2015-2016 Central Michigan University Application Thread

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CurrentWMedStudent said:
The deans currently working at Western Michigan's medical school as academic dean.
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He has assumed a totally different role at Western. He is the dean of graduate medical education. Consider the different elements in the career as well as potential family issues or location preferences before you assume that him stepping down reflects poorly on the school.
 
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Any idea how many acceptances have gone out already? Decisions for the final interviews go out tomorrow.
 
I thought they said decision go out on the 29th (today) and they said be patient cuz sometimes one person is making the calls! Its been to quiet in here tho so maybe you are right and the decisions go out tomorrow. Anybody heard anything yet (email/call) ?
 
I was told decisions will be made today and the calls and emails will go out tomorrow. But you are correct that it could take awhile before we hear whether it's today or tomorrow!

Em4234 said:
I thought they said decision go out on the 29th (today) and they said be patient cuz sometimes one person is making the calls! Its been to quiet in here tho so maybe you are right and the decisions go out tomorrow. Anybody heard anything yet (email/call) ?
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stodda57 said:
Any idea how many acceptances have gone out already? Decisions for the final interviews go out tomorrow.
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I guess nobody heard anything today then (tomorrow is the big day :xf::luck:) ! I was looking at the last year's thread and some people said if you get your interview in Jan/Feb you are pretty much interviewing for the waitlist since most of the spots are alrdy filled up 🙁 hopefully that's not the case. Anybody knows anything about that ?
 
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Em4234 said:
I guess nobody heard anything today then (tomorrow is the big day :xf::luck:) ! I was looking at the last year's thread and some people said if you get your interview in Jan/Feb you are pretty much interviewing for the waitlist since most of the spots are alrdy filled up 🙁 hopefully that's not the case. Anybody knows anything about that ?
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Keep in mind that April 30 is the deadline for choosing a single school, and people can only hold on to one acceptance. In May the waitlists for most schools will start to move rapidly.
 
Em4234 said:
I guess nobody heard anything today then (tomorrow is the big day :xf::luck:) ! I was looking at the last year's thread and some people said if you get your interview in Jan/Feb you are pretty much interviewing for the waitlist since most of the spots are alrdy filled up 🙁 hopefully that's not the case. Anybody knows anything about that ?
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I'm assuming that's the case so I'm not expecting too much today, but you never know! ...and I would think the waitlist for central would move quite a bit as they haven't had a graduating class yet
 
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Hey guys, I appreciate the support this community has given me. I am honored to be accepted into this school and am glad my acceptance will be given to one of you all. Best of luck 🙂
 
Got the waitlist email this morning.. Do people get rejected post-interview?


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IFinallyMadeIt said:
Got the waitlist email this morning.. Do people get rejected post-interview?


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Got the waitlist email as well. Considering it was late in the cycle i didnt expect much today (</3 lol)
In the interview they said 4 things can happen : you either get accepted wailisted put on hold or rejected. And unlike previous years waitlist is not ranked this year (no priority waitlist)

Does anyone know when they start accepting people from the waitlist ? Like even if people withdraw and spots becomes available do they still wait till april to accept people from the waitlist? And does anyone know what % of people get accepted from the waitlist?
 
Em4234 said:
Got the waitlist email as well. Considering it was late in the cycle i didnt expect much today (</3 lol)
In the interview they said 4 things can happen : you either get accepted wailisted put on hold or rejected. And unlike previous years waitlist is not ranked this year (no priority waitlist)

Does anyone know when they start accepting people from the waitlist ? Like even if people withdraw and spots becomes available do they still wait till april to accept people from the waitlist? And does anyone know what % of people get accepted from the waitlist?
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The waitlist is not ranked, however, there is a priority waitlist
 
lemedesin said:
The waitlist is not ranked, however, there is a priority waitlist
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Oh thank you for correcting me ! then I am confused what does it mean when they say the waitlist is not ranked ? I only assumed cuz nobody in this year's thread said anything about being put on priority waitlist.
Well then I guess being placed on regular waitlist isnt as promising 🙁
 
Em4234 said:
Oh thank you for correcting me ! then I am confused what does it mean when they say the waitlist is not ranked ? I only assumed cuz nobody in this year's thread said anything about being put on priority waitlist.
Well then I guess being placed on regular waitlist isnt as promising 🙁
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I'm pretty sure that unranked means that at the meetings they review the applications of those on the waitlist again and accept them after that, rather then them being placed in a specific order.
 
wait, there's a priority waitlist this year? i was under the impression that there wouldn't be one...
 
lollipop864 said:
wait, there's a priority waitlist this year? i was under the impression that there wouldn't be one...
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Thats the thing ! I didnt see anybody saying that they were placed on priority waitlist ! So I thought maybe they dont have one this year ! IS ANYBODY PLACED ON PRIORITY WAITLIST THIS YEAR ?
I also like to know when does CMU start accepting people from the waitlist and what are the chances of being accepted?
 
Got the waitlist email this morning. Interviewed on 2/19 and thought that i did very well. Very disappointing, though I guess it is better than being placed on Hold. I do not believe there is a priority waitlist this year. I was told that there was the Hold list, which is pretty much like the bottom of the waitlist.
 
skip459 said:
Quick question for those accepted, can we email the scholarship application or does it need to be mailed in?
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I'm a current M1 and faxed my application last year. I am quite sure you can send it other ways than just by mail. Contact financial aid to be sure, though.
 
Em4234 said:
I guess nobody heard anything today then (tomorrow is the big day :xf::luck:) ! I was looking at the last year's thread and some people said if you get your interview in Jan/Feb you are pretty much interviewing for the waitlist since most of the spots are alrdy filled up 🙁 hopefully that's not the case. Anybody knows anything about that ?
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Last year, there were at least 6 people from my group of 12 interviewed students during mid-January. I can't speak for the others and whether they were waitlisted or not; however, I was accepted without going to the waitlist.
 
As a CMU Medical student finishing up my first year I have some valuable insight that I wish to share with prospective students. The most important piece of advice that I have is: Run away while you still can. I know that this may come as a shock to hear somebody actually saying something negative for once, but I feel that this side of the story should be heard. I can confidently say that I speak for a considerable number of students when I say that this medical "school" is absolutely awful. The faculty have no interest in teaching students. The facilities are on par with those of an inner city high school. The curriculum is convoluted and inefficient. You are repeatedly shot down from pursuing a medical specialty that interests you and coerced into going into family medicine. Mount Pleasant is a dying (if not already dead) town with nothing to do but to drink your sorrows away. And our step scores, let's not even go there. I made a mistake and I want to discourage you from following in my path.
 
Fireitupchips said:
As a CMU Medical student finishing up my first year I have some valuable insight that I wish to share with prospective students. The most important piece of advice that I have is: Run away while you still can. I know that this may come as a shock to hear somebody actually saying something negative for once, but I feel that this side of the story should be heard. I can confidently say that I speak for a considerable number of students when I say that this medical "school" is absolutely awful. The faculty have no interest in teaching students. The facilities are on par with those of an inner city high school. The curriculum is convoluted and inefficient. You are repeatedly shot down from pursuing a medical specialty that interests you and coerced into going into family medicine. Mount Pleasant is a dying (if not already dead) town with nothing to do but to drink your sorrows away. And our step scores, let's not even go there. I made a mistake and I want to discourage you from following in my path.
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Thank you for sharing your insights. I have this idea about the school that I would like your comments on. Do you think that the school's curriculum is convoluted and inefficient because they understand that you don't need high step scores to match into family medicine in rural/underserved areas?
 
Fireitupchips said:
As a CMU Medical student finishing up my first year I have some valuable insight that I wish to share with prospective students. The most important piece of advice that I have is: Run away while you still can. I know that this may come as a shock to hear somebody actually saying something negative for once, but I feel that this side of the story should be heard. I can confidently say that I speak for a considerable number of students when I say that this medical "school" is absolutely awful. The faculty have no interest in teaching students. The facilities are on par with those of an inner city high school. The curriculum is convoluted and inefficient. You are repeatedly shot down from pursuing a medical specialty that interests you and coerced into going into family medicine. Mount Pleasant is a dying (if not already dead) town with nothing to do but to drink your sorrows away. And our step scores, let's not even go there. I made a mistake and I want to discourage you from following in my path.
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This is kinda hard for me to believe without questioning the validity.. "fireupchips," first post, just tearing apart his/her school inside out.
 
Fireitupchips said:
As a CMU Medical student finishing up my first year I have some valuable insight that I wish to share with prospective students. The most important piece of advice that I have is: Run away while you still can. I know that this may come as a shock to hear somebody actually saying something negative for once, but I feel that this side of the story should be heard. I can confidently say that I speak for a considerable number of students when I say that this medical "school" is absolutely awful. The faculty have no interest in teaching students. The facilities are on par with those of an inner city high school. The curriculum is convoluted and inefficient. You are repeatedly shot down from pursuing a medical specialty that interests you and coerced into going into family medicine. Mount Pleasant is a dying (if not already dead) town with nothing to do but to drink your sorrows away. And our step scores, let's not even go there. I made a mistake and I want to discourage you from following in my path.
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Why not just find a different med school if you're only one year in then?


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Chips sounds similar to a troll on the WMed forum, nothing constructive to say, and nothing of any value to say. I know current students who are thrilled with the school and their learning, as well as the teachers and brand new facilities. These being students of affluent families with high end doctors as parents. I also personally know people living in Mount Pleasant, and it's a little Michigan town with little Michigan town charm. I've spent time there being a Michigan native. If you want a bouncing city life, it's not for you. But if you want a bouncing city life, why are you going to medical school...

Some people get kicks from tearing others down and destroying their dreams. Let's be honest, for many of us this is our only choice in schools. If I remain one of them, I will be a proud CMed student and do my best to make my experience and that of my fellow students' better... Not shred my school, its students, their dreams. And honestly, only an unlikely acceptance into my dream school will pull me from CMed.

Who do you think will be the better doctor, those with chip's attitude? Or those who share mine?

My suggestion, don't feed the trolls.
 
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Fireitupchips said:
As a CMU Medical student finishing up my first year I have some valuable insight that I wish to share with prospective students. The most important piece of advice that I have is: Run away while you still can. I know that this may come as a shock to hear somebody actually saying something negative for once, but I feel that this side of the story should be heard. I can confidently say that I speak for a considerable number of students when I say that this medical "school" is absolutely awful. The faculty have no interest in teaching students. The facilities are on par with those of an inner city high school. The curriculum is convoluted and inefficient. You are repeatedly shot down from pursuing a medical specialty that interests you and coerced into going into family medicine. Mount Pleasant is a dying (if not already dead) town with nothing to do but to drink your sorrows away. And our step scores, let's not even go there. I made a mistake and I want to discourage you from following in my path.
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Current M2 student...never posted on here but felt compelled. While I cannot be 100% sure...I am highly skeptical that the above poster is an actual CMED student. I feel we have a very tight knit group (both M1's and M2's) and pretty much every point the above poster made is exactly the opposite of how it is at CMED. I'm not sure an M1 would know any more about step scores than the rest of us and from what I know...a 99% pass rate from the current M3's...well, that is above the National average and sounds pretty good. Just one more reason why I am highly skeptical of the poster. I'm sure there are students who are not all rainbows and butterflies about CMED, but you would probably find that attitude follows them anywhere. I know the overwhelming majority of students at CMED are very happy and love the curriculum, faculty and MP for that matter. I hope this helps.
 
To be honest, I would be surprised if CMED's STEP1 average was above the national mean. This school is very new, and to think after three years the class average would be ahead of around half other medical students in the country is a bit of a stretch to me. BUT THAT IS OKAY. The pass rate is an important metric in this case. Over time, CMED will improve their averages.

And for what it's worth, I've never heard a CMED student share the above poster's sentiment. That's not to say it's not possible that someone might be unhappy there, but it seems to be against the grain.
 
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To be honest, I would be surprised if CMED's STEP1 average was above the national mean. This school is very new, and to think after three years the class average would be ahead of around half other medical students in the country is a bit of a stretch to me. BUT THAT IS OKAY. The pass rate is an important metric in this case. Over time, CMED will improve their averages.

And for what it's worth, I've never heard a CMED student share the above poster's sentiment. That's not to say it's not possible that someone might be unhappy there, but it seems to be against the grain.
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Are step score averages published somewhere???
 
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Are step score averages published somewhere???
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Not that I am aware of. I'm assuming it's in the range of 218-222 average. That's just my guess. I'm not sure how we could find out the real answer.

Some school's publish thier own, but there's no national repository for public data like MSAR.
 
anthonycrispino said:
Not that I am aware of. I'm assuming it's in the range of 218-222 average. That's just my guess. I'm not sure how we could find out the real answer.

Some school's publish thier own, but there's no national repository for public data like MSAR.
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Maybe they will let us know at second look day? I'm not sure, but it is definitely something I'd like to know.
 
anthonycrispino said:
To be honest, I would be surprised if CMED's STEP1 average was above the national mean. This school is very new, and to think after three years the class average would be ahead of around half other medical students in the country is a bit of a stretch to me. BUT THAT IS OKAY. The pass rate is an important metric in this case. Over time, CMED will improve their averages.

And for what it's worth, I've never heard a CMED student share the above poster's sentiment. That's not to say it's not possible that someone might be unhappy there, but it seems to be against the grain.
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Keep in mind that only 64 students took the Step1...so I don't think 99% pass rate is that odd and that it is above the National average. Plus, our Dean has already stated that average...so I'm pretty sure it is true.
 
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