2014-2015 Wayne State University Application Thread

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Happy holidays everyone and congratulations to those accepted today 🙂
 
Congratulations to everyone who go offers! 🙂
I have an interview at Wayne on Jan 7. Does anyone know when I would typically hear back? Because I have to pay the deposit for another school by Jan 9 which I'm hoping I can extend it a little until I hear back from Wayne.
 
I heard today as well. I was alternate listed. Not the ideal answer I wanted to hear, but it was definitely not a no. I'll take it! 😀

I'm hoping to hear good things from them because I will attend in a heart beat.
 
Hey everyone! Good luck to those still waiting to hear back from the school! I had a question for people already attending/have more information on the school. I just got in so I am excited but I started panicking about my living situation. What do most people do about living?? I am from Canada so definitely cannot commute! I also don't have a car so I need to live somewhere walking distance to campus but of course I want to be safe! Whats a good place to start looking to live?? I would prefer a roommate. Do people live in residence? I know in Canada, upper years are not generally given space in residence. I would kind of prefer for the safety aspect. I would appreciate any help on this matter!
 
for those people who got accepted and sent in their acceptance offers via mail, what's the next step? when do we turn in transcripts? Just want to lose this admissions because of something stupid
 
for those people who got accepted and sent in their acceptance offers via mail, what's the next step? when do we turn in transcripts? Just want to lose this admissions because of something stupid
The will send you an email in reply. Mine said to update them if my residence/number changed, to file my FAFSA in January and that they would send me additional information early in 2015.
 
Hey everyone! Good luck to those still waiting to hear back from the school! I had a question for people already attending/have more information on the school. I just got in so I am excited but I started panicking about my living situation. What do most people do about living?? I am from Canada so definitely cannot commute! I also don't have a car so I need to live somewhere walking distance to campus but of course I want to be safe! Whats a good place to start looking to live?? I would prefer a roommate. Do people live in residence? I know in Canada, upper years are not generally given space in residence. I would kind of prefer for the safety aspect. I would appreciate any help on this matter!

Hey, I asked a similar question and got some good replies. I would quote what they all said, but I think that'd be a little obnoxious. Basically, the consensus seems that it'd be very difficult to live without a car. There are a few places on campus for students to live, they were a bit out of my price range though, haha. Here's a quote from togaedere

as far as living places, in addition to those mentioned above, there are a few places on campus where med students live -- DeRoy Apartments and Chatsworth. Something I know about the school-run apartments (including University Tower) is that they do have an attendant you have to check in with and make guests sign in and stuff (more so DeRoy and University Tower than Chatsworth), so check in with that as you are looking. There are also a few newer lofts that are worth looking into as well -- The Auburn on Cass Avenue (a few blocks from school), 3909 Woodward Apartments (some might be purchase-only condos). Lots of places that are potential options and more are popping up all the time. I *definitely* recommend getting yourself on a waiting list now. There are other neighborhoods where students live but that's a pretty good start.

Anyways all this stuff is on page 7 if you want to take a look. I imagine people will start finding for roommates once a Facebook page is created/after people make their final decisions.
 
for those people who got accepted and sent in their acceptance offers via mail, what's the next step? when do we turn in transcripts? Just want to lose this admissions because of something stupid

Plenty of time to send in transcripts.

This page is from last year but I would assume similar idea applies this year.

http://admissions.med.wayne.edu/accepted.php
 
You have a chance of getting off the wait list every decision date.

Is there a facebook group for the accepted students?
 
Looks like there's a fb group
 
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weird.. should show up
 
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For those who were placed on the alternate list, do you know anything about sending updates to the admissions committee (such as my fall semester grades), and if I would send that directly to Wayne or through AMCAS? I can't find anything on their website.


Thanks!
 
For lectures, is it a live stream or recorded and uploaded later? If uploaded later, how long after actual lecture?

Someone correct me if I'm mistaken, but I think one of the tour guides mentioned they're uploaded same day usually within a few hours.
 
Someone correct me if I'm mistaken, but I think one of the tour guides mentioned they're uploaded same day usually within a few hours.

Yes, they are uploaded within 2 to 3 hours at the latest (n= 100+). Now, for the first block (anatomy and histology) many students choose to go to optional classes simply because of the sheer amount of required class time that comprised of required anatomy lab (about 9-12 hrs a week, histology labs (4 hrs a week), clinical medicine course 3 hrs a week starting in late October, Radiology Session (once a month), interest group meetings (optional, but free pizza), as well as mentoring meetings (once a semester). Once physiology starts, the 16 hrs. of lab time gets cut down to 2 per week in addition to clinical medicine which is also 3 hrs a week.

Something a lot of you in-state metro Detroit kids might want to think about is living at home. I personally don't, but I know a surprisingly large amount of students who do this. The only pros IMO are the money saved and the comfort of your home. The cons are likely 2 hrs (let's be real with traffic) less to study, possible distractions at home, and less of an opportunity to socialize with fellow medical students. It's definitely a struggle for anatomy, but gets better after physiology starts.

To give a bit of demographics for C/O 2018 we had 290 students with a mean age of 25.5. 170 guys, 120 girls (I don't know if this is normal for Wayne). About 28% of the students went to University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 13% were Canadians, about the later percentage went to Wayne, and most of the remaining came from Michigan State, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Oakland University, GVSU, Hope, Alma, Central, Michigan Tech, some ivies, as well as a ton from California (Wayne's pretty OOS friendly).

To those who've gotten in, Congratulations! To those waiting on interviews/waitlist results, best of luck!

If there is a large demand for it, the SDN community has helped me a lot so I'd be willing to write an in-depth FAQ on curriculum, campus life, residential options, housing, how FinAid works, scholarship opportunities, and more after my exams end. Like this post if you're interested and if you have an aspect about WSUSOM you want elaborated on write a comment and tag me in it! SDN is definitely not your only source either as you'll get a lot of advice from members of the the C/O 2017 and 2018 who join the C/O 2019 group as well! In addition to Facebook, many students have blogs to help students with the initial experience as well as to guide them through classes.

Oh ya, I'm an M1 midway through. Overall, the curriculum has been challenging for me, but I've done reasonably well and am slowly settling in and I really am enjoying my time here at Wayne. See MDApps if you want my background.
 
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I got a secondary application and it was "received" back in October however, I haven't heard anything since then. Any chance that I'm still being considered? Has anyone actually been sent out a rejection notice?
 
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I came from OOS. The above poster is totally correct that just going to school does not qualify you for instate tuition, but an option for OOS folks to attain instate tuition is to move to Michigan and defer acceptance for a year before starting school (this is a way to build residency, but you have to live in the state for a year without going to school). You can also do things like marry a Michigander or buy a house or something? But you would have to double check those honestly. I was already behind the eight ball as far as time went (I'm non-traditional) but if the price tag is a real intimidating factor I would look into deferring.

Interview invitation earlier today. Does OOS students qualify for instate tuition after first year?
 
Yes, they are uploaded within 2 to 3 hours at the latest (n= 100+). Now, for the first block (anatomy and histology) many students choose to go to optional classes simply because of the sheer amount of required class time that comprised of required anatomy lab (about 9-12 hrs a week, histology labs (4 hrs a week), clinical medicine course 3 hrs a week starting in late October, Radiology Session (once a month), interest group meetings (optional, but free pizza), as well as mentoring meetings (once a semester). Once physiology starts, the 16 hrs. of lab time gets cut down to 2 per week in addition to clinical medicine which is also 3 hrs a week.

Something a lot of you in-state metro Detroit kids might want to think about is living at home. I personally don't, but I know a surprisingly large amount of students who do this. The only pros IMO are the money saved and the comfort of your home. The cons are likely 2 hrs (let's be real with traffic) less to study, possible distractions at home, and less of an opportunity to socialize with fellow medical students. It's definitely a struggle for anatomy, but gets better after physiology starts.

To give a bit of demographics for C/O 2018 we had 290 students with a mean age of 25.5. 170 guys, 120 girls (I don't know if this is normal for Wayne). About 28% of the students went to University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 13% were Canadians, about the later percentage went to Wayne, and most of the remaining came from Michigan State, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Oakland University, GVSU, Hope, Alma, Central, Michigan Tech, some ivies, as well as a ton from California (Wayne's pretty OOS friendly).

To those who've gotten in, Congratulations! To those waiting on interviews/waitlist results, best of luck!

If there is a large demand for it, the SDN community has helped me a lot so I'd be willing to write an in-depth FAQ on curriculum, campus life, residential options, housing, how FinAid works, scholarship opportunities, and more after my exams end. Like this post if you're interested and if you have an aspect about WSUSOM you want elaborated on write a comment and tag me in it! SDN is definitely not your only source either as you'll get a lot of advice from members of the the C/O 2017 and 2018 who join the C/O 2019 group as well! In addition to Facebook, many students have blogs to help students with the initial experience as well as to guide them through classes.

Oh ya, I'm an M1 midway through. Overall, the curriculum has been challenging for me, but I've done reasonably well and am slowly settling in and I really am enjoying my time here at Wayne. See MDApps if you want my background.


Could possibly provide any feedback on waitlist information? I was wondering when most of the movement happens for the waitlist, and if there is a possibility for acceptance on normal acceptance dates from the waitlist. Also, one last question, do you know if the waitlist is ranked at all?

Any information would be greatly appreciated. I have found a ton of information on it, but it has been contradicted so many times. lol
 
Could possibly provide any feedback on waitlist information? I was wondering when most of the movement happens for the waitlist, and if there is a possibility for acceptance on normal acceptance dates from the waitlist. Also, one last question, do you know if the waitlist is ranked at all?

Any information would be greatly appreciated. I have found a ton of information on it, but it has been contradicted so many times. lol

Most waitlist movement at all schools will occur after April 30, the day we have to decline all but one acceptance.
 
Could possibly provide any feedback on waitlist information? I was wondering when most of the movement happens for the waitlist, and if there is a possibility for acceptance on normal acceptance dates from the waitlist. Also, one last question, do you know if the waitlist is ranked at all?

Any information would be greatly appreciated. I have found a ton of information on it, but it has been contradicted so many times. lol

Sorry, but that's one thing I do not know because I do not have any inside information as to admissions and I am not sure which students would know this besides the select few who are involved with the admissions committee and currently the reps for C/O 2018 haven't been elected yet. From my experience, it seems that a lot of students were offered admissions from October all the way to mid-June. Also in my acceptance email it said 1/7th of the positions are filled each time they announce decisions. This means that if you were waitlisted, there's still a good chance of for admission relative to schools like U of M per se. That's all I can say about this. Anecdotally, I know friends who were in the same 'competitiveness tier' as me receive their acceptances much later than me.

Most waitlist movement at all schools will occur after April 30, the day we have to decline all but one acceptance.[/QUOTE

Can't say with certainty that this is true for Wayne, but I'm sure it's true in general.
 
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Thanks guys! That's what I was looking for. It makes sense now. Just have to hold out and wait now. lol.


Sorry, but that's one thing I do not know because I do not have any inside information as to admissions and I am not sure which students would know this besides the select few who are involved with the admissions committee and currently the reps for C/O 2018 haven't been elected yet. From my experience, it seems that a lot of students were offered admissions from October all the way to mid-June. Also in my acceptance email it said 1/7th of the positions are filled each time they announce decisions. This means that if you were waitlisted, there's still a good chance of for admission relative to schools like U of M per se. That's all I can say about this. Anecdotally, I know friends who were in the same 'competitiveness tier' as me receive their acceptances much later than me.

Our student tour guide told us that the process at Wayne State works like this: after each student interviews, he or she is assigned a score. On each decision date (what I think you mean by "normal acceptance date"), X number of students with the highest score are accepted, regardless of their interview date. So if you are waitlisted on your original decision date, you could get accepted on any of the subsequent decision dates if you fall into the top X number of students. So yes, you can get accepted on any of the normal acceptance dates, no matter when you interviewed, and yes, the waitlist is technically ranked.
 
I came from OOS. The above poster is totally correct that just going to school does not qualify you for instate tuition, but an option for OOS folks to attain instate tuition is to move to Michigan and defer acceptance for a year before starting school (this is a way to build residency, but you have to live in the state for a year without going to school). You can also do things like marry a Michigander or buy a house or something? But you would have to double check those honestly. I was already behind the eight ball as far as time went (I'm non-traditional) but if the price tag is a real intimidating factor I would look into deferring.
Thanks! I'll look into it.
 
Re: waitlist movement --> there's movement all through the year at Wayne but naturally most of the movement is going to come after students have to make a final decision on a school. It's the old trickle-down effect as top tier spots are finalized. Just for context, I interviewed on November 18th and did not get in until January 25th the cycle I applied (2011-2012). A *lot* of my classmates both interviewed and got in later than that. There will be a few spots open right up until orientation week.
 
will be interviewing here in Feb. 🙂 ORM, OOS, Non-trad, secondary complete late october.

I'm coming from arguably the safest city and strongest economy in the country, so I'm fairly sheltered. Does anyone have any advice on staying safe in Detroit?
 
Yes, they are uploaded within 2 to 3 hours at the latest (n= 100+). Now, for the first block (anatomy and histology) many students choose to go to optional classes simply because of the sheer amount of required class time that comprised of required anatomy lab (about 9-12 hrs a week, histology labs (4 hrs a week), clinical medicine course 3 hrs a week starting in late October, Radiology Session (once a month), interest group meetings (optional, but free pizza), as well as mentoring meetings (once a semester). Once physiology starts, the 16 hrs. of lab time gets cut down to 2 per week in addition to clinical medicine which is also 3 hrs a week.

Something a lot of you in-state metro Detroit kids might want to think about is living at home. I personally don't, but I know a surprisingly large amount of students who do this. The only pros IMO are the money saved and the comfort of your home. The cons are likely 2 hrs (let's be real with traffic) less to study, possible distractions at home, and less of an opportunity to socialize with fellow medical students. It's definitely a struggle for anatomy, but gets better after physiology starts.

To give a bit of demographics for C/O 2018 we had 290 students with a mean age of 25.5. 170 guys, 120 girls (I don't know if this is normal for Wayne). About 28% of the students went to University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 13% were Canadians, about the later percentage went to Wayne, and most of the remaining came from Michigan State, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Oakland University, GVSU, Hope, Alma, Central, Michigan Tech, some ivies, as well as a ton from California (Wayne's pretty OOS friendly).

To those who've gotten in, Congratulations! To those waiting on interviews/waitlist results, best of luck!

If there is a large demand for it, the SDN community has helped me a lot so I'd be willing to write an in-depth FAQ on curriculum, campus life, residential options, housing, how FinAid works, scholarship opportunities, and more after my exams end. Like this post if you're interested and if you have an aspect about WSUSOM you want elaborated on write a comment and tag me in it! SDN is definitely not your only source either as you'll get a lot of advice from members of the the C/O 2017 and 2018 who join the C/O 2019 group as well! In addition to Facebook, many students have blogs to help students with the initial experience as well as to guide them through classes.

Oh ya, I'm an M1 midway through. Overall, the curriculum has been challenging for me, but I've done reasonably well and am slowly settling in and I really am enjoying my time here at Wayne. See MDApps if you want my background.
Hey thanks for your feedback! I know theres has been abit of a discussion about housing but I was wondering if you could reiterate hot spots to live in Detroit metro area. Any apartment buildings in particular?

Thanks...
 
Don't have any so that's not a problem 😛
But seriously the same things you would do anywhere. Pay attention to your surroundings, secure your valuables, etc.

Most of the places students live are safe, Midtown and Royal Oak are the main ones. Downtown as well, but I don't know much about downtown.
 
i don't remember what precisely was discussed earlier but I am pretty sure this is the same stuff i talked about earlier. Some places are run by the school -- these are University Tower, Chatsworth Apartments, DeRoy, (probably others). UT is the cheapest of all of these and considered a pretty good option for people based on price. I think utilities are included. It's walking distance to school and a lot of med students/grad students live there. Downsides would be that there are RAs on your floor and you have to check in with someone every time you enter the building. I couldn't handle that at this point. Chatsworth, DeRoy are also worth looking into -- more expensive but more grad students, so there are still RAs and desk staff and stuff but it's more relaxed as far as I can tell.

Studio One (I live here) is a good apartment walking distance to school/Detroit Medical Center. Rent has been going up since I've been here but it's a reasonable place with a lot of perks. Washer/dryer in each unit, dishwasher, two bathrooms in the two bedroom apartments. Downside would be it's pretty tough to get a spot. If you're thinking about looking into here i would call them and put yourself on the waitlist now. But spots open up at random times and sometimes it just involves getting to know a med student who is moving out/graduating. Easy enough to do with the facebook threads.

The Ellington is right in the same area where the Whole Foods went up. I used to live there and I watched the grocery store get built from my window. Nicer than Studio One, more expensive.

There are other loft style places. The Auburn is on Cass, 5750 Woodward Lofts. I would imagine price would be the limiting factor here, and possibly space as that is the common denominator in midtown currently.

I know very little about Royal Oak or the other suburbs as I'm allergic to commutes. A lot of students live in Royal Oak though, a handful in Ferndale, some in Hamtramck (cool blue collar/very diverse immigrant community, only about a 10 minute drive to school. If I didn't live in Detroit proper I would live in Hamtramck). Grosse Pointe is worth looking into as well, some students live there.

The Corktown and Woodbridge neighborhoods are worth looking into if you're looking for cheaper rent away from the midtown oversaturation. You would most likely have to drive (or be a good bike commuter) to school and the neighborhoods aren't as decidedly safe (but on the rise). But I would feel comfortable living in these neighborhoods as well. Apartments are more house-based from what I can tell, split levels, things like that. Mexicantown/Southwest Detroit is another great neighborhood but I *believe* the least safe (per crime statistics, citation needed) of the communities mentioned.

I don't really know much about downtown, will have to defer to others on this one.

This is kinda hard for people to get their minds around but midtown Detroit is a safe neighborhood. This doesn't mean stuff doesn't happen, but the stuff you see on the news doesn't happen here in that same capacity. I've lived in way sketchier neighborhoods in other cities. Street smarts gets you pretty far in all settings, and I always walk with purpose and don't do things like wear headphones/talk on my cell phone when I'm walking alone at night, but I've had no problem walking to/from the hospital and other places in the wee hours (I'm female). Car theft is a thing worth mentioning, though. I would take the WSU police's advice on things you can do to minimize your risk. They do free VIN etching, discounts on steering wheel clubs, things like that. That said, I didn't do any of these things with my crappy 2002 car, parked it on the street all year last year, had no problems. DMC students get a parking pass that works in the Studio One/University Tower lot--remember that for clinical rotations--so now that's where I park.

People are friendly here! This is a great place to learn if you're open to having the city being its own kind of classroom as lame as that sounds. Perfectly reasonable to be cautious but there are a lot of good things about living here as well.

Hey thanks for your feedback! I know theres has been abit of a discussion about housing but I was wondering if you could reiterate hot spots to live in Detroit metro area. Any apartment buildings in particular?

Thanks...
 
i don't remember what precisely was discussed earlier but I am pretty sure this is the same stuff i talked about earlier. Some places are run by the school -- these are University Tower, Chatsworth Apartments, DeRoy, (probably others). UT is the cheapest of all of these and considered a pretty good option for people based on price. I think utilities are included. It's walking distance to school and a lot of med students/grad students live there. Downsides would be that there are RAs on your floor and you have to check in with someone every time you enter the building. I couldn't handle that at this point. Chatsworth, DeRoy are also worth looking into -- more expensive but more grad students, so there are still RAs and desk staff and stuff but it's more relaxed as far as I can tell.

Studio One (I live here) is a good apartment walking distance to school/Detroit Medical Center. Rent has been going up since I've been here but it's a reasonable place with a lot of perks. Washer/dryer in each unit, dishwasher, two bathrooms in the two bedroom apartments. Downside would be it's pretty tough to get a spot. If you're thinking about looking into here i would call them and put yourself on the waitlist now. But spots open up at random times and sometimes it just involves getting to know a med student who is moving out/graduating. Easy enough to do with the facebook threads.

The Ellington is right in the same area where the Whole Foods went up. I used to live there and I watched the grocery store get built from my window. Nicer than Studio One, more expensive.

There are other loft style places. The Auburn is on Cass, 5750 Woodward Lofts. I would imagine price would be the limiting factor here, and possibly space as that is the common denominator in midtown currently.

I know very little about Royal Oak or the other suburbs as I'm allergic to commutes. A lot of students live in Royal Oak though, a handful in Ferndale, some in Hamtramck (cool blue collar/very diverse immigrant community, only about a 10 minute drive to school. If I didn't live in Detroit proper I would live in Hamtramck). Grosse Pointe is worth looking into as well, some students live there.

The Corktown and Woodbridge neighborhoods are worth looking into if you're looking for cheaper rent away from the midtown oversaturation. You would most likely have to drive (or be a good bike commuter) to school and the neighborhoods aren't as decidedly safe (but on the rise). But I would feel comfortable living in these neighborhoods as well. Apartments are more house-based from what I can tell, split levels, things like that. Mexicantown/Southwest Detroit is another great neighborhood but I *believe* the least safe (per crime statistics, citation needed) of the communities mentioned.

I don't really know much about downtown, will have to defer to others on this one.

This is kinda hard for people to get their minds around but midtown Detroit is a safe neighborhood. This doesn't mean stuff doesn't happen, but the stuff you see on the news doesn't happen here in that same capacity. I've lived in way sketchier neighborhoods in other cities. Street smarts gets you pretty far in all settings, and I always walk with purpose and don't do things like wear headphones/talk on my cell phone when I'm walking alone at night, but I've had no problem walking to/from the hospital and other places in the wee hours (I'm female). Car theft is a thing worth mentioning, though. I would take the WSU police's advice on things you can do to minimize your risk. They do free VIN etching, discounts on steering wheel clubs, things like that. That said, I didn't do any of these things with my crappy 2002 car, parked it on the street all year last year, had no problems. DMC students get a parking pass that works in the Studio One/University Tower lot--remember that for clinical rotations--so now that's where I park.

People are friendly here! This is a great place to learn if you're open to having the city being its own kind of classroom as lame as that sounds. Perfectly reasonable to be cautious but there are a lot of good things about living here as well.
Thanks so much for this info!
 
How are all you other Jan interviewees dealing with the wait? Is it January 28 yet?!
 
Just got a II here earlier today. Submitted late August and I live in the Metro Detroit area. I did just send in an update letter last week, so I wonder if that had any impact on their decision.

Also, if any other interviewees have questions about Detroit or the Metro area, I'd be more than happy to tell you what I know.
 
How is the food around the school?
 
Directly around the school is going to be much like any other college area. Perhaps someone who currently goes there can comment a little better. My experiences are more in the Downtown area, and I would definitely recommend making the trip to Downtown if possible.

Greektown is a great area to go for dinner and is always particularly lively because of the casino. A lot of nicer restaurants also surround Campus Martius, which is the center of downtown. If you're looking for lunch, definitely try either American or Lafayette Coney Island. Mexicantown is a little bit further away, but the food there can't be beat. I've never been anything but satisfied after making the trip.

In the end, Detroit is like any other city. Look for it, and you'll find it. Some of the best meals I ever had downtown were just from seeing a restaurant and deciding to go in. It's all about trying new things.
 
anyone know what the chances of getting accepted are post-interview? What % of interviewees get accepted?
 
They told us on our interview day that last year 550/750 interviewees were accepted...I'm not 100% positive I'm remembering that exactly correctly, but I mentioned the correct statistic in some of my posts earlier on this thread if you care enough to look it up.

My US news just expired but for OOS it was over 80%.

Thanks, guys!
 
Would anyone that interviewed tell me about the day and if it is only the tour and interview?
 
Does WSU accept pre-interview updates if you've been invited for an interview?
 
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