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Does anyone know if the informal session the night before the interview is mandatory, I just realized I won't be able to attend mine.
Definitely not mandatory. There were a couple of people in my interview group who were not at the social the night before.
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It's not mandatory; it's purely for your benefit only, to give you an opportunity to ask questions without any staff or faculty around. You'll have opportunities for that the day of the interview though. On my interview day, a lot of the questions that were asked were the same as the ones in the previous night.
Wow congrats! we have some hope!!
Thank you!! Really thought I’d blown my chance submitting that late. There’s hope! Good luck to everyone else waiting to hear from here!
Thank you! Fingers crossed! Submitted mid Oct
CountryBoy2134
Full Member
II received a couple hours ago
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Pre-II R. Was my top choice. RIP
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Pre-II R. Complete in July. 518/4.0, WARS: 89, good ECs, and work at VUMC, with a strong LOR from a former VUSOM adcom member.
+1, complete early aug
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Same 😂
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deleted1038508
Pre-II R. Their loss
bleep_bloop
Full Member
If anyone does get an II today, please be so kind as to share. I have a feeling last Friday’s were the last to go out 😭
pre-II R. My secondary here was baaaaad, y'all remember the autobiography lol. Oh well, its all good.
NeelieMainer
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pre-II R.... not like i poured my soul into the autobiography or anything... best of luck to everyone still in the running 🙂)))
I wonder where they are in the alphabet...my time is coming
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deleted1085718
It’s so weird that they don’t all go out at the same time.
justagirl213
Full Member
Wait they’re still sending out R’s? Damn here I was counting my blessings
"To be fair to all applicants, we decided to extend our review of files into the middle of January (normally completed at the beginning of December). This will allow us to extend our interview season well into February, while we are normally complete at the end of January. We plan to interview as many of you as we can accommodate in this time frame."
This was in their update email back in November. Considering middle of January has passed, is it fair to assume that those who didn't get a file review by this time is basically rejected?
This was in their update email back in November. Considering middle of January has passed, is it fair to assume that those who didn't get a file review by this time is basically rejected?
justagirl213
Full Member
They said in an email a while back that they plan on interviewing well into February. There’s still hope!
bleep_bloop
Full Member
that was my thought
justagirl213
Full Member
Maybe they’ve reviewed all applications but still have another wave of IIs and R’s they’re waiting to send out?
My application status has been "Your application is ready for review" this whole time.
Do they update this or is it a default status?
It's always like that I think. Most of the communications and updates occur via email/communications tab
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Let's hope so. I'm hoping for an II, submitted mid Oct but at this point, it's more of a hail mary than anything.
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deleted1062149
Did anyone get an R after that initial wave?
Maybe they're on lunch break rn
justagirl213
Full Member
Oh! Y’all I emailed them a while back (before christmasand this is what they said:
“However, we should have more information regarding your application status for you in the next month or so and will continue to send out invitations to interview through late January.”
there’s still definitely reason to hope!! We can take a breather haha.
“However, we should have more information regarding your application status for you in the next month or so and will continue to send out invitations to interview through late January.”
there’s still definitely reason to hope!! We can take a breather haha.
housemdtypedoc
Full Member
Anyone else think the wording of the rejection email was a bit odd/insensitive?
"The Committee for Admissions has carefully reviewed your application materials and recommended that you not be offered the opportunity to continue your application process for the Entering Class of 2021."
I think they should fix that in the future lol.
"The Committee for Admissions has carefully reviewed your application materials and recommended that you not be offered the opportunity to continue your application process for the Entering Class of 2021."
I think they should fix that in the future lol.
fullofbeanz
Full Member
Pre-II R, complete 8/16, sent update 12/11 (got no response)
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deleted1085718
Seems fine to me. That’s exactly what happened. Better than the schools that patronize you if you ask me
joshuamarcus
Full Member
Had to read it twice to realize I got rejected haha.
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deleted1088580
Pre-II R this morning - congrats to all those with II and A's here!
I agree it's insensitive. Their wording is literally "we recommend that you be denied this opportunity"
sergioramos
New Member
Anyone else think its a little weird they sent out rejections on MLK day?
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deleted1062149
Just now? Or earlier
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It is insensitive, slightly. Also, confusing. I literally had to read it twice to know what it meant. You don't use a connotatively-positive verb (recommended) followed by a negative phrase (not be offered) unless you are trying to troll people.
Reminds me of the Bridesmaids scene where Annie gets kicked out of her roommate agreement... "We'd like to invite you to no longer live with us." LMAO.
Surprised I wasn't rejected earlier! Good luck everyone!
MSTP II yesterday, wow. C: Mid-November
anotherpremed4444
Full Member
They mentioned they do reviews in February in March. Does anyone know when those reviews are? (ex. first week of those months, etc.).
justagirl213
Full Member
Is it safe to say they're probably done with IIs?
premedprincess1
Full Member
If they were done wouldn’t they just have rejected all of us on Monday?
