Oh wow! Ugh. My score was a 497 so I think I might retake in January to send them an update. You were accepted with a 502 this cycle?
Last cycle so I’ll be starting 2021. I deferred cause I needed an ochem class and cause of COVID (parents are essential workers with preexisting conditions that put them at risk)
Congrats! That's so strange that some people go to committee, and others go from "no decision" straight to "interview." I wonder what is in their algorithm that determines this.
It takes a looooooooooong time to get a secondary from here. They screen hard for secondaries
I have an assumption that "committee" people may not be from the PNW region.. just a feeling tho. I may be completely wrong!
I have the same feeling!
Would you mind sharing stats? You can DM if you want, just curious. Im from the midwest too 🙂
Hmm.. Well there goes my theory lol
Yeah no prob. My MCAT is 501, GPA is a 3.99 so that might be my saving grace. I come from a medically underserved area though so they may be weighing that too.
@theprofesser Even though there are some that OOS that go directly to "interview", it seems that most OOS do not. We are OOS and my son went to "committee" this week. We have lots of ties to WA since most of our family lives there (daughter, sister & sister-in-law with their families, parents) and my wife and I were both born there. However, NONE of that constitutes "strong ties" as outlined by most colleges. This prevented him from applying to UW and WSU (which may not be a bad thing because he is strongly considering DO even if he gets an MD acceptance. His stats are sGPA - 3.48 cGPA - 3.56 (final semester would boost both w/grad in December) MCAT - 512 (128, 127, 128, 129) MD Shadowing - 36 hrs + LOR DO Shadowing - 0. Hoping his status goes to "Interview"! Good luck to you and all others waiting for news!
Nice! Complete date? And did you ever go to Committee? I’m hoping to solve a mystery.
I was complete on September 9th. I don’t believe I ever went to committee. I checked the portal on 10/13 and it said no decision and then when I checked on 10/15 it said interview. Got the email 10/16. It may have gone to committee, but I never saw it switch.
So I’ll be honest, with COVID it’s a little different. The first 1/2 of the year last year was in person, and we probably had to be on campus 4 days a week on average. The lectures are mostly in-person, though they’re also recorded (I almost never went to lecture because I have some attention issues). The required lectures/labs are clearly delineated in the syllabus and calendar, and those were the only times you were required to be on campus. With COVID, they can’t fully enforce required lectures, but they do wait to post the lecture until after a quiz if it was required attendance. Just like in person last year, our required labs/lectures are usually interactive and helpful in reinforcing concepts that will be on the test, so I’d say they’re worth it even if they weren’t mandatory. I study about 9 hours a day and take most weekends easy. I don’t notice an increase or decrease in my study time compared to when we were in person. They general vibe is great in my opinion. We have instructors who are willing to go out of their way to talk with you and even with COVID, make an honest attempt to touch base and offer assistance if needed. And the students are also very supportive of each other in my experience. As for research opportunities, they’re definitely out there. The research Im interested in all has an inter-personal aspect so it can’t easily be conducted during COVID, but people definitely have taken part in research previously so I’d say it’s out there.
I believe so.
Only if invited for an interview you are required to have Casper.
No, email her to reverify.
Joining you in this mystery as a friend of mine has been in committee for a few weeks now and I never was on committee. My personal theory is that theyre similar to AZCOM and CCOM as in they have GPA and MCAT thresholds that dictate a hold (ie committee in this case) that they can pull from later in the cycle, auto hitting the GPA and MCAT benchmarks means that you’ll be interviewed immediately (straight from no decision).
Hello fellow milspouse! Also a current VA resident but have lived in Alaska and had most of my experiences there.
n = 1 but I've been at committee for more than a month now. I'm starting to see it as being put "on hold".
Oh thats good to know! Yeah she called me yesterday to let me know about the spot for tomorrow, so I just wanted to see if others already got the interview link! Hopefully we get it soon
Same to you! Thanks for being so helpful!🙂
