OntheRightPath
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You can send your letter to the admissions committee email and just say thank you in general if you do not want to ask the names.
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Iamanewdr
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I really don’t get it. Why do you even need to send the “thank you”. For crying out loud you are going to be a doctor. But that does not mean you have to kiss ass for that. If you are worthy the adcom will surely give you a seat. I am sure you would have said your thank you at the end of the session. I don’t think it will move the needle except to add more burden to the people in the front line. Please people think about it seriously.
Hello there117 You have a very good score (LM 72) and you should be proud of your achievements. Wishing you the very best and hope you score a few acceptances soon. GL.
Hello_There_117
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I don't plan to ask. I'm fairly confident this is a different situation as my previous interviews gave me the interviewers' names beforehand. I expressed my gratitude for the interviewers at the end of the conversation and the admissions team in general many times. Thank you all so much for the advice!! I look forward to hearing from the committee in a few weeks time.
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Interviewed 12/18, heard back today. Top third of the waitlist. Oh well, no rest for the wicked
OntheRightPath
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I never said that a thank you note is necessary. The applicant said they had a great time at their interview and were interested in asking for the interviewers' info.
Some schools even discourage them. However, other schools have special spaces on their application portals where you can upload one. While it has "no weight" on your application, those interviewers, at least at EVMS, are volunteering their time to talk to you. The school stance on the thank you note is not negative either. Therefore, I do not see any problem in submitting one, if you enjoyed your time interviewing.
Does it mean people who send those notes try (as you said) "kissing ass"? I do not believe so. I genuinely loved my interview and I sent one to express it in writing. So no need to be angry about it. I am in, and I do not believe I added any burden to anyone.
Wishing you good luck in this application cycle.
I feel you, a weird feeling, like I am happy to have a shot but it’s still a waitlist
Hello_There_117
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I mean when I interviewed yesterday the student giving presentations was a late waitlist admittance so there's definitely hope!
Are y'all IS or OOS? Interviewed the week of 12/6 but haven't heard back. I have seen people from 12/10 and 12/18 hear back. Not sure if the timelines are different for IS vs OOS.
OOS and zero ties to VA, but I always knew of the school and wanted to attend.
wegotthis20201234
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did you guys receive a "complete" email from EVMS after submitting your secondary? i submitted my secondary on 11/3 but i haven't received confirmation that my app has been complete?
EVMS sends out complete emails to confirm. When I called them last year, the lady told me that school doesn’t send complete emails if you didn’t satisfy their course requirements. Sucks that the school doesn’t notify you, but this may be the reason why you didn’t receive one?
Additionally, sometimes they don’t send out because they forgot as was the case for me.
Hopefully this was the case for the other user as well!
wegotthis20201234
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did you call/email to find out? and did they send a confirmation afterward?
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Oh yeah I called early on in the cycle to make sure and they told me that it was nothing to worry about. I definitely recommend calling tho to make sure it isn’t because you are missing stuff.
I know IS are more likely to accept so there's less movement but are there different WL for IS and OOS?
Yes
Hey everyone, current M1 here. I know this process can be daunting and the waitlist can be disheartening, but don’t give up hope! EVMS is a school that really values you showing that you’re interested in their school and I do believe updates (of value, don’t spam them), letters of interest, and thank you notes can help push the needle just enough to grant an acceptance. If they are looking at two similar applicants, they’re going to accept the applicant that has shown they are really passionate about EVMS.
For context: I was waitlisted, middle third, IS. I sent an update, a letter of interest, a new LOR, and hand written thank you notes and I was granted an acceptance. Like I said, don‘t give up hope and good luck!
For context: I was waitlisted, middle third, IS. I sent an update, a letter of interest, a new LOR, and hand written thank you notes and I was granted an acceptance. Like I said, don‘t give up hope and good luck!
Thanks for taking the time to write this! Would you be able to briefly talk about your experience so far in your first year and what it's like to live in Norfolk? Thank you!
AGH got scared by their email and it was not related to admissions :'(
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deleted1057987
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do you know why they sent the title ix notice?
Ok so I wasn't the only one who got it?
Hello_There_117
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It was to say if you felt discriminated against during interview there were ways to report it as I understood it, I may be wrong. I was also freaked about as I just interviewed this week and thought it was admissions news.
I think this is what medical schools just do randomly? I have received something similar from geisinger too. Although I have II from geisinger, I think everyone got the email if I remember correctly.
yea i was literally rejected from here and still got the email LOL
littlefrog
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Not me jumping out of bed to run to my computer as soon as I saw an EVMS email🙄🙄🙄
LetMeINNNNNN
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Ditto!
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Anyone who interviewed the week of December 6 still waiting on a decision?
Edit: should've scrolled up before posting! I was wondering if there might be some difference in turn-around times for IS vs OOS.
Edit: should've scrolled up before posting! I was wondering if there might be some difference in turn-around times for IS vs OOS.
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IS + interviewed that week + still waiting on a decision as well. I was thinking the same thing about IS vs OOS turn around. Hopefully they'll get to us soon 🙂
BaileysDad
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Interviewed the same week as you. I don’t think you’re alone. I’m IS and haven’t heard anything either.
Fingers crossed
Congrats, would you mind sharing your stats and if you are IS/OOS?
Thanks! Sure 514/3.64 and OOS
It’s a great, beautiful area! It has a cool, small city feel with lots of unique small businesses/restaurants around campus. With covid hopefully becoming a thing of the past, there are a ton of cool things to do in the area.
EVMS did a pretty good job of adapting to a covid friendly first semester which included anatomy and the cadaver lab and foundational science. There were definitely challenges during the semester (less time in anatomy lab due to social distancing restrictions, questions regarding quantity of PPE supplies) but it all worked out in the end. Despite covid, you still get the hands on experience of dissection, ultrasound, and practicing clinical skills (history and exam) in the first semester, just in smaller groups.
One thing I was pleasantly surprised to find during the first semester was how much evms has integrated health systems policy into our curriculum and how from the very beginning they want you to be aware of inequalities in healthcare and they encourage you to think of ways you can make a difference as a future provider (extending beyond simply treating patients).
Obviously covid has impacted our ability to get to know our class in the same way as other years but despite that I still feel connected to my class (just more in an online way). But like I said, anatomy lab, ultrasound, and clinical skills are all in person so I was still able to meet people that way. And during elections, a social committee was made that has put together a bunch of socially distanced/virtual fun things to do to encourage the class to get to know each other.
It definitely was not the first semester I imagined thanks to covid, but I was pleasantly surprised with how engaged EVMS and our class was with each other. So far I’m only 1 week into the second semester (which starts with General Mechanisms of Disease) so cant say much about it yet haha.
I wish you all good luck! I was a non-traditional applicant, applied more than once, and had almost lost hope that I would ever be accepted to a school. I’m happy to answer any more questions (on this thread or a private message), but just as a disclaimer I don’t check SDN very often so it may take me a bit to respond.
You're the best!!! Thank you for the thoughtful response. Are you from Chi?
Family was from Chicago but I actually grew up in Hampton Roads!
Sickkk- well hello from sunny Chicago!
Is anyone else who has been accepted having trouble viewing the checklist in the accepted portal? I keep getting a blank screen when
I click on it.
I click on it.
Not sure which Chicago you were in but I haven't seen the sun in like a week lol
When you all submitted these, did you say anything in the email body?
II yesterday morning! OOS. LM 69.3. Complete late september. Super excited after many months of silence!
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Hey congrats!! Are you IS or OOS?
OOS!
