You should be just fine. I've had to do several of my sessions in the break room at work, and have had my camera off. That has not been an issue! At this point in the cycle, hoodies are in full swing
I'm not able to log into my portal either 🙁 I guess we have to reschedule.
I figured it out. It was some issue with my WiFi. I had to go in through my phone, and use my phones LTE network to log in to the site. I then downloaded the zoom app and was able to join 😂
Thanks man! I was able to make it in. Weird issue..
I sent in an LOI a couple of months ago and I'm pretty sure the reason why I ended up doing it was that somewhere on their website it says they were receptive to pre-decision, post-II LOI/updates.
Well sure but it's not going to move you from A to T1 WL or T1 WL to T2 WL. It can only help, especially if they're receptive as stated on their website "Our Admissions Committee welcomes letters of intent/interest and updates to your application. The most appropriate time to follow-up with us is following your interview or after the receipt of your official admissions decision. Communications can be sent via postal mail or to our admissions mailbox at [email protected]. Any communication received from the applicant will be included in their admissions file."
No but the update showed up on my portal’s status page
Just curious, what made you choose the username "blueberry butter" lol?
Blueberry pancakes
I got one a week or two ago, completed PSTP app 12/29, interview is 2/12
Why does my favorite school have to be the one I may not have an answer from until May.
Nope, but my update was added to my file!
Thank you! I was about to neurotically email admissions to ask them to confirm receipt, but the update is on my portal as well 🤓
I'm not actually sure what hand you are forcing by sending an LOI pre-decision. I just don't believe that the usefulness/impact of an LOI grows over time/post-decision. Its probably the reverse actually - it decreases over time and especially post-decision. I know that there seems to be a SDN conventional wisdom that doubts whether LOIs make any dent at all. I don't really buy it. I wished I had been a lot more straightforward during my application cycle (2019-20) and stopped trying to be strategic with when I sent updates/LOIs, even more so after starting medical school and becoming more familiar with the admissions process. Leave the strategizing to the admissions committee, which, at Pitt, has a strict class size range of around 140-150 incoming students to work with and an annual matriculation rate of ~40-45% from the accepted applicant pool. Showing intent makes their job so much easier if you are an applicant they consider highly, so send those LOIs as soon as possible post-II. And if you aren't an applicant that is "ranked" highly post-II, sending vs not sending an LOI probably doesn't make a diff anyways.
I don't think there's much to lose. You can absolutely express interest without expressing intent!
Only send a letter of intent if you intend to matriculate given an acceptance. If Pitt isn't your unequivocal top choice, do not send a LOI. I think I might actually agree with the SDN consensus on letters of interest. I can't imagine they mean much, especially if you literally claim a school is among your top 3, which probably does more harm than anything I would imagine. If you interviewed and haven't withdrawn your application from consideration, your continued interest is basically strongly implied. Everyone's interested in every medical school they interviewed at up until an acceptance to their top choice. That's why intent stands out. I'd honestly only send Pitt an update (which substantiates your continued interest) if you really feel the need to send something. Don't send them a letter of interest telling them they rank in your personal top 3. And def don't send a letter of intent.
IIRC decisions are coming out Feb 19 but there's historical evidence indicating they sometimes release decisions a bit earlier
thank you!!
I've been hearing this a lot on here (that Pitt sometimes releases decisions early), but I don't remember seeing any early decisions on past years' threads (I may very well have just missed it though).
Well damn.
Ohhh I didn't realize January 29th was early last year; I thought that was the date everyone expected decisions to be released LOL.
Do you mind expanding on the "Pitt loves Pitt"? I have heard this before, and I am wondering why Pitt has this reputation. Do applicants with some pitt connection tend to do very well? Thank you in advance!
I don't believe anything explicit has been said. But my hunch, however much that is worth, would be resumption of in-person classes/activities/rotations for MS1-4s. And that's honestly going off how I feel the vaccine rollout is going nationally, which has actually ramped up quite a bit this month after a bumpy start - roughly 1.3-1.5 million doses are being administered every day and that number should very easily reach 2-3 million daily by the end of February. The expected EUA of the JNJ and Novovax vaccines in the coming month will help a ton as well. By mid-August, an enormous portion of the adult population should be vaccinated and most certainly all UPMC employees/Pitt Med students. I really, really doubt that they will have to resort to another semester of virtual medical school.
at recent info sesh they said it was supposed to be end of jan but got extended to feb 2 or 3 (can't recall). also said decisions will come out 2/19 as planned
Is this for MSTP or PSTP? Because I don't believe regular decisions have been released yet.
yeah sorry i meant pre-II 😪
LOL!
Hello, would you mind sharing when you completed the PSTP application and when your interview is scheduled for?
how long did it take for them to update your file? I sent an update back in october that took a day for it to upload. I sent another update a week ago, and I'm sure it's busier than in october, but this is taking a lot longer than last time.
It took two workdays!
hmmm interesting. I was thinking that maybe it was later this time since closer to the end of season, but maybe I will send them a follow up email on monday. Thanks for your input!
I sent an update and not a LOI, but all correspondence goes through admissions, per their website!
2/19
Speculation or official? Lol
