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justtrynagetin said:
Just got the email that I’m on hold
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It’s all good don’t stress, me and many others are with you. As you can see people do get off of the hold during the cycle.
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Any other news? This thread is insanely dead.
 
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Alright see you guys next month 😂
 
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Anyone hear anything on the MD/PhD side? They said they’d get back to us sometime this week.
 
Have any admitted students heard anything about the scholarship application or financial aid yet?
 
purpleroses said:
Have any admitted students heard anything about the scholarship application or financial aid yet?
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Did they email you your acceptance packet yet? I received an email some time within the next day or so from the Financial Aid office containing a spreadsheet of the expected expenses/budget. Nothing on any scholarship info so far though.
 
here2be said:
Did they email you your acceptance packet yet? I received an email some time within the next day or so from the Financial Aid office containing a spreadsheet of the expected expenses/budget. Nothing on any scholarship info so far though.
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I got an email with that spreadsheet over a month ago but haven't heard anything about financial aid since. Is that email what you mean by acceptance packet? I changed my mailing address since applying and have had trouble making sure that's updated, so I hope I didn't miss anything by mail.
 
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purpleroses said:
I got an email with that spreadsheet over a month ago but haven't heard anything about financial aid since. Is that email what you mean by acceptance packet? I changed my mailing address since applying and have had trouble making sure that's updated, so I hope I didn't miss anything by mail.
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Yeah I was referring to that spreadsheet email. I haven't received anything beyond that.
 
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Almost that time of the month folks 😎
 
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Good luck tomorrow everyone o7
 
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Just got the call! Interviewed 1/28. I'm early in the alphabet if that helps anyone haha
 
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Holy cow, just recieved an ii. OOS, LM ~69, ties to Charleston/MUSC. Thought I had 0 chance here.
 
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Got an II yesterday that was scheduled for 3/25, OOS but with strong ties to the state
 
This may be a silly question lol but does anyone know what the typical attire is for a second look weekend at MUSC? I don't think it's suit and tie formal but is casual ok like jeans?
 
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here2be said:
This may be a silly question lol but does anyone know what the typical attire is for a second look weekend at MUSC? I don't think it's suit and tie formal but is casual ok like jeans?
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I'm going to another second look, not this one.. but I was planning on wearing business casual like a nice button down dress pants and loafers
 
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To any current students, what are popular areas for students to live in (outside of downtown charleston)? I'm keeping the option to buy open, so living downtown may not be a feasible option for me. Would you consider Summerville to be too far from campus? Ideally, I would like medical students as roommates, so that is something I'm taking into consideration as well. Thanks!
 
2MinuteWarning said:
To any current students, what are popular areas for students to live in (outside of downtown charleston)? I'm keeping the option to buy open, so living downtown may not be a feasible option for me. Would you consider Summerville to be too far from campus? Ideally, I would like medical students as roommates, so that is something I'm taking into consideration as well. Thanks!
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Not a current student (yet) but am from the area. West Ashley, James Island, and Mount Pleasant are all areas SUPER close to downtown. Park Circle in North Charleston or maybe even Johns Island as well--they're a little farther out but still close. On a good day, Summerville is 40 mins but could easily approach an hr depending on traffic.
 
here2be said:
Not a current student (yet) but am from the area. West Ashley, James Island, and Mount Pleasant are all areas SUPER close to downtown. Park Circle in North Charleston or maybe even Johns Island as well--they're a little farther out but still close. On a good day, Summerville is 40 mins but could easily approach an hr depending on traffic.
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Thanks! This was super helpful. :)
 
2MinuteWarning said:
I was considering it because it seemed a lot more affordable than anything closer to Charleston. Everything is so expensive now :/
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Yeah I feel that. Ultimately you just have to decide if the 1.5-2 hour round trip drive fighting traffic every day is worth it when you will already be crunched for time. Dont forget to factor in the fact you will have to park in the parking lot by the River Dogs stadium, wait for a shuttle, and then shuttle to campus. It would be so much time. Im biased cause I was born/raised in charleston but your life will be 100X better if you choose an option like james island. summerville is just so yuck and depressing
 
2MinuteWarning said:
To any current students, what are popular areas for students to live in (outside of downtown charleston)? I'm keeping the option to buy open, so living downtown may not be a feasible option for me. Would you consider Summerville to be too far from campus? Ideally, I would like medical students as roommates, so that is something I'm taking into consideration as well. Thanks!
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Like others have said, Summerville is pretty far. If you're looking to buy, Johns Island is probably a decent bet if you want an actual house. West Ashley and James Island have some condos that are pretty popular with medical students/residents. It's historically a tough real estate market, but totally possible. Good luck and congrats! - Current student and homeowner :)
 
aizsnnlmo said:
Like others have said, Summerville is pretty far. If you're looking to buy, Johns Island is probably a decent bet if you want an actual house. West Ashley and James Island have some condos that are pretty popular with medical students/residents. It's historically a tough real estate market, but totally possible. Good luck and congrats! - Current student and homeowner :)
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Thanks!
 
blackbearfox said:
Yeah I feel that. Ultimately you just have to decide if the 1.5-2 hour round trip drive fighting traffic every day is worth it when you will already be crunched for time. Dont forget to factor in the fact you will have to park in the parking lot by the River Dogs stadium, wait for a shuttle, and then shuttle to campus. It would be so much time. Im biased cause I was born/raised in charleston but your life will be 100X better if you choose an option like james island. summerville is just so yuck and depressing
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How long do you think the commute from James Island would be in the nastiest Charleston traffic?
 
purpleroses said:
How long do you think the commute from James Island would be in the nastiest Charleston traffic?
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That’s really dependent on where in James island you are but I wouldn’t think more than 20 minutes in bad traffic for most places
 
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Has anyone heard anything about financial aid/scholarships from MUSC yet? (such as how/where to apply)? I know they sent out the estimated budget for costs, but I don’t recall seeing anything about scholarship apps yet.
 
blueming said:
Has anyone heard anything about financial aid/scholarships from MUSC yet? (such as how/where to apply)? I know they sent out the estimated budget for costs, but I don’t recall seeing anything about scholarship apps yet.
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I sent an email asking and was told we'd be getting an email soon about it and to not fill anything out yet. But I also know a couple people who have been called about scholarships without filling out the app at all.
 
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Does anyone know if Fridays match results for musc were considered good/normal for them? I was a bit confused on the math. Musc accepts 180 students (6 of them being MD/PhD) so you theoretically would have expected 174 to match if 100% of their class matched. MUSC reports a 98% match rate so you’d expect 170.5 students to match. Only 151 of their class matched which puts the match rate at 86.7% (151/174). Maybe the match rate is just calculated by #of people who matched/#of people who made it through their four year and applied to match (rather than the number of first years that started at the school). Regardless, with those numbers, 13.2% of their class didn’t make it through medical school in 4 years. That seems incredibly high for a US MD program. Anyone have any thoughts or insights to this?
 
blackbearfox said:
Does anyone know if Fridays match results for musc were considered good/normal for them? I was a bit confused on the math. Musc accepts 180 students (6 of them being MD/PhD) so you theoretically would have expected 174 to match if 100% of their class matched. MUSC reports a 98% match rate so you’d expect 170.5 students to match. Only 151 of their class matched which puts the match rate at 86.7% (151/174). Maybe the match rate is just calculated by #of people who matched/#of people who made it through their four year and applied to match (rather than the number of first years that started at the school). Regardless, with those numbers, 13.2% of their class didn’t make it through medical school in 4 years. That seems incredibly high for a US MD program. Anyone have any thoughts or insights to this?
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Has anyone else had trouble getting in touch with the outside interviewer? I haven’t heard anything and I’m worried because I only have until Friday
 
cander67 said:
Has anyone else had trouble getting in touch with the outside interviewer? I haven’t heard anything and I’m worried because I only have until Friday
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How long has it been? I'd reach out a second time. I emailed my interviewer and didn't hear back for a couple days
 
A_MD_2be said:
How long has it been? I'd reach out a second time. I emailed my interviewer and didn't hear back for a couple days
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It's been two days but I only have until Friday. I forgot to email until Sunday.
 
blackbearfox said:
Does anyone know if Fridays match results for musc were considered good/normal for them? I was a bit confused on the math. Musc accepts 180 students (6 of them being MD/PhD) so you theoretically would have expected 174 to match if 100% of their class matched. MUSC reports a 98% match rate so you’d expect 170.5 students to match. Only 151 of their class matched which puts the match rate at 86.7% (151/174). Maybe the match rate is just calculated by #of people who matched/#of people who made it through their four year and applied to match (rather than the number of first years that started at the school). Regardless, with those numbers, 13.2% of their class didn’t make it through medical school in 4 years. That seems incredibly high for a US MD program. Anyone have any thoughts or insights to this?
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MUSC reported a 100% match rate. So every student who applied for the match either was matched or went through SOAP successfully. The class of 2022 most likely had fewer students than get accepted now. Plus with the class of 2022 going into clinicals right when COVID hit it wouldn't be surprising if issues with some clinical sites caused some students to have to delay graduation but that is just speculation.
 
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cander67 said:
It's been two days but I only have until Friday. I forgot to email until Sunday.
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I'd email your interviewer again but also email admissions (I think Mrs. Howard??) to let them know.
 
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Does anyone know if MUSC is still extending interviews? Where do people check their application status? (I saw some people were notified that they were "on hold") ... waiting for a pre-ii R
 
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