2014-2015 Wright State University Application Thread

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mag578 said:
I am also in the same boat. Would it be beneficial to contact admissions? In one of their emails, it states that "any questions not related to status can be answered by calling the Admissions Office..." so I'm unsure whether calling would be good.
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Well I think it's pretty clear that if you have questions about your status then you should not call them at all. If there are other questions that you have maybe about requirements or courses or something that's just not clear that you need clarity on then you should definitely call them but other than that I wouldn't do it
 
janebear1 said:
Does anyone know how late Wright State interviews? Thought I might hear from them by now, but it has been silent.
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Judging from previous threads and the quote I've added below, I would expect them to go to late February/early March, but that is complete speculation. A friend of mine interviewed around that time last year and was accepted.

doit4themunki said:
I do not think we set a strict date on when to end interviews, it depends how the whole season has gone, but typically they do go until the spring.

I know I keep saying this on this thread but if you haven't heard anything it does not mean anything at this point. We are still in the process of going through applications. There is a very small group of people who sit and go through every part of every person's application and decide who will get an interview, it is not an automated process by any means, so as you can imagine with so many applicants this takes quite a long time. At BSOM we are very interested in the applicant as a whole, as well as recruiting people who we believe will "fit" with our school and continue to foster the type of laid back and supportive environment that makes Boonshoft unique. Reading through every experience, LOR, and essay is time consuming.

The point I am trying to make on this thread by saying this stuff is please do not be discouraged at this point if you have not heard from our school. Right now this should not be an indicator of anything to you. I do understand that the waiting game is frustrating and stressful but that is just the nature of this whole process because of the sheer volume of applicants.
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f4reignbeauty said:
Well I think it's pretty clear that if you have questions about your status then you should not call them at all. If there are other questions that you have maybe about requirements or courses or something that's just not clear that you need clarity on then you should definitely call them but other than that I wouldn't do it
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They told us this during my interview.
 
Anyone aware of the deferred process?
Also, do they accept/look at letters of intent?

I tried looking at their website and just got the gist that we have all been rated and eventually based on these ratings they'll make an wait-list. Does that mean that update letters/letters of intent will not carry much weight? I was even told by someone that he was deferred and never made it on the wait-list. So I'm wondering how much is in my hands at this point.

Literally any clarifications about how it all works out would be gold. Thank y'all in advance 😉
 
TheRD said:
Anyone aware of the deferred process?
Also, do they accept/look at letters of intent?

I tried looking at their website and just got the gist t

hat we have all been rated and eventually based on these ratings they'll make an wait-list. Does that mean that update letters/letters of intent will not carry much weight? I was even told by someone that he was deferred and never made it on the wait-list. So I'm wondering how much is in my hands at this point.

Literally any clarifications about how it all works out would be gold. Thank y'all in advance 😉[/QUOTE

I know this doesn't help but I have no idea. I would think you could call admissions regarding this. You wouldn't be asking about your status you would just be asking how their process works.
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TheRD said:
Anyone aware of the deferred process?
Also, do they accept/look at letters of intent?

I tried looking at their website and just got the gist that we have all been rated and eventually based on these ratings they'll make an wait-list. Does that mean that update letters/letters of intent will not carry much weight? I was even told by someone that he was deferred and never made it on the wait-list. So I'm wondering how much is in my hands at this point.

Literally any clarifications about how it all works out would be gold. Thank y'all in advance 😉
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Update letters or letters of intent don't carry any weight and most likely won't be looked at. See previous posts in this thread for more details. I would quote them here but I'm too lazy to find them on my phone.

If you are deferred you can be placed on the wait list or rejected. Once the committee meets after your interview, your position on this list is essentially set in stone. To put it simply, whether you eventually end up being rejected or wait listed just depends where they draw the line. So post interview there's nothing really you can do to change your position on the wait list. I think they do this just to try and level the playing field for everyone, not because they are uninterested in updates.

Hope that helps.
 
If we interviewed in December, would the 4-6 time span for decisions still be applicable? Or should we expect to hear back later than 6 weeks due to the holiday break?

I think I'm over thinking things lol...
 
I feel your pain! I interviewed in early December as well! Lol
 
f4reignbeauty said:
If we interviewed in December, would the 4-6 time span for decisions still be applicable? Or should we expect to hear back later than 6 weeks due to the holiday break?

I think I'm over thinking things lol...
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I would expect to have a longer time-frame but as I'm just another applicant I can't really tell you for sure. I interviewed mid to late November and was told they will be getting the letters in the mail this week. So I'm at 8 weeks...but hoping that's a good sign 🙂 Perhaps they're reviewing a larger batch to get caught up this week though...
 
janebear1 said:
Does anyone know how late Wright State interviews? Thought I might hear from them by now, but it has been silent.
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On the WSU school of medicine website it says this in the admissions timetable:
"Aug–Feb Come to Wright State for your admissions interview."

Not sure if this means they send out interviews until some time in February or if they stop interviewing then. Hoping they're still sending out invites for a while because I would really like to interview here as well.
 
Hey! Quick question: I know Wright stops interviewing after Feb. Am I at a disadvantage if I interview in Feb? How full is the class currently?
 
reapplicanthelpme2014 said:
Hey! Quick question: I know Wright stops interviewing after Feb. Am I at a disadvantage if I interview in Feb? How full is the class currently?
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The time factor plays a role for all schools that interview on a "rolling admissions process". I am sure its much harder to get an acceptance at this point in the game as per say if you were interviewing in the early fall
 
Force said:
I hope not! Have been holding my breath for more than 4 months now. Silent rejection is very unprofessional in my opinion
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From last years thread, it seems like they sent rejection emails to those who didnt make the cut in mid-late March.
 
Force said:
The time factor plays a role for all schools that interview on a "rolling admissions process". I am sure its much harder to get an acceptance at this point in the game as per say if you were interviewing in the early fall
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Yeah I get that. I'm just trying to decide whether interviewing in late January vs. Early Feb makes any sort of difference at this point. Earlier is a bit more expensive for me :-/
 
Force said:
No in that case I do not think it will make a difference. Best of luck!!
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From my understanding they review interviewees in monthly batches. So they look at everyone who interviewed in January in February, and everyone in February in March. So if it were me I'd try and make the January slot work. But that may just be me 🙂, you obviously have to way out how much extra it will cost you to do that.
 
reapplicanthelpme2014 said:
Yeah I get that. I'm just trying to decide whether interviewing in late January vs. Early Feb makes any sort of difference at this point. Earlier is a bit more expensive for me :-/
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BornMD4 said:
From my understanding they review interviewees in monthly batches. So they look at everyone who interviewed in January in February, and everyone in February in March. So if it were me I'd try and make the January slot work. But that may just be me 🙂, you obviously have to way out how much extra it will cost you to do that.
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With rolling admissions, I would personally shoot for the earlier date, especially since we are nearing the end of the cycle. I would hate for a few $ to potentially keep me from going to medical school.

Since it looks like you already have an acceptance, I guess it depends on how bad you want to go to WSU.
 
Did you receive an email?

EDIT: I read your previous post that said you interviewed mid-late November. Congrats! and I hope that the odds are in your favor 🙂
 
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Sorry for all the questions. After the interview, do you guys think I would be able to catch a 6:01 flight? They say the interview ends around 4pm and that the airport is about 40 mins away...any ideas of whether I'd be pushing it or not? Thanks!
 
reapplicanthelpme2014 said:
Sorry for all the questions. After the interview, do you guys think I would be able to catch a 6:01 flight? They say the interview ends around 4pm and that the airport is about 40 mins away...any ideas of whether I'd be pushing it or not? Thanks!
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That sounds way too close for comfort.
 
reapplicanthelpme2014 said:
Sorry for all the questions. After the interview, do you guys think I would be able to catch a 6:01 flight? They say the interview ends around 4pm and that the airport is about 40 mins away...any ideas of whether I'd be pushing it or not? Thanks!
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My interview day ended at 4:30 so it is cutting it really close. The traffic was bad too going towards Columbus
 
I chose to stay an additional night, and flew out the next morning. I've had situations where I had to catch a flight 40-50 mins after an interview day, and I nearly had an asthma attack rushing to the airport.

For Wright, I stayed with a student host (who was awesome btw) the first night, and then I got a hotel near the airport for the second night.
 
stickshifthonda said:
That sounds way too close for comfort.
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Eppur Si Muove said:
My interview day ended at 4:30 so it is cutting it really close. The traffic was bad too going towards Columbus
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Okay, yeah I figured, sometimes interviews end earlier than expected so I figured I would ask. The last flight I see out is at 7:40pm. More reasonable?
 
f4reignbeauty said:
I chose to stay an additional night, and flew out the next morning. I've had situations where I had to catch a flight 40-50 mins after an interview day, and I nearly had an asthma attack rushing to the airport.

For Wright, I stayed with a student host (who was awesome btw) the first night, and then I got a hotel near the hotel for the second night.
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How did you find a student host? Cuz I like this idea!
 
reapplicanthelpme2014 said:
Okay, yeah I figured, sometimes interviews end earlier than expected so I figured I would ask. The last flight I see out is at 7:40pm. More reasonable?
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Are you flying out of Dayton or Columbus? If you are flying out of Dayton you should be ok to fly out at 6 (once you get to the airport, which is like 35-40 min theres not a ton of security lines and stuff to go through) and traffic usually isn't bad in Dayton. BUT taking into account unpredictable Ohio weather I might just book that 7:40 one instead just so you're not stressed out about catching your flight throughout your interviews.
 
doit4themunki said:
Are you flying out of Dayton or Columbus? If you are flying out of Dayton you should be ok to fly out at 6 (once you get to the airport, which is like 35-40 min theres not a ton of security lines and stuff to go through) and traffic usually isn't bad in Dayton. BUT taking into account unpredictable Ohio weather I might just book that 7:40 one instead just so you're not stressed out about catching your flight throughout your interviews.
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Perfect! Yeah I would be flying out of Dayton! Is Columbus close to Dayton? Cheaper to fly out of?
 
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