2015-2016 University of Michigan Application Thread

[bararaboi]

"Your file is now complete and under review."

Is this the default status message after submitting your secondaries or is my file literally being reviewed right now?

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[vitaminL]

It's the default I believe

 

[wanderyonder]

Can you receive an II without all LORs being submitted?

Nope, I don't believe so.

 

[bararaboi]

The feels I got working on secondaries while I watched UofM's White Coat Ceremony take place outside my window....Here's to having all of us cloaked at next year's ceremony!

 

[BuckinghamPalace]

Good luck to everyone today who might receive an interview invite!

 

[tick_tock_tick_tock]

Anyone else get those Sunday night/Monday morning UofM jitters? Crossing my fingers for everyone!

 

[panda16]

Anyone else get those Sunday night/Monday morning UofM jitters? Crossing my fingers for everyone!

After the last "#UMichMedMondays," trying not to get my hopes up haha

 

[starfun21]

After the last "#UMichMedMondays," trying not to get my hopes up haha

I know what you mean!!! I'm somewhat more tempted to believe it this time since they DEFINITELY gave a specific date/time (1pm). Last time, it was just heavily implied that they meant the upcoming Monday hahahaha. Guess they were just advertising a few weeks in advance 😉 Good luck to all today!! Hope you hear some great news!!

 

[BuckinghamPalace]

20 minutes to go... (assuming the tweet is accurate)

 

[starlite911]

20 minutes to go... (assuming the tweet is accurate)

Even assuming the tweet is accurate, I'm not going to hold by breath at getting one of the earliest II 🙁

 

[BuckinghamPalace]

Even assuming the tweet is accurate, I'm not going to hold by breath at getting one of the earliest II 🙁

Oh I certainly don't think I'm going to get one either, but it'd make me plenty happy to see several people on this thread get IIs 🙂

 

[gublagu3]

Drumroll!

 

[texasdevil]

Recall that Michigan is on central time, not eastern. 1 hour to go!

 

[bpislife]

I think Ann Arbor is Eastern Time...

 

[wanderyonder]

OMG II!!!! SO EXCITED! #UMichMedMondays came true! complete 7/11

 

[BuckinghamPalace]

No, Michigan is Eastern time.

 

[texasdevil]

Whoops

 

[foxm1]

OMG II!!!! SO EXCITED! #UMichMedMondays came true!

Congrats!!! When was your secondary complete?

 

[GrinningAlpaca]

Only 22 offers? 0_o

 

[gublagu3]

Looks like no II for me 🙁

And congrats to @wanderyonder

 

[wanderyonder]

Congrats!!! When was your secondary complete?

Updated original post, 7/11

 

[starlite911]

OMG II!!!! SO EXCITED! #UMichMedMondays came true! complete 7/11

Congrats! One of a lucky 22!

 

[catchmoresun]

Lol 22 offers today only, wow. That's brutal!!

 

[starlite911]

Only 22 offers? 0_o

I mean, they interview <600 people, so ~30 offers per week seems about right, I guess?

 

[panda16]

Haha wait only 22 offers? Lolz are those all they're doing today or are they gonna give more? All this hullabaloo!

 

[starlite911]

Haha wait only 22 offers? Lolz are those all they're doing today or are they gonna give more? All this hullabaloo!

I would guess that's all they're going to do today, unfortunately 🙁

 

[wanderyonder]

Thanks for your support everyone, y'all are the best! FYI, they only offered 2 dates, so there's definitely a ton more coming soon, rooting for everyone!!!

 

[CarmenCygni]

Thanks for your support everyone, y'all are the best! FYI, they only offered 2 dates, so there's definitely a ton more coming soon, rooting for everyone!!!

What dates did they offer?

 

[llore_lie]

well apparently this secondary has been sitting in my inbox for the last two weeks. 13 DAYS TO BE EXACT. I actually hate myself right now

 

[bate16]

Just wondering, does Michigan send a formal rejection letter/email during the process? Or is it just at the very end where you pretty much know yourself that you are not getting an invite?

 

[scba90]

On the Acknowledgement page (6/6) of the secondary application, what should be typed into the "Official Use Only" text field? Initials? Leave it blank?

 

[wanderyonder]

On the Acknowledgement page (6/6) of the secondary application, what should be typed into the "Official Use Only" text field? Initials? Leave it blank?

Exactly what it says. "official use only", not for applicants

 

[panda16]

Just wondering, does Michigan send a formal rejection letter/email during the process? Or is it just at the very end where you pretty much know yourself that you are not getting an invite?

http://medicine.umich.edu/medschool/education/md-program/md-admissions/timeline

 

[starlite911]

http://medicine.umich.edu/medschool/education/md-program/md-admissions/timeline

Love their transparency.

 

[neurotroph]

Got an MSTP II while getting ready for work!

 

[starfun21]

Got an MSTP II while getting ready for work!

Ahhhhhh CONGRATS!!!!

 

[clueless192]

Got an MSTP II while getting ready for work!

NICE! Can I ask when you submitted/ stats?

 

[neurotroph]

NICE! Can I ask when you submitted/ stats?

Submitted my secondary on 7/28, LizzyM 75, over 3 years of research experience but no pubs, lots of ECs. I should mention that I did their summer program a few years back, so I had a strong chance of getting an interview as long as didn't ruin my application somehow (which I was legitimately worried about lol). That explains the quick turnaround between my submission and II. So don't base your chances off of my invite!

 

[CellPowerhouse]

Tracker is now updated, 143 IIs sent out so far.

 

[bpislife]

Tracker is now updated, 143 IIs sent out so far.

merp

 

[panda16]

Tracker is now updated, 143 IIs sent out so far.

Well crap, I'm surprised we haven't heard more SDNers getting II's then! Unless they're mostly MSTP But that seems like a lot of applicAtions for that...

 

[bararaboi]

Interesting things I noticed: They've offered disproportionately more OOS interviews than IS (32% to 16% of all interviews offered). If the application numbers stay constant, we can assume that 24% of IS applicants will get an II while just 11% of OOS applicants will.

 

[cxra]

nvm.

 

[wanderyonder]

Well crap, I'm surprised we haven't heard more SDNers getting II's then! Unless they're mostly MSTP But that seems like a lot of applicAtions for that...

Well seeing as we've only seen 1 out of 22 from yesterday's IIs, I guess that's about right. Most people are SDN lurkers, but never post.

 

[jagster92]

Well seeing as we've only seen 1 out of 22 from yesterday's IIs, I guess that's about right. Most people are SDN lurkers, but never post.

I always figured more ppl were on SDN than this tho. I almost don't wanna believe that over 140 II have gone out lol considering so many ppl have posted about II at other schools actively sending them already.
Maybe UmichmedMondays have been going on all along lol.

 

[panda16]

Interesting things I noticed: They've offered disproportionately more OOS interviews than IS (32% to 16% of all interviews offered). If the application numbers stay constant, we can assume that 24% of IS applicants will get an II while just 11% of OOS applicants will.

*tries to calculate similar stats and percentages for other schools*

*stares at screen*

*stops*

 

[phuynh94]

On the MCAT tracker ppt, it says that the highest MCAT score received was 100.0%...wut

 

[bararaboi]

On the MCAT tracker ppt, it says that the highest MCAT score received was 100.0%...wut

Yes, in the 100th percentile.

 

[wanderyonder]

Yes, in the 100th percentile.

That would make more sense hahaha. Although I have heard that some years there is a 45. (Saw this from admissions stats from previous years at a different school that showed the absolute min/max.)

 

[starlite911]

That would make more sense hahaha. Although I have heard that some years there is a 45. (Saw this from admissions stats from previous years at a different school that showed the absolutely min/max.)

I think Michigan used to do theirs with absolute numbers, but with the two tests, it would be easier to do percentiles.