being deferred!!

Theory: I turned my FAFSA in last week and indicated Northwestern as one of my schools- does anyone think that would speed up an application re-review? Were any other accepted students in this situation or not?

I was also in this situation. I was accepted yesterday too! So thrilled 🙂

 

[:))]

I noticed on the financial aid budget that there is a $2000 computer cost. Are students required to buy a specific kind of new computer, or if we have one already is that fine?

 

[caffeinemia]

Trust me, that's just a placeholder for your student loans. If you have a basic lap top, you're good. The library there is pretty damn good and even has loaner laptops. You could pretty much do med school without a laptop if you wanted.

 

[john3298]

Waitlisted :/ Just got an email

 

[bahf19]

Waitlisted :/ Just got an email

+2

 

[Temerit]

Waitlisted :/

Good god, I must be the worst medical school interviewee ever

Edit: Wait is alternate the same thing as waitlist?

 

[Bovary]

Waitlisted :/ Just got an email

Were you "deferred" previously or is this the first you heard?

 

[KGJDMD]

Alternate list, time to start reading "don't jump" books

 

[bahf19]

I think alternate and waitlist are the same thing. I was "deferred to March" previously.

Anyone know how much waitlist movement there is here?

 

[KGJDMD]

My email says I'm on the "alternate list" do your emails say the same?

 

[Temerit]

My email says I'm on the "alternate list" do your emails say the same?

Yep :/