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[anexhaustedpremed]

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For anyone who submitted an update, on your communication tab does it say "letter of interest received"? I just sent in an activities update and I don't want it to be misconstrued as a premature letter of interest (this is pre-II)

 

[Premed35671]

For anyone who submitted an update, on your communication tab does it say "letter of interest received"? I just sent in an activities update and I don't want it to be misconstrued as a premature letter of interest (this is pre-II)

Why don't you want it to be considered a letter of interest?

 

[strawberryskies]

Are any other accepted people having trouble paying the enrollment deposit? There's supposed to be a link for it but all I see is "confirm enrollment," which I'm pretty sure I'm not supposed to click yet...?

In case anyone else wants to know, you are supposed to click "confirm enrollment"...this was stated in the acceptance email but apparently I can't read lol

 

[paul30]

For anyone who submitted an update, on your communication tab does it say "letter of interest received"? I just sent in an activities update and I don't want it to be misconstrued as a premature letter of interest (this is pre-II)

Yeah. I specified in email and named my pdf as "Update Letter" and it was labelled as a "Letter of Interest" on the portal

 

[StaphOnly.]

In case anyone else wants to know, you are supposed to click "confirm enrollment"...this was stated in the acceptance email but apparently I can't read lol

Do you know when the deadline for the deposit is? I think it was April 30th but am not 100% sure on that (wanted to confirm lol).

 

[deleted959514]

Do you know when the deadline for the deposit is? I think it was April 30th but am not 100% sure on that (wanted to confirm lol).

I don't know either so following... also it reads as it is non refundable to me? am I misunderstanding?

 

[StaphOnly.]

I don't know either so following... also it reads as it is non refundable to me? am I misunderstanding?

Yep, that's the way I read it too...it looks like if you choose to pay before the deadline and ultimately decide not to attend, the deposit will not be refunded.

 

[theconfusedapplicant]

I don't know either so following... also it reads as it is non refundable to me? am I misunderstanding?

Yep, that's the way I read it too...it looks like if you choose to pay before the deadline and ultimately decide not to attend, the deposit will not be refunded.

Just to make sure but...if I click "confirm enrollment" and I input my SSN in the "missing information" field, I'm not actually committing to enroll at Thomas Jefferson right? Like I'm not obligated to matriculate, right? I know it says that in the email but I'm a little confused.

 

[anexhaustedpremed]

II earlier today! Sent an update yesterday and I guess they liked it lol

 

[456432]

Does Jefferson send II's over the weekend?

 

[deleted1040408]

how long does it take once the update is received for it to reflect in the portal?

 

[strawberryskies]

Just to make sure but...if I click "confirm enrollment" and I input my SSN in the "missing information" field, I'm not actually committing to enroll at Thomas Jefferson right? Like I'm not obligated to matriculate, right? I know it says that in the email but I'm a little confused.

No you’re not actually committing to enroll! I sent an email to admissions because I was confused about that and someone called me back and said it was just to pay the deposit.

 

[strawberryskies]

Do you know when the deadline for the deposit is? I think it was April 30th but am not 100% sure on that (wanted to confirm lol).

Yeah the email says April 30th!

 

[houseplantaficionado]

II earlier today! Sent an update yesterday and I guess they liked it lol

When were spots open?

 

[offthenarwhal]

Yep, that's the way I read it too...it looks like if you choose to pay before the deadline and ultimately decide not to attend, the deposit will not be refunded.

I think in the applicant brochure (link) from this year, they said the deposit is refundable before April 30th

 

[anexhaustedpremed]

When were spots open?

One December date and a bunch of January spots

 

[TheMCATWorther112]

Can anyone comment on how the atmosphere of the interview was at SKMC?

 

[tunaktunak]

Is there a particular day in the week or time in the day when Jefferson sends II's?

 

[drscorpio]

GUYS. send. those. updates!!!! I sent an update today and indicated my continued interest. Dr. Callahan responded in 5 min. I received the II like an hour later!!

 

[TheMCATWorther112]

GUYS. send. those. updates!!!! I sent an update today and indicated my continued interest. Dr. Callahan responded in 5 min. I received the II like an hour later!!

but only if you have significant updates right? I am under the impression that it is not a good idea to send an empty update to schools.

 

[quickaskz]

also wondering how significant the updates have to be. I started a new volunteering position and sent that as an update. Dr. Callahan responded right away but no II and it has been almost a month now since I sent it in....

 

[thecatdoctor]

GUYS. send. those. updates!!!! I sent an update today and indicated my continued interest. Dr. Callahan responded in 5 min. I received the II like an hour later!!

I wish this worked for me lmao, I sent my update friday morning and haven't heard anything

 

[drscorpio]

also wondering how significant the updates have to be. I started a new volunteering position and sent that as an update. Dr. Callahan responded right away but no II and it has been almost a month now since I sent it in....

but only if you have significant updates right? I am under the impression that it is not a good idea to send an empty update to schools.

I can't really judge what isn't significant enough; mine was pretty significant. I don't think updating about a new position or anything that you would've put on your AMCAS could hurt you. But from what I've heard from others in this thread, they seem pretty receptive to not only updates but indication of interest even before an invite! Really wish all schools were like this lol.

 

[GameOfZones]

GUYS. send. those. updates!!!! I sent an update today and indicated my continued interest. Dr. Callahan responded in 5 min. I received the II like an hour later!!

Is there a specific email address you send the updates to?

 

[medDaisuki]

Complete mid-August and haven’t heard a thing. I’m tempted to send a LOI but if they haven’t even started to review my app, I don’t think an update would make any difference...

 

[Kitkatkitty]

GUYS. send. those. updates!!!! I sent an update today and indicated my continued interest. Dr. Callahan responded in 5 min. I received the II like an hour later!!

Omg I’m tempted to send one! When were you complete though?

 

[drscorpio]

Is there a specific email address you send the updates to?

I sent to both [email protected] & [email protected]

 

[drscorpio]

Omg I’m tempted to send one! When were you complete though?

sept 21

 

[Chromatica]

Sent an update letter today, got a response from Dr. Callahan like 20 minutes later! Let's see if an II comes....

 

[mvsrocks]

lmao I hope Dr. Callahan likes the wave of update letters, suspiciously all on the same day

 

[hezra]

Sent an update letter today, got a response from Dr. Callahan like 20 minutes later! Let's see if an II comes....

Did you send it directly to their email or we could do this on the secondary portal

 

[ballermd10]

what do you include in updates?

 

[Chromatica]

Did you send it directly to their email or we could do this on the secondary portal

I sent it directly to their email.

 

[yourfuturedoctor]

For those of you that sent updates, can you tell me if/where you can see that reflected on your portal? I sent an update on October 10 and never received a confirmation email so I emailed it again today and they said they received it on October 10th but I don't see it anywhere on my portal. Thanks!

 

[anexhaustedpremed]

For those of you that sent updates, can you tell me if/where you can see that reflected on your portal? I sent an update on October 10 and never received a confirmation email so I emailed it again today and they said they received it on October 10th but I don't see it anywhere on my portal. Thanks!

After I submitted an update (to both Dean Callahan and admissions), I got an automated email from admissions saying it would be under the communications tab within the next 10 days. The next day, I saw under the communications tab that it said "Letter of Interest Received"

 

[Lucianna]

I sent to both [email protected] & [email protected]

Did you send them separately, or CC/together?

Also just curious - What prompted you to find Dr. Callahan's email and reach out to her? They only listed the general admissions email on the SKMC website, so I had to look around a bit to find the one for Dr. Callahan. I wouldn't have thought of it if not for reading this thread.

 

[Suzukaze]

Did you send them separately, or CC/together?

Also just curious - What prompted you to find Dr. Callahan's email and reach out to her? They only listed the general admissions email on the SKMC website, so I had to look around a bit to find the one for Dr. Callahan. I wouldn't have thought of it if not for reading this thread.

Per their FAQ, "To maintain the integrity of the admissions process at SKMC, all communications concerning your application, including the interview, should be forwarded to the Dean of Admissions." I have not sent my update in yet though.

 

[ilikekinase1]

II to their MD / PhD program! C: 8/1. Right in the nick of time, as there are only two more available interview dates for the program.

 

[Lucianna]

Per their FAQ, "To maintain the integrity of the admissions process at SKMC, all communications concerning your application, including the interview, should be forwarded to the Dean of Admissions." I have not sent my update in yet though.

Makes sense, thanks! I wanted to check because usually schools want you to just contact admissions only

 

[sb7]

Did anyone email and thank their interviewers?

 

[theconfusedapplicant]

Did anyone email and thank their interviewers?

I did! Day after my interview 🙂

 

[superintroduction]

Anyone else send an update to the dean and its still not showing up on our portal? I sent one a month ago and she replied to my email but its still not on my portal

 

[Grace10]

Anyone else send an update to the dean and its still not showing up on our portal? I sent one a month ago and she replied to my email but its still not on my portal

I sent mine in last week, got a reply, but it's still not uploaded to my portal.

 

[throwaway2020202112345]

I sent mine yesterday and saw it in my portal today. I haven’t gotten a reply back though

 

[yourfuturedoctor]

Anyone else send an update to the dean and its still not showing up on our portal? I sent one a month ago and she replied to my email but its still not on my portal

I'm in the same boat - sent an update to general admissions a month ago and never had it uploaded. I resent it a few days ago and they said they received it but still don't seen an upload. I tried calling admissions but there's never an answer so I'm not sure what to do.

 

[wpneuro]

I'm in the same boat - sent an update to general admissions a month ago and never had it uploaded. I resent it a few days ago and they said they received it but still don't seen an upload. I tried calling admissions but there's never an answer so I'm not sure what to do.

I'm sure you checked already but just to make sure, you looked under the communication status tab, right? It won't be under document status, which confused the hell out of me for a while.

 

[yourfuturedoctor]

I'm sure you checked already but just to make sure, you looked under the communication status tab, right? It won't be under document status, which confused the hell out of me for a while.

Hey, ya - I checked under communication status. It just shows that I sent emails on that day but doesn't show "update letter" or anything like that. Others on this thread have posted that theirs show as "letter of interest" or "update letter" but mine just shows I sent them an email on a specific date.

 

[superintroduction]

Hey, ya - I checked under communication status. It just shows that I sent emails on that day but doesn't show "update letter" or anything like that. Others on this thread have posted that theirs show as "letter of interest" or "update letter" but mine just shows I sent them an email on a specific date.

my doesnt even show up lol dont know what that means

 

[Suzukaze]

For those who send in updates, did you put the content in the email body, or as a PDF attachment?

 

[armaragon]

This thread gone absolutely update crazy