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dwu12 said:
Was this related to an external situation happening that you also described? Explaining any irregularities could work for me actually!
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Yep! Certain extenuating circumstances that explained a bad semester. Wrote mostly about what I learned from it
 
complete august 6. LM80. Should I still be hoping for an II at this point or did they already skip me?
 
positivepuffin said:
complete august 6. LM80. Should I still be hoping for an II at this point or did they already skip me?
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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
 
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?
 
mrwup said:
II... dang, thought my autobiography was absolute trash....kind of out of interview funds though...

edit: for those interested. They are scheduling around mid november currently.
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Congrats! Does anyone know when vandys ii season ends?

Also I’m SDN’s resident complete date wh*re so?
 
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?
 
j8255 said:
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?
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If you are interested, yes. Otherwise you dont stand a chance.
 
NatGeoLover said:
Why wouldn’t they have a chance if they don’t send in an LOI?
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Vanderbilt wants to feel loved. Otherwise they put people on waitlist (actually they put everyone on waitlist and ask them for love letters).
 
texasvandy said:
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.
 
texasvandy said:
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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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?
 
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
 
Ya’ll losing hope on II’s and I’ve still got my fingers crossed for a secondary! 😛 j/k j/k I’ve lost hope for a 2. Maybe not lost all hope because it’s still on my spreadsheet.
 
Aktak said:
Ya’ll losing hope on II’s and I’ve still got my fingers crossed for a secondary! 😛 j/k j/k I’ve lost hope for a 2. Maybe not lost all hope because it’s still on my spreadsheet.
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Secondary shows up in our inboxes at 11:59:59 PM on November 21st
 
for people who send letters of interest post II, where did you send them? the admissions email or the portal
 
Rejected pre-II for MSTP today. Is it still worth it to forward my application to the MD admissions at this point in the cycle?
 
egj said:
Rejected pre-II for MSTP today. Is it still worth it to forward my application to the MD admissions at this point in the cycle?
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If you don’t mind answering, when were you complete?
 
Aktak said:
Secondary received!!! Due on 11/01/2019. Is that tonight at midnight or tomorrow at midnight? jafj
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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!
 
the_expert said:
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 sent mine to the admissions office via email.
 
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