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sensualtomato said:
I did this too and they just forward your note to the interview coordinators and it ends up on your portal anyways. I wouldn't sweat it.
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like do u see it on the portal? My interview was a while ago and I sent my thank you letter like a day later, but I don't see it in my portal.
 
Bayern789 said:
like do u see it on the portal? My interview was a while ago and I sent my thank you letter like a day later, but I don't see it in my portal.
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I also emailed my thank you to the interviewer directly... I don't see it in the portal but honestly wouldn't be worried. BU cares more to see an update or letter of interest at this point. our interviewer already wrote their interview summary on us + can confirm they got a thank you if anyone ever asked (doubt they will)
 
Bayern789 said:
Ooop i sent my thank you note directly to my interviewer not on the portal a while ago. I just saw there is a place for me to put it on the portal, should I add it now?
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I sent a thank you note directly to my interviewer's email and he responded to it! you're fine and you don't have to worry about it 🙂
 
GrainofSalt said:
Same lol complete 9/14 OOS With no toes either
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Foot Toes GIF by Trolli

no toesssssssssss
 
mistybay said:
anyone else who has interviewed getting nervous for december? i'm so anxious to hear back 😱
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This hits me in the feels. I had my interview this past week and will be in the second wave. I can barely contain myself and it's soooo far out. I LOVED the vibe of my interview student/dean panel.
 
Hey everyone! Still anxiously awaiting a response from this school as well as others... in your opinion, does it hurt to email BU to inquire about the status of my application?
 
Justtryintomedschool said:
This hits me in the feels. I had my interview this past week and will be in the second wave. I can barely contain myself and it's soooo far out. I LOVED the vibe of my interview student/dean panel.
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i feel this! i really enjoyed my interview here
 
Got the pre-II R today 🙁 I'd been considering sending an update letter the past couple weeks but I guess it wouldn't have mattered haha (or at least that's what I'll keep telling myself to keep my sanity)

Complete 8/1, MA resident, stats decently within range
 
Has anyone who interviewed in the first wave sent a letter of interest? I would want to send an update letter but I don't have anything to update in the month since my interview (but I did provide updates during the interview.) Unsure whether a letter of interest helps or hurts
 
bluenette23 said:
Has anyone who interviewed in the first wave sent a letter of interest? I would want to send an update letter but I don't have anything to update in the month since my interview (but I did provide updates during the interview.) Unsure whether a letter of interest helps or hurts
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I did an update letter and sprinkled in a bit of interest. I don’t think just an interest letter would hurt u though but u might wanna save it for if u get waitlisted.
 
For pre-II update letters, who did y'all put under "assign a name" in the portal?
 
Would it be a bad idea to send an pre-II update letter? Applied in July so it has been quite a bit of time.
 
arrozconleche said:
Would it be a bad idea to send an pre-II update letter? Applied in July so it has been quite a bit of time.
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Same here. I'm not sure who to put under "assign name" in the portal, and that's what has been holding me back from doing so
 
potato10 said:
Same here. I'm not sure who to put under "assign name" in the portal, and that's what has been holding me back from doing so
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I understood this as "assign a name for your update letter." I just wrote the title of my update letter, I doubt this is a huge deal.
 
Watson343 said:
Hey! So I interviewed in Sep. and I definitely want to send an update letter before the EXCOM meets for the first group of interviews. Our lab is just waiting to hear back from a journal about a recent paper- how long do you guys think I have until I absolutely need to send the letter for it to be included when they review my file? I got an email from them a couple of weeks ago asking for updates- I was figuring I have until mid next week?

Also, does anyone know if people get rejected this time around? Or does anyone who doesnt get the A get pushed to rereview in march?

Thanks!
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Idk about the update stuff, but regarding your other question, the way I understood it was that those who interview in the first wave can have three possible outcomes: Acceptance, Rejection, or Hold (meaning that you will be rereviewed in March with the second wave of interviewees). So if you aren't accepted in December, you don't necessarily get rereviewed in March, but you could be if they place you on hold. I imagine it will be very clear in the email.
 
_Evangeline_ said:
Idk about the update stuff, but regarding your other question, the way I understood it was that those who interview in the first wave can have three possible outcomes: Acceptance, Rejection, or Hold (meaning that you will be rereviewed in March with the second wave of interviewees). So if you aren't accepted in December, you don't necessarily get rereviewed in March, but you could be if they place you on hold. I imagine it will be very clear in the email.
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Does anyone know if those interviewing in mid November make it to the first round, or likely will hear back in March?
 
M_C said:
Does anyone know if those interviewing in mid November make it to the first round, or likely will hear back in March?
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Based on the info provided in their secondary portal, yes.
 
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M_C said:
Does anyone know if those interviewing in mid November make it to the first round, or likely will hear back in March?
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Justtryintomedschool said:
During my BU intro session with Dean Goodell in early November, she stated we would be in the March round of decisions but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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My group (mid-Nov) was also told it'll be in March so I guess we got some time until then lmao
 
Interviewed Oct 1st and wondering if its too late / worth it to get an update letter from my work supervisor to send to BU. I have pretty significant new experiences but I did describe the position when I just started in my secondary.
 
scpm said:
Interviewed Oct 1st and wondering if its too late / worth it to get an update letter from my work supervisor to send to BU. I have pretty significant new experiences but I did describe the position when I just started in my secondary.
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i mean if u plan on doing it sometime, it wouldn’t hurt to do it now i guess. Just think if another time works better, if there isn’t one just be confident and go for it! U got it!
 
Does anyone think it’s a silent hold or that some files just haven’t been reviewed if I haven’t heard since July? Dream school here 🙁.
 
arrozconleche said:
Does anyone think it’s a silent hold or that some files just haven’t been reviewed if I haven’t heard since July? Dream school here 🙁.
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There is no way to know, and it really doesn't matter. UCSF is still sending out secondaries, so it is entirely possible they are still reviewing applications. Even if it's a silent hold, given how many pre-II Rs they have issued, that would mean you are still in the game every bit as much as those who have not yet been reviewed.

It's undoubtedly unnerving, but a lot of people still haven't heard from a lot of schools, including me. Personally, I worry a lot more about silent Rs than silent Hs, and worry lot less about silent Rs at schools like BU that have been issuing wave after wave of very loud pre-II Rs.

Holds, whether or not silent, are the functional equivalent of not being reviewed at schools that have been liberally rejecting people, because both groups of applicants are not rejected and don't have IIs.
 
arrozconleche said:
Does anyone think it’s a silent hold or that some files just haven’t been reviewed if I haven’t heard since July? Dream school here 🙁.
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I think you're definitely still in the running and no news is good news at this point! I just got a pre-II R and I submitted my primary in October and secondary in November, so you've probably been reviewed if they're going in chronological order. I would say if they wanted to reject you they would've by now so that's at least a bit comforting, stay positive you got this! 🙂
 
tlt11 said:
Past few years it's been the second week of December, anytime from Wednesday to Friday! So fingers crossed!
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Because I'm psychotic:

MSAR (this year): Friday December 17
2020-2021: Friday December 11
2019-2020: Wednesday December 11
2018-2019: Monday January 7
2017-2018: Friday January 5
2016-2017: Friday January 6

I'm thinking late this week at the EARLIEST but I bet sometime next week

EDIT: for the past 2 years it's been about 2 weeks after thanksgiving. Basing it off that, maybe it will be this week so thats fun
 
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