2017-2018 Seton Hall - Hackensack Meridian

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WD9201NY said:
I concur, if you have the slightest question about this application, I suggest all of you SDNers call Seton Hall tommorow and demand to speak to an admissions representative. If they wont let you speak with one, keep calling. Don't let something as silly as an admissions technicality ruin your chances at a career in medicine.
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This is actually the worst idea ever. A simple email will probably suffice.
 
I emailed them the first day the app opened about the committee letter. I only have one letter on AMCAS ands its my schools committee letter packet. The committee also includes attached 2 outside letters to that packet. I didn't have one from a health care proffesional so to speak, but they responded and said my packet was fine.
 
buckoh24 said:
Do committee letters have specific requirements? My school doesnt have one so not too sure. I think schools may have different letters needed for the committee so maybe theirs only hits 2 of the 3 letters needed. Like someone could have done research with a PhD but that isn't a healthcare professional even tho it would count as a research letter for the committee. I agree that its kinda weird to have to submit another if all 3 letter requirements are met in the committee letter but that may just be how they do things. Like one of the schools asking for 1 bio, 1 physics, 1 chem, and 1 humanities. Schools kinda make up their own rules. Idk how flexible SHU will be since its their first cycle.
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My school requires 4-5 letters from faculty for the committee and then the committee chair will also write a letter, so my committee letter is really 5ish letters in one. I've learned that different schools count committee letters differently: some count it all as one while others count each individual letter. I used a letter from one of the faculty members who had an MD as a 'physician's letter' but he's not really practicing to k=my knowledge.
 
medschoolzombie said:
My school requires 4-5 letters from faculty for the committee and then the committee chair will also write a letter, so my committee letter is really 5ish letters in one. I've learned that different schools count committee letters differently: some count it all as one while others count each individual letter. I used a letter from one of the faculty members who had an MD as a 'physician's letter' but he's not really practicing to k=my knowledge.
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I did that too. 2 non practicing MDs (my PI and one in academics) but they are still considered healthcare professionals.
 
medschoolzombie said:
I think it's only been a week but someone earlier mentioned submitting in February so not sure anymore
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The LCME gave them preliminary accreditation back in February but they didn't open up submissions until last week. I've checked weekly since February 15th to see if they were open yet.
 
GliaLimitans said:
The LCME gave them preliminary accreditation back in February but they didn't open up submissions until last week. I've checked weekly since February 15th to see if they were open yet.
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According to their website,

"Applications will be available beginning February 18th, 2018 and must be submitted no later than May 1st, 2018 for enrollment in our inaugural class. Students are selected and notified of their acceptance on a rolling admissions basis beginning April 10th, 2018; therefore, early application is advantageous"

So I'm guessing there was some time traveling going on or they thought the AAMC would work faster
 
medschoolzombie said:
I think it's only been a week but someone earlier mentioned submitting in February so not sure anymore
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The application opened on AMCAS on 3/20. According to an article from the interim president of the school, there were some final approvals they needed after receiving preliminary accreditation in February.
 
Can anyone from the northeast comment on the Hackensack network hospitals and their reputation? Are all sites they operate eligible for rotations?
 
humblethinker said:
Can anyone from the northeast comment on the Hackensack network hospitals and their reputation? Are all sites they operate eligible for rotations?
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Hackensack University Medical Center is consistently ranked the best hospital in NJ by us news. Some of the other sites are highly ranked as well like Jersey Shore Medical Center
 
LavarBall said:
Hackensack University Medical Center is consistently ranked the best hospital in NJ by us news. Some of the other sites are highly ranked as well like Jersey Shore Medical Center
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thanks, are they all level II trauma centers? any idea about the diversity of the patients that go to their hospitals based on the locations of each hospital?
 
humblethinker said:
thanks, are they all level II trauma centers? any idea about the diversity of the patients that go to their hospitals based on the locations of each hospital?
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Jersey Shore and Hackensack are level II trauma centers. You will see a plethora of diversity at each
 
Going off humblethinker's question, since we all know ug reputation correlates with med school ranking ( 😉 don't eat me) where do you think SHU will end up ranking after a couple of cycles?
 
Detective SnowBucket said:
Going off humblethinker's question, since we all know ug reputation correlates with med school ranking ( 😉 don't eat me) where do you think SHU will end up ranking after a couple of cycles?
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Is SHU a really prestigious school or am I missing something? I checked on us news and it’s at 124 in UG rankings. Based on that I can’t really say but I think with the hospital connections and curriculum among other things, it has the potential to be in the top 50
 
medschoolzombie said:
Is SHU a really prestigious school or am I missing something? I checked on us news and it’s at 124 in UG rankings. Based on that I can’t really say but I think with the hospital connections and curriculum among other things, it has the potential to be in the top 50
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Lol...
 
Detective SnowBucket said:
Going off humblethinker's question, since we all know ug reputation correlates with med school ranking ( 😉 don't eat me) where do you think SHU will end up ranking after a couple of cycles?
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there is no accurate way to answer this question given that they have yet to interview their first ever potential student.
 
How does the Catholic piece fit into this? I am not religious and my partner would look for work in family planning / birth control. But it looks like Hackensack Meridian isn’t a catholic hospital system?
 
SPmasters2010 said:
How does the Catholic piece fit into this? I am not religious and my partner would look for work in family planning / birth control. But it looks like Hackensack Meridian isn’t a catholic hospital system?
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Its like georgetown being a religious UG but their med school having no affiliation officially
 
SPmasters2010 said:
How does the Catholic piece fit into this? I am not religious and my partner would look for work in family planning / birth control. But it looks like Hackensack Meridian isn’t a catholic hospital system?
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There is a chapel in the newly renovated IHS building that the medical school is located in. Their website says "about 70%" of the students at Seton Hall are Catholic.
 
SPmasters2010 said:
Is Hackensack Meridian Catholic?
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I did a quick google search of list of catholic hospitals and didnt see it. Doesnt mean it isn't but I saw that they are technically "independent" from the school and accepts all religions but they may have catholics ideas (kinda like GT and Loyola kinda do but its not expected of the students)
 
SPmasters2010 said:
How does the Catholic piece fit into this? I am not religious and my partner would look for work in family planning / birth control. But it looks like Hackensack Meridian isn’t a catholic hospital system?
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I heard they are making Sunday Mass mandatory for everyone.

For realz though its probably not a big deal.
 
If they are religious, why do they have Christmas right in the middle of STEP prep? Someone has some explaining to do
 
MeowMix 1 hunnid said:
Does anyone know the FAFSA ID/info for the medical school? can only find the undergrad
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Not sure, but I got accepted to a state school with a medical school and the undergrad FAFSA code was the medical school FAFSA code. Don’t know if that’s the case here though.
Edit: spelling
 
Montana7000 said:
Dang is that confirmed?? That’s a lot of spots...
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I think that might apply during a full cycle- I think it may be hard to get 15 SHU people to enroll for sure right now during the cycle. That's assuming enough apply right now that are academically qualified too, I don't think they'd take "less qualified" SHU people just to hit that number in such a short time period right now
 
boogiecousins94 said:
I think that might apply during a full cycle- I think it may be hard to get 15 SHU people to enroll for sure right now during the cycle. That's assuming enough apply right now that are academically qualified too, I don't think they'd take "less qualified" SHU people just to hit that number in such a short time period right now
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I feel like they still will. They put it out in a press release and it would look bad on them if they didn't go through with it considering that part of their mission is to improve quality of care in NJ
 
DId anyone receive confirmation earlier than this?
 
medschoolzombie said:
Finally got a confirmation email from SHU that they got my app. Looks like ~10 days is the turnaround time for processing apps
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I just got the email, too, but I submitted 7 days ago. I think they will just send it to everyone today who has submitted thus far. They said II will start in the next few weeks.
 
medschoolzombie said:
Finally got a confirmation email from SHU that they got my app. Looks like ~10 days is the turnaround time for processing apps
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I just got mine and I submitted on the first wedneday. But with good friday and everything, they may have taken more time than they may in the future.
 
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