Where do you get that holistic review status?
Feinberg does a modified rolling admissions process. With their earliest acceptances coming out mid-November, it may be beneficial to interview earlier. But I would say it would be best to interview when you feel most prepared. For what it’s worth, I thought this was an easy interview day that doesn’t need much/any prep.
Thank you! Yea I heard about the modified rolling admissions and that's why I didn't know how much it mattered. But great to know that you didn't feel it required much prep.
Also do you happen to know when the different admissions batches are if the first one is mid-Nov?
It starts mid-Nov for sure, from there I believe it’s 6-8 weeks or at the end of their interview cycle (March).
I was in holistic review for about 3 months before an II so it's definitely no a silent rejection
M2 at Feinberg here - at least during my interview year, they told us they would get back to us in ~1 month after the interview date (for people who interviewed after the Octoberish date when med schools are allowed to release decisions) but I got my acceptance about 2 weeks after the interview. Anecdotally, it seemed like they were pretty fast for people that they accepted right away after the interview and slower to respond to people who were ultimately deferred to the end of the cycle (February/March) - BUT I wanna say like a third or half the class gets in after being initially deferred (including some of the most accomplished people I know) so it's definitely not a bad thing or anything. I think it's always good to interview early but I interviewed in January so if you decide to wait until November it's not like you'll be super late in the cycle or anything. Also this was all two years ago so things may have definitely changed!
Don't be too nervous about your Feinberg interview! Everyone here is super, super nice and focused on making sure you have a good time and like the school. I felt like the faculty interviews I had here were some of the chillest I had and the group interview sounds scary but it's really fun (and some people in my class actually met when they did their group interview together).
Feel free to message me if you (or anyone else) have any specific questions or anything
Your interviewers and time slots are listed on a sheet in the folder they provide. Dr. Kundu tells you about closed/open file during the morning orientation. For reference, both faculty are full open file and medical student is closed.
Acceptances start next month. You got the right thread?
They are not
lol been in holistic review for over 3 months, sighunder holistic review for over a month now but it feels like forever ago!
NU has dates all the way into February. Maybe they just send them in batches? Based on the physician scientist thread, they sent IIs on 8/14 to people who submitted in early July, IIs on 8/28 to those who submitted in early August, a II to someone who submitted in July on 9/11, and IIs to people who were complete in early September on 9/25. So they have a turnaround of 2-3 weeks.
They told us we'd hear back late November (interviewed last week). This is what the portal says: "In 6-8 weeks you will be notified whether you have been accepted or whether the decision will be deferred until after the completion of our interview season."
Congrats! And yay, they're still sending them out. I hope I have a chance
, my fee didn't go through and I didn't realize until 9/30 >.<I had to ask for another date because the date they provided me in December conflicted with another interview. They let me sign up for the January date, which they haven't open up yet, so there are still some II to be sent out!Congrats! And yay, they're still sending them out. I hope I have a chance
Yes, it's very unfortunate. We cannot help our country of birth or citizenship, at least not at this age. Rationally, I understand why the NIH does not want to pay for foreign students, but the US makes immigration, even for the talented, difficult, so even those who want to stay and contribute don't get much of a shot. I've been waiting for my green card since 2006 and have spent most of my life in the US. :/Based on mdapplicants profiles from former international mstp applicants, it seems that they will usually max. take 1 international student. Makes me sad knowing that we are all competing were approx. 1 spot at all of these schools
correct, don't send them!
They said either on my interview day!
I called and they said to send them whenever. Before acceptances is fine.
Not sure sorry.
yeah they take them
may I ask what type of update you sent?II a week after sending an update!
