2016-2017 University of Virginia Application Thread

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Judson said:
Looking back at last year's UVA application thread, there doesn't appear to be any IS IIs until early November. This is despite someone of unknown ethos (to me at least) comment about the IIs being given for both IS and OOS starting in July. Seeing the same trend happening this year. If there's a Virginian out there with an II to UVA please let us know to (a) dispel this potential myth and/or (b) smash our hopes and dreams. 👍
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I am IS with an II, just interviewed here last week. Best of luck!


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does anyone know if they accept updates? if so how ? thanks
 
efgih said:
DOES ANYONE KNOW IF WE HEAR ABOUT ACCEPTANCES TOMORROW OR THE UPCOMING FRIDAY??? SORRY FOR YELLING MUCH ANXIOUS
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If I remember correctly, we were told that they would send out announcements on 10/17/16 during my interview date. Also, last year, acceptances were sent out on 10/16/15 (a Monday) at around 10:00 AM.
 
efgih said:
DOES ANYONE KNOW IF WE HEAR ABOUT ACCEPTANCES TOMORROW OR THE UPCOMING FRIDAY??? SORRY FOR YELLING MUCH ANXIOUS
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When I interviewed in September, they said that we would hear from them the morning of the 17th. They even went so far as to say if one of us hasn't heard from them by noon on the 17th, we should call them because we should have received an email from them by that time.
 
kegar99 said:
When I interviewed in September, they said that we would hear from them the morning of the 17th. They even went so far as to say if one of us hasn't heard from them by noon on the 17th, we should call them because we should have received an email from them by that time.
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I heard this same message at my interview day! So excited for tomorrow morning.
 
I was really impressed with the administration. I'm not in love with c-ville, but this is definitely a fantastic school. Hoping for some love from them tmrw!
 
Alternate. UVA was by far and away one of my favorites 🙁
 
Alternate. Dang. I have an interview today and now my flow is all kinds of f'd up. (OOS btw)
 
lowkey_md said:
Alternate. UVA was by far and away one of my favorites 🙁
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🙁 I'm sorry to hear that. Good luck buddy...based on your success so far I can tell you'll end up somewhere great! 🙂

Did they e-mail you?
 
I have not been emailed, alternate people did you get emails? Is alternate the waitlist?
 
cuddlyhamster6 said:
Interviewed last Thursday and got the alternate email this morning 🙁
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SAME 🙁 Sucked bc I was at another interview so threw off my mojo a bit but it's all good. Thank you to everyone who replied to me AND CONGRATS TO ALL THOSE ACCEPTED IM JEALOUS
 
OOS accepted here yesterday morning as well! I am so excited, but cannot get over the high tuition and distance from home (CA). It's hard for me to tell how much these things should weigh into a decision. Any opinions?
 
Just got an II. Not sure if I will take it though because I have already been offered an acceptance elsewhere and I don't really know too much about Virginia to be honest. Those who have interviewed what was your opinion of this school in relation to other schools you interviewed at? I wouldn't want to take an interview that somebody else might appreciate more than I would.
 
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Quaper said:
Just got an II. Not sure if I will take it though because I have already been offered an acceptance elsewhere and I don't really know too much about Virginia to be honest. Those who have interviewed what was your opinion of this school in relation to other schools you interviewed at? I wouldn't want to take an interview that somebody else might appreciate more than I would.
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I was infatuated by the school. Like, more than first crush infatuated. I have interviewed at BU, USC and Baylor since and cannot get over UVA. The host I stayed with was amazing and had nothing but amazing things to say about the school, the facilities are fantastic and new and encourage collaboration between students, the list goes on. In terms of comparisons to the other 3 I have been to, I liked the fact that UVA was on the undergrad campus so it still felt kinda young and collegiate. Not a huge factor, but at the other schools I did feel kinda separate from everything else.

I am from California and when I visited for my interview it was the first time I had ever stepped foot in Virginia, but that did not matter, I was so impressed. (Maybe because it reminded me of home though, with hiking trails, good food, etc!) Also, keep in mind that my love for UVA might be because I consider myself a laid back person and enjoyed the collaborative, non-competitive atmosphere.

To me, you really cannot beat a school with happy students. The dean we met made a great point, she t0ld us to notice that their admissions office is next to the lecture hall, surrounded by students. This is intentional, they want applicants to see how happy students there are. On my interview day every almost every student that saw us told us to go to UVA because they loved it so much. One kid sat in the waiting room with me +2 other interviewees during my break between interviews to answer any questions. We thought he was waiting there for a meeting or something but after 30 mins he said he had to go study...he was just sitting down to chat with us. I even asked him if they told him to do this (he cracked up and said no).

Sorry for the long ramble, but my point is I would strongly recommend going for an interview. It is incredibly impressive.
 
I got an interview here but like the previous applicant said I'm not sure if I will attend!


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Quaper said:
Just got an II. Not sure if I will take it though because I have already been offered an acceptance elsewhere and I don't really know too much about Virginia to be honest. Those who have interviewed what was your opinion of this school in relation to other schools you interviewed at? I wouldn't want to take an interview that somebody else might appreciate more than I would.
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I interviewed at UVA and I really liked it. I'm from the south so I absolutely love that culture already but it's got a classy southern charm to it.
 
Quaper said:
Just got an II. Not sure if I will take it though because I have already been offered an acceptance elsewhere and I don't really know too much about Virginia to be honest. Those who have interviewed what was your opinion of this school in relation to other schools you interviewed at? I wouldn't want to take an interview that somebody else might appreciate more than I would.
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I may be biased but I'd suggest not attending the interview since you are unsure, that way UVA can have more interviews to send to people like me that haven't received an II from them yet 😉:happy:
 
Quaper said:
Just got an II. Not sure if I will take it though because I have already been offered an acceptance elsewhere and I don't really know too much about Virginia to be honest. Those who have interviewed what was your opinion of this school in relation to other schools you interviewed at? I wouldn't want to take an interview that somebody else might appreciate more than I would.
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The atmosphere at UVA is awesome. Collaborative and laid-back, really loved that. And the students here really seem happy. Apart from that, I must admit I was a little underwhelmed by the med school overall. C-ville is a small, college town, which for me personally I didn't love (I'm a big city person at heart). Nothing quite jumped out at me that made me fall in love with the school. But it really is an awesome medical school that I would be happy to attend!
 
UNMedGa said:
I interviewed at UVA and I really liked it. I'm from the south so I absolutely love that culture already but it's got a classy southern charm to it.
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That's a great way to put it. I thought C-ville was a great mix between Southern hospitality while being progressive socially
 
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