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R today as well, complete 8/10, LM 75. But good luck to everyone!
 
That was a very sweet rejection email. Complete mid August. Best of luck to everyone still in it!
 
R today, Complete 8/14, LM 75.8, ORM. Should have applied to Pitt earlier
 
Rejection from Pitt. I checked the application portal, did not receive the email yet. 3.6 cGPA, 511 MCAT. Complete 08/20. Good luck everyone! OOS btw
 
I keep seeing people say Pitt is almost 100% done interviews at this point on r/premed. Anyone know if this is true? They did tell us at our interview they were giving 200 fewer IIs this cycle than last (950 ->750).
 
Complete 7/14 for MSTP, still silence on my end, even though other MSTP applicants have been rejected
 
msummer said:
I keep seeing people say Pitt is almost 100% done interviews at this point on r/premed. Anyone know if this is true? They did tell us at our interview they were giving 200 fewer IIs this cycle than last (950 ->750).
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They did have a lot more applicants last year then they generally do. Not sure what it looks like this year.
 
msummer said:
I keep seeing people say Pitt is almost 100% done interviews at this point on r/premed. Anyone know if this is true? They did tell us at our interview they were giving 200 fewer IIs this cycle than last (950 ->750).
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Interviews extended an additional month to 1/14/22 instead of the original 12/10/21 date, so I assume they will be doing more than their original 750. Not sure what the new total number will be, and don't know why they would've extended the interview season
 
Rk471 said:
Interviews extended an additional month to 1/14/22 instead of the original 12/10/21 date, so I assume they will be doing more than their original 750. Not sure what the new total number will be, and don't know why they would've extended the interview season
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Oh really? Did they say that in one of their more recent informationals or at your interview?
 
Rk471 said:
Interviews extended an additional month to 1/14/22 instead of the original 12/10/21 date, so I assume they will be doing more than their original 750. Not sure what the new total number will be, and don't know why they would've extended the interview season
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msummer said:
Oh really? Did they say that in one of their more recent informationals or at your interview?
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This was also mentioned in one of my sessions. They also updated this information on their website. However, they also explained that they had to do this because they had technical difficulties with some of their interview days, and they had to reschedule those applicants. They don't plan on sending more invites; they insisted that they would go back to their normal count (~700-750) because the reason they extended more invites last year was because they were not sure how COVID/online cycle would impact their yield. After they released decisions, they realized those "extra interviews" were not necessary.
 
greenrain said:
This was also mentioned in one of my sessions. They also updated this information on their website. However, they also explained that they had to do this because they had technical difficulties with some of their interview days, and they had to reschedule those applicants. They don't plan on sending more invites; they insisted that they would go back to their normal count (~700-750) because the reason they extended more invites last year was because they were not sure how COVID/online cycle would impact their yield. After they released decisions, they realized those "extra interviews" were not necessary.
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This explains a lot, good to know.

Unfortunate for anyone holding out hope though.
 
msummer said:
I keep seeing people say Pitt is almost 100% done interviews at this point on r/premed. Anyone know if this is true? They did tell us at our interview they were giving 200 fewer IIs this cycle than last (950 ->750).
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If they say it on r/premed, it must be true! :laugh::laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
 
Pre-II R 🙁 Complete 7/13 and pretty disappointed bc this is my dream school but oh well I guess. Congrats to everyone with IIs!
Stats if anyone is curious: 517 MCAT, 3.9X GPA
 
msummer said:
it's funny because they say the same about sdn lol
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Yup. There is probably no reason to jump back and forth between the two sites referencing the other! 😎

If you want to know if something posted over there is true, you should probably ask whoever posted where they got their information from, rather than asking random strangers here to validate information posted by random strangers there.

Based on the volume of IIs and Rs reported here, I think it's fair to say Pitt is making good progress working through its pile, and they should be thanked for not hiding the ball from us, and for promptly letting us know where we stand.

As far as speculation that they are nearly done with IIs, as long as there are people who haven't heard back, and as long as they haven't made an announcement that they are done, or nearly done, I don't think it's helpful to post that, or to spread uninformed speculation about that from another site. It only serves to upset people who haven't heard, and it actually has ZERO basis in fact, unless you (or whoever is posting) has personally done an II count and gotten close to 750.

JMHO, especially when there are people still reporting receiving IIs, right here, just this week.
 
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KnightDoc said:
Yup. There is probably no reason to jump back and forth between the two sites referencing the other! 😎

If you want to know if something posted over there is true, you should probably ask whoever posted where they got their information from, rather than asking random strangers here to validate information posted by random strangers there.

Based on the volume of IIs and Rs reported here, I think it's fair to say Pitt is making good progress working through its pile, and they should be thanked for not hiding the ball from us, and for promptly letting us know where we stand.

As far as speculation that they are nearly done with IIs, as long as there are people who haven't heard back, and as long as they haven't made an announcement that they are done, or nearly done, I don't think it's helpful to post that, or to spread uninformed speculation about that from another site. It only serves to upset people who haven't heard, and it actually has ZERO basis in fact, unless you (or whoever is posting) has personally done an II count and gotten close to 750.

JMHO, especially when there are people still reporting receiving IIs, right here, just this week.
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Good point! I've just consistently seen Pitt referenced there when people asked "what schools are almost done interviews", which made me want a source to see it's veracity because it didn't make much sense. They didn't have any sources on r/premed when I asked, but the word of mouth about it seemed widespread enough to make me wonder if it were true.

Tbh, this is where crossing between the sites can be of some help, because I reported back on the information @Rk471 said to applicants that were rather sad on r/premed, which raised spirits. But yes, my apologies for bringing that same sentiment here.
 
msummer said:
Good point! I've just consistently seen Pitt referenced there when people asked "what schools are almost done interviews", which made me want a source to see it's veracity because it didn't make much sense. They didn't have any sources on r/premed when I asked, but the word of mouth about it seemed widespread enough to make me wonder if it were true.

Tbh, this is where crossing between the sites can be of some help, because I reported back on the information @Rk471 said to applicants that were rather sad on r/premed, which raised spirits. But yes, my apologies for bringing that same sentiment here.
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TBH, it's all blind speculation, unless you have non-anonymous adcoms from schools like Case and UCF coming on here and telling us what's going on, or the schools transparently post updates on their websites, like Vandy and Michigan.

The Pitt speculation is just based on all the reported activity, plus the fact that the school announced it was pulling back last year's increase in IIs. Someone posts, either as a question or a statement, that they are almost done. Someone else then repeats it, and then a whole bunch of people "heard" it, and come back asking if it's true. 🙂

Given how good Pitt has been about pushing out decisions, it will be over when everyone has received a notification from the school. There is no way that will be sometime in October, given how long the cycle is and how many applicants they are dealing with.

Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving! Things will start winding down around then. Really. Every year. At many schools. Actual interviews start winding down in December and January. Some schools go into March or April, but no one wraps up in October. Not with 65,000 unique applicants filing 20-30 or more applications across around 150 schools.

If it's not on their website, and it's not communicated to candidates during information sessions, how the hell would anyone actually "hear" anything from a legitimate source? Because some anonymous person says so on an internet forum? This is why everything has to be taken with a huge grain of salt, unless it's coming from a credible, known adcom (and, sometimes, even then! 😎), or unless multiple people are posting from first hand information.
 
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KnightDoc said:
TBH, it's all blind speculation, unless you have non-anonymous adcoms from schools like Case and UCF coming on here and telling us what's going on, or the schools transparently post updates on their websites, like Vandy and Michigan.

The Pitt speculation is just based on all the reported activity, plus the fact that the school announced it was pulling back last year's increase in IIs. Someone posts, either as a question or a statement, that they are almost done. Someone else then repeats it, and then a whole bunch of people "heard" it, and come back asking if it's true. 🙂

Given how good Pitt has been about pushing out decisions, it will be over when everyone has received a notification from the school. There is no way that will be sometime in October, given how long the cycle is and how many applicants they are dealing with.

Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving! Things will start winding down around then. Really. Every year. At many schools. Actual interviews start winding down in December and January. Some schools go into March or April, but no one wraps up in October. Not with 65,000 unique applicants filing 20-30 or more applications across around 150 schools.

If it's not on their website, and it's not communicated to candidates during information sessions, how the hell would anyone actually "hear" anything from a legitimate source? Because some anonymous person says so on an internet forum? This is why everything has to be taken with a huge grain of salt, unless it's coming from a credible, known adcom (and, sometimes, even then! 😎), or unless multiple people are posting from first hand information.
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I have been pretty positive that pitt will be done sending out II by the first week of November, based on 4 interview days a week, 12 people a day, from the last week of August through mid December. That's 16 weeks with Thanksgiving and labor day, so just around 750 applicants and they seemed to be leading by 4-5 weeks for most of the cycle.

This formula no longer holds up with the extended interview period, but as someone mentioned before a lot of those added spots could be for technical difficulties and not actually new IIs.
 
Rk471 said:
I have been pretty positive that pitt will be done sending out II by the first week of November, based on 4 interview days a week, 12 people a day, from the last week of August through mid December. That's 16 weeks with Thanksgiving and labor day, so just around 750 applicants and they seemed to be leading by 4-5 weeks for most of the cycle.

This formula no longer holds up with the extended interview period, but as someone mentioned before a lot of those added spots could be for technical difficulties and not actually new IIs.
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Okay. So now, in the second week of October, we're splitting hairs between the 1st week of November and the 3rd or 4th week? If so, I think we're basically saying the same thing, and they are still around a month away from being done, correct?
 
KnightDoc said:
Okay. So now, in the second week of October, we're splitting hairs between the 1st week of November and the 3rd or 4th week? If so, I think we're basically saying the same thing, and they are still around a month away from being done, correct?
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I think the spread has gotten wider, because someone recently said December was the earliest available. In years past it also looked like Rs corresponded to the end of IIs, and they came almost 2 months earlier this year than last year.

The tracker Google doc also has ~80 entries, and I've seen people approximate a 10% response rate, but definitely speculation there.

I'm fairly certain they're >95% done with IIs as of now though
 
Rk471 said:
I think the spread has gotten wider, because someone recently said December was the earliest available. In years past it also looked like Rs corresponded to the end of IIs, and they came almost 2 months earlier this year than last year.

The tracker Google doc also has ~80 entries, and I've seen people approximate a 10% response rate, but definitely speculation there.

I'm fairly certain they're >95% done with IIs as of now though
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Okay, but someone reported an II this week, and everyone hasn't heard yet. What about them?

What basis, other than your gut and applying an arbitrary multiplier to an inherently unreliable Google doc, do you have for a 95% estimate instead of 75%? If Rs mean they are done, where are everyone else's Rs, and why have so many people received IIs since Rs first started going out weeks ago?
 
KnightDoc said:
Okay, but someone reported an II this week, and everyone hasn't heard yet. What about them?

What basis, other than your gut and applying an arbitrary multiplier to an inherently unreliable Google doc, do you have for a 95% estimate instead of 75%? If Rs mean they are done, where are everyone else's Rs, and why have so many people received IIs since Rs first started going out weeks ago?
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First R wave was on the 5th, so 10 days ago. Looks like 1 II reported in that time with daily R waves coming. These R waves also seem to be coming in fairly chronological order, so the reviewers may go through their alloted piles and mark x number of people for R every day now.

More than my gut feeling, it's based on the data at my disposal (rough total II #, II per week, approximate date of earliest available II date, reason for extended II period, historical threads, etc.), and my 95% estimate leaves like 3 full interview days worth of candidates that could still be given II, which is almost a full week of interviews (1 week is 6.4%)

I don't think anyone should give up all hope because I could be totally wrong, but I'm feeling pretty good with my prediction.
 
Rk471 said:
First R wave was on the 5th, so 10 days ago. Looks like 1 II reported in that time with daily R waves coming. These R waves also seem to be coming in fairly chronological order, so the reviewers may go through their alloted piles and mark x number of people for R every day now.

More than my gut feeling, it's based on the data at my disposal (rough total II #, II per week, approximate date of earliest available II date, reason for extended II period, historical threads, etc.), and my 95% estimate leaves like 3 full interview days worth of candidates that could still be given II, which is almost a full week of interviews (1 week is 6.4%)

I don't think anyone should give up all hope because I could be totally wrong, but I'm feeling pretty good with my prediction.
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Yeah I'm gonna call BS on this
 
MDor*** said:
If you've interviewed here already this cycle: do faculty interviewers have access to your secondary? I see that it's supposedly an open interview but I read some conflicting info on that in some previous threads.

Would also like to hear about your overall experiences with the interview or any points to focus on prepping for!
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They have your demographic info, personal statement, and secondary essays. I do not think they have the work/activities from the primary because my interviewer asked about something in my secondary essay that referenced a volunteer position that he couldn't see on what he was given.
 
MDor*** said:
If you've interviewed here already this cycle: do faculty interviewers have access to your secondary? I see that it's supposedly an open interview but I read some conflicting info on that in some previous threads.

Would also like to hear about your overall experiences with the interview or any points to focus on prepping for!
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Faculty does have access to your secondaries. Mine asked me a question about one of my responses. Other than that this was one of the chillest interviews I had. Very conversational. Don’t stress 🙂
 
Rk471 said:
Hey man, I'm just trying to use math to soothe my own neurotic tendencies. I'm open to other analyses, but I'm sure we will know the answer soon enough
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Yup, and you are certainly entitled to do that. Other than upsetting people, however, what do you expect to accomplish by throwing a few random numbers together and publicly posting your conclusion that a school is just about done with IIs? Are your nerves not adequately soothed unless you share your math with the world?

You might be right, but the calendar indicates you are not, without reference to a bunch of guestimates applied to a random multiplier or two. In a month or so you will be. Why not just let the cycle play out, for everyone, rather than making premature pronouncements that interview season is nearly over?

Whatever the reason, the school has officially announced that it will be issuing IIs through December and conducting interviews through January. What value is there in speculating that the school's statements are misleading and the truth lies in your "math"?
 
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Yup, and you are certainly entitled to do that. Other than upsetting people, however, what do you expect to accomplish by throwing a few random numbers together and publicly posting your conclusion that a school is just about done with IIs? Are your nerves not adequately soothed unless you share your math with the world?

You might be right, but the calendar indicates you are not, without reference to a bunch of guestimates applied to a random multiplier or two. In a month or so you will be. Why not just let the cycle play out, for everyone, rather than making premature pronouncements that interview season is nearly over?

Whatever the reason, the school has officially announced that it will be issuing IIs through December and conducting interviews through January. What value is it to speculate that the school's statements are misleading and the truth lies in your "math"?
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I can publicly post anything I want, that's how public forums work. If you don't think I could be right then simply disregard anything I've said, it's really that easy. Anyone that may be upset by reading my speculation are free to do the same, but my goal isn't to upset anyone.

Maybe some people should be more prepared for the worst, and then surprise good news will be even better. On the flip side though, many of us that have already interviewed would likely be happy to know there's probably not much more competition being added to the pool.
 
Rk471 said:
I can publicly post anything I want, that's how public forums work. If you don't think I could be right then simply disregard anything I've said, it's really that easy. Anyone that may be upset by reading my speculation are free to do the same, but my goal isn't to upset anyone.

Maybe some people should be more prepared for the worst, and then surprise good news will be even better. On the flip side though, many of us that have already interviewed would likely be happy to know there's probably not much more competition being added to the pool.
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Oh, I totally get why you are posting it.

For the record, the forum is moderated, so no one can really post anything they want, but that's beside the point. The point is, you are going to be competing with around 750 other people for a place in the class.

I know this, you know this, and anyone who knows anything about how Pitt admissions works knows this. Your so-called "math" doesn't actually help you at all with respect to being happy about how much more competition might be added to the pool.

I guess, at the end of the day, you can by happy about anything you want, but you should be indifferent as to whether all of Pitt's 750 interviewees have already received IIs, or whether 550 have already been called with another 200 yet to go! Either way, you are going to be 1 of around 750 competing for around 350 As this cycle.

OTOH, for anyone who hasn't heard yet, there is all the difference in the world between "more competition being added to the pool," or with Pitt being nearly done with IIs. Again, uninformed speculation that contradicts what Pitt has posted on its website is not helpful, even if it's permissible.
 
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Can people who already interviewed be rejected post-interview before January 31st? Or is Jan. 31st the deciding date for everyone who interviewed?
 
I think Pitt has 3 interview days a week if I remember correctly from when I scheduled. I assume that remains constant throughout the process so should be plenty of days left to interview/get invited
 
I'm not sure if this has already been asked, but do we send thank you letters directly to our interviewer, or do we upload it on the portal?
thanks!
 
mdphd63627 said:
Complete 7/14 for MSTP, still silence on my end, even though other MSTP applicants have been rejected
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Also silence for MSTP (secondary complete 8/12). Received a Pre-II R in August the last time I applied. I think they're just getting started with MSTP II's (based on correspondence with faculty).
 
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