BU March Decisions?

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I hope you're right. I feel some sort of stress related health crisis coming on... anxiety, high blood pressure, heart attack, ulcer, etc. 😕! I HATE MARCH! Does anyone else feel like the weeks go by slower now that actual decisions are coming up?
 
I was just really bewildered. Originally the school said this week, then in a matter of a day it changed to two weeks, and now im hearing a "few weeks." For some reason I think it is very dependent on who you speak to, some may have a much better idea then others. I did hear a rumor that the committee met this week, but that doesnt mean decisions will be released immediately. I really loved BU, and of recent ive decided it is my top choice so I am alittle over anxious.
 
Heck yes! I hate the thought that the decision has already been made, and that our letter are just sitting on someone's desk waiting to get sent out. Finding the motivation to study for finals is so much harder when you can obsess about boston instead. lol.
 
good luck to those waiting!!!
 
you people need to chillax.

Most likely decisions have been made already or will be made by early next week. It'll take them a week or so to ready mailers for acceptances, update databases for rejections, and do whatever it is they do for waitlisters. You gotta remember that they're making decisions and compiling the paper work not only for the people interviewed post Dec.15th, but also the people deferred (i.e. people like me) who interviewed pre- Dec 15th.

looking at the dates (via mining mdapplicants) in my spare time (which is completely dorky in and of itself) I found that the earliest people heard last year about decisions was March 28th. The LAST WEEK OF MARCH!

I find that a drunken haze can help ease the waiting. don't drink and drive or drunk dial people though.

oh and good luck to you all!
 
on a side note, how many people do you guys thing need to be reviewed? I know some was accepted in the first round, some deferred and other waitlisted, was just curious how many apps they have to go through. Plus im pretty sure that they were fewer people who interviewed the second round since it was a shorter period (dec15-feb15).
 
I think they actually have a lot to review this time around. Dean Witzburg said that in January they fill a small portion of their class and in March they give out the majority of acceptances. And I don't think there was a waitlist started in January... only accept, defer to March, or reject. So this round should include the waitlists. Here it is... this is from his post-interview email:

"In mid-January we will send a status update letter to each individual who has interviewed prior to that time, accepting a small number of candidates, declining some, and deferring a final decision on some.

We plan to complete our interviews by late February and by mid-March we will send a second group of letters to all candidates who have completed the application process with us, including those whom were deferred in the first round. In that second group of letters we will accept most of the entering class of 2007, invite a few individuals to take a spot on our waiting list, and inform others that we will be unable to offer an acceptance this year."
 
DrCurious said:
on a side note, how many people do you guys thing need to be reviewed? I know some was accepted in the first round, some deferred and other waitlisted, was just curious how many apps they have to go through. Plus im pretty sure that they were fewer people who interviewed the second round since it was a shorter period (dec15-feb15).
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In the closing remarks to our interview group, Dean Witzburg said that they were planning to interview about 600 in the first round (pre-dec 15th) and about 400 in the second. Additionally, altogether he said they plan to send about 320 acceptances, and that in the first round they filled approximately half their seats. I don't know if he meant they sent half their total acceptances, or sent like 60 acceptances (for a class size of about 120). But yeah, hopefully that data will help y'all some.

Just curious, did many of you send letters of intent to boston?
 
if you were deferred, you should have sent them a letter saying that you still want to be considered. If you interviewed post Dec 15th, then just wait and hear before you do anything else. Just my opinion really. I guess if you really are dying to go there, and you interviewed post dec 15th, then a letter telling them that shouldn't hurt. it's up to you though. don't go crazy.

oh, and in that first batch, nobody/ no one was waitlisted. only accepted, deferred, and rejected.
 
i was accepted in Jan and sent an update letter, but not a letter of intent.
 
you guys have to remember that this year is a rare near-record year for med school applications across the nation! (up 25% from last year!)

at BU, they said they got like ~11,500 applications this year as well, higher than last year. so relax and dont blame them if they annouce a bit later than usual.

at least you dont have to wait until early/mid April for acceptances- unlike a certain unnamed school. (shake my fist!)
 
That's not too bad. I remember two years ago, UH sent out decisions the first week in may. Imagine having to wait that long. I think they got better last year... the last week of April, but still. So much for AMCAS guidelines!
 
Spidey senses say that this is probably not going to be the week. Epidemic, I'm less upset with the time the responses are coming, but more with how the date we are supposed to know keeps shifting. Believe me, I am really grateful they are sending the letters now rather than mid-april or something awful like that. As for my state of mind, a few days ago I was freaking out, but now I think I've frazzled myself into a state of mild indifference. I think I'm getting better! 👍
 
epidemic8675309 said:
you guys have to remember that this year is a rare near-record year for med school applications across the nation! (up 25% from last year!)
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Hey, just wondering where you got this stat. Is it a 25% increase in number of applicants or overall number of applications submitted? (are more people applying or are we just applying to more schools)
 
BUMP... so I am guessing no word yet?!?!?
 
Nope, no word here. Perhaps it's better though in the sense that no news is good news . . . this way we can keep on hoping. But yeah, my personal guess is that we probably are not going to hear until the last week of March. But that's just a guess 😕
 
I dont give a toss I want to know what the decision is on my application asap!

Seriously I'd rather just get my decision, even if its a rejection.
 
VoiceofReason said:
I dont give a toss I want to know what the decision is on my application asap!

Seriously I'd rather just get my decision, even if its a rejection.
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Ditto!

So, while we are waiting? Where is BU on everyones rank list?

For me it's not #1 but it is up there. I really want to go back to Boston. But, the fact that I know that this is the first decision to expect out of 3 is making me focus on it more. I'm actually not even really thinking of the other two!
 
it was pretty much my first choice just by virtue of being in Boston. I'm hearing bad things about the clinical preparation there, but since I don't know any of the critics well enough to put stock in their advice, I'll probably end up going there if I get accepted.

Also, I want desperately to know because then I can take the next step in this mildly ******ed process (send deposit if accepted, start writing a LOI to my second choice if rejected).
 
Did you guys see that thread about how horrible BU was? I read it, but I don't know if I believe it is the case for most students. To me I think there's always unhappy students everywhere.

I went there for 1 year of UG and I really liked it. I know, for UG at least, they have a high transfer rate, but that is because tuition is so high, some people don't like Boston, and they have an program that is almost like a two year probationary UG where if you do well, you can apply to the college of your choice, if you do bad, you're done at BU. To me, I think some of the same factors could way in for medschool.

What do you guys think?
 
Why don't we wait till US news & report announce 2008 rankings to decide if it is still our first choice. For Boston's ranking, I don't mind some **** from the clinicians.
 
Malla said:
Did you guys see that thread about how horrible BU was? I read it, but I don't know if I believe it is the case for most students. To me I think there's always unhappy students everywhere.

I went there for 1 year of UG and I really liked it. I know, for UG at least, they have a high transfer rate, but that is because tuition is so high, some people don't like Boston, and they have an program that is almost like a two year probationary UG where if you do well, you can apply to the college of your choice, if you do bad, you're done at BU. To me, I think some of the same factors could way in for medschool.

What do you guys think?
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Yeah, that whole thing really threw me for a loop too. Personally, I thought it was a little odd that so many of the posters, both trashing and in support of BU just had one or two posts, indicating (in my mind anyway) that they made their accounts for the sole purpose of zapping or exonerating BU. So right off the top of the bat, I am not entirely sure that the thread is entirely credible.

That said, I was somewhat taken aback by it. I dunno. Clinicals are important, and it would be nice if our rotations were happy, fluffy learning experiences, but I recognize that as MS-3s or -4s we are on the absolute bottom of the pecking order, and as such I am not sure it is entirely appropriate to expect to be treated with excessive respect. I don't know if the posts are just bruised egos talking, or if it really is awful. Like malla says, there are a lot of unhappy students anywhere you go. A lot of any experience is what you make of it, and if you don't let the nasties get under your skin, keep an open mind and learn a bit, you can keep from becoming one of them. Just my $.02

By the way, on that thread some ppl said that a lot of BU students are matched into very good programs, both because of the good reputation of a BU student, and because of their proficiency from the program. I know next to nothing about match lists, and which hospitals have good programs etc, so can anyone tell me if this is in fact true?
 
I couldn't find the match list for this year, but here's a link to last years.

http://www.bumc.bu.edu/www/busm/osa/Match_Results/2006_Match_Results_(Public).pdf

generally, it seems like everyone looks how a school matches in derm, neurosurgery, and one other that I can't remember right now, to evaluate the match list. From what I gather, these are the three hardest to match into so if you have students matching into those, then you may extrapolate that the training you receive puts you into a position where you may almost choose your residency (if you're qualified). I do know that the one thing misleading about looking at a match list is that you don't know what everyone top choices are. Say no one in 2006 even tried to match into derm or neurosurgery, then not matching anyone into those programs doesn't say much about the quality of the program.

Does that make any sense? Maybe someone else can articulate this better.
 
Another week, another bump.

Third page? I think not.
 
Maybe there is a chance of decisions being released this week?
 
I don't know about the decisions being sent this week. I get the feeling that the stories we heard about them being sent late last week were just a rumor, and that they're probably going to stick with their last week of March date. So here's hoping that this week goes by fast . . .

Just wondering, do you guys all have other acceptances, and just really want to go to boston, or are you like me and hoping that this is the one fat envelope that's gonna make you a doctor?
 
chevaliermalfet said:
Just wondering, do you guys all have other acceptances, and just really want to go to boston, or are you like me and hoping that this is the one fat envelope that's gonna make you a doctor?
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If BU doesn't work out, I'll have to opt for my 2nd choice. but i'd really love to go (back) to boston. i've been there only for a year and didnt really get to experience the city all that much.
 
Because I screwed up and applied at the very last second, this is pretty much my last shot at a straight acceptance this cycle. My only other hope is acceptance off the waitlist at my state school.
 
chevaliermalfet said:
I don't know about the decisions being sent this week. I get the feeling that the stories we heard about them being sent late last week were just a rumor, and that they're probably going to stick with their last week of March date. So here's hoping that this week goes by fast . .
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I'm going to guess it was a rumor--I live fairly close to Boston and usually get mail the next day (example: my Harvard rejection had a nice snappy turnaround), and I haven't heard a peep from BU. :luck:
 
foofish said:
I'm going to guess it was a rumor--I live fairly close to Boston and usually get mail the next day (example: my Harvard rejection had a nice snappy turnaround), and I haven't heard a peep from BU. :luck:
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i think you're the closest to boston? why don't you be our point person and let us know when you hear a peep from them? gives us a heads up.
 
foofish said:
I'm going to guess it was a rumor--I live fairly close to Boston and usually get mail the next day (example: my Harvard rejection had a nice snappy turnaround), and I haven't heard a peep from BU. :luck:
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Very sorry to hear about your Harvard rejection, Foofish. Glad to see you're keeping the snappy icons though, even in the face of adversity.😛 Best of luck w/ BU!
 
fyi: january rejections and deferrals were all done by email and those folks were the first to hear. acceptances were phone calls followed by big envelopes a few days later. if you don't hear anything the first day or so it's probably a good thing and your interviewer might have just forgotten to call. so it may not matter where you live if they do the same thing this time around. i am on the west coast and heard quickly b/c my interviewer left a voicemail on my cell phone.
 
boogiezbass said:
Very sorry to hear about your Harvard rejection, Foofish. Glad to see you're keeping the snappy icons though, even in the face of adversity.😛 Best of luck w/ BU!
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Heh, thanks. Yeah...it stung a bit, but wasn't entirely unexpected. 🙂

Good to know about the phone call acceptances...but should a snail mail rejection or whatnot come my way, I will let ya'll know.
 
kbear12 said:
fyi: january rejections and deferrals were all done by email and those folks were the first to hear. acceptances were phone calls followed by big envelopes a few days later. if you don't hear anything the first day or so it's probably a good thing and your interviewer might have just forgotten to call. so it may not matter where you live if they do the same thing this time around. i am on the west coast and heard quickly b/c my interviewer left a voicemail on my cell phone.
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thanks for the helpful info. but did everyone accepted receive a phone call? and also, january folks were told (i think) decision would be released on X day (ie Jan 10th). us March people werent told anything as specific as that. so i dont know how we would know when "the first day" would be.
 
I'm counting on you guys for the heads up! It takes about 5-6 days for mail to reach my tiny little island in the middle of the pacific!
 
not if your interviewer didn't call you. if that's the case though you would have received your packet in the mail a couple of days after the email rejections. in Jan, people received email rejections on the first day, phone calls on the 2nd or 3rd, and it seemed that acceptance packets were mailed out on the same day as the phone calls. So IF it's the same as January, the first people will hear by email. Good luck, everyone! I'm not positive I will be at BU as I am also waiting to hear from other schools, but some of us may be future classmates!
 
kbear12 said:
not if your interviewer didn't call you. if that's the case though you would have received your packet in the mail a couple of days after the email rejections. in Jan, people received email rejections on the first day, phone calls on the 2nd or 3rd, and it seemed that acceptance packets were mailed out on the same day as the phone calls. So IF it's the same as January, the first people will hear by email. Good luck, everyone! I'm not positive I will be at BU as I am also waiting to hear from other schools, but some of us may be future classmates!
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thanks for the clarification kbear!! 👍 🙂
 
They're being shady! Haha, All I can say is they're not being any more specific than "by the end of the month." Good luck to you all, and hang tight!
 
austindavid1 said:
They're being shady! Haha, All I can say is they're not being any more specific than "by the end of the month." Good luck to you all, and hang tight!
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not to whine or anything but i wish they'd at least give us a specific date (as they did for the January crowd). shadiness=👎
 
Looks like from other threads there are three possibilities for acceptance, your interviewer can call or e-mail, or you can get the snail mail packet a few days later.

Good luck to everyone!!! :luck: :luck: :luck:
 
Hi guys, I am brand new to this forum - I actually went on a mad search looking for any information about BU march acceptances, and found you guys. I've been going nuts checking email etc 3-4 time per day, so just hearing that no one else has heard anything yet is a great comfort. I just wanted to thank you for posting all the info that you have up here - its been really helpful. 🙂
 
11 days and counting till the end of March !!!!
 
Malla said:
11 days and counting till the end of March !!!!
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Yeah, no kidding. 11 days and counting until they are required by the AAMC to have accepted at least a full class!
 
"By March 15 of the year of matriculation, each school of medicine should have issued a number of acceptances at least equal to the size of its first-year entering class."

"By March 30 of the matriculation year, each school have issued a number of offers of acceptance at least equal to the expected number of students in its first-year entering class and have reported those acceptance actions to the AAMC Section for Medical School Application Services."

I got both of these from the AAMC website. So, they should have admitted or will admit at least ~160(?!?!) people within the next few days.
 
Malla said:
"By March 15 of the year of matriculation, each school of medicine should have issued a number of acceptances at least equal to the size of its first-year entering class."

"By March 30 of the matriculation year, each school have issued a number of offers of acceptance at least equal to the expected number of students in its first-year entering class and have reported those acceptance actions to the AAMC Section for Medical School Application Services."

I got both of these from the AAMC website. So, they should have admitted or will admit at least ~160(?!?!) people within the next few days.
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It doesnt say the school has to inform us of the action, just that it has to be submitted to the aamc. The decisions are probably made and have been sent to the aamc, but we still wait...🙁
 
Similar to last year's process, I believe that decisions will go out at the end of March. Waitlists and rejections will be sent via email. Acceptances will go out by snail mail (some students may also receive personal phone calls/ emails from their interviewers in addition to the acceptance packet).

For anyone interested in BU's 2007 Match, here it is:
http://www.bumc.bu.edu/Dept/Content.aspx?DepartmentID=42&PageID=2800

Good Luck Everyone!
 
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