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For those who've gotten the campus preference email, is it just picking between Augusta, Athens, and Savannah? Any mention of Augusta and then doing clinical years at a regional campus?
 
mintyrelish said:
For those who've gotten the campus preference email, is it just picking between Augusta, Athens, and Savannah? Any mention of Augusta and then doing clinical years at a regional campus?
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Just a ranking of which campus you prefer and a short blurb box (per them, no more than 6 lines) providing justification to your preference.
 
Anyone else still not get their WL campus assignment email yet? Just hoping they didn’t forget lol.
 
I wonder if the ratio of students matching into specific residency programs varies much between campuses. Do they just average the campus match rates together and put that number on MSAR? Does anyone know?
 
Important update for those on the alternate list, who applied to the regional clinical campus pathway. I received this email from admissions when asking why we hadn't gotten campus selection emails yet, "Because you are in “Other Special Programs” looks like you want to do your clerkship on the NW campus. You will be automatically assigned to Augusta Campus for your pre-clerkship. You will not receive a form to fill out."

From what I gathered, if given acceptance for any spot that opens up, we will automatically be put on the Augusta (Years 1-2) -> clerkship (Years 3-4) (NW or SW) track. Not sure what this means regarding specific WL ranking or whether we are mainly evaluated for the regional pathway spots. This is all super confusing rn so I hope they provide some clarity going forward.
 
mintyrelish said:
Important update for those on the alternate list, who applied to the regional clinical campus pathway. I received this email from admissions when asking why we hadn't gotten campus selection emails yet, "Because you are in “Other Special Programs” looks like you want to do your clerkship on the NW campus. You will be automatically assigned to Augusta Campus for your pre-clerkship. You will not receive a form to fill out."

From what I gathered, if given acceptance for any spot that opens up, we will automatically be put on the Augusta (Years 1-2) -> clerkship (Years 3-4) (NW or SW) track. Not sure what this means regarding specific WL ranking or whether we are mainly evaluated for the regional pathway spots. This is all super confusing rn so I hope they provide some clarity going forward.
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Thanks so much for clarifying. I hope being regional doesn't hurt our chances, because I'd be willing to attend any of the campuses lol
 
forthejoy5 said:
Thanks so much for clarifying. I hope being regional doesn't hurt our chances, because I'd be willing to attend any of the campuses lol
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Of course! Given this whole pathway being brand new, I guarantee even admissions doesn’t know how it’ll work out this year lmao. Of note: Regardless of what spot opens up, we will be forced to attend the pathway we applied for. I guess that means no one in the pathway will be able to do Savannah or Augusta all 4 years.

I think one of these methods will be used by them (ofc I’m speculating 100%):

1. Only considered for pathway and given preferred admissions for spots that open up for pathway.

2. Considered for all spots, automatically placed on pathway if accepted, WL rank determines whether you get spot or not.

3. Considered for all spots, automatically placed on pathway if accepted, pathway applicants given preference for pathway spots that open up over regular admissions applicants.

4. Considered for all spots, automatically placed on pathway if accepted, ranked higher on general WL bc of pathway.

Personally, I’m hoping for 3 or 4 as that maximizes chances for an A. I’m losing it mentally lmao my god I hate being waitlisted.
 
I called earlier and was also told that since on regional pathway we would automatically be placed on Augusta list for preference. She acted like I was still being considered for the regional pathway. Again, like you said above not sure what that means in terms of waitlist. She also just told me to send transcripts once finished with undergrad degree.
 
wildcactus43 said:
I wonder if the ratio of students matching into specific residency programs varies much between campuses. Do they just average the campus match rates together and put that number on MSAR? Does anyone know?
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Match is different for the different campuses. They claim the regional campuses actually match better than the main Augusta campus. Despite that, I'd guess they put this regional campus admissions pathway together because there weren't enough people in previous classes actually wanting to go regional campuses.

Personally, I'm planning to rank a regional campus number one for clinicals because to me, the pros outweigh the cons.

If anyone wants more information about any clinical campus you can pick out of Augusta (Augusta, Marietta, NW, or SW), DM me and I can send you more info.
 
This is a silly question that I should know the answer to, but does anyone know if you can still submit additional letters of recommendation after you are put on the waitlist?
 
forthejoy5 said:
This is a silly question that I should know the answer to, but does anyone know if you can still submit additional letters of recommendation after you are put on the waitlist?
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You probably can thru AMCAS by uploading the letter and then maybe sending an email to the school letting them know?
 
Do we know when we're getting campus assignments? Ik last year it was a week after visit day but some people got it in May 🙁 which sucks if you want to look for housing early
 
Does anyone know if you are able to go back and edit your campus preference rank list once you hit submit? Or is it set in stone?
 
Southernpeach said:
Does anyone know if you are able to go back and edit your campus preference rank list once you hit submit? Or is it set in stone?
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I don’t think you can edit it on the portal after submitting but you can always email admissions and ask if they can change your preference for you.
 
homersimpsonfan12 said:
For those who are familiar with MCG, does anyone know the Step 1 pass rate?
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I think they were inline with other programs. Expectations were 4-7% fail rate and MCG was not worse than that. I know Emory had a much worse drop after the P/F move. Friend who goes there was telling me about how they brought in a step 1 consultant and are much more involved this year.

Most importantly, remember to focus on yourself and stay consistent. You will be fine 🙂
 
For the people who got the Harrison scholarship, does this mean you're 100% planning to commit MCG over any other school? I'm curious because I see pre-meds on Reddit constantly talking about leveraging financial aid packages to a get better deal at a more competitive but expensive program 🤔
 
theresinbroski said:
For the people who got the Harrison scholarship, does this mean you're 100% planning to commit MCG over any other school? I'm curious because I see pre-meds on Reddit constantly talking about leveraging financial aid packages to a get better deal at a more competitive but expensive program 🤔
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I definitely like other programs better but not sure when/if I’ll hear back about scholarships from them. They gave us 2 weeks to accept the Harrison, so I’m hoping I get word from other schools before then to be able to decide. I wish we had til April to make a decision!! But I definitely am not 100% committed to MCG even with this.
 
mikeify said:
Anyone get the open house invitation email?
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Yes, the Savannah one. Do we think it’s important that we go to that? It would be hard for me to make it, but since I’m WL if it’ll make a difference I’ll make every effort to go
 
Did the open house invitation go to just those WL or everyone?
 
Yea, has anyone gotten an Augusta or Athens open house invite before. I haven’t done an official tour at any of the campuses. Should I have already toured campuses officially, was that even possible
 
drfabs said:
Yes, the Savannah one. Do we think it’s important that we go to that? It would be hard for me to make it, but since I’m WL if it’ll make a difference I’ll make every effort to go
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Yea I have the same question
 
Does anyone know what the dress code will be for the open house? Business casual? Business formal?
 
dubuGolem said:
Yea, has anyone gotten an Augusta or Athens open house invite before. I haven’t done an official tour at any of the campuses. Should I have already toured campuses officially, was that even possible
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I believe that the Athens campus had one in early Feb and another sometime last fall. Those were open to anyone interested, no invite required. Not sure if Augusta ever had one tho. Couldn’t find any info online
 
I also got the open house invite for Savannah, and I’m planning on dressing business casual in a tweed work dress I have. Business casual is the dress code I saw others adopt on last year’s thread for campus tours, so it’s probably a safe bet. Also, does anyone know if we’re allowed to bring one person with us? Savannah is pretty far from me, so I’d have to book a hotel room for the night. I’d feel safer if I could have my dad or a friend with me since it’s an area I’ve only visited a couple times.
 
dubuGolem said:
Yea, has anyone gotten an Augusta or Athens open house invite before. I haven’t done an official tour at any of the campuses. Should I have already toured campuses officially, was that even possible
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Idk about open houses, but the Augusta campus does tours on certain dates that were visible on their website after some digging. I think there was one today?

I’m mainly trying to also figure out if the open house is just a general invite for everyone (premed, applicants, and accepted students) or only those on alternate list. I presume it’s for everyone the way it was worded.
 
theresinbroski said:
I also got the open house invite for Savannah, and I’m planning on dressing business casual in a tweed work dress I have. Business casual is the dress code I saw others adopt on last year’s thread for campus tours, so it’s probably a safe bet. Also, does anyone know if we’re allowed to bring one person with us? Savannah is pretty far from me, so I’d have to book a hotel room for the night. I’d feel safer if I could have my dad or a friend with me since it’s an area I’ve only visited a couple times.
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I RSVP’d via email and I got a response saying they’ll send out specific details soon, so maybe we’ll get more info then.
 
Southernpeach said:
I believe that the Athens campus had one in early Feb and another sometime last fall. Those were open to anyone interested, no invite required. Not sure if Augusta ever had one tho. Couldn’t find any info online
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Nvm I saw on their insta that they do have some Augusta tour dates. Just like the Athens one, those also seem to be open for anyone interested.
 
Super neurotic question but do you guys think going to the open house will move the needle at all if we're on the waitlist?
 
forthejoy5 said:
Super neurotic question but do you guys think going to the open house will move the needle at all if we're on the waitlist?
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As someone also on the WL, I doubt attending the open house will do much for our chances of acceptance. As others have noted, the event seems open to pretty much anyone who wants to go, and it's important to consider that there may be many applicants who want to go but can't due to family, work, or financial constraints. It wouldn't be fair to those people, I think. I can't say for sure, though. It definitely won't hurt you though. I'm going because I'm curious about all the campuses.
 
forthejoy5 said:
Super neurotic question but do you guys think going to the open house will move the needle at all if we're on the waitlist?
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I attended the Open House in Athens and was waitlisted a few weeks later, fwiw. I do think showing continued interest by attending tours doesn’t hurt, but I believe writing a strong LOI potentially carries more weight. That said, it may be useful to reference your personal experience at the Open House in your LOI to further convey your interest in the program.
 
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