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Just wondering, did everybody get a response back when they replied to remain on the waitlist? Because I realized I never did, and now I'm paranoid I may not be on it... I'll call tomorrow though to make sure. I hope my emails don't just go straight to spam because I've tried to contact three different people plus the general admissions email in the past and I never got a reply.
 
If we want to send a letter of intent/update, who would be the best person to address it to?
 
Does anyone know if the ADCOM continues to meet every third Wednesday? Or do they just bring people off the waitlist as accepted students withdraw?
 
So... anyone knows when waitlist movement at Mercer will start? April 1st?
 
When you get a call from Mercer but it's just someone asking for money since you're an alumna :arghh:
 
I'm sure someone has already posted something like this, but is there a facebook group for accepted students? also, anyone know where med students decide to live?
 
Kodakmd said:
Congrats, did you just got accepted today? When did you interview? Was it via email or call?
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They emailed me first, but then my interviewer called me a few hours later (it was obvious that i was supposed to receive the call first tho lol). I interviewed in like October I think, so its been awhile for sure!
 
hef00129 said:
They emailed me first, but then my interviewer called me a few hours later (it was obvious that i was supposed to receive the call first tho lol). I interviewed in like October I think, so its been awhile for sure!
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Thanks! I interviewed in October too, but the wait list was ranked so lol. At least there is some waitlist movement.
 
hef00129 said:
I'm sure someone has already posted something like this, but is there a facebook group for accepted students? also, anyone know where med students decide to live?
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There is usually a party that the rising Macon 2nd years will throw for the Macon incoming class around June-ish. If you can make that, that's when I would try to get info on where to live, cause we are all over the place. Definitely don't get a place here without talking to a few people first.
 
also, can anyone tell me why they prefer a certain campus over the other? I interviewed at the macon campus but don't know much about the savannah campus
 
hef00129 said:
also, can anyone tell me why they prefer a certain campus over the other? I interviewed at the macon campus but don't know much about the savannah campus
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Here you go! Posted this a couple months ago. Feel free to ask me any more questions

luxaeterna6 said:
I went to Mercer for undergrad so I'm super familiar with the Macon campus.

Pros:
Campus feel/activities because the medical school is on the undergrad campus (pro for me personally, could be a con for some people)
Campus is constantly upgrading (just built a new science building steps away from the med school building)
Cost of living is lower than in Savannah (I interviewed in Savannah and the current students said most people live in/rent houses, apartments are widely available in Macon)
About 1 1/2 hours from Atlanta (I've made the drive sooo many times, it goes by super quickly)

Cons:
Medical school building is older/not as fancy as Savannah
Not much to do in Macon compared to Savannah (random, but Macon is getting rid of its only Target and that really bums me out lol)
Hospital is farther away than Savannah (hospital is walking distance behind the med school building in Savannah)
No close access to the beach like in Savannah

While at Mercer for undergrad, I 100% thought I'd choose the Savannah campus for med school, but now I'm realizing that the campus feel of Macon is better for me 🙂
I'm probably forgetting stuff, so if you (or anyone) have any specific questions about the Macon campus/Macon in general, please feel free to ask 🙂
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Also, how are we supposed to release the Background Check directly to MUSM?
 
Has anyone else tried to schedule a tour at Savannah and not gotten a reply? I have tried twice now with no luck! Starting to think it's me
 
Does anyone know if we could possibly submit additional letters of recommendation at this point?
 
luxaeterna6 said:
Does anyone know if we could possibly submit additional letters of recommendation at this point?
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You can, but I doubt it has any effect on your “rank”. I heard people with updated mcat got accepted( from different school) though. I also just requested new recommendation letters for new cycle. I will also plan to retake the MCAT again too. I encourage anyone who still hasn’t got accepted to do the same, you don’t have a lot of time till the new cycle start
 
Lemons565 said:
Has anyone else tried to schedule a tour at Savannah and not gotten a reply? I have tried twice now with no luck! Starting to think it's me
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Hey! I'm a first year student at Savannah, and can help you with this. If you're still looking for a tour, shoot me a message and I'll be more than happy to help you with that. This offer also stands for any other future students out there.

Also, in response to the person asking about the FB group, here it is:
Log into Facebook | Facebook
 
Hello everyone!

This is my first time posting but I have followed the board for years now. I just wanted to let everyone that is waiting and wondering know that I interviewed in October 17, got waitlisted Feb 23, and got pulled off the waitlist for acceptance on Monday. Two other people were accepted as well on Monday! ( I asked lol) so alot of movement is happening! I've been waiting for this moment for years and I'm just thankful I finally did it! Good luck everyone. I will be at the Macon campus ☺️
 
Blane1219 said:
Hello everyone!

This is my first time posting but I have followed the board for years now. I just wanted to let everyone that is waiting and wondering know that I interviewed in October 17, got waitlisted Feb 23, and got pulled off the waitlist for acceptance on Monday. Two other people were accepted as well on Monday! ( I asked lol) so alot of movement is happening! I've been waiting for this moment for years and I'm just thankful I finally did it! Good luck everyone. I will be at the Macon campus ☺️
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Thanks for the hope. I interviewed in Oct as well. Hope more movement is coming!
 
Kodakmd said:
Thanks for the hope. I interviewed in Oct as well. Hope more movement is coming!
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Well they stated after April 30th then spots will begin to open. I honestly was shocked to get that call this soon. Their may have been more movement before as well. Just not everyone will post. If I can do it, you can do it for sure!!! Good luck to everyone, I hope everyone gets a chance to get in!
 
treasure_yourself said:
Did Mercer's match list have lots of the competitive specialties? I.E. derm, ortho, etc.
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I don't think so, but obv the list posted above is more objective. My opinion, based on nothing but impressions I've gotten here, is that we could be in those specialties but aren't for two main reasons related to this being a very mission-focused "Georgia primary care" school:

1. More students here are genuinely interested in primary care, and that was what helped them get admitted... and that doesn't have to change, and Mercer does its best to nurture that interest.

2. Our clerkships are all centered around primary-care (even neuro is tied up in IM). More effort would than normal would be required to get exposure to some of these other specialties.

I also think we are competitive for them. Our step scores are normal for a US MD school despite lower entry level MCAT. ECs are pretty abundant, and there is adequate opportunity for research (at least for presentations/posters) despite our ranking for NIH funding.
 
So just to clarify, you think if we want competitive specialties, then we are perfectly able to get them?
 
SoYouDontWantaFishSandwch said:
I don't think so, but obv the list posted above is more objective. My opinion, based on nothing but impressions I've gotten here, is that we could be in those specialties but aren't for two main reasons related to this being a very mission-focused "Georgia primary care" school:

1. More students here are genuinely interested in primary care, and that was what helped them get admitted... and that doesn't have to change, and Mercer does its best to nurture that interest.

2. Our clerkships are all centered around primary-care (even neuro is tied up in IM). More effort would than normal would be required to get exposure to some of these other specialties.

I also think we are competitive for them. Our step scores are normal for a US MD school despite lower entry level MCAT. ECs are pretty abundant, and there is adequate opportunity for research (at least for presentations/posters) despite our ranking for NIH funding.
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Do you have any insight if you’re at a disadvantage trying to get a residency outside the Southeast? Seems like a vast majority stay local, but unsure if that’s due to personal preference/alignment with mercer’s mission vs maybe the school not being as well known in other parts of US?
 
crj512york said:
Do you have any insight if you’re at a disadvantage trying to get a residency outside the Southeast? Seems like a vast majority stay local, but unsure if that’s due to personal preference/alignment with mercer’s mission vs maybe the school not being as well known in other parts of US?
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My understanding is that it is a combination of the two, but I haven't gone through that part so I have no first hand experience. They do push hard for people to stay in Georgia, and a lot of people here seem to genuinely want to stay local. I'm not sure it is a disadvantage to any degree that translates at a practical level (no one seems to have a problem with where they end up)... but I have to believe that our relative "not-knownness" certainly doesn't help in this regard. If you are dying to get out Georgia, you probably would want to look more at MCG or the state's schools where you want to end up.
 
How long do we have to accept or decline waitlist acceptances? I was accepted but have been offered a full scholarship to a DO program, so I am extremely paralyzed with indecision right now lol
 
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