2016-2017 University of Arizona - Tucson Application Thread

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Joining team On Hold
 
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II this morning!!

In State
Primary completed 06/07
Secondary Received 07/05, completed on 07/28 (LOR's took ages)
Interview Invitation 08/31
 
File under review 😱 Does anyone remember if at the interview day they said we would hear back for acceptance/hold mid-October (like just after the 15th) or would it be later/early november-ish?
 
Yorick said:
File under review 😱 Does anyone remember if at the interview day they said we would hear back for acceptance/hold mid-October (like just after the 15th) or would it be later/early november-ish?
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Was that an email you just got that gave you that notification? For some reason I heard mid September was the first batch of acceptances. I may have heard wrong though so take it with a grain of salt.
 
zerox117 said:
Was that an email you just got that gave you that notification? For some reason I heard mid September was the first batch of acceptances. I may have heard wrong though so take it with a grain of salt.
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No, my portal was updated with that line. Does yours have that as well? I'm pretty sure October 15th is the earliest date medical schools can release acceptances. Looking back, I vaguely recall one of the admissions people saying Arizona's adcom starts meeting early/mid september, but I could be totally off.
 
Yorick said:
No, my portal was updated with that line. Does yours have that as well? I'm pretty sure October 15th is the earliest date medical schools can release acceptances. Looking back, I vaguely recall one of the admissions people saying Arizona's adcom starts meeting early/mid september, but I could be totally off.
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Yea my portal has that too. Aaahhh ok maybe I misheard them then. Welp, let the waiting game begin!
 
Hello!

I just submitted my AMCAS and am waiting for my MCAT score.
I'm hoping to get an invitation to submit a secondary so I came to look for the prompts and get ahead.

Good luck everyone!!
 
zerox117 said:
Yea my portal has that too. Aaahhh ok maybe I misheard them then. Welp, let the waiting game begin!
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They definitely said at my interview that the first batch of acceptances would go out in September, and not that it super matters, but everything I'm seeing online looks like you can't release admissions info before Oct 15th. Unless the traffic guidelines are truly just "guidelines" and not "rules" per se?
 
db1300 said:
They definitely said at my interview that the first batch of acceptances would go out in September, and not that it super matters, but everything I'm seeing online looks like you can't release admissions info before Oct 15th. Unless the traffic guidelines are truly just "guidelines" and not "rules" per se?
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That's what I heard too! It may have been a mistake though cause as I look at last years thread I see that the first acceptance went out around late October. Let's hope it wasn't a mistake though hahahaha.
 
zerox117 said:
That's what I heard too! It may have been a mistake though cause as I look at last years thread I see that the first acceptance went out around late October. Let's hope it wasn't a mistake though hahahaha.
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Per their website first acceptances will be sent out in November.


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Vocoded Super Saw said:
II today. Got the Hold (with competitive candidate) last week.
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You mean, you got like this last week:

We welcome your continued interest in the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson. Your application has completed the primary screening phase for an interview invitation. Our medical school is currently unable to invite you to interview. However, we have determined that you are a competitive candidate and you will continue to be considered during this application cycle.
 
baovinhhue said:
You mean, you got like this last week:

We welcome your continued interest in the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson. Your application has completed the primary screening phase for an interview invitation. Our medical school is currently unable to invite you to interview. However, we have determined that you are a competitive candidate and you will continue to be considered during this application cycle.
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yes
 
rossatron7 said:
Does anyone have any insight into how often we can expect to hear from the adcom? I feel like I heard they meet twice per month and send correspondence once per month, but I can't even remember where I heard that from.
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It's once per week they send IIs to approx 40 applicants is what I heard


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what's the best way to get off of the "competitive applicant" waitlist? Like I was recently a part of a literature review that was submitted and will be published around December (almost forsure). Should I write them and tell them about that or write them and tell them that U of A would be a top choice of mine? I am OOS if that helps
 
hopeful doc said:
what's the best way to get off of the "competitive applicant" waitlist? Like I was recently a part of a literature review that was submitted and will be published around December (almost forsure). Should I write them and tell them about that or write them and tell them that U of A would be a top choice of mine? I am OOS if that helps
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They don't accept application updates.
 
Hold e-mail received yesterday. Complete 8/3.
 
I received an email yesterday asking me to do a post-interview survey and I haven't had my interview yet. Anyone else get this? Freaked me out for a bit thinking I missed my interview date
 
futuresomething22 said:
I received an email yesterday asking me to do a post-interview survey and I haven't had my interview yet. Anyone else get this? Freaked me out for a bit thinking I missed my interview date
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Nope! Maybe they send them early so you can think about the questions
 
the people that went on hold and ended up receiving II's after that, was it about a week after that you received your II from being on hold? that's what it seems like to me, but just wanted to confirm
 
Ebayit said:
the people that went on hold and ended up receiving II's after that, was it about a week after that you received your II from being on hold? that's what it seems like to me, but just wanted to confirm
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everyone is different. An earlier post said people can come off anywhere from 1 week - 2 months if that. I think I am hitting the 1 month spot soon
 
zerox117 said:
Was that an email you just got that gave you that notification? For some reason I heard mid September was the first batch of acceptances. I may have heard wrong though so take it with a grain of salt.
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End of Sept for first batch of acceptances.
 
brigaton said:
The clinical LOR is one from a physician or clinical supervisor. So I would imagine a PA would count as a clinical supervisor. I just included the volunteer coordinator for the hospital I volunteered at.
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PA would certainly count as a clinical supervisor. Anyone who has seen you in action with patients and families.
 
medicine4958 said:
Should this "still competitive" be worrying? I'm not sure if they are actually possibly interested or they looked at it and weren't interested at all but this e-mail was simply a formality. Does anyone have any insight?
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Still competitive means just that. You will continue to be screened and looked at until the interview process is over. We interview until Feb.
 
tuco's revenge said:
just checked my portal:

Dear tuco's revenge,
We welcome your continued interest in the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson. Your application has completed the primary screening phase for an interview invitation. Our medical school is currently unable to invite you to interview. However, we have determined that you are a competitive candidate and you will continue to be considered during this application cycle.
If there are changes to your status, we will communicate with you via email. Our interview season runs from August to February. You may be invited for an interview at any point during this time frame. Final notification of your interview status will be sent no later than March 24, 2017.


So basically, this is what their saying:
"dear tuco, thanks for the donation. all proceeds from your payment will ensure that your rejection letter on March 24, 2017 is very personal, heart-warming, and has the dean's real authentic signature. we thoroughly hope that you enjoy tropical and humid weather, as we believe that you will thrive in an offshore school. goodbye tuco"
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No, actually we're saying that we will continue to look at your application until the cycle is over.
 
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