2022-2023 Iowa (Carver)

[hawkfan4]

For those who interviewed in September/Early october that are worrying about no acceptance yet: I just checked last year's thread and there were students who got accepted in late December and early January who had interviewed in September. One of them had a 4.0 and 518 MCAT, one of them had a 3.7 and 511 MCAT...one was even IS with a 4.0 and 523 MCAT...so the timing of the A's truly seems random. Hang in there.

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[enneagram7w8]

does anyone know about when they start to announce both merit and need-based scholarships/grants? (if they haven’t started announcing merit scholarships yet) I’m guessing spring for the ones determined by FAFSA, but I know the merit ones aren’t influenced by parental income!

 

[iwegjoqjg]

does this school accept thank you letters?

 

[enneagram7w8]

does this school accept thank you letters?

no, they explicitly said they do not on my interview day!

 

[iwegjoqjg]

no, they explicitly said they do not on my interview day!

okay tysm!!

 

[estudiantedante]

Hoping for good news today. Good luck everyone!!

 

[username2001]

Got the A email today at 2:30! In-state, 511 MCAT, 4.0 GPA. Interviewed 11/4

 

[picklecowboy]

does anyone know about when they start to announce both merit and need-based scholarships/grants? (if they haven’t started announcing merit scholarships yet) I’m guessing spring for the ones determined by FAFSA, but I know the merit ones aren’t influenced by parental income!

I’m not sure about the timeline for need-based scholarships, but I received a merit scholarship a few hours after the acceptance. Any others have a similar experience?

 

[baincap_surg]

Got the A today as well! In-state, interviewed 9/9, LM 73

 

[hawkfan4]

Anyone here interview on rural interest day (10/14)? Have you heard back?

 

[lanadelpey]

Anybody who interviewed 10/31 heard back yet?

 

[Premed5598]

Anyone here interview on rural interest day (10/14)? Have you heard back?

DM me!

 

[hawkfan4]

Did some more digging on old threads; not sure of the validity of this, but someone said the adcom picks 25 applications at random to review each week. There is apparently a 2 week span when your app can't be picked, and this would make sense as to why many apps seem to get reviewed anywhere from 3-7 weeks, as that would be a normal random distribution. It would also explain why there is a slight chronological order to acceptances but nothing consistent at all--some people who interview in early September hear back in January.

Again, no confirmation on the validity of this.

 

[Soragreen]

Anyone here interview on rural interest day (10/14)? Have you heard back?

I interviewed on rural day and heard back 11/1!

 

[hawkfan4]

I interviewed on rural day and heard back 11/1!

That's as fast as turnarounds get!! Congrats!

 

[iwegjoqjg]

what are my chances here of getting accepted here w a 511 mcat? Im out of state and already had the interview but feeling discouraged because it seems like they only accept high mcat people for OOS

 

[purplepea]

what are my chances here of getting accepted here w a 511 mcat? Im out of state and already had the interview but feeling discouraged because it seems like they only accept high mcat people for OOS

I'm accepted with a lower MCAT, so keep your head up!

 

[Pizza Ranch]

Anyone here interview on rural interest day (10/14)? Have you heard back?

Interviewed rural interest day. Haven't heard back.

 

[lanadelpey]

Anybody know if updates/letters of interest are excepted post-interview? Thanks

 

[Premed5598]

Anybody know if updates/letters of interest are excepted post-interview? Thanks

Letters of interest aren’t accepted to Iowa. If you have a dip in bad grades, time off, or a new activity that’s meaningful you can make an update!

 

[danutzaaa]

Are they releasing decisions today?

 

[hawkfan4]

Are they releasing decisions today?

If the pattern holds, then yes, they should release some acceptances around 230-3PM CST! Good luck everyone!

 

[Prospectivedoc123]

Accepted just now via phone call

 

[lanadelpey]

Accepted just now via phone call

Congrats!! When did you interview?

 

[Prospectivedoc123]

Congrats!! When did you interview?

Thank you so much! September 9th! So it’s true they must not go in order

 

[Premed5598]

Thank you so much! September 9th! So it’s true they must not go in order

What were your stats? IS OR OOS? Congrats!!

 

[peanutgallery1]

Thank you so much! September 9th! So it’s true they must not go in order

Did they send an email too? I haven't heard of receiving acceptance calls this early in the cycle

 

[zhimsaw]

I’m surprised theres been no other decisions in this thread today

 

[davetron007]

Accepted via email around 12 PM PST! OOS, ORM, LizzyM 72, WARS 81. Interview 10/26 (roughly)

 

[Prospectivedoc123]

Thank you!! MCAT 515, GPA 3.9, OOS, reapplicant!

 

[Prospectivedoc123]

Did they send an email too? I haven't heard of receiving acceptance calls this early in the cycle

Yes I got an email shortly after the call!

 

[iwegjoqjg]

I thought they do rolling admissions? why is it that people who interviewed in September and people who interviewed in November are getting offers on the same day?

 

[deleted1087000]

Are people still getting IIs?

 

[TiramisuLover99]

I thought they do rolling admissions? why is it that people who interviewed in September and people who interviewed in November are getting offers on the same day?

Rolling admissions doesn't necessarily mean they review people in chronological order. Rolling just means decisions are sent out regularly during the review phase as opposed to all in one or few batches.

 

[Premed5598]

Rolling admissions doesn't necessarily mean they review people in chronological order. Rolling just means decisions are sent out regularly during the review phase as opposed to all in one or few batches.

Things such as a high MCAT/high GPA, good interview, and or diversity and clinical and volunteer experiences I think can get your app reviewed quicker.

 

[hawkfan4]

Rolling admissions doesn't necessarily mean they review people in chronological order. Rolling just means decisions are sent out regularly during the review phase as opposed to all in one or few batches.

Correct! Also, a big chunk (I've heard over half) of total admissions are accepted in the Final Pool in March.

 

[MajesticOtter]

Correct! Also, a big chunk (I've heard over half) of total admissions are accepted in the Final Pool in March.

Over half wow! That's reassuring.

 

[hawkfan4]

Over half wow! That's reassuring.

I know that anywhere from 15-40+ students are accepted from the IS waitlist in recent years, and that around 30-50+ tend to make it from the OOS waitlist in recent years. That doesn't even include those that are accepted automatically from the final pool without being waitlisted. So if we take a middle amount from both of those ranges, 25 IS and 40 OOS, that's 65 seats accepted from the waitlist, not including those accepted from the final pool without being waitlisted.

 

[deleted910026]

OOS II

 

[estudiantedante]

Interviewed late October and haven’t heard anything. Should I just expect to wait until March at this point?

 

[lanadelpey]

Interviewed late October and haven’t heard anything. Should I just expect to wait until March at this point?

There are people who interviewed at the beginning of September just hearing back still.

 

[Prospectivedoc123]

Interviewed late October and haven’t heard anything. Should I just expect to wait until March at this point?

No I interviewed early September and just got accepted last week

 

[zhimsaw]

Fingers crossed for some decisions today

 

[estudiantedante]

No I interviewed early September and just got accepted last week

Congrats!!!!!

 

[hawkfan4]

Anyone on SDN get accepted today?

 

[lanadelpey]

Fingers crossed for some decisions today!! :')

 

[MajesticOtter]

Fingers crossed for some decisions today!! :')

Do we know if ADCOM meets during finals week?

 

[hawkfan4]

Do we know if ADCOM meets during finals week?

They do. My guess is that they accepted people yesterday who aren't SDN users; there is a chance they pushed the meeting to today though. Good luck everyone!

 

[iwegjoqjg]

what is the OOS post II acceptance % here?

 

[amet]

what is the OOS post II acceptance % here?

Last year was 33.06%