Georgia Applicants 2009 - MCG, Emory, Morehouse, Mercer, PCOM

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I thought they accepted 269 last year? Anywho, without knowing your exact rank in the list (good luck on finding that out), it's better to keep your eye on two things...

May 15th (date that most people alert the schools that they will not be attending)

June 1st (Date that MCG Admissions office puts pressure on their students to pick one school.. If they don't, they get their acceptance pulled).

After about June 7th, make plans to get a MS since there are no jobs to be found.. lol...

PS. I would expect 30-40 people will get in, off the waitlist, immediately due to earlier students declining the offer to attend (this will come between 4/1 and 4/14)

Note-These is my nutty hypothesis as to how the admissions process works at MCG (with some facts.. such as the two movement dates).
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what is an acceptance envelope from MCG like? How about Mercer? any news from them?
 
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I noticed people who got accepted received their letters yesterday or the day before. Does this mean people who get something in the mail today or later on are all waitlists? =(
 
Alpha72 said:
I noticed people who got accepted received their letters yesterday or the day before. Does this mean people who get something in the mail today or later on are all waitlists? =(
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Got my acceptance today! Mail takes a few days longer to reach Chicago, IL :) Man, definitely happy. What a relief!
 
veejl said:
Thanks man! Feels good, esp being a reapplicant. But no need to tell you that, you were in the same boat if I'm not mistaken.
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I was waitlisted two years in a row (MCG and Mercer). I guess moving back to GA was a good move.

:)

PS. Is it August yet?
 
I know the accepted GPA for MCG is 3.6 (for 2008) but does anyone know the ranges of people accepted? Or do they not publish this info. Thanks, and congrats to all the accepted people! For those on the waitlist good luck!
 
No clue on the range, but I can tell you this- it wouldn't mean much. If you have a 3.0 applicant get accepted, he's done a lot more than just a 3.0 (grad school, post bacc, very good MCAT, non-traditional applicant, and most likely a repeat offender).

Was it a 3.69/30.4? Btw, that is the same UG GPA as Emory
 
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Accepted today after being on hold at MCG since December. Was almost positive that I was going to be waitlisted. :love:

Withdrawing my deposit from Mercer, hopefully that opens my spot for someone else!
 
fahimaz7 said:
No clue on the range, but I can tell you this- it wouldn't mean much. If you have a 3.0 applicant get accepted, he's done a lot more than just a 3.0 (grad school, post bacc, very good MCAT, non-traditional applicant, and most likely a repeat offender).

Was it a 3.69/30.4? Btw, that is the same UG GPA as Emory
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Isn't that kinda crazy. I would expect Emory to be higher or MCG to be lower. Not that MCG isn't a good school, but Emory has the name behind it.
 
well today i finally received my acceptance to mcg. It was a big relief after being on hold. I had a 3.7 and a 30R if anyone is wondering. I had some shadowing and volunteering but nothing special. I think I got in because i was really passionate in my interview and talked up how much every experience I had meant to me. I feel lucky. Congrats to everyone else that got in and goodluck to those on the waitlist.
 
GeorgianCMV said:
Accepted today after being on hold at MCG since December. Was almost positive that I was going to be waitlisted. :love:

Withdrawing my deposit from Mercer, hopefully that opens my spot for someone else!
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GeorgianCMV, if you don't mind sharing, what is your GPA and MCAT? Thanks! And Congrats on the acceptance!
 
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I just got the call from Mercer yesterday! :) Still can't believe it... Does anyone know about how long it takes for the acceptance letter to arrive in the mail? (I'm in Athens).
 
Congratulations everyone! I can't wait to meet everyone in Augusta in August!! Exciting times!!
 
MS= Master's of Science

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Match list results for MCG's class of 2009

St. Vincents Hospital-New York, NY Anesthesiology
U Texas SW Med School-Dallas, TX Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Med-Houston, TX Anesthesiology
U Texas Med Sch-Houston, TX Anesthesiology
U Louisville SOM-KY Anesthesiology
Emory Univ SOM-Atlanta, GA Anesthesiology
U Tenn Grad SOM-Knoxville, TN Anesthesiology
Mayo School of Grad -Jacksonville, FL Anesthesiology
Virginia Mason Med Ctr-Seattle, WA Anesthesiology
U Texas SW Med Sch-Dallas, TX Anesthesiology
Wake Forest Baptist -Winston-Salem, NC Anesthesiology
Vanderbilt Univ Med Ctr-Nashville, TN Anesthesiology
Emory Univ SOM-Atlanta, GA Anesthesiology
Ochsner Clinic Foundation-New Orleans, LA Anesthesiology
U Alabama Med Ctr-Birmingham, AL Anesthesiology
Uof Arkansas, COM-Little Rock, ARK Anesthesiology
Johns Hopkins Hosp-Baltimore, MD Anesthesiology/Mercy
Emory Univ SOM-Atlanta, GA Anesthesiology-Prelim
Univ of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh, PA Child Neurology
St Louis Univ SOM-MO Dermatology
U Illinois COM-Chicago, IL Emergency Medicine
U Illinois COM-Chicago, IL Emergency Medicine
Hershey Med Ctr/Penn State-Hershey, PA Emergency Medicine
NY Methodist Hospital-Brooklyn, NY Emergency Medicine
Michigan State University Hospital-Lansing, MI Emergency Medicine
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Emergency Medicine
NYP Hosp-Columbia & Cornell-New York, NY Emergency Medicine
U of Florida COM-Shands-Gainesville, FL Emergency Medicine
Morristown Mem Hosp-Morristown, NJ Emergency Medicine
U Tennessee COM-Chattanooga, TN Emergency Medicine
Indiana Univ Sch Of Med-Indianapolis, IN Emergency Medicine
U Massachusetts Med School-Worcester, MA Emergency Medicine
U of Florida COM-Shands Gainesville, FL Emergency Medicine
U North Carolina Hospitals-Chapel Hill, NC Emergency Medicine
U of Florida COM-Shands -Gainesville, FL Emergency Medicine
LSUHSC-Shreveport-Shreveport, LA Emergency Medicine
East Tennessee St Univ-Johnson City, TN Family Med/Kingsport
Spartanburg Reg Healthcare-Spartanburg, SC Family Medicine
Riverside Methodist-Columbus, OH Family Medicine
Moses H. Cone Mem Hosp-Greensboro, NC Family Medicine
Anderson Area Med Lakes-Anderson, SC Family Medicine
Mayo School of Grad -Jacksonville, FL Family Medicine
Wake Forest Baptist -Winston-Salem, NC Family Medicine
Palmetto Health Richland-Columbia, SC Family Medicine
Self Regional Healthcare-Greenwood, SC Family Medicine
Self Regional Healthcare-Greenwood, SC Family Medicine
Contra Costa Reg Med Ctr-Martinez, CA Family Medicine
Palmetto Health Richland-Columbia, SC Family Medicine
Self Regional Healthcare-Greenwood, SC Family Medicine
Beth Israel Med Ctr-New York, NY General Surgery
U of Florida COM-Shands -Gainesville, FL General Surgery
Carilion Clinic-Roanoke, VA General Surgery
Atlanta Med Ctr-Atlanta, GA General Surgery
Spartanburg Reg Healthcare-Spartanburg, SC General Surgery
Baylor U Med Ctr-Dallas-TX General Surgery
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA General Surgery
Staten Island U Hosp-Staten Island, NY General Surgery
U Illinois COM-Chicago, IL Internal Medicine
Wake Forest Baptist Med -Winston Salem, NC Internal Medicine
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Internal Medicine
Boston Univ Med Center-Boston, MA Internal Medicine
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Internal Medicine
Temple University Hospital - Philadelphia, PA Internal Medicine
U of Florida COM-Shands Gainesville, FL Internal Medicine
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Internal Medicine
Wake Forest Baptist-Winston-Salem, NC Internal Medicine
U Kentucky Med Ctr-, KY-Lexington, KY Internal Medicine
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Internal Medicine
Emory Univ SOM-Atlanta, GA Internal Medicine
U Kentucky Med Ctr-Lexington, KY Internal Medicine
Mayo School of Grad Med Educ-, FL Internal Medicine
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Internal Medicine
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Internal Medicine
UC San Diego Med Ctr-San Diego, CA Internal Medicine
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Internal Medicine
Naval Medical Center-Portsmouth, VA Internal Medicine
Temple University Hospital - Philadelphia, PA Internal Medicine
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Internal Medicine
Hosp of the Univ of PA-Philadelphia, PA Internal Medicine
Emory Univ SOM-Atlanta, GA Internal Medicine
UMDNJ-R W Johnson-New Brunswick, NJ Internal Medicine
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Internal Medicine
University of WA SOM-Seattle, WA Internal Medicine
Baylor College of Med-Houston, TX Internal Medicine
Virginia Commonwealth U Hlth , VA Internal Medicine
Medical University of SC-Charleston, SC Internal Medicine
U Alabama Med Ctr-Birmingham, AL Internal Medicine
Loyola Univ Med Ctr-Maywood, IL Internal Medicine
Palmetto Health Richland-Columbia, SC Internal Medicine
Greenville Hosp Sys/Univ -Greenville, SC Medicine-Pediatrics
Greenville Hosp Sys/Univ Greenville, SC Medicine-Pediatrics
East Tennessee St Univ-Johnson City, TN Medicine-Psychiatry
Duke Univ Med Ctr-Durham, NC Med-Prelim/Neurology
University Hosps-Jackson-MS Med-Prelim/Ophthalmology
U Rochester/Strong Mem-Rochester, NY Neurology
University of South Alabama-Mobile, AL Neurology
Boston Univ Med Center-Boston, MA Neurology
NYP Hosp-Weill Cornell Med Ctr-New York, NY Neurology
Duke Univ Med Ctr-Durham, NC Neurology
Georgetown Univ Hosp-Washington, DC Neurosurgery
Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-, NC Neurosurgery
U of Florida COM-Shands , FL Obstetrics-Gynecology
U Illinois COM-Chicago, IL Obstetrics-Gynecology
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Obstetrics-Gynecology
U Kentucky Med Ctr-Lexington, KY Obstetrics-Gynecology
Naval Medical Center-Portsmouth, VA Obstetrics-Gynecology
Carolinas Med Ctr-Charlotte, NC Obstetrics-Gynecology
U Florida COM-Jacksonville, FL Obstetrics-Gynecology
Sinai Hosp-Baltimore-MD Obstetrics-Gynecology
Naval Medical Center-San Diego, CA Obstetrics-Gynecology
Greenville Hosp Sys/Univ, SC Obstetrics-Gynecology
U Iowa Hosps and Clinics-Iowa City, IA Obstetrics-Gynecology
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical Sch-Newark, NJ Ophthalmology
University of TX-Houston, TX Ophthalmology
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Ophthalmology
U Minnesota Med School – Minneapolis, MN Orthopaedic Surgery
U Tennessee COM-Memphis, TN Orthopaedic Surgery
Carolinas Med Ctr-Charlotte, NC Orthopaedic Surgery
U Kentucky Med Ctr-Lexington, KY Orthopaedic Surgery
U Tennessee COM-Chattanooga, TN Orthopaedic Surgery
Ochsner Clinic Foundation-New Orleans, LA Orthopaedic Surgery
George Washington Univ-Washington, DC Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Orthopaedic Surgery
West Virginia University SOM, WV Otolaryngology
Geisinger Health System-Danville, PA Otolaryngology
Ohio State Univ Med Ctr-Columbus, OH Otolaryngology
University of Virginia-Charlottesville, VA Otolaryngology
University Hosps-Columbia, MO Otolaryngology
University of Virginia-Charlottesville, VA Pathology
Emory Univ SOM-Atlanta, GA Pathology
Johns Hopkins Hosp-Baltimore, MD Pathology
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Pediatrics
Emory Univ SOM-Atlanta, GA Pediatrics
Carolinas Med Ctr-Charlotte, NC Pediatrics
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Pediatrics
Medical University of SC-Charleston, SC Pediatrics
U Tennessee COM-Memphis, TN Pediatrics
U of Florida COM-Shands, FL Pediatrics
U Colorado SOM-Denver-Aurora, CO Pediatrics
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Pediatrics
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Pediatrics
Tulane Univ SOM-New Orleans, LA Pediatrics
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Pediatrics
U Alabama Med Ctr-Birmingham, AL Pediatrics
Morehouse Sch of Med-Atlanta, GA Pediatrics
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Pediatrics
Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr, NC Pediatrics
Morehouse Sch of Med-Atlanta, GA Pediatrics
Emory Univ SOM-Atlanta, GA Pediatrics
U North Carolina Hospitals-Chapel Hill, NC Pediatrics
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Pediatrics
Nationwide Childrens Hosp-Columbus, OH Pediatrics
Jackson Memorial Hosp-Miami, FL Pediatrics
UPMC Medical Education Prog-Pittsburgh, PA Pediatrics
Emory Univ SOM-Atlanta, GA Pediatrics
Palmetto Health Richland-Columbia, SC Pediatrics
Emory Univ SOM-Atlanta, GA Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins Hosp-Baltimore, MD Pediatrics
Geisinger Health System-Danville, PA Pediatrics-Preliminary
U Michigan Hosps-Ann Arbor, MI Plastic Surgery
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Preliminary Medicine
Maimonides Med Ctr-Brooklyn, NY Preliminary Medicine
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Preliminary Medicine
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Preliminary Medicine
Carilion Clinic-Roanoke, VA Preliminary Medicine
Westchester Med Ctr-Valhalla, NY Preliminary Medicine
U Alabama Med Ctr-Montgomery, AL Preliminary Medicine
Boston Univ Med Center-Boston, MA Preliminary Medicine
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Preliminary Medicine
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Preliminary Medicine
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Preliminary Medicine
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Preliminary Surgery
Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-Winston-Salem, NC Preliminary Surgery
Palmetto Hlth Richland- Columbia, SC Preliminary Surgery
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Preliminary Surgery
U Texas SW Med Sch-Dallas Psychiatry
U Alabama Med Ctr-Birmingham, AL Psychiatry
U North Carolina Hospitals-Chapel Hill, NC Psychiatry
U Colorado SOM-Denver-Aurora, CO Psychiatry
Emory Univ SOM-Atlanta, GA Radiology-Diagnostic
U Alabama Med Ctr-Birmingham, AL Radiology-Diagnostic
Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-Winston-Salem, NC Radiology-Diagnostic
U Alabama Med Ctr-Birmingham, AL Radiology-Diagnostic
U Kentucky Med Ctr-Lexington, KY Radiology-Diagnostic
Emory Univ SOM-Atlanta, GA Radiology-Preliminary
Medical College of Georgia-Augusta, GA Research-Orthopaedic Surgery
SUNY HSC Brooklyn-NY Surgery-Preliminary
U Tenn Grad SOM-Knoxville, TN Trans/Anesthesia P
Baptist Health System-Birmingham, AL Transitional
Spartanburg Reg Healthcare-Spartanburg, SC Transitional
Baptist Health System-Birmingham, AL Transitional
Naval Medical Center-Portsmouth, VA Transitional
West Virginia University SOM – Morgantown, WV Transitional
U Texas Med Branch-Galveston, TX Transitional/Austin
 
I got a waitlist letter from MCG yesterday, which wasn't particularly unexpected. Still no news from Mercer for me. Congrats to all of those who got accepted!


I have a theory that MCG will be taking fewer off the waitlist this year: I think more students will go to MCG for the price, instead of taking the acceptances from schools that are a bit more of a financial reach. Anyone?
 
tossed into waitlist after six months of sitting around. had a 33 mcat, 3.7 gpa, interviewer told me i was great and to please stay in georgia. got into other (more expensive) schools, but wanted to stay in georgia so held onto MCG. not sure what they were thinking at this point - out of state i go
 
thracefish said:
tossed into waitlist after six months of sitting around. had a 33 mcat, 3.7 gpa, interviewer told me i was great and to please stay in georgia. got into other (more expensive) schools, but wanted to stay in georgia so held onto MCG. not sure what they were thinking at this point - out of state i go
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In the past it seems that the waitlist has move from high GPA/MCAT----) lower MCAt/GPA students in a very predictible fashion (3.94, 3.91, 3.87, etc). Perhaps you will have good luck with the waitlist.
 
fahimaz7 said:
In the past it seems that the waitlist has move from high GPA/MCAT----) lower MCAt/GPA students in a very predictible fashion (3.94, 3.91, 3.87, etc). Perhaps you will have good luck with the waitlist.
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That might be true in general however there are exceptions. For example I got off the MCG waitlist 2 weeks after getting my letter in and had a 28 MCAT. Granted my GPA was 3.9 but I think that the admission committee focuses more on other experiences other than MCAT and GPA when compiling the waitlist. So for those of you with lower stats don't lose hope that does not necessarly determine your spot on the waitlist.
 
I received a waiting list letter from MCG three days ago. I now can say that I am off their hook.
I've been looking for housing in both atlanta and Harrogate tn. Since I am hearing all this bad news about drug on the Mexico border with Suwanee, GA been the place where they have arrested the most cases, I think will be in Tennessee.
Good luck to those of you who got accepted. I don't have any hope any more because of my low stats. I am probably on the bottom of their list.
 
Just got back home to find an envelope from MCG, got placed on the alternate list :boom:, 3.8/36 if anyone was curious, more waiting i guess, however, congrats to those that just received acceptances this week!!!
 
lzrocks said:
I just got the call from Mercer yesterday! :) Still can't believe it... Does anyone know about how long it takes for the acceptance letter to arrive in the mail? (I'm in Athens).
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When did you interview if I may ask?
 
Any thoughts on the MD/Phd program at MCG? I am currently considering the offer I received from them recently.
 
tungers said:
Any thoughts on the MD/Phd program at MCG? I am currently considering the offer I received from them recently.
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I think there are about 4 good labs at MCG... and that's it. If I was you, I would look at the specific programs that you are interested in, track down the faculty, ask them if they are going to be able to support your research (remember that you won't even start it till 2011), and see if they will still be around in 2014 when you need them on your committee (there's nothing worse than your PI leaving during your graduate school). As a former doctoral candidate (I passed pre-lims and bailed with a MS to start medical school), these are the types of things that I would look really closely at before accepting an offer for such a program.

What other schools are you looking at? What is the stipend difference? Do any of them include health insurance? What are the teaching requirements (if any)? Are you required to finish/defend before you start your clinics (in 3 years)?

What fields are you interested in?
 
3rd time not the charm. Wait listed at MCG for 3 years in a row. Called Mercer and spoke to Mary everyone who has be accepted there has already been contacted and their wait list will get decided next week. :(
 
Anyone else having a tough time studying now that they are holding an acceptance? I got 1 month left of grad classes, and just cant get focused enough to study. All I can think about is next year! Just gotta make B's and my acceptances shouldn't be rescinded... haha
 
I have never heard of MCG a second look day but I have never gotten an acceptance letter
 
beckhunter116 said:
GeorgianCMV, if you don't mind sharing, what is your GPA and MCAT? Thanks! And Congrats on the acceptance!
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Sorry this response took me so long!!! Crazy work week last week.

My GPA was a 3.66. My final MCAT was a 30Q, though I did have to take it 3 times to get there :)eek:), my first score being a 23M and second a 26M.

I have over 2 years of very solid clinical experience doing medical assisting and surgical assisting, and I feel that this is why I was taken off the hold list. I also wrote a letter of intent. I felt that my interview went well, but wasn't exactly stellar. I feel very lucky, as I know that some great will-be doctors may get waitlisted.
 
yellowjacket said:
I got a waitlist letter from MCG yesterday, which wasn't particularly unexpected. Still no news from Mercer for me. Congrats to all of those who got accepted!


I have a theory that MCG will be taking fewer off the waitlist this year: I think more students will go to MCG for the price, instead of taking the acceptances from schools that are a bit more of a financial reach. Anyone?
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I hate to say it, but I think this will turn out to be a very accurate theory.
 
there might be one on here, but don't want to look through 27 pages, can someone post Mercer's match list?
 
veejl said:
Anyone else having a tough time studying now that they are holding an acceptance? I got 1 month left of grad classes, and just cant get focused enough to study. All I can think about is next year! Just gotta make B's and my acceptances shouldn't be rescinded... haha
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I'm kind of having motivational issues at work too. I just want to mindlessly stare at the wall and wait for the med school freight train to hit me right between the eyes......four more months to go. :sleep:
 
shadowdawg6 said:
I'm kind of having motivational issues at work too. I just want to mindlessly stare at the wall and wait for the med school freight train to hit me right between the eyes......four more months to go. :sleep:
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That's been my plan since September 29th.
 
acridknight said:
Does MCG have a second look day?
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but if you're around Augusta, you can always PM me, though if its around test time I might not have much time to spare. I'll be here spring break (Masters) with not much to do
 
I was also wondering if anyone is looking for a roommate for Mercer this year?
 
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