2023-2024 Western Michigan (Stryker)

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Do we have any idea how many folks are on the WL?
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futuredochow said:
Do we have any idea how many folks are on the WL?
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if they interviewed around 450 like they usually do and 120 in the groupme, i wouldn't be surprised if there were still a couple hundred of us on the waitlist. not sure if anyone has been rejected post ii yet
 
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I was rejected from WMed, but i just got an email this morning inviting me to apply to their MBS program (masters in biomedical sciences) which is one year and includes a conditional acceptance to WMed medical school upon completion of the program. I actually just graduated from a similar type of master’s program this year, so I’m a little confused in getting this email. I wanted to see if others got this email and it was just a mass generated email sent to everyone rejected or if it was sent to certain people they thought would fit the program. If it’s the latter, I want to email them and make sure they were able to see that I already did this masters basically!! The only reason I’m sus about it is because earlier this cycle, RUSH actually rejected me before giving me their secondary, and I decided to email because I was pretty confused as why I wouldn’t at least get a secondary, and they replied that they “didn’t see my master’s before” and they were sorry and subsequently sent me the secondary.
 
girlinmed said:
I was rejected from WMed, but i just got an email this morning inviting me to apply to their MBS program (masters in biomedical sciences) which is one year and includes a conditional acceptance to WMed medical school upon completion of the program. I actually just graduated from a similar type of master’s program this year, so I’m a little confused in getting this email. I wanted to see if others got this email and it was just a mass generated email sent to everyone rejected or if it was sent to certain people they thought would fit the program. If it’s the latter, I want to email them and make sure they were able to see that I already did this masters basically!! The only reason I’m sus about it is because earlier this cycle, RUSH actually rejected me before giving me their secondary, and I decided to email because I was pretty confused as why I wouldn’t at least get a secondary, and they replied that they “didn’t see my master’s before” and they were sorry and subsequently sent me the secondary.
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Got that email too!
 
girlinmed said:
I was rejected from WMed, but i just got an email this morning inviting me to apply to their MBS program (masters in biomedical sciences) which is one year and includes a conditional acceptance to WMed medical school upon completion of the program. I actually just graduated from a similar type of master’s program this year, so I’m a little confused in getting this email. I wanted to see if others got this email and it was just a mass generated email sent to everyone rejected or if it was sent to certain people they thought would fit the program. If it’s the latter, I want to email them and make sure they were able to see that I already did this masters basically!! The only reason I’m sus about it is because earlier this cycle, RUSH actually rejected me before giving me their secondary, and I decided to email because I was pretty confused as why I wouldn’t at least get a secondary, and they replied that they “didn’t see my master’s before” and they were sorry and subsequently sent me the secondary.
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I also got this email
 
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saltypapaya said:
Withdrew my A, hope someone here gets my scholarship and acceptance 🙂
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Appreciate that! Do you know based on second look and/or the accepted students GC what the overall sentiment is? Just curious if we can expect a little of a lot of movement
 
shom86 said:
Appreciate that! Do you know based on second look and/or the accepted students GC what the overall sentiment is? Just curious if we can expect a little of a lot of movement
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I only really asked one person at Second Look about their med school choice, and they said they were definitely going to attend WMed. As far as the GC, there isn't a lot of talking on there but there is a lot of movement in terms of people leaving and joining the group. It could be that people are being accepted off the WL, or it could be that they just didn't know about the GC and are just now joining... so really hard to say. Sorry! Wish I could offer more insight on this
 
saltypapaya said:
I only really asked one person at Second Look about their med school choice, and they said they were definitely going to attend WMed. As far as the GC, there isn't a lot of talking on there but there is a lot of movement in terms of people leaving and joining the group. It could be that people are being accepted off the WL, or it could be that they just didn't know about the GC and are just now joining... so really hard to say. Sorry! Wish I could offer more insight on this
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No worries! Appreciate the response!
 
shom86 said:
Appreciate that! Do you know based on second look and/or the accepted students GC what the overall sentiment is? Just curious if we can expect a little of a lot of movement
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The majority of the people I talked to during second look sounded like they were going to end up at a different medical school, mainly due to the high cost of attendance at WMed. For what its worth, I really enjoyed my second look and the campus and staff were the nicest of any medical school I've visited, but the cost of attendance got to me too.
 
JustPleaseAcceptMe said:
The majority of the people I talked to during second look sounded like they were going to end up at a different medical school, mainly due to the high cost of attendance at WMed. For what its worth, I really enjoyed my second look and the campus and staff were the nicest of any medical school I've visited, but the cost of attendance got to me too.
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That’s fair man, thanks for the insight, happy to hear the campus is beautiful!
 
Is there a GroupMe for people who just got off the waitlist? Or a fb? Also any housing suggestions/resources?
 
People who got an A off the WL, what time did the call come in? And did the email come after a phone call or before?
 
zxyzxy said:
Congrats!! Did you get a call first or email? and around what time did you hear back
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Call at 9:28 central! Followed shortly by an email with details to check the portal for more info
 
Hey guys, does anyone has experience with their MBS program? They waitlisted me last week and I don’t know the odds of getting accepted
 
Just got accepted off the WL! I've been pretty much committed to Midwestern CCOM (DO) and have moved forward with intent of going there, but now with this A I'm torn...I'm from Chicago and staying close to family is really important to me but I know an MD school could open a lot of opportunities for me in the future...any advice?
 
purpleec4 said:
Just got accepted off the WL! I've been pretty much committed to Midwestern CCOM (DO) and have moved forward with intent of going there, but now with this A I'm torn...I'm from Chicago and staying close to family is really important to me but I know an MD school could open a lot of opportunities for me in the future...any advice?
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MD and don’t look back. Way less unnecessary stuff you’ll need to do in MD which allows you to have much more time to bolster your residency application. Western Michigan is also a great MD school to get into as well, with many people getting into competitive specialties. You’re gonna have to work way harder to get into residencies as DO than as an MD. If they’re about the same price then there’s no big reason not go down the MD path.
 
JustPleaseAcceptMe said:
MD and don’t look back. Way less unnecessary stuff you’ll need to do in MD which allows you to have much more time to bolster your residency application. Western Michigan is also a great MD school to get into as well, with many people getting into competitive specialties. You’re gonna have to work way harder to get into residencies as DO than as an MD. If they’re about the same price then there’s no big reason not go down the MD path.
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I'll add to this that Kalamazoo is within 3 hours of Chicago by car (and under two hours by train), so it's not like it's that far away. You'll have green weeks between preclinical blocks where you can go home, too, so you can definitely capitalize on that.
 
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I received an offer from a different medical school in the past 24 hours and decided to decline my current acceptance at WMed. I hope this acceptance will reach one of you on the waitlist. Good luck!!
 
So happy to attend WMed! This is so embarrassing but I cannot find the GroupMe, where in the portal can I find the link? 😅
 
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