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Mr. Macrophage said:
They send rejections in February.
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Ahh, I see. Thank you for the information 😊 As a non-trad, I'm a little out of the loop, and this website/forum can feel overwhelming.

Do you know if applicants can be invited for an II later in the cycle? Like if I submitted 7/14, and they've already reviewed everyone from 7/14... is your fate sealed there and then? Or could some 7/14 applicants immediately be invited and some invited later in the cycle?
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MiddleEMed said:
Ahh, I see. Thank you for the information 😊 As a non-trad, I'm a little out of the loop, and this website/forum can feel overwhelming.

Do you know if applicants can be invited for an II later in the cycle? Like if I submitted 7/14, and they've already reviewed everyone from 7/14... is your fate sealed there and then? Or could some 7/14 applicants immediately be invited and some invited later in the cycle?
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Unlike Chicago, Northwestern does not appear to be going in order. You could be invited at any point from now until February.
 
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II like an hour ago OOS LM 83 submitted 7/1!!!
 
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Congrats u guys! Seems like they're inviting all the ppl who ranked highest on stats/written materials first?
 
OOS II LM 77 Complete 6/28- 5 hours ago
 
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that northwestern newsletter i just got was foul made me think it was an interview
 
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+1 newsletter this morning 8/16! So excited
Edit: OOS, submitted around 8/4, LM 79
 
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Does anyone know anything about the NW letter of continued interest, I’ve been told it’s been good to send one within one week of interview, and then maybe another one in a couple months? Because they don’t like thank you letters after the interview.
 
PassionFruit57 said:
Does anyone know anything about the NW letter of continued interest, I’ve been told it’s been good to send one within one week of interview, and then maybe another one in a couple months? Because they don’t like thank you letters after the interview.
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Interesting I haven't heard about this not liking thank you letter thing :oops: anyone else?
 
PassionFruit57 said:
Does anyone know anything about the NW letter of continued interest, I’ve been told it’s been good to send one within one week of interview, and then maybe another one in a couple months? Because they don’t like thank you letters after the interview.
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Not sure about the timing, but I wrote a couple letter of intent and updates and I honestly think thats why I got in. They definitely seem to like interest. I sent my first one after my interview in September and then another in February before the second round of decisions.
 
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medcarrot said:
Interesting I haven't heard about this not liking thank you letter thing :oops: anyone else?
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They actually specifically mention it in the interview. You can’t/shouldn’t email your interviewers to thank them. However, an M1 I know basically included a small thank you at the beginning of his continued interest letter, but that letter is still uploaded to the portal. You are permitted to email the interviewers to continue a conversation but that’s about it.
 
PassionFruit57 said:
They actually specifically mention it in the interview. You can’t/shouldn’t email your interviewers to thank them. However, an M1 I know basically included a small thank you at the beginning of his continued interest letter, but that letter is still uploaded to the portal. You are permitted to email the interviewers to continue a conversation but that’s about it.
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Got it, that makes a lot of sense, thank you! A few questions:
1) So is this letter of continued interest different than the letters of interest/intent that people usually talk about?
2) If I'm interviewing late-August, when should I send that letter?
3) If I plan on submitting updates too, should I include updates in the LOCI or do a separate submission?
 
medcarrot said:
Got it, that makes a lot of sense, thank you! A few questions:
1) So is this letter of continued interest different than the letters of interest/intent that people usually talk about?
2) If I'm interviewing late-August, when should I send that letter?
3) If I plan on submitting updates too, should I include updates in the LOCI or do a separate submission?
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1) It seems to be similar to the ones people usually talk about. But it seems like NW likes “love letters” like sending multiple throughout the cycle.
2) This is what I was also wondering about if anyone has any insights, based on what Mr. Present Row said I might send one in the next couple days because I already interviewed and then another towards the end of the year.
3) It seems like you can do either/or, I’m including them with but in the drop down on the application portal I think there was an option specifically for update instead of LOCI.
 
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PassionFruit57 said:
1) It seems to be similar to the ones people usually talk about. But it seems like NW likes “love letters” like sending multiple throughout the cycle.
2) This is what I was also wondering about if anyone has any insights, based on what Mr. Present Row said I might send one in the next couple days because I already interviewed and then another towards the end of the year.
3) It seems like you can do either/or, I’m including them with but in the drop down on the application portal I think there was an option specifically for update instead of LOCI.
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Thank you so much!
 
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IS II!!! holyyy I was not expecting this after how hard I got roasted the last time I applied here
LM 78, complete 7/03
 
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solarflare1230 said:
what do you mean roasted 😭
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I met with them for feedback and it was basically 15 minutes of stepping through each extracurricular and talking about how it was below average or “not enough hours so it’s weird you put it as meaningful” 😭😭 but I followed the advice and have a whole gap year of hours now so it worked
 
A bit of a neurotic question, they provided the emails of my interviewers, should I email them to continue a conversation? Like did they make their decisions already and therefore I shouldn't even bother if I don't have the time
 
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A bit of a neurotic question, they provided the emails of my interviewers, should I email them to continue a conversation? Like did they make their decisions already and therefore I shouldn't even bother if I don't have the time
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Maybe just a thank you letter with some stuff you guys talked about, other than that I wouldn't.
 
averagepremed0101 said:
Maybe just a thank you letter with some stuff you guys talked about, other than that I wouldn't.
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Northwestern specifically says no thank you letters though...but I did end my interviews with questions they weren't able to fully answer because of the time limit
 
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medcarrot said:
Northwestern specifically says no thank you letters though...but I did end my interviews with questions they weren't able to fully answer because of the time limit
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Oh oops :rofl: I don't think it's a bad idea, I just don't know if they'd prefer those questions go to them or to the admissions office
 
cookiepearwatermelon said:
Anyone here had their interview yet? How was it?
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I had mine about two weeks ago, it was very chill. Two faculty and one student, to be honest the student one wasn’t as engaging but the faculty ones I felt were pretty good. Only issue is the morning is kinda long with orientation and curriculum stuff.
 
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