2016-2017 University of Colorado Application Thread
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I was notified via email. Oddly enough the secondary app portal did not mention anything regarding the II. They provide a link in the email that only allows you to confirm, deny, or request a different interview date.
For those of you who are applying with average or slightly below average stats, stay optimistic– my stats are below the average matriculant at CU. A solid personal statement and EC's will go a long way, apparently.
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The numbers are certainly competitive. But the equation depends on so many other factors and randomness that it is far from a guaranteed interview.
II today!
Congrats! One step closer to being by Maroon Bells for 4 years. 🙂
IS or OOS? Complete date?
Mid October
You can call the office and get a different date. They interview on almost every Friday and you can choose through November
It's still very early to be thinking about a silent rejection. Last year they ended up sending out 4784 secondaries and they are nowhere near that so far this season. If you're dying of curiosity, they periodically update their admissions tracker to show a count of how many secondaries and ultimately how many offers have gone out so far. As of 9/7, 988 secondaries had gone out. Heres the link if anybody wants something new to obsessively check: http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/education/Admissions/Pages/admissions.aspx
Does anyone know how selective CU is in their secondary invitation? I can't imagine that only about 1000 secondaries have been sent out when about 5700 applications have been submitted. I heard that if you meet a certain GPA/MCAT cut off, you automatically get a secondary but this figure doesn't correlate with that.
CU actually reads primary apps prior to sending out secondaries and with 5700 applications that takes some time with a limited amount of people reading apps. Just be patient, but the secondaries actually do mean they are interested in learning more about you not just that your scores met a minimum.
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Good to hear that. I was a bit skeptical about my chance at CU when I got my secondary 2 days after getting verified and I am oos. I got verified on 8/12 for those who are interested to know. Thanks for letting us know this. Now this gives me hope that I might have a chance here.
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The tracker now shows 2461 secondary applications sent - Am I reading this right?
I assumed that meant 2461 secondaries received by them, but I could be wrong
Thanks for the link! Another school with the cool admission trackers!
Super excited to be interviewing at this school! Wanted to attend this school since I decided to pursue medicine!
Congrats! Did you just get an II too?
I got an II a few days ago. I will also be interviewing for the rural track as well. Nervous and excited all at once!
II, see you all there 🙂
The current students on my interview day had amazing things to say about the rural track!
Anything in particular that you remember them saying? I love rural medicine and Colorado is so rural I feel like I would love to be in their track! Most of my experience is in rural medicine.
Nice! They said that students in the rural track had a lot of early exposure to hands-on clinical medicine and that the leader of the track was very passionate about rural medicine and supportive. Made me wish I had expressed interest in it, even though my passion is actually urban medicine! Good luck with the interview! [emoji4]
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It usually takes about 1~2 weeks for FAP to be processed
Congrats!! Are you IS or OOS?
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For anyone worried about the secondary payment verification, mine took 22 days to go through. So don't stress too hard if it takes a while 🙂
Just checked my status. Mine took forever too! Secondary submitted 9/2 payment received 9/27.
II!!! OOS, LizzyM 76, complete mid July but payment was processed 7/28...anyone know if they do students hosts?
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They are open file (but interviewers do not know your GPA or MCAT score). Interviews can be with a broad spectrum of peeps from school community members to volunteers to current students to faculty.
Good luck, and congrats!
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Community members? Like they just find people from outside to interview you?
They are usually practicing clinicians (at the UC Hospital), professors of the school, or current medical students.
Yeah that makes way more sense.
I should have clarified... School community members (not necessarily faculty or students, but other staff/volunteers/affiliates etc.).
Last year I interviewed with a social worker
In the interview invite email there is a link with information on the interview. One of the bullets is about where to stay and there is an email address for people interested in staying with a student host.
This is very helpful! Thanks for posting.
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Does anyone know if there's a shuttle to the Boulder campus? Uber estimates are expensive lol
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look up "Flat Iron Flyer"
