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Baylor Acceptances
Started by popupr
i didn't have any contact with baylor between my interview in october and now... just got the alternate letter with the little note. does anyone know if writing BCM a letter even helps, or are we already in a ranked list and they're just going to pull people off the top as spots become available?
I'm thinking about it...I got a nice scholarship at the school I'm already accepted to, and as much as I want to go to Baylor (it has been my dream school since I started looking at med programs) I want to avoid debt even more.ThaJewelofPR said:
Plus, I'm sick of rushing home from work to an empty answering machine. Kinda kills your ego after a few months 🙄
Jewel I'm in it for the long hall. I also think/fairly stongly believe that we are definitely ranked. Good luck and hopefully there will be enough movement so that we can get in.
FryingPan said:
My letter was dated April 5, 2006....the little handwritten note said " Name, thank you for continued interest in our medical school.....initials"
nothing too special, but enough that initially gave me hope, until pretty much everyone also got it. OH well
ThaJewelofPR said:
No, I'm in for the long haul. Just a question about Texas schools and BCM. I thought i read something where if you had an acceptance from one of the other Texas schools and a waitlist at Baylor, you had to choose only one of the by the May 15 deadline (either the texas school and no Baylor, or waitlist at Baylor and no texas school).
Am i totally making this up or has someone else read something of this nature???
hey BaylorGuy, June 15th is the last day you're allowed to hold acceptances at more than one Texas school, according to the TMDSAS site http://www.utsystem.edu/tmdsas/Acceptance-MatchInfo.htm .BaylorGuy said:
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FryingPan said:
No worries, I didn't get one either. It seems like he replied with a handwritten note to those who wrote a letter of intent.
potato51 said:
Thanks Potato....i know i read something about that, but its good to have it down in writing/print. Whats gonna be difficult is that i'm leaving the country in about a month and it'll definitely be interesting to try and have contact with the med schools while i'm over there.
Oh well though, thanks for the info.
i got waitlisted too. if they did waitlist everyone who interviewed and assuming they handed out 200 acceptances(lil over the class size) then maybe 100 ppl will get moved off of waitlist. but probably less than that though, during the past months they probably got some declines already. so, we have 1/4 chance of getting off of the list. they really should tell us our rank though. what's the harm in that!?!?!?!??!
Any news, guys? For those of us who got accepted at another TX school, our deadline is soon approaching! (May 15th)
Relax group.
As per http://www.bcm.edu/admissions/?PMID=1777
"In deference to alternate wait-listed applicants, no places are offered to individuals already holding a place at another medical school in Texas after June 15."
As per http://www.bcm.edu/admissions/?PMID=1777
"In deference to alternate wait-listed applicants, no places are offered to individuals already holding a place at another medical school in Texas after June 15."
Sorry guys; didn't mean to give you wrong info! I know that for UTSW, at least, I have to make a decision by then...May 15th is Southwestern's deadline...
No worries Jewel, May 15 is the day that ALL of us holding multiple spots have to make a decision which ONE acceptance we want to keep, though I already released my other one shortly after the match. We can stay on BCM's waitlist until the 15th of JUNE and those who hold an out of state seat can stay on the list until Baylor's OR their own orientation begins.
ThaJewelofPR said:
has Baylor finished interviewing?
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ThaJewelofPR said:
Dang you jewel for riling me up and getting my blood pressure up. Its good to know its june 15 again though. Its gonna be hard for me to make my decision from overseas though. This is gonna be interesting.
I'm in the same boat. I'm gonna be on the other side of the world mid-May through mid-June and am planning on having my brother keep an eye out for messages. Are you taking a cell phone which'll work wherever you're going? I'll be keeping mine on 24/7.BaylorGuy said:
tismfu said:I'm in the same boat. I'm gonna be on the other side of the world mid-May through mid-June and am planning on having my brother keep an eye out for messages. Are you taking a cell phone which'll work wherever you're going? I'll be keeping mine on 24/7.
I'll be taking a cell phone, but i'm pretty sure it wont work....however, i'll try and jimmy-rig something together that'll mimic phone conversation hopefully. we will see
checkers said:
yeah. you can watch their lectures online. not sure if its broadcasted live, but it is definately available.
LaDoctorFutura said:
Thanks for the fast response. Is it in a format that can be dumped in an iPod or is it streaming only?
This makes me more difficult for me to decide (UMich vs. Baylor)... Baylor is cheaper and warmer but I like the people at Mich more. And a major deciding factor was that Michigan recorded lectures.
There are not streaming, but are put up online by 5pm the day of the lecture. You can also speed them up with Enounce, and watch them at 1.5 or 2x regular speed. They cannot be put onto iPods or anything like that. We have tried in the past, but for whatever reason, they don't want to make them into that format. Whatever - it's best when you watch them with the noted provided anyway.checkers said:
ms. a said:
If you really wanted to put lectures on your iPods in mp3 format, it would be pretty easy to watch the lecture once on Realplayer (I think that's what Baylor students watch their lectures on) while recording it with Audacity (a free software you can download). You could then convert it to mp3 using Audacity. I do this all the time when I find cool, live versions of songs that I like at "sessions @ AOL". I just record the songs with Audacity and then convert them to mp3s.
JG198 said:
I called their Financial Aid Office...They said they've been having problems with a computer glitch, so they haven't sent out financial aid to anyone. They said it will probably be in about a week before it gets sent out.
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Man In White said:
What does that mean? I interviewed at Baylor back in September and still not a peep (bastards!). I did get accepted to UTSW. So, Baylor has until June 15th to offer me a place (being a TX Resident); otherwise, I am removed from their waitlist?
Any word lately, guys? Please post if you have been accepted (off the waitlist)!!
ThaJewelofPR said:
I would suspect movement to begin on Monday at the earliest
Here to hoping.
FastForward said:I would suspect movement to begin on Monday at the earliest
Seriously...i dont know if you guys have seen this thread, but its likely that we will probably hear earlier than later
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=275262
Apparently Baylor will most likely call their acceptance off of the waitlist starting monday (the 15th) till the end of May. (the waitlist letter said that we would most likely hear from the mid of may to mid of june...so i'm kind of not suprised).
Its the waiting i hate
BaylorGuy said:
Definitely agree.
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Did all of you send a letter of intent to Dr. Bradshaw after you were waitlisted? I didn't... I wonder if it really helps your chances...
BaylorGuy said:
Nada.....bump!
BaylorGuy said:
I know exactly how you feel...this waiting sux...
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