2015-2016 Howard University Application Thread

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Hey guys,

I have an interview next week and I was wondering if there is a place to put something small like a backpack, I know they had it at another school I interviewed at. Ill be flying in at midnight that morning so I don't want to pay a hotel fee just to leave a backpack in there. :/
 
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cocoabear15 said:
Hey guys,

I have an interview next week and I was wondering if there is a place to put something small like a backpack, I know they had it at another school I interviewed at. Ill be flying in at midnight that morning so I don't want to pay a hotel fee just to leave a backpack in there. :/
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they have a closet and the door is locked when you go on ur tour...
 
FutureDoc3094 said:
I forgot to mention earlier that my cGPA is 3.1 but my sGPA is 2.98 with post bacc grades included. On MSAR I saw that they do accept students with below a 3.0 sGPA, but on their website, they said that they interview students with a sGPA 3.o or above. I would really like to go to Howard. I have extensive research experience as well as experience working with under served populations (Health Leads in Baltimore).
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Hi! If it is any consolation, I know of several current students who was in a similar GPA situation as you (one applied with that without doing a postbacc). If you are going to apply, make sure the other areas of your application is stellar. Highlight your strengths and how you fit into Howard's mission and values. I also did a postbacc prior to applying to HUCM. Feel free to msg me if you have any questions! =)
 
Yea. I'm not entirely sure of how they tackle these applications. I'm sure they have a method to all of this lol
 
1991_am said:
I'm not completely sure about this but my friend who is at hucm said that they like to send applicants with similar stats to committee together and that it doesn't necessarily matter when you interview, so for instance if you have a high gpa/mcat you will be reviewed with others that have similar stats
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Jeanius11 said:
Yea. I'm not entirely sure of how they tackle these applications. I'm sure they have a method to all of this lol
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Let's see if it applies in this case. I'm an applicant with GPA 3.94 but average MCAT (61st percentile). Also I'm an MCAT retaker. Good extracurriculars including research, volunteering and work in the ED. Does any of this apply to you @Jeanius11 ?


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cocoabear15 said:
Hey guys,

I have an interview next week and I was wondering if there is a place to put something small like a backpack, I know they had it at another school I interviewed at. Ill be flying in at midnight that morning so I don't want to pay a hotel fee just to leave a backpack in there. :/
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Congrats! When did you receive your interview invite?
also, could you provide your stats if you don't mind?

Thanks!
 
Hi everyone, M1 at Howard . Just dropping by to say Congrats to those coming to the HUCM family in a few weeks, and send positive vibes to those still waiting for their letter. I am a non trad student, average stats, sent amcas in mid september, secondaries in mid october, interviewed in late march, and accepted about 1 month later. but we accepted students as late as 1-2 weeks before orientation started. so the game is still on.
This being said, to those already accepted, you have about 2.5months before school starts. ENJOY, ENJOY and ENJOY your summer. I can't emphasize this enough, and told the same to a lot of you during your interview day. Once school starts there is no turning back!
To those waiting/on waitlist, I's suggest sending an update (if you have any update) or interest letter. let it be concise but remind the admission committee again "why HUCM"
Those who did not get in this year, do not give up. Contact admin to ask what went wrong with your application/interview if you went that far, and reapply again.
Don't hesitate to PM me if anything...!
 
OMG I got in !!!! My chessssssst !!! I canmt believe this is happening. This medical school admission has been a crazy ride but I made it ! [emoji24][emoji24][emoji24][emoji24]. Thank God !! [emoji24][emoji24][emoji24]. I didn't receive the official letter but the financial aid office just sent me a mail about financial aid stuff and the beginning of the letter states "congratulations on getting into Howard university". OMG I feel like I'm in a dreamm !!! My chesssssssst !!! [emoji24][emoji24][emoji24]


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Yes, I got the same financial aid letter. Glad someone else got it too (without receiving the official letter too!) I was worried it wasn't for real! Just to confuse everyone here even more about the whole process - I interviewed April 6.
 
gaemi19 said:
Yes, I got the same financial aid letter. Glad someone else got it too (without receiving the official letter too!) I was worried it wasn't for real! Just to confuse everyone here even more about the whole process - I interviewed April 6.
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Did you just get it today ?? I hope they're not pranking me or something cuz I already told my mom and she almost cried lol.


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I also received an acceptance this morning (through that financial aid email). Con
gaemi19 said:
Yes, I got the same financial aid letter. Glad someone else got it too (without receiving the official letter too!) I was worried it wasn't for real! Just to confuse everyone here even more about the whole process - I interviewed April 6.
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I also received an acceptance this morning (through that financial aid email). Congrats to all the acceptances. See you all soon! We better enjoy the small break we have until school starts lol
 
congrats on everyone who got accepted! I interviewed 3/23 and I'm guessing my app hasn't been reviewed yet since I just got this email today

did anyone else receive this email?

Dear Interviewed Applicant:

I know that there has been a delay in the review of your application by the committe. I wanted to let you know where we are in the committee review process.

Because of the internet problems at the University from mid-August until almost mid-October, the Admissions office was not able to review completely applications in a consistent manner until November. This delay put us about two months behind in our review of 5500 applicants and interviewing about 290.

In order to catch up, we scheduled a large number of interviews in March (after the chance of closures due to weather ended). You were one of the more than 80 students interviewed in March to meet our April 30 goal of 290 interviews. The Admissions committee (made of primary of basic-science faculty and practicing physicians) meets once a week and generally, we can only review about 10 - 12 students in a two-hour meeting. However in April, we have been meeting for 3 hours once a week in order to catch up.

I know this is a very anxious time for you. I assure you, however, that we are working hard to complete the process and to have a full class starting July 15, 2016.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected].

You might let your parents know of your status, as I know all parents worry. (smile)

All the best,

jw
 
SuccessisLife said:
Wow, you know. I was sitting at my labtop for about 30 minutes wondering how will I get into my account if they never sent me my HU ID. I will definitely call tomorrow morning about that.
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Yeah , I just re read the acceptance email and it said it will come with the hard copy of the letter


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For the people who got the financial aid email acting as acceptance letter does anyone of you guys know ehat they mean by "financial aid award". I didn't apply for any scholarship or anything like that so I don't know what they mean.


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varens1 said:
For the people who got the financial aid email acting as acceptance letter does anyone of you guys know ehat they mean by "financial aid award". I didn't apply for any scholarship or anything like that so I don't know what they mean.


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I think it's pretty standard to say financial aid award as a blanket term to reference your financial aid package- which will include loans, scholarships, etc. .


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Nblufire12 said:
awesome thanks! hope for the best as well, cheers!
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amasisII said:
I think it's pretty standard to say financial aid award as a blanket term to reference your financial aid package- which will include loans, scholarships, etc. .


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For those that have been accepted via the financial aid letter, do you know if we are to provide a deposit to hold our seat? Since we haven't received any other correspondences, I'm not sure if it's required and when.
 
Jeanius11 said:
For those that have been accepted via the financial aid letter, do you know if we are to provide a deposit to hold our seat? Since we haven't received any other correspondences, I'm not sure if it's required and when.
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It probably is but I think we need to wait for the official letter which should have more infos as to what to do. Cuz At this point we don't even have our student id number.


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Nblufire12 said:
congrats on everyone who got accepted! I interviewed 3/23 and I'm guessing my app hasn't been reviewed yet since I just got this email today

did anyone else receive this email?

Dear Interviewed Applicant:

I know that there has been a delay in the review of your application by the committe. I wanted to let you know where we are in the committee review process.

Because of the internet problems at the University from mid-August until almost mid-October, the Admissions office was not able to review completely applications in a consistent manner until November. This delay put us about two months behind in our review of 5500 applicants and interviewing about 290.

In order to catch up, we scheduled a large number of interviews in March (after the chance of closures due to weather ended). You were one of the more than 80 students interviewed in March to meet our April 30 goal of 290 interviews. The Admissions committee (made of primary of basic-science faculty and practicing physicians) meets once a week and generally, we can only review about 10 - 12 students in a two-hour meeting. However in April, we have been meeting for 3 hours once a week in order to catch up.

I know this is a very anxious time for you. I assure you, however, that we are working hard to complete the process and to have a full class starting July 15, 2016.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected].

You might let your parents know of your status, as I know all parents worry. (smile)

All the best,

jw
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thats interesting...so the last interview day is tomorrow April 27th...good to know.
 
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Ok cool. I'll wait for the acceptance package then. Do you know how long the acceptance package takes to arrive ?


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it took about 2 weeks for mine to arrive...I'm impatient so I just wrote one up and sent it myself
 
MedGuy67 said:
Ok cool. I'll wait for the acceptance package then. Do you know how long the acceptance package takes to arrive ?


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it took about 2 weeks for mine to arrive...I'm impatient so I just wrote one up and sent it myself[/QUOTE]

Oh wow ok. So what about the health forms. Do we have to have all the ones on the website filled up ? Or does the admission packet have the specific health forms we need?


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varens1 said:
it took about 2 weeks for mine to arrive...I'm impatient so I just wrote one up and sent it myself
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Oh wow ok. So what about the health forms. Do we have to have all the ones on the website filled up ? Or does the admission packet have the specific health forms we need?


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yeah I just downloaded them and got it done...its the same ones u will receive in the package
 
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