2015-2016 University of Rochester Application Thread
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Looking forward to chance to visit upstate NY.
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I've seen all too much of upstate NY myself haha. but i'd still be ecstatic about spending the next 4 years here if that meant i was at U of R!
I'm not a student here, but I interviewed at Rochester this past cycle and have a lot of friends who are current medical students. The humanities are integrated throughout the unique double helix curriculum; during the first two years, student take medical humanities seminars which have included topics such as bioethics, literature and narrative medicine, environmental perspectives in healthcare, etc. (see: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/md/documents/courses.pdf). They also offer an MD/MS dual-degree program in the medical humanities (see: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/graduate/masters-degrees/medical-humanities/index.cfm), and an elective pathway in medical humanities and bioethics (see: https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/education/md/admissions/elective-pathway.cfm).
Overall, Rochester is an awesome school, and everyone I know who goes here has nothing but great things to say about their experience here. Good luck!
Super excited about applying here!
Secondary received and submitted!
Questions plzzzzz
No questions just a couple check box style questions and fee payment
Easiest secondary ever!! 🙂
So their website says "a minimum of 3 individual letters. Up to 4 additional letters may be sent. While any three letters of recommendation will be accepted, it is preferred that the applicant submit two science and one non-science related letters."
I'm interpreting this as we're allowed to send 7 total letters. Is that correct?
I'm interpreting this as we're allowed to send 7 total letters. Is that correct?
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Should I be worried if I still haven't received Rochester's secondary even though my primary AMCAS application was verified 3 weeks ago?
No, I haven't either. There are tons of verified applications that were sent to Rochester today, so they're trying to process an extremely high volume and get secondaries sent out. It may take the rest of today and tomorrow in order to get secondaries out to all the people whose primaries they got today. I wouldn't be really worried unless at least a week had passed since the first day they sent out secondaries and you hadn't received one yet.
agree with @nwts it took at least 2 days to get the first wave of secondaries out last year so don't be concernedI'm also starting to worry. I was complete about 3 weeks ago too. I also checked my junk mail, but nothing
Can you submit your secondary without assigning all your LoRs?
Yes, but you probably won't be marked complete, and adcom usually don't review until you are marked complete.
Ah okay thanks! My university's career center is being really annoying so I can't send AMCAS my letters...quite frustrating.
Yes, Folks with those committees have something out of their control.
Then again, I have a lazy professor who has had months to finish the LOR I asked him for in FEB still not in. Growl.
Ughh, I feel you. Had to ask my research professor 3 times between May and end of June to submit my letter (asked him to submit by June 1) when I asked him in February as well...
Received this morning, submitted just now! Hooray for easy secondaries 
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okay, this one down, Mayo down, only 24 more to go. Easiest one of the whole season.
But sort of sad I couldn't recycle one of my other essays about how I have been humbled, overcome an obstacle, why I'm not a selfish, self center pre-med, NOT.
But sort of sad I couldn't recycle one of my other essays about how I have been humbled, overcome an obstacle, why I'm not a selfish, self center pre-med, NOT.
Submitted as well, and now just to wait for my LORs to be uploaded onto the portal. Here's hoping for good news.
Secondary received and submitted - good luck everyone!
Most curious, still waiting on one more LOR, but have an email that my application is complete and under review. If I get my final LOR in (from PI on research project), they won't guarantee that it will be looked at by the adcom. HUH?? I won't have pushed that button if I knew they won't wait for my most important LOR. Sigh.
They need three. If you have already provided them with three then I take it the application is considered complete. Based on their email:
- 3 Individual Letters - if you indicated via AMCAS that, for example, you have 5 individual letters arriving, the first 3 letters to arrive will make your application complete.
The sooner you get your PI to upload the letter the better. Good Luck!!
Yes that appears to be the case, but that is not what their website says. I'll light a fire on the PI now.
You may have already inquired, but it doesn't seem too strict. I called them a couple months ago and they said as long as the class required some writing (essays, etc.), it shouldn't be a problem.
For those who haven't submitted their secondaries yet, is there a question on it about applying to any med schools in the past?
Yes, and also if you specifically applied to Rochester. There is no space to explain why, just a checkbox asking if you did.
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Got a brochure and secondary invite in the mail from them the other day. How nice.
Same, despite having submitted my secondary the day I got it. A belated bit of joy, I guess, haha.
Any idea when IIs might start coming out?
