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Did everyone else get an email from Mercer yesterday?
Did everyone else get an email from Mercer yesterday?
I didn't get an email... What did it say?? Am I rejected? 😢
The message mainly explained the process of post-interview notifications from the school and what applicants can expect. Interestingly enough, did anyone else notice the part about applicants who are not offered an acceptance being rolled over for review at the next meeting? It said the next adcom meeting would be in January, not December. Could this have been a mistake, or is the committee not meeting in December?
I was wondering this too because I was told it was December 16th. I'm thinking/hoping it was a mistake.
but do you know if those who didn't hear back from november's meeting will be reconsidered in december or january?There will be a meeting on December 16 and another one in January.
okkkk thank you! 🙂Yes, if you did not hear back in November, you will be rolled over to the december meeting.
If they are interviewing you, then all you have to do is show them you are the same person as the application and be personable. If they want to see you, you're practically accepted already.I'm interviewing in savannah 1/19. Traditional student, I have a 27 MCAT 3.4 overall GPA and 3.55 Science with 140 showing hrs, 160 research hours, from a rural area and go to school in a rural area, few months of CNA work with severely disabled underprivileged pediatric patients. 3 semesters of college football and Ive worked 20-30 hrs a week at night for the past 3 years (Ive heard their admissions looks favorably on students who maintained jobs in undergrad). Whats my odds looking like here?
I'm interviewing in savannah 1/19. Traditional student, I have a 27 MCAT 3.4 overall GPA and 3.55 Science with 140 showing hrs, 160 research hours, from a rural area and go to school in a rural area, few months of CNA work with severely disabled underprivileged pediatric patients. 3 semesters of college football and Ive worked 20-30 hrs a week at night for the past 3 years (Ive heard their admissions looks favorably on students who maintained jobs in undergrad). Whats my odds looking like here?
Does anyone know how lethal it might be to not have any primary care shadowing? I have shadowing from other specialties (mostly surgical, ~200 hrs from a few different offices) and some primary care-like volunteering/shadowing on a service learning trip abroad. It's not that I'm not interested in primary care (because I am!), but most of my attempts to shadow primary care docs have fallen through while the other specialities ended up working out.
I don't think it's lethal. It may not help you, but I don't think it will hurt you either. They understand that these shadowing opportunities are difficult to acquire. They just mainly want to see that you know what you're getting yourself into by wanting to become a physician.
Thanks! My interview is next month and I'm starting to get very nervous. I didn't hear back from the IS schools until recently despite applying relatively early, so I have a nagging feeling there's something off about my essays/LORs that I'm unaware of... it's manifesting in some pretty crazy nerves!
I would say you're probably looking pretty good. The average acceptance stats last year for Mercer were a 28 MCAT and 3.6 GPA so you're relatively close to those. The research may not help you much at Mercer because they're not heavily research-based, but still be prepared to talk about it if they ask. The rural area will probably help you out as will the work with underprivileged patients. I'm not sure how Mercer looks at sports, but I would imagine it would help with your well-roundedness. I'm curious though, do you have any shadowing? I know at the seminars I've gone to where Dr. Prakash spoke, shadowing is definitely something they look for (in fact, they use it in their ranking system).
You have an interview so congrats! Now you just have to bring it home. While they look at academics to put out an interview invite, keep in mind that they still look at it to determine acceptance. Basically, after you interview, your interviewers write a report on their thoughts of you and your fit to the program, and each committee member ranks you 2-5 on various factors like fit to the program, academics, shadowing, altruism, personality, etc. And then they decide at each meeting what numbers to let in (last meeting, it was a 4.7 and up). While it's great that you have an interview, I wouldn't say you're "practically accepted already." Plenty of people (myself included) got rejected or waitlisted last year post-interview, and plenty of people get rejected or waitlisted to programs all around the country post-interview. Last year, 400ish people were interviewed, 100 accepted, 150ish waitlisted, and 150ish rejected. They just cannot accept everyone. But relax (I interviewed in Savannah this year, and the people are SUPER nice) and explain to them why you're a great fit for the program, and you'll do fine! Good luck!
For shadowing I have 140 hours. 80 with an Orthopedic surgeon, 40 in the clinic and 40 in the OR and 60 in the clinic with an ENT. The letters of recommendation I got from them are fantastic in regards to my character, personality and drive.
ACCEPTED!! Got my phone call about 5 minutes ago![]()
Well...1 SDNer thus far. Slow day. lol.
If it helps, my friend interviewed on the 10th and was told that the cutoff for this meeting was the week before. So you may not have been in this meeting.
lol. Unique one I hadn't used before! Would apply better if people still used desktops...
I would say you're probably looking pretty good. The average acceptance stats last year for Mercer were a 28 MCAT and 3.6 GPA so you're relatively close to those. The research may not help you much at Mercer because they're not heavily research-based, but still be prepared to talk about it if they ask. The rural area will probably help you out as will the work with underprivileged patients. I'm not sure how Mercer looks at sports, but I would imagine it would help with your well-roundedness. I'm curious though, do you have any shadowing? I know at the seminars I've gone to where Dr. Prakash spoke, shadowing is definitely something they look for (in fact, they use it in their ranking system).
You have an interview so congrats! Now you just have to bring it home. While they look at academics to put out an interview invite, keep in mind that they still look at it to determine acceptance. Basically, after you interview, your interviewers write a report on their thoughts of you and your fit to the program, and each committee member ranks you 2-5 on various factors like fit to the program, academics, shadowing, altruism, personality, etc. And then they decide at each meeting what numbers to let in (last meeting, it was a 4.7 and up). While it's great that you have an interview, I wouldn't say you're "practically accepted already." Plenty of people (myself included) got rejected or waitlisted last year post-interview, and plenty of people get rejected or waitlisted to programs all around the country post-interview. Last year, 400ish people were interviewed, 100 accepted, 150ish waitlisted, and 150ish rejected. They just cannot accept everyone. But relax (I interviewed in Savannah this year, and the people are SUPER nice) and explain to them why you're a great fit for the program, and you'll do fine! Good luck!
ugagrad1116, Do you know the stats of how many were accepted at the meeting on Wednesday and what score was accepted?
I was curious if the score accepted at the later meetings was consistent with the first meetings or if this score would increase or decrease as the cycle goes on.I don't. I tried to call earlier and couldn't get through. I left a message, and she never called me back. If I find out, I'll post it!