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Painfully declined my acceptance today. Good luck everyone!
You're good Jarstewa lol. Just a matter of time for you! Us in the 40's have a bit more to be nervous about. Hope to see you at OHSU!Low 30s here. Hoping for an update today!
Congrats! Portal is up to 32 now, in case anyone is curious. Not the 20 person jump I hoped for, but hey, progress is progressJust checked the portal again.. Accepted!!!
One more try...
I'm preparing to reapply as soon as I can after making changes to my app, adding new experiences, and writing a new PS. I'm #64To everyone waitlisted high (and with no other acceptances), are you going to wait another year to reappply this June 2018 or in 2019? I'm WL 100-110 and I can't decide if I need to wait until 2019 to "show improvement".
I'm preparing to reapply as soon as I can after making changes to my app, adding new experiences, and writing a new PS. I'm #64
yes, I am. I guess I didn't specifically say that.So just to clarify... you're reapplying this cycle?
Any OOS students that have an inclination about health insurance? Are you able to get it through the Oregon marketplace? Do you qualify for Medicaid?
Any OOS students that have an inclination about health insurance? Are you able to get it through the Oregon marketplace? Do you qualify for Medicaid?
We qualify for Medicaid and I would highly advise it. The student insurance is $8000 a year and it is also a high deductible plan of $1500 deductible with I believe $3000 out of pocket on top of the $8000 you are already paying. As with most insurances they have someone come talk to you during transition week to convince you the insurance is amazing and it is definitely the way to go.
I worked helping patients with insurance for two years prior to med school and can tell you it sucks as an insurance plan. An extra $8000 of loans a year is also extremely terrible for a student insurance plan. Most schools it is only $500-$1000.
Has anyone heard from the financial aid office?
No, the packet is just the contract and technical standards that you will have to sign and mail back. You will be notified of your financial aid package over email.Hey guys, I'm still waiting for my acceptance contract (apparently it was mailed yesterday) and I was wondering if the packet includes information about financial aid, or how should I go about it if it doesn't?
What exactly do you mean by apply? Federal loans? That is done over FAFSA - Free Application for Federal Student Aid where you go through the application and designate OHSU as your school. OHSU cannot determine your financial aid packet without you having filled this out.Sweet thank! So do I have to wait for the e-mail to apply or should I follow what they have on the website? I'm not sure what to do since they didn't say much about in their initial e-mail.
I don't think my out of state medicaid will work in Oregon, and I'm pretty sure as an out of state resident I won't qualify for Oregon medicaid.
Just to get a sense, how is the waitlist moving this year? Is this a pretty normal pace to hit 40-50? Slower or faster?
This is good news, I was a little turned off by the high price of medical insurance myself, especially after reading your previous post about the high deductible. I'd imagine we will have to wait until our second year to qualify for Oregon Mcaid, mainly because only then will OOS students have been living in state for a year. Is this correct? Any other insight into how to get around to this? I was under the impression OHSU medical students didn't have a choice...Thanks in advance.You should qualify for Oregon Mcaid once you move here! I also moved from OOS
This is good news, I was a little turned off by the high price of medical insurance myself, especially after reading your previous post about the high deductible. I'd imagine we will have to wait until our second year to qualify for Oregon Mcaid, mainly because only then will OOS students have been living in state for a year. Is this correct? Any other insight into how to get around to this? I was under the impression OHSU medical students didn't have a choice...Thanks in advance.
I heard that some school gives their students step 1 resources...what about OHSU? Any subscriptions?You should be able to apply under healtcare.gov with a special enrollment period due to moving states. That's what I did.
Has anyone received their OHSU email, or tentatively know when we will be receiving that?
Think it's up to #58 today. Let's just say theoretically I'm #144: no chance, right? Worth re-applying next year?
There's never zero chance but I would put very very little credence in it and you should start expecting that you will need to reapply. As a re-applicant that eventually got accepted here I would make sure you do a feedback session with the office of admissions. You should then take large obvious steps to address the weaknesses they point out (Though some students report not addressing their suggestions and still eventually get accepted). Without knowing what could be improved in your app it hard to say if you should re-apply right now or wait a year.
What was your waitlist number?Withdrew from the Alternate List to attend school OOS. For those still waiting, best of luck!
In the 90sWhat was your waitlist number?
Look through their mission groups. High stat applicants are a mission group, but I'm not sure what percentage of people they take from that group. Their OOS matriculant stats are a little skewed because the majority of OOS students still have strong ties to Oregon. I've also heard that OHSU has minimal financial aid. Likewise, as an OOS student in Oregon, you are ineligible to get IS tuition during your 4 years. That OOS of OHSU isn't cheap.