2015-2016 Central Michigan University Application Thread

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foxm1 said:
I checked the portal today and saw that my status had changed to "Your supplemental application review is complete but an interview decision is pending. While we make every effort to provide application decisions in a timely manner, it is possible that an applicant could remain without an interview decision until February."

My application was complete late August. I'm guessing that this means that they didn't love my application and are going to wait to see if anyone better comes around before sending me an II 🙁
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I just noticed the same message on mine and I was complete 8/2. Does anyone with IIs know how long their status had this message before receiving their II?
 
foxm1 said:
I checked the portal today and saw that my status had changed to "Your supplemental application review is complete but an interview decision is pending. While we make every effort to provide application decisions in a timely manner, it is possible that an applicant could remain without an interview decision until February."

My application was complete late August. I'm guessing that this means that they didn't love my application and are going to wait to see if anyone better comes around before sending me an II 🙁
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+1
Checked my app last night and there was nothing there. But they changed that to "Application is under review .. It might take up to 8 weeks" to ^ that in one day ! I hope it is not like a pre-interview hold or that kinda thing.
Its weird tho that ppl who got/went to interview also have that status gives me hope. ANYONE HAS BEEN REJECTED YET? just wondering if they reject people or its a hold/II kinda thing until April.
 
Em4234 said:
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Checked my app last night and there was nothing there. But they changed that to "Application is under review .. It might take up to 8 weeks" to ^ that in one day ! I hope it is not like a pre-interview hold or that kinda thing.
Its weird tho that ppl who got/went to interview also have that status gives me hope. ANYONE HAS BEEN REJECTED YET? just wondering if they reject people or its a hold/II kinda thing until April.
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From last year's thread, it looks like they started sending out rejections in January.
 
SweetSunshine2001 said:
I had a II (interviewed already) and my status says that... Weird!
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Hello, what was CMU CMED interview like? How about Mount Pleasant? It doesn't seem like there's a lot of information about any of this out there. Does anyone know what their step 1 averages are for the inaugural class? Thx
 
agathachristie said:
Hello, what was CMU CMED interview like? How about Mount Pleasant? It doesn't seem like there's a lot of information about any of this out there. Does anyone know what their step 1 averages are for the inaugural class? Thx
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The interview was an MMI! I really really liked the school and the way they introduce you to clinical experiences the 2nd week of class!
Mount pleasent as a whole is a small city... But college/party town... But outside of it its pretty rural!
Dont know about step 1 averages... But whats nice is the school actually prepares you by providing a kaplan course! Classes end i wanna say in april... And you have all of may and june to study! Which is awesome because a lot of schools dont give you time off!
 
SweetSunshine2001 said:
The interview was an MMI! I really really liked the school and the way they introduce you to clinical experiences the 2nd week of class!
Mount pleasent as a whole is a small city... But college/party town... But outside of it its pretty rural!
Dont know about step 1 averages... But whats nice is the school actually prepares you by providing a kaplan course! Classes end i wanna say in april... And you have all of may and june to study! Which is awesome because a lot of schools dont give you time off!
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Thank you. It's nice to learn more about it from someone who has visited it. The thread has been so quiet. I was wondering where everyone is. I haven't been able to get in touch with any current students. I look forward to learning more about this school. From the very little I know it seems to really emphasize community service and cultural competent physicians which sounds great. I'll be interviewing there next month. Could you tell me about how the day is structured?
 
I'm just happy to see some movement on the portal. I've been complete since 7/21 and all I've seen until now was the "Your application is ready."
 
Does anyone know when the committee met to discuss the september interviews?
 
My status is now:

Application Review Complete

Your supplemental application review is complete but an interview decision is pending. While we make every effort to provide application decisions in a timely manner, it is possible that an applicant could remain without an interview decision until February.

Not sure when it changed to this, but I submitted my secondary 7/10. Is this status essentially a precursor to a rejection?
 
winterwind_23 said:
My status is now:

Application Review Complete

Your supplemental application review is complete but an interview decision is pending. While we make every effort to provide application decisions in a timely manner, it is possible that an applicant could remain without an interview decision until February.

Not sure when it changed to this, but I submitted my secondary 7/10. Is this status essentially a precursor to a rejection?
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Nope, that's what mine was and I interviewed 09/18.
 
winterwind_23 said:
My status is now:

Application Review Complete

Your supplemental application review is complete but an interview decision is pending. While we make every effort to provide application decisions in a timely manner, it is possible that an applicant could remain without an interview decision until February.

Not sure when it changed to this, but I submitted my secondary 7/10. Is this status essentially a precursor to a rejection?
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II!!! It's my first one so I'm really excited. This is by no means a precursor to rejection; that was my status for about a week before I got an II.

Complete end of August, LizzyM~70-71.
 
II! This is my first one as well 🙂 So excited!!
I was complete early September!

I was wondering, is there any advantage/disadvantage selecting an October or November interview date?
 
prettylittledoctor22 said:
II! This is my first one as well 🙂 So excited!!
I was complete early September!

I was wondering, is there any advantage/disadvantage selecting an October or November interview date?
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I think it's a matter of not wanting to wait too long for a decision (go early) or wanting to be as prepared as possible (go later). I personally chose to go in November because the other date offered was too soon for me. Your likelihood of acceptance shouldn't change based on what day you chose to interview 🙂
 
The November and October date ended up filling up in the three hours I was trying to make a decision, so I went with the next available which was December 4th 🙂
 
Got waitlisted. Does anyone know the chances for an OOS getting off of it?
 
nightchai said:
Got waitlisted. Does anyone know the chances for an OOS getting off of it?
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As far as the MSAR is concerned, the chances for OOS do not look fantastic unfortunately, but who knows. Did you receive your confirmation via email?
 
Is your portal updated? Mine still says awaiting interview decision... Although i already interviewed! I have not heard a decision though... They said they would release decisions today!
 
SweetSunshine2001 said:
Is your portal updated? Mine still says awaiting interview decision... Although i already interviewed! I have not heard a decision though... They said they would release decisions today!
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I also interviewed in September and my portal has not been updated, nor have I reviewed a decision
 
Does anyone know a reasonbly priced way to get from MBS airport to Mt. Pleasant? I've called driving services and it's close to $300 for round trip. I'm sure there's a better way
 
Is there anyone else who interviewed before October that is still waiting to hear back?
 
Teddy Skubes said:
Is there anyone else who interviewed before October that is still waiting to hear back?
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Myself, but waiting to hear back isn't what I would call it since schools are only allowed to start releasing MD acceptances today.
 
Does anyone know if the unranked waitlist means that they pull from it in order of when you got on it?
 
I interviewed 9/25 and I haven't heard anything yet. I checked the page from last year and it looks like people didn't get acceptance calls until the 16th..
 
Current student here. They call for acceptance. And email for the other two. And unranked waitlist means that when they have spots open they will look at everyone and decide based on multiple reasons.

I interviewed in February and was pulled off the waitlist. So it's definitely not when you interviewed.

Congrats to all of those accepted! If you have any questions feel free to message me.
 
Will be withdrawing my Nov. 20 II. Congrats to all the accepted people and good luck to everyone in the running!
 
Congrats on your acceptances! Deposits were not required in our year, and probably won't be in yours either.

A little info on housing:

If looking for a single, I think grad housing is best (though expensive). If you have a car, consider tallgrass or the grove. Majority of students live in these two complexes.
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Tallgrass Apartments
I currently, and A LOT of other med students live at Tallgrass Apartments. Like every apartment complex in Tallgrass has a med student.

Pros:
- Not sure how much this is important to you but, they are building a new gym that is supposed to open in a couple of weeks. It is supposed to have full basketball court, free weights, and machines. I am also not sure of the quality of the gym.
- Cheap. I am paying 425 for 2 bed 2 bath (unfurnished). I think the rates go up for next year though.
- 3 min drive to school (22 min walk)
- lots of med peeps
- really quiet / no loud parties
- high speed internet included

Cons:
- BUGS (Spiders, ants, things that jump / fly): most of them are in the hallway between the different units so when you open the door to the apartment complex, you will so many bugs. They sometimes get inside the house. I have been killing a bug a day for the past 3 months. One time I had ants cover an entire pizza box I left beside the trashcan. Over 100+ ants. Bugs are an issue at tallgrass, but the severity depends, I talked to other students and they say that if you live on the ground floor, you tend to see more bugs.
- Depending on the unit, you won't get hot water as soon as you turn on the tap. I currently have to turn on my washroom tap and leave it on for 3min for the water to heat up. For my kitchen sink, I need to leave it on for 5min. Though it may not seem like a huge amount of time, it adds up, especially in the morning and during the winter.
- You need to bring your own microwave.
- doesn't have a lounge for ppl to hang out
- gas and electricity not included (i have been paying $50 for gas and electricity, it will jump to like $75 when winter starts)


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The Grove
I know a huge chunk of med students also live there. 5 min drive, 35 min walking distance.

Pros:
- Pretty cheap also (more expensive than Tallgrass, but in my opinion, the services they provide are worth it)
- free color printing (big + if you like hard copies of notes, this is something I am actually considering switching apartments for)
- has a lounge: swimming pool, free pop corn, free ice cones, pool table, table tennis, TV, board games, gym
- clean apartments (havent heard bug stories)
- furniture they provide is also good
- includes all appliances
- rent includes $25 credit towards electricity / gas
- high speed internet included
- spacious (a room in a 3 bed / 3bath at grove is bigger than a room in a 2 bed / 2 bath at tallgrass)


Cons:
- noisy, a lot of undergrads live here (I need my quiet. I cannot study in a library, only in my room. This is the main reason I decided against grove. If noise is not an issue for you because you can study at CMED, go to grove)
- the gym could be better, but better than not having one at all
- There was an issue with the management and students living at grove. Some students had their cars towed because they didn't register their car in time. There was also something regarding a fine for not disposing your garbage properly because they had removed a garbage bin, leaving only one dumpster for all the complexes combined. Not too sure about the issues here, but I think they would be fixed.




Let me know if you have any other questions.
 
Hi thx for the info.

Is graduate housing different from family housing? Curious on why you chose cmu cmed? Pros/cons?
 
Can any current students comment on research opportunities (is there an opportunity to do some kind of scholarly concentration or thesis project), quality of clinical rotations (are medical students an active part of the team or are some rotations more like glorified shadowing) and step 1 prep (how well does the school prepare you for step 1)? Since the school is fairly new, I wasn't able to find a lot of this information online. Thank you!
 
Has anyones application status recently changed? Before mine just said 'Your supplemental application is complete and your materials are currently under review. This process can up to 8 weeks to complete.' Now it has extra rows saying application review complete, invited for interview, interview scheduled, and interview completed (all not complete) has this happened to anyone else?
 
stodda57 said:
Has anyones application status recently changed? Before mine just said 'Your supplemental application is complete and your materials are currently under review. This process can up to 8 weeks to complete.' Now it has extra rows saying application review complete, invited for interview, interview scheduled, and interview completed (all not complete) has this happened to anyone else?
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Mine has been that way for quite a while now...
 
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