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Hold. Complete late July. Glad to be in such good company with all of you 🙂
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HODLLLL complete 9/24 LM 74
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Hold. Complete mid-September. lm 80+
did anyone receive a rejection pre-II? Seems like they've only been giving out holds
happy_to_be_here
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Don't even know if it's meaningful to share because so many have posted, but I also just got the hold :/
You guessed it...another HOLD
dreamformedschool
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On Hold too... 🙁
Complete late July
Complete late July
Any MD/PhD sisters & brøthers on hold?
+infinity on the hold. Hi, gang!
Not related to this post (sorry about the hold), but omg congrats on your A!!! You have some of the best posts on here, so happy for you! 🙂
Looks like I'm surfing on the hold wave with y'all. Complete mid August.
+1 hold gang
Awww thank you so much. All these Rs and holds feel much less sad now that I've got an A in my pocket. Can't wait to see your signature change here in the next few weeks or months!
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Just curious how is your LM score a range?
Glad we are all in such good company lol
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Low end includes my stats without postbac work, upper end is my stats with postbac. Goro said that the LizzyM calculations aren't perfect for postbacs (i.e., postbac GPAs are often weighted more heavily for career changers) so basically I assigned myself that range to feel better about my situation.
Wanted to sneak over that coveted 70+ LM score.
Also on hold.
Did anyone on this thread not get put on hold lol
Did anyone on this thread not get put on hold lol
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Feels good to be held, even if just for a moment. Thank you, Rochester 
Hold hold hold
think someone hit the wrong button in the rochester admission's office with all these holds????
I’m going to guess that this is just a general update to everybody who has not yet received an interview
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You know, I honestly liked their approach! "It's taking a long time but don't worry, we haven't forgotten about you!"
Because I was thinking maybe they did. I really actually do appreciate the updates. I wish more schools would do this.
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DrEllaWoods
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Joining the hold gang! Complete 9/27
silence here complete early july
BillyOsler
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Same
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I'm pretty sure everyone whose apps were not yet reviewed got the hold email. The email is just a courtesy to say that they are backed up, but are still reviewing apps. It's different from holds at other schools, because in the case of Rochester, they have not yet reviewed our applications.
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bluelight123
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Did anyone who already interviewed here fill out the Affinity Groups Survey? I don't see any group that fits me (I'm ORM, straight, no military ties, etc) so I was wondering if it's cool to just not fill it out.
I’m interviewing in December, but the Affinity Group Survey email explicitly says this:
“Of course, if none of the affinity groups draw interest, you do not have to fill out the form. This is purely optional, and a way for you to chat with students who have similar interests as you!”
I'm really hoping you're right !! I was bummed when I got the hold email. I'm In their GPA/MCAT range and I have ties to the school
I'm an MD/PhD candidate and I did not get put on hold. I feel like they do this hold thing to keep the stress levels down, but NOT getting put on hold is kinda freaking me out haha
So if I did not get put on hold, and I was complete mid-August, is that good or bad?
I’m going to guess that this is positive sign for you. Why didn’t you get put on hold? Probably because Rochester thinks you’re exceptional (because, duh, you are) and they want to meet you.
But that’s just my speculation. I do hope that this means you’re in the II pile!
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Same boat as you. IDK if it’s good. They send out a wave of Rs in early December ( looking at last year).
Anyone waiting to hear back post Interview??
Interviewed 10/23. I looked at last year’s thread, and it looks like they released a batch of decisions the first week of December.
round2applicant
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interviewed 10/31, still waiting. i think they said 6-8 weeks though, and we can disregard thanksgiving and christmas week right? probably wont hear back until january..
Interviewed 10/31 as well. Why wouldnt we hear back until January?
They say 6-8 weeks but earlier acceptances were given after 4 weeks. Given that people were saying that there are a batch of decisions given the first week of December, im assuming we will hear back then.
round2applicant
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didn’t know that, thanks for the information! fingers crossed we hear soon then
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any MD/PhD applicants get put on hold?
Interviewing here in ~2 weeks, does anyone know if they have a place to put luggage?
doobeebop
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Yes, they had two closets for storage.
@doobeebop : thanks!
Hold! Thank you Rochester, very cool!
