2025-2026 Rochester

[jb1811]

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Does anyone have any advice about how to complete their brief "most significant non-academic experience" post-II secondary (if you can call it a secondary). I know the interview is closed file; however I'm still wary about using my most-significant from my primary app as well for fear of being redundant. Many thanks!

 

[jb1811]

mine were all my MMEs (2 significant experiences + gap year experience). so definitely a lot of overlap. i assume they expect this because "most significant" = most meaningful. i was accepted earlier this month so i think it's not a big deal at all!

that helps to know! thank you

 

[appleorange123]

Does anyone have any advice about how to complete their brief "most significant non-academic experience" post-II secondary (if you can call it a secondary). I know the interview is closed file; however I'm still wary about using my most-significant from my primary app as well for fear of being redundant. Many thanks!

I did only 1 of them was the same as my AMCAS most meaningful and I got accepted earlier this month too! Put things you want to talk about 🙂 I chose diverse things that showed off different skills/experiences

 

[FuturePediatricNeurosurge]

Seeing a bunch of A's/WL on admit -- if anyone got a decision today, do you mind sharing when you interviewed? Thank you in advance!

 

[premed_1234]

+1 IS II. LM 75. Complete 8/12.

Seems like it’s getting late at Rochester so I wonder how many spots they’ll have left.

 

[doctorendgame]

+1 IS II. LM 75. Complete 8/12.

Seems like it’s getting late at Rochester so I wonder how many spots they’ll have left.

idgaf. I just care if I get a spot.

 

[premedbarista]

+1 OOS II 😀 app was complete on 8/7. really was not expecting this, yay! scheduled for end of december

 

[burningout]

Does anyone know when the accepted students Facebook will open up? Starting to think about looking for housing and not sure what the market is like around the school

 

[premedbarista]

Does anyone have any advice about how to complete their brief "most significant non-academic experience" post-II secondary (if you can call it a secondary). I know the interview is closed file; however I'm still wary about using my most-significant from my primary app as well for fear of being redundant. Many thanks!

following up on this - does anyone have guidance on if this should be more of a basic description of role/responsibilities/impact or be more story based? in my AMCAS i did the role thing and then the story as the MME essay but there isn't room for both in 100 words.

also, if my gap year activity is also a MME that i did throughout college and am continuing now, should I pick a different one for most significant? i could put my research and main volunteering for the two most significants, but I honestly have a hard time talking abt my research stuff bc I haven't been doing it post-grad and haven't really been thinking abt it much lol. I'm wondering if might be better to avoid that and put my gap year clinical job as most significant and mention that i'm continuing it in the gap year part?

thanks 🙂

 

[premed2026607]

Just checking, research counts as a non-academic experience correct? and also bump^^ did people keep their descriptions basic given we only have 100 words or use more impactful stories?

 

[jb1811]

Just checking, research counts as a non-academic experience correct? and also bump^^ did people keep their descriptions basic given we only have 100 words or use more impactful stories?

Can't answer the first as I did not include research in my mini essays. But for your second question, in one I included a *very* brief anecdote and in the other, basically descriptive. Weird quirk of the Rochester interview process but I do know it's blind so I digress.

 

[EllaEnchanted248]

Just checking, research counts as a non-academic experience correct? and also bump^^ did people keep their descriptions basic given we only have 100 words or use more impactful stories?

I reached out to ask, and they told me that research counted as a non-academic experience. So I included it in one of my descriptions

 

[pingu365]

post II WL, interviewed late october :/ Online it looks like they only accept around 30 people off the WL every year... Can anyone corroborate that?

 

[orangecat77]

Seeing some other As and WLs on admit.org, has anyone else who interviewed early November not heard anything?

 

[doctorendgame]

post II WL, interviewed late october :/ Online it looks like they only accept around 30 people off the WL every year... Can anyone corroborate that?

Look at admit. Subtract the number of acceptances from how many people matriculate in MSAR and you'll have your answer.

Edit: they interview 600 people and send 300 acceptances for 102 seats. So it's about 200 people that get accepted from the waitlist and gives you a 50% chance of acceptance. Maybe higher than that since there will be post-II rejections without going on the waitlist.

 

[ianmoone]

Seeing some other As and WLs on admit.org, has anyone else who interviewed early November not heard anything?

interviewed 11/3 and I am very very anxiously awaiting to hear back from them lol

 

[erwinsmith]

11/12 interviewee, was told we would hear back mid to late December.

 

[jb1811]

11/12 interviewee, was told we would hear back mid to late December.

any advice on the group portion? interviewing next week.

 

[Rabcoleman7]

+1 IS II, so excited!!

 

[erwinsmith]

any advice on the group portion? interviewing next week.

It is pretty chill, just treat it like a discussion activity you might have in school and you'll be okay.

 

[Liam K]

+1 IS II. Super Happy and hoping it turns into A. I love URSMD

 

[doctorendgame]

+1 IS II. Super Happy and hoping it turns into A. I love URSMD

During the weekend?

 

[Liam K]

During the weekend?

No, it was yesterday. Wishing one for you too, bro!

 

[doctorendgame]

No, it was yesterday. Wishing one for you too, bro!

They send Rs pretty early and throughout the cycle so here's hoping! For schools that save Rs until the end, I assume it's an R until otherwise proven.

 

[imsogonnagetrejected]

+1 Levitan II !!
LM 73

 

[chicken_wing0]

+1 Levitan II !!
LM 73

Congrats! Can I ask if they sent you a CSS profile reminder recently? :')

 

[fairydust]

+OOS II just now!!!!!!!! Submitted 7/2, LM 72. Can anyone give any advice for the individual and group interviews?

 

[chocolatebaklava123]

INTL Pre-II R

 

[erwinsmith]

Post II WL, interviewed 11/12. Lucky to have one A but this is my seventh waitlist in three cycles, I have no idea what’s wrong with my app at this point.

 

[orangecat77]

+1 OOS A! I am stoked, I absolutely loved my interview here!!

 

[EllaEnchanted248]

+1 OOS A yesterday!!! I interviewed in late October

 

[ianmoone]

OOS post-II WL 🙁 interviewed 11/5! i thought i connected with my interviewers well too AHH

 

[timothy786]

anyone that was complete in sept hear back yet

 

[imsogonnagetrejected]

Congrats! Can I ask if they sent you a CSS profile reminder recently? :')

no i submitted it months ago though

 

[choccychipcookie]

i was wondering if anyone who got accepted received scholarship info (not levitan) in their email? or if we would be notified at a later date?

 

[doctorendgame]

anyone that was complete in sept hear back yet

Completed date doesn't matter at this point.

 

[Yoshi&Cookies]

My app was complete 7/20 and I still haven’t heard anything back. Anyone else in a similar boat?

 

[timothy786]

My app was complete 7/20 and I still haven’t heard anything back. Anyone else in a similar boat?

Yep only thing i got today was an r from suny downstate

 

[shahsamays]

Completed my secondaries back in July, still waiting for Interview. I guess no news is good news. Anyone in same boat as me?

 

[asdfgabjkl]

Completed my secondaries back in July, still waiting for Interview. I guess no news is good news. Anyone in same boat as me?

yep me too

 

[notEinstein]

My app was complete 7/20 and I still haven’t heard anything back. Anyone else in a similar boat?

Only you and about 5,800 others

 

[pv9812]

Anyone who received an A get the Certiphi email yet? I have not.

 

[wannabe_doc_]

for those who recently got interviews, when are they scheduling out to?

 

[XpressoShot]

IS Pre-II R

 

[jb1811]

a couple of WLs reported on admit..🫣

 

[nsquared]

does rochester accept update letters of letters of interest? i see in their portal there is an option to upload "additional documents" but unsure since other schools specify "update letters" or "letters of intent" in this section. any advice would be super helpful, thank you!

 

[imsogonnagetrejected]

my fellow neurotics, do we have an estimate on how long until we get decision back for people who interviewed today?

 

[dalvulan]

when do you decisions come out for mid-late jan interviewers?

 

[fisher22]

no idea, i interviewed the first week of december and im still waiting to hear back.....

 

[TrekToMD]

Can someone confirm that the "2 significant activities and 2 essays" to submit prior to the interview are the first and second most significant experiences, gap year essay, and the secondary essay that we completed prior to receiving an II?