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This is probably a silly question that was answered elsewhere but is the Dean's Scholarship given every year?

It's 25,000 and the first year's tuition is $29,100 sooo basically I pay only 4,100 this year??

From what I've heard, that's right. Pretty amazing! 👍
 
yes! and dont forget about finaid...i was really surprised that mayo on TOP of the dean's scholarship provides pretty slick finaid grants =)

congrats custard!

This is probably a silly question that was answered elsewhere but is the Dean's Scholarship given every year?

It's 25,000 and the first year's tuition is $29,100 sooo basically I pay only 4,100 this year??
 
congrats custard!!
and as i read this thread more and more... i get more and more depressed. i really wanted to go to mayo, but by the looks of it, it'll really take a miracle. i wanna run to my mommy and cry. phoenix, please make me feel better!! you're the mayo cheerleader remember?
 
Thanks for the congrats 🙂


Don't forget that you can always do your residency at Mayo...
 
congrats custard!!
and as i read this thread more and more... i get more and more depressed. i really wanted to go to mayo, but by the looks of it, it'll really take a miracle. i wanna run to my mommy and cry. phoenix, please make me feel better!! you're the mayo cheerleader remember?

Sorry, wood, I think this is the end of the line, but I am willing to wait until the end of May before so proclaiming with complete finality. Those Mayo vs. Stanford threads put a wistful smile on my face. Maybe someone accepted recently (at Mayo or elsewhere) will withdraw from Mayo?

Anyway, I'm agonizing this week between Loyola and GW. I wish Mayo would just make this all moot....
 
Hmm, I know one person has told me they won't be attending Mayo (and I don't think it's the Stanford vs. Mayo person who I think might be attending Mayo...)

Anyway Marcy said that a classlist should probably be finalized by the middle of next week (still waiting for deposits etc). So maybe there's still a tiny chance of more waitlist movement before then?
 
anyone know what the total cost of attendance is for Mayo? I can't find it online. All I can find is that tuition is 29,000.
 
At Mayo, the scholarships are two tiered, $15,000 is the Merit Scholarship
and $25,000 is the Dean's Outstanding Achievement Scholarship. Every
accepted student will at least have the $15,000 scholarship, so no one will ever pay full tuition. Additionally you may receive need-based scholarships over the tuition scholarship if you qualify.

I think frubeak was looking for the total cost of attendance (which limits your loan availability), not just the tuition. Most private educational loans above the cost of attendance (COA) have been discontinued recently, so unless the school includes it as a necessary cost of attendance, you won't be able to get a loan to cover that amount. Thus, while Loyola's tuition is $38,000, the COA is around $57,000. The COA comprises everything: tuition, housing, utilities, food, health insurance, books, etc. It's good to know what that amount is when looking for housing, etc., to stay within your loan limits. Shouldn't be hard at Mayo though with the cheap cost of living in Rochester. Anyway, some schools have the COA posted online, others send it to you. Frubeak, I'd call Marcy and ask.
 
Mayo is such a great hospital!!! Good luck to all those that have applied
 
For any waitlisters hungry for any kind of Mayo status at all, I just spoke to Marcy, and she said that they don't have a final class list yet, and that she believes that they should be hearing back from everyone (i.e., the recently accepted waitlisters who haven't made their final decision) by the end of next week. So, there could be a couple of more calls next week. :luck:

As for me if I don't get that miraculous call, my decision between Loyola and GWU is due tomorrow, and I'm really leaning toward GWU now. Washington D.C. >>>>> Oak Park. But of course, Rochester >>>>> Washington D.C.! 😀
 
For any waitlisters hungry for any kind of Mayo status at all, I just spoke to Marcy, and she said that they don't have a final class list yet, and that she believes that they should be hearing back from everyone (i.e., the recently accepted waitlisters who haven't made their final decision) by the end of next week. So, there could be a couple of more calls next week. :luck:

As for me if I don't get that miraculous call, my decision between Loyola and GWU is due tomorrow, and I'm really leaning toward GWU now. Washington D.C. >>>>> Oak Park. But of course, Rochester >>>>> Washington D.C.! 😀

I have followed your dilemma (and also commented) in that other thread.

My suggestion: Given all you have looked at and debated, pick the school, not the city.

Not to say the location doesn't matter, because it certainly does, but don't be too overly romantic about DC - it is a hard city to live in - horrible traffic, high prices, etc - and the "glamor" wears off pretty quickly...visiting a place and living there are very different animals...
 
Phoenix-

I just gotta say, although I definitely see your dilemma, Oak Park is . . .

well, I've lived many places in my life and I live in OP now and I gotta be honest, I LOVE IT. The vintage apartments are big and insanely cheap (my 2 bedroom is under/1000, has free heat, free parking, and I can have my dog there for no extra $.) You can get nice studios and 1 brs in the neighborhood of 700-800, and they are all dog-friendly. Also, though, I just think everything is beautiful here. I walk out the door in the AM and my neighborhood actually smells like flowers. 😀

Of course it does suck in the winter and GW/DC is equally good. But I just wanted to defend the OP a little 🙂

By the way congrats again on all your success and, well, Mayo . . . you never know!

edited to add- I am not trying to tell you to go to Loyola because OP is so great. To be honest, if I had the same situation as you I'd probably pick GW. My point was that, if you DO decide to opt for Loyola, be reassured that OP is really a great place.
 
Well, after MUCH internal debate, I've decided to go to GW. I know Loyola was a much better fit for me, but the health care policy opportunities at GW and living in D.C. were just too seductive to resist for a former J.D. with wanderlust.

Now, if only Mayo would give me a heart attack and accept me! 😀

So, what about the other waitlisters still reading this thread? Where are you off to? And how long will you wait before starting to close on housing deals and such? [At least GW doesn't start until the end of August (Loyola would have started a week after Mayo!).]
 
are mayo meetings still held every thursday? i need to know when i can and can't relax.
 
Well I am pretty sure that I am the only mayo waitlistee with zero total acceptances. The only good part about that fact is that I know I did everything as well as I possibly could with mayo, its the only explanation for how I could have gotten so far with them yet been rejected from so many other schools. I wonder if I reapply, its possible that I dont even make it back to an interview...

Wow - that must be brutally stressful and at the same time quite perplexing. Is Mayo your only waitlist? Have you called some of the schools that rejected you to ask what you could improve? Your situation does seem boggling. Did you apply to any in state schools? Did you apply late? Yikes - what a predicament! I really hope you get that Mayo call!!!

are mayo meetings still held every thursday? i need to know when i can and can't relax.

I don't know for certain, but my understanding is that they only hold Thursday meetings to rank interviewees. From what Marcy said, it sounds like new appointments can be made any day. I'm not sure if the decisions are made by the dean, a number of deans, or the committee, but per Marcy, it happens pretty quickly after someone withdraws/declines.

I don't think Thursdays are any more likely for a Mayo call than any other day of the week at this point. In fact, the best chances are likely by the end of next week, when Marcy said the class list will be pretty certain. Granted, one or two people could still get the call in June or July, but I certainly wouldn't anticipate anything. Last year I believe they didn't have any June or July movement, while they did in some years before. :luck:
 
As your faithful Mayo correspondent, I called Marcy today and learned that the class list has not yet been finalized as anticipated. Rather, three more acceptances were given out this week, and thus there will be another week until things are more final. Per Marcy, 20 waitlisters have been accepted so far. Pretty close to a death knell.... But as always, :luck:.
 
As your faithful Mayo correspondent, I called Marcy today and learned that the class list has not yet been finalized as anticipated. Rather, three more acceptances were given out this week, and thus there will be another week until things are more final. Per Marcy, 20 waitlisters have been accepted so far. Pretty close to a death knell.... But as always, :luck:.

So half the class from the waitlist? How does that compare to previous years - I realize that we are talking about a relatively small class, etc., but somehow I find it surprising since Mayo seems to attract, interview, and accept a certain type of applicant, and then they make it financially attractive with generous finaid.

And if anybody can clue me in to what I think I mean by "certain type" I would greatly appreciate it!
 
Seriously, what are these alternate candidates doing? I need to start sending updates.
 
I would imagine that most of them probably got offers to other very good schools and as awesome as Mayo is, it is in a smaller sized city in the midwest where there's a good amount of cold and snowy winters...probably a little scary to people from the coasts or warm climates.
 
So half the class from the waitlist? How does that compare to previous years - I realize that we are talking about a relatively small class, etc., but somehow I find it surprising since Mayo seems to attract, interview, and accept a certain type of applicant, and then they make it financially attractive with generous finaid.

And if anybody can clue me in to what I think I mean by "certain type" I would greatly appreciate it!

Well, I think in the last few years 10-15 got in off the waitlist. But they did increase the number of MD slots this year by 8. And I remember talking to Jane earlier this year, and she mentioned that they gave out more dean's scholarships this year than usual (usually it's only 10% of the class, but my vague (and perhaps incorrect) recollection is that they gave close to 20 such scholarships out this year) because they anticipated more students than usual declining given the incredibly high quality of applicants.

So, the larger turn-around is likely due to the 8 more MD slots this year than in the past, the fact that Mayo accepted more top notch applicants that probably got free rides or great scholarships to other amazing schools, and, as always, the fact that Rochester, MN, is comparatively a rural arctic tundra when compared to other places....
 
Welcome back, folks. I'm here with your weekly Mayo update. According to Jane, there is still a chance that there might be some movement in the class list, but she believes that the applicants extended offers last week have all accepted. Thus, while the class list is not technically set in stone, it's as close to being finalized as it's going to get before the first day of classes. As always, Jane was very kind and encouraging, and said that those on the waitlist shouldn't give up hope yet.

As for me, I'm going to assume it's a rejection at this point, and go forward with selling my place here in Chicago and buying one in DC. If against all odds I get a last minute Mayo call, it will be followed by a very happy panic attack (if there is such a thing). But in all honesty, I'm incredibly excited to be moving to DC right now. 😀
 
MAYO MAYO MAYO MAYO!!!!!!!! With Dean's scholarship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm in SHOCK! But I wanted to share with you guys right away. My hands are shaking......
 
MAYO MAYO MAYO MAYO!!!!!!!! With Dean's scholarship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm in SHOCK! But I wanted to share with you guys right away. My hands are shaking......


Major congrats Phoenix. I'm happy to hear that you got in! Better change that signature!
 
MAYO MAYO MAYO MAYO!!!!!!!! With Dean's scholarship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm in SHOCK! But I wanted to share with you guys right away. My hands are shaking......

Woah! Congrats Pheonix (Mayo's Official Cheerleader)!!
 
Phoenix, that is fantastic. Congratulations. I guess your name, Phoenix, is very appropriate. You rose from the ashes, came back from the dead, you did it. Quite remarkable. It is nice to see one of the good guys (girls) win! Nobody loved that school more than you so you have the feel good story of SDN this year.
 
MAYO MAYO MAYO MAYO!!!!!!!! With Dean's scholarship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm in SHOCK! But I wanted to share with you guys right away. My hands are shaking......

This is the greatest piece of news ever on SDN!

Congratulations. You seem like one of the truly great people from your posts on SDN.
 
MAYO MAYO MAYO MAYO!!!!!!!! With Dean's scholarship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm in SHOCK! But I wanted to share with you guys right away. My hands are shaking......

AMAZING!!!! congrats phoenix!!! what a happy ending :hardy::hardy::hardy::hardy:
 
MAYO MAYO MAYO MAYO!!!!!!!! With Dean's scholarship!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm in SHOCK! But I wanted to share with you guys right away. My hands are shaking......

Congrats Phoenix. It looks I will be seeing you come July 21st. We have a facebook groups set up already with alot of us as well as some first years (now second years) you should check it out.
 
congrats phoenix!! im guessing the class roster is finalized now.
 
Major congrats Phoenix. I'm happy to hear that you got in! Better change that signature!

VERY good point. And I know it's silly, but I reserved this smilie to put in my sig if I ever got into Mayo. Hello, "big love!" :biglove: I figured it would be the most apt, and indeed it is. Although, this icon really should come first: :wow:

Woah! Congrats Pheonix (Mayo's Official Cheerleader)!!

I think I'll need some actual pom poms now. What color for Mayo? Blue?

Phoenix, that is fantastic. Congratulations. I guess your name, Phoenix, is very appropriate. You rose from the ashes, came back from the dead, you did it. Quite remarkable. It is nice to see one of the good guys (girls) win! Nobody loved that school more than you so you have the feel good story of SDN this year.

Thanks - that was actually my intention when I picked my name. Not that I EVER thought I'd be getting into Mayo, but it was the sense of starting anew from a career as a lawyer. There's gotta be some ashes there, right? 🙂

This is the greatest piece of news ever on SDN!

Congratulations. You seem like one of the truly great people from your posts on SDN.

Wow. Just wow. Thank you SO much. To ALL of you who posted to share my joy.

congrats phoenix!! im guessing the class roster is finalized now.

I hope not! I'd LOVE for you and xcgirl and some other SDN Mayo die-hards to get in. I need a couple more cheerleaders to make a real squad, ya know?

Congrats Phoenix. It looks I will be seeing you come July 21st. We have a facebook groups set up already with alot of us as well as some first years (now second years) you should check it out.

It'll be GREAT to meet you guys. Thanks - I requested to join the facebook group earlier today!

SO excited. Now I just have to make sure I can get out of the contract I just signed to buy a place in DC last week, and find a place in Rochester! And tell my poor little dog that we will not, in fact, be giving his faux-shearling winter coat away. Poor Boy.... 😀
 
Hi ... I i know i already poseted month ago that i am going to Mayo for summer research training😎... now it is confirmed and am in trouble in regard to housinggg🙁... All rooms at Kahler are full until first of august👎, craiglist and others are unreliable😕, I will be in rochester june 29 - september 10 .. so now I am stuckkk:idea:,, I am searching for near place with "fair" prices.. please help, anyone :bow:



congrats Pheonix.. wow!
 
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SO excited. Now I just have to make sure I can get out of the contract I just signed to buy a place in DC last week, and find a place in Rochester! And tell my poor little dog that we will not, in fact, be giving his faux-shearling winter coat away. Poor Boy.... 😀

Lol . . . i know its silly to believe in things like this but if you had waited to sign a contract maybe Mayo would have taken longer. Of course the minute you finally commit to GW, Mayo calls. totally worth it though!

And congrats. I think a couple other people summed it up best- i liked "epic" and i also agree with the 'greatest news ever on sdn.' even though i dont post a whole lot, i have been following your progress and hoping you'd get in. it really is true that it's inspirational to a lot of us nontrads! it literally made my day when i found out. i think the story of Phoenix is going to become an SDN legend 🙂 i know it re-lit the fire under my own a** a bit.

😀
 
Lol . . . i know its silly to believe in things like this but if you had waited to sign a contract maybe Mayo would have taken longer. Of course the minute you finally commit to GW, Mayo calls.

Yeah, that's exactly what my mom said yesterday - if I hadn't signed the contract for a place in DC, Mayo wouldn't have called. And then she told me to go right out and buy a lottery ticket immediately. :laugh:

And congrats. I think a couple other people summed it up best- i liked "epic" and i also agree with the 'greatest news ever on sdn.' even though i dont post a whole lot, i have been following your progress and hoping you'd get in. it really is true that it's inspirational to a lot of us nontrads! it literally made my day when i found out. i think the story of Phoenix is going to become an SDN legend 🙂 i know it re-lit the fire under my own a** a bit.

😀

Thanks - that made my day! I feel like I've done my tribe (non-trads) real proud. 😀 Give 'em hell, MaryLennox! 👍
 
Yeah, that's exactly what my mom said yesterday - if I hadn't signed the contract for a place in DC, Mayo wouldn't have called. And then she told me to go right out and buy a lottery ticket immediately.

Was this a contract to purchase a house or condo? Did you put in a contingency clause about obtaining financing? That could be your "out" if it comes to that...was your offer otherwise "accepted?" Might want to talk to a lawyer ASAP (I know you are one, but maybe a real estate lawyer in DC). I wouldn't talk to the real estate agent, though, especially not the seller's agent...

I hope this is not a glitch for you.
 
Was this a contract to purchase a house or condo? Did you put in a contingency clause about obtaining financing? That could be your "out" if it comes to that...was your offer otherwise "accepted?" Might want to talk to a lawyer ASAP (I know you are one, but maybe a real estate lawyer in DC). I wouldn't talk to the real estate agent, though, especially not the seller's agent...

I hope this is not a glitch for you.

Thanks for your concern! Yesterday was the last day of the home inspection contingency (7 days from signing the contract), so I had my DC real estate attorney void the contract on that basis. I should receive the release later tonight or tomorrow. Talk about a BIG sigh of relief. But the worst case scenario would have been that I'd purchase the place and then turn around and sell it if they fought cancellation of the contract (it was for a condo). The DC market is crazy (i.e., a seller's market) right now, so I really don't think it would have been a problem - it would have just been a pain to deal with while gearing up to find a place and move to Rochester. And anyway, they can't be too upset. The place has only been on the market for a week!
 
Phoenix, I could not be happier for you. This is my very first post ever on SDN, but I have followed Mayo very closely over the last two application cycles with you and MelissainSD. While my own story cannot meassure up to yours, I had a similar pathway in my medical school acceptances.

Mayo has been my dream school since the day I started applying so long ago. I was ecstatic to get an interview and was so impressed when I visited. I was at the end of the application cycle and was waitlisted. I had essentially abandoned all hope and was set on going to the University of Chicago when I received a call two weeks ago. I was in that last set of 3 people to get an offer off of the waitlist.

I was offered the Dean's Scholarship as well (causing me to swerve off the road and almost kill my brother and I on our way home from work :laugh:. I gladly accepted the appointment after some brief consulting with the significant other, friends and family. I will be your classmate next year!!!...an SDN Mayo hopeful...literally one of the absolute last people accepted.

Congrats again, and I can't wait to meet you!!!

(I'll be the only guy talking about my roofing and construction experiences. lol)
 
Phoenix, I could not be happier for you. This is my very first post ever on SDN, but I have followed Mayo very closely over the last two application cycles with you and MelissainSD. While my own story cannot meassure up to yours, I had a similar pathway in my medical school acceptances.

Mayo has been my dream school since the day I started applying so long ago. I was ecstatic to get an interview and was so impressed when I visited. I was at the end of the application cycle and was waitlisted. I had essentially abandoned all hope and was set on going to the University of Chicago when I received a call two weeks ago. I was in that last set of 3 people to get an offer off of the waitlist.

I was offered the Dean's Scholarship as well (causing me to swerve off the road and almost kill my brother and I on our way home from work :laugh:. I gladly accepted the appointment after some brief consulting with the significant other, friends and family. I will be your classmate next year!!!...an SDN Mayo hopeful...literally one of the absolute last people accepted.

Congrats again, and I can't wait to meet you!!!

(I'll be the only guy talking about my roofing and construction experiences. lol)

Yay, roofer! :clap: *virtual high five* Congrats! And thanks for coming out of the woodwork and posting! I definitely followed the Mayo thread and had hoped to be the MelissainSD this year, but didn't really think it would happen. I can't wait to meet her in person - she's my own SDN Mayo hero.

Thanks for sharing your acceptance story. I'm really glad I wasn't driving or I probably would have had a near accident as well. I had been hoping for so long to get that call, but a week or two ago I decided that I needed to let my Mayo dreams go. I even threw out all of my Mayo materials and booklets on Monday, the day before I got in!

As for my acceptance call, I looked down and saw 507 on the screen of my phone, and I honestly couldn't believe what I was seeing. I was convinced it must be a mistake. For how many times I daydreamed about getting the call, the conversation was pretty embarrassing:

Me: (uncertainly) Uh....Hello?
Marcy: Hi, Phoenix. It's Marcy.
Me: NO! You are NOT calling me!
Marcy: Actually I am. And I want to ask you something: How does it feel to have me call you for a change? Because I'm so used to you calling me!
Me: Oh my god! No! I don't believe it! It can't be. Wow. Thank you so much! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! Wait. I think I'm getting ahead of myself. Umm..... Why are you calling?
Marcy: (laughing) Phoenix, I'm calling on behalf of.......

Pretty disgraceful, I know. :laugh: Had she called a week or two before I probably would have just screamed in glee. But I was so beyond hope at that point that all I could do was not believe it was real. In fact, when I woke up this morning, the first thing I did was run to my computer to check I didn't dream it all.... Anyway, just thought I'd share the silly details of my acceptance moment too. I always love reading about how people get the news they got into their dream school. 😀

And I can't wait to meet you in July! I'm going to PM you now to ask more about the roofing fiasco....

More importantly, what color pom-poms would you like? 😉
 
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A PDF on another thread lists advanced bio class recommendations and requirements for various med schools...it says that Mayo Med requires 2 semesters of UG biochem - is this accurate? I thought I read that one semester was required...or is it one "year" required? What about labs?
 
A PDF on another thread lists advanced bio class recommendations and requirements for various med schools...it says that Mayo Med requires 2 semesters of UG biochem - is this accurate? I thought I read that one semester was required...or is it one "year" required? What about labs?

Check this out (it says one course in biochem, not one year, and no lab):

http://www.mayo.edu/mms/md-prerequisites.html

In fact, it had better be only one biochem class cause that's all I've got!
 
I hope not! I'd LOVE for you and xcgirl and some other SDN Mayo die-hards to get in. I need a couple more cheerleaders to make a real squad, ya know?

Haha thanks phoenix! I just put a deposit on an apartment in Nashville, but no phone call. I don't think your real estate luck will work for me... Good luck at Mayo! I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time. There's always residency for the rest of the cheerleading squad 😛
 
Thanks for that...one other question - do they seem to care if you take the class before applying, or is it OK to take it during the app/glide year?

From my experience, I'd say they don't care at all. When I applied in late September, I didn't have biochem on my AMCAS primary - not even as future course, and I was working full time. So, I got an email in early October during the initial review of my application (i.e., pre-secondary) from Jane asking me if and when I intended to take biochem. She said that provided I could get the transcript to them by mid-July (if accepted), taking it the summer right before school started would be fine. I think she made a note in my file to that effect, and a few days later I got the screened secondary. No one has since brought up that missing biochem course, at the interview or otherwise, and in fact, I decided to take it as a night class from Jan-March instead, so I'll be sending them the transcript this week. I think it's probably not ideal to take it as a summer class right before you start med school (just so you have a break from classes before you start), but you could certainly do that if you don't have time to take it during the year.

Haha thanks phoenix! I just put a deposit on an apartment in Nashville, but no phone call. I don't think your real estate luck will work for me... Good luck at Mayo! I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time. There's always residency for the rest of the cheerleading squad 😛

Thanks, xcgirl! I'm really sorry you haven't gotten the call yet. But hey, as Jane said, nothing's final until July 21st! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

And if you're EVER going to be in Rochester, please drop me a PM or look me up. That of course applies to all of the Mayophiles posting in this thread. I should have a place near the school for you guys to crash at when you come to Mayo for residency interviews. 😀 I know that seems like a long way off, but I bet it will go faster than we all expect....
 
Phoenix, CONGRATULATIONS! I'm so happy for you!! I've been in and out of this thread over time and have been rooting for you. Can't wait to meet you in July!
 
I have new information regarding the waitlist movement at mayo

So the class is currently full now, however, those of us on the wait list will still be remained until the day before class begins.

this means more waiting...just with less hopes up!

But who knows...:luck:
 
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