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2020-2021 Rush

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advanti said:
Sorry I missed this! Depends on the suburb and depends on whether you have a car. I would say that commuting by public transportation from a suburb is both cost-ineffective and inconvenient. However, some Rush faculty members live in Oak Park, which is only a 15-20min drive from Rush.

Personally, given my past jobs, I knew I wanted to 1) take public transportation 2) keep my commute to under 45 minutes and 3) have zero transfers so I'd minimize unexpected delays and waiting in the cold. Right now my commute is ~15 minutes using 1 bus from West Town.

But at the end of the day, map out possible commutes from different neighborhoods on Google Maps and see what you're comfortable with! Everyone's living preferences are different.
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Thank you!!
 
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apoptotic_bleb said:
Complete 8/28 and not a peep
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Weihua said:
I was complete in mid July and still have heard nothing lol, I feel like this is the silent R
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MEDNERD13 said:
+1 Similar complete date and have yet to hear back.
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ThatSerb said:
complete mid sept. kind of disappointing because I have a pretty strong service and target stats for this school... losing hope for an II
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hi all, current student at Rush and just wanted to say that I don’t think Rush does silent rejections so don’t lose hope even if you were complete early! I was complete early July when I applied and didn’t hear from Rush until late January, interviewed on one of the last days available and got accepted without being waitlisted first!

Just be patient and good luck! 🙂
 
notthrowingawaymyshot said:
hi all, current student at Rush and just wanted to say that I don’t think Rush does silent rejections so don’t lose hope even if you were complete early! I was complete early July when I applied and didn’t hear from Rush until late January, interviewed on one of the last days available and got accepted without being waitlisted first!

Just be patient and good luck! 🙂
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Thanks for the hope!
 
notthrowingawaymyshot said:
hi all, current student at Rush and just wanted to say that I don’t think Rush does silent rejections so don’t lose hope even if you were complete early! I was complete early July when I applied and didn’t hear from Rush until late January, interviewed on one of the last days available and got accepted without being waitlisted first!

Just be patient and good luck! 🙂
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Thank you for some much needed hope
 
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notthrowingawaymyshot said:
hi all, current student at Rush and just wanted to say that I don’t think Rush does silent rejections so don’t lose hope even if you were complete early! I was complete early July when I applied and didn’t hear from Rush until late January, interviewed on one of the last days available and got accepted without being waitlisted first!

Just be patient and good luck! 🙂
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Thanks for the reassurance and kind words! Really needed to hear this
 
Does anyone know how Rush approaches their waitlist? Is everyone on the waitlist re-evaluated throughout the process or do they wait until March to accept off the waitlist?
 
blondefishdog said:
Does anyone know how Rush approaches their waitlist? Is everyone on the waitlist re-evaluated throughout the process or do they wait until March to accept off the waitlist?
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Last year, there was 0 waitlist movement reported on the thread. And, my friend who is an m1 said (there was almost no waitlist movement). But each year is different!
 
Newtonian21 said:
Hey, congrats! Interviewed the same day. No news yet on my side. Do you think I should be worried? Do you know if they send out all the decisions for that date out on the same day?
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I also didn’t hear back from that date. I am wondering if they didn’t have time before the holiday to meet about everyone? I’m hoping they aren’t waiting to give the waitlist people the news after the holiday haha. I’ve considered all options.
 
Hi everyone!! Quick question: so I was accepted a few months ago, but I haven’t paid the $100 yet. Do I have to in order to hold my spot? If I don’t paid it, will they give my spot away? I haven’t decided on Rush yet as I’m still yet to hear from like 20 of the schools I applied to.
 
aperson342394 said:
Hi everyone!! Quick question: so I was accepted a few months ago, but I haven’t paid the $100 yet. Do I have to in order to hold my spot? If I don’t paid it, will they give my spot away? I haven’t decided on Rush yet as I’m still yet to hear from like 20 of the schools I applied to.
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Don't quote me on this (and if someone else can chime in to confirm that would be great), but I think you do have to pay the $100 to hold your spot in the class. I also think it's refundable and non-binding, meaning that you don't need to commit to Rush just yet (I think committing to one particular med school has to happen by March/April).
 
OMG....Gonna go pay that right now! Thanks for letting me know!

EDIT: just paid, and realized that it literally says it’s a refundable deposit to secure your spot 😅 this is why I need to get better at reading the fine print. Thank you for helping me not lose my only acceptance!!
 
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GrayArea said:
How is the Rush interview experience? Was it open or closed? Any tips or can someone provide their experience? Thanks
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I thought the overall experience was very chill and relaxed. They do a good job of making sure you aren't too stressed or anxious. Two 30 minute interviews - one is a 2 on 1 and the other is just a 1 on 1. Both are open file. The 2 on 1 was a bit more serious and they asked some deeper questions. The 1 on 1 was very conversational, we even talked about one of the sports I played for almost 10 minutes of the interview lol.
 
TheReal-BilboBaggins said:
I thought the overall experience was very chill and relaxed. They do a good job of making sure you aren't too stressed or anxious. Two 30 minute interviews - one is a 2 on 1 and the other is just a 1 on 1. Both are open file. The 2 on 1 was a bit more serious and they asked some deeper questions. The 1 on 1 was very conversational, we even talked about one of the sports I played for almost 10 minutes of the interview lol.
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Thank you si much for your response.

Can you please elaborate a little more on the 2 on 1 interview? Was it 2 faculty? And what do you mean by more serious questions?
 
GrayArea said:
Thank you si much for your response.

Can you please elaborate a little more on the 2 on 1 interview? Was it 2 faculty? And what do you mean by more serious questions?
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Mine was 2 faculty members! The 2 on 1 is the situational interview. They asked questions like "if XYZ situation happened, how would you respond?"
 
GrayArea said:
Thank you si much for your response.

Can you please elaborate a little more on the 2 on 1 interview? Was it 2 faculty? And what do you mean by more serious questions?
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Mine was actually one faculty and one student here! So a bit different than the other poster. And yes it’s called a situational interview, although tbh, I didn’t have many “if this happens, what would you do” questions. Mine was more like asking my thoughts on a few concepts/ideas, an ethical question and asking if I had any application updates
 
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