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saraps200 said:
Has anyone that applied for the Fort Collins branch interviewed or been accepted?
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I applied to both branches and the rural program and haven't heard back about an II yet, but I wasn't complete until 9/14.
 
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Wow more than 40% didn't complete their secondaries yet and it's late oct. I think this cycle will end up being about the same for Colorado since last year, they had about 8500 applications according to msar.
 
andalukia said:
Wow more than 40% didn't complete their secondaries yet and it's late oct. I think this cycle will end up being about the same for Colorado since last year, they had about 8500 applications according to msar.
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You have to be invited to complete a secondary. At an admission presentation they said they sent secondaries to around half or a little more.
 
babygreenbeans said:
colorado screens so that may be the discrepancy in primary and secondary apps
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badger008 said:
You have to be invited to complete a secondary. At an admission presentation they said they sent secondaries to around half or a little more.
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Oh hmm i assumed the msar number was from completed applications but maybe not! That's a very significant difference then if they only received 8500 primary apps last year compared to this year.
 
has anyone complete late september received an interview yet?
 
I got a secondary from here about 10 days ago, and did not complete it yet. do you guys think its still worth completing or would it look bad by now?
 
NoEyeEyeGuy said:
I got a secondary from here about 10 days ago, and did not complete it yet. do you guys think its still worth completing or would it look bad by now?
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Oof. I dunno. I mean... it seems like you've sent plenty of secondaries already based on your signature line, so I don't know if it's worth the money (unless you've got lots of extra cash and you are really interested in the school). I mean, you're within the 14 day window of receiving your secondary application so that's fine if you can submit in the next few days I guess. But from an overall perspective, unless you have amazing stats and are a great fit for the school, it seems pretty late in the game to me. I am by no means an expert though... stranger things have happened?
 
Soooo is silence better than a hold? What’s the general consesus
 
MediocreClimber said:
Have people been placed on hold?
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From my experience (re-applicant, interviewed last year, placed on the alternate list, didn't make it off), they don't do holds. I don't know when they start doing Pre-II R's, but they do send them out, and until then, you just sit and wait.
 
CU Admissions presented at my school last night so I thought I'd share some of the information that I found super helpful. They already have 20-30% more apps this year than last year. Typically their students have 100 hrs of volunteering, 100 hrs (at least 6 months of research), and 100-200 hrs of clinical experience. They try to review chronologically but their reviewers are doctors so it may differ based on who you're assigned to. Their class is usually 50% IS. While he said they don't have a defined preference for IS last year only 10% of the applicant pool was IS and 50% of the class was IS. They typically accept 300-350. He said last year they only took some people from the top tier alt list but they have gone to the second tier.
 
badger008 said:
CU Admissions presented at my school last night so I thought I'd share some of the information that I found super helpful. They already have 20-30% more apps this year than last year. Typically their students have 100 hrs of volunteering, 100 hrs (at least 6 months of research), and 100-200 hrs of clinical experience. They try to review chronologically but their reviewers are doctors so it may differ based on who you're assigned to. Their class is usually 50% IS. While he said they don't have a defined preference for IS last year only 10% of the applicant pool was IS and 50% of the class was IS. They typically accept 300-350. He said last year they only took some people from the top tier alt list but they have gone to the second tier.
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Thanks for the info!
 
badger008 said:
CU Admissions presented at my school last night so I thought I'd share some of the information that I found super helpful. They already have 20-30% more apps this year than last year. Typically their students have 100 hrs of volunteering, 100 hrs (at least 6 months of research), and 100-200 hrs of clinical experience. They try to review chronologically but their reviewers are doctors so it may differ based on who you're assigned to. Their class is usually 50% IS. While he said they don't have a defined preference for IS last year only 10% of the applicant pool was IS and 50% of the class was IS. They typically accept 300-350. He said last year they only took some people from the top tier alt list but they have gone to the second tier.
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Did they give you any intel as to how many people review each app or how they score/prioritize them? Like does one person do the initial "yes/no/maybe" for a given app and then have a few people look closer at secondaries? Or does each secondary only get reviewed by one of the team? I'm so curious how adcoms do their screenings, and I know it varies from school to school, but they are so tight-lipped about the process...
 
Bloobury said:
Did they give you any intel as to how many people review each app or how they score/prioritize them? Like does one person do the initial "yes/no/maybe" for a given app and then have a few people look closer at secondaries? Or does each secondary only get reviewed by one of the team? I'm so curious how adcoms do their screenings, and I know it varies from school to school, but they are so tight-lipped about the process...
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He didn't give a lot of specifics, but he said that the admissions staff reviews primaries to determine if they invite you for a secondary. From there they send your application to reviewers (not sure how many) and do their best to review chronologically.
 
to accept our offer and hold our seat do we have to do anything other than sign the technical standards and hit accept in the "offer response" tab? We don't have to pay the deposit, right?
 
prufrock2891 said:
to accept our offer and hold our seat do we have to do anything other than sign the technical standards and hit accept in the "offer response" tab? We don't have to pay the deposit, right?
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You definitely have to pay the deposit to hold your seat.
"In order to accept the offer to matriculate and hold your seat in the University Of Colorado School Of Medicine Class of 2025 you must submit a $200 deposit by June 30, 2021. All deposits must come through the School of Medicine Admissions Office. When you matriculate, the deposit will be applied to the fall term for tuition, fees, or any other student obligations."
 
confusedandtired said:
You definitely have to pay the deposit to hold your seat.
"In order to accept the offer to matriculate and hold your seat in the University Of Colorado School Of Medicine Class of 2025 you must submit a $200 deposit by June 30, 2021. All deposits must come through the School of Medicine Admissions Office. When you matriculate, the deposit will be applied to the fall term for tuition, fees, or any other student obligations."
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i'm not paying the deposit now! it's seems pretty clear that they don't need it when we accept on the portal, they just need it later as a final sign of commitment
 
TOP_applicant said:
Hi guys - how was the general vibe of the interview? I'm getting conflicting responses so I wanted to confirm with those that had interviews this year!

Are the individual interviews also open or closed file? How was the mood of the individual interview? Also kind of worried for those 'gunners' within the group interview/activity since this is virtual...
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It’s not bad, everything is pretty laid back. The way the questions are asked isn’t very organic but overall I wouldn’t say it’s high stress or anything to worry about!

I wouldn’t worry about anyone being a gunner in the group stuff, if that happens it would probably just hurt them since the point of most group things is to see how you work as a team member, not to outshine one another.
 
From my experience and others; most premeds know not to be gunners during the groups, and everyone seems overtly polite and supportive so it actually works out really well.
 
Pretty sure gunners aren't the right "fit" for CU and will be weeded out anyway. I could be wrong, but having worked on the campus for a few years and knowing a few students and the general vibe, I wouldn't worry much about any gunners. CU is pretty laid back and very collaborative.
 
GameOfZones said:
Yeah same. I thought my interview went okay, but definitely not great by any means. I’m pretty sure I won’t be getting the A...
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what could have gone better? anything that made it not as good as other interviews?
 
ThatSerb said:
what could have gone better? anything that made it not as good as other interviews?
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I talked about it a few posts ago. But generally I just thought the vibe of the individual interview was very uncomfortable. The person interviewing me was robotic in asking questions, and after I answered it to the best of my ability, they just started asking the next one. Really different from my other interviews, and not conversational at all.
 
GameOfZones said:
I talked about it a few posts ago. But generally I just thought the vibe of the individual interview was very uncomfortable. The person interviewing me was robotic in asking questions, and after I answered it to the best of my ability, they just started asking the next one. Really different from my other interviews, and not conversational at all.
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oh sorry, i must've missed it. but thanks for reiterating. that sounds terrible lol. i guess you just gotta try to remember that they are probably like that with every candidate?
 
Wait, idk if this was answered previously.. but are the interviews open or closed file?
 
ThatSerb said:
oh sorry, i must've missed it. but thanks for reiterating. that sounds terrible lol. i guess you just gotta try to remember that they are probably like that with every candidate?
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Totally! Just be you, be confident, and try to have fun even if it seems a little cut and dry.
 
I have not received a secondary. I was completed 10/7 so I know it’s not that’s much time but wondering if I should just accept it as a R
 
TelloBello11 said:
I have not received a secondary. I was completed 10/7 so I know it’s not that’s much time but wondering if I should just accept it as a R
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Hmmm... Do you have really low stats (like... sub 500 MCAT / <3.0 GPA) or do you feel like your application was weak?
They do a holistic review but they don't send everyone secondaries, so there isn't a way to say for sure. Theoretically, you still have a (small) chance. It could just be that having submitted so late they haven't really gotten to your application yet.

Might be worth calling to ask.
 
TelloBello11 said:
I have not received a secondary. I was completed 10/7 so I know it’s not that’s much time but wondering if I should just accept it as a R
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I haven't received one yet either. I completed mine mid-September and have meh stats (3.23 GPA and 502 MCAT). I emailed them a bit ago and they said that since the secondary applications are sent on a rolling basis that you could receive it anytime before the end date of secondaries (12/31/2020)
 
GameOfZones said:
I talked about it a few posts ago. But generally I just thought the vibe of the individual interview was very uncomfortable. The person interviewing me was robotic in asking questions, and after I answered it to the best of my ability, they just started asking the next one. Really different from my other interviews, and not conversational at all.
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I agree with this 100%. I went in pretty relaxed but got more stressed as time went on because they wouldn't give me any feedback on my answers. Usually they at least comment "Oh that is an interesting experience" but they would just jot down some notes and move on. Glad to hear other people had similar experiences and it wasn't just me/my answers.
 
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