2016-2017 University of Mississippi Application Thread

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Has anyone received a secondary application from here yet?
 
Hey, congrats! Is there an essay portion, and if so, what was the prompt?
The essay reads "Describe what you have done to demonstrate your desire for a career in medicine (500 word limit)."
 
Does anyone know when RD interview invites start to go out?
 
Not sure. Was wondering the same thing. My secondary application has been submitted and complete since 2nd week of August and I have yet to hear about an interview...
 
Not sure. Was wondering the same thing. My secondary application has been submitted and complete since 2nd week of August and I have yet to hear about an interview...

Have you heard anything back recently?
 
I am RD and got an II on 09/14 that is scheduled for this Friday 09/30. Good luck to everybody!

Edit. Submitted my secondary on Aug. 29
 
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I am RD and got an II on 09/14 that is scheduled for this Friday 09/30. Good luck to everybody!

Edit. Submitted my secondary on Aug. 29

That's awesome! Congrats & good luck on Friday!! Let us know how it goes.
 
Has anyone that interviewed received a response yet?
 
This thread is so quiet! Am I the only person who has not received an II? The wait is killing me slowly...
 
I was a Regular Decision applicant, and my timeline to acceptance was as follows:

AMCAS Submitted: June 7th
AMCAS Verified: June 8th
Secondary Requested: June 28th
Secondary Completed: July 3rd
Contacted for interview: August 3rd
Interviewed: August 19th (First round of interviews)
Accepted: October 17th (First day Regular Decision applicants can be notified of acceptance)
 
I interview Tuesday last week, and got an email Thursday the following week:

"The medical school admissions committee discussed your application to this medical school including all supporting documents in your file. At this time, the committee is unable to reach a consensus as to whether or not to offer you a position in the medical school class entering in 2017; therefore, the decision has been postponed. Postponed students are reviewed again after all students have been interviewed. In mid-December you will receive instructions on how to update your file with new information from the fall. New information can include all activities that have taken place since the AMCAS application was submitted. If you have taken any coursework during the summer or fall, and the grades were not part of the AMCAS application, you are strongly encouraged to include the name of the course, credit hours and grades of all courses. You should also include an outline of any spring courses that you plan on taking. After reviewing all of the students who are postponed, the Committee will notify students regarding an admissions decision by February 15th."

Does postponed applicants become waitlisted afterward? Or there is still unlucky chance we getting rejection by March?
 
Any updates? I am also a postponed applicant but have yet to receive anything.
 
Any updates? I am also a postponed applicant but have yet to receive anything.
They done selecting! I'm on the alternate list (unfortunately! Angonizing the possibility of getting in from the unknown waitlist)
 
Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences

Hey all! I was wondering if anyone knows about the masters they offer. What are the class sizes? Do students usually end up going to the Mississippi SOM after? Does anyone know if it is a reputable program? (As in linkages to other colleges of Medicine). Also if anyone knows someone who is in the program, got accepted into the program or got their masters in B.S. already please do help me get into contact with them! Thanks yall and congrats to everyone who got in to the SOM!
 
I'm a student at Umc and know many people that went through the masters program. Ive heard mixed reviews about it; although most people that excel are generally accepted. If i were in your situation, Id look into the program at Mississippi College. The students that came from there are super prepared for first year. It seems that MC is more motivated to get their masters students accepted to schools; UMC is pretty indifferent. The MC program also has a good relationship with the school of medicine and sends a ton of its graduates to UMC SOM. Only downside is that MC program is significantly more expensive.
Thank you for your advice. I'm a little hesitant about the Mississippi College masters because it is so big that the classes etc may not be intimate. I also know two highly intelligent individuals who went through that program and I don't think they are pursuing medicine anymore. So I'm wondering if it's kinda like one of those programs that may be a little overkill as far as work load.

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The masters at UMC is not intimate at all. You take classes with 1st year dental and med students. a good friend of mine just got accepted this cycle and he did MC program. Close friend in my class did UMC masters and does not recommend.
Oh wow OK, thank you! Do you have that friends email or something? The one that did the masters at Miss COM

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