Heard NOTHING from Stanford???

[nimer1456]

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I just want to get the rejection letter so that I can stop thinking about it and start looking for a place in Chicago to live. Boo to making us wait forever!

 

[CanuckRazorback]

Oh no... My trip to the mailbox is scaring me.

 

[constructor]

it's possible. i'm near the front of the alphabet, and i got the bad news from stanfurd today.
not a good day. hope none of you have to share the same misery!

as long as you keep spelling it "stanfurd" you can expect nothing good from them.

 

[Long_John]

it's possible. i'm near the front of the alphabet, and i got the bad news from stanfurd today.
not a good day. hope none of you have to share the same misery!

I live in the bay area so if Stanturd sent out another batch of rejections I should be hearing soon and will post.
I'm thinking if you can survive to Martin Luther King Day without a rejection letter then you have a pretty good chance (like better than 50%) of getting an interview.

 

[CanuckRazorback]

Nothing for me today, but then again mail takes a while to get to the armpit of America

 

[davidus]

as long as you keep spelling it "stanfurd" you can expect nothing good from them.

word. go south dakota.

 

[faradayampere]

I wouldn't worry. Every day that we don't receive one of those thin letters is a good day. 👍

that's right .... our hope increases a little bit day by day =) ... ok, someone suggests Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is the critical point in the Stanford process =)

nothing from Stanford today ... I'm too afraid to call, anyone tried to call to check their status?? .... oh yes, it was so scary when I checked my mail today (there was only a SBC bill for me) ....

 

[CanuckRazorback]

that's right .... our hope increases a little bit day by day =) ... ok, someone suggests Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is the critical point in the Stanford process =)

nothing from Stanford today ... I'm too afraid to call, anyone tried to call to check their status?? .... oh yes, it was so scary when I checked my mail today (there was only a SBC bill for me) ....

I know!!! I had 3 thin enveloppes in my mailbox and I thought my heart was gonna stop. Some recruiting info from the Air Force, a bill sent to the wrong address, and an insurance claim. Oh yeah, and a wedding invitation which is pretty much a bill if you ask me.

Is anyone sick of getting that recruiting info from the army? I'm not even a US citizen and I've told them that before. Apparently they don't care to keep spending money on postage.

 

[PhotoMD]

No mail for me today! I feel like every day is a quasi-acceptance when I don't get the envelope of death. My roommate did get a rejection from WashU today though.

 

[CaMD]

No mail for me today! I feel like every day is a quasi-acceptance when I don't get the envelope of death. My roommate did get a rejection from WashU today though.

Pre or post interview?

 

[faradayampere]

I know!!! I had 3 thin enveloppes in my mailbox and I thought my heart was gonna stop. Some recruiting info from the Air Force, a bill sent to the wrong address, and an insurance claim. Oh yeah, and a wedding invitation which is pretty much a bill if you ask me.

Is anyone sick of getting that recruiting info from the army? I'm not even a US citizen and I've told them that before. Apparently they don't care to keep spending money on postage.

yep, the military does send me a lot of recruit stuffs, but anymore recently ... they prob figure out that I don't want to join them =)

I agree .... those thin letter sending to wrong address sometimes do freak us out ... especially if the envelopes is white, and doesn't have any pictures or colors on it =)

ok, so we have the right [given by Stanford and the post office ..hahaha] to keep our hopes alive, at least for today =)

 

[CanuckRazorback]

yep, the military does send me a lot of recruit stuffs, but anymore recently ... they prob figure out that I don't want to join them =)

I agree .... those thin letter sending to wrong address sometimes do freak us out ... especially if the envelopes is white, and doesn't have any pictures or colors on it =)

ok, so we have the right [given by Stanford and the post office ..hahaha] to keep our hopes alive, at least for today =)

Yes, we live to see another day as tree wannabes!

 

[PhotoMD]

Pre or post interview?

Pre.

 

[DrDarwin]

I live in the bay area so if Stanturd sent out another batch of rejections I should be hearing soon and will post.
I'm thinking if you can survive to Martin Luther King Day without a rejection letter then you have a pretty good chance (like better than 50%) of getting an interview.

Is this Martin Luther King Day thing from a legitimate rumor mill or is it blind speculation? Either way, I hope I survive until then, because "I have a dream..." 😀.

 

[Acherona]

Is this Martin Luther King Day thing from a legitimate rumor mill or is it blind speculation? Either way, I hope I survive until then, because "I have a dream..." 😀.

New England weather: 2 days of snow forming either ice sheets or 3 foot deep puddles. I have a dream too. Not freezing my ass off anymore. Sunshine, beach, happiness. But Cali schools are apparently indifferent to my well-being. Doomed to live my benighted life in the gray, cold landscape of seasonal affective disorders. Sigh.

 

[Ol'DocToxic]

I have a dream too. Not freezing my ass off anymore. Sunshine, beach, happiness. But Cali schools ...Doomed to live my benighted life in the gray, cold landscape of seasonal affective disorders. Sigh.

Have you spent a winter in the bay area (or a summer for that matter)? What is this thing you call the "sun"?

 

[CanuckRazorback]

Have you spent a winter in the bay area (or a summer for that matter)? What is this thing you call the "sun"?

Sun or no sun, I'll take the Bay Area over the Northeast any day. I'm from 5 hours NORTH of Boston and it's COLD, snowy, and not much fun unless your idea of a good time involves shovels and layers of clothing

 

[tic112]

Stanford rejection received today (dated 1/3/05).
I guess they are still sending out the first batch.

 

[TexasSnow]

If you want to stop receiving letters from the military trying to recruit you, fill out the postcard asking them to send you more information. Just make sure your height&weight values classify you as either a pygmy or super obese.

They'll stop contacting you overnight.

Guaranteed.

 

[highheeledMD]

it's possible. i'm near the front of the alphabet, and i got the bad news from stanfurd today.
not a good day. hope none of you have to share the same misery!

I guess I spoke too soon.... I got my small letter of pain today. Oh well, one less flight to make 🙁 Stanford's loss

 

[Long_John]

Is this Martin Luther King Day thing from a legitimate rumor mill or is it blind speculation? Either way, I hope I survive until then, because "I have a dream..." 😀.

its speculation that 3 weeks will be enough for them to send out all of their rejection letters (rejections from 1st cutoff).

 

[CanuckRazorback]

If you want to stop receiving letters from the military trying to recruit you, fill out the postcard asking them to send you more information. Just make sure your height&weight values classify you as either a pygmy or super obese.

They'll stop contacting you overnight.

Guaranteed.

I'll try that! Good one!!!

 

[GuyLaroche]

I was at my Northwestern interview when I overheard a fellow interviewee bragging. "I was accepted at Mayo, NYU... blah, blah, blah... and Stanford." The latter caught my attention. This was in December. I found his story highly suspect. I was sure he was a liar (he also revealed his MCAT scores to be a 14, 14, 14... who reveals their scores in an interview!). However, I see on the Stanford website that admission is rolling. So, Mr. Braggart's assertion of a Stanford admission is plausible.

This was also the same kid who announced, in the information session before the interview started, all of his lofty plans of working with inner city clinics, and research and whatever else. He remains the most memorable interviewee I've met on the interview circuit.

 

[kikkoman]

I was at my Northwestern interview when I overheard a fellow interviewee bragging. "I was accepted at Mayo, NYU... blah, blah, blah... and Stanford." The latter caught my attention. This was in December. I found his story highly suspect. I was sure he was a liar (he also revealed his MCAT scores to be a 14, 14, 14... who reveals their scores in an interview!). However, I see on the Stanford website that admission is rolling. So, Mr. Braggart's assertion of a Stanford admission is plausible.

This was also the same kid who announced, in the information session before the interview started, all of his lofty plans of working with inner city clinics, and research and whatever else. He remains the most memorable interviewee I've met on the interview circuit.

Lol, that's awesome. Actually, the first acceptances (MD only) are coming mid-late January so he must have been lying.

 

[Kazema]

Well no trip to the left coast for me! Thin envelope today.

 

[CarleneM]

thin envelope for me today as well. i didn't really want to go to the west coast for school but it still sucks to be rejected. i wonder if they aren't that interested in east coasters since they know so many of us would choose one of the many top east coast schools over them..that's at least what i'll tell myself. 👎

 

[CanuckRazorback]

Thin letter for me too, dated 1/3/05. First rejection from a school I really wanted to go to. My California hopes are still alive though at USC. Still waiting for UCSD and UCLA. Come on big money!

Good luck to everyone else who want to be a tree!

 

[faradayampere]

Thin letter for me too, dated 1/3/05. First rejection from a school I really wanted to go to. My California hopes are still alive though at USC. Still waiting for UCSD and UCLA. Come on big money!

Good luck to everyone else who want to be a tree!

I'm sorry to hear about the letters, Kazema, CarleneM, and CanuckRazorBack ... I'm sure you all will get into many other top schools ... keep the hopes alive ....

CanuckRazorBack: at least you still have USC ... I haven't got any interview from any of the CA schools yet ... I'm so worrying ...

 

[CanuckRazorback]

I'm sorry to hear about the letters, Kazema, CarleneM, and CanuckRazorBack ... I'm sure you all will get into many other top schools ... keep the hopes alive ....

CanuckRazorBack: at least you still have USC ... I haven't got any interview from any of the CA schools yet ... I'm so worrying ...

It's coming FaradayAmpere, it's coming! They are just testing your patience. I thought Stanford was waiting for my birthday next week to send me my interview invite Do you have a birthday coming up? Maybe that's the strategy now, who knows? 😕

 

[faradayampere]

It's coming FaradayAmpere, it's coming! They are just testing your patience. I thought Stanford was waiting for my birthday next week to send me my interview invite Do you have a birthday coming up? Maybe that's the strategy now, who knows? 😕

hopefully invites are coming .... I really want them!!!

my birthday is not until the 3rd week of July though .... I remember last year, I got my UCI secondary in that week [I think] ... and UCI put me on hold 2 months later ... umm, update letters don't seem to work at UCI though ....

happy birthday to you (in case I forget to say next week =P)

oh come on, Stanford .... you scare me since Christmas already .... everyday I almost stop breathing when I check my mail box (oh yes, and when I check my email, I hope to see some email from Stanford) ... Stanford, you know that I want to go there!!!!

 

[faradayampere]

oh btw, anyone knows when Stanford stops sending out invite? and when do they stop interviewing??

 

[preetster]

sorry to all those who got the rejection...I fear looking at my mailbox everyday! When were you guys complete? Are they going in the order that they recieved apps? Just curious 😎

Anyways I'm sure all of you will get acceptances to some great schools...good luck!

 

[stanford05]

just sort of FYI,

the admissions office tells me they are only interviewing about 400 applicants this year, somewhat less than in years past.

 

[faradayampere]

just sort of FYI,

the admissions office tells me they are only interviewing about 400 applicants this year, somewhat less than in years past.

oh, sounds scary

 

[PhotoMD]

I got my rejection today. I was more sad about it than I expected. Sigh. 🙁

 

[UCLAstudent]

I'm sorry, PhotoMD! 🙁

 

[getunconcsious]

OK I have a question. I got an email the other day from them. I sent them an update letter with a publication in it, and i got this reply:

"We are not adding additional material to the electronic files. If you wish to share your pubs. you may bring copies the day of your interview. I will contact you by email as soon as a favorable interview decision has been made. BTW--Please do not send an update of your transcripts.
Best Regards."

Would yall interpret that as a good or bad sign? I've totally overanalyzed this email for days now, and I think I'm going to go insane.

 

[Haybrant]

OK I have a question. I got an email the other day from them. I sent them an update letter with a publication in it, and i got this reply:

"We are not adding additional material to the electronic files. If you wish to share your pubs. you may bring copies the day of your interview. I will contact you by email as soon as a favorable interview decision has been made. BTW--Please do not send an update of your transcripts.
Best Regards."

Would yall interpret that as a good or bad sign? I've totally overanalyzed this email for days now, and I think I'm going to go insane.

hmmm; i sent a bunch of publicats by fax and didnt get this email; not sure if that is good, bad, neutral. Sorry if that keeps you analyzing for a few more days 🙂

 

[GuyLaroche]

OK I have a question. I got an email the other day from them. I sent them an update letter with a publication in it, and i got this reply:

"We are not adding additional material to the electronic files. If you wish to share your pubs. you may bring copies the day of your interview. I will contact you by email as soon as a favorable interview decision has been made. BTW--Please do not send an update of your transcripts.
Best Regards."

Would yall interpret that as a good or bad sign? I've totally overanalyzed this email for days now, and I think I'm going to go insane.

Um, that sounds absolutely neutral. I wrote to the dean almost three months ago, and obtained a similar noncommittal but pleasant e-mail that left me wondering if indeed I'd be offered an interview. These e-mails can be very hard to phrase.... Still, if you haven't been rejected, then you're still in the running. And that's the only sign you should be looking for.

 

[VeggieGal]

how far after y'all sent the update letters did you get an email? i sent mine with a publication and it should have been received around christmas time. i guess it would take time for the dean to open all his mail, but i wanted to make sure that he received the package.

 

[UCLAstudent]

I sent an update a few days ago. I haven't gotten an e-mail, yet, but it probably hasn't even arrived.

 

[Sparky Man]

I just got my rejection from Stanford! Aaaww damn!

Sparky

 

[Haybrant]

Um, that sounds absolutely neutral. I wrote to the dean almost three months ago, and obtained a similar noncommittal but pleasant e-mail that left me wondering if indeed I'd be offered an interview. These e-mails can be very hard to phrase.... Still, if you haven't been rejected, then you're still in the running. And that's the only sign you should be looking for.

So you guys are all sending update letters to the dean? I faxed them in with the intent that they would be added to my file. Perhaps that's the reason I didnt recieve a response.

 

[DrWorkNeverDone]

No news is, well, no news. I think a. they're doing this much later than most schools and b. they're probably behind due to offering everyone secondaries this year.

I was told during my summer there that when we apply to understand that they read through all the apps and that it takes a while to get back to you, especially if you are a minority student since your app is read by a totally different panel.

 

[UCLAstudent]

So you guys are all sending update letters to the dean? I faxed them in with the intent that they would be added to my file. Perhaps that's the reason I didnt recieve a response.

I just sent it to the admissions office and asked them to add it to my file. Who knows if they actually will!

I can't believe that people are still being bombarded with rejections!

 

[DrDarwin]

I just sent it to the admissions office and asked them to add it to my file. Who knows if they actually will!

I can't believe that people are still being bombarded with rejections!

Oh, the carnage! I feel like I am part of an advancing rank and everyone around me is being felled. Staggering, I realize that I am somehow still alive, but for how much longer I know not...

I bet that Stanford is being incredibly choosy in its interview selections because it wants to be sure that nearly everyone selected would really want to attend, particularly since the number of interviews have been shaved by 30%. How do they decide who would almost certainly attend? Probably by considering the following two questions (among others):

(1) Would this applicant be really gung ho about studying for FIVE years?
(2) Would this applicant benefit substantially by the new scholarly
concentration requirement?

Because each of these questions pertain to unique features of Stanford's curriculum, applicants who elicit affirmative responses by the admissions committee would probably be invited for an interview, even with mediocre statistics. Many super-stats people would fall by the wayside, however, because they may not benefit as much from Stanford's curriculum and Stanford would have to compete with other top schools for them, which would be a losing battle unless these applicants really wanted to attend medical school for an additional year.

Actually, I have no idea what Stanford is thinking, but I would not be surprised if the above two questions are really important in determining an applicant's fate.

 

[Haybrant]

Oh, the carnage! I feel like I am part of an advancing rank and everyone around me is being felled. Staggering, I realize that I am somehow still alive, but for how much longer I know not...

I bet that Stanford is being incredibly choosy in its interview selections because it wants to be sure that nearly everyone selected would really want to attend, particularly since the number of interviews have been shaved by 30%. How do they decide who would almost certainly attend? Probably by considering the following two questions (among others):

(1) Would this applicant be really gung ho about studying for FIVE years?
(2) Would this applicant benefit substantially by the new scholarly
concentration requirement?

Because each of these questions pertain to unique features of Stanford's curriculum, applicants who elicit affirmative responses by the admissions committee would probably be invited for an interview, even with mediocre statistics. Many super-stats people would fall by the wayside, however, because they may not benefit as much from Stanford's curriculum and Stanford would have to compete with other top schools for them, which would be a losing battle unless these applicants really wanted to attend medical school for an additional year.

Actually, I have no idea what Stanford is thinking, but I would not be surprised if the above two questions are really important in determining an applicant's fate.

I whole-heartedly agree. If you wrote in your secondary essay that your future plan is to be a gen practioner and that you love the clinic and didnt mention that you are very much interested in research (basic sci or translat, not clinical) I dont think Stanford will think you are a good match at their school. As for inviting mediocre stat people that fit the research bill, I guess it depends on the def. of mediocre stats, but I dont think it happens too much there. Someone mentioned they are only inviting 400 people. It would be hard to believe that there arent 400 people with good stats and solid research background to at least buttress their claims of interest in reserach.

 

[UCLAstudent]

I whole-heartedly agree. If you wrote in your secondary essay that your future plan is to be a gen practioner and that you love the clinic and didnt mention that you are very much interested in research (basic sci or translat, not clinical) I dont think Stanford will think you are a good match at their school. As for inviting mediocre stat people that fit the research bill, I guess it depends on the def. of mediocre stats, but I dont think it happens too much there. Someone mentioned they are only inviting 400 people. It would be hard to believe that there arent 400 people with good stats and solid research background to at least buttress their claims of interest in reserach.

Hahaha, well, if you're right, I'm a goner. 😉 I wrote something similar to what you described (pretty clinical heavy), not to mention that I have mediocre stats for the school.

But, it ain't over until we get a thin letter! And honestly, all I can think of lately is getting a thick letter from a UC.

 

[tolar]

I sent in an update on Dec. 10 and it showed on my web application status page a few days later. I never received an email though. Its becoming clearer and clearer that I cannot decipher any actions by any school until I get a doomed thin evnvelope or a joyful email. You are right though, opening my mailbax is becoming painful....

well....to live another day

Best of luck to all

 

[Haybrant]

I sent in an update on Dec. 10 and it showed on my web application status page a few days later. I never received an email though. Its becoming clearer and clearer that I cannot decipher any actions by any school until I get a doomed thin evnvelope or a joyful email. You are right though, opening my mailbax is becoming painful....

well....to live another day

Best of luck to all

what does it say on your status page? also, who did you send the update too? dean? to your file?