2024-2025 Boston University

[seaweedbrain]

They will send you an email.

does your portal still say complete and under review or has it changed to reflect the decision?

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[viking_lama]

does your portal still say complete and under review or has it changed to reflect the decision?

I've not been rejected so wouldn't know.

 

[lilybunny]

I agree it's still early to think too much about it! I submitted 7/14 and haven't heard back still. Not worried at all though!

From what I have seen this cycle so far, completion dates are not that much of an indicator of an II, of course with the exception for a couple schools.

Thank you all for the votes of confidence, but unfortunately it's my turn to add to the string of pre-II R's today OOS complete 7/22 LM 73.2 casper 1st quartile. Time to claim a dif school as my top choice I suppose

 

[lilybunny]

does your portal still say complete and under review or has it changed to reflect the decision?

Status now reads: Regretfully, we are unable to offer you an interview.

 

[BiomedEGR777]

Have there been any IS Pre II Rs yet? Seems like they just pruned the OOS apps from whats being shown on the thread

 

[SkiwiSpooby]

Have there been any IS Pre II Rs yet? Seems like they just pruned the OOS apps from whats being shown on the thread

Yes there has been. Keep in mind MA is a pretty small state, only about 1/10th of BU’s applicants are instate so you are less likely to see them. I’m from MA and have heard of IS R’s.

 

[SkiwiSpooby]

Speaking of, haha IS pre-II R just now. LM 74 Complete 7/17

 

[bold-and-brash-]

FIRST REJECTION LET'S GOOOOOOO!! (OOS, LM 78, complete 7/12, Q2 Casper oops)

 

[polevaulter12]

Pre II R, LM 77, OOS, Complete 07/12, Q4 casper

 

[Iron Man23]

FIRST REJECTION LET'S GOOOOOOO!! (OOS, LM 78, complete 7/12, Q2 Casper oops)

12 interviews already. Boston is really missing out

 

[thegodofbio]

Pre II R, LM 75.4, IS, Complete 7/24, Q1 Casper
I went to BU for undergrad so this hurts a lot

 

[genbu]

Pre II R, LM 75.3, OOS Complete 8/2
GG Go next

 

[BiomedEGR777]

Yes there has been. Keep in mind MA is a pretty small state, only about 1/10th of BU’s applicants are instate so you are less likely to see them. I’m from MA and have heard of IS R’s.

yeah I figured just surprised that I hadn't heard of any. Im also from MA so I was just curios

 

[StraightAd57]

IS PRE II R

 

[surelycalm]

OOS pre II R. LM76

 

[Hanako-kun]

OOS pre II R. LM76

When were you completed?

 

[BiomedEGR777]

When were you completed?

bro why, just leave them be. They just got the R no need to ask them questions immediately

 

[anonimo21]

When were you completed?

most sane premed

 

[zigzagzinger]

bro why, just leave them be. They just got the R no need to ask them questions immediately

brothas I’m all for supporting each other but most of the purpose of these forums is to share info. I feel for folks who receive the R (we’re all gonna be there eventually) but I can’t blame someone who’s asking for info that’s pertinent to their application/status.

 

[BiomedEGR777]

brothas I’m all for supporting each other but most of the purpose of these forums is to share info. I feel for folks who receive the R (we’re all gonna be there eventually) but I can’t blame someone who’s asking for info that’s pertinent to their application/status.

that is fair, but show some compassion no? Not even a sorry to hear that or a that's awful. Just straight to the info, and that's just inconsiderate, and probably makes a response less likely. I'm fine with people asking those questions but like show some sort of feelings towards fellow applicants who were unsuccessful at a sought after school. just my two cents

 

[zigzagzinger]

Speaking of rejections, just got mine. OOS R, LM 73, completed 7/23. Best of luck to the rest of yall!

 

[BiomedEGR777]

Speaking of rejections, just got mine. OOS R, LM 73, completed 7/23. Best of luck to the rest of yall!

They're relentless this week. sorry to hear man best of luck!

 

[ecobio]

patiently waiting for my R to hit my inbox 😵

sorry to hear about all these rejections, best of luck to yall for the rest of your cycle <3

 

[viking_lama]

They're relentless this week. sorry to hear man best of luck!

I wonder why we've barely seen any interview invites from them this week, but a lot of pre-II rejections. Must be their backlog that they have been waiting to send out.

 

[Hanako-kun]

that is fair, but show some compassion no? Not even a sorry to hear that or a that's awful. Just straight to the info, and that's just inconsiderate, and probably makes a response less likely. I'm fine with people asking those questions but like show some sort of feelings towards fellow applicants who were unsuccessful at a sought after school. just my two cents

Sorry! I didn’t know if it was appropriate to say sorry as some people I know will take it as pity. I’m also just a bit straightforward. My apologies if I came across as inconsiderate but I just want to know where I am on the chopping board.

 

[Hanako-kun]

Speaking of rejections, just got mine. OOS R, LM 73, completed 7/23. Best of luck to the rest of yall!

Thank you for sharing! I do appreciate BU with their approach unlike some other school that would make us wait for months just to get our hope up for an R later in March/April

 

[BiomedEGR777]

Sorry! I didn’t know if it was appropriate to say sorry as some people I know will take it as pity. I’m also just a bit straightforward. My apologies if I came across as inconsiderate but I just want to know where I am on the chopping board.

completely fair. Wasn't coming at you specifically, just seen it happen a bunch this last week!

 

[MedGuy23]

I wonder why we've barely seen any interview invites from them this week, but a lot of pre-II rejections. Must be their backlog that they have been waiting to send out.

I watched this video last week and it kinda makes sense. I assume if you get below a certain "score" on their rubric, you get the R.

 

[BiomedEGR777]

I watched this video last week and it kinda makes sense. I assume if you get below a certain "score" on their rubric, you get the R.

super helpful! wish more schools would have something like this. No reason for them to be cryptic just for the sake of it

 

[MikeTrout27]

OOS R complete 8/8 LM 74

I shouldn’t read into this being indicative of anything bad about my app right?

 

[vinnied86]

Pre II R, LM 65, Casper Q4

 

[viking_lama]

OOS R complete 8/8 LM 74

I shouldn’t read into this being indicative of anything bad about my app right?

No! It's a holistic review process, meaning they rank each individual aspects of your application and the total score determined if you get sent an interview invite.

 

[feeling_tireddddd]

OOS R complete 8/8 LM 74

I shouldn’t read into this being indicative of anything bad about my app right?

Absolutely not!! Even the perfect score, incredible EC applicants will get rejected at most schools they apply to one rejection is not a tell of the strength of your app

 

[MikeTrout27]

Absolutely not!! Even the perfect score, incredible EC applicants will get rejected at most schools they apply to one rejection is not a tell of the strength of your app

thanks for the kind words! first R and still waiting on an ii so i am jumping to unreasonable conclusions lol

 

[premed13579]

OOS R complete 7/11

 

[ecobio]

patiently waiting for my R to hit my inbox 😵

sorry to hear about all these rejections, best of luck to yall for the rest of your cycle <3

well it happened... pre-II R just hit!

good luck all

 

[saran_wrap]

+1 OOS R (Pre-II), LM 79, Complete 7/23

 

[stew_md]

First R, Pre-II, OOS, LM 72, submitted 7/20. Damn kinda hurts a bit.

 

[parmi]

me thinking they want me so badly so they haven't sent me an R (they haven't sent me an II either lol but they still want me bad)

 

[bread_cheese_bread]

me thinking they want me so badly so they haven't sent me an R (they haven't sent me an II either lol but they still want me bad)

me sorta then i realize i submitted way after all these people getting Rs so i don't feel that great lol

 

[Iron Man23]

I watched this video last week and it kinda makes sense. I assume if you get below a certain "score" on their rubric, you get the R.

good to know I am in the bottom 60%

 

[parmi]

me sorta then i realize i submitted way after all these people getting Rs so i don't feel that great lol

same! submitted 8/9 with a 1q casper score but delulu is the solulu

 

[pedneuro6894]

good to know I am in the bottom 60%

you could be in the top 50% tho #glasshalffull

 

[solarflare1230]

OOS pre-II R, rip

 

[doctorellewoods]

Thought I would survive the BU R-wave
but alas
I did not

 

[pink_panther]

I wonder why we've barely seen any interview invites from them this week, but a lot of pre-II rejections. Must be their backlog that they have been waiting to send out.

seems based on admit.org / cycletrack that there's barely been any interviews at T20-30s this week.

I'm thinking maybe they sent a huge wave of interviews the past 2 weeks, now they need to actually do those interviews before sending another wave?

 

[feeling_tireddddd]

seems based on admit.org / cycletrack that there's barely been any interviews at T20-30s this week.

I'm thinking maybe they sent a huge wave of interviews the past 2 weeks, now they need to actually do those interviews before sending another wave?

I am thinking the same! maybe they are re-reviewing to prepare a second wave or smthing?
(im coping but if it helps it helps HAHA)

 

[pm-me-tardigrades]

OOS R complete 8/8 LM 77.8
First R is hurtingggg

 

[pedneuro6894]

I am thinking the same! maybe they are re-reviewing to prepare a second wave or smthing?
(im coping but if it helps it helps HAHA)

based on last years thread, Boston scattered a few interviews in their rejection week(s), but then in the following week or two they sent their next wave

 

[ClashRoyaleKing]

Waiting to fade out of existence here @boston