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question by the way: did you send any updates to the admissions office while on HPWL? also were you on the HPWL for long?
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2016-2017 Jefferson Medical College Application Thread
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I feel like we need a Jeff HPWL support thread loll
I sent updates when I had something significant to report, but also sent LOI to express my interest in Jeff. I have been on the HPWL since December, and have sent several update/interest emails since then (every few weeks or so). My most recent LOI was just last week, and I really took the time to explain exactly why I would be the perfect fit for Jeff and vice versa. Dr. Callahan is such a sweet lady and I think she really does take sincere interest to heart. Trust me I feel your HPWL pain lol.. You WILL get into medical school eventually if it is truly your passion. It might not be this cycle but don't give up.
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thank you for the detailed response 🙂 unfortunately, my concerns aren't with getting into A medical school so much as getting into THE medical school cuz I risked a spot to go somewhere like here. Jeff just has everything i want in a school for my career 😛 (legitimately not trying to sound pretentious)
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My concerns ARE with getting into A medical school, although Jeff just so happens to also be the THE school with everything I want in a school 🙁
man I'm sorry, fellow HPWL friend. it's all a strange process but it seems like there's movement through June so let's see? you have other waitlists to hear from yes?
Congratulations!!!!!!
Congratulations!!!! Thank you for all your help thus far we all appreciate it!! Best of luck!
Sidney Kimmel Medical College (Jefferson University) or Stony Brook University School of Medicine? I need to make a decision fast, and I would sincerely appreciate opinions!
Philadelphia>>wherever the heck stony brook is
^ Long Island, NY haha. close to Manhattan if you're a city person. but do you have specific career goals that makes one preferable? and cost of attendance? check the match lists if you hope to match in a specific area/hospital (just listing points I'd use to decide cuz I don't know specifics)
Ya if youre from NY in state tuition is probably MUCH cheaper than Jefferson.
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Congrats!! And thanks for all of your help!
Any one take the readiness assessment? MCAT nightmares
I will now. I checked yesterday and it wasn't up yet.
EDIT: just read over the guidelines. Now I'm mildly concerned.
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It's just for self evaluation and doesn't count towards anything.
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Hey all... Just a question... Do we get emailed that we are rejected as soon as the spots are filled from off of the waitlist?
Also are there any admitted students from previous years that had reapplied while on the HPWL? How did it turn out for you? Thank you so much!
Also are there any admitted students from previous years that had reapplied while on the HPWL? How did it turn out for you? Thank you so much!
Has anyone taken the readiness assessment?
I remembering seeing in a previous year's thread that people were expected close to orientation even soo I don't believe they reject once class is full cuz people can always drop due to other acceptances/deferral
and +1 to your reapplication question
Yeah I did.
How was it?
I haven't even looked at the stuff in a year so it was a little stressful searching the farthest corners of my brain for the information. Overall, wasn't too bad. Took me like 30 mins.
I wish you the best of luck wherever you go!
Just withdrew my acceptance. Was a really difficult decision, as I had a really great experience on interview day. However, I am choosing to stay closer to home. Good luck to you all still on the waitlist. There is still hope 🙂
^ good luck at your chosen school!
Do you guys think the waitlist is ranked?...is it likely that our updates are not going to be considered?
Do you guys think the waitlist is ranked?...is it likely that our updates are not going to be considered?
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i remember dean callahan saying it wasn't ranked on interview day. just reviewed when spots become open
thanks for the reply! 🙂
I definitely felt that Dr. Callahan was very receptive to updates and letters of interest. I really appreciated the genuine feel of the admissions office, and it was a very tough decision not to matriculate at Jefferson. Ultimately it came down to location and expense for me, but don't give up hope. I feel your letters are taken into great consideration, so keep being an active applicant. Good luck!
I would suggest writing a really strong letter of interest/intent, and include any updates you have. Focus on specific attributes and opportunities of the school that connect to your experiences and your reasons for wanting to study here. Don't just write a letter where you can substitute the name of one school for another. Make it very specific to Why Jefferson.
yeah she's definitely been receptive to mine, which I really appreciate 🙂 but I just want to make sure that my letters (which are just as you described) aren't bothering her/overbearing if that makes sense?
When you say Dr. Callahan was receptive, do you mean she actually answers to specific parts of your letters, or that she has been consistently sending you confirmation emails with something along the lines of "thank you for your email" and not much more? I've been sending her letters of interest and while she's always sent me a short reply to confirm she got the email, they always kind of made me feel like I'm actually bothering her and hurting my chances more than helping...
Also, how do you actually focus on attributes and opportunities? I feel like a lot of schools offer similar opportunities at this point and the aspects that are actually unique to the school are location and friends/relatives in the area. Of course, you could argue that the curriculum is unique as well, but I feel like that doesn't hold much substance coming from applicants who haven't really experienced the different types of medical school curriculum structures yet.
I totally get what you're saying. perhaps if you have specific goals that relate to the school or area? that might be good to say. and the curriculum is still good to talk about I think if it relates to how it helps you specifically.
Her responses were short, but they felt friendly to me, not annoyed. I don't think you are bothering her. She seems to like to know when an applicant is genuinely interested in the school.
Well, there are things that are unique about Jefferson that you could connect to yourself and your experiences. For example, there are different opportunities offered - such as JeffDESIGN and JeffHOPE, and you can mention how your experiences make you interested in participating in these things. And you can mention specifically what attracts you to Philadelphia, besides for the medical school.
You can also discuss how interview day confirmed your desire to study there for reasons x and y.
Good luck!!
I am still very optimistic and hopeful about movement from the HPWL, and know that it is not over until closer to first day of classes. However, anybody have any thought about reapplying and if that is common in this situation? I know others who have reapplied while still on the waitlist at their top school. Just wondering if anyone else has reapplied as a precaution to schools other than Jeff while they wait...
I'm definitely reapplying. This week if not today. I'm kind of torn between rewriting my PS though because it got me 5 interviews last cycle and one of the adcoms explicitly told me that the PS was well written. Idk if this will actually hurt me though.
Edit: Reapplying shouldn't affect my current HPWL status, right? So if I get accepted by one of my waitlists, I can just withdraw from the 2017-2018 cycle with no repercussions?
Totally understand! I guess it depends if you're applying to the same schools you did previously that interviewed you or not, but you should definitely keep it if you got such positive feedback!
And as far as withdrawing if accepted, I think it shouldn't affect you if you're applying to different schools from the ones you're waitlisted at. Hopefully you get off those waitlists, but if you don't then just add them afterwards if you're still interested... at least that's what I'm thinking is a good way to go about it! Hopefully this is all just worse case scenario for both of us haha good luck to us!
ok so real question. can an additional update/rec/letter ever be negative? like is there ANY way in which it would be taken negatively apart from the content itself?
I don't mind if its taken neutrally but I just don't want it to be negative. any insight ?
I don't mind if its taken neutrally but I just don't want it to be negative. any insight ?
still trying to figure out what to do with my HPWL status. I have an acceptance to another school thats similarly ranked, but tbh I would come to Jefferson if accepted soon, due to its location in center philadelphia... But I can't wait for much longer, there's stuff that needs to be done, housing, finances, moving, etc etc. I'm thinking of setting a day that if Jeff doesn't respond by I will do away with them. I hate this feeling of uncertainty, I just wanna know where I'm going now so I can dedicate all my efforts towards preparing for a specific school, not waiting to find out which school
I don't see why a letter of recommendation would ever be taking negatively, if the content describes you positively.
Maybe express that to Jefferson, if you haven't already? Email Dr. Callahan about your other acceptance, telling her that you'd take Jefferson over it.
okay! thanks! this is all just uncharted territory for me haha so I need all the second opinions I can get
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Hopefully this week will be the week for some of us! Good luck everyone!
also I was referring to an update letter in which I mention one of my recommenders not a rec letter but I'm hoping the same
goes for that 😛
