Any UMass news?

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No 🙁

I'm trying not to think about it. I mean, UMass can take forever, from what I understand...but I know they have been sending decisions for a few months now. Let's hope there's some spots still available for us!

:clap:
 
tedstriker - do you know many people who have been admitted? I've only seen one acceptance on this website. I read on the AAMC website that schools must admit at least the number of students for which they have seats in their class by March 15, which in UMass's case is 100, so i was thinking that by March 15 they have to have sent out those 100 acceptances. I guess that means if you haven't heard by then that you will either be waitlisted or rejected.
 
Based on my having slavishly followed anything remotely UMass-related on SDN, I would say first of all I think there haven't been a ton of acceptees; I'm anticipating their sending out some more decisions by the end of next month (Dr. Paraskos said as much last month when I was there for interview). I'm not sure how many they've admitted by now--it's impossible to tell--however I would say that UMass, being UMass, is not allowed to have more than 100 acceptances out there at any one time...
 
You guys aren't alone. I interviewed back in early November and loved it but have heard nothing thus far. This wait is sucking the life out of me!!
 
I interviewed late last month and just got an acceptance on Sat., so they are sending out acceptances - I am not sure how many or how often, but stay positive and hopefully I'll see you all in Worcester!
 
AEG - did you have exceptional stats/credentials and/or a remarkable interview? I'm just curious because you found out so quickly and I'm wondering it the the superstar applicants get acceptances immediately while us run-of-the-mill applicants have to wait until March-May?
 
Mugatu - I don't think my stats are exceptional , and that is why I was surprised to hear so quickly...

If you want my actual stats:

MCAT 32R (August - first time)

3.8GPA fom UMass

2 years of research and published once

Let me know if you want any more info, and good luck to everyone🙂
 
Its far more exceptional than my 28 MCAT and 3.65 GPA
 
this wait is sucking the life out of me as well! (i interviewed in october!) and it doesn't help that my PCP is at UMASS, and I worked there for a summer, and i have about 100 people waiting to hear whether i got into my dream school.

but i'm lucky enough to have 2 accepts so far, so i guess i'll just have to wait it out and be thankful that i'll be able to pursue what i love, regardless of the location.

keep updating this thread, i'm rooting for you all!
 
as i'm sure you know from reading this string, your pain is shared. i am approaching the 20 week mark still without having heard anything. i think i'd rather get an enema from edward scissorhands than go on waiting like this.
 
Congrats, AEG! :clap: :clap: We are all insanely jealous, but way to go! 😛
 
Has anyone been reading back at all? I read last year's posts on UMass for around this time (feb/march) and it seems like there were two groups of acceptances, one around march 15th and the other later in the year, around early may-ish. Anyway, a bunch of SDN's got in, so maybe that's a good sign?

One person noted that the envelope was a big one (8x12) and had a pink piece of paper with a paper clip (which you could see without opening the envelope) and now I can't get that image out of my mind. Which, by the way, I'm surprised I still have after this 4 month wait.

For all you MA's, where are you living? I'm in Allston...

And congrats to all who've gotten in...I hope I get to join you in Woosta!
 
Gosselke

I just went back and read some of the Umass posts from last year. There were two really great stories in that group, both people accepted on their third tries.

It sounds like some of the later acceptances were due mainly to the AMCAS screw ups last year. I'm still banking on a decision around the middle of march.

Good luck everyone.
 
This waiting is absolutely killing me as well. The only thing that's keeping me hopeful (after now exactly ten weeks) is that last year's posts indicated a bunch (majority?) of people getting accepted in the later stages of the game.

Sadly short of prostituting ourselves to the Powers that Be in Worcester, there's not much we can do to help the process along.

Definitely kudos to those of you who've been admitted!! :clap:

I'm in sunny downtown Brookline, BTW.

McT
 
for those who have waited a significant period of time since their interview, would you think that the worst you would hear back from UMass at this point is that you are waitlisted? I've heard of some people being rejected so far post-interview, so I guess it would make sense that if they are stringing you along for 20+ weeks that they are at least considering you which would mean you would at least be waitlisted. Does this make sense or am I just being stupidly optimistic?
 
My guess is that that in mid-march or so, when most everyone has finished interviewing, they will take stock and send out numerous accepts and rejects. not sure when they start waitlisting people, havn't heard about that. anyone waitlisted yet?
 
a friend who goes there told me that she thinks that if they do let you know early it will be yes or no. she thinks that after they are done interviewing they go thru everyone again. then they accept the majority of their class and make up a waitlist.

she also said they are really really slow, but it is worth the wait!

btw, i'm out in s. boston, freezing (as i'm sure you all are too!)
 
Yeah, when I got off the train this morning at Charles/MGH I thought I had been dreaming that 50-degree day last week...
 
"The UMass Medical School in Worcester, The Massachusetts College of Art and Massachusetts Maritime Academy, would be allowed to raise their tuition to the market rate as state assistance is reduced over four years, but the state would continue to lease the three institutions their property for $1 a year."

http://www.boston.com/news/daily/26/romney_budget_schools.htm

Fun stuff!

I interviewed back in Jan - nothing so far.
 
Jumping Jehosophat! If Romney gets his way, UMass tuition will be raised to the "market rate"? What, pray tell, would that be?? BU seems to always manage to fill a class of medical students with a rather high rate, but the "market" seems to tolerate it... is this where UMass is headed??

I think this merits its own thread at some point. Right now it's too early to freak out, I guess. But changes are definitely on the horizon! 🙁
 
"The UMass Medical School in Worcester, The Massachusetts College of Art and Massachusetts Maritime Academy, would be allowed to raise their tuition to the market rate as state assistance is reduced over four years,
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I knew UMASS was too good to be true. Hopefully we'll get in under the gun, if tuition is limited to 15% increases over 4 years as the article suggests. I'm sure the state will still continue to fund the school to some extent, and tuition won't get much above 20G- but then I am an optimist by nature. They'll probably begin admitting out-of-staters though.
 
I interviewed today (yes, it's my LAST interview!!!!!) at UMass. They said that all applicants will be notified with one of the following 3 options by "early April": Accept, Alternate, Reject. So here's to another 6 weeks or so of waiting...
 
early april! didn't i hear that umass (and all other schools) have to send out enough accepts to fill their class by march 15th? does this mean that if we don't hear by then it'll be for a waitlist spot?

not that i wouldn't LOVE a waitlist spot, since a ton of people get in eventually.

any other word on the romney (damn romney...) plan? it seems like that was just daily news, and now the media has forgotten about it.
 
There was a letter to the Editor in yesterday's Globe lambasting Romney for his attempt to deprive the citizens of the commonwealth of their right to public education. It was from a professor at UMass (undergrad), and was fairly well-written. It definitely seems like our man Mitt is going down the wrong alley with this, but hey, stranger things have happened, and large public programs of this scope have been cut in the past during times of fiscal strife (i.e. in the Reagan administration). I think that nowadays, unfortunately, a lot of states are considering doing similar things.

Bastards the lot of them.
 
From the Worcester Telegram and Gazette:

UMass Medical subsidy to survive
Privatized school would lease campus UMass change would prompt education overhaul

Emilie Astell
TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF





WORCESTER- If the University of Massachusetts Medical School is cut loose from state control, yearly appropriations would continue and financial aid would be available to in-state students, a Romney administration official said.
But questions remain concerning exactly how the medical school would be better off if it were no longer under state control and how long it would take for the school to adjust to the change.
The proposal to make the school independent is part of Gov. Mitt Romney's reorganization budget proposal to address a $3.2 billion shortfall.
If the plan is approved by the Legislature, it would set the stage for a major overhaul of the public higher-education system, including adding a layer of control through seven regional councils and increasing the power of the state Board of Higher Education. Six colleges would be merged, including Mount Wachusett Community College with Fitchburg State College.
Under the plan, the medical school would continue to receive its yearly state appropriation, pegged at $32.4 million last year, according to Peter Nessen, the secretary designee for education and work force development. Financial aid to offset the cost of tuition, $8,352 in the fall, and fees of $2,100, would also continue.
The campus would be leased to the medical school for $1 a year for 99 years, he said.
Initially, Mr. Romney's proposal indicated that the state planned to cut off the medical school's appropriation after four years, but Mr. Nessen said there is no time limit. Reducing or eliminating a state appropriation would be based on how well the school recruited from out of state and how successful it was in obtaining research grants.
Changes would include opening enrollment to out-of-state students, raising tuition and putting revenue from tuition and fees into the school's coffers instead of the state's, Mr. Nessen said. Financial aid would continue for existing students and for in-state future students who need it.
The medical school does not accept out-of-state students, although the Graduate School of Biomedical Research accepts out-of-state and international students. The Graduate School of Nursing on the same Plantation Street campus has mostly in-state students and some from other New England states.
"This is an opportunity for them to try to create independence,' Mr. Nessen said during a telephone interview Tuesday. "The intention would be that after four years or one year or 10 years we would take them back into the fold if they are not self-sufficient.'
While medical school officials are taking a wait-and-see approach, an education-management analyst said independence could prove beneficial because the medical school would avoid some state regulations and would enjoy increased flexibility in daily operations.
"The state is in financial straits,' said Aims C. McGuinness Jr. of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems. "In that situation, it's an advantage to an institution to have as much flexibility as it can.'
The 29 public colleges and universities in the commonwealth adhere to state regulations, but those rules curtail the medical school's ability to obtain additional research grants, Mr. Nessen said.
The school could better calculate overhead costs, for instance, if it were independent, he said. That one area, among many, would make it more competitive with other medical schools.
Part of the drive to spin off the medical school and the Massachusetts College of Art and Massachusetts Maritime Academy is because they are specialty schools that do not fit neatly into the scheme of regulations for other public institutions, he said.
"We don't know how to put in rules that make sense for a medical school,' Mr. Nessen said. "We're risking this with the hope they will succeed in independence. The whole purpose is to allow them to flourish. We're not looking for cost savings or appropriations savings.'
Part of the proposal would allow the University of Massachusetts-Amherst campus to be removed from the five-campus university system. Amherst would remain a public school with an increased enrollment and higher tuition costs.
All the proposals are in the governor's budget bill, Article 87, that will be submitted May 1. The budget bill creates, among other things, a Cabinet-level education secretariat, an empowered Board of Higher Education and the regional councils. The Legislature has 60 days after May 1 to decide the bill's fate.
"The Legislature can vote it up or down, but cannot edit,' Mr. Nessen said. "It's a high-stakes gamble, but we're in high-stakes times.'
State Sens. Harriette L. Chandler and Guy W. Glodis are eager to hear more details on the reorganization plan. Mrs. Chandler said she expects to meet with state officials next week.
Mr. Glodis subscribes to the "if it's not broken, don't fix it' philosophy about the medical school, although he acknowledged that the school could operate on a semipublic basis with limited state support and more emphasis on private investment and federal grants.
The benefits of the school, he said, are the yearly graduating class of 100 doctors, employees numbering more than 5,000 and a rating as one of the top research institutions in the country.
"It's a lifeline for medical research in Central Massachusetts,' the senator said. "It doesn't need fixing.'
UMass is one of 125 medical schools in the country and one of 75 that are public. It is one of three in the nation that enroll only state residents and one of four medical schools in the commonwealth. The others, all private, are at Harvard, Tufts and Boston universities.
A major incentive at the Worcester campus is the existence of learning contracts, allowing medical students to reduce their tuition costs by agreeing to practice in primary care, in underserved areas of the state or in areas that the state designates as beneficial to public health, such as community-funded health centers, according to UMass spokesman Mark L. Shelton.
The school expects more details during the next two months, he said, which should reveal the impact of reorganization.
"What the governor presented is a broad blueprint for how he envisions the state to work,' Mr. Shelton said. "There are all manner of possibilities before us, some might be wonderful, some not.'
 
Thanks JLazy MD...my parents had mentioned that article, but I missed it because I'm in Boston and couldn't find the T&G anywhere.
 
I didn't get a great feeling from Umass when i was out there, so the price is the major factor for me. Hopefully this will sort itself out soon
 
Yeah thanks, JLazy! That was the most information I've heard about this thing since Romney's plan was made public.

Srmonkey, I almost fell off my chair laughing when I saw your avatar!! Triumph, the insult dog comic! Yours is a great avatar....(fill in phrase here) :laugh:
 
do you guys think this is the week for UMass? anyone hear anything yet?
 
still nothing on this end.

my mail goes to the worcester area, so as soon as i hear anything i'll let everyone know...
 
Thanks linguo! We await your word anxiously...
 
On this day last year at least 2 SNDers got acceptances from UMass. Anyone checking their mailbox?
 
i checked my mail. nothing from umass
 
Originally posted by JlazyMD
On this day last year at least 2 SNDers got acceptances from UMass. Anyone checking their mailbox?
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Wow!!! I didn't think it was possible for me to be any more anxious or obsessed over this! But your post has managed to kick it up a notch... How the heck am I supposed to get any work done today (or the rest of the month for that matter) if there's the possibility of a UMass letter in my mailbox???

Freaking out....freaking out.....
 
So apparantly nothing came today. Or maybe my mom is just playing a cruel phone joke on me and my big fat acceptance letter is sitting on the kitchen table.

Or, maybe it's nothing.

But I think I interviewed after most of you (Feb. 11th) so I'm not expecting much anytime soon.
 
Jumbo,

if I remember correctly one of those accepted on this day last year interviewed around the end of February so, don't fret you are as likely to hear any day as we are. Of course that acceptee was on his thrid application try.

Has anyone called the admissions office for any info recently?
 
I did and the lady basically said to be patient.
 
Hey guys,

I've been reading about your concerns and I just wanted to tell you not to be surprised if you dont hear until late April. I know 6 people who applied last year (of varying stats) all coming from Umass undergrad. 2 got in Aprilish, and the other 4 got waitlisted at that time also. Even if you do get on the waitlist, you have a decent chance. All 4 waitlisters eventually got in for that year(one of them received notice 1 week before start of classes). Your stats do not have to be spectacular either. I can tell you of one who got in with a 3.5 GPA MCAT -29 1st try MCAT-26 2nd try. To Umass, interviews are VERY important. They really want to get a true feel for you. I've met alot of the medical students there and they are all pretty chill even though the surrounding area is questionable...
Hope this helps even though things may have changed since last year
Good luck to all of u🙂
 
Thanks for the encouragement, Venus!

Hey everyone... tomorrow is a new day, and perhaps the mail carrier will make me happy with a certain fat envelope? 😍
 
anyone check their mail for anything from UMass today?
 
My Dad's going home over lunch (Big East Tourney) so I should know as soon as the mail gets there. Even NCAA basetball can't keep my parents from checking the mail 17 times a day.
 
no mail for me 🙁
 
STILL nothing for me either...maybe I'll call tomorrow?
 
another "no mail from UMass" day for me. how about you guys?
 
Nope! 🙁

At least the Bruins won! :clap: :clap: :clap:
 
argh...can't check mail from New York! And no one else is gonna be home 'til Sunday. I have to stew until I get back, but I'll let you know when I do. My money is on no news at all.
 
Ever see that movie Scanners, where that guy's head explodes? I sorta feel like that now. From what I've heard we likely won't hear much until early April.
Forget the Bruins, tonight is BU-BC. Where's your Beanpot???
 
no ****. this waiting is absolutely excruciating. i've been waiting 21 ****ing weeks. its perposterous. its to the point where if i do get accepted i won't even get to enjoy a feeling of accomplishment, but rather one of luck, gratitude, and relief. anyways, sorry to beat this subject to death, just needed to do a little venting to people who would understand.
 
Don't have much to add--no mail for me either grrrrrrrrrr....

but it's *only* been a 15 week wait for me! Gee, I suppose I should feel lucky, huh?
 
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