2016-2017 Oakland University (Beaumont) Application Thread
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Sorry to hear that! Were you sent an email?
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Yes, I was sent an email:
"Thank you for applying to the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. We appreciate your interest in joining our medical school. We have completed a review of your application materials and regret to inform you that we will not be offering you an interview for the 2017 admission cycle.
We wish you the best in your pursuit of medical education."
Thanks! They told me to just write what AMCAS wrote
Sorry to hear that! I'm sure you'll have much better luck throughout the rest of your application cycle with your stats!
Jesus it's kinda freaking me out that people with similar/better stats than me are getting rejected already. Almost makes me not want to submit the secondary. Good luck with the rest of your cycle!
Oh no what's going on, sorry to hear that but I am sure you will have better luck elsewhere with those stats !
I wonder what the rejections are based on. Those who have posted about being rejected seem to have stellar stats.
Complete 7/6. OOS status maybe played a role in the rejection. I consider myself to have strong ECs, research, LORs etc.
Complete 7/8, also OOS if it matters
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OOS shouldn't matter, it's a private school.
Comforting to know I'm not the only one aboard the OUWB rejection train
It's not a private school, it's a public school that's pretty OOS friendly , I think they take about 62 percent OOS according to msar
You sure? In their FAQ it says "The Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine is a privately funded medical school. We charge the same tuition rate regardless of state of residence." I'm not from the US so I'm not sure what constitutes private vs public funding, but I'm assuming privately funded entails private?
Msar is wrong. They publicly state on their site that they are private.
They seem to be more interested in particular characteristics based on ECs and essays.
Yes, OU is public. OUWB is private.
Oh really, that's interesting
I mean I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I'm not. They say on their website they're private. Their IS and OOS tuition is the same. And eveeryone I've ever heard talk of them has referred to them as private. And OU is my undergrad so I've heard a lot.
The only way I will be convinced I'm wrong is if I hear otherwise directly from them.
Honestly, though, it doesn't make a difference to me. I just want in, lol
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Oh wow. These rejections with these high stats are crazy. I am sitting with a LizzyM of a 67, so I guess I get to wait for my rejection email any time now. Or I guess I can have that small hope that I have something that hooked them.
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Thank you for that insight. I am hoping for the same. I truly do believe I fit the mission although my MCAT is slightly lacking
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Complete 6/30
So.. thus far no IIs? Just rejections? I don't know how I feel right now. Completed 6/29
They plan on starting II'S this week.
I almost didn't apply because of that. I thought it was public, and I'm OOS. Luckily I went through MSAR and looked at all the schools where the tuition was the same and figured out it is actually private.
They just tweeted they're starting II's today.
AHH I just clenched a little
II!
CONGRATS!! Stats if you do not mind???
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Wow! You deserved it! You will get many many more, if you haven't already!
Congrats! When were you complete?
I'm not sure what day exactly but some time around July 10th!
Just got a rejection email. I'm kind of dumbfounded. I wish they gave some sort of explanation.
Sorry, I know it is tough. It seems that they are just trying to be transparent. With all the people with great scores, I feel like my chances are dwindling. Stats if you do not mind?
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518. 3.95, 3.95. I thought the rest of my app was good too, though. Married nontrad, veteran, good EC's, etc.....
I mean there obviously had to be some part of it they didn't like, I just wish I knew what it was....
It's just hit me kinda hard, because I could only apply to 4 schools, the ones within a couple hours of my home, so there went 25% of my pool.
June 28th I believe?
