Anyone get accepted to MSU-CHM today?

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Disinence2 said:
I wouldn't defer a year. Theres really only about a 150K difference over 4 years of med school between in state and out of state. So.. if you get a job that makes more than 150K a year, then its better to not loose that 1 year of a doctors salary.

MSU's tuition is ridiculous for OOS, borderline extortion, but oh well...
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But $150k + interest over many years is a lot to pay off when you could significantly reduce your debt by waiting. You might not want to wait, but I just recommend thinking about it at least - an OOS student at MSUCHM will accumulate debt around $320k, BEFORE adding interest to it. Should a person decide (or end up for one reason or another) going into family medicine, or say, pediatric pulmonary medicine - they won't be pulling in $320k a year that is for sure - perhaps not even $150k, depending - so this debt will be crippling for some time....
 
all you have to do is complete your residency training in the state of michigan and that out-of-state differential will be refunded to you. last time i checked, there were some pretty solid programs in MI.
 
Unfortunatly if you read the find print, they refund the difference up to 30,000 Dollars. Which is about the difference for 1 year. Pretty worthless actually.

One good thing though, If you make all loan payments on time for the first 3 years of your repayment period, then the interest rate drops to zero. That can be a pretty big advantage.
 
Disinence2 said:
Unfortunatly if you read the find print, they refund the difference up to 30,000 Dollars. Which is about the difference for 1 year. Pretty worthless actually.

One good thing though, If you make all loan payments on time for the first 3 years of your repayment period, then the interest rate drops to zero. That can be a pretty big advantage.
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that sucks. but 30k is better than nothing, and getting interest down to zero effectively means that inflation works on your behalf...just stretch out the loan as far as possible!
 
I got the alternate list notification today as well. I'm really not even optomistic about my situation. Now I'm about 99% sure I will be a reapplicant, time to start thinking about retaking the MCAT... crap.
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Dman, Im in your SAME position!! I got an unfortunate 28 and recently was waitlisted too 🙁 I've started studying and will definately keep my fingers crossed for some alternate list movement, lets hope this is one of those years where everyone gets in!! 🙄
 
starfish12 said:
Dman, Im in your SAME position!! I got an unfortunate 28 and recently was waitlisted too 🙁 I've started studying and will definately keep my fingers crossed for some alternate list movement, lets hope this is one of those years where everyone gets in!! 🙄
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Yup..28 for me, too. Well, hopefully people will keep MSU informed of their intentions so the waitlist will have a better chance of mobilizing...Gosh what a nightmare we are in! This purgatory is almost worst than a flat out 'NO.'
 
Mb8111 said:
Yup..28 for me, too. Well, hopefully people will keep MSU informed of their intentions so the waitlist will have a better chance of mobilizing...Gosh what a nightmare we are in! This purgatory is almost worst than a flat out 'NO.'
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Well, the alternate list is a (qualified) rejection. So, just treat it like that in order to maintain your sanity and to figure out your direction from here on out.
 
Disinence2 said:
I agree.. It sucks...

Did you wait a year?
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No - and I REALLY wish I had!!! Which is why I just try to warn people to give it a good think-over (especially if you are under 30 years old)... It is definitely a "don't make my mistake" message! :scared: I'm not saying anything negative about the school - just the OOS costs... 😎
 
I interviewed at the end of November and haven't heard anything. Have the people who found out they were placed on the alternate list notified via email? Or did anyone call for their status?

For those of you who haven't heard anything...does that mean we're waiting for a rejection letter by usps? Or they're still reviewing us for 🙁 rejection or alternate or there is still an 🙂 acceptance?
 
Smists said:
I interviewed at the end of November and haven't heard anything. Have the people who found out they were placed on the alternate list notified via email? Or did anyone call for their status?

For those of you who haven't heard anything...does that mean we're waiting for a rejection letter by usps? Or they're still reviewing us for 🙁 rejection or alternate or there is still an 🙂 acceptance?
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Hey,

You will get a call on a Tuesday evening if you are accepted. If it is a waitlist, the following Wednesday afternoon, you will get an email stating you are a CHM Alternate. As for rejection, I have no idea what the protocol is for notification. If you haven't heard anything, you are still in the running most likely. There is a general consensus that there seems to be no clear pattern for who gets reviewed and when, so there is no telling when your time could be. Plus they have not yet uploaded the spring notification dates, so until then, just bide your time I guess...
 
Anyone know when they will update the spring notification dates?
 
Spring notification dates are up! Anyone get accepted last night? apparently that was the first of the new year...
 
Good googly moogly, does anyone know of even any RUMORS about if people that have been on pre-LOR hold since August will ever get off it? I know my stats are a lil low, but I know of a few people with 3.7+ and 35+ being on this hold...any kind of useful info, the office won't give any, out there??? Shhould I just throw in the towel?

Oh, and congrats to those of you that have been accepted!
 
I interviewed early November and still haven't heard anything. I'm losing my mind!
 
scowdeva said:
Good googly moogly, does anyone know of even any RUMORS about if people that have been on pre-LOR hold since August will ever get off it? I know my stats are a lil low, but I know of a few people with 3.7+ and 35+ being on this hold...any kind of useful info, the office won't give any, out there??? Shhould I just throw in the towel?

Oh, and congrats to those of you that have been accepted!
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This is what their website says:

"We receive newly verified applications from AMCAS through January; therefore, most applications that are placed on hold will be reviewed again in February, 2008. CHM conducts interviews through March, and our admissions process is structured so that seats remain available for those applicants who interview later in the year."

Hope this helps. Also, I received an invite from MSU last year on Feb 19th to be exact. So don't throw in the towel just yet!
 
Thanks paradocs! I am just wondering if that refers to people who are on-hold just for interview, or ALL people on hold. It's good to hear that you got an interview last year in Feb. When did they request your letters? Was it later in the season or early?
 
scowdeva said:
Thanks paradocs! I am just wondering if that refers to people who are on-hold just for interview, or ALL people on hold. It's good to hear that you got an interview last year in Feb. When did they request your letters? Was it later in the season or early?
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I got invited in Feb and went for interview with March (23rd I think). Although I was unsuccesful, I know of people who interviewed on the same day and got accepted later. Also, last year, they did things differently. They only required your AMCAS application to grant you an interview. Once you have been granted an interview, you were then asked to submit your letters and supplementary application before they scheduled your interview date.

I don't have an answer to your question unfortunately. I don't think there is a specific pattern for this LOR request, because I was asked for my LORs this cycle on Dec 3rd and then got an invite Dec 21st. Assuming that my LORs arrived at least a week and a half after the request, they were pretty quick in extending the interview invite to me after the LOR request. However, I was complete there since 8/22 so it took them 4 months to extend me an invite since completion date.
 
i interviewed on 10/4 and no update on my status. Could they have lost my information or something?
 
Interviewed 10/16 got the alternate list today... sucks... Anyone know how the alternate list works? Does everyone have to wait till May or do they take people off the list throughout the year?
 
CHM vs. Wayne State. I haven't gotten in, but as some of you are instaters im sure you are more familiar with the schools. I was wondering which is better to attend.
 
drew24 said:
CHM vs. Wayne State. I haven't gotten in, but as some of you are instaters im sure you are more familiar with the schools. I was wondering which is better to attend.
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imo, for michigan schools umich >>> wayne > chm
 
doctor2201 said:
Interviewed 10/16 got the alternate list today... sucks... Anyone know how the alternate list works? Does everyone have to wait till May or do they take people off the list throughout the year?
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The email should explain it quite well.
 
I interviewed recently (1/17) and want to see if/when people hear back. Did anyone get accepted like a week or two after interviewing?
 
Well.. if you go by primary care rankings MSU:CHM is clearly the "best" school in Michigan. If you go by research then its probably 2nd or 3rd.

This idea of a "best" school is a little on fair, as whats best for someone could be the "worst" for someone else.
 
Finally, some love from my alma mater! I got a LOR request today, so now I can hope that they invite me over for an interview! It's only 30 min from my parents' house, so if I get an invite I hope I can swindle an earlier day! Yaaaaay MSU!
 
bump!

Also, does anyone know if Letitia Fowler has any say on admission decisions?
 
Did anyone get THE call tonight??

Am I alone in this?
 
I've yet to receive any form of communication from the admissions office and I interviewed on 10/16. It's actually pretty frustrating but I hope my patience pays off.
 
Paradocs, did you already hear good news from them???? :luck::luck:
 
Im in the same boat too, I interviewed over 3 months ago (10/11) and havent heard a damn thing. I dont even get excited for the nights they are supposed to call anymore. hopefully my patience will pay off....
 
Hi everyone - I got the acceptance call from MSU around 8:00 tonight!

I'm been reading these forums this whole application cycle but figured I'd waste a little less time on them if I didn't have a login...but now that I've been accepted, I think I'll be able to control myself. Hooray. 🙂

Michigan State was my absolute first choice and I did not expect to hear back so soon...I just interviewed on 1/10.

Good luck to everyone else!
 
Paradocs-

I was under the impression that Letitia, although amazing, is not on the actual admissions committee. I could be wrong. Past that, I couldn't tell you what amount of sway she might have. She did recognize me at my interview day after meeting me just once last summer, which was a nice confidence boost.

Good luck with MSU and I hope you hear very soon.
 
MSU2012 said:
Paradocs-

I was under the impression that Letitia, although amazing, is not on the actual admissions committee. I could be wrong. Past that, I couldn't tell you what amount of sway she might have. She did recognize me at my interview day after meeting me just once last summer, which was a nice confidence boost.

Good luck with MSU and I hope you hear very soon.
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Would you mind sharing with us what your stats (undergrad, GPAs, and MCAT) are?
 
I'm in my final semester of undergrad right now at a small liberal arts school in Michigan. MCAT 12V 10PS 10BS, BCPM 3.97, Overall GPA 3.96. I just made an MDApps as well so you can check that out. 🙂
 
FYI - I just got the axe from MSU today after interviewing 10/16.

Congrats MSU2012 and noluckstar on your acceptances! 👍

I hope you hear some good news soon, paradocs. 🙂
 
XerxesOfPersia said:
FYI - I just got the axe from MSU today after interviewing 10/16.

Congrats MSU2012 and noluckstar on your acceptances! 👍

I hope you hear some good news soon, paradocs. 🙂
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Thanks! Sorry to hear about your news though! Their loss!!

And congrats on your case acceptance. 😀
 
Well after being on pre-interview hold since October 22nd (and complete since Sept. 25th) they finally decided today they'd like to see my letters. I'll take any small bit of good news!🙂
 
I too just got that dreaded email letting me know I am not wanted there. But the wait is over after several months post LOR's.
 
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