2020-2021 Washington University in St. Louis

Getting into Med School is Hard? Not with BeMo.
This forum made possible through the generous support of SDN members, donors, and sponsors. Thank you.
Just got offered a full tuition scholarship!!! :banana:
Members don't see this ad.
 
  • Like
  • Love
  • Care
Reactions: 23 users
Are their clinical rotations p/f?
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
xjawz said:
Are their clinical rotations p/f?
Click to expand...
Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail with no set ratios. So if everyone performs at Honors, everyone receives Honors. I believe I saw this on MSAR, but it was recently mentioned by both M1's and M3's in the recent Why WashU's, so it's seemingly accurate.
 
Last edited:
  • Like
Reactions: 1 users
Members don't see this ad :)
So. I am ridiculously happy. Got a half tuition merit scholarship!! Going to WashU has been my goal since I interviewed here. However, I also got a full tuition scholarship from another awesome school (a "peer institution" to WashU) that is my second (just barely, it was almost a tie) favorite. With financial aid factored in, I am now stuck. Now I'm not sure what I want. Finances are an important factor for me, but idk if it's more important than the reasons I loved WashU and wanted to go there for these past several months. Anyone else in a similar situation or just have some thoughts/advice to offer?
 
  • Like
Reactions: 2 users
PotatoSquare said:
So. I am ridiculously happy. Got a half tuition merit scholarship!! Going to WashU has been my goal since I interviewed here. However, I also got a full tuition scholarship from another awesome school (a "peer institution" to WashU) that is my second (just barely, it was almost a tie) favorite. With financial aid factored in, I am now stuck. Now I'm not sure what I want. Finances are an important factor for me, but idk if it's more important than the reasons I loved WashU and wanted to go there for these past several months. Anyone else in a similar situation or just have some thoughts/advice to offer?
Click to expand...
Might be useful to post in school x vs y z forum, people can probably help you a bit more with this. Congrats!
 
  • Like
  • Love
Reactions: 3 users
PotatoSquare said:
So. I am ridiculously happy. Got a half tuition merit scholarship!! Going to WashU has been my goal since I interviewed here. However, I also got a full tuition scholarship from another awesome school (a "peer institution" to WashU) that is my second (just barely, it was almost a tie) favorite. With financial aid factored in, I am now stuck. Now I'm not sure what I want. Finances are an important factor for me, but idk if it's more important than the reasons I loved WashU and wanted to go there for these past several months. Anyone else in a similar situation or just have some thoughts/advice to offer?
Click to expand...
You can try posting in the Help Me Decide SDN thread!
 
  • Like
  • Love
Reactions: 2 users
There's no WashU Wednesday this upcoming week, right? Do we take this as a sign that a lot of decisions might come out this week?
 
PotatoSquare said:
So. I am ridiculously happy. Got a half tuition merit scholarship!! Going to WashU has been my goal since I interviewed here. However, I also got a full tuition scholarship from another awesome school (a "peer institution" to WashU) that is my second (just barely, it was almost a tie) favorite. With financial aid factored in, I am now stuck. Now I'm not sure what I want. Finances are an important factor for me, but idk if it's more important than the reasons I loved WashU and wanted to go there for these past several months. Anyone else in a similar situation or just have some thoughts/advice to offer?
Click to expand...
Have you heard back from WashU regarding need-based aid too? It's not uncommon for them to give a less-than-full tuition merit scholarship and make the rest up in need-based aid. Since merit and need-based aid are decided by separate committees, it's entirely possible for you to get aid up to the cost of attendance. Then you have to factor in how cheap St. Louis is compared to virtually every city of comparable or larger size (it's much cheaper).
 
  • Like
  • Love
Reactions: 2 users
I'mInDer! said:
Have you heard back from WashU regarding need-based aid too? It's not uncommon for them to give a less-than-full tuition merit scholarship and make the rest up in need-based aid. Since merit and need-based aid are decided by separate committees, it's entirely possible for you to get aid up to the cost of attendance. Then you have to factor in how cheap St. Louis is compared to virtually every city of comparable or larger size (it's much cheaper).
Click to expand...
That's a good point. I haven't heard back about need-based aid or even really completed all the steps for it, but as I understood from their website, need-based aid is 50:50 scholarship to loan. Wouldn't that mean that even if my need included the rest of my tuition, I'd essentially have 75% covered by scholarships? It would be wonderful if they do the entire other half of tuition in need-based, but I'm not sure it works like that...idk. We'll have to wait and see :) Thanks for your suggestion though! You have a good point about St. Louis being amazingly affordable compared to the location of a majority of the other T10s.
 
TheDirtiestDiaper said:
Honors/High Pass/Pass/Fail with no set ratios. So if everyone performs at Honors, everyone receives Honors. I believe I saw this on MSAR, but it was recently mentioned by both M1's and M3's in the recent Why WashU's, so it's seemingly accurate.
Click to expand...
Awesome! So everything is p/f (curriculum and rotations) that would help w the anxiety of all the competition
 
xjawz said:
Awesome! So everything is p/f (curriculum and rotations) that would help w the anxiety of all the competition
Click to expand...
Ehh, I think there is a difference between H/HP/P/F and curriculums that are true P/F. Not that it’s a dealbreaker by any means, but an important distinction.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
viralhiker said:
Ehh, I think there is a difference between H/HP/P/F and curriculums that are true P/F. Not that it’s a dealbreaker by any means, but an important distinction.
Click to expand...
It relieves worry about competition that there are no ratios of H:HP: P:F. But I do agree that you should not be trying to take it easy on clinical rotations, especially now that Step 1 is P/F and we're not really sure what will be weighed more heavily in residency evaluation of applicants.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 2 users
Members don't see this ad :)
PotatoSquare said:
That's a good point. I haven't heard back about need-based aid or even really completed all the steps for it, but as I understood from their website, need-based aid is 50:50 scholarship to loan. Wouldn't that mean that even if my need included the rest of my tuition, I'd essentially have 75% covered by scholarships? It would be wonderful if they do the entire other half of tuition in need-based, but I'm not sure it works like that...idk. We'll have to wait and see :) Thanks for your suggestion though! You have a good point about St. Louis being amazingly affordable compared to the location of a majority of the other T10s.
Click to expand...
That's essentially true, but Wash U also limits how much you have to take in loans each year. For last year's class, the limit was ~$33,000. So, theoretically, if your expected contribution was low enough, you could get the rest of the COA covered by scholarships alone. Even more likely to have the rest of tuition covered (i.e. COA minus living expenses).
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
SoccerKeeper00 said:
That's essentially true, but Wash U also limits how much you have to take in loans each year. For last year's class, the limit was ~$33,000. So, theoretically, if your expected contribution was low enough, you could get the rest of the COA covered by scholarships alone. Even more likely to have the rest of tuition covered (i.e. COA minus living expenses).
Click to expand...
I think when they talked about the cap it was a bit misleading. The cap only applies if you have need in excess of $66k per year based on their criteria/determination. Otherwise you won't hit the cap. However, you still might need to take out loans in excess of $33k per year depending on how much your/parental contribution actually is.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
BullBearMan said:
I think when they talked about the cap it was a bit misleading. The cap only applies if you have need in excess of $66k per year based on their criteria/determination. Otherwise you won't hit the cap. However, you still might need to take out loans in excess of $33k per year depending on how much your/parental contribution actually is.
Click to expand...
For sure. That's why I added the caveat that it would only be if you're expected contribution was low enough. Idk how likely any of this is, however, and it definitely is different from person to person.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 users
If I interviewed late November but haven’t heard back yet, are my chances of acceptance lower?
 
iia said:
If I interviewed late November but haven’t heard back yet, are my chances of acceptance lower?
Click to expand...
I don't think so because as of now, the majority of recently reported As seem to be from the months of October and November. Although their timeline doesn't seem to be linear so I can't say for sure.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 users
Did anyone use the document upload on the app portal?
 
xjawz said:
What would you put there? I havent used it and am trying to see what I can do to improve my chances
Click to expand...
I used it to upload my thank you's to my interviewers (along with direct emails), as well as for an Update/Letter of Interest after my interview.
 
TheDirtiestDiaper said:
I used it to upload my thank you's to my interviewers (along with direct emails), as well as for an Update/Letter of Interest after my interview.
Click to expand...

You think it’s still worth uploading a letter of interest?
 
iia said:
You think it’s still worth uploading a letter of interest?
Click to expand...
Honestly, I have no idea. I sent one shortly after my interview. I've heard that WashU likes demonstrated interest. If you have a significant update to send, I don't think it could hurt!
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
Do people upload their thank you letters to the portal and email their interviewers? I emailed thank yous to each of my interviewers and the admissions email the day after but not sure if I should also upload to the portal?
 
youngking said:
Do people upload their thank you letters to the portal and email their interviewers? I emailed thank yous to each of my interviewers and the admissions email the day after but not sure if I should also upload to the portal?
Click to expand...
I'm sure you're fine. I'm neurotic as hell and it was probably overkill.
 
Did any international students receive the "Financial Requirements for non-US Citizens" email and it shows "the University will require that you provide a total cost of education of $.00."? Pretty sure this is a typo as I have not been notified of any scholarship of financial aid awards, but just wondering.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 user
pre-II R

edit: I like how they wished me luck in my pursuit of medicine instead of plugging some BS masters program like some schools do. very classy
 
  • Care
Reactions: 1 users
4573890 said:
pre-II R

edit: I like how they wished me luck in my pursuit of medicine instead of plugging some BS masters program like some schools do. very classy
Click to expand...
Sorry :( if you dont mind can you share your complete date .
 
I know there seems to be no logic in the way people get reviewed and given decisions but this waiting is really killing me and idk what to think
 
  • Like
  • Care
Reactions: 2 users
Pre-II R, hurts cuz they're my undergrad
 
  • Care
Reactions: 1 users
Pre-II R. I am not even mad. This was probably the nicest pre-II R I have read.
 
  • Care
Reactions: 1 user
Orims said:
Did any international students receive the "Financial Requirements for non-US Citizens" email and it shows "the University will require that you provide a total cost of education of $.00."? Pretty sure this is a typo as I have not been notified of any scholarship of financial aid awards, but just wondering.
Click to expand...
I got one as their "welcome to financial aid" email
 
Just got a missed call from St. Louis, dialed back, yes it was WASHU.....but the lady said she had no idea why I got a call. Please Lord just kill me now.
 
  • Wow
  • Like
  • Hmm
Reactions: 15 users
justagirl213 said:
Just got a missed call from St. Louis, dialed back, yes it was WASHU.....but the lady said she had no idea why I got a call. Please Lord just kill me now.
Click to expand...
oh lord that is evil
 
  • Like
Reactions: 1 users
justagirl213 said:
Just got a missed call from St. Louis, dialed back, yes it was WASHU.....but the lady said she had no idea why I got a call. Please Lord just kill me now.
Click to expand...
the 2021 cycle continues to troll
 
  • Like
Reactions: 3 users
Got an R last night at 9 pm, and woke up to another R. Someone really wanted to get the message across that I wasn't going to this school
 
  • Like
  • Care
  • Wow
Reactions: 4 users
You must log in or register to reply here.
Next unread thread

Similar threads

wysdoc
2022-2023 Washington University in St. Louis
17 18 19 20 21
Replies
1K
Views
265K
thr1932359
T
wysdoc
2021-2022 Washington University in St. Louis
18 19 20 21 22
Replies
1K
Views
286K
MDROSE11
M
wysdoc
2022-2023 Ponce (St. Louis)
3 4 5 6 7
Replies
318
Views
36K
medicine5679
medicine5679
wysdoc
2021-2022 Saint Louis University
7 8 9 10 11
Replies
536
Views
161K
pmcojm
P
wysdoc
2022-2023 Saint Louis University
7 8 9 10 11
Replies
517
Views
117K
Premed@ForestParkForever
Premed@ForestParkForever
Top