2015-2016 Stanford University Application Thread

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neurotroph said:
Struggling to answer the curriculum prompt since I'm doing MD/PhD. I feel like the PhD makes the scholarly concentration kind of irrelevant.
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I don't believe you have to do a scholarly concentration if you're in the dual degree program, but perhaps someone better informed than yours truly can comment on this.
 
ImmunoLove said:
I don't believe you have to do a scholarly concentration if you're in the dual degree program, but perhaps someone better informed than yours truly can comment on this.
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Yep you're right. Just found that on the MSTP FAQs page. I suppose I could talk about their graduate programs instead.
 
MSTP Rejection 🙁 At least I can be fwd-ed to the MD only committee in a timely fashion!
 
Finally submitted my secondary a month after receiving it. I'm wondering if me never receiving the "hurry up and submit" email means I'm automatically lined up for a rejection or an interview. Hopefully it is the latter...lol
 
Looking at last year's thread, IIs should start going out soon-ish? Possibly even on weekend mornings?
 
misterwives said:
Finally submitted my secondary a month after receiving it. I'm wondering if me never receiving the "hurry up and submit" email means I'm automatically lined up for a rejection or an interview. Hopefully it is the latter...lol
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Hmm interesting lol...you never got the email to ask you to hurry up? Maybe that's a good sign!
 
avgn said:
Guys, getting the hurry email or not doesn't mean a damn thing. C'mon fellas, don't take automated messages so seriously lol
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It is called clutching on straws @avgn 🙂 If that is what makes this stressful situation bearable then so be it 😉
 
Still haven't received a secondary from Stanford. Verified 6/23! Multiple emails and phone calls to Stanford but no response! Any suggestions??
 
nvrsaynvr said:
Still haven't received a secondary from Stanford. Verified 6/23! Multiple emails and phone calls to Stanford but no response! Any suggestions??
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Same here! But I was verified on 7/16. I know that it was mentioned that everyone gets a secondary but this is taking forever!
 
avgn said:
lol so basically they ignore all the stupid emails that aren't important and only respond to the pressing ones haha
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the general rule of thumb is they'll only respond to emails after they make the first point of contact (in this case, an II)
 
nvrsaynvr said:
Still haven't received a secondary from Stanford. Verified 6/23! Multiple emails and phone calls to Stanford but no response! Any suggestions??
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do nothing and wait. pre write the essays (i'm assuming you have). and relax (i know, not helpful) 😛
 
Just submitted. Then realized that MSTPs don't do scholarly concentrations. Whoops. Maybe it'll help if I get moved to MD-only.
 
This has probably already been asked, but does anyone have any statistics on the number interviewed vs. number accepted? Can't seem to find it on their website

Edit: Just found this on medical-schools.startclass.com (sketchy? accurate? who knows...): "Of the 7,341 people who applied for admission, 534 (7%) were granted interviews; of those interviewed and accepted, 102 chose to enroll as first-year medical students." So I guess probably a bit higher than 1/5 chances, since 102 is the number of matriculants not accepted?
 
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carpediem22 said:
This has probably already been asked, but does anyone have any statistics on the number interviewed vs. number accepted? Can't seem to find it on their website

Edit: Just found this on medical-schools.startclass.com (sketchy? accurate? who knows...): "Of the 7,341 people who applied for admission, 534 (7%) were granted interviews; of those interviewed and accepted, 102 chose to enroll as first-year medical students." So I guess probably a bit higher than 1/5 chances, since 102 is the number of matriculants not accepted?
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I would think so! Stanford is pretty prestigious, so they probably don't have to accept as many people, but I'd guess probably ~2 per available seat
 
starlite911 said:
I would think so! Stanford is pretty prestigious, so they probably don't have to accept as many people, but I'd guess probably ~2 per available seat
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Lol I also just realized that interview/acceptance info is given in literally the second post of this thread... #winning :hardy:
 
Congratulations on the II!

I was complete before you so I am now telling myself I passed the first review and may, at some point, get an II. Obviously this is slightly delusional, but given the total silence I have from all but 1 school, I need to craft a positive narrative in my head. Hah.
 
wagonwheel23 said:
Congratulations on the II!

I was complete before you so I am now telling myself I passed the first review and may, at some point, get an II. Obviously this is slightly delusional, but given the total silence I have from all but 1 school, I need to craft a positive narrative in my head. Hah.
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Haha, have faith dude! It's still early and who knows how they sort through apps. If it is any consolation, this is the only II I have! Silence everywhere else. Granted I applied almost all MSTP (excluding Stanford and a few others) and those go out a bit later.
 
26point2 said:
Have any MSTP applicants received II?
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Nope, nothing for me. Submitted and marked complete on 7/17, it looks like. I'm just so happy to still be in the running, even if that ends soon! 😉
 
carpediem22 said:
This has probably already been asked, but does anyone have any statistics on the number interviewed vs. number accepted? Can't seem to find it on their website

Edit: Just found this on medical-schools.startclass.com (sketchy? accurate? who knows...): "Of the 7,341 people who applied for admission, 534 (7%) were granted interviews; of those interviewed and accepted, 102 chose to enroll as first-year medical students." So I guess probably a bit higher than 1/5 chances, since 102 is the number of matriculants not accepted?
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I think they end up accepting about half of the students they interview, maybe a little less.
 
I was complete 7/31, no II yet. Does anyone have any data about any school as to whether secondaries are reviewed chronologically (among complete ones)? I inadvertently placed many emotion eggs in this basket.

Man, I used to be pretty confident about my stats but haven't gotten a single II yet. Trying not to think about it too much...
 
felixfelicis said:
I was complete 7/31, no II yet. Does anyone have any data about any school as to whether secondaries are reviewed chronologically (among complete ones)? I inadvertently placed many emotion eggs in this basket.

Man, I used to be pretty confident about my stats but haven't gotten a single II yet. Trying not to think about it too much...
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You people SERIOUSLY need to relax. It's been a few weeks since you were complete. Have some patience.
 
jpwsurf21 said:
That's pretty dead on but it's not really a prestige thing for Stanford since you can argue many of the schools in the top 10 are just as "prestigious" (few years back, Stanford was barely in the top 10).

The general rule for top, if not most, schools is that of the interviewed applicant pool, 30-40% get accepted (including off the waitlist) since their yield is ≤50% for the most part. The only real exceptions to that are Harvard (75% yield so <30% accepted post-interview IIRC) and UNC and UWashington (~80% yield each)*.

Of the interviewed applicant pool though, you have to remember that some people start withdrawing from schools at which they've already interviewed because they get into another school too so odds are actually better than 30-40%.

Either way, once you get an interview, you've got a great shot of getting in!

*Data is about 2 years old when I had a USNews subscription which gives all that info so I apologize that it's not up to date.
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Very good point about other prestigious schools! I just meant that while Stanford (and other elite schools) accept around ~2 people per seat, my U of State SOM probably accepts ~3-3.5 per seat.
It's comforting to know that in a lot of cases, all you really need is a solid, upper -half-to-third interview to seal the deal :cigar:
 
Rejected this morning, MSTP. Complete 7/17 so it seems like they held on to mine for a while before deciding not to interview me. I'm ultimately not too surprised because Stanford seems very stats focused and my MCAT is relatively low. But this is the first I've heard from any school so not gonna lie... stings quite a bit. 🙁

EDIT: The email does mention automatically sending my application over to regular MD consideration, so that makes me feel a bit better! Until I just get rejected again LOL. I never even thought about getting multiple rejections from a single school -- now that's an insult! 😉
 
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Has anyone else tried to access the Stanford secondary in the past two days and received the "This webpage is not available" error?
 
starfun21 said:
Rejected this morning, MSTP. Complete 7/17 so it seems like they held on to mine for a while before deciding not to interview me. I'm ultimately not too surprised because Stanford seems very stats focused and my MCAT is relatively low. But this is the first I've heard from any school so not gonna lie... stings quite a bit. 🙁
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Sorry to hear it ... Plenty more out there for you!
 
nmusdposter said:
Sorry to hear it ... Plenty more out there for you!
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Thanks so much 🙂 I really hope so, but man is it hard to get a rejection of any kind before an II! Hopefully I still have a shot at MD-only. Appreciate the support and best of luck to you.
 
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starfun21 said:
Thanks so much 🙂 I really hope so, but man is it hard to get a rejection before an II! Appreciate the support and best of luck to you.
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I felt the same a couple of weeks ago with Duke...I think every school is just looking for something specific and the right schools will fit with your specifics!
 
Well I got a 520, which is like 37/38? So maybe? Lol

In other news their admissions office is so friendly.
 
Does Stanford screen out automatically after secondary is turned in?

ANyone???
 
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So my AMCAS primary was verified on 07/29 but I have yet to receive the secondary from Stanford. I know that everyone is supposed to get the secondary
so I'm a little bit concerned at this point. Should I email or call them to ask? :/
 
redsorghum said:
So my AMCAS primary was verified on 07/29 but I have yet to receive the secondary from Stanford. I know that everyone is supposed to get the secondary
so I'm a little bit concerned at this point. Should I email or call them to ask? :/
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Mmm maybe. Although 7/29 is not that long ago. But calling can't hurt. Especially since as you said, secondaries are sent to everyone.
 
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