2025-2026 Western Michigan (Stryker)

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MasterOogway said:
If you don’t have a phone Ii and it’s been a while (over two months) consider your app most likely dead barring an update.
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Just wanted to bring this back up for anyone still anxiously waiting on a phone II. These are from some posts from different users in last year's WMed thread:

User 1
OOS Telephone Interview Invite: 10/22
Experience review completed: 8/16
Moved into experience review step: 8/12
Secondary submitted: 8/6

User 2
IS Phone II just now (11/5), under consideration 7/12

User 3
+1 phone ii 11/5, complete 8/1

Y'all can feel free to peruse through the thread like I did, but these posts are evidence (self-reported) that people can get phone II's here more than 2 months after they submitted their application. For everyone else thinking, "Chat, am I cooked?" like me: No, we're not. Not yet.
 
not_houseMD said:
Just wanted to bring this back up for anyone still anxiously waiting on a phone II. These are from some posts from different users in last year's WMed thread:

User 1
OOS Telephone Interview Invite: 10/22
Experience review completed: 8/16
Moved into experience review step: 8/12
Secondary submitted: 8/6

User 2
IS Phone II just now (11/5), under consideration 7/12

User 3
+1 phone ii 11/5, complete 8/1

Y'all can feel free to peruse through the thread like I did, but these posts are evidence (self-reported) that people can get phone II's here more than 2 months after they submitted their application. For everyone else thinking, "Chat, am I cooked?" like me: No, we're not. Not yet.
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Thank you Master House for sharing this. I stated most likely not to induce fear but to reinforce based on my experiences. Great insight.
 
not_houseMD said:
Just wanted to bring this back up for anyone still anxiously waiting on a phone II. These are from some posts from different users in last year's WMed thread:

User 1
OOS Telephone Interview Invite: 10/22
Experience review completed: 8/16
Moved into experience review step: 8/12
Secondary submitted: 8/6

User 2
IS Phone II just now (11/5), under consideration 7/12

User 3
+1 phone ii 11/5, complete 8/1

Y'all can feel free to peruse through the thread like I did, but these posts are evidence (self-reported) that people can get phone II's here more than 2 months after they submitted their application. For everyone else thinking, "Chat, am I cooked?" like me: No, we're not. Not yet.
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do you have any data when it comes to phone II to virtual II
 
Anyone who interviewed on 10/3 or 10/10 know when decisions will come out? They've done them on 10/16 on the past, but unsure if they're pushing that back this year?
 
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astillbe907 said:
I did one on 10/3, nothing back yet. The monthly update email is coming up so at least we'll know we're still under consideration if nothing else until then
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thanks for answering! i did mine the same exact day and haven't heard back yet either. I didn't get the last monthly update email, did you? i thought they may stop sending them to people who got phone interviews when i didn't get it last month (i think it came out 2 days before my phone interview).
 
undueclearance11 said:
thanks for answering! i did mine the same exact day and haven't heard back yet either. I didn't get the last monthly update email, did you? i thought they may stop sending them to people who got phone interviews when i didn't get it last month (i think it came out 2 days before my phone interview).
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nope! same exact boat. maybe we won't get one for november then, but hoping we get invites asap!
 
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curiousblizzard said:
I didn’t get it. Have you done either of the interviews? I did the phone but didn’t get a virtual II yet, maybe it only goes to those who haven’t? Idk
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currently under consideration for a phone interview...i was wondering the same thing since when I received the last email I was in the experience review section
 
I’m sure it’ll come out some time today or later this week. It was 11/1 last year but that was early in the month compared to others.
 
Hi guys, I'm a previous medical student from Western Michigan, and wanted to come on here to offer any help with questions + housing. Please let me know if I can answer any questions, and I'd be happy to provide a contact if you wanted to reach out privately. Good luck guys!
 
WMedAlum said:
Hi guys, I'm a previous medical student from Western Michigan, and wanted to come on here to offer any help with questions + housing. Please let me know if I can answer any questions, and I'd be happy to provide a contact if you wanted to reach out privately. Good luck guys!
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Can you recall how long it took you to receive the phone interview invite after your "experience review" ended? Also, what is the point of the experience review? Thanks!
 
itsTuesday! said:
Can you recall how long it took you to receive the phone interview invite after your "experience review" ended? Also, what is the point of the experience review? Thanks!
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Hi! I'm not sure if the statuses/phases of the application process changed from my application years ago, but I remember it moving pretty quick, and each step just being around 2-3 weeks long before getting the next email. If I remember correctly, the experience review is a review of your supplementary responses/experiences from your application.
 
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WMedAlum said:
Hi! I'm not sure if the statuses/phases of the application process changed from my application years ago, but I remember it moving pretty quick, and each step just being around 2-3 weeks long before getting the next email. If I remember correctly, the experience review is a review of your supplementary responses/experiences from your application.
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Thank you for your response! I see on their website that they’ve had a history of accepting students from the 497-499 range, would you think that’s rare and only reserved for IS applicants? I have a 499 and they’re my top choice (OOS). Thank you!
 
itsTuesday! said:
Thank you for your response! I see on their website that they’ve had a history of accepting students from the 497-499 range, would you think that’s rare and only reserved for IS applicants? I have a 499 and they’re my top choice (OOS). Thank you!
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I don't think I have the insight for this, but I think I might be more possible that students within that range are admitted from the masters program or have very special circumstances rather than being from in-state versus out of state. From my peer group I think people were around the reported median for the school, but they do review your application holistically.
Also just another option- I had submitted my application in my application year with a certain MCAT score that I thought was a little lower than ideal, and then later scheduled another MCAT for ~November of the same cycle. I had interviewed with some programs, and sent an update to them when my new score came which was higher. I got a handful of IIs or WLs turn into As following that!
 
WMedAlum said:
I don't think I have the insight for this, but I think I might be more possible that students within that range are admitted from the masters program or have very special circumstances rather than being from in-state versus out of state. From my peer group I think people were around the reported median for the school, but they do review your application holistically.
Also just another option- I had submitted my application in my application year with a certain MCAT score that I thought was a little lower than ideal, and then later scheduled another MCAT for ~November of the same cycle. I had interviewed with some programs, and sent an update to them when my new score came which was higher. I got a handful of IIs or WLs turn into As following that!
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That's understandable, for sure. Unfortunately, I won't be able to test until next year, but thank you nonetheless!!
 
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