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kalimba said:
For those that received a secondary, did you get a confirmation email that Dell received your application
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i did
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kalimba said:
For those that received a secondary, did you get a confirmation email that Dell received your application
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I got an email confirming the receipt of my primary application. No confirmation after submitting the video secondary, however.
 
kalimba said:
For those that received a secondary, did you get a confirmation email that Dell received your application
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I didn’t after the secondary- however after I completed the video secondary I remember seeing a webpage that said they had received my application.
 
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Class size 50 and I don't think they're prematch heavy. Could be wrong though
 
wander21 said:
Class size 50 and I don't think they're prematch heavy. Could be wrong though
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My guess is they admit about 25 people in the first list.

They do lose people during match to Baylor, UTSW and there was at least one person who chose McGovern last couple of years. There was one who chose Dell over UTSW/Baylor last cycle.

They do admit lot more people than 50 by the end of the cycle.
 
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browntexaspremed said:
Did anyone not receive confirmation of the primary application from Dell but still receive a secondary? I got a secondary and did the video but never got the primary confirmation email
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I think that’s pretty common with Dell
 
Does Dell wait until they receive your letters of evaluation/committee letter before they decide whether to send you a secondary invite? My school doesn't send out committee letters until August 15th and I haven't received a secondary invite so I am wondering if that is part of the reason
 
malpacca90 said:
Does Dell wait until they receive your letters of evaluation/committee letter before they decide whether to send you a secondary invite? My school doesn't send out committee letters until August 15th and I haven't received a secondary invite so I am wondering if that is part of the reason
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Dell sends out secondaries over several months. Your letters will get to them in time
 
I see on MSAR that they invited only 12 OOS applicants to interview out of > 1100...are the odds really that slim? I understand there are maximum 5 spots but it's still not many interviews. How about the II -> A conversion rate for OOS?
 
BigOldChungus said:
I see on MSAR that they invited only 12 OOS applicants to interview out of > 1100...are the odds really that slim? I understand there are maximum 5 spots but it's still not many interviews. How about the II -> A conversion rate for OOS?
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No idea on how slim the chances are this year. Maybe they will interview more this year than last, but I don't know the historic trends so I can't rly predict.

On some med school consulting site I saw they offered admissions to 111 students total out of 368 interviewed last yr, so their yield was 45%. If this is true for OOS, then for 5 spots they would extend about 10 or 11 acceptances. Always possible that they have higher yield for OOS tho and so they only extend one or two more A's than they have spots. Based on last year's data assuming 100% yield, 12II>5A is almost a 42% acceptance rate for OOS.
 
poopooface said:
No idea on how slim the chances are this year. Maybe they will interview more this year than last, but I don't know the historic trends so I can't rly predict.

On some med school consulting site I saw they offered admissions to 111 students total out of 368 interviewed last yr, so their yield was 45%. If this is true for OOS, then for 5 spots they would extend about 10 or 11 acceptances. Always possible that they have higher yield for OOS tho and so they only extend one or two more A's than they have spots. Based on last year's data assuming 100% yield, 12II>5A is almost a 42% acceptance rate for OOS.
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Thank you for this analysis! I wonder if last year was exceptional OOS yield because previous years' threads for Dell mentioned about 2-3 OOS matriculants per MSAR. This is backed by the Dell site specifically, as they state that 95% of their current students are Texas residents, even when they can have as low as 90%. My guess is that they have historically extended II's to their topmost OOS applicants and left it at that. It's just interesting how the OOS A rate seems to be at least double that of IS, but it makes sense given the sheer scarcity of OOS II's.
 
BigOldChungus said:
Thank you for this analysis! I wonder if last year was exceptional OOS yield because previous years' threads for Dell mentioned about 2-3 OOS matriculants per MSAR. This is backed by the Dell site specifically, as they state that 95% of their current students are Texas residents, even when they can have as low as 90%. My guess is that they have historically extended II's to their topmost OOS applicants and left it at that. It's just interesting how the OOS A rate seems to be at least double that of IS, but it makes sense given the sheer scarcity of OOS II's.
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The OOS people who got a Dell offer may have had an offer they preferred in an AMCAS school.
Dell being relatively new may have seemed like a gamble to them. This may change over time
 
BigOldChungus said:
I see on MSAR that they invited only 12 OOS applicants to interview out of > 1100...are the odds really that slim? I understand there are maximum 5 spots but it's still not many interviews. How about the II -> A conversion rate for OOS?
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The offers cant exceed 5. So if they interviewed a few exceptional candidates and made 5 offers, until those people turn down they cant offer more. Unlike instate match process that eliminates duplicate admissions early February allowing them to make more offers, OOS students can hang on to to their admissions until May 1st which makes it hard for a small school like Dell to interview too many people only to keep them all on hold.
 
texasvandy said:
The offers cant exceed 5. So if they interviewed a few exceptional candidates and made 5 offers, until those people turn down they cant offer more. Unlike instate match process that eliminates duplicate admissions early February allowing them to make more offers, OOS students can hang on to to their admissions until May 1st which makes it hard for a small school like Dell to interview too many people only to keep them all on hold.
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Thank you! Any insights on when they typically would offer admission to OOS candidates? Would it be in the early pre-match period around Oct-Nov or during Match period in Feb-Mar?
 
BigOldChungus said:
Thank you! Any insights on when they typically would offer admission to OOS candidates? Would it be in the early pre-match period around Oct-Nov or during Match period in Feb-Mar?
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Last year their first offer went out in mid-November
 
If you haven't received a video secondary invitation by now, does that mean you likely will never? Thanks
 
texasvandy said:
My guess is they admit about 25 people in the first list.

They do lose people during match to Baylor, UTSW and there was at least one person who chose McGovern last couple of years. There was one who chose Dell over UTSW/Baylor last cycle.

They do admit lot more people than 50 by the end of the cycle.
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Hey! As the one student at Dell who chose it over UTSW/Baylor, I'm curious, how did you find that information?? lol
Also I'm honestly shocked that I'm the only one. I've heard a lot of people in my class saying they ranked it over Baylor OR UTSW, maybe I'm just the only one that did both? To be honest, I'm VERY glad I chose Dell over them though because Dell (from my POV) seems pretty ideal. Top tier Step2 scores, top tier match list, amazing small community, in Austin, accelerated curriculum with free dual degrees... what isn't to love?
 
Ryan2mono said:
Hey! As the one student at Dell who chose it over UTSW/Baylor, I'm curious, how did you find that information?? lol
Also I'm honestly shocked that I'm the only one. I've heard a lot of people in my class saying they ranked it over Baylor OR UTSW, maybe I'm just the only one that did both? To be honest, I'm VERY glad I chose Dell over them though because Dell (from my POV) seems pretty ideal. Top tier Step2 scores, top tier match list, amazing small community, in Austin, accelerated curriculum with free dual degrees... what isn't to love?
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Ryan2mono said:
Hey! As the one student at Dell who chose it over UTSW/Baylor, I'm curious, how did you find that information?? lol
Also I'm honestly shocked that I'm the only one. I've heard a lot of people in my class saying they ranked it over Baylor OR UTSW, maybe I'm just the only one that did both? To be honest, I'm VERY glad I chose Dell over them though because Dell (from my POV) seems pretty ideal. Top tier Step2 scores, top tier match list, amazing small community, in Austin, accelerated curriculum with free dual degrees... what isn't to love?
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There were probably others who ranked Dell higher than UTSW & Baylor, and also others who matched at Dell despite not ranking it #1.
We’re a smallish community here on SDN and some stories people share stick with us.
 
Ryan2mono said:
Hey! As the one student at Dell who chose it over UTSW/Baylor, I'm curious, how did you find that information?? lol
Also I'm honestly shocked that I'm the only one. I've heard a lot of people in my class saying they ranked it over Baylor OR UTSW, maybe I'm just the only one that did both? To be honest, I'm VERY glad I chose Dell over them though because Dell (from my POV) seems pretty ideal. Top tier Step2 scores, top tier match list, amazing small community, in Austin, accelerated curriculum with free dual degrees... what isn't to love?
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i'd guess (again, just a guess) that last year quite a few ranked dell over baylor because of the "temple conundrum" at baylor.
 
Ryan2mono said:
Hey! As the one student at Dell who chose it over UTSW/Baylor, I'm curious, how did you find that information?? lol
Also I'm honestly shocked that I'm the only one. I've heard a lot of people in my class saying they ranked it over Baylor OR UTSW, maybe I'm just the only one that did both? To be honest, I'm VERY glad I chose Dell over them though because Dell (from my POV) seems pretty ideal. Top tier Step2 scores, top tier match list, amazing small community, in Austin, accelerated curriculum with free dual degrees... what isn't to love?
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DMed you on my source.
 
missrosie21 said:
I am also confused where this information that one student did is coming from...I also go to Dell and know of a decent amount of us that did this lol
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It is a sample of one to show student preferences - nothing to fret over.

All it says is that Dell is a strong contender in student preferences when it comes down to selection process during ranking.
 
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