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jayjacks said:
Hi! What does it say for people under application status? It says my application is complete (last column) but I can't remember if it said under review or not before.
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I don't think they email you saying your under review. I had my app complete back in August, no email saying under review, besides saying my application is complete on the portal
 
asquare said:
Yes, does everyone receive their answers around that time, or can it anytime after October 15?
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Ah, I see. Sorry then; I don't know the specifics, but I would look at last year's thread to see how they did it then.
 
Greetings! I am a current M1 student at Wayne who is a part of the committee of students who conducts your interview day tours and panels! If you have any questions feel free to DM me at any time, this website helped me so much last year in dealing with the mystery shrouding medical school acceptances/applications/etc, and I am willing to pay that forward now.

As a heads up, I was waitlisted at wayne for over 7 months before I was accepted. I was accepted two weeks before classes started, so please if you are waitlisted hold out hope!!

My stats were:

undergrad: university of michigan ann arbor
GPA: 4.0
major: biology
MCAT: 516
schools applied: 12
II: 2
WL: 1, became my acceptance to Wayne 🙂
R: 11
 
TSHJB302 said:
Oh wow! I hope that nothing changes this cycle lol
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Hi! current M1 here
From what I understand, if you are invited for an interview, you are guaranteed at least a spot on the waitlist. I got my interview invite around this time last year, I had my interview 11/16, and was WL immediately afterwards (RIP me). I was on the waitlist until June 30th when I got accepted and started classes two weeks later. There is always huge WL movement in may and june b/c wayne usually ends up WL all the interviewees from Jan/Feb/March b/c they are just too far behind on all the applications to do anything else 😛

This is a good WL to be on! your chances of getting off it are pretty good if you are willing to stick it out to the end like I did. We have a class size this year of 292, and I've heard it will only grow as the years go on.
 
Gal_from_Gallifrey said:
Greetings! I am a current M1 student at Wayne who is a part of the committee of students who conducts your interview day tours and panels! If you have any questions feel free to DM me at any time, this website helped me so much last year in dealing with the mystery shrouding medical school acceptances/applications/etc, and I am willing to pay that forward now.

As a heads up, I was waitlisted at wayne for over 7 months before I was accepted. I was accepted two weeks before classes started, so please if you are waitlisted hold out hope!!

My stats were:

undergrad: university of michigan ann arbor
GPA: 4.0
major: biology
MCAT: 516
schools applied: 12
II: 2
WL: 1, became my acceptance to Wayne 🙂
R: 11
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11 Rejections and only 2 II with your stats?? What gives?
 
Gal_from_Gallifrey said:
Greetings! I am a current M1 student at Wayne who is a part of the committee of students who conducts your interview day tours and panels! If you have any questions feel free to DM me at any time, this website helped me so much last year in dealing with the mystery shrouding medical school acceptances/applications/etc, and I am willing to pay that forward now.

As a heads up, I was waitlisted at wayne for over 7 months before I was accepted. I was accepted two weeks before classes started, so please if you are waitlisted hold out hope!!

My stats were:

undergrad: university of michigan ann arbor
GPA: 4.0
major: biology
MCAT: 516
schools applied: 12
II: 2
WL: 1, became my acceptance to Wayne 🙂
R: 11
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Thanks for your input! At this point last year, had they really given out a similar number of interviews already (tracker says 1227 interviews given)? For those of use who are waiting for a *possible* interview, in your experience, by when can we realistically expect all the interviews to be requested? I know some in this thread have estimated that Wayne interviews about 1400-1500 applicants per year. October and already over 1200 interviews have been requested...
 
abelson said:
11 Rejections and only 2 II with your stats?? What gives?
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I asked that of a lot of schools, the truth is med schools aren't looking for students straight out of college. I'm only 22 and just graduated from umich here in May, which really hurt my application chances. Nearly everyone in our class this year has had at least 1 gap year
But thank you for your solidarity, I was equally as confused 🙂
 
alwayseating said:
Thanks for your input! At this point last year, had they really given out a similar number of interviews already (tracker says 1227 interviews given)? For those of use who are waiting for a *possible* interview, in your experience, by when can we realistically expect all the interviews to be requested? I know some in this thread have estimated that Wayne interviews about 1400-1500 applicants per year. October and already over 1200 interviews have been requested...
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Fear not!

Wayne conducts interviews through March. From what I gather the interview dates open right now are still for november and december. I would expect by around January the slots to be all filled up, so you all have plenty of time to get an interview 🙂
 
Gal_from_Gallifrey said:
Greetings! I am a current M1 student at Wayne who is a part of the committee of students who conducts your interview day tours and panels! If you have any questions feel free to DM me at any time, this website helped me so much last year in dealing with the mystery shrouding medical school acceptances/applications/etc, and I am willing to pay that forward now.

As a heads up, I was waitlisted at wayne for over 7 months before I was accepted. I was accepted two weeks before classes started, so please if you are waitlisted hold out hope!!

My stats were:

undergrad: university of michigan ann arbor
GPA: 4.0
major: biology
MCAT: 516
schools applied: 12
II: 2
WL: 1, became my acceptance to Wayne 🙂
R: 11
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Did you apply too late ? With 4.0/516, it just does not make senae
Gal_from_Gallifrey said:
I asked that of a lot of schools, the truth is med schools aren't looking for students straight out of college. I'm only 22 and just graduated from umich here in May, which really hurt my application chances. Nearly everyone in our class this year has had at least 1 gap year
But thank you for your solidarity, I was equally as confused 🙂
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When did you submit your secondary to Wayne? Did you apply too late ? With 4.0/516 and as a UMich graduate, it does not make sense at all! I have a friend whose stats was not as good as you and who was also just out of college without any gap year. She was accepted in Nov by Wayne. You probably applied too late or they viewed you overqualified for Wayne so they just placed you in waitlist at first. I heard Wayne does this to protect their marticulation rate.
 
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blackhawk said:
Did you apply too late ? With 4.0/516, it just does not make senae

When did you submit your secondary to Wayne? Did you apply too late ? With 4.0/516 and as a UMich graduate, it does not make sense at all! I have a friend whose stats was not as good as you and who was also just out of college without any gap year. She was accepted in Nov by Wayne. You probably applied too late or they viewed you overqualified for Wayne so they just placed you in waitlist at first. I heard Wayne does this to protect their marticulation rate. By the way I applied to Wayne this year with 3.95/518. And I graduated two years ago. Not heard from them yet.
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Nope! I sent in my primary right on June 1st, my secondary was received around July 11th and I turned it in within the week.
 
wsu_premed said:
When does wayne stop interviewing?
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Interviews run through february, there are several interview days a week with 3 interview times throughout the day. Usually around the new year is when wayne stops sending out interview invites, so you guys have plenty of time to get your interview 🙂
 
blackhawk said:
Did you apply too late ? With 4.0/516, it just does not make senae

When did you submit your secondary to Wayne? Did you apply too late ? With 4.0/516 and as a UMich graduate, it does not make sense at all! I have a friend whose stats was not as good as you and who was also just out of college without any gap year. She was accepted in Nov by Wayne. You probably applied too late or they viewed you overqualified for Wayne so they just placed you in waitlist at first. I heard Wayne does this to protect their marticulation rate.
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something i hope you will recognize very quickly by going through this process is how much of a crapshoot it is.

there are limitless confounding variables, and when it comes to interview invites, it really comes down to like 2-3 people that make the call. as you obviously know, people are different. ergo, each application is inherently unique and each reviewer processes these unique applications with their own unique ideologies in mind. obviously theres some standardization in the process (gpa/mcat), but generally speaking it is very much a crapshoot for every school. this is why we apply to so many.

thankfully, i've had family and friends go through this process before and i have a general understanding of the process and some insight into the behind-the-scenes. i hope you see it in the same lens; it will help keep you sane throughout this insanely long cycle 🙂
 
blackhawk said:
Did you apply too late ? With 4.0/516, it just does not make senae

When did you submit your secondary to Wayne? Did you apply too late ? With 4.0/516 and as a UMich graduate, it does not make sense at all! I have a friend whose stats was not as good as you and who was also just out of college without any gap year. She was accepted in Nov by Wayne. You probably applied too late or they viewed you overqualified for Wayne so they just placed you in waitlist at first. I heard Wayne does this to protect their marticulation rate.
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Dont forget yield protection, being and interview skills are also factors...as well as the understated factor of being a good "Fit" for the school in general based on past extracurriculars/experiences.
 
Gal_from_Gallifrey said:
Greetings! I am a current M1 student at Wayne who is a part of the committee of students who conducts your interview day tours and panels! If you have any questions feel free to DM me at any time, this website helped me so much last year in dealing with the mystery shrouding medical school acceptances/applications/etc, and I am willing to pay that forward now.

As a heads up, I was waitlisted at wayne for over 7 months before I was accepted. I was accepted two weeks before classes started, so please if you are waitlisted hold out hope!!

My stats were:

undergrad: university of michigan ann arbor
GPA: 4.0
major: biology
MCAT: 516
schools applied: 12
II: 2
WL: 1, became my acceptance to Wayne 🙂
R: 11
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Wow that should be evil/unacceptable for med schools like Wayne state to do that for someone of such high stats. (if there weren't any red flags on your application) If they had mediocre stats it's understandable, but 2 weeks before classes start for you? By then I would probably have started applying for jobs and masters, which would make it difficult for supervisors if I quit last minute.
 
medasez said:
Wow that should be evil/unacceptable for med schools like Wayne state to do that for someone of such high stats. (if there weren't any red flags on your application) If they had mediocre stats it's understandable, but 2 weeks before classes start for you? By then I would probably have started applying for jobs and masters, which would make it difficult for supervisors if I quit last minute.
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As someone said above, it really is a crapshoot. I'm sure I would have encountered the exact same situation in any school I applied to, or maybe not. I had reapplied already and I was working as a scribe, but fortunately I was able to quit my job rather easily. Didn't get that money back though for the reapplication process, but there are many students who have the same situation as I. I just feel fortunate that I was accepted.
 
I am very disappointed with Wayne State SOM interview day. I have been to several other interviews this cycle and this was by far one of the most disorganized interview days. All the sessions throughout the day seemed to be at least 20 minutes behind schedule, the tour of the school by current medical students seemed pointless. We viewed literally 3 different rooms, the lecture halls, some study room and a computer lab. We were not shown any anatomy lab, library or even the clinic where you practice your clinical skills. The technology within the rooms that we did view has seen its days and needs renovation. Most other schools I interviewed at would discuss via powerpoint the curriculum and financial aid and then discuss any pertinent information towards tracks that the medical school offers or various dual degrees and out reach programs. Nothing was spoken of about boards. None of this was talked about and the interview was several hours long. The interview itself was exhausting, the faculty and medical student interview should be condensed and the MMI should have more thought then typical scenarios you would find if you google MMI questions. Each MMI question was essentially the same as the previous station. One of the interviewers was just rude, the MMI had ended and I was finishing up my response and not once was met with eye contact during my response and then before I could conclude they had stuck their hand out and said please go to the next station. Never during any of the other nearly 30 MMI interviews has the interviewer not let me finish my thought or sentence. I feel that wayne state pushes out so many interviews the quality goes down. Very disappointed in this school and it was one of my top choices. For anyone that this is their first interview, I assure you it only gets better.
 
GainInPain said:
I am very disappointed with Wayne State SOM interview day. I have been to several other interviews this cycle and this was by far one of the most disorganized interview days. All the sessions throughout the day seemed to be at least 20 minutes behind schedule, the tour of the school by current medical students seemed pointless. We viewed literally 3 different rooms, the lecture halls, some study room and a computer lab. We were not shown any anatomy lab, library or even the clinic where you practice your clinical skills. The technology within the rooms that we did view has seen its days and needs renovation. Most other schools I interviewed at would discuss via powerpoint the curriculum and financial aid and then discuss any pertinent information towards tracks that the medical school offers or various dual degrees and out reach programs. Nothing was spoken of about boards. None of this was talked about and the interview was several hours long. The interview itself was exhausting, the faculty and medical student interview should be condensed and the MMI should have more thought then typical scenarios you would find if you google MMI questions. Each MMI question was essentially the same as the previous station. One of the interviewers was just rude, the MMI had ended and I was finishing up my response and not once was met with eye contact during my response and then before I could conclude they had stuck their hand out and said please go to the next station. Never during any of the other nearly 30 MMI interviews has the interviewer not let me finish my thought or sentence. I feel that wayne state pushes out so many interviews the quality goes down. Very disappointed in this school and it was one of my top choices. For anyone that this is their first interview, I assure you it only gets better.
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This unfortunately explains the interview day perfectly. I had an interview earlier in September and can confirm this all. Unfortunate to see that it is not fixed through later dates :/

On my interview day, we had to stay on the bus an extra 45 (!!) minutes as we traveled to the interviews and sat next to the building because the previous group wasn't done interviewing. Everyone is already nervous for the interview.. they then made us wait an extra 45 minutes in a small, crowded bus sidelined against the building. Everyone was complaining, it made everybody's anxiety and stress so much worse
 
GainInPain said:
I am very disappointed with Wayne State SOM interview day. I have been to several other interviews this cycle and this was by far one of the most disorganized interview days. All the sessions throughout the day seemed to be at least 20 minutes behind schedule, the tour of the school by current medical students seemed pointless. We viewed literally 3 different rooms, the lecture halls, some study room and a computer lab. We were not shown any anatomy lab, library or even the clinic where you practice your clinical skills. The technology within the rooms that we did view has seen its days and needs renovation. Most other schools I interviewed at would discuss via powerpoint the curriculum and financial aid and then discuss any pertinent information towards tracks that the medical school offers or various dual degrees and out reach programs. Nothing was spoken of about boards. None of this was talked about and the interview was several hours long. The interview itself was exhausting, the faculty and medical student interview should be condensed and the MMI should have more thought then typical scenarios you would find if you google MMI questions. Each MMI question was essentially the same as the previous station. One of the interviewers was just rude, the MMI had ended and I was finishing up my response and not once was met with eye contact during my response and then before I could conclude they had stuck their hand out and said please go to the next station. Never during any of the other nearly 30 MMI interviews has the interviewer not let me finish my thought or sentence. I feel that wayne state pushes out so many interviews the quality goes down. Very disappointed in this school and it was one of my top choices. For anyone that this is their first interview, I assure you it only gets better.
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Although I do agree with the sentiments stating there could have been an improvement on the student run tours, my experience during my interview here was the complete opposite. I did choose the first group session which could have had an impact, but I think the reason they have such a long interview process is to get a thorough view of applicants, thus giving a more holistic view of each individual. I have had one other MMI before this one, and feel like the MMI stations were set up appropriately or had the similar effect that the “Casper” test had. I was fortunate enough to have ample time during each of my MMI stations to have a short conversation with my interviewers after the given questions, but think about it... If one person holds up an MMI because they weren’t able to finish their idea, it will hold up everyone else interviewing as well which would not be fair.

All in all, I really enjoyed the school and due to the mission of the school aligning with me so well has made this a top choice for me.
 
FoolmeTwice said:
Although I do agree with the sentiments stating there could have been an improvement on the student run tours, my experience during my interview here was the complete opposite. I did choose the first group session which could have had an impact, but I think the reason they have such a long interview process is to get a thorough view of applicants, thus giving a more holistic view of each individual. I have had one other MMI before this one, and feel like the MMI stations were set up appropriately or had the similar effect that the “Casper” test had. I was fortunate enough to have ample time during each of my MMI stations to have a short conversation with my interviewers after the given questions, but think about it... If one person holds up an MMI because they weren’t able to finish their idea, it will hold up everyone else interviewing as well which would not be fair.

All in all, I really enjoyed the school and due to the mission of the school aligning with me so well has made this a top choice for me.
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Absolutely agree and recommend that Session A is a must. As any other session you will end up interviewing near noon after having arrived around 7:30-8am. In order to get a thorough view of applicants I believe interviewing them after an eventful day of interview activities isn't in anyones best interest, especially for people who are jet-lagged. They disclosed with us that medical students interviewing us are M1s, any other school has had 3rd or 4th year students, students who have gone through the forge of medical school an M1 who just started not even 2 months ago and had some luck within their own admissions, as everyone does, shouldn't be in a position to interview applicants for admission. Most schools would give a min or two min notice during the MMI so you could wrap things up in an appropriate fashion. The MMIs aren't even conducted in separate rooms, just an open floor with desks, which was unusual. I hadn't even expected Wayne to be some "ivory tower", but I didn't expect to be so turned off to what was a top choice. Wayne interviews are quality vs quantity as its finest and thats what left me disappointed.
 
GainInPain said:
Absolutely agree and recommend that Session A is a must. As any other session you will end up interviewing near noon after having arrived around 7:30-8am. In order to get a thorough view of applicants I believe interviewing them after an eventful day of interview activities isn't in anyones best interest, especially for people who are jet-lagged. They disclosed with us that medical students interviewing us are M1s, any other school has had 3rd or 4th year students, students who have gone through the forge of medical school an M1 who just started not even 2 months ago and had some luck within their own admissions, as everyone does, shouldn't be in a position to interview applicants for admission. Most schools would give a min or two min notice during the MMI so you could wrap things up in an appropriate fashion. The MMIs aren't even conducted in separate rooms, just an open floor with desks, which was unusual. I hadn't even expected Wayne to be some "ivory tower", but I didn't expect to be so turned off to what was a top choice. Wayne interviews are quality vs quantity as its finest and thats what left me disappointed.
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So I’m not sure who disclosed what to you, but I was interviewed by an M4...and as for the MMI, if each station is 5 minutes long, a 2 minute interruption would break your flow even more. I do agree that individual rooms for the MMI would have made it more like an interview and less like speed dating though lol.

I can see how you were turned off by certain aspects of the day, and that’s why it is good for others to see both of our views from our individual interview days. One thing I think we can agree on though is the amount of resources available to students especially being placed in the heart of the DMC.
 
It’s nice to hear different perspectives! I want to quickly mention, to my knowledge Wayne state and DMC haven’t negotiated any agreement/contract. Which, from faculty I’ve heard it doesn’t matter and won’t affect students. Yet as a native of detroit, DMC is a powerhouse in its clinical practice.
 
GainInPain said:
Absolutely agree and recommend that Session A is a must. As any other session you will end up interviewing near noon after having arrived around 7:30-8am. In order to get a thorough view of applicants I believe interviewing them after an eventful day of interview activities isn't in anyones best interest, especially for people who are jet-lagged. They disclosed with us that medical students interviewing us are M1s, any other school has had 3rd or 4th year students, students who have gone through the forge of medical school an M1 who just started not even 2 months ago and had some luck within their own admissions, as everyone does, shouldn't be in a position to interview applicants for admission. Most schools would give a min or two min notice during the MMI so you could wrap things up in an appropriate fashion. The MMIs aren't even conducted in separate rooms, just an open floor with desks, which was unusual. I hadn't even expected Wayne to be some "ivory tower", but I didn't expect to be so turned off to what was a top choice. Wayne interviews are quality vs quantity as its finest and thats what left me disappointed.
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Just to clarify, the student interviewers are comprised of M1s-M4s. M3s and M4s tend to be less available due to their rotation commitments which is why M1s and M2s take the majority of student interviews.

Edit: Also, you probably are going to want to hear from M1s or M2s anyways since they are the ones who are in the same curriculum that you would be in if you were accepted. M3s and M4s are the last remaining students in the old curriculum. Trust me, there's a big difference between the two.

About some aspects of the tour you missed out on and were curious about: Cadaver labs were frequently being used by M1s during their MSK/Derm unit. Only medical students are allowed to enter the cadavers labs when cadavers are present. Regarding Kado Clinic, you should be able to check it out during Second Day Look. It's easier to set a single day aside for that since the clinics are heavily used by current students for evaluations and practice 🙂
 
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GainInPain said:
I am very disappointed with Wayne State SOM interview day. I have been to several other interviews this cycle and this was by far one of the most disorganized interview days. All the sessions throughout the day seemed to be at least 20 minutes behind schedule, the tour of the school by current medical students seemed pointless. We viewed literally 3 different rooms, the lecture halls, some study room and a computer lab. We were not shown any anatomy lab, library or even the clinic where you practice your clinical skills. The technology within the rooms that we did view has seen its days and needs renovation. Most other schools I interviewed at would discuss via powerpoint the curriculum and financial aid and then discuss any pertinent information towards tracks that the medical school offers or various dual degrees and out reach programs. Nothing was spoken of about boards. None of this was talked about and the interview was several hours long. The interview itself was exhausting, the faculty and medical student interview should be condensed and the MMI should have more thought then typical scenarios you would find if you google MMI questions. Each MMI question was essentially the same as the previous station. One of the interviewers was just rude, the MMI had ended and I was finishing up my response and not once was met with eye contact during my response and then before I could conclude they had stuck their hand out and said please go to the next station. Never during any of the other nearly 30 MMI interviews has the interviewer not let me finish my thought or sentence. I feel that wayne state pushes out so many interviews the quality goes down. Very disappointed in this school and it was one of my top choices. For anyone that this is their first interview, I assure you it only gets better.
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Greetings!

I am an M1 who is part of the student adcom and admission tours committee.

I am sorry that you felt that way about your interview day. I do admit that my interview day was also slightly lacking compared to others, but I do have some answers for you. The kado clinical skills center is unfortunately off-limits for interview days as they are always full and busy with students practicing said clinical skills and to protect the identity of our standardized patients. You will be able to tour it if you come to second look day in april! As for the anatomy labs, we student interviewers got yelled at for bringing our tours downstairs to the labs because, again, we need to protect the identity of the cadavers (we all have to sign a bunch of wavers/forms/etc to even be able to do the labs) and respect the students who are working down there during open lab hours. I apologize for this inconvenience.

As for the rest, your student tour guide should have shown you more than just those things they showed you. If you could DM me and let me know who they were and how you feel it could be improved, please do so at your earliest convenience.

If you have any questions about the school's curriculum or anything else, I would be happy to answer them for you!
 
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Fair enough, my friend, fair enough 😛

but in all seriousness, it is my job as part of the warrior ambassadors organization to make sure all us tour guides are doing what we're supposed to do for you guys. we've apparantly had some issues in the past weeks and I would not like that to continue to detract from an already stressful interview day for you.
 
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+1 on the hallways issue, and I also feel like I left knowing very little about the curriculum/rotations etc. With that said, interview day wasn't a negative experience for me overall. I really appreciated the bus tour, as OOS I was in town for a very short period and wouldn't have gotten to see the city without it. The interview process was long but they all made me feel comfortable
 
I agree, the interview day was certainly different from any other school I have interviewed at...

For me, I went in already knowing Wayne trains great doctors. This speaks for itself and I feel like the school knows that this is somewhat proven. I felt like the day was more centered around selling us on the city itself — I know that I left the bus tour excited about possibly living and training in Detroit in the midst of its revival!
 
birdr said:
I agree, the interview day was certainly different from any other school I have interviewed at...

For me, I went in already knowing Wayne trains great doctors. This speaks for itself and I feel like the school knows that this is somewhat proven. I felt like the day was more centered around selling us on the city itself — I know that I left the bus tour excited about possibly living and training in Detroit in the midst of its revival!
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This is something that has me excited to go here too. I love the idea of being in a city that’s reviving.
 
Anyone have any recommendations for things to do in Detroit (preferably free/cheap and near the school since I'll be relying on Uber)?
 
pHDole said:
Anyone have any recommendations for things to do in Detroit (preferably free/cheap and near the school since I'll be relying on Uber)?
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Walking along the Riverfront, going to the DIA (art museum), Mudgie's (sandwich place) are all pretty dope.

Edit: Chilling in Campus Martius is also really chill and gives you a good vibe of the city
 
hailbate said:
Walking along the Riverfront, going to the DIA (art museum), Mudgie's (sandwich place) are all pretty dope.

Edit: Chilling in Campus Martius is also really chill and gives you a good vibe of the city
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Thank you!


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If I can add some thoughts to the comments about issues with interview day, and especially to those who are interested in Wayne State this cycle or for the future--

As a September interviewee and someone who lives in state (and therefore has the opportunity to know the area and the school a little better than just visiting for one day), I would *strongly* encourage everyone to consider more than just the organization of the interview day schedule when you make decisions about which schools you like or dislike. I agree that the interview days need to be better organized, but remember that this format is only a couple years old and there are still a lot of kinks to work out. Also, for those who worry about administration and faculty being disorganized, this is true to some extent too! I know for a fact that current students sometimes are unhappy about late notice schedule changes and the like. However, remember that the brand new curriculum model is only a couple years old as well, and so there are naturally going to be a lot of growing pains when you *completely* overhaul curriculum and admissions procedures for a class of ~300 students.

All this being said, once you get past the new admissions process and the first couple years of the brand new curriculum, Wayne State has an absolutely unbelievable wealth of resources for medical students at all levels. The research funding is 2nd best in the state (better than Michigan State etc.) and it's the only med school that offers clinical training in an actual urban *city*. The hospital density in the metro Detroit area is insane, and there are honestly too many options and choices when it comes to hands-on experience and opportunities. Wayne State has been going making some serious renovations and construction recently, and the campus is nicer than ever. (Almost) all the faculty I have met are great teachers and many of the med school professors are also practicing doctors in the area, and many have very robust research labs. Detroit has one of only 50 in the US NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Karmanos Cancer Institute, and also has a major NIH branch doing perinatal research in connection with the Detroit Medical Center. And honestly, just the city itself is amazing. SO much to do every single day, so many great restaurants and bars and museums and theaters and sports and free activities too.

The initial impression may not be the best for some, if you had a late interview day or poorly organized student interviewers, but just remember that this is only the most superficial layer in a *huge* healthcare network in and around Detroit. I have a 98th %ile MCAT and excellent GPA, experiences, etc., and I can say without hesitation that I would love to attend at Wayne State for medical school and I know for a fact that I would receive a top-notch education if I am willing to work hard and do my part.
 
MedSciHopeful77 said:
If I can add some thoughts to the comments about issues with interview day, and especially to those who are interested in Wayne State this cycle or for the future--

As a September interviewee and someone who lives in state (and therefore has the opportunity to know the area and the school a little better than just visiting for one day), I would *strongly* encourage everyone to consider more than just the organization of the interview day schedule when you make decisions about which schools you like or dislike. I agree that the interview days need to be better organized, but remember that this format is only a couple years old and there are still a lot of kinks to work out. Also, for those who worry about administration and faculty being disorganized, this is true to some extent too! I know for a fact that current students sometimes are unhappy about late notice schedule changes and the like. However, remember that the brand new curriculum model is only a couple years old as well, and so there are naturally going to be a lot of growing pains when you *completely* overhaul curriculum and admissions procedures for a class of ~300 students.

All this being said, once you get past the new admissions process and the first couple years of the brand new curriculum, Wayne State has an absolutely unbelievable wealth of resources for medical students at all levels. The research funding is 2nd best in the state (better than Michigan State etc.) and it's the only med school that offers clinical training in an actual urban *city*. The hospital density in the metro Detroit area is insane, and there are honestly too many options and choices when it comes to hands-on experience and opportunities. Wayne State has been going making some serious renovations and construction recently, and the campus is nicer than ever. (Almost) all the faculty I have met are great teachers and many of the med school professors are also practicing doctors in the area, and many have very robust research labs. Detroit has one of only 50 in the US NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Karmanos Cancer Institute, and also has a major NIH branch doing perinatal research in connection with the Detroit Medical Center. And honestly, just the city itself is amazing. SO much to do every single day, so many great restaurants and bars and museums and theaters and sports and free activities too.

The initial impression may not be the best for some, if you had a late interview day or poorly organized student interviewers, but just remember that this is only the most superficial layer in a *huge* healthcare network in and around Detroit. I have a 98th %ile MCAT and excellent GPA, experiences, etc., and I can say without hesitation that I would love to attend at Wayne State for medical school and I know for a fact that I would receive a top-notch education if I am willing to work hard and do my part.
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