2021-2022 Northwestern (Feinberg)

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Are you all talking about decisions for people who interviewed since November or for people who were deferred in November? Or both I guess? From all of the messages that admissions have sent, it looks like March would be when we hear back. Obviously hoping it's sooner though!
 
MichaelScott23 said:
Are you all talking about decisions for people who interviewed since November or for people who were deferred in November? Or both I guess? From all of the messages that admissions have sent, it looks like March would be when we hear back. Obviously hoping it's sooner though!
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Decisions for November and December interviewees 🙂
 
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Do quite a few people end up going from deferred to accepted? Or historically is it basically a waitlist
 
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Just received a post interview package today. It contains a notebook and a folder with a newsletter and other curriculum/financial aid information. I interviewed mid January. Does everyone get one of these packages or is this a sign I got in? I am trying not to freak out because I loved my interview day here 😅
 
adaboy said:
Just received a post interview package today. It contains a notebook and a folder with a newsletter and other curriculum/financial aid information. I interviewed mid January. Does everyone get one of these packages or is this a sign I got in? I am trying not to freak out because I loved my interview day here 😅
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Sorry, but schools don't send signs. If (when) you are accepted, they will let you know. What you received is a tiny fraction of the goodies that used to be given out during in person interview days, and that swag was certainly not meant to signal acceptance. It's just a little marketing to make you feel good in case you later receive an A. Nothing more.
 
Lifeblood_20 said:
Congrats to those accepted! And godspeed to those deferred. Hoping for good news for you soon enough.
Current M1&happy to answer questions here or DM. Disclaimer that I am not involved in admissions.
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Thanks for making yourself available! Had a few questions if you don’t mind.

-where do most students live?
-what does an average day/week look like as an MS1? When are you in mandatory class and how much free time do you have?
 
Lifeblood_20 said:
-2/3 of M1s live in Streeterville. The rest are spread out in Goldcoast, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, etc.
-An average week is probably like 2 days of pretty busy that are like 3 hours of lectures (not mandatory attendance) + 4 hours of mandatory clinical stuff /small group/PBL each day. The rest of the week is about 3-5 hours of non-mandatory lecture each day, plus 2-4 mandatory hours of meetings per month. So you have super busy days and super chill days. Overall I think there's a good amount of free time.
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Sweet! Thanks for your answers.

-Do you think there are any foreseeable changes to the curriculum? Any possibility of a shorted preclinical period?
-Do you feel like there are a lot of resources and support for students? Even so in a large class size?
-is it pretty easy to not have a car and get to and from things school events such as ECMH?
 
seagerco1 said:
Sweet! Thanks for your answers.

-Do you think there are any foreseeable changes to the curriculum? Any possibility of a shorted preclinical period?
-Do you feel like there are a lot of resources and support for students? Even so in a large class size?
-is it pretty easy to not have a car and get to and from things school events such as ECMH?
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-I do not expect any significant changes to the curriculum, including the length of the preclinical didactic period, any time soon
- Yes, the admin/faculty support is really good. The class is divided into 8 colleges of ~20 students each, overseen by one faculty mentor who is familiar with the curriculum. I text my mentor on a regular basis when things come up. The admins are very reachable and many times they have referred me to appropriate recourses right away. I really feel that everybody is here to support our success.
- You do not need a car for school events. For ECMH, if your site is far, you get the money for riding in Lyfts.
 
Lifeblood_20 said:
Congrats to those accepted! And godspeed to those deferred. Hoping for good news for you soon enough.
Current M1&happy to answer questions here or DM. Disclaimer that I am not involved in admissions.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to answer questions!

- do students typically live in apartments with people in their class?
- do students volunteer at only one community clinic or do some people volunteer at multiple?
- what is the exam schedule like? I remember vaguely hearing that there are exams once every three weeks, but I am not sure if I am remembering correctly.
- what made you pick Feinberg over other schools?
 
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beepbopbeepbop said:
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer questions!

- do students typically live in apartments with people in their class?
- do students volunteer at only one community clinic or do some people volunteer at multiple?
- what is the exam schedule like? I remember vaguely hearing that there are exams once every three weeks, but I am not sure if I am remembering correctly.
- what made you pick Feinberg over other schools?
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- I think a good number of students have classmates as roommates. a 2+ bedroom apartment can get quite expensive in downtown Chicago though, so I think the majority of people live alone. M2s-M4s are more likely to live alone as they get used to it.
- For ECMH you are only assigned to one site. There are definitely many opportunities to volunteer in your own time.
- Exam every 4-6 weeks.
- I liked Feinberg's commitment to diversity, supportive admin, location, and strength of student body/matching prospects. So far I have not been disappointed.
 
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