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Does OU not do rolling admissions anymore? A bunch of my friends and I applied this cycle and we all took our mcats around the same time and submitted our apps around the same. However, we noticed the ones with higher mcats interviewed first (Nov-Dec) and then the ones with lower ones interviewed much later (jan-feb). We were just wondering if OU is still rolling just in case we re-apply next cycle or it interviews by basis of mcat score? Thanks!
 
marchmadness1999 said:
Does OU not do rolling admissions anymore? A bunch of my friends and I applied this cycle and we all took our mcats around the same time and submitted our apps around the same. However, we noticed the ones with higher mcats interviewed first (Nov-Dec) and then the ones with lower ones interviewed much later (jan-feb). We were just wondering if OU is still rolling just in case we re-apply next cycle or it interviews by basis of mcat score? Thanks!
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Just out of curiosity, what were the relative MCAT scores? I applied right before the cutoff for apps, had a 509, and interviewed in early January.
 
marchmadness1999 said:
Does OU not do rolling admissions anymore? A bunch of my friends and I applied this cycle and we all took our mcats around the same time and submitted our apps around the same. However, we noticed the ones with higher mcats interviewed first (Nov-Dec) and then the ones with lower ones interviewed much later (jan-feb). We were just wondering if OU is still rolling just in case we re-apply next cycle or it interviews by basis of mcat score? Thanks!
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I think OU has always given out interviews based on scores, with higher scores going in the first waves and lower in the spring.
 
marchmadness1999 said:
Does OU not do rolling admissions anymore? A bunch of my friends and I applied this cycle and we all took our mcats around the same time and submitted our apps around the same. However, we noticed the ones with higher mcats interviewed first (Nov-Dec) and then the ones with lower ones interviewed much later (jan-feb). We were just wondering if OU is still rolling just in case we re-apply next cycle or it interviews by basis of mcat score? Thanks!
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I think it's rolling (kind of), so it definitely goes in order of MCAT+GPA score, but the rolling part is that they accept people at varying times. It's definitely advantageous to submit early because it will essentially hold your place in line from what I understand. I think someone else much earlier said they took the highest MCAT score and counted back 300 interviews so if you don't submit early enough you won't be considered.
 
Has anyone who interviewed in January been accepted yet?
 
NeuroticLad said:
Anyone know how merit scholarships work?? Or if OU even has any?
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there are two scholarship "pools". One, which are endowments selected by a committee. Then there is the general scholarship fund that everyone applies for!
 
GryffindorMD said:
Just out of curiosity, what were the relative MCAT scores? I applied right before the cutoff for apps, had a 509, and interviewed in early January.
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My friend with a 520ish interviewed in November, my friend with a 511 interviewed around your time and my other friend with a low 500 is late February. So from this trend we noticed that even though we all submitted early and all that it still went off mcat score when the interview was. Just an observation I guess that can also be a reason on why it could be advantageous retaking the mcat if you don’t get in this cycle if you feel me
 
marchmadness1999 said:
My friend with a 520ish interviewed in November, my friend with a 511 interviewed around your time and my other friend with a low 500 is late February. So from this trend we noticed that even though we all submitted early and all that it still went off mcat score when the interview was. Just an observation I guess that can also be a reason on why it could be advantageous retaking the mcat if you don’t get in this cycle if you feel me
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This is basically how it works. Mcat+gpa gets plugged into a formula. Generally, as you noted, those with higher stats interview earlier. I am considered “low” stats and interviewed in January last year. It doesn’t mean you are less likely to get accepted and doesn’t mean you are not competitive for scholarships.

OU has a really late application deadline and normally doesn’t start looking until mid September/late September anyways. So generally, applying early and “late” isn’t as big of a deal as with other schools like tulane that looks at apps in June.
 
Has anyone heard back after having an interview in January?
 
Mpasz said:
Has anyone heard back after having an interview in January?
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I don't think so. I reached out to admissions and they said that if you have not heard anything, it will be mid-march before decisions are sent out.
 
Just wanted to ask if an acceptance means they acknowledged all the prerequisite courses were completed (or ongoing)? My neurotic self keeps finding new things to be worried about

if not, is there someone we can email to confirm we have all prereqs completed?
 
NeuroticLad said:
Just wanted to ask if an acceptance means they acknowledged all the prerequisite courses were completed (or ongoing)? My neurotic self keeps finding new things to be worried about

if not, is there someone we can email to confirm we have all prereqs completed?
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They've been pretty good at returning my emails. My guess is that you're probably fine, but if you need reassurance, you can probably just email the admissions office!

I contacted them to clear some iffy prereqs before and they were great.
 
Any other members of the deferred club starting to get a little nervous? 😬😬😬
 
KayBee01 said:
Any other members of the deferred club starting to get a little nervous? 😬😬😬
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Oh my God yes, absolutely. I don't know why but as soon as March hit, waiting became a million times harder. And now I feel my heart drop every time I get an email. I hope we hear back sooner rather than later, this is agonizing 😭
 
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iamthe1 said:
Oh my God yes, absolutely. I don't know why but as soon as March hit, waiting became a million times harder. And now I feel my heart drop every time I get an email. I hope we hear back sooner rather than later, this is agonizing 😭
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Agreed. Fingers crossed for good news for us!!
 
If you know, are OU acceptances usually sent out before or after Spring Break? I am getting antsy on the waitlist! 🙂
 
ray03 said:
If you know, are OU acceptances usually sent out before or after Spring Break? I am getting antsy on the waitlist! 🙂
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Normally it's late Feb. But the whole cycle was delayed, so I believe they're saying mid-March this year.
 
Did anyone speak to admissions or hear of whether or not we'll hear back this week?
 
SlytherinBadBoy said:
I kind of can't believe they're doing this trickle decision game. Very frustrating and anxiety inducing.
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Ya especially this late in the game. It always says on their website that they pick the incoming class before the beginning of March, but we got unlucky with the timeline this year I guess. In the end though, as long as we all hopefully get our As, the wait will be worth it.
 
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I’m in complete pain with you all. Hopefully we will hear back soon with good news.
 
Rec'd WL email today. Does anybody know anything about typical OU waitlist movement?
 
Just got the email that I got put on the waitlist, interviewed 2/11. Happy to have even made it this far lol. Hopefully this means that the rest of y'all will be hearing from them very soon. Best of luck everyone!
 
They increased the number of WL positions from what is reported on MSAR...What's up with that?

Also a little ticked that 3/4 of the WL email is dedicated to "here's what you should do if you get rejected." That's hella heartening...
 
I don't know if this makes things worse or better but there have been record numbers of applicants for pretty much every school across the country. So at least we made it to the waitlist during a time where the competition has increased!
 
gcmerrell87 said:
I don't know if this makes things worse or better but there have been record numbers of applicants for pretty much every school across the country. So at least we made it to the waitlist during a time where the competition has increased!
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Ya that's true, but the thing is the range of numbers they take off the waitlist probably won't change so its weird they just added more spots. Like for what...?
 
iamthe1 said:
Ya that's true, but the thing is the range of numbers they take off the waitlist probably won't change so its weird they just added more spots. Like for what...?
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maybe they're expecting more applicants with multiple acceptances
 
Those of you who got a WL or A, what were your MCAT scores?
 
WL'd, I understand the email said, "To be consistent and fair to all wait-listed applicants, your credential files are sealed and no further information may be submitted." Does that mean no updates/Letters of Intent??
 
MedicalShinobi22 said:
WL'd, I understand the email said, "To be consistent and fair to all wait-listed applicants, your credential files are sealed and no further information may be submitted." Does that mean no updates/Letters of Intent??
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That is correct.
 
Did anyone receive an A on Wednesday? I did not receive any email, I am wondering why they are sending out decisions in trickles.
 
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