2015-2016 Ohio State University Application Thread

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BaeDreaming said:
I really hope they start making calls today. Since May first falls on a Sunday.
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I'm thinking that deferred applicants are more likely to hear sometime around the middle of next week-it'll give the committee time to meet and sort out deferred applicant pool.
 
SSJimmer7 said:
I'm thinking that deferred applicants are more likely to hear sometime around the middle of next week-it'll give the committee time to meet and sort out deferred applicant pool.
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I feel like they already met to discuss deferred applicants tbh. I was looking at the last few years thread and people have gotten accepted May 1st or the day before.
 
BaeDreaming said:
I feel like they already met to discuss deferred applicants tbh. I was looking at the last few years thread and people have gotten accepted May 1st or the day before.
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I will be happy to take a call on Sunday provided the news is good. Best wishes to all deferred, looks like most posting here have options and firm accepts :luck:
 
my nerves today lol. I really hope they start calling today cause I don't like this anxious waiting feeling where you're hoping for the best but trying not to hope too hard so you don't get your feelings hurt and get disappointed like you did the first time you got deferred lol.
 
BaeDreaming said:
my nerves today lol. I really hope they start calling today cause I don't like this anxious waiting feeling where you're hoping for the best but trying not to hope too hard so you don't get your feelings hurt and get disappointed like you did the first time you got deferred lol.
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I can confirm they started calling today!!
 
As a deferred applicant, if we do not hear back today does that mean waitlist or rejection? Curious what my chances are at this point having not heard anything yet today
 
marq182 said:
As a deferred applicant, if we do not hear back today does that mean waitlist or rejection? Curious what my chances are at this point having not heard anything yet today
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I've been deferred at OSU twice, both times into June before I heard a rejection. If you don't hear back today, you're still on the fixed waitlist. They'll keep you on until such a time that they can decide definitively whether you have a shot or not at reaching one of the available spots, contingent upon who accepts/does not accept their recent offer from OSU. At that point, you'll receive an email letting you know your status is updated, and it should say something like "file closed" with an attached letter.
 
Truthful said:
Did you get an email or did the Dean call you?
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I got a call at ~10 AM PDT from Ms. Paletta, the director of admissions whom we met at the interview. She was super nice and had lots of helpful information, almost none of which I am able to remember now. Hopefully it will be in a future email, but I haven't gotten any email or portal change yet.
 
So...I got an extension on making a decision and was curious as to whether anyone could help me with my decision. Why OSU? Wayne State's my other option so if anyone has experience with making a decision between the two school, I would really appreciate any advice. @Rainbow Zebra
 
bararaboi said:
So...I got an extension on making a decision and was curious as to whether anyone could help me with my decision. Why OSU? Wayne State's my other option so if anyone has experience with making a decision between the two school, I would really appreciate any advice. @Rainbow Zebra
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I would say go with the campus that felt the most at home to you. All medical schools are great. They're difficult to get into, but it's really if the school is a right fit for you. Which students did you feel the most connected to? Which campus did you enjoy the most? I'm from Ohio, so it would be instate for me. I do know Wayne instate is a little less expensive than Ohio State, but I could be wrong. Both schools are amazing!
 
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So if no word yesterday does that essentially mean waitlist with eventual rejection in June? I want to start making plans at a different school if my chances here are pretty much through
 
marq182 said:
So if no word yesterday does that essentially mean waitlist with eventual rejection in June? I want to start making plans at a different school if my chances here are pretty much through
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If they offered @bararaboi an extension, it's possible they offered to other people. You gotta keep in mind though that a lot of people who might have accepted OSU, might have gotten off other waitlists yesterday as well. So, there could be a few more spots. I wouldn't say you're out of the game till you actually get the rejection.
 
marq182 said:
So if no word yesterday does that essentially mean waitlist with eventual rejection in June? I want to start making plans at a different school if my chances here are pretty much through
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I know multiple people who were taken off the waitlist as late as July, so there's always a chance. I believe they may be able to tell you what area of the waitlist you're on after a bit of time (high/middle/low priority, something like that) but I can't quite remember.
 
OSU doesn't tell you where you are on the waitlist, but I'm assuming if you're still on the waitlist then you have a shot. They'd deny you like previous people have mentioned as early as June. People who got called from waitlist also have the chance to decline an offer. It's also an option to defer your enrollment upon acceptance for a year under certain circumstances, which I'm sure might happen throughout the summer. It's just so unbelievably variable lol
 
DrCosmo said:
Has anyone who was accepted yesterday received the official email or had their status change on the portal?
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My portal changed and has a letter and some information, as well as an option to accept/decline the offer. I haven't received an email other than one from the Army recruiter about considering HPSP.
 
bararaboi said:
So...I got an extension on making a decision and was curious as to whether anyone could help me with my decision. Why OSU? Wayne State's my other option so if anyone has experience with making a decision between the two school, I would really appreciate any advice. @Rainbow Zebra
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I loved OSU, thought they had a fabulous campus, great curriculum (Lead.Serve.Inspire). I turned down an interview at Wayne, as I won't not have attended Wayne over OSU. Columbus is nicer than Detroit, and COA is not too much above Wayne. Wayne has a really old, creaky curriculum, hit or miss on professors (see the Wayne threads from prior years). You get IS tuition at OSU after 1 year, which sold me on OSU, even though I am a Michigan resident. Much better ranking too (like 40 places, so not even close). Good luck to you, great to have choices.
 
Rainbow Zebra said:
I loved OSU, thought they had a fabulous campus, great curriculum (Lead.Serve.Inspire). I turned down an interview at Wayne, as I won't not have attended Wayne over OSU. Columbus is nicer than Detroit, and COA is not too much above Wayne. Wayne has a really old, creaky curriculum, hit or miss on professors (see the Wayne threads from prior years). You get IS tuition at OSU after 1 year, which sold me on OSU, even though I am a Michigan resident. Much better ranking too (like 40 places, so not even close). Good luck to you, great to have choices.
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Yeah, I'm a little biased, but I wouldn't put OSU and Wayne State in the same category of school. The resources and opportunities provided by OSU, as well as the brand value are pretty valuable. Toss in all the benefits of the curriculum, the city, and the community, and I'd say OSU wins that match up any day of the week.

Looking back on M1/M2/Step study, I'd definitely say that OSU provides you with more than enough in terms of tools and opportunities to be successful.
 
OMG! Accepted today! Received a call from Ms. Paletta. 25 applications, 4 interviews, and my only acceptance. I can't begin to describe my feelings. Best of luck to everyone else on the waitlist!

Edit: OOS, interviewed mid-October. 74 LizzyM MCAT-heavy. I also finished the online anatomy course although I don't know if that played a role. Sent two update letters.
 
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does anyone who has been doing the online anatomy course have any of the audio and lectures downloaded and saved? I had been waiting until my job finished to start the course but as you all know the portal is down. If anyone has any of the recordings and lectures saved and would be willing to send them to me I would really really appreciate it! I'm now unemployed and bored haha!

Congrats to all who were recently accepted btw!
 
skinniminni said:
does anyone who has been doing the online anatomy course have any of the audio and lectures downloaded and saved? I had been waiting until my job finished to start the course but as you all know the portal is down. If anyone has any of the recordings and lectures saved and would be willing to send them to me I would really really appreciate it! I'm now unemployed and bored haha!

Congrats to all who were recently accepted btw!
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@skinniminni : same situation. Any luck??
 
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