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I used a professional as well for similar reasons
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Yep! Certain extenuating circumstances that explained a bad semester. Wrote mostly about what I learned from it
Got an ii friday and it was in my spam folder yikes
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deleted996731
Congrats. Luckily you caught it! You know I gotta ask for that juicy complete date.
positivepuffin
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complete august 6. LM80. Should I still be hoping for an II at this point or did they already skip me?
Still very early my friend. Someone complete mid July got an interview last week
captainsamosa69
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Got an II on Friday 9/27 but the email went to Spam lol
Bruh I was completely midjuly and am still hopeful... just put it on the back burner for now and hope for a pleasant surprise later on
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deleted1001426
dumb question, in your signature what is an IA lol?
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deleted996731
interview attended
Just looked it up. Means interview attended. I also didn't know
lmao idk why i thought it meant institutional action..
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deleted1001426
that's what i thought initially and I was so confused why everyone was advertising their number of institutional actions directly next to any admissions and interviews lol
emoryundergrad2020
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If I got the secondary 2 weeks ago despite submitting my primary application on June 30th, is it worth me even still submitting at this point?
ThisIsMyUsername111
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Does anyone have a good feel for how far along Vanderbilt is with IIs? Seems like it's been a while since they sent anything. Are most of the invites out already? Thanks!
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When I got my II mid-September, there were dates in mid-October open.
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deleted996731
Congrats! Does anyone know when vandys ii season ends?
Also I’m SDN’s resident complete date wh*re so?
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Anybody in Nashville this weekend?
diasterdream
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Totally held off writing this secondary. Would it be worth it to submit this secondary or would I be giving a donation at this point?
I believe I’ve seen VUSM on their website and emails
So I interviewed at Vandy about a month ago, and I honestly just loved it. On a sheet they gave us at the interview, it said to send them a Letter of Interest if this were the case, but I just now drafted it. Am I too far removed from the interview date to send the letter, or should I go ahead and send it?
If you are interested, yes. Otherwise you dont stand a chance.
Why wouldn’t they have a chance if they don’t send in an LOI?
Vanderbilt wants to feel loved. Otherwise they put people on waitlist (actually they put everyone on waitlist and ask them for love letters).
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I hear Mayo is the same...but they put you on the R list unless you send them a love letter before you're reviewed.
Is that true pre-II as well? Worth sending an update anyway?
Curious about this now- also anyone know when their interview season ends?
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the_expert
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letters of interests mean alot? dont you mean letter of intent
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Wouldn't sending a Letter of Interest hurt your chances of getting a merit scholarship? Excuse my cynicism, but those scholarships are tools for the school to matriculate candidates they want to keep in order to boost their yield, raise their MCAT median, snag from higher-ranked schools or schools in a more desirable location. Telling them "yo, I really really really want to come here" (Interest) or "yo, I will commit if you accept me" (Intent) tells them they don't need to pay you to come here.
Along similar lines, I believe Mayo does not give merit scholarships? I think that is because they only need to fill 46 spots and they specifically put a lot of effort into picking out applicants who would sell their soul to be at Mayo (makes me think why during the interview the literally told people to leave if they don't intend to be fully immersed in the Mayo process). Hence, love letters become part of their admission process.
Now the question is (probably more suited for last year's applicants), who got in Vandy without a love letter and who got a scholarship despite sending a love letter? I believe UChicago plays the same scholarship-to-increase-stats game and it seems like none of the early acceptances with scholarship sent a love letter.
I thought it was interesting that they told us here that they welcome letters of interest, but that we shouldn’t send a letter of intent unless waitlisted. If they value letters, you would think they’d take intent > interest at any time in the process.
Maybe the logic is just that letters of intent don’t seem as meaningful until your interview season is over, bc you might end up hearing from a school that changes your mind?
Maybe the logic is just that letters of intent don’t seem as meaningful until your interview season is over, bc you might end up hearing from a school that changes your mind?
positivepuffin
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Is anyone having trouble updating the pre-interview survey on the online portal?
it auto-saved when the pronouns were "she/her/hers" but I'm a male lol, I try to change it but it doesnt save and it stays the same
it auto-saved when the pronouns were "she/her/hers" but I'm a male lol, I try to change it but it doesnt save and it stays the same
383517
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Maybe now they will see you as more diverse and accept you
II earlier today!! OOS URM LM 70. Completed 8/12. Really excited for this one!
II today! OOS! So excited!! Complete 8/24
FutureBloctor
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Congrats, all!
I got II yesterday too but literally only see Dec 2 available from now through April! Did you guys also have this problem?
Has anyone that was complete in September gotten an II yet?
They gave me Dec 2 or Dec 6 to choose from. I think they end Interviews at end of January.
Secondary shows up in our inboxes at 11:59:59 PM on November 21st
the_expert
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for people who send letters of interest post II, where did you send them? the admissions email or the portal
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I would assume 11:59 tomorrow! But maybe check with them in the morning, and if you can finish it tonight then just do that. but that would be crazy if they expected a couple hour turnaround. Not that this turnaround isn't already crazy... good luck and congrats!
Complete 8/16, II on 9/4
I sent mine to the admissions office via email.
