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puppylove101 said:
Just deferred via email :/
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mistybay said:
+1 deferred, at least it's not an R i guess :/
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Praying for y'all that March brings good news! Are these emails also from your interviewers or from the official BU admissions email?
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Did not receive a call but did receive an email today!! Congrats to everyone!
 
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Just received Acceptance email!!

Did not receive call, email was from BU admissions. I sent an update letter mid-November. OOS, ORM.
 
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Morningnight said:
Just received Acceptance email!!

Did not receive call, email was from BU admissions. I sent an update letter mid-November. OOS, ORM.
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+1!! How do we accept the offer in the Supplemental Application, I don't see any alerts?
 
just got the acceptance email!! Didn’t receive a call from my interviewer yesterday or today. Initials LC.
 
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Got the email! Didn’t get a call, interviewed early October, interviewed with GB :)
 
Does deferred essentially mean rejected/waitlisted? Don't have high hopes after getting deferred. It feels like I'll just get rejected later on. I thought this was one of my best interviews too so I'm not sure what went wrong.
 
Just received official acceptance email, never received a call or email from my interviewer. Got a nice merit scholarship too! :)
 
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just accepted via email!! interviewed in Sept! no phone call
 
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donald_duck said:
+1!! How do we accept the offer in the Supplemental Application, I don't see any alerts?
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I don't think portals have been updated yet! In the coming days, I'm sure a tab will appear on the left that says "Admissions Decision" or something like that. Congrats to you!!
 
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Morningnight said:
I don't think portals have been updated yet! In the coming days, I'm sure a tab will appear on the left that says "Admissions Decision" or something like that. Congrats to you!!
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Yep, it updated haha I was too eager since it was my first acceptance. Congrats to you too!!
 
allseasons said:
What does BU's merit scholarships tend to look like? How many and what amount?
Anyone getting a call today or nah?
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Just got an email with a $40,000 merit scholarship ($10,000 over four years). Not sure what tier this is, but super excited about it!
 
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allseasons said:
What does BU's merit scholarships tend to look like? How many and what amount?
Anyone getting a call today or nah?
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I've talked to a few BU medical students and merit aid tends to be low. In the email acceptance from BU, they gave me a merit scholarship for $10k a year. I know you can get more through financial aid but I don't think BU gives much more in terms of merit scholarships!
 
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Also received a merit scholarship for 10k/year. Seems like that’s the max!
 
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got the acceptance call this morning!!!! 😭😭😭 interviewed early oct, it still hasnt sunk in!!
 
Congratulations to everyone who has received an acceptance! I was wondering if you were able to reserve your spot in the class on the portal? I was only able to agree to the Technical Standards, but did not receive an alert specifically asking me if I wanted to reserve my spot. Thanks!
 
does BU give out merit scholarships and when do they do that
 
Accepted via email at 3:33 pm! This was my only interview so I am beyond shocked and excited!!! BU MAMS student here, interviewer was M.H. :)o_O:eek:
 
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toooblivious21 said:
Congratulations to everyone who has received an acceptance! I was wondering if you were able to reserve your spot in the class on the portal? I was only able to agree to the Technical Standards, but did not receive an alert specifically asking me if I wanted to reserve my spot. Thanks!
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Also had this issue! Has anyone been able to reserve their spot in the class?
 
jojofu said:
Got the A from an email from the Dean!
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Also 10k per year merit scholarship. They said this was the Dean's scholar program, so maybe there are other merit scholarships as well?
 
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Kmani6 said:
Also received a merit scholarship for 10k/year. Seems like that’s the max!
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URM or nah?
Asking because I was tryna see if it was based on MCAT, and the cutoffs might vary.
 
Didn’t get an acceptance call so freaking out yesterday, but got an email! Also got the $10k/year scholarship :)
 
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where have applicant seen info on scholarships? is it mentioned in the acceptance letter or somewhere on portal???
 
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where have applicant seen info on scholarships? is it mentioned in the acceptance letter or somewhere on portal???
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It’s attached in the pdf of the acceptance email! I honestly didn’t even see it at first cuz I didn’t scroll down. It’s like the 2nd page of the file.
 
Does anyone know how generous need-based aid is at BU? This one is definitely not in contention for merit scholarships 😂
 
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ACCEPTED!!!! Interviewed 9/27!!! So shocked bc I knew my app was a great fit but I thought my interview went god awful wow
 
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deferral.....do ppl actually get in after getting deferred here or should I just give up
 
anyone know how early we could hear about financial aid packages?
 
If BU is 100% my first choice should I wait to hear from other schools or just commit to enroll rn? Is there any good reason to wait til April?
 
allseasons said:
URM or nah?
Asking because I was tryna see if it was based on MCAT, and the cutoffs might vary.
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I’m ORM and my MCAT is 520. I think BU’s median MCAT is like a ~519, so idk if that was a big factor honestly!
 
scpm said:
If BU is 100% my first choice should I wait to hear from other schools or just commit to enroll rn? Is there any good reason to wait til April?
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Why not wait? Sure, you might not have a great reason to wait, but you also don't have a great reason to commit early - why not just wait to see what other offers you get, and not prematurely limit your choices? Anything could change in the time between now and April. I would exercise some patience and delay that instant gratification, personally.
 
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scpm said:
If BU is 100% my first choice should I wait to hear from other schools or just commit to enroll rn?
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"Commit to Enroll" option is not available until April 30th anyways, so you have lots of time to make your decision! The BU $500 deposit is not due until July 11th also. For now, you just have to accept the offer and respond to the Technical Standards Form.
 
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I was rejected on Friday. It sounds like most people were accepted and I'm happy for everyone. My rejection wasn't a surprise given how poor my interview went. (The interviewer and I didn't vibe and I counted over 40 questions he asked me in 60 min. He also asked me questions that I think were really ridiculous about resource management. i.e if there were 10 ventilators and 50 people who needed them, how would I decide who gets them. Would I give preference to healthcare professionals in that decision, etc. It was a bad interview for me and I was expecting this.) Good luck everyone this cycle. :)
 
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