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Does anyone know the date/time of the white coat ceremony for UW Seattle? Hoping to plan ahead of time for family & friends 🙂 Thank you!
 
Wait so when checking the box to accept my alternate position it says: "Yes, I want to remain on the alternate list. Should I "commit to enroll" at another medical school, my application will be withdrawn from consideration for the UWSOM."

Am I missing something? Like on April 30th I'm for sure going to commit to another school if I'm not accepted here. This isn't how waitlists work...
 
plan to enroll lets you stay on WL. commit to enroll means you are definitely going there and withdrawing from all schools to include waitlist. you don't have to commit to enroll. you don't have to select "commit to enroll on the 30th" you can still keep that one school you have an acceptance with as plan to enroll
 
Panda318 said:
Does anyone know the date/time of the white coat ceremony for UW Seattle? Hoping to plan ahead of time for family & friends 🙂 Thank you!
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I called a couple months ago and asked, but the lady I talked to had no idea. I'm in a wedding the weekend after orientation week, and she was pretty sure it wouldn't be that soon. I'm hoping by second look they have an idea of the date.
 
Panda318 said:
Does anyone know the date/time of the white coat ceremony for UW Seattle? Hoping to plan ahead of time for family & friends 🙂 Thank you!
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The White coat ceremony is held in our third year at UW I guess 🙂 Maybe current UW students can confirm.

"Students ... were robed in White Coats during a special ceremony to mark their transition from preclinical to clinical health studies and readiness to interact with patients".

Immersion and Orientation start Aug 19th according to the website.
 
mercaptovisavi said:
The White coat ceremony is held in our third year at UW I guess 🙂 Maybe current UW students can confirm.

"Students ... were robed in White Coats during a special ceremony to mark their transition from preclinical to clinical health studies and readiness to interact with patients".

Immersion and Orientation start Aug 19th according to the website.
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I checked with a third year. There are two: one after orientation and one at the end of the second year.
 
Talkbirthytome said:
I checked with a third year. There are two: one after orientation and one at the end of the second year.
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During the Wyoming interview they said they did a mini white coat after orientation so when we were at the hospital we would have a white coat, but the official white count isn’t until year 3
 
Does Seattle/OOR have it's own waitlist separate from Spokane? Like if I get off the waitlist for Seattle could I still get placed in Spokane?
 
That is what I am wondering too. Last year it seems as though there were two separate wait-lists with very few people coming off of the Spokane one, based on the 2017-2018 thread. However, my portal just says WA/OOS. Also, I was asked to write a foundation site essay which seems to me like the wait-list is then for both sites. I am really curious as well.
peachezzzz said:
Does Seattle/OOR have it's own waitlist separate from Spokane? Like if I get off the waitlist for Seattle could I still get placed in Spokane?
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bxz3 said:
That is what I am wondering too. Last year it seems as though there were two separate wait-lists with very few people coming off of the Spokane one, based on the 2017-2018 thread. However, my portal just says WA/OOS. Also, I was asked to write a foundation site essay which seems to me like the wait-list is then for both sites. I am really curious as well.
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I think my understanding is there is one WA waitlist and they do their best to accomodate your foundation site preference but maybe if they are running out of spots at either campus you dont have a choice when your number is up? Would be a good question for admissions.
 
can confirm that we have the official white coat ceremony before clerkships. (end of 2nd year)

We did have a mini white coat ceremony at the end of immersion and orientation where family is invited. (they will tell you out of state family does not need to fly in for this event as it is not as "big a deal" compared to the one in your 2nd year.
 
mybluedog said:
can confirm that we have the official white coat ceremony before clerkships. (end of 2nd year)

We did have a mini white coat ceremony at the end of immersion and orientation where family is invited. (they will tell you out of state family does not need to fly in for this event as it is not as "big a deal" compared to the one in your 2nd year.
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How long is orientation and immersion?

Edit: Never mind, I literally just got an email from them. Orientation is M-F, Aug 19-30.
 
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Also placed in Seattle. 😀

On another note... did anyone else notice that UW doesn’t provide a student health insurance plan? Anyone else find this weird???
 
Phoebus Apollo said:
Also placed in Seattle. 😀

On another note... did anyone else notice that UW doesn’t provide a student health insurance plan? Anyone else find this weird???
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My understanding is that they stopped offering this when the ACA went into effect. Students now qualify for insurance plans through the state healthplan finder so the schools don't have to do this piece anymore.
 
Talkbirthytome said:
My understanding is that they stopped offering this when the ACA went into effect. Students now qualify for insurance plans through the state healthplan finder so the schools don't have to do this piece anymore.
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Ah, makes sense. From my understanding it doesn't seem standard yet for medical schools to recommend their students get insurance through the exchange. Wondering if current students feel like this has been a solid option for them.
 
Is there any reason to believe that the new traffic rules would decrease waitlist movement or reduce the number of alternates accepted?
 
brainemm said:
Is there any reason to believe that the new traffic rules would decrease waitlist movement or reduce the number of alternates accepted?
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I have been wondering that as well. I think its impossible to predict which way it would go but that regardless we would have a much better idea how the list is moving come April 30th compared to years past.
 
So I am in the top 10 on the alternate list, which I am excited about, but which also means I am not getting any information about when things actually kick off in the fall.... can someone clarify this info:
- immersion is aug 19-30
- there is a mini white coat ceremony of sorts post immersion
- classes start sept 20ish????
 
mtn&sea said:
So I am in the top 10 on the alternate list, which I am excited about, but which also means I am not getting any information about when things actually kick off in the fall.... can someone clarify this info:
- immersion is aug 19-30
- there is a mini white coat ceremony of sorts post immersion
- classes start sept 20ish????
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All correct except regular classes begin on September 3rd for medical students. We don't follow the normal quarter schedule.
 
Phoebus Apollo said:
Also placed in Seattle. 😀

On another note... did anyone else notice that UW doesn’t provide a student health insurance plan? Anyone else find this weird???
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I'm pretty sure most of our class is on apple health or on parent's insurance (<26)

I believe the school is working on getting insurance for students (will be a few years down the road), but unsure. It really is a UW (upper campus) issue than UWSOM's.
On another note, the campus hall health is great for last minute shots, etc.
 
Wondering if one of you might please offer some advice: I'm applying next cycle and I'm wondering if my ~370 hours of clinical volunteering (over 3 years) and ~80 hours primary care shadowing (+~60 hours non-primary care) will be sufficient for UWSOM? Other EC's are strong but just wondering specifically if my clinical experience is lacking for UW. I have no paid clinical experience either.
 
Purple&Gold7 said:
Wondering if one of you might please offer some advice: I'm applying next cycle and I'm wondering if my ~370 hours of clinical volunteering (over 3 years) and ~80 hours primary care shadowing (+~60 hours non-primary care) will be sufficient for UWSOM? Other EC's are strong but just wondering specifically if my clinical experience is lacking for UW. I have no paid clinical experience either.
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I would say they are absolutely fine. I was accepted this year and I had 50 hours of cardiology shadowing and 40 hours of health care volunteering
 
Purple&Gold7 said:
Wondering if one of you might please offer some advice: I'm applying next cycle and I'm wondering if my ~370 hours of clinical volunteering (over 3 years) and ~80 hours primary care shadowing (+~60 hours non-primary care) will be sufficient for UWSOM? Other EC's are strong but just wondering specifically if my clinical experience is lacking for UW. I have no paid clinical experience either.
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That seems like plenty of clinical volunteering and shadowing. I believe they recommend a minimum of 40 hours of MD/DO shadowing. Make sure in your AMCAS you talk about what you got out of it, no just the cool things you saw. On their website they have links to webinars on how to talk about clinical experience that I found really helpful in my applications.
 
does uw offer student host program or travel stipends for second look?
 
Question about FAFSA. I just read on the UW website that we have to submit FAFSA by January 15th for full financial consideration. I've never had to apply for financial aid because I had help throughout college. Does this mean I'm stuck with private loans for the first year?
 
Is there any way to look at the demographics of the school? Not a huge deal, but was interested in seeing the diversity
 
georgia_boy1 said:
Congratulations!! They haven’t posted anything on the website yet I assume just because it’s the weekend??
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Yeah they may not update every day until later in March/early April. Not sure though. Good luck you as I saw your earlier post that you are in top 10. Utah acceptances came out last week so could be some more movement on the waitlist this month.
 
biologybum said:
Yeah they may not update every day until later in March/early April. Not sure though. Good luck you as I saw your earlier post that you are in top 10. Utah acceptances came out last week so could be some more movement on the waitlist this month.
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That’s true. Thank you!! Just need a few more and I’ll be celebrating with ya!
 
Phoebus Apollo said:
In terms of tuition going up for years 3&4, do other medical schools do that too? Seems irregular.
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I think it might also be higher for UW because of the WWAMI rotation during clinical years (all our housing outside of our home site and I think most of our transportation is reimbursed)
 
georgia_boy1 said:
Question about FAFSA. I just read on the UW website that we have to submit FAFSA by January 15th for full financial consideration. I've never had to apply for financial aid because I had help throughout college. Does this mean I'm stuck with private loans for the first year?
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I'd talk to Diane. There is something called the UWSOM scholarship that everyone should try to apply to (you don't have to worry about this until closer to immersion). You might not be eligible to apply since this scholarship requires parental information and fafsa, but double check with diane.
I recommend everyone to submit fafsa, regardless of your spouses' or parental $ info.
 
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