Mayo 2008!

[jochi1543]

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Interesting. Anyone know how this process works? Do they put some borderline secondary applicants in a different pile for later decision? Did the secondary come via e-mail or snail mail?

I'll call next week if still nothing. Thanks!

Yeah, I called yesterday, but all I got was "you'll hear soon," so rather inconclusive.

I do know that someone else received a secondary after like 7 weeks, so at least this delay doesn't automatically mean a definite rejection.

 

[Phoenix.]

thanks you guys, now i can stop feverishly checking my e-mail for a while. congrats on GWU by the way phoenix, that's fabulous! 👍

Thanks gobears! Pretty psyched myself! I'd be very happy to go medical school at GWU. Their health care policy and global health opportunities are amazing.

And hopefully we'll both get invites to Mayo soon. They seem to go out via email around 1:35am CST on Tues mornings. So I'll be up til that time every week watching my inbox and refreshing just in case! 😀

 

[xcgirl]

Thanks gobears! Pretty psyched myself! I'd be very happy to go medical school at GWU. Their health care policy and global health opportunities are amazing.

And hopefully we'll both get invites to Mayo soon. They seem to go out via email around 1:35am CST on Tues mornings. So I'll be up til that time every week watching my inbox and refreshing just in case! 😀

Some of them go out at 1:35am CST on Saturday mornings as well, fyi.

Good luck everyone! So anxiously awaiting a phone call acceptance or even an email hold!

 

[Phoenix.]

Some of them go out at 1:35am CST on Saturday mornings as well, fyi.

Good luck everyone! So anxiously awaiting a phone call acceptance or even an email hold!

Hah! Guess I'll be checking every Friday & Monday night starting next week - just in case!

 

[dogmod]

Some of them go out at 1:35am CST on Saturday mornings as well, fyi.

Good luck everyone! So anxiously awaiting a phone call acceptance or even an email hold!

Do you think it would be rude to call and ask when they are letting people know?? I suppose I should just be patient but I am incredibly anxious.

 

[xcgirl]

Do you think it would be rude to call and ask when they are letting people know?? I suppose I should just be patient but I am incredibly anxious.

I'm too nervous to call, but feel free to do so! Everytime someone replies to this thread, I think that someone has heard something.

 

[anxioushiker]

I'm too nervous to call, but feel free to do so! Everytime someone replies to this thread, I think that someone has heard something.

Do it! Do it! Do it!

On behalf of all of us!

🙄

 

[BoilerWolverine]

Rejected this morning, ouch!

 

[anxioushiker]

Rejected this morning, ouch!

Did it come by phone? email? snail mail?

 

[Ngaio84]

Just got back from a Mayo interview yesterday. The school is the most amazing school ever. I told my dad that the day Mayo accepts me is the day I stop searching for a med school. Now I'll probably just have to wait until March to see if I can stop searching 🙄. Anyway, it sounded from what Jane and a few others said that the first acceptances won't go out until the beginning of next week. One of the deans is away from the office and they wanted to wait until she got back. Here's to hoping that we all get in!

 

[dogmod]

Just got back from a Mayo interview yesterday. The school is the most amazing school ever. I told my dad that the day Mayo accepts me is the day I stop searching for a med school. Now I'll probably just have to wait until March to see if I can stop searching 🙄. Anyway, it sounded from what Jane and a few others said that the first acceptances won't go out until the beginning of next week. One of the deans is away from the office and they wanted to wait until she got back. Here's to hoping that we all get in!

I am not sure my poor little heart can take it! On the other hand being overly dramatic on a message board seems to be helping.

I was hoping to be able to celebrate (or bemoan) something this week but apparently neither of the schools(gtown too) that I was expecting to hear from are in any sort of rush to let people know. Bah!

 

[BoilerWolverine]

email

 

[frickonastick]

Anyway, it sounded from what Jane and a few others said that the first acceptances won't go out until the beginning of next week. One of the deans is away from the office and they wanted to wait until she got back. Here's to hoping that we all get in!

This is sooo good to know... I kept wondering what day she'd get back into the office and start calling people! Somehow I had convinced myself that it would be today, so you have saved me a ton of anxiety by letting me know that I still have a few days where no one will find out. Thanks for the info 👍

 

[wood41]

phoenix, did mayo send you a complete email... do they even send those... or do they just send rejections or invites?

 

[Phoenix.]

phoenix, did mayo send you a complete email... do they even send those... or do they just send rejections or invites?

I think that some (but perhaps not all) people in this thread (you might want to read through previous pages) did get a complete email. I called Jane and she told me I was complete over the phone, so I'm assuming that I won't be getting the "complete" email.

 

[wood41]

Really, I think I sent mine like a week before you but she hasn't gotten to mine yet or it isn't complete. I hope I sent it in correctly or even sent it in. haha

 

[gobears2007]

i sent mine in on 9/28 and got my complete e-mail yesterday (10/16). i hope this is helpful!

 

[wood41]

thanks gobears, i think i sent mine a couple of days after you so if anything, i may be getting a complete email soon. hopefully...

 

[johnbeck]

i sent my secondary in on sept. 21. i called jane on oct. 12, and she told me over the phone that my application was complete on the 5th. no email. she told me to expect some news by the end of this week.

 

[xcgirl]

Any news from Mayo recently? Still thinking early next week on the post-interview holds and acceptances?

 

[batm0nque]

i called today to check my completion (i sent mine 10/13) and Jane told me that she would print-out my recs and essay asap but that she is currently working on ones submitted two weeks ago...hope that helps!

 

[wood41]

2 weeks ago, ok then they should have completed mine already. I dont want to call though because I just did earlier this week. does anyone know how long after completion do they send invites or rejections?

 

[LeftCommonCarot]

One bit of advice (although, it's kinda obvious) is to really really emphasize your fit with Mayo in an interview. They have to be the most random, elite med school in the country.

Last year, i knew of people with 35+ MCATS and 3.8+ Gpas with amazing extracurriculars not even getting phone interviews (they did fine in the end tho, getting into hopkins, stanford, columbia, etc). Yet, some very borderline candidates (29-31 MCAT, below 3.5 gpas) were getting interviews.

Make sure you emphasize Why Mayo and in doing so illustrate
that the other traditional powerhouses won't be as good for you. There's only 32 spots in the end, so fit is especially huge.

 

[Phoenix.]

2 weeks ago, ok then they should have completed mine already. I dont want to call though because I just did earlier this week. does anyone know how long after completion do they send invites or rejections?

Jane said two weeks generally (but it could be three).

 

[batm0nque]

jane is awesome...i think what she meant when i called yesterday...was that she was still working on downloading lors, and i assume printing out essays, for those that had been submitted two weeks before mine. she told me today (yess i AM A SPAZZ) that after she downloads your letters the app is considered complete but it will take ~2 weeks to be reviewed ('due to high volume of applications' bleHH)--and that she would give notification AFTER the review...so really--its 4 weeks before notification i guess---i dont think u shouldnt call though if youre concerned and want to know where you stand in the process--you could always just check that shes gotten your lors...shes really helpful....

i called today to check my completion (i sent mine 10/13) and Jane told me that she would print-out my recs and essay asap but that she is currently working on ones submitted two weeks ago...hope that helps!

 

[custard]

How long were your essays?

I'm just about done writing the health and balance one and it is only 330 words. Eeeek.

 

[jochi1543]

Any news from Mayo recently?

Yeah, I got rejected.🙄

 

[xcgirl]

How long were your essays?

I'm just about done writing the health and balance one and it is only 330 words. Eeeek.

One page in total, about 250-300 words/essay. They say to make the combined total one page and you can't go much over 300 words if you have two essays that way.

 

[custard]

One page in total, about 250-300 words/essay. They say to make the combined total one page and you can't go much over 300 words if you have two essays that way.

Fantastic!!

I was just looking through their website again and god, I love Mayo. It's perfect.

 

[kuhlguy]

tmrrw Dr. Barrier starts making the first acceptance calls!!!!

soo oooooo excited!!!!!

good luck to everyone! .... sooooo nervousd!!!

 

[dogmod]

Good luck!

 

[xcgirl]

Ahh good luck! Look out for 507 numbers on your cell!

 

[frickonastick]

I've spent all morning making sure my phone was alive just in case Mayo calls... no luck yet, but it makes me feel a little better than no one else has heard yet either. Perhaps Mayo calls in the afternoons? It's hard knowing that they start calling people today...!!

 

[hereIcome]

I didn't even apply to Mayo, but I've been reading this thread since the beginning and I wanted you guys to know that I'm totally rooting for you!! Something about the way you all love Mayo makes me think they're crazy if they don't take you! Good luck today!

 

[Kiara08]

I didn't even apply to Mayo, but I've been reading this thread since the beginning and I wanted you guys to know that I'm totally rooting for you!! Something about the way you all love Mayo makes me think they're crazy if they don't take you! Good luck today!

i have a mayo interview this friday, any suggestions or descriptions of the day?

also they called about a week ago and said that there will be an additional activity after 3 pm going until 330. did you guys have this too and what is this. the message said that there is another person they'd like me to meet.

 

[kuhlguy]

i have a mayo interview this friday, any suggestions or descriptions of the day?

also they called about a week ago and said that there will be an additional activity after 3 pm going until 330. did you guys have this too and what is this. the message said that there is another person they'd like me to meet.

its just a brief group meeting with the dean ... nothing too sepcial


also ... one person on md apps says that theyve been accepted to mayo this cylce ... ok i know ... lame that i checked but still!! .... arg .. gimme my acceptance mayo!!!!

 

[dogmod]

I didn't even apply to Mayo, but I've been reading this thread since the beginning and I wanted you guys to know that I'm totally rooting for you!! Something about the way you all love Mayo makes me think they're crazy if they don't take you! Good luck today!

Thanks so much! Yah well I got an email from harvard this morning (just telling me I am complete after having all my stuff in for 2 months) but the From: line was first and it said "OfficeofAdmissions@" and after reading that I got really excited. Then I read the rest and it was from Harvard and I was extremely disappointed. I think they are reading this thread and getting a kick. Come on Jane! End our misery.

 

[ladoo007]

I am like many of you guys... I have been staring at my cell phone all day just praying to get a call and everytime I do I get incredibly disappointed that its from somone I know haha

If its true that someone got accepted to Mayo this round then I am guessing (hoping) that all or most of us should hear back today... Good luck everyone!

 

[sc71football]

I remember seeing that mdapps profile several weeks ago that said they were accepted to Mayo for this cycle, so I don't think that it is real, maybe just a mistake of checking the wrong box on the applicant's part.

 

[kuhlguy]

arg i have a midterm in like 5 hrs ... and i cant stop checkng my phone or this baord ... its sooo abd ... i want into mayo sooooooooooooooo badly ..

ok this is pathetic ... im going to go study

 

[frickonastick]

I remember seeing that mdapps profile several weeks ago that said they were accepted to Mayo for this cycle, so I don't think that it is real, maybe just a mistake of checking the wrong box on the applicant's part.

Yeah, I definitely saw that MDapps earlier (in the summer) and I think they either made it up or it's actually from last year and they put in the wrong date! So don't get too worried about it...👍


I got back from class and saw that there was new activity in this thread and definitely thought that people had heard back. Maybe not yet? Dr. Barrier or Jane, whoever is calling today, please call me! I promise I'll love you forever 😍

 

[sc71football]

I just got the call about 40 minutes ago that I got in!!!!!! Jane is actually the one who called. I also was awarded the Dean's Scholarship. I am totally physically shaking right now and I cannot see straight. Good luck to everyone!!!!!!!!!

 

[dogmod]

Congratulations!

 

[collegy]

Congrats!!!!! I'm so happy for you

PS. may we all in this thread make up the small class of MAYO 🙂

 

[frickonastick]

Wow! Congratulations sc71football!! That's so exciting!!! And amazing about the Dean's Scholarship!

But don't drive today if you can't see straight 😀

 

[kuhlguy]

wow congrats!! ... come on Jane ... plz call me!!!!!

 

[Phoenix.]

I just got the call about 40 minutes ago that I got in!!!!!! Jane is actually the one who called. I also was awarded the Dean's Scholarship. I am totally physically shaking right now and I cannot see straight. Good luck to everyone!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATS!!!!

And here I am, hoping tonight at 1:36am CST is the night I get an interview from Mayo. I'm SOOOO envious of you guys, but at the same time, it must be pure agony waiting for that call! Good luck everyone!!!

 

[xcgirl]

I just got the call about 40 minutes ago that I got in!!!!!! Jane is actually the one who called. I also was awarded the Dean's Scholarship. I am totally physically shaking right now and I cannot see straight. Good luck to everyone!!!!!!!!!

Congradulations! That's totally amazing! Wanna call back and ask her to let in the rest of us SDNers? I'm so nervous! Anyone else get calls? Any hold emails? I'm kind of assuming my hold email is coming at some point this week, but there's a glimmer of hope if they've only called a few people and plan to call more later this week?

 

[kuhlguy]

Congradulations! That's totally amazing! Wanna call back and ask her to let in the rest of us SDNers? I'm so nervous! Anyone else get calls? Any hold emails? I'm kind of assuming my hold email is coming at some point this week, but there's a glimmer of hope if they've only called a few people and plan to call more later this week?

i didnt think anyone got put on hold ... or am i mistaken ... i thought everyone is just ranked until march

 

[Kiara08]

i didnt think anyone got put on hold ... or am i mistaken ... i thought everyone is just ranked until march

do they ever tell you your rank or just tell you that you are ranked the whole time