As someone who also hasn’t gotten an interview yet, I almost completely agree with your notion. However, I wouldn’t compare this interview season or “how far it extends” to previous ones because this is incredibly unprecedented times due to COVID. There’s a good chance you’re still probably right, but I’d hesitate to compare this to previous cycles.
yeah i totally get you. i guess i just dont see things having changed that much for them due to COVID so i dont see why they'd extend the cycle but i hope for everyones sake on here thats still waiting that they do (friends of mine included)
Same boat here! I interviewed in early January and haven't heard anything since. Since this is my top choice and I've been debating if it'd be better to send a LOI before the March 24th decision or wait and send one if I get waitlisted...
Was this via mail? When was it dated
email and dated March 1
Interesting, looks like it’s usually been US Mail in the past.
Is March 24 the final decision day? I thought we were supposed to hear back 4-6 weeks after our interviews?
Yes, this school is one of the worst offenders in terms of not responding to inquiries, taking forever to process documentation, etc. Administratively not on par with most other schools I've dealt with.
They meet biweekly until the class is full (historically). The last decisions for MD-MPH are mid-May, and the last MD ones are presumably late June. Every 2 weeks they accept the top 20 off of the MD ranklist and top 12 off of the MD-MPH.
Is this even after the March 24 decision day? I am just confused if everyone who is still on the alternate list after March 24 is then considered "waitlisted." Thank you!
when did they get it/when were they complete if you know lol
idk if it's just me but i'm surprised/amused by the fact that we matched more ortho than Gen Surg (12, if i counted correctly) - something in the water here must be good for bones
Thanks for sharing this! Is there a breakdown for MD/MPH students? No worries if not, I was just curious!
not yet, if they send us one I can share! I don't quite have the dedication to sort that out from the main list, but if there's a specific specialty you're interested in could probably pull out some of the MPH matches
^ would love to know the breakdown of which specialties were unsuccessful in matching this year. great overall list though!
Everyone managed to get a spot after SOAP, but yes we had more students who had to SOAP than prior years. This seems to have been an issue with other medical schools nationally (obvi due to COVID and ppl hoarding interviews).
They’ll give you the embroidered white coat. In terms of having more I think you’ll have to embroider them out of your own pocket. I don’t think there’s a specific rule for it but it’ll be weird if you wear one that isn’t embroidered. Also like you won’t be wearing it a lot (maybe only for clinics) other than you’ll be wearing the Patagonia a lot more tbh. DO NOT BUY ANY OF THE THINGS FOR THE PHSYICAL EXAM lol (especially not the ophthalmoscope). If you have the cash to burn you can buy them to practice but it’s really not necessary
Yes you can def leverage offers. That’s what.I did. PM me and I can show you what I sent!
Of course that matters! It's the first thing they'll look at. Which would you rather do, attend a $100K school with a $50K discount, or attend a $30K school with no discount? Do you think the $30K school would match and give you a $20K refund???
what do you mean they would get waitlisted? Like because they are interviewing relatively late they are most waitlisting them?
Congrats on the scholarship!! I was wondering, is your scholarship just merit or merit + need-based and anything else? I already received my merit based scholarship but I am still waiting for my full financial aid package and was wondering if this is what you received? Thank you so much!
Did the ADCOM meeting get moved to 3/25?
Sure! I got a 10k merit scholarship, notified March 12th via email with a letter dated March 1st. This was my first communication with the financial aid office since acceptance. Hoping to get some more money lol! We shall see. My MCAT was 99th percentile and my science and cumulative GPA were both around 3.7. Hope this helps!
Wait you could get more than this based on need too? The scholarship states that “based on your overall record and accomplishments” so maybe it’s just merit. I initially thought this offer combined need, merit, and diversity (because that’s what they said on interview day I think). It does say later down the message that the “scholarship will be posted as part of your financial aid award” so maybe there is more?
Hello, I interviewed on the 8th of February. They said they'd get back to us either 2/24 or 3/24, so i think we were just unlucky and it's 3/24. That's why it's taking so long. Hopefully we get good news this week!
