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SCN1a said:
same here, mayo is my number 1.

just curious to everyone who has received the highly ranked email. who sent it to you was it a student interviewer or one of the MD's on the admissions committee?
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My interviewers were both MDs. And actually the student interviewers are full voting members on the commttee too.
 
MarineMDHopeful said:
My interviewers were both MDs. And actually the student interviewers are full voting members on the commttee too.
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Yes I know the medical students are voting members too I was just curious is all. both of my interviewers were also MD's.
 
Just to shed some light because I remember everyone getting worked up about this last year: likely letters are a good sign. Don't lose hope if you don't get one, because you can still get in in the first round of acceptances without having received one. Also, the waitlist is not a bad place to be; there is often substantial movement on the waitlist (but note that once the waitlist has a surge of movement, it rarely moves a second time (historically)).

Also note that yes, there were individuals who received likely letters last year that did not receive an acceptance off the bat.

Advice: if you're interested in Mayo, tell them. A letter of intent is a powerful statement and taken seriously at Mayo. You can get in during the first round of acceptances whether you received a likely letter or not.
 
Darkkprince said:
Just to shed some light because I remember everyone getting worked up about this last year: likely letters are a good sign. Don't lose hope if you don't get one, because you can still get in in the first round of acceptances without having received one. Also, the waitlist is not a bad place to be; there is often substantial movement on the waitlist (but note that once the waitlist has a surge of movement, it rarely moves a second time (historically)).

Also note that yes, there were individuals who received likely letters last year that did not receive an acceptance off the bat.

Advice: if you're interested in Mayo, tell them. A letter of intent is a powerful statement and taken seriously at Mayo. You can get in during the first round of acceptances whether you received a likely letter or not.
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Thanks for the insider tips bro! It means a lot taking your time to connect with us and help our nerves.
 
Darkkprince said:
Just to shed some light because I remember everyone getting worked up about this last year: likely letters are a good sign. Don't lose hope if you don't get one, because you can still get in in the first round of acceptances without having received one. Also, the waitlist is not a bad place to be; there is often substantial movement on the waitlist (but note that once the waitlist has a surge of movement, it rarely moves a second time (historically)).

Also note that yes, there were individuals who received likely letters last year that did not receive an acceptance off the bat.

Advice: if you're interested in Mayo, tell them. A letter of intent is a powerful statement and taken seriously at Mayo. You can get in during the first round of acceptances whether you received a likely letter or not.
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Thanks! it really does mean a lot that you’re taking the time to help settle our nerves. Also the irony of the dark prince (aka Lucifer) shedding light is awesome word choice lol.
 
Intheknow said:
Acceptances won't be given until early February. This has changed since the beginning of the interview season when they initially said mid to late January.
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Thanks for the update! How do you know? Did you interview recently and the admissions office said they pushed it to February?
 
Pink Panda said:
Anyone who interviewed for the FL 2+2 program in November got ranked yet? I was there Nov. 17th and haven't heard back yet.....
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Pink Panda said:
Did anyone in the FL 2+2 Program get the highly ranked email yet?
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Pink Panda said:
When did you interview and when did you get ranked?
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Pink Panda said:
When did you interview and when did you get ranked?
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Pink Panda said:
Anybody from FL 2+2 program interviewed in November been ranked yet?
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Pink Panda said:
Anybody from FL 2+2 program interviewed in November been ranked yet?
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Hey friend, I've seen you post a couple times inquiring about these sorts of updates, and I totally understand it: you, like I and many others, are anxious as we get closer and closer to decisions, and the silence is painful—especially for those schools which we hold near and dear to our hearts. However, I guarantee you that your time will be better spent elsewhere—not neurotically posting on SDN! Most of the times, this place is incredible; but a non-negligible amount of times, SDN can be psychologically difficult.

In other words, the more time we spend repeatedly checking and inquiring about the status of other people's applications, the more comparisons are drawn, and the more we spiral down the path of neurotic self-doubt. Not a healthy habit—and we're all guilty!

Go outside, read a book, spend time with family, exercise, or simply take a week break off SDN for the holidays. Our results will come in due time🙂

(I don't mean to single you out in a negative way, by the way; just a friendly reminder to all that I thought of when I happened to come across your posts.)
 
begoood95 said:
Hey friend, I've seen you post a couple times inquiring about these sorts of updates, and I totally understand it: you, like I and many others, are anxious as we get closer and closer to decisions, and the silence is painful—especially for those schools which we hold near and dear to our hearts. However, I guarantee you that your time will be better spent elsewhere—not neurotically posting on SDN! Most of the times, this place is incredible; but a non-negligible amount of times, SDN can be psychologically difficult.

In other words, the more time we spend repeatedly checking and inquiring about the status of other people's applications, the more comparisons are drawn, and the more we spiral down the path of neurotic self-doubt. Not a healthy habit—and we're all guilty!

Go outside, read a book, spend time with family, exercise, or simply take a week break off SDN for the holidays. Our results will come in due time🙂

(I don't mean to single you out in a negative way, by the way; just a friendly reminder to all that I thought of when I happened to come across your posts.)
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Complete date?
 
begoood95 said:
Hey friend, I've seen you post a couple times inquiring about these sorts of updates, and I totally understand it: you, like I and many others, are anxious as we get closer and closer to decisions, and the silence is painful—especially for those schools which we hold near and dear to our hearts. However, I guarantee you that your time will be better spent elsewhere—not neurotically posting on SDN! Most of the times, this place is incredible; but a non-negligible amount of times, SDN can be psychologically difficult.

In other words, the more time we spend repeatedly checking and inquiring about the status of other people's applications, the more comparisons are drawn, and the more we spiral down the path of neurotic self-doubt. Not a healthy habit—and we're all guilty!

Go outside, read a book, spend time with family, exercise, or simply take a week break off SDN for the holidays. Our results will come in due time🙂

(I don't mean to single you out in a negative way, by the way; just a friendly reminder to all that I thought of when I happened to come across your posts.)
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Thanks for the friendly reminder.....yes, I'm been pretty anxious lately especially with the holidays coming up and seeing other people's successful results. Best wishes to you and hoping we get to hear back soon.

PP

P.S. BTW, I love your SDN motto: "Friendly gunner" lol. What an irony but would love to have you as my classmate 😀
 
Darkkprince said:
Just to shed some light because I remember everyone getting worked up about this last year: likely letters are a good sign. Don't lose hope if you don't get one, because you can still get in in the first round of acceptances without having received one. Also, the waitlist is not a bad place to be; there is often substantial movement on the waitlist (but note that once the waitlist has a surge of movement, it rarely moves a second time (historically)).

Also note that yes, there were individuals who received likely letters last year that did not receive an acceptance off the bat.

Advice: if you're interested in Mayo, tell them. A letter of intent is a powerful statement and taken seriously at Mayo. You can get in during the first round of acceptances whether you received a likely letter or not.
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See, I don't get this. If 'likely' receivers can ultimately get rejected and everyone else can still be accepted outright, it seems like sending these likely emails would only make an already anxious applicant pool even more anxious. I definitely got really sad when I read that there were such things as 'likely' letters and I didn't get one.
 
scienceguy95 said:
See, I don't get this. If 'likely' receivers can ultimately get rejected and everyone else can still be accepted outright, it seems like sending these likely emails would only make an already anxious applicant pool even more anxious. I definitely got really sad when I read that there were such things as 'likely' letters and I didn't get one.
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You're not alone in your sorrow. Countless pounds of tears were shed around the world by Mayo interviewees who didn't receive the likely letter - the perfect Christmas gift - we've awaited with bated breath. Nevertheless, all is not lost. You may still be accepted in the first round come February. Have the happiest of holidays! Best of luck to us!
 
Can any current students that interviewed at both MN and AZ campuses weigh in on how they made a decision on where to send their LOI? Thanks for the much needed help!!
 
7983097 said:
Highly ranked email/interest inquiry this morning.
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begoood95 said:
Just received the "strong fit" email! (Interviewed early November.)

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applicant1718 said:
Also received a "strong fit" email! (Interviewed late Nov.)
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I received a "strong fit" email today too. However, it didn't discuss rank, or inquire about interest at all. Was this discussed in all of your letters, or just @7983097? I wonder if there's two different types of letters going out, or if different interviewers are just phrasing things differently like @chlory mentioned.
 
kysk99 said:
I received a "strong fit" email today too. However, it didn't discuss rank, or inquire about interest at all. Was this discussed in all of your letters, or just @7983097? I wonder if there's two different types of letters going out, or if different interviewers are just phrasing things differently like @chlory mentioned.
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So the letter that I got was pretty much identical to the one I also got from AZ which said, and I’m paraphrasing, “the committee has ranked you highly and we are strongly interested you as a candidate. While this does not guarantee acceptance, we would want to know your thoughts at this time.” It doesn’t mention my fit at all nor does it use the word “likely.” If Mayo sends these out to tease applicants and then not accept them...I will cry in a hole.
 
7983097 said:
So the letter that I got was pretty much identical to the one I also got from AZ which said, and I’m paraphrasing, “the committee has ranked you highly and we are strongly interested you as a candidate. While this does not guarantee acceptance, we would want to know your thoughts at this time.” It doesn’t mention my fit at all nor does it use the word “likely.” If Mayo sends these out to tease applicants and then not accept them...I will cry in a hole.
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Mine was structured differently - no mention of rank (although like everyone else i'm guessing, I got the "we've ranked you" e-mail a while back), just that I had impressed them on interview day, and that they wanted to inform me that they thought i was a very strong fit for the school prior to decisions being released. The letter did not use the word "likely" either, but also did not mention anything about not being a guarantee of an accept, and had no real request for a response or follow up. Above was just stated in 4-5 sentences with a little more detail, and written by one of my interviewers.

I didn't apply to AZ so I have no frame of reference for comparison, but i think this might just be different interviewers wording things differently rather than them sending out carbon copy e-mails to everyone. Or at least that's what i'm going to pretend either way to prevent the temptation of obsessing about if they sent different tiers of letters, and which type of letter represented what tier :laugh:
 
kysk99 said:
I received a "strong fit" email today too. However, it didn't discuss rank, or inquire about interest at all. Was this discussed in all of your letters, or just @7983097? I wonder if there's two different types of letters going out, or if different interviewers are just phrasing things differently like @chlory mentioned.
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Nevermind, just saw your follow-up. Thanks!
 
kysk99 said:
I received a "strong fit" email today too. However, it didn't discuss rank, or inquire about interest at all. Was this discussed in all of your letters, or just @7983097? I wonder if there's two different types of letters going out, or if different interviewers are just phrasing things differently like @chlory mentioned.
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I got a “highly ranked” and “strong consideration” email that also had an interest inquiry
kysk99 said:
Mine was structured differently - no mention of rank (although like everyone else i'm guessing, I got the "we've ranked you" e-mail a while back), just that I had impressed them on interview day, and that they wanted to inform me that they thought i was a very strong fit for the school prior to decisions being released. The letter did not use the word "likely" either, but also did not mention anything about not being a guarantee of an accept, and had no real request for a response or follow up. Above was just stated in 4-5 sentences with a little more detail, and written by one of my interviewers.

I didn't apply to AZ so I have no frame of reference for comparison, but i think this might just be different interviewers wording things differently rather than them sending out carbon copy e-mails to everyone. Or at least that's what i'm going to pretend either way to prevent the temptation of obsessing about if they sent different tiers of letters, and which type of letter represented what tier :laugh:
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Babe you just spiked my neuroticism
 
My guess... The letters from today about strong fit are students who are pretty much accepted and the ones from a few days ago about highly ranked might be accepted depending inf on their own personal interest
 
kysk99 said:
Mine was structured differently - no mention of rank (although like everyone else i'm guessing, I got the "we've ranked you" e-mail a while back), just that I had impressed them on interview day, and that they wanted to inform me that they thought i was a very strong fit for the school prior to decisions being released. The letter did not use the word "likely" either, but also did not mention anything about not being a guarantee of an accept, and had no real request for a response or follow up. Above was just stated in 4-5 sentences with a little more detail, and written by one of my interviewers.

I didn't apply to AZ so I have no frame of reference for comparison, but i think this might just be different interviewers wording things differently rather than them sending out carbon copy e-mails to everyone. Or at least that's what i'm going to pretend either way to prevent the temptation of obsessing about if they sent different tiers of letters, and which type of letter represented what tier :laugh:
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I think you’re right. Given the lack of standardization in the verbiage it seems reasonable that some interviewed are sending out feedback in their own words. Though the same interviewer may be coping and pasting the same general message. While other interviewers are not sending out any correspondence. I think the email says you did well on your interview. But based on the others who I interviewed with, I think most of us ranked well, and our interviewers just don’t feel compelled to communicate such. At least that’s what I tell myself so I can sleep at night.


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kysk99 said:
I received a "strong fit" email today too. However, it didn't discuss rank, or inquire about interest at all. Was this discussed in all of your letters, or just @7983097? I wonder if there's two different types of letters going out, or if different interviewers are just phrasing things differently like @chlory mentioned.
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Yeah my email didn’t mention anything about rank or interest. It did mention, though, that they won’t “make decisions” until later on, they wanted to let me know that they thought I was a “strong fit.”
 
Leg58D said:
I think you’re right. Given the lack of standardization in the verbiage it seems reasonable that some interviewed are sending out feedback in their own words. Though the same interviewer may be coping and pasting the same general message. While other interviewers are not sending out any correspondence. I think the email says you did well on your interview. But based on the others who I interviewed with, I think most of us ranked well, and our interviewers just don’t feel compelled to communicate such. At least that’s what I tell myself so I can sleep at night.


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these messages are more than a little disheartening (I haven't received either), but lets all keep our heads up until decisions are sent out. hell maybe I don't interview well; however, we don't really know what is going to happen until they release their decisions.
 
oyyvey said:
My guess... The letters from today about strong fit are students who are pretty much accepted and the ones from a few days ago about highly ranked might be accepted depending inf on their own personal interest
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It is comments like this that screw with everyone's minds. Remember, there are no guarantees with any of these emails or letters. None of them are an indication that you will or will not get accepted. Just because they say you "fit" or have been "highly ranked" means squat when there are hundreds that are a "fit" or "highly rank" and they only have 46 slots to fill. Also remember not all who get appointed in the past have received these types of emails or letters and some have received that did not get accepted anyway. Remember they have a holistic approach and your rank and fit is only a piece of the equation.
 
chlory said:
Are “strong fit” emails different from “highly ranked” (or are different interviewers phrasing it differently)?
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kysk99 said:
I received a "strong fit" email today too. However, it didn't discuss rank, or inquire about interest at all. Was this discussed in all of your letters, or just @7983097? I wonder if there's two different types of letters going out, or if different interviewers are just phrasing things differently like @chlory mentioned.
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So I'll jump in to add to the picture.

I received two separate emails, one from each interviewer (student and physician). The physician email was shorter, and included the phrases "very impressed" and "strong fit." This email also said that decisions won't be made until Feb 2018, but to "keep in touch if you have further questions."

To my eye, the student email did not seem not cut/paste, and was much longer, or I guess, "personalized." He mentioned that I was "highly ranked by the committee," but of course that decisions won't be sent out until Feb 2018. He asked for questions, and if I wanted to him to connect me with someone at Mayo who has similar research interests as mine, and dropped the speciality I mentioned during the interview in which I was interested.
 
begoood95 said:
So I'll jump in to add to the picture.

I received two separate emails, one from each interviewer (student and physician). The physician email was shorter, and included the phrases "very impressed" and "strong fit." This email also said that decisions won't be made until Feb 2018, but to "keep in touch if you have further questions."

To my eye, the student email did not seem not cut/paste, and was much longer, or I guess, "personalized." He mentioned that I was "highly ranked by the committee," but of course that decisions won't be sent out until Feb 2018. He asked for questions, and if I wanted to him to connect me with someone at Mayo who has similar research interests as mine, and dropped the speciality I mentioned during the interview in which I was interested.
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Did you recently send a LOI? If you did, my guess is that they wouldn’t need to gauge your interest since you already showed you’re interested.
 
chlory said:
That’s prob it! Congrats on the email though — I hope you hear good news in February!
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I did not send a LOI (only interviewed very recently), and seem to have received the identical email as @begood95 did from his faculty interviewer ("very impressed", "strong fit" etc.). The faculty e-mail honestly did not really come across like a personal letter, and felt like information being relayed from the admissions committee mostly because at least in my letter, "we" was used in place of "I" throughout it ("we wanted you to know", "we were very impressed" etc.).
 
Both of my interviewers sent the highly ranked email. They are really different so it's definitely based on your interviewer's style. One was extremely emotiv and said "I was ranked extremely highly and though it's not a guarantee I would he VERY competitive when decisions came out." The other simply said "we are still interested in your candidacy and you were ranked highly by the committee."

So I definitely think it's all personal style.
 
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