I also sent an update letter detailing new research, MCAT, and extracurricular updates as they fit FSU's mission and my interests closely! It's also my top program, but I haven't gotten an II; it doesn't hurt to try! Best of luck 🙂
I am also curious about waitlist movement. I know FSU usually has some, but I’m wondering when that begins and if we are able to get any idea of where we stand on the waitlist
Typically state and public schools have a very little wait list movement compared to a private school.
Look at page 3 on this forum little bro
Also quite sad as I considered myself a strong mission fit (wanting to serve underserved communities through primary care) and really resonated with FSU COM's unique program focus from those on admissions I've interacted with (I toured and thought the campus was really nice; enjoyed learning more about the student culture from the tour as well!). I also have family ties, friends/family who are current students, and mentors who graduated with high praise for the program. Would love to be part of the class of 2030 or Bridge Program, but nonetheless, going to continue to hold out hope for individual interviews to stay optimistic haha. Hang in there, I hope you are doing well!!
Seeming like a lot of alum weren't interviewed this year. Based on data I saw from admit.org, lots of lower stat applicants did receive interviews though? Neither myself nor a single one of my friends who were also alum & within (or above) their avg stat range with strong holistic, mission fit applications received interviews either. Very disappointing! Maybe their mission really doesn't actually have anything to do with rural health/primary care ...
one of the past threads FSU COM mentioned they intake a lot of UF and UCF premed folks. Probably they consider those candidates are superior than their Alumni.
I could maybe understand UF, but FSU is ranked above UCF as far as undergrad institutions go in FL. Either way, most public state schools (obvi besides FSU) show at least some priority to their own alum. It should disincentivize incoming undergrads who want to go the pre med route from going to FSU, or at the very least, partaking in programs (like IMS) that are advertised as a pipeline to med school (fsu com specifically) when they are, in fact, not. Either way, it should matter less about where an applicant goes (unless they went to a super prestigious university like an Ivy) and more about everything that they bring to the table, with basic stats like gpa/mcat, as what opens the door to their application being seriously considered. It does not seem like fsu follows that logic to me.
As a mission fit UF alum this is not true
Also recently emailed asking a very simple question and got a generic, likely auto generated response that completely beat around the bush of what the question asked, within 5 mins of sending my email. It's getting incredibly frustrating at this point.
