emory email

[bubbleyum]

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so, did you guys get the emory email?
"interview season is now closed." sorry, you're not getting an interview. good luck."

of course, that's an abbreviated version. hah.

 

[hpm4]

so, did you guys get the emory email?
"interview season is now closed." sorry, you're not getting an interview. good luck."

of course, that's an abbreviated version. hah.

I didn't get an email....but I also never got an interview or an email saying my application was even complete (but it was when I called)....Emory doesnt like emailing me 🙂

 

[LucidSplash]

Yep, got it. I guess its nice that they at least let us know. Closure is good.

so, did you guys get the emory email?
"interview season is now closed." sorry, you're not getting an interview. good luck."

of course, that's an abbreviated version. hah.

 

[Moto]

Got it. Somehow it makes me feel worse. It's as if they are telling me, sorry you're out of time;

 

[Ashanti Rock]

I guess you just can't win them all. At least the stringing along stops now, but what I want to know is are we not even worth some paper and a stamp?

 

[ti89]

Yep I got that. But I really did not care with the UMICH acceptance this morning!

 

[somewhere2010]

Yep I got that. But I really did not care with the UMICH acceptance this morning!

congrats on getting into umich! i'm sure that more than made up for the emory news! i got the email as well...nice that they bothered letting us know officially, though i'd figured based on the timeline on their website. oh well, no biggie!

 

[princessd3]

Yep I got that. But I really did not care with the UMICH acceptance this morning!

Congrats!!!

 

[snumie]

yeah- I got the e-mail too- I guess knowing finally is a good thing right- closure ?! I probably wouldn't feel tihs way if I wasn't already in at another school though-

 

[justskipee]

The Emory University School of Medicine has now concluded review of the candidates applying for the class entering in 2006. I regret that the Admissions Committee is unable to offer you an interview for the upcoming first-year class.

This year, more than 5500 candidates applied for the 112 places available at Emory. The very high caliber of the applicant pool made the decision process unusually challenging, and the sheer volume of excellent candidates prevented our interviewing all qualified applicants.

Thank you for your interest in Emory and for your patience during the past several months. I wish you the very best for the future.

Sincerely,

Ira K. Schwartz, MD
Associate Dean of Student Affairs
Director of Admissions



Yeah Yeah, there are always lots of applicants. I hate how they play that card.

 

[Scalpellum]

I got the same e-mail!

 

[Flopotomist]

I got the e-mail, and it kinda pissed me off to be honest. I expected a rejection - but if you are going to charge me so much money to process my application - you can at LEAST use some of the money for some stationary and a stamp. How can I post this e-mail in my scrap book? (yeah yeah - I can just print it - but not as cool)

 

[tigress]

I am in total agreement with Flopotomist. My response to this email was to complain to my husband that they didn't even give me a nice print letter to keep for my collection I sure hope Penn has the class to send a real letter.

 

[PedsDr2012]

Yep, I got it too. 🙁

 

[badlydrawnvik]

yes it would have been nice for them to send us a nice letter or something, this was pretty curt and impersonal after everything.

 

[LucidSplash]

Am I the only one that feels that med schools that don't give interviews to us don't really owe us anything? Curt and impersonal is fine, because they don't know me. I don't even begrudge them my app fee. I don't know, I guess it just makes me uncomfortable when people seem to think that we're owed something just because we applied. If they interviewed me and then rejected me that way, I'd probably think it was a little low. But do I really expect them to send me more than an e-mail without interviewing me? There are thousands of people they didn't interview - I would want to be the one to print and stuff all those envelopes.

 

[Countess827]

Well, in my opinion, it seems as though this email from Emory just says you are out of time. If they want it to appear that you were not given an interview out of credentials then say it, cause I'd rather hear that. But just the interview season has closed, you will not be getting one does not make me feel like I wasn't qualified enough, it just makes me feel that they did not take the time to look over my application or consider me as a potential candidate.

Furthermore, an $80 application fee does garner some sort of response. We are providing the school with money for a service, with such an email do we even know if they reviewed our application or just glanced over it? If GW with 11,000 applicants has the consideration to send out letters to all of its applicants, then why can't Emory?

Okay, I apologize for venting. I'm not bitter...really....

 

[p00psicleSTICK]

It says on March 31st, letters will be sent out to applicants not selected for an interview and to applicants not given alternate status.

 

[paradisedoc]

I like email better because it is faster. Look at how many people complain about wanting acceptances to be posted (albeit followed by letters.) In my case, I would rather have an email that I can delete than a letter that I have to do something with.
It also just seems more efficient to email, part of the electronic generation. Now if they would send some candy with their rejection letter...well, that would be sweet and worth the stamp.

 

[ti89]

I'd much rather just know. Really doesn't bother me if it is email, online status check or whatever. Just let me know the fastest way.

 

[Dov]

I got one too... but you know its coming with no interview at a rolling admissions school this late in the game. Actually, no interview at this point at any school is as good as a rejection.

 

[Flopotomist]

Am I the only one that feels that med schools that don't give interviews to us don't really owe us anything? Curt and impersonal is fine, because they don't know me. I don't even begrudge them my app fee. I don't know, I guess it just makes me uncomfortable when people seem to think that we're owed something just because we applied. If they interviewed me and then rejected me that way, I'd probably think it was a little low. But do I really expect them to send me more than an e-mail without interviewing me? There are thousands of people they didn't interview - I would want to be the one to print and stuff all those envelopes.

Basic common courtesy. We paid them a LOT of money to read an application AND PROCESS IT. Part of that money goes to pay that poor sap that has to print out that rejection letter and mail it off. It is just rude to charge somebody $80, and then whip out some mass email. Makes it feel like our apps weren't even reviewed individually.

 

[LucidSplash]

Basic common courtesy. We paid them a LOT of money to read an application AND PROCESS IT. Part of that money goes to pay that poor sap that has to print out that rejection letter and mail it off. It is just rude to charge somebody $80, and then whip out some mass email. Makes it feel like our apps weren't even reviewed individually.

I respectfully disagree. With over 5000 apps, it becomes a logistics issue for how to notify all those that were not interviewed. I'd rather know sooner by e-mail than by personal letter if it would take them weeks to get the letters out. Admissions offices have things to do year round, and just because they're not interviewing anymore doesn't mean they don't have a lot on their plate. I think the e-mail is their attempt to let everyone know where they stand as soon as possible and not leave anyone hanging. Quite a few other schools I know do just that and then you'll get a rejection letter in the middle of the summer. Obviously you already know intuitively by that point, but like I said before, closure is nice. Our application fees go to run the admissions process, leaving more $$ for running the actual medical school. We're not complaining about these fees at the schools we're accepted to for that reason. I think its unfair to complain about it at schools we're rejected from just because they don't send us nice letters in the mail.

 

[Flopotomist]

I respectfully disagree. With over 5000 apps, it becomes a logistics issue for how to notify all those that were not interviewed. I think its unfair to complain about it at schools we're rejected from just because they don't send us nice letters in the mail.

Two responses:

1. Many schools have equal (if not more) numbers of applications and are able to send out rejection letters plenty early - I am an unfortunate expert on this, and can testify from personal experience about getting these letters.

2. I am not sure why you think it is "unfair" to complain. My complaining about it makes me feel better, costs the school nothing, and uhm... I don't see how it is unfair to complain.

 

[LucidSplash]

Two responses:

1. Many schools have equal (if not more) numbers of applications and are able to send out rejection letters plenty early - I am an unfortunate expert on this, and can testify from personal experience about getting these letters.

2. I am not sure why you think it is "unfair" to complain. My complaining about it makes me feel better, costs the school nothing, and uhm... I don't see how it is unfair to complain.

I'm not disagreeing that some schools do send letters; I've gotten my fair share myself. Its nice when the do, I just don't expect it or really thinks its reasonable to expect it. Its a nice bonus, but not something I expect. That's just me personally. My original post asked if I was the only one that felt that way.

As for being unfair to complain, I guess I just have a strong personal value (note that's not a judgemental statement, different people have different personal values that make up their personality) that when something is logistically difficult for someone else (or an entity in this case) then I consider it unfair to expect much from them. Even in cases where I am disappointed by something, as long as their action isn't intentionally meant to injure me, I see it as unfair to complain. To me, complaining signifies that I was wronged in some way, and by me saying I think it is "unfair to complain" I guess that's really just be saying "they didn't do it to hurt my feelings, they just did it to take care of everything the simplest way." In addition, we're such a e-mail based society these days, I don't see that many people follow the Miss Manners school of business (or personal) etiquette anymore. I can't cite the source (because I can't remember it), but I just read an article about how most executive coaches will tell you to write a hand-written note to an interviewer after a job interview. The same article checked up and did a survey with many top companies and the people their that do interviews for top positions and a VERY low percentage of those people said they'd support or suggest a hand-written note, that they'd all prefer e-mail. I'm rambling, but I guess my point is that this is just they direction society is headed. And let's be honest, we all know that a personal letter is "nicer" but when was the last time most of us (most not all) wrote a letter instead of an e-mail to anyone, even our mothers? E-mail is taking over and we should get used to it because I doubt any of us will change it.

Just my... well I would say two cents but that looks more like a whole dollar. 🙂

 

[gostudy]

All this proves to me is that SDNers will find anything to disagree over. Med schools don't owe us anything. End of story. If you don't like it, start a thread entitled "which schools send rejection emails" and don't apply to those schools.

 

[p00psicleSTICK]

Floptomist,

I think you missed my post but Emory will send you that coveted rejection letter that you've been waiting for after March 31st. 😉 I guess they send emails out first to notify you that their interview season is over.