2016-2017 Vanderbilt University Application Thread
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Just got an II! Don't know exactly when I was complete, but my letters were uploaded to AMCAS on 8/1, and everything else had already been turned in by then.
Same here. Also got an II earlier today! My supp was done 7/16 and letters were received and verified on 8/1 too.
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II TODAY!!! Complete in late July.
Congrats homie
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Thanks brah.
In Nashville for the weekend... A Vandy secondary would make it great 😉
II yesterday as well! Did anyone else not see any interview dates for September...?
There weren't any for me either in September, I assumed that they were all just full and September just wasn't removed from the pull down options.
I'm right here with ya, LizzyM 73. My primary was verified mid July, still waiting for that magical secondary to appear in my mailbox.
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Does Vandy accept app updates? If so, can we just send them an email?
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Yep... Still waiting... LizzyM 78-79
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Still no secondary here either. Thought it was probably too late and they won't send out anymore. Do you know how late they still send them?
Wow was that a 5 day turnaround or did you submit the secondary early last week? Better get this secondary out soon for a hopefully quick II
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Hello,
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Anyone interviewing at Vandy that needs an affordable place to stay during interview process, please PM me. Brand new apartment with pool/bar/game room and close to the downtown area and Vandy.
Sorry to hear! I'm wondering if you could share when you were verified/applied to Vandy? I'm still waiting to hear and was verified early on
Also, has there really been just one pre secondary rejection reported? This is nuts. Applied to Vandy on July 7th and have yet to hear yay or nay on a secondary
I was going to PM you but looks like you don't accept new messages?
Just messaged you 🙂 thank you!
I was wondering how late they send them too or if I should give up hope lol.
Secondary this morning, don't give up hope!
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AMCAS verified 9/3
I'm not really on here all that much, can somebody explain what numbers like 73 mean?
PS. My AMCAS was verified mid-July and I haven't received a secondary yet. Still hoping!
LizzyM= MCAT score (old scale) + GPA*10
So a 73 could be a 4.0/33, 3.9/34, 3.8/35, etc
Edit: the general theory for Vandy secondaries is that 3.8/37 automatically get a secondary. For everyone else, they do a holistic screen to give out secondaries. I believe they send out pre-secondary rejections, so no news is good news
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In response to general theory -- while it may be mostly true -- I'm sitting with a 78-79 and still no secondary -- so not sure that the automatic part holds true (GPA 4.0 -- took the new MCAT roughly 38-39 on old scale). Still hoping though!
LizzyM is an admissions committee (adcom) member on here that graciously gives us neurotic pre-meds advice
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Hi! So how did you complete the secondary app without passing the screening?
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They got the secondary but not through the auto screen....
I was staring at this like "what??" and then I realized s/he just made a little mistake subtracting 1 from MCAT scores instead of adding.
Should be 4.0/33 then 3.9/34 and 3.8/35, yeah?
Side-note: I'm blown away by the stats here. They seem high even compared to other top schools.
3.9/38 for MD only.... anyone know what it is for MSTP?
Bummer, but nice that they let you know. Did you hear by e-mail or what?
Applied for Vanderbilt's Md/PhD program. I'm super nervous, but they emailed me an invite for a secondary in about 24 hours. I was really surprised too, because I know they screen their secondaries and my GPA is a 3.5 with an MCAT of 497, but I'm a military veteran and have worked as a Medical Lab Tech for over 6 years now, so I'm hoping that helps. I really hope they keep that holistic approach to their Interview invites. Does anyone have any idea how long it usually takes from submitting the secondary to getting an interview invite? It's only been like 2 weeks for me, so I know I have more time, but I'm curious.
I'm almost positive that I've read that every MSTP applicant gets a secondary, and doesn't actually get screened :/ I submitted my MSTP secondary on 7/14 and still no word, so there's no real expected turn around time
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Aww don't tell me that 🙁 Of course that is probably true of most MSTP programs, so who knows.
Congrats!!!! Still hope for me!!!
