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Has anyone interviewing tomorrow received the itinerary yet? If so could you please share it with me lol. I thought I’d have received something by now!
 
nevergonnagiveyouup said:
Has anyone been accepted off the alternate list yet? Has anyone on the alternate list chosen this school as their one school to send a letter of intent to?
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I may be wrong, but movements off waitlist will not happen until after all the regular acceptances are sent and probably not until Mar / Apr - when people start really withdrawing etc.
 
r2med said:
I may be wrong, but movements off waitlist will not happen until after all the regular acceptances are sent and probably not until Mar / Apr - when people start really withdrawing etc.
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For some schools this is true but not all- Miami is an alternate list so it is a little different. Alternates get looked at and accepted throughout the cycle per what they told us interview day. They accept between 15-20 people every decision day by adding new interviewees to the ranked alternate list and then choose the top 15-20 to send acceptances to. A big movement typically does still happen later in the cycle both in February and at the end of April as people narrow down to 3 and 1 schools respectively on AAMC’s CYMS tool, but according to Dr. Gervais people are pulled from the alternate list throughout the cycle.
 
Yay congrats everyone that got in 🙂

nevergonnagiveyouup said:
For some schools this is true but not all- Miami is an alternate list so it is a little different. Alternates get looked at and accepted throughout the cycle per what they told us interview day. They accept between 15-20 people every decision day by adding new interviewees to the ranked alternate list and then choose the top 15-20 to send acceptances to. A big movement typically does still happen later in the cycle both in February and at the end of April as people narrow down to 3 and 1 schools respectively on AAMC’s CYMS tool, but according to Dr. Gervais people are pulled from the alternate list throughout the cycle.
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Yep this sums it up nicely! Each time they meet to send acceptances everyone is ranked from both the past interviews and current alternate list; the top 15-20 like OP said get taken off.

Depending on the cycle there is movement or barely any after commit to enroll. For last years cycle, there was minimal movement after the commit deadline as more people kept acceptances than usual

ALSO I’m one of the few that never got a call lol so it can potentially arrive via email
 
Also another thing I wanted to ask, for the section that asked "describe your clinical experiences," did anyone else just copy and paste what they wrote from them on their AMCAS?
 
Blue Lion said:
Also another thing I wanted to ask, for the section that asked "describe your clinical experiences," did anyone else just copy and paste what they wrote from them on their AMCAS?
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No I definitely rewrote it and summarized (since my descriptions in my AMCAS app were more anecdotal)
 
Does anyone know if Miami accepts update letters? Can't find this information on their site. Thank you!
 
I think this thread would be 90% shorter if there was just a banner before posting that read:

  • Yes, they accept updates by email ([email protected])
  • You may or may not eventually be "scored" (portal text change, no email notification), yes we know its stressful, no one really knows how it all works for sure, try not to dwell too much on it
  • Please take care of yourselves and your sanity <3
 
TelemarketingEnigma said:
I think this thread would be 90% shorter if there was just a banner before posting that read:

  • Yes, they accept updates by email ([email protected])
  • You may or may not eventually be "scored" (portal text change, no email notification), yes we know its stressful, no one really knows how it all works for sure, try not to dwell too much on it
  • Please take care of yourselves and your sanity <3
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Perfect!
And also,"How to search a thread":
1. Click the little magnifying glass in the top right corner of this page
2. Click the little triangles next to the word "Everywhere" and select "this thread"
3. Enter the word 'updates' and click "Search".
4. Profit

it is amusing how many times "do they accept updates?" has been asked in this thread alone
 
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wysdoc said:
Perfect!
And also,"How to search a thread":
1. Click the little magnifying glass in the top right corner of this page
2. Click the little triangles next to the word "Everywhere" and select "this thread"
3. Enter the word 'updates' and click "Search".
4. Profit

it is amusing how many times "do they accept updates?" has been asked in this thread alone
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Thank you for that information. I didn't know I could do a search in this thread.
 
Looks like I may have been scored today:

Your Application has been reviewed by the Admissions Committee at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Applicants will be invited to interview based upon their point total from the Committee review. Applications that have been reviewed and scored by the Committee will be considered for interviews during the entire interview cycle (September - April).

It changed this morning (Monday).

Edit: Complete 08/03.
 
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cacaonibs said:
I called them today because I still haven't received my official letter. They told me responding via email reserves my spot, and then I can respond to the letter (as a formality) once it arrives.

I just emailed today for my 11/05 acceptance because I interpreted the email as needing to respond to the letter (not the email). Really hoping it's okay that I responded 11 days after my acceptance...

So for all those admitted in the future, respond via email to hold your spot.
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Did you send it to the general admissions email or Dr. Weisman?
 
Kitkatkitty said:
Sorry but what does scoring mean?
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Based on what others have reported on the thread, your application status will update to say whether or not your app has been scored. I’m guessing higher scores get interviews first
 
congrats to those that got II !! what dates are they scheduling for?
 
I don't think Miami accepts any application updates. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
 
dnaidsss said:
I don't think Miami accepts any application updates. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
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It has probably already been discussed before in this thread, but they did tell us on interview day that they do like to hear updates (within reason, of course. Most schools are a max of 2 or 3 through the cycle). Of course this is post-interview, but from what I gather from everyone I have heard from is they do accept them pre-interview as well. Everything you send them is added to your application file. If you search this thread about 10 comments ago, you can find their contact info.
 
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