Case Western

[Caligrl]

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I interviewed there in Nov. and got put on hold 2 weeks later----in the letter it says that all on hold people will hear a "final" decision by April 15th-----but "final" decision could mean waitlisted, then not accepted until a later point?

 

[otemd]

Yes, it could unfortunately.

 

[pnasty]

Somewhere in one of these threads I read that a hold usually leads to 50% rejection, and 50% wait list at Case. I am in the same boat is you, got my letter earlier this week.

 

[panoramaelegant]

i know i asked before but i didn't get a clear answer. Is interviewing in February at case or cleveland pretty much an interview for the waitlist rather than a spot? i need some insider prespective becuase i really don't have the funds to travel just to be put on a waitlist ... thanks 👍

 

[pnasty]

I thought that my Case interview went well, but a week and a half later I get a nice hold letter.....goes to show you that trying to judge how your interview went is a waste of time. Also, why doesn't Case just reject people now instead of keeping us in purgatory for a possible wait list spot.

 

[exmike]

i know i asked before but i didn't get a clear answer. Is interviewing in February at case or cleveland pretty much an interview for the waitlist rather than a spot? i need some insider prespective becuase i really don't have the funds to travel just to be put on a waitlist ... thanks 👍

I'm almost positive there are still open slots if thats what you mean. People get accepted post-interview throughout the interview season.

 

[p00psicleSTICK]

Put on hold by Case... this sucks. 🙁

 

[fakin' the funk]

Actually I guess I was surprised at there only being one adult trauma center for a city that size (I see now both Rainbow and MetroHealth are ACS Level 1 Pedi centers).

Mt. Sinai, which was in University Circle, was a trauma center. Not sure about St. Luke's, which also recently closed.

MetroHealth is a level-1 trauma center and they get all the choppers/EMS etc. Shadowing there is good stuff.

Cleveland Clinic ED tends to be mostly internal stuff, as the Clinic doesn't too much like patients who can't pay. I.e., they're snobby.

 

[exmike]

Cleveland's population is actually only about 600k. I'm not sure how many L-1 trauma centers it needs.

Maybe for comparison, SF General is the only L1 trauma center on the peninsula and serves a similar sized population in san francisco.

 

[rivers]

Cleveland's population is actually only about 600k. I'm not sure how many L-1 trauma centers it needs.

Maybe for comparison, SF General is the only L1 trauma center on the peninsula and serves a similar sized population in san francisco.

Has anyone heard anything since being put on hold? Were there any outright post-interview acceptances or rejections?