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Broke&Bougie said:
The NDA form has 215 people in it, so they may be sending out more interviews. I assume people cancelled last minute unless they’re just going over 200.

BTW remember people can see when you search them on LinkedIn unless you’re private. Lol thats why I was checking the form bc I didn’t recognize this person.
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they said they were only interviewing like 200. also 215 can include admin. i just wanna know the decision!!
 
I am not sure if I misunderstood, but do we know approx. how many people are on the admissions committee? I just thought I read here that only 2 people were reviewing the applications..
 
USN2MD said:
Don't see what you put but was probably valid. Imagine the audacity of an applicant to proclaim that they know more about a med school and the admission process over an actual medical student at said school.

Anyways II yesterday so we'll see how it goes.
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Congrats on the II !
 
dipsy88 said:
I am not sure if I misunderstood, but do we know approx. how many people are on the admissions committee? I just thought I read here that only 2 people were reviewing the applications..
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I'd review the school's admission committee policy on their website. Since this is their first cycle, I am not sure how strict they are about following their proposed protocol. I attached the link below to find the document under Admissions Policy and Procedures

www.cdrewu.edu

Admissions Process | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

ADMISSIONS PROCESS : 2026 Cycle The 4-year program at Charles R. Drew University, College of Medicine will participate in American Medical College Applicati ...
www.cdrewu.edu www.cdrewu.edu

Personally, I doubt there would only be two people having the final say on accepted applicants, but I'm not sure tbh.
 
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ManlyCougar69 said:
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I'd review the school's admission committee policy on their website. Since this is their first cycle, I am not sure how strict they are about following their proposed protocol. I attached the link below to find the document under Admissions Policy and Procedures

www.cdrewu.edu

Admissions Process | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science

ADMISSIONS PROCESS : 2026 Cycle The 4-year program at Charles R. Drew University, College of Medicine will participate in American Medical College Applicati ...
www.cdrewu.edu www.cdrewu.edu

Personally, I doubt there would only be two people having the final say on accepted applicants, but I'm not sure tbh.
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thank you!
 
Is the one year calculus requirement still a thing? I checked on MSAR and they didn't have a unit requirement. Wondering if I should plan to sign up for calc 3 next quarter LOL
 
robot716 said:
Is the one year calculus requirement still a thing? I checked on MSAR and they didn't have a unit requirement. Wondering if I should plan to sign up for calc 3 next quarter LOL
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One year of calculus still a requirement and needs to be completed by matriculation
 
robot716 said:
Is the one year calculus requirement still a thing? I checked on MSAR and they didn't have a unit requirement. Wondering if I should plan to sign up for calc 3 next quarter LOL
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That is wild if you have to take all 3 calculus classes because of the quarter system to matriculate into this school. I stopped after calc 2 and I would not expect them to need calculus 3, but my school is on a semester system.
 
packfan92 said:
Oop! Welp! That was a waste of time, and $43. Guess I’ll be withdrawing my app! Good luck to you all!
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im in the same boat as you, i wouldn't withdraw just yet. I was also told "case by case" and still received an interview. I'm just gonna wait until they explicitly tell me bc i don't think its fair they haven't made a mass announcement instead of only telling those who attend their info sessions knowing not everyone is able to lol. they could still change their mind about it down the road
 
strawberryjam13 said:
I could be wrong though, please dont quote me
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imgettininregardless said:
im in the same boat as you, i wouldn't withdraw just yet. I was also told "case by case" and still received an interview. I'm just gonna wait until they explicitly tell me bc i don't think its fair they haven't made a mass announcement instead of only telling those who attend their info sessions knowing not everyone is able to lol. they could still change their mind about it down the road
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Good points. I won't withdraw, but if I receive an interview, I am going to explicitly ask, let them know I do not have calculus AND do not plan on completing it before matriculation because, 1.) I do not have the time to complete it before this fall, and 2.) I have been accepted to an OOS school that is well established/not new and does not require it. :shrug:
 
imgettininregardless said:
im in the same boat as you, i wouldn't withdraw just yet. I was also told "case by case" and still received an interview. I'm just gonna wait until they explicitly tell me bc i don't think its fair they haven't made a mass announcement instead of only telling those who attend their info sessions knowing not everyone is able to lol. they could still change their mind about it down the road
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I don't think the onus is on them to make a mass announcement. It was on their website before applications opened. The "Case by case" exceptions implies it is up to you to reach out and see if you can work something out.

They have already changed their mind, reducing biochem to one semester but holding firm on the one year of calculus, I would not count on any changes.
 
PuzzlesMD said:
I don't think the onus is on them to make a mass announcement. It was on their website before applications opened. The "Case by case" exceptions implies it is up to you to reach out and see if you can work something out.

They have already changed their mind, reducing biochem to one semester but holding firm on the one year of calculus, I would not count on any changes.
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i reached out before even submitting my primary, that’s when i received the case by case email. so imo it is on them

if you don’t mind waiting (like me) then i wouldn’t withdraw, there’s no harm in waiting, you’ve already paid amcas and there’s no secondary payment
 
Broke&Bougie said:
The NDA form has 215 people in it, so they may be sending out more interviews. I assume people cancelled last minute unless they’re just going over 200.

BTW remember people can see when you search them on LinkedIn unless you’re private. Lol thats why I was checking the form bc I didn’t recognize this person.
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either they're done interviewing or fixed the issue of seeing who's been interviewed. i remember them mentioning 200 at first, but then heard their goal was 220 on one of the calls.
 
studentdoctortobein2023 said:
either they're done interviewing or fixed the issue of seeing who's been interviewed. i remember them mentioning 200 at first, but then heard their goal was 220 on one of the calls.
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Well they aint done because I haven't signed lol but i think they're near the end.

Did most of us in this thread get an interview?
 
Spiceupyourlife said:
Well they aint done because I haven't signed lol but i think they're near the end.
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They are supposed to be interviewing until April based on their website. For a class size of 60, if they are already at 200+ interviews I am not sure why they are interviewing up until April (based on their website) unless it's to fill in waitlist spots. Anything more than 350+ interviews is overkill (in my opinion).

Once acceptances go out, I would expect a lot of waitlist movement if the school is unable to give a significant amount of aid to accepted applicants especially for out of state applicants like myself.
 
ManlyCougar69 said:
They are supposed to be interviewing until April based on their website. For a class size of 60, if they are already at 200+ interviews I am not sure why they are interviewing up until April (based on their website) unless it's to fill in waitlist spots. Anything more than 350+ interviews is overkill (in my opinion).

Once acceptances go out, I would expect a lot of waitlist movement if the school is unable to give a significant amount of aid to accepted applicants especially for out of state applicants like myself.
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i feel like the only reason people would choose this school is if its their only acceptance, or even their only MD acceptance, or if they are from cali and their other acceptances are oos (like me).
 
Did they share with us what their curriculum will be like? Also, what a day-to-day schedule looks like?
 
When y’all say your complete dates, did you get an email saying you’re complete or is that just the date you turned your secondary in?
 
N3utr0ph!l said:
When y’all say your complete dates, did you get an email saying you’re complete or is that just the date you turned your secondary in?
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I received an email saying my secondary application was received.
 
ManlyCougar69 said:
They are supposed to be interviewing until April based on their website. For a class size of 60, if they are already at 200+ interviews I am not sure why they are interviewing up until April (based on their website) unless it's to fill in waitlist spots. Anything more than 350+ interviews is overkill (in my opinion).

Once acceptances go out, I would expect a lot of waitlist movement if the school is unable to give a significant amount of aid to accepted applicants especially for out of state applicants like myself.
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It's worth noting that the president mentioned (during the last community forum) they were going to give preference to those students who are from the South LA area. The longer they wait to give out acceptances, the harder it will be to recruit people. Therefore, I presume a good number of their offers will get rejected. IMO I think offers will go out soon, probably before March.
 
OCcalistud18 said:
It's worth noting that the president mentioned (during the last community forum) they were going to give preference to those students who are from the South LA area. The longer they wait to give out acceptances, the harder it will be to recruit people. Therefore, I presume a good number of their offers will get rejected. IMO I think offers will go out soon, probably before March.
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That would be nice if it was before March. If accepted I think I read on the website that we will have 14 days to decide.
 
OCcalistud18 said:
It's worth noting that the president mentioned (during the last community forum) they were going to give preference to those students who are from the South LA area. The longer they wait to give out acceptances, the harder it will be to recruit people. Therefore, I presume a good number of their offers will get rejected. IMO I think offers will go out soon, probably before March.
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Like preference to accept students from South LA? Or just preference for financial aid
 
Originally supposed to be well over 200 interviews. But it’s their first time going through the process since it’s a new school. Lots of things are going to be and have been fluid, from number of invites, to requirements, to deadlines for apps, to most likely when acceptances will go out. This will probably be the case over the next few years for curriculum, professors, resources, new buildings construction, to anything really…
I think this is where the ‘grit’ comes in that has been mentioned. It will be an adventure! I’m rooting for y’all and myself to get in and make it through 4 years successfully!
Let’s all enjoy the ride 🙂
 
Does anyone have any insider information about CDU RISING? Apparently, the school is already at $70 million from private donations (of its goal of $75 million). 👀

CDU RISING - CDU RISING
 
ManlyCougar69 said:
Does anyone have any insider information about CDU RISING? Apparently, the school is already at $70 million from private donations (of its goal of $75 million). 👀

CDU RISING - CDU RISING
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I heard the new medical school building itself will cost about 100 million. They are still short of their goal so I presume they will continue fundraising until they get there. I think construction is not supposed to start until later this year.
 
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thelittlechica said:
In the link it says $30mil is allocated for the building
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I think that is just what they are allocating to the building thus far. The price is closer to 100 million, but they also talked about making it smaller. Maybe they did. The financial aid office has been pretty quiet, but most CDU students have been consistently told only a few small scholarships will be given out to non-LA residents. Only students from LA are eligible for the LA Care scholarship (I've been told).
 
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