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I got it before getting deferred in January and again now. I think they just do it for everyone.
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Those who are interviewing now, did Dean Witzburg tell you when to expect a final decision? I'm deferred but when I interviewed back in November he specifically said "expect an update or final decision first friday in January." Anyone hearing something similar for the final decisions in March?
Last years thread had acceptances early March around 7th or 9th if I remember
I was accepted in Jan and got it for the first time on Friday
So I really want to show interest in BU. I was thinking of submitting a letter of intent to the admissions committee as well as a letter from a research supervisor. I'm a little apprehensive though because nothing is really new. The email from Dean Witzburg asks for new significant work that is new. Any thoughts? I just dont want to sit and do nothing, but I want to make sure everything I submit is meaningful.
Yep, it's April 14
I thought decisions weren’t coming out until mid-March?
Yeah it seems silly that BU would make all their decisions and then sit on them for 3 weeks. Maybe they started making decisions, but have more to go? Or maybe we'll hear back sooner than expected.
The last interview is happening mid Feb according to what I read earlier so anything is possible. Does anyone else have info?
I thought it was strange too, but that's what I was told. Maybe it was only for my group? But I thought BU was going to review everyone in one batch, not separately. IDK, they could very well be sitting on them...
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I though the last interview was the end of January? But I could be remembering wrong.
I personally think everything happens about a week earlier than what the portal says (Mid-Jan for rd 1; mid-feb for last interviews; mid-march for rd 2). Regardless, we should find out about acceptances on March 9th or so considering last year's group heard back on March 7th. Only a month to go!
Anyone know when BU sends out financial aid? This school is #1 in my heart, but its so expensive to live in Boston 😢
I was told we would hear in the first week of March
Would this mean that sending a LOI now would essentially be useless?
I dont know. I talked to an investigator who did his med degree at BU, and he said that it wouldn't surprise him that the committee met early in February. He said maybe they need to make decisions and then se the next coming weeks to talk to trustees and other BU officials... Idk.
In Dean Witzburg's email, he said to send anything in by early February, or the earliest you possibly can. If you're serious about BU, then I say send it in! It wouldn't hurt.
current student & happy to answer questions about bu. anyone can feel free to pm me. have to preface this with the fact that i don't know anything about admissions so don't ask me about that.
That will be great - still waiting on a deferred decision - interviewed early September🤔
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I got it too, I was deferred in Jan
STOP SENDING ME EMAILS THAT ARE NOT DECISIONS PLS
+1 interviewed in Sep - deferred in Jan
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Does anyone know when in March they will make their final decisions? I was thinking mid-March, but they sent out decisions in early January, so I'm thinking it might be early March (i.e. like this Friday).
Last year, I think a bunch of people found out on March 7, so I think it'll be around that date for us.
Anyone know what scale of merit aid BU offers?
Yes I got it too
It’s early March, can we start freaking out about decisions yet?
I believe they said by March 7th, so be a little patient.
I have been freaking out about decisions since August 😛
Decisions historically come out this week. We’ll here by Friday 🙂
Thank you so much!
Good luck to all those waiting to hear back this week 😀 I wish we could all be classmates!
I received a 10k/year scholarship, and I've only heard of 5k and 10k/year so far.
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hear back what? admission decisions?
...so today wasn’t the day. 😱
Are schools shutting down in Boston due to the snow? Decisions might get pushed back if they can’t come in :/
