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For mine I could only choose a singular day. My interview at UCSF and Kaiser were the same. I think its normal.

Okay great! I just wanted to make sure lol, I appreciate you responding!

 

[Topwaterfrog01]

have most people who interviewed heard back by now? i interviewed oct 30 and nothing

If I can remember correctly, I had radio silence from September until I heard back about being offered a spot on the waitlist in mid-March. Still hold out. When I was offered the WL I almost declined it 4 years ago...here I am now about to graduate from Loma and match in March. It'll all work out like it's supposed to!

 

[Topwaterfrog01]

I'm Catholic and got an interview invite

No, we have a good number of Catholic classmates and classmates from other faith backgrounds (mostly Christian denominations). I would say the greater majority are SDA though.

 

[Topwaterfrog01]

Not that I know of -- how about we start one 😀

The class above you will create and moderate the official class FB page. They should also create a discord for you.

 

[Topwaterfrog01]

I didn’t know that Loma Linda offer full scholarship. Can you please elaborate more about the eligibility for this scholarship?

This is just a trend that I have noticed in people who get this full scholarship, not official stuff from Loma. Usually, these students are almost always SDA and URM which makes sense because they want incentive to help diversify medicine. If you have a full ride here, I would take it. Its a good school and I have been satisfied with my training and preparation to match into my specialty of choice.

 

[alaninutrition]

Anyone know when the next A wave will be?

 

[bez]

how many have there even been?

Looking at Cycletrack, it appears there's been 3! (11/7, 12/12, and 1/16).

 

[charbelmar]

What about interviews? are they still sending invites out?

 

[bez]

Anyone know when the next A wave will be?

Based on cycletrack (which is self-reported data so who even knows) I'm theorizing it could be feb 20th! It looks like thursdays every 5 weeks?? But I could be being neurotic! Praying the Lord brings us all peace during this crazy time 🙂

 

[ll275]

Based on cycletrack (which is self-reported data so who even knows) I'm theorizing it could be feb 20th! It looks like thursdays every 5 weeks?? But I could be being neurotic! Praying the Lord brings us all peace during this crazy time 🙂

how many students do you think have been accepted/how many A slots remain?

 

[bez]

how many students do you think have been accepted/how many A slots remain?

No idea!

 

[captainamerica1]

What about interviews? are they still sending invites out?

+1 interview today!

 

[bsu358]

+1 interview today! any tips?

 

[charbelmar]

+1 interview today!

congratulations!!! i really hope I hear back soon!

 

[MaverickCowboy]

+1 interview today! any tips?

Nothing other than knowing your application really well (why medicine, why loma linda, etc.) and being yourself! The style of interview (conversational vs. formal) really depends on you and your interviewer. All the best!

 

[bez]

Accepted last night via call! Interviewed 1/24! So many happy tears and incredibly grateful for His provision!!

 

[medschoolpleasee]

Anyone else that interviewed in January hear back yet? 😀

 

[choublak]

does anyone know how WL movement tends to look like at this school?

According to this there are about 100 waitlist spots and about 25 people get accepted off the waitlist.

https://students-residents.aamc.org/media/7056/download?attachment

 

[deleted1187104]

Last year LL interviewed 380 and matriculated 176. My guess is that they admitted between 250 and 300 students, which if correct would mean a very high post-interview A rate.

What do you mean by admitted? you mean like accepted accepted into the institution?

 

[MaverickCowboy]

What do you mean by admitted? you mean like accepted accepted into the institution?

Yeah I meant accepted by Loma Linda!

 

[Sosayitditto]

IS II today! No affiliation to SDA.

 

[WarmDonuts001]

IS II today! No affiliation to SDA.

Hope this is me next >.<

 

[ll275]

Has anyone else who interviewed in October not yet heard back?

 

[charbelmar]

Intl pre-II R. I was really optimistic to get an II here 🙁

 

[tyke on a bike]

anyone know how strongly LLU cares about letters of intent? Currently on the WL

 

[sleepambassador]

Anyone knows when the Facebook page for incoming students will be up?

 

[medschoolpleasee]

anyone have an idea of when calls will be happening this month? im starting to lose my mind lol

 

[hojicha]

anyone have an idea of when calls will be happening this month? im starting to lose my mind lol

my guess is this thursday.. it seems like they’ve been calling on the 2nd/3rd thursday of every month

 

[ll275]

any As yesterday? or will we expect calls next Thursday?

 

[medschoolpleasee]

any As yesterday? or will we expect calls next Thursday?

based on the acceptance dates in this thread and what cycle track is saying, i would assume it would be happening in this next week bc it looks like every 5 weeks on a thursday they call and this coming week will be the 5th since the last wave. who knows though lol

 

[alwaysstudying24/7]

Does anyone if they’re doing any acceptance calls today?

 

[bsu358]

Is it true that for non SDA applicants, were probably only going to get accepted off the waitlist? It seems to be like this for the past cycles.

 

[ll275]

did they make calls yesterday? do we think they are waiting for next week? or are we just all waitlisted lol

 

[alwaysstudying24/7]

Is it true that for non SDA applicants, were probably only going to get accepted off the waitlist? It seems to be like this for the past cycles.

Not sure, but I do know of a non-SDA applicant that was accepted earlier this year.

 

[mcat-h8r]

Hello beautiful people, does anyone have any information on the Masters of Medical Sciences (MMS) that LLUSM offers to some applicants who interview? I haven't heard back from the school about a A/WL/MMS/R yet, but I'm just trying to mentally prepare myself if I don't get an A or WL.

An alum told me that he had classmates who were offered the MMS program with a conditional acceptance to the med school for the following year. Would any of you go for it if offered?

 

[ll275]

any updates here? do we know when to expect further communication? is WL movement here typically pretty good?

 

[Topwaterfrog01]

Hello beautiful people, does anyone have any information on the Masters of Medical Sciences (MMS) that LLUSM offers to some applicants who interview? I haven't heard back from the school about a A/WL/MMS/R yet, but I'm just trying to mentally prepare myself if I don't get an A or WL.

An alum told me that he had classmates who were offered the MMS program with a conditional acceptance to the med school for the following year. Would any of you go for it if offered?

I think around 70-80% of those who do MMS matriculate into our school the next year. I think you have to maintain a certain percentage throughout the year to be accepted to the school of medicine...its essentially a trial run of med school because you take some classes with us.

 

[Topwaterfrog01]

Also for those of you interested in the AHO regional campus...here are our match stats for our first larger class of 15 students this year (The next class coming out has like 25 students!)

We matched pretty competitive this year and I am expecting the same for years to come. We have 8 Loma Linda grads (5 AHO regional students) staying at Advent for residency this coming year. Out of our class of 15 students this year we had one person match IM (UTSC San Antonio), two Peds (UNC-Chapel Hill, Baylor CHRISTUS San Antonio), two Ortho (AdventHealth), one Radiology (AdventHealth), three anesthesia INCLUDING MYSELF! (two going back to Loma Linda, and I'm going to Case Western Reserve UH), four Family med (three at Advent, one military match), two Emergency Medicine (UT Chattanooga, Indiana University).

Coming here will certainly not limit your opportunities. Many of us interviewed at many big name programs (many of the ivy leagues and prestigious institutions). Many of us ranked where we wanted to end up and got what we wanted!

 

[DoneDone3451]

II OOS mission fit
Do I still have a real shot here? Or is the class basically full and I am interviewing for WL?

 

[medmuffin]

Do I still have a real shot here? Or is the class basically full and I am interviewing for WL?[/QUOTE]

hey! so i also had an interview earlier this week and i was also thinking this. But just remember that they wouldn’t interview you unless they had a spot. Wishing us both an acceptance !

 

[bez]

Anyone knows when the Facebook page for incoming students will be up?

I still haven’t seen anything, but wanted to repost in case I was missing something on my end!

 

[ll275]

For accepted students, any insight as to how full the class is?

 

[mcat-h8r]

For accepted students, any insight as to how full the class is?

I don't think that even accepted students know this answer, unfortunately.

 

[alwaysstudying24/7]

For accepted students, any insight as to how full the class is?

Unfortunately, no they don't tell us anything about this

 

[DoneDone3451]

Unfortunately, no they don't tell us anything about this

The GroupMe only has like 44 people, so I can’t imagine it’s full entirely.

 

[minecraftluvr]

for current students: are lectures recorded or is attendance mandatory for all? also what kind of resources are provided for board exam preparation?

 

[kobeast]

The GroupMe only has like 44 people, so I can’t imagine it’s full entirely.

How big is the class size normally?

 

[captainamerica1]

How big is the class size normally?

like somewhere in the 170s. both in 2021 and 2022, the class size was 176

 

[mcat-h8r]

The GroupMe only has like 44 people, so I can’t imagine it’s full entirely.

Keep in mind that not every accepted student is on SDN or in the GroupMe. The class very well might be full and there will probably be a lot of WL movement in the coming months.

 

[captainamerica1]

any A calls today?