2024-2025 Mayo Clinic - Arizona

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When we are applying to different Mayo campuses, do we keep our rank? For instance, if I wanted to rank AZ over MN and FL, would I still send that to MN and FL? I don't see how keeping a rank would be useful, and not come off as "I only want to attend X campus"
 
Hey guys. Do y’all have any advice for next cycle applicants? I only have 517 MCAT and limited research experience, not sure if I’d be a good fit.
 
When we are applying to different Mayo campuses, do we keep our rank? For instance, if I wanted to rank AZ over MN and FL, would I still send that to MN and FL? I don't see how keeping a rank would be useful, and not come off as "I only want to attend X campus"
There’s only one application for all campuses! Rank is taken into account but you are ultimately considered for all campuses you list interest in (choose to rank) on your application.
 
Anybody get an interest gauging email yet? Looking at past years it seems to get sent mid-late april to waitlist candidates they’re seriously considering but haven’t seen anyone report any this year?
 
When we are applying to different Mayo campuses, do we keep our rank? For instance, if I wanted to rank AZ over MN and FL, would I still send that to MN and FL? I don't see how keeping a rank would be useful, and not come off as "I only want to attend X campus"
How do you know your waitlist rank?
 
Hey guys. Do y’all have any advice for next cycle applicants? I only have 517 MCAT and limited research experience, not sure if I’d be a good fit.
You’re essentially describing me. I got a pretty early interview and ended up on the AL. Write well, lean into your application strengths, articulate the research experience you do have (don’t exaggerate too much though), and highlight any research you would like to do at Mayo that aligns with a facility/strength area for them. I DID receive an A from a school of the same relative rank/prestige despite my lack of research. Don’t be afraid to apply for reach schools, but be selective by fit (~4-5 schools or ~10-15% of your school list). And don’t be so focused on reach schools that you neglect the quality of your target school applications. The goal is to get accepted, nobody really cares where your MD is from. A top tier school is just icing on the cake!
 
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Doesn’t seem like many people withdrew from here, and they haven’t sent out interest emails… :/
 
This is so unusual. Who knows? Maybe their problem this yr is that students oversubscribed lol
 
This is so unusual. Who knows? Maybe their problem this yr is that students oversubscribed lol
looking back on sdn in most years aside from last year calls haven’t started to get reported as coming in on sdn until may 2 or later so i’m just assuming they didn’t start calls yday, nobody reporting any calls from Rochester either
 
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Huh maybe there really isn't any movement this year. Anyone get any acceptance calls or anything at all?
 
One more Q about the campus ranking thing for Mayo... When you guys did your secondaries, how did you rank them yet also tell them you'd be more than happy to attend any of the three? Do you HAVE to provide a ranking? If so, do you talk about all 3 and then just include a couple more sentences about one of them?

Basically, I wouldn't want admissions to think I am only interested in 1/3 of their tracks.
 
I am guessing they spent these first days getting their list ready and prepping scholarships and stuff. I think calls will probably begin at some point next week.
 
I wonder when the WL movement happens. Waiting eagerly and optimistically.
 
This seems super weird, I fear their class is full…
 
Yeah at this point I think that they already sent out calls and its just an odd year in that nobody happened to report it on here. I doubt the class is finalized yet but I'd be willing to bet that the big batch of waitlist acceptances have already been given out. All speculation of course but looking back all the way to 2019 they've never waited this long to send acceptances out.
 
Yeah at this point I think that they already sent out calls and its just an odd year in that nobody happened to report it on here. I doubt the class is finalized yet but I'd be willing to bet that the big batch of waitlist acceptances have already been given out. All speculation of course but looking back all the way to 2019 they've never waited this long to send acceptances out.
If we didn’t hear from anyone here, wonder who did they call
 
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ALSO, insider info, nobody new has joined the accepted students groupchat, so I don’t think any waitlist A’s have been given out yet.
 
I wonder if the delay in sending waitlist A's is due to all of the uncertainty regarding the federal loan situation right now - maybe Mayo wants to provide more scholarship aid. I think they like to send financial aid offers pretty shortly after A's.

Also, 4 people in this thread said they withdrew their acceptances, and I know of 2 people from insider info who withdrew as well, so that's 6 at least. I'm pretty sure they haven't made calls yet or we would've heard about it.
 
Ok, so I've heard that they're not doing the calls in waves this year, but instead one at a time. That might explain why people haven't been posting here!
 
Groupchat at Fifty-Two potential students now! Outlook seems a bit brighter for ya’ll
 
Groupchat at Fifty-Two potential students now! Outlook seems a bit brighter for ya’ll
Oh boy, I'm not sure how to feel about that. Isn't the class size supposed to only be 50? I guess that means almost all the AL Acceptance calls are done?
 
So the class can be more than 50 for sure - full disclosure I am a current student posting on this thread on behalf of a family friend. My class started at like 52 but a good chunk of my class did a research year or doing a master's so people jump between the classes a lot. We gained new people in our 4th yr who were from prior classes. These are not hard numbers at all and they've built in the flexibility to handle more students.
 
For sure, but the WL likely wont move then if the class is full or over 1-2 students.
 
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