2014-2015 University of Miami (Miller) Application Thread

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amad01 said:
anybody take a taxi from the airport to the school? how much $ am I looking at? Thinking of the public trans option with the train it looks like but it will be late at night and I'm a little scared...
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Taxi late at night from the school should run you 20-25 bux Max including tip.
 
LeftShifted said:
Yes, thats exactly what I did after my interview. If you do it promptly enough after the interview and you don't have very much to 'update' on (say, maybe a handful of things) it isn't a bad idea to send promptly after the interview and add in some zingers about what new things you learned about the program on interview day, new things you liked about the school, etc, and make it an update/thank you hybrid.

I'm not on the committee, but (a) I'm a current student and (b) as I understand it the committee is generally open to new information, so long as its meaningful as per my previous post 🙂

Good Luck!
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Alum here. LeftShifted is right on the money. If your update is legitimate, it helps. Especially if it's a new semester of grades, an award, a publication, a recent medical experience (international trip, program), etc...
 
Thank you so much, LeftShifted, and DrZeke! Just a final question...should I be thorough when describing my activities. For example, should I go into detail about the social research I am doing now, or how the research I did in the summer culminated? Is there any limit to how long the update should be?
 
my status says a final decision has been reached on my application but I wasn't contacted at all on what that decision is. Are we supposed to contact the admissions office or should I be expecting an e-mail or something later today?
 
BeancheBlanco said:
my status says a final decision has been reached on my application but I wasn't contacted at all on what that decision is. Are we supposed to contact the admissions office or should I be expecting an e-mail or something later today?
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Decisions will be released after 5 pm EST so you still have a bit of time!
 
DrZeke said:
Alum here. LeftShifted is right on the money. If your update is legitimate, it helps. Especially if it's a new semester of grades, an award, a publication, a recent medical experience (international trip, program), etc...
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Well, I'll cross my fingers then. Just sent something in about research related stuffs!
 
womanofscience said:
October 27! My status changed to "final decision" on Monday morning.
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nice! observation: judging from interview/acceptance dates, it seems like there's a delay of one whole acceptance period thus far. i.e. Oct. 27th/28th hear back Nov. 19th, Nov. 10th/11th likely hear back December 10th. ugh my nails/fingers/heart can't handle this....
 
abi1 said:
I don't believe it. ACCEPTED for MD! Just got the wonderful phone call and I feel like my mind just made it up because I wanted it so bad. Need that email now to confirm that I didn't just dream the whole thing up lol
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congrats! did you interview oct. 27th as well? just trying to see if my 1 acceptance period delay theory has any weight haha
 
claduva94 said:
Alternate listed. I will be withdrawing because this really didn't feel like a good fit for me. Best of luck to all of you!
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Why did you feel like it wasn't a good fit?
 
At my interview almost a month ago, I was told that yesterday (19th) would be the day that I hear back. However, on my portal, I still don't have the "final decision reached" status. I did not receive a call that I got in or an email that I was alternate listed. Anyone else have this experience? Basically seems like they didn't even review my file.
 
Looking at last years thread it wasn't uncommon for people to hear back later than they were originally told. It seems like the committee may start to get backed up around this time of year, and a lot of people heard back on the next acceptance date. From what I could tell the delayed decision didn't have any effect on the outcome (admitted, wait listed, rejected).
 
can any students comment on living situations and expenses? I will be married so I will need my own place, is it going to be crazy expensive?
 
amad01 said:
can any students comment on living situations and expenses? I will be married so I will need my own place, is it going to be crazy expensive?
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If you are two people both contributing to the rent then no...

Define crazy expensive ? What type of amenities? Location?
 
DrZeke said:
If you are two people both contributing to the rent then no...

Define crazy expensive ? What type of amenities? Location?
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My spouse will work and pay for all rent, food, living expenses while I'm in school. We will only take out loans for tuition. It won't be "two people contributing" because it's out of the same pot, not to mention I will have no income.

Would just be looking for a 1 bedroom or even studio not too far from the school but safe. I would say anything over $1500 a month would be crazy expensive. Is it possible?
 
amad01 said:
My spouse will work and pay for all rent, food, living expenses while I'm in school. We will only take out loans for tuition. It won't be "two people contributing" because it's out of the same pot, not to mention I will have no income.

Would just be looking for a 1 bedroom or even studio not too far from the school but safe. I would say anything over $1500 a month would be crazy expensive. Is it possible?
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You will have to look hard for a place under $1500 in a nicer/popular neighborhood. For example, I think you would have a tough time finding a one bedroom in brickell for under $1500. If you are willing to look in "the roads" or in some of the less popular buildings around the school you can probably find a place for cheaper. Sometimes it takes going on craiglists and websites and finding landlords instead of going to leasing offices and management companies. You can save a lot of money that way. Also going yourself and looking at places in different neighborhoods based on your standards and needs is important. We each have our own ideas about what is acceptable. In my last year in Miami I lived in a great 1 bedroom for $1300 a month just 0.5 miles from brickell and a 7 minute drive from school. Had I gotten the same quality apartment in Brickell it would have cost me at least $1600.

This is just my opinion from my experiences. Perhaps current students have different thoughts...

Good luck.
 
amad01 said:
can any students comment on living situations and expenses? I will be married so I will need my own place, is it going to be crazy expensive?
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Miami is not a cheap city.

That being said, you don't need to live in a 34 floor highrise in downtown Miami (which many medical students do.) It depends on location - I do not live in downtown miami (the actual name of that part of the city is Brickell) - I live a very short commute (8 minutes) to the school, and I pay $1100/month for a 950 sq ft. 1 bed / ba. I would be paying this much to share an apartment if I were living in Brickell. There are medical students living in all parts of the city - Miami Beach, Brickell, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Health District (where the medical school is) Wynwood (Miami's version of Williamsburg Brooklyn, except with less gentrification and more poverty)
 
LeftShifted said:
Miami is not a cheap city.

That being said, you don't need to live in a 34 floor highrise in downtown Miami (which many medical students do.) It depends on location - I do not live in downtown miami (the actual name of that part of the city is Brickell) - I live a very short commute (8 minutes) to the school, and I pay $1100/month for a 950 sq ft. 1 bed / ba. I would be paying this much to share an apartment if I were living in Brickell. There are medical students living in all parts of the city - Miami Beach, Brickell, Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Health District (where the medical school is) Wynwood (Miami's version of Williamsburg Brooklyn, except with less gentrification and more poverty)
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Left shifted - what neighborhood ? How did you find it? I've lived in 4 different neighborhoods during my 8 years in Miami and I think that 1100 for that square footage is the exception, not the rule.... What do you think?
 
II this morning! Unfortunately, I'll probably withdraw my invite due to a few personal reasons so good luck to the rest of you guys!
 
DrZeke said:
Left shifted - what neighborhood ? How did you find it? I've lived in 4 different neighborhoods during my 8 years in Miami and I think that 1100 for that square footage is the exception, not the rule.... What do you think?
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I don't think it's an exception by any means - a number of my classmates are enjoying single apartments in the range of 800-900 in the window of 1000-1200.
To people considering []_[]Med, people will tell you that the market in Miami moves fast, and in fact it does - I started looking for an apartment in April because I didn't want to be pressured into something I couldn't afford.

@DrZeke I PM'ed you.
 
LeftShifted said:
I don't think it's an exception by any means - a number of my classmates are enjoying single apartments in the range of 800-900 in the window of 1000-1200.
To people considering []_[]Med, people will tell you that the market in Miami moves fast, and in fact it does - I started looking for an apartment in April because I didn't want to be pressured into something I couldn't afford.

@DrZeke I PM'ed you.
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Must have built a new building in my absence...
 
John2448 said:
Anyone know How long it takes to go from a status of 'reviewed' until you hear back about receiving an interview?
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From what I've seen it seems to be highly variable ranging from a couple weeks to several months or more.
 
The acceptance letter said we had to give a non-refundable $100 deposit to hold our spot. Where exactly do we make this payment?
 
BeancheBlanco said:
The acceptance letter said we had to give a non-refundable $100 deposit to hold our spot. Where exactly do we make this payment?
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It says "No deposit is required at this time but one will be required by May 15th, 2015." I'm assuming they'll send out another letter or e-mail with instructions closer to that date.
 
I see, didn't look that closely. Did people who responded by e-mail get a confirmation?
 
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