2025-2026 Rush

[bluemushroom03]

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for a school with high post II A, what's the reason for giving post II R? do they give you any reason why?

i thought my interview was fine but ultimately some people have to be rejected

 

[polymerization]

I guess my file cleared the review stage and went straight into the shredder. It's all good.

Congrats to the survivors! Rush is lucky to have you.

 

[WhiteCoatWolf]

Are there any accepted or WL students going to the second look day on 3/27 who are traveling with a sibling or spouse? Only prospective students are allowed to come to the event and my wife would be interested in making some connections while we’re in Chicago. Something casual like coffee or sightseeing

 

[HSim87]

Are there any accepted or WL students going to the second look day on 3/27 who are traveling with a sibling or spouse? Only prospective students are allowed to come to the event and my wife would be interested in making some connections while we’re in Chicago. Something casual like coffee or sightseeing

i thought its' the 03/27 is the first look day , its called the second?

 

[MikeyMPH]

Are there any accepted or WL students going to the second look day on 3/27 who are traveling with a sibling or spouse? Only prospective students are allowed to come to the event and my wife would be interested in making some connections while we’re in Chicago. Something casual like coffee or sightseeing

My fiance and I were going to but neither of us have enough time off of work to go.

 

[khannbushra]

+1 pre II R

 

[Lawlietto]

Pre II R(ush can sma)

Seriously not cool how much this school strings along people

 

[Lawlietto]

for a school with high post II A, what's the reason for giving post II R? do they give you any reason why?

This one’s either because of MCAT / some lacking academic metric or if you’re a poor interviewer. Usually the former

 

[ihavenobackupplan]

This one’s either because of MCAT / some lacking academic metric or if you’re a poor interviewer. Usually the former

idk if I agree with this. If the mcat was the problem, they wouldn't have received an II

 

[Lawlietto]

idk if I agree with this. If the mcat was the problem, they wouldn't have received an II

Nah I am living proof of that with another MD school (*cough Methodist cough*). One of my interviewers told me after my post-II R the rejection was solely because of my MCAT. Sometimes, schools II people with lower metrics to cast a wider net (i.e., "mission fit")

Because the people who send IIs are not necessarily the same adcoms who do a final review when selecting a candidate post-II

 

[HSim87]

This one’s either because of MCAT / some lacking academic metric or if you’re a poor interviewer. Usually the former

Rush screens their applicants first before sending interviews tho

 

[HSim87]

Nah I am living proof of that with another MD school (*cough Methodist cough*). One of my interviewers told me after my post-II R the rejection was solely because of my MCAT. Sometimes, schools II people with lower metrics to cast a wider net

Because the people who send IIs are not necessarily the same adcoms who do a final review when selecting a candidate post-II

I thought rush is different and focus on selecting applicants who are mission fit

 

[Lawlietto]

Rush screens their applicants first before sending interviews tho

As do almost all other MD schools. Doesn't mean what I said above doesn't hold true. There's an analogy @LizzyM made that the lower your LM score is, the harder it is to beat out an applicant with an II that has a higher LM score even if you both interviewed well. It's a staircase analogy

 

[ihavenobackupplan]

Nah I am living proof of that with another MD school (*cough Methodist cough*). One of my interviewers told me after my post-II R the rejection was solely because of my MCAT. Sometimes, schools II people with lower metrics to cast a wider net (i.e., "mission fit")

Because the people who send IIs are not necessarily the same adcoms who do a final review when selecting a candidate post-II

rip that's so dumb on their part lol. seems like they are wasting time sending out IIs if they know the MCAT is too low anyway. Sorry that happened bro

 

[Lawlietto]

What I don't get is why this school strings along people stating they made it past stage A, stage B, etc. only to mass reject in the end. Stop sending emails like that when you're simply not going to interview. Emails like that should be only reserved for those eventually selected for an II

 

[HSim87]

As do almost all other MD schools. Doesn't mean what I said above doesn't hold true. There's an analogy @LizzyM made that the lower your LM score is, the harder it is to beat out an applicant with an II that has a higher LM score even if you both interviewed well. It's a domino analogy

Darn I have the lowest mcat ever so. Sounds like I’m expecting an R

 

[Lawlietto]

Darn I have the lowest mcat ever so. Sounds like I’m expecting an R

Ya never know! Could always be a WL or even A disproving everything I just said

For context, I don't think what I said holds nearly as much for URMs

 

[HSim87]

Ya never know! Could always be a WL or even A disproving everything I just said

For context, I don't think what I said holds nearly as much for URMs

I’m orm

 

[Lawlietto]

I’m orm

But you're a very impressive non-trad! Pro-MMA fighter, you got my respect

This is coming from a former D1 tennis player

 

[ihavenobackupplan]

But you're a very impressive non-trad! Pro-MMA fighter, you got my respect

This is coming from a former D1 tennis player

bro got cooked by light yagami in tennis

 

[HSim87]

But you're a very impressive non-trad! Pro-MMA fighter, you got my respect

This is coming from a former D1 tennis player

They did enjoy hearing me talking about it. Been fighting for 8 years

 

[Lawlietto]

bro got cooked by light yagami in tennis

Couldn't even make it to a tiebreaker smh lost 6 games to 4

 

[Lawlietto]

I wonder what's @mathwiz1697 status after sending so many LOIs and Updates

 

[johnzhng]

+1 pre II R at noon today.
🙁

 

[Basalganglia4life]

Accepted students group me link is posted in the class facebook

 

[Y0MOPoint]

Does anyone know if there has been any WL movement?

 

[WhiteCoatWolf]

i thought its' the 03/27 is the first look day , its called the second?

Yeah it’s more of a first look. I’ve never been to Chicago so it’ll be a first for me. I think they used to call it “second look day” back before COVID when interviews were done in person at the school

 

[mathwiz1697]

Pre II R