2019-2020 Brown (Alpert)

[HopefulfutureMD2222]

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R this morning- submitted late July.

 

[Kingbika]

Rejected yesterday pre-II, submitted late July or early August. OOS 521 MCAT 3.54 GPA 3.21 sGPA

 

[Student189045]

8/31 still clinging on to hope

 

[pursuingmed2]

8/31 still clinging on to hope

8/8 and same. I totally thought my MCAT would have killed me by now... super thankful to be under consideration at all

 

[BeingForItself]

Rejected yesterday pre-II, submitted late July or early August. OOS 521 MCAT 3.54 GPA 3.21 sGPA

🙁 These stats are really really close to my stats and submission date.. now I'm scared lol

 

[hydrophobicmed]

Honestly I’ve learned that stats mean way less than I thought this cycle

just for a data point. LM80, rejected pre-II. 14 II's and mostly at T10's. It's a crapshoot for everyone.

 

[hydrophobicmed]

LM 84 with 2II, not sure where I went wrong

you can PM me if you want to chat.

 

[deleted688779]

LM 84 with 2II, not sure where I went wrong

Yield protection might be applicable here.

 

[hydrophobicmed]

Yield protection might be applicable here.

though I kind of don't think Brown does that much yield protection. They want a very specific type of candidates.

 

[Med.Geek]

though I kind of don't think Brown does that much yield protection. They want a very specific type of candidates.

They emphasized this very point on interview day, both the faculty and the students.

 

[hydrophobicmed]

They emphasized this very point on interview day, both the faculty and the students.

any school that has a 75% MCAT over 520 doesn't do yield protection on the high stats, simply they just don't care if you score above a certain level. 522 is the same as 527 in Brown's eyes.

 

[anon.jellyfish]

They emphasized this very point on interview day, both the faculty and the students.

May I ask what that very specific type was?

 

[Med.Geek]

May I ask what that very specific type was?

From what I was able to glean (and if you also interviewed, correct me if I'm wrong), they really valued an applicant with different/unique passions, and want people who would still pursue these passions into medical school and beyond; an applicant with a unique X factor. A high-stat applicant with your standard research, volunteering, and shadowing probably would not be as heavily considered.

Frankly, I feel like this is a similar approach taken by many T10/T20's and is not a novel concept. Stats simply play a supporting role.

 

[skiingdoc16]

From what I was able to glean (and if you also interviewed, correct me if I'm wrong), they really valued an applicant with different/unique passions, and want people who would still pursue these passions into medical school and beyond; an applicant with a unique X factor. A high-stat applicant with your standard research, volunteering, and shadowing probably would not be as heavily considered.

Frankly, I feel like this is a similar approach taken by many T10/T20's and is not a novel concept. Stats simply play a supporting role.

Soooo you're saying there's a chance? (Mediocre stats; amazing EC's)

 

[Student189045]

Soooo you're saying there's a chance? (Mediocre stats; amazing EC's)

For sure

 

[Student189045]

To add on to all this discussion, Brown interviews a very low number of people, so it's actually quite impressive to even be interviewed

 

[Med.Geek]

Soooo you're saying there's a chance? (Mediocre stats; amazing EC's)

I am not an adcom, nor a student, and have not even been admitted at this school! But I certainly wish for nothing but the best for you <3

EDIT: Besides, you've had a wonderful cycle so far. Keep your head up!

 

[skiingdoc16]

I am not an adcom, nor a student, and have not even been admitted at this school! But I certainly wish for nothing but the best for you <3

EDIT: Besides, you've had a wonderful cycle so far. Keep your head up!

Wow thank you so much!! I wish you the best of luck for the rest of your cycle.

 

[proudofmykids]

just for a data point. LM80, rejected pre-II. 14 II's and mostly at T10's. It's a crapshoot for everyone.

I’ve seen similar surprising results... checkered II success inside the respective T10,20,30,50, but definitely lower II success rate T20-50.

 

[Bond-HydrogenBond]

Soooo you're saying there's a chance? (Mediocre stats; amazing EC's)

I’d say there is. I was stunned to get an II here cause my stats are average at best. My only thought is that I wrote something they liked.

 

[Westfound]

Rejected. It was in my promotion email tabs....

Same

 

[MZI]

For those that interviewed, did you send thank you letters to your interviewers via email or upload to the portal? If anyone emailed, did you get a response? Thanks!

 

[Med.Geek]

For those that interviewed, did you send thank you letters to your interviewers via email or upload to the portal? If anyone emailed, did you get a response? Thanks!

Email (per their request), no response

 

[mass-premed66]

For those that interviewed, did you send thank you letters to your interviewers via email or upload to the portal? If anyone emailed, did you get a response? Thanks!

emailed with response

 

[MZI]

emailed with response

Both mine haven’t responded, hopefully that’s not a bad sign

 

[Ole_Toe]

Both mine haven’t responded, hopefully that’s not a bad sign

I'm sure it's not a sign whether they respond or not. This is a hectic time of year for most people and you probably know how most physicians are with email. Unless you specifically said something that warranted a response, you did your part! Just relax, you got this!

 

[MZI]

That’s true, thanks for the reassurance! Btw I was told at my 12/6 interview that decisions would be sent on the 23rd. Good luck to everyone waiting to hear back!

 

[beepboop27]

I was complete 7/31 and still haven't been rejected or received an II (RI resident; LM: 78). Is there any hope that I could just be getting an interview eventually because I've made it through so many waves of rejections?

 

[throwawayofcourse]

I was complete 7/31 and still haven't been rejected or received an II (RI resident; LM: 78). Is there any hope that I could just be getting an interview eventually because I've made it through so many waves of rejections?

I'm not an RI resident but otherwise +1

 

[Doctor Banana]

I'm not an RI resident but otherwise +1

+2

 

[billnyethepremedguy]

8/8 and same. I totally thought my MCAT would have killed me by now... super thankful to be under consideration at all

7/28 and same, I'm expecting the R though

 

[deleted725807]

anyone complete after 9/10 hear anything?

 

[orange_tabby4]

anyone complete after 9/10 hear anything?

I completed mid-September and haven't heard anything either

 

[runmed11]

II this morning! Complete mid july lol

 

[premed20172017]

II this morning! Complete mid july lol

Congrats!!! Stats? Favorite color? Name of your future child?

 

[runmed11]

Lol like LM 73-74. going straight from undergrad.

 

[premed20172017]

Lol like LM 73-74. going straight from undergrad.

You go, glen coco! Congrats again!

 

[runmed11]

Thanks 🙂

 

[maryidafrancis]

anyone have the link to the secondary app portal? i want to send an update but can't find it, thanks!

 

[red melba]

anyone have the link to the secondary app portal? i want to send an update but can't find it, thanks!

Brown University Authentication for Web-based Services

sso.brown.edu

 

[jecki46]

Who here is hearing today? Do you know if they call or email?

 

[coffee&scrubs]

Who here is hearing today? Do you know if they call or email?

I heard back last month, but they email. Check the promotions tab on your gmail account! Somehow the emails land there.

 

[peanuttbuttah]

A!!!!!

 

[tuowl15]

A as well just now!! Happy holidays everyone!

 

[Aloe paleo]

A as well just now!! Happy holidays everyone!

CONGRATS!!!!! OMG i thought schools were closed! Merry Christmas you guys!

 

[jecki46]

A!!! Great Christmas present! Happy holidays y’all!

 

[Travelood]

A! Merry Christmas!

 

[hydrophobicmed]

A! Merry Christmas!

wonder why you didn't withdraw here, you had withdrawn from some amazing places....

 

[Travelood]

wonder why you didn't withdraw here, you had withdrawn from some amazing places....

If you must know I have a special connection with this school which makes it hard to make a quick decision.

 

[hydrophobicmed]

If you must know I have a special connection with this school which makes it hard to make a quick decision.

fair enough.