2014-2015 Oakland University Application Thread

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"Thank you for applying to the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. We appreciate your interest in joining our medical school. We have completed a review of your application materials and regret to inform you that we will not be offering you an interview for the 2015 admission cycle.

We wish you the best in your pursuit of medical education.

Sincerely,

Christina J. Grabowski
Assistant Dean for Medical School Admissions and Financial Services
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
216 O’Dowd Hall
2200 Squirrel Road
Rochester, MI 48309-4401"
 
So long Oakland! Rejected an hour ago. Gotta appreciate the schools that don't string you along til spring though!

Edit: Complete 7/21, no hold, OOS LizzieM 70.
 
Put on hold this morning.

Complete 7/11
Hold 9/24
IS, LizzyM ~67.

Oh well :whistle:
 
Rejected! Oh well, I'm happy that schools get back to you. Wish everyone was a bit quicker in their responses.
 
II today, scheduled for late November
 
cj_cregg said:
II this morning! OOS, but have close ties to Michigan/Detroit. Traditional non-URM, LizzyM below 70; ECs strong and mostly community-service oriented. Complete 7/3.
There were very few dates available in November and December, schedule seemed to open up a bit more in January.
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What's the earliest in November? Also, do they only have one interview day a week, or several days per week?
 
hi! I'm an OOS and I finished my secondary 7/30 and haven't heard anything. is that good or bad?? i'm also new here. what does a LizzyM score mean?
 
rugbyram7 said:
hi! I'm an OOS and I finished my secondary 7/30 and haven't heard anything. is that good or bad?? i'm also new here. what does a LizzyM score mean?
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It hasn't been unusual for people not to hear anything for over 2 months, but it's always a good thing that you haven't gotten rejected!
LizzyM = MCAT score + (GPA*10)
 
john3298 said:
It hasn't been unusual for people not to hear anything for over 2 months, but it's always a good thing that you haven't gotten rejected!
LizzyM = MCAT score + (GPA*10)
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okay thank you! I guess my LizzyM is 71.6 (so 72? or do you not round up)
 
Sorry if this has been answered before, but do hold notifications come via email? Or just checking the portal?
 
Hold turned into a rejection. Really liked this school. Oh, well. Good luck to everyone else!
 
Secondary turned in today. Keeping my fingers crossed!
 
Complete August 11th. Radio silence.
 
"Statement of intent" . Is it necessary and what should it be about
 
chemy said:
"Statement of intent" . Is it necessary and what should it be about
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I always thought "Letters of Intent" were reserved for post-interview (if you've already interviewed and posted about that here, please excuse my ignorance). My general understanding of the document is that it is a statement of your intent to attend the university you are writing to, if you are granted an offer of admission. But I'm just a person on the Internet - I'd recommend reaching out to their admissions office, first asking whether or not they accept such documents, and if so, what they typically expect them to contain.

Good luck.
 
Put on hold today. OOS LizzyM ~71. Was complete late July. Yay for not an outright rejection.
 
Does anyone know if Oakland has posted residency match statistics anywhere?
 
PharmDoc13 said:
Does anyone know if Oakland has posted residency match statistics anywhere?
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They have not had a match yet. This spring will be their first graduating class.
 
I'm flying in Nov 20 to interview on Nov 21. If anyone is interested in splitting fees for a rental care and/or hotel, please send me a PM. Thanks!
 
Smeagol is anxious for decision here Precious.

It thinks it's interview was not as tasty as it likes. It anxiously awaits its decision, yes it does, Precious.
 
II yesterday! Complete mid-July. There was one date in December but it was during my finals week so I scheduled mine early Jan. Other dates are in Jan 2015
 
Post interview rejection. I was at their first interview date in late August.
 
Osteoth said:
Post interview rejection. I was at their first interview date in late August.
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Wait what? Already? Don't they have to wait until the 15th of Oct to give out decisions?! :scared::scared::scared::scared:
EDIT: I'm sure that must have been an error! Call?
 
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Australopithekus said:
Was this by email? or a possible mistake on the Portal? I was there the same day and I'm pretty sure they said nothing would be announced until at least the 15th. Please call.
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Thats not true Precious.

They announcedses no acceptances until 15th at my interview but said rejectionses would be sent through snail mail as soon as rejectionses decision was made Precious.
 
Gollum AKA Smeagol said:
Thats not true Precious.

They announcedses no acceptances until 15th at my interview but said rejectionses would be sent through snail mail as soon as rejectionses decision was made Precious.
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:whoa:lol
Anyhow, good to know. Did they state this on your interview? They never said that on mine :/
 
I just had my interview yesterday! I really liked the campus and the environment! crosses fingers that I hear good news....That's scary that there have already been post-interview rejections. I am sorry about that! Best of luck elsewhere! =)
 
I am interviewing Friday October 24 and flying into Flint Airport Thursday October 23. If anyone is also flying in that is interested in splitting the cost of a car PM me 🙂
 
Any updates lately? Does anyone know how often they have been updating the portal?
 
Phantom0009 said:
Any updates lately? Does anyone know how often they have been updating the portal?
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I received an II last week, I think I was marked complete 7/19, if that's what you're asking.
 
Yeah thanks that helps. I was not complete until 8/10. Have not heard anything yet.
 
Rejection today. Complete late July / early August. Sad face.
 
meagilbert said:
See, I woul rent a car, but I'm only 22 and I believe you have to be 25 to rent a car.
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I'm not sure if you already interviewed, but there is no underage fee at enterprise. I love that place for car rentals. 🙂
 
Complete 7/25 and still haven't heard anything...slowly losing hope for OU....
 
There are still 150 interviews for them to give out. Don't lose hope guys!
 
rugbyram7 said:
Received an II today! Complete 7/30. I'm really excited to visit Michigan for the first time!
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Congrats rugbyram7! What time of day did they email you the invite? Stats?
 
Rejected right now. Complete 8/11 LizzyM ~65
 
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