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TheNumbersMason
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Pre II R complete july
Accepted just now!! OOS
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The dean said during my interview that last year was a weird transition year because of the implementation of the AAMC's new "Choose Your Medical School" tool. She said she expected the school to take people off the waitlist this year. It's obviously impossible to predict something like this, so take this for what it's worth. Keep your head up. It's not over until it's over.
valkirieas
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in a similar vein, are merit scholarships only for a small percentage of acceptees or something most acceptees can expect to get?
valkirieas
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adding one more finance related question to the mix: does cincy have any laptop requirements, just trying to get an idea on a startup budget
Any further information on this? Are the merit scholarships they've already offered all that they will offer, or do they do this in batches? I don't remember being told anything about this during the interview day, but I definitely think it's important for the financial aid timeline.
valkirieas
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I was thinking it might be possible they'll just be giving those out with the rest of the financial aid info as scheduled in March at this point but honestly not sure?
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383517
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when in march do we get fin aid info?
valkirieas
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IDK it says on the financial aid site that in March well get estimated offers and in June the final ones.
im on tier 3 so im treating it like a rejection
What tier were you assigned though? Since it really depends on that, instead of just looking at the total number of students accepted off the waitlist per year.
Whoa, so we could be the first class to take step 1 pass/fail, unless they make the change fast enough for current MS1's.
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valkirieas
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Some current MS1s will take it P/F if they're taking it third year. I wonder if this is a sign of curricular changes on the horizon....shorter preclinical years?
Genuine question though: will a lack of scoring on STEP 1 reduce Cincinnati's match potential? I know that they are well regarded without STEP 1 (this was my third acceptance and the first my boss (an MD) got happy about), but did that insanely high STEP 1 average carry people further?
It's hard to say seeing as there is 0 data. Cincinnati is fairly well regarded by residency directors (rank 48 I think?), but the high average step 1 was comparable to that of Yale's and other top tier schools. In that sense, Cinncinati will probably end up being alright, but they probably lose some ground when compared to top 20 schools
valkirieas
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There's no real way of knowing. Based on my limited understanding, I feel it might hurt a little bit but Cincy still has great research/EC opportunities and can probably pull off higher Step 2 scores if they know we need to focus on it....I think it's still a safe bet and wouldn't give up a seat here just over the news, especially if you really loved the school!
valkirieas
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I would hope so as well, but curriculum change doesn't seem like it happens that quickly 🙁
Even if they could get us done with Step 2 a couple months early it would be better than what I'm imagining is taking it in July/Aug for Sep 15 deadline
I loved Cinci, I just wanted to give myself something to be anxious about. The once-a-week quiz thing seems like a really good retention and pacing idea if nothing else, and the transparent culture was impressive.
Yeah, like I said, my boss got very excited about it and he hasn't looked at STEP 1 scores in like a decade, not really worried, just thinking this might be the only group of people not already in medicine who are even slightly bummed-out about the news.
valkirieas
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I really loved them too, I think w the changes, it will just make it easier to focus on class and in-house stuff, and give us plenty of time to get involved in stuff we really wanna do instead of grinding all of M2 for Step now.
I'm slightly worried that quartile ranking will matter more after scores are gone, but my plan was already to do my best and that doesn't change just because of this revelation...!
It just helps to not have split focus between class and Step, probably a couple weeks dedicated is enough to pass, in addition to working hard on class content and weekly tests, etc. If they don't change anything with the schedule and we still have 7 weeks dedicated before M3 starts, I'm planning a nice month long vacation! 😉
tehe123tehe456
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can i ask what source you're using for the residency director rankings?
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valkirieas
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They might be working on making a response or figuring things out. They're not gonna stand by and do nothing, I believe they want us all the succeed as much as we do. Definitely something to ask at Second Look.
tier 2!
but also am concerned that Cincinnati doesn't fit the new changes well and won't be able to change fast enough for our class - too long of a preclinical, focus on step, and not enough time for multiple sub-is (networking will be even more important now)
Oh sweet! Me too! They said that tier 2s have the best chance so we'll see how that turns out. When I asked, they didn't want to give out specific percentages of As off the waitlist tiers though.
And yeah I agree, Cincy's huge strength is its preclinical prep for step 1. But deciding between cincy and another school comes after getting the actual A. So I just put off stressing over that for now lol.
Also, if you want to do peds or EM, its literally one of the best options in the US.
Edit: I'm including what the adcoms told me via email just in case others may want to see it as well
- Tier 2 is smallest, Tier 3 largest
- Tier 2 has highest chance of getting the eventual A
- Tier 1 hasn't been used in 5 years
- About 10-20 offers are usually made per year, but from a mixture of tiers
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Thanks for this! Did they tell you when they usually start pulling from the waitlist?
Yeah, they'll pull starting from May 1st till whenever classes start in August. So hang in there a bit longer
Don’t think so.
Building on @UnknownObi, there's an optional "MedCat Housing Huddle" after the goodbye on Sat of second look (assuming the schedule doesn't change). Maybe that's what it's for?
Sorry, I am new to SDN and will be applying next year. When did you apply and how long did it take for you to hear back for an interview?
valkirieas
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Not a problem! I submitted AMCAS early June, secondary mid-July and got an interview mid-October, scheduled for Nov 8, and had the decision from the interview Dec 19.
Typically, submitting as early as you can is the safest option, and secondaries are recommended to submit within 2 weeks of receipt, if not sooner. Many people will prewrite secondaries and submit them in just a couple of days.
Cincinnati specifically interviews until January, I believe, but other schools can have an interview season which runs a bit later.
Hi guys. I will be applying in 2021. I was just wondering if my stats were okay to apply to UC?
CGPA: 3.76
sGPA: 3.6
MCAT: 522
Extracurricular activities: 2 internships, 1 year of research (9 months wet lab, 4 months Human trafficking research), will be doing another year of research during gap year
Clinical Experience: worked in a health clinic as a referral specialist (scheduling patient appointments and served as the Membership Director for the internship program). Almost 80 hours of shadowing. Almost 200 hours of volunteering in pediatric hospital. Almost 100 hours volunteering in local and on campus food pantry.
Served as a students instructor for biology for 1 year
Leadership positions: 3 exec board positions for 3 students organizations and membership director for clinic's intern program.
Little concerned because my last two years of college weren't that great bc I had family issues, so I received a B- in biochemistry and microbe. In the fall semester of my senior year, I took an endocrinology class and got a C+. But my final semester, got all As. But I worked by butt off for the MCAT. Is it okay to have some bumps in the grades? Should I consider a post bac?
CGPA: 3.76
sGPA: 3.6
MCAT: 522
Extracurricular activities: 2 internships, 1 year of research (9 months wet lab, 4 months Human trafficking research), will be doing another year of research during gap year
Clinical Experience: worked in a health clinic as a referral specialist (scheduling patient appointments and served as the Membership Director for the internship program). Almost 80 hours of shadowing. Almost 200 hours of volunteering in pediatric hospital. Almost 100 hours volunteering in local and on campus food pantry.
Served as a students instructor for biology for 1 year
Leadership positions: 3 exec board positions for 3 students organizations and membership director for clinic's intern program.
Little concerned because my last two years of college weren't that great bc I had family issues, so I received a B- in biochemistry and microbe. In the fall semester of my senior year, I took an endocrinology class and got a C+. But my final semester, got all As. But I worked by butt off for the MCAT. Is it okay to have some bumps in the grades? Should I consider a post bac?
Thank you! Also, congrats! Best of luck!
Your GPA is close to their average and your MCAT is above their average. Your ECs are up to par. You'll be fine.
Buy the MSAR. Don't do a post bacc.
This is peak SDN haha. Your LizzyM is 76 and you have decent ECs. You're totally good at most places my friend, lol
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Tier 3 here!!
How many people are in Tier 2, 3, & 4? And how many people do they usually take from each tier? Do they take all tier 2 before moving onto tier 3?
How many people are in Tier 2, 3, & 4? And how many people do they usually take from each tier? Do they take all tier 2 before moving onto tier 3?
decafsfortheweak
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Does anyone who’s been to Second Look/is going this year have any input on whether the dress code is the more formal or casual end of “business casual”? Silly question I know but vague dress codes stress me out 😳
Does anyone know if second look will be affected by coronovirus?
I emailed the admissions office and have heard no response.
a lot of schools are starting to just close down completely, including my own workplace and I haven’t booked tickets to second look yet so idk if I should.
I emailed the admissions office and have heard no response.
a lot of schools are starting to just close down completely, including my own workplace and I haven’t booked tickets to second look yet so idk if I should.
