2015-2016 University of Miami (Miller) Application Thread

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Distraught said:
Interviewed three weeks ago and status changed to final decision. Does this mean I might hear back this Wednesday? Seems like a fast turnaround.
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Mine changed on the Monday before one of the acceptance dates, and I got the call on Wednesday. 3 weeks is short but maybe your interviewer could make it to the meeting then 🙂 that's pretty lucky!
 
teeayejay said:
Yea, I didn't get confirmation either lol I assume we're good to go though
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Re: emailing admissions about holding the alt-list spot = I just got a confirmation reply from them today.
 
TheOneTrueKingofWesteros said:
@midevilrabbi Turns out, many alternate list people were accidentally sent acceptance letters instead of alternate list letters. Explains why I didn't get a phone call.
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So you're not actually accepted? That is so brutal -- they should automatically accept you just for doing that to you.
 
This is really unprofessional of Miami. I mean, I know we're human, but if a mistake of this magnitude was made by one of us applicants, we would be crucified. How do you accidentally send snail-mail acceptances? Fortunately I was not one of those this happened to...but I feel for y'all that this did. I would be very disappointed
 
Hey at least UM didn't f**k up as bad as Duke did last year. Go look in last year's Duke thread if you don't know what I'm talking about.
 
swolesoul said:
Or you could just tell us...
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Basically Duke screwed up by giving people multiple final decisions. Some people got accepted 3 times, some acceptance first but then waitlist and finally rejection, some got waitlisted first and then accepted or rejected, and some had 3 rejections lol. Something like that. Duke just didn't have their sh** together.
 
^Read through the last 5 pages or so.
Unfortunately the way it sounds is pretty unethical, and disorganized/shortsighted. They reevaluated candidates told yes "by mistake" in the middle of the cycle. While shuffling others
Shady **** if you ask me
 
In regards to decisions being sent tonight, are the three possibilities acceptance, alternate list and rejection? And is the alternate list essentially a wait list?
 
My MD app says that a decision has been reached, but my MD/MPH does not. Does that mean I'll get a notification tonight only about my MD? Or that they'll wait until they can tell me both?
I thought they called the day of decisions, or is it only emails?
Thanks!
 
Last acceptance date: MD final decision reached, a few days of silence, wait list by email.

This acceptance date: MD acceptance by snail mail (apparently by mistake >_<), final decision reached for MD/MPH, silence...

**you must be this tall to ride the Miami Miller emotional roller coaster**
 
avatarwan said:
Also just accepted by email to both MD/MD-MPH, but I'm worried I thought they call lol...I don't want it to be an accident like the alternate list thing 🙁
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avatarwan said:
Also just accepted by email to both MD/MD-MPH, but I'm worried I thought they call lol...I don't want it to be an accident like the alternate list thing 🙁
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Me too!! And no call
 
I was fortunate enough to get accepted to the MD-MPH, but I applied to MD and MD-MPH. What does that mean for my status with MD only?
 
Got accepted to MD-MPH! I got the acceptance for MD November 18, interviewed here October 26-27.

My interviewer called me, I was very happy to get the news directly from him.
 
#science said:
Last acceptance date: MD final decision reached, a few days of silence, wait list by email.

This acceptance date: MD acceptance by snail mail (apparently by mistake >_<), final decision reached for MD/MPH, silence...

**you must be this tall to ride the Miami Miller emotional roller coaster**
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If this is true it sounds like you jinxed it @Ace Khalifa

That's a bummer, sorry to hear that. Good luck with the rest of the cycle anyhow!
 
mj2332 said:
I was fortunate enough to get accepted to the MD-MPH, but I applied to MD and MD-MPH. What does that mean for my status with MD only?
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Does your secondary portal have a section for the MD decision status? I was waitlisted for MD/MPH in November and had to call to ask about m yMD status, turns out I was only being looked at for the MD/MPH, however that happened. If you have a section on the portal for MD only then you may have to wait for the decision as others have, but if you don't then you may want to call in about it
 
Ace Khalifa said:
Basically Duke screwed up by giving people multiple final decisions. Some people got accepted 3 times, some acceptance first but then waitlist and finally rejection, some got waitlisted first and then accepted or rejected, and some had 3 rejections lol. Something like that. Duke just didn't have their sh** together.
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Haha thanks. I went to look at that thread and saw it was 50 pages. That is so messed up though. I would be crushed if I thought I was accepted then was told it was a mistake.
 
I have a "final decision has been reached", but no phone call or email received today.

Does that mean that I am rejected...?
 
Does the cane email matter in any way/shape/form? How does it affect me if I'm
Pre-II and my contact info will not be changing?
 
wingworks said:
Me too!! And no call
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I think there's something up with my phone! I looked at it this morning and it said missed call from Miami at 5:32PM yesterday evening lol so maybe you and I just missed the calls!
 
Someone asked about UM's strengths and weaknesses, and I didn't see anyone post any real weaknesses. UM is a great school and a lot of the students were happy but I thought I'd provide a different perspective as an applicant that was accepted but withdrew.

Some of the current students I met were noticeably arrogant. The class also seemed pretty clique-y but that's probably unavoidable with a class of that size. Other students noted that they were sort of blinded by the city of Miami and didn't feel that they made their decision based on the merits of the program itself. The faculty I interacted with didn't seem to make an effort to be friendly (aside from the dean and director of admissions). A very small minority of M2s I spoke to said they were involved in research. M3s said that they got to see a ton of stuff but later revealed that that due to the large number of residents, students become a much lower priority to the attendings. Despite that, all the M4s I spoke to said they felt very well prepared for internship so I don't know what conclusions to draw about clinical rotations.

Again, this is all just my opinion (albeit based on interactions I've had with students before, during, and after my interview) and an attempt at balancing the general sentiment towards UM in this thread.
 
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Dr. Retractor said:
Someone asked about UM's strengths and weaknesses, and I didn't see anyone post any real weaknesses. UM is a great school and a lot of the students were happy but I thought I'd provide a different perspective as an applicant that was accepted but withdrew.

Some of the current students I met were noticeably arrogant. The class also seemed pretty clique-y but that's probably unavoidable with a class of that size. Others noted that they were sort of blinded by the city of Miami and didn't feel that they made their decision based on the merits of the program itself. The faculty I interacted with didn't seem to make an effort to be friendly (aside from the dean and director of admissions). A very small minority of M2s I spoke to said they were involved in research. M3s said that they got to see a ton of stuff but later revealed that that due to the large number of residents, students become a much lower priority to the attendings. Despite that, all the M4s I spoke to said they felt very well prepared for internship so I don't know what conclusions to draw about clinical rotations.

Again, this is all just my opinion (albeit based on interactions I've had with students before, during, and after my interview) and an attempt at balancing the general sentiment towards UM in this thread.
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Weaknesses for MD program:

M1 and M2:
They do not teach to the boards at all. All boards studying is student motivated. The students are the ones who make the effort and organize themselves. Many schools are like this, but some schools are not. Something to think about depending on your personality. The pre clinical curriculum is nothing special except the doctoring program, but you still learn your stuff. There are limited recommended texts and most of your learning is done from power points. If you want to learn more you need to motivate yourself to do so. Everyone comes out knowing their stuff but I often felt like things could be a bit better organized and coordinated for pre clinical instruction. That was my personal feeling, but others didn't feel that way. Ultimately you learn what you need to and the board scores are above average for the classes. But there isn't a lot of hand holding and you do it a lot because you want to. So if you're the type that went to small college with 15 advisors and constant pre organized studying and hand holding you might not be so happy here. Many people are happy.

M3 and M4:
I agree that your clinical rotation is very dependent on resident that you get. I didn't realize this until prelim year when I was rounding and our attendings made it a point to focus on thenmedical students at times with lots of medical student teaching and interaction. Even as an intern I enjoyed it immensely and i still got to spend time teaching my students but it was clear the students were a priority because my attending acted like it. I loved some rotations at UM, where the resident took me under their wing. Others I was ignored for hours on end during rounds and wanted to hide somewhere. Other people had different experiences. In M4 you have a lot of required rotations but I think this is good and I still got to do some away rotations.

Random strengths:

All in all you will see the coolest **** at UM during m3 and m4 and all your rotations are in one location. After seeing a few different programs I realize that awesome and I didn't even know that several programs send you around your state for rotations. Literally nearly every rotation except family med is on the UM medical campus.

In general I did a lot of extracurricular And research at UM and made great connections but it was on me to reach out. This is not hand holdy and advising has to be sought out by you. The entire admin is internal medicine and are not well versed in the subspecialty world. So seek out your own role models, attendings and research people. Ultimately everyone is VERY approachable. That's important too.

We had cliques in my class but everyone was fine and nice for the most part. I mean that's life. If you wanna be sheltered from life, don't go to medical school or residency. residency will come up fast and you will deal with personalities, nurses, admin, difficult patients and random people and nobody will teach you about it. Some things you can't learn the easy way. So you either have life experience or you learn quick on the job. I wouldn't shy away from UM because of the student cliques...

Ok anyone can PM me I graduated in 2013
 
DrZeke said:
Weaknesses for MD program:

M1 and M2:
They do not teach to the boards at all. All boards studying is student motivated. The students are the ones who make the effort and organize themselves. Many schools are like this, but some schools are not. Something to think about depending on your personality. The pre clinical curriculum is nothing special except the doctoring program, but you still learn your stuff. There are limited recommended texts and most of your learning is done from power points. If you want to learn more you need to motivate yourself to do so. Everyone comes out knowing their stuff but I often felt like things could be a bit better organized and coordinated for pre clinical instruction. That was my personal feeling, but others didn't feel that way. Ultimately you learn what you need to and the board scores are above average for the classes. But there isn't a lot of hand holding and you do it a lot because you want to. So if you're the type that went to small college with 15 advisors and constant pre organized studying and hand holding you might not be so happy here. Many people are happy.

M3 and M4:
I agree that your clinical rotation is very dependent on resident that you get. I didn't realize this until prelim year when I was rounding and our attendings made it a point to focus on thenmedical students at times with lots of medical student teaching and interaction. Even as an intern I enjoyed it immensely and i still got to spend time teaching my students but it was clear the students were a priority because my attending acted like it. I loved some rotations at UM, where the resident took me under their wing. Others I was ignored for hours on end during rounds and wanted to hide somewhere. Other people had different experiences. In M4 you have a lot of required rotations but I think this is good and I still got to do some away rotations.

Random strengths:

All in all you will see the coolest **** at UM during m3 and m4 and all your rotations are in one location. After seeing a few different programs I realize that awesome and I didn't even know that several programs send you around your state for rotations. Literally nearly every rotation except family med is on the UM medical campus.

In general I did a lot of extracurricular And research at UM and made great connections but it was on me to reach out. This is not hand holdy and advising has to be sought out by you. The entire admin is internal medicine and are not well versed in the subspecialty world. So seek out your own role models, attendings and research people. Ultimately everyone is VERY approachable. That's important too.

We had cliques in my class but everyone was fine and nice for the most part. I mean that's life. If you wanna be sheltered from life, don't go to medical school or residency. residency will come up fast and you will deal with personalities, nurses, admin, difficult patients and random people and nobody will teach you about it. Some things you can't learn the easy way. So you either have life experience or you learn quick on the job. I wouldn't shy away from UM because of the student cliques...

Ok anyone can PM me I graduated in 2013
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Oh and this post isn't meant to start a war with people who want to pretend no program has weaknesses. I participated in recruitment and pre med mentoring and sat on the admission committee at UMMSM. I believe it's a strong medical school, and has many positives, but everyone is different and depending on their priorities they may not want to or feel UM is a good fit for them. I'm not going to make it a point to convince everyone to attend UM, that's me doing a disservice to the people seeking advice from me.

Thanks.
 
I really really wanna go here. I completed my app late July and have not heard but I am very average applicant (below avg slightly for miami)... does this long pause indicate any positivity for me? Should I be encouraged? Previous students, please let me know how I should feel...have they even bothered to look at my app? I really have strengths with my research depth albeit very few pubs/posters but please tell me, do I have any hope?
 
B-wildered said:
Anyone accepted from the alternate list?
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I want to know too.... I know it's still really early and all, but with each acceptance date that comes and go, I lose a little hope each time of getting in off the alternate list. But what will happen will happen! We are already ranked and scored so..yeah. Stalking last year's thread though, it looked like alternate listers were getting off in the New Year at around Feb-ish? Trying to stay positive.
 
Sigh....still currently under review since first week of August. Well, guess what? TRUE LOVE DOES NOT BECOME STAGNANT - I STILL WUV U MIAMI!!
 
DrZeke wrote a really good post about everything at UM good and bad, so everyone should go read it.

As for cliques...it's really unavoidable. Everyone starts out trying to be friendly towards everyone before and during orientation and maybe a little bit during the first few weeks of anatomy. But then you start forming study groups for anatomy and find that you really only stick with the people you also study with. After the 8 weeks of anatomy is over, you have more free time and most people start branching out more. Friend groups can definitely change. I was recently hurt by someone in my class, and I decided that person wasn't worth keeping as a friend anymore. It sucks but I still have a ton of good friends I can always talk to and hang out with. Bottom line, cliques will happen and drama will happen and friend groups will change, but as long as you always have some core friends you can always fall back on, you will be fine here at UM.
 
Ace Khalifa said:
DrZeke wrote a really good post about everything at UM good and bad, so everyone should go read it.

As for cliques...it's really unavoidable. Everyone starts out trying to be friendly towards everyone before and during orientation and maybe a little bit during the first few weeks of anatomy. But then you start forming study groups for anatomy and find that you really only stick with the people you also study with. After the 8 weeks of anatomy is over, you have more free time and most people start branching out more. Friend groups can definitely change. I was recently hurt by someone in my class, and I decided that person wasn't worth keeping as a friend anymore. It sucks but I still have a ton of good friends I can always talk to and hang out with. Bottom line, cliques will happen and drama will happen and friend groups will change, but as long as you always have some core friends you can always fall back on, you will be fine here at UM.
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Thank you. Not sure I could cover it all in one post. Clearly my grammar and iPhone typing are disastrous when I am still snoozing...
 
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