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Oof, bummer. Yah, KH was a beast in both length and thoughtfulness of narrative.... I believe you can withdraw your KH application through the KH portal after you submit it. So submit it blank then withdraw? Maybe there is an area on the bottom of the tabs on the left-hand side?

Just email Stanford as well both your AAMC ID and your KH ID and that you are withdrawing from KH but remain interested in the medical school
thanks Mr. Dr. Meme Patrick Star-Lord...Peter Quill? 🙂 I'll give myself a few more days to see if I can squeeze out the essays but include your recommendations in my contingency plan. Do you happen to have thoughts on how serious the video recording/instruction topic has to be?
 
thanks Mr. Dr. Meme Patrick Star-Lord...Peter Quill? 🙂 I'll give myself a few more days to see if I can squeeze out the essays but include your recommendations in my contingency plan. Do you happen to have thoughts on how serious the video recording/instruction topic has to be?
I am doing mine on a special way to fold shirts. If that answers your question
 
Does anyone know, perhaps @Lucca , if its possible to do Berg Scholars + MBA. Stanford has me hyped for literally all their opportunities.


edit: trying to graduate with that MD MS MBA.

Lol I’d ask the Berg leadership that question, but my guess is that it would be pretty strongly discouraged and it would be very tricky to find a way to fund the MBA as the Berg has pretty clear funding guidelines (specifically biomedical research, a specific masters, 6 years tops). Not sure how serious you were but I’d pick one path or the other, not that you have to make the decision of which you’d prefer right away or anything. I’m biased but Berg > MBA; I don’t personally see the value added by an MBA unless you’re mid career and trying to get an admin job or you want to bail from clinical medicine entirely. That said, theres definitely many med schools where ppl choose to get an MBA concurrently.
 
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Did you receive a Berg II? Or are you considering applying to Berg after matriculation.
I got my stanford invite on labor day weekend saturday afternoon lmao. they are odd.
Does anyone know, perhaps @Lucca , if its possible to do Berg Scholars + MBA. Stanford has me hyped for literally all their opportunities.


edit: trying to graduate with that MD MS MBA.
 
I know this question has been asked before, but I can’t find it on the thread. Does anyone know if Stanford is receptive to in-the-area notifications? I’m flying from across the country for another interview in the state, so it’d be nice to save some money and kill two birds with one stone. Thank you!
 
I know this question has been asked before, but I can’t find it on the thread. Does anyone know if Stanford is receptive to in-the-area notifications? I’m flying from across the country for another interview in the state, so it’d be nice to save some money and kill two birds with one stone. Thank you!
No; sorry. They’re barely receptive to alternative dates if you have an II.
 
It will not affect admissions at any school unless you are an abhorrent idiot. Same for the lunch and the tour.
I remember my mom telling me about an event at university where potential employers got to meet the grads. One guy got so drunk that he put straws in his nose and pretended he was a walrus! :laugh:
 
I remember my mom telling me about an event at university where potential employers got to meet the grads. One guy got so drunk that he put straws in his nose and pretended he was a walrus! :laugh:

Was the guy a student or a potential employer?! That's amazing.
 
Let me rephrase. I can’t get there in time for that social, is the attendance mandatory? it doesn’t say optional in the email.

The social the night before is optional. It won’t have any effect if you can’t go.
 
That looks like a solid no? Cool, just gonna assume we will hear back in December.

Didn't apply to it myself, but from what I remember from the K-H info session at my school, K-H only considers you after Stanford accepts you to a graduate program. So I don't think it weighs into it. Could be wrong though.
 
Didn't apply to it myself, but from what I remember from the K-H info session at my school, K-H only considers you after Stanford accepts you to a graduate program. So I don't think it weighs into it. Could be wrong though.
I believe the wording is specifically if your graduate program intends to enroll you, not if the already have. I believe that Stanford medical school reserves the week of immersion weekend specifically for KH scholars so you come down, so immersion weekend and then it is followed by your Stanford interview (or vice versa). This is all from one source though so is fairly unreliable...
 
I believe the wording is specifically if your graduate program intends to enroll you, not if the already have. I believe that Stanford medical school reserves the week of immersion weekend specifically for KH scholars so you come down, so immersion weekend and then it is followed by your Stanford interview (or vice versa). This is all from one source though so is fairly unreliable...
I was looking through last year’s thread (for other neurotic reasons) and it seems like people heard back from KH / Stanford med in January if they applied KH.
 
I was looking through last year’s thread (for other neurotic reasons) and it seems like people heard back from KH / Stanford med in January if they applied KH.
That is what I was thinking. I couldn’t find anyone from before then who said they were KH as well...but that could just be reporting bias.
 
Waiting a couple months is a small price to pay when you’re privileged enough to be competitive to apply for one of the single best programs on Earth.
Do they have any number of allocated scholarships for MD? I have heard of people going to Penn with a full tuition scholarship because they didn't get K-H.
 
Do they have any number of allocated scholarships for MD? I have heard of people going to Penn with a full tuition scholarship because they didn't get K-H.
None are specifically allocated for any particular program. Historically, MD has been the largest subset, but it is between 9% and 12% of KH scholars (so only 6-9).

The only numbers I have are that 3500 people applied first cycle, 4200 second cycle - that means now In their 4th cycle probably around 5000 are applying, maybe? And that still gets narrowed down to maybe 150 finalists for 75-90 seats.

So, like 600 MD/KH applicants maybe? Then 18 finalists, then 9 receive it. My best guess. That 600 actually sounds high.
 
None are specifically allocated for any particular program. Historically, MD has been the largest subset, but it is between 9% and 12% of KH scholars (so only 6-9).

The only numbers I have are that 3500 people applied first cycle, 4200 second cycle - that means now In their 4th cycle probably around 5000 are applying, maybe? And that still gets narrowed down to maybe 150 finalists for 75-90 seats.

So, like 600 MD/KH applicants maybe? Then 18 finalists, then 9 receive it. My best guess. That 600 actually sounds high.
Stanford has enough money to give everyone a full ride or just ask for donations to fully fund MD students. They just dont want to do it.

Their hospital budgets are a billion plus. 25 million to fund everyone's tuition is a drop in the bucket.

EDIT: I bet they already cover 5-10 million in FA.
 
Stanford has enough money to give everyone a full ride or just ask for donations to fully fund MD students. They just dont want to do it.

Their hospital budgets are a billion plus. 25 million to fund everyone's tuition is a drop in the bucket.

EDIT: I bet they already cover 5-10 million in FA.
Just a heads up if anyone needs this, I read somewhere on SDN that kids of divorced parents get to pick the parent they report. Stanford wants both:

"
Separated or Divorced Parents
For the purposes of determining Stanford need-based financial aid only, each natural parent must submit financial information and the required tax forms."
 
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Just a heads up if anyone needs this, I read somewhere on SDN that kids of divorced parents get to pick the parent they report. Stanford wants both:

"
Separated or Divorced Parents
For the purposes of determining Stanford need-based financial aid only, each natural parent must submit financial information and the required tax forms."
Its always the darn parents' fault that one is 30 but the parents dont want to keep funding the kids education. We are really good people who will give financial aid as long as we dont have to blame your parents for not doing so.
 
Its always the darn parents' fault that one is 30 but the parents dont want to keep funding the kids education. We are really good people who will give financial aid as long as we dont have to blame your parents for not doing so.

But if you're 30, they don't take the parents' finances into consideration for financial aid...at least that's what I read awhile back. Hoping it's still true!
 
I have no idea. I interviewed at Stanford but not Harvard.
Ok. There was a discussion in the past where I suggested all schools consider people to be independent at 25 (I was greatly mistaken) and Dr. Memelord started pointing out that medical schools with FA seem to follow different rules and ask for applicants parents incomes even when the applicant might be married with children and past 30.
 
Ok. There was a discussion in the past where I suggested all schools consider people to be independent at 25 (I was greatly mistaken) and Dr. Memelord started pointing out that medical schools with FA seem to follow different rules and ask for applicants parents incomes even when the applicant might be married with children and past 30.
Stanford is a rare exception that has a hard age cut off
 
For anyone looking for more information on KH in the current cycle. We are in review my peeps!:

 
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