2016-2017 Boston University Application Thread

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Early July


Yes I got an almost overly apologetic email, and it's a joke cause there's 141 programs :laugh: </troll>

Hahah OK, I wondered. Also since that's like 14 g's on admissions fees. WORTH IT.

Did you happen to get the other e-mail, the "sorry we're late on applications" one?
 
Nontraditional applicant, 3.9 GPA 510 mcat. And I'm a girl 🙂 ha

Congrats!! What sorta work have you been doing leading up to applying to MDs? Always interested to hear, I feel like there are more and more nontrads applying.
 
From what I can extrapolate, the lack of the "Delay Email" means you have a higher likely hood of getting rejected. For the people who have actually received interviews, did you receive "The Email" before you got your II?
 
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I think you got your II before that email went out, though... most people got it on Friday, Oct. 7. Blegh... still worried it's a bad sign. @FireBreathingAstonaut I haven't seen anybody that didn't receive that email subsequently get an II :|

BU's admission makes a really good effort to be candid about the process. All that email meant is literally that they are taking longer to get to your app than they thought. It doesn't mean anything good or bad, just that you're probably going to be waiting some more before you hear anything. The people that didn't get it just submitted earlier and already have been reviewed. And even if you already have been reviewed and haven't heard anything or didn't get the delay email, doesn't mean you won't continue to get reviewed in different piles until the end of the process. Stop worrying yourself, it doesn't mean anything good or bad either way.


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BU's admission makes a really good effort to be candid about the process. All that email meant is literally that they are taking longer to get to your app than they thought. It doesn't mean anything good or bad, just that you're probably going to be waiting some more before you hear anything. The people that didn't get it just submitted earlier and already have been reviewed. And even if you already have been reviewed and haven't heard anything or didn't get the delay email, doesn't mean you won't continue to get reviewed in different piles until the end of the process. Stop worrying yourself, it doesn't mean anything good or bad either way.


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Haha thank you ma'am. That's reassuring. Keeping fingers crossed.
 
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II just this morning! Complete 8/9 and I *didn't* get "the email" a couple weeks ago. While the available dates are now firmly in the second round of interviews, still better than nothing! (Especially after a less-than-stellar day yesterday)
 
II just this morning! Complete 8/9 and I *didn't* get "the email" a couple weeks ago. While the available dates are now firmly in the second round of interviews, still better than nothing! (Especially after a less-than-stellar day yesterday)

This is my exact scenario, too, so good news! Congrats on the II.

Edit: Minus the II on my end.
 
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Savage rejection by BU today (jk it was actually very nice... Not sure how they manage to make you feel good about yourself while rejecting you at the same time... quite impressive really)
 
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