Meharry

[Chieka]

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Hmmm... seems that not much is said about the school on SDN. I've got a secondary filled out, which I'm going to send soon. But any thoughts on the school? They seem to be really big with URMS - any thoughts on their programs?

Their website is not too informative - anybody know about their average GPA, MCATs etc?

Thanks,

C.

 

[pumpkins90]

Don't bother if you are not a minority!

 

[Chieka]

Originally posted by pumpkins90
Don't bother if you are not a minority!

Why not?

 

[pumpkins90]

I know they are generally a minority based school like howard u. I knew people with great stats that were rejected without even an interview. They say they want people who are willing to work in underserved areas, but my feeling is if you are not considered minority then your wasting your money applying like i did. Although, it may be a great school and i wouldn't want to deter you from applying if you wanted to check it out.

 

[cocoabutter]

I did MMEP this summer in Nashville at Fisk/Vanderbilt, and I had the opportunity to see Meharry firsthand. It was a great school, much like my undergrad, and I would be glad to go there. The faculty was supportive and really wanted the students to succeed. The students seemed to enjoy it as well. There were many options offered to those students having trouble. It is an Historically Black College/University, so that is why preference is given to minorities. However, there are non-minority students in each class. The average GPA is around 3.2 and MCAT average of 7. Hope this helps.🙂

 

[pathdr2b]

I'd like to bump this up since I've recently added Meharry to my list of schools to apply to for 2004. Any news on Meharry?

 

[jayzway]

I interviewed at Meharry in November and really liked the school. A lot of the students seemed really happy there and it was a supportive environment. There was a lot of academic support. I am not a URM. The pass rates at the school are pretty high. The emphasis on the underserved is really neat.

 

[ispic]

Hi,
During my interview in January, they told us that they are primarily interested in "underrepresented minority applicants", however, in the same breath, the lady from the office of admissions told us that it shouldn't deter anyone from applying, other than that, it was a great experience and I would love to go there. Good luck in the application process!

 

[Medical123]

For those of you who interviewed at Meharry, how long did it take from the time your application was complete until you heard from them regarding an interview? My stats are well above theirs and I was hoping to hear something from them.

 

[ispic]

I sent the secondary in Oct. and interviewed in Jan., heard last week i'm in their "acceptance pool", whatever that means. I called a couple of days ago regarding my status and they haven't gotten back to me yet. Godd luck! 😀

 

[lilnix]

anybody else still waiting to hear from them?

 

[lakun]

I'm still waiting after interviewing in early Dec. I think I'll probably give them a ring on Monday.

akanki

 

[irlandesa]

definitely take the time to apply even if you are not a URM. I know a non-URM (South Asian) male who was admitted to Meharry and liked the school, and had a white male friend who got an interview but cancelled once he got into his first choice. I'm sure if you do a search on Meharry that you can find plenty of applicants from different racial backgrounds who were offered interviews/acceptances. good luck!

 

[Medical123]

I just got an invitation via e-mail to interview with them (non-URM)🙂 ! However, I was wondering if they send information about the interview day via snail mail or is it all included in the e-mail attachment?

The e-mail I received said that information about the interview day, travel plans, etc. was enclosed in the mailing. However, all I received was the attachment for confirming my interview.

Also, does anyone who interviewed there have any advice for a very excited interviewee?

Thanks!

 

[ispic]

They will also send the notification via snail mail, as well as some additional school info, map of campus, and some hotel info as well. I would strongly recommend that you look for a different hotel that the one they suggest, the holiday inn is just too expensive. Save $30 and stay in a best western down the street or something else. Check expedia, travelocity, or any of the other discount travel sites for a cheaper place. The only benefit I saw in staying at the holiday inn is that you get a free transfer to the school and back the day of the interview, and you get to meet and hang out with the other interviewees in a setting other than an interview setting. I would suggest that you spend the $$ on a rental car to take a look at Nashville. I had never been here before and it was pretty cool to drive around town and check out the place that I might potentially live in for the next four years 😀

As far as the interview goes, it might sound a little clich?, but just be yourself, that is all that interviewers are looking for. Relax on the interview day and be prepared for potential questions about your grades or MCAT scores. I can't remember whether or not the interview is open or closed app, but mine wasn't, however don't count on that. Take your time when they ask you a question to formulate an appropriate answer. I have yet to hear one of those "charged" political questions on abortion or euthanasia, but just in case, educate yourself on the facts of the issue, both pro and con, and come up with an answer. We all have our opinions on certain issues, but I seriously doubt that they'll ask you something like that. Personally, I found that the longer you talk to you interviewer, the more pleasant the experience with him/her. Since you have survived the application process up to this point, the interview is just to find out a little more about you.
You're almost there! Have fun over there and post your experience or email me, let me know how it went! Good luck! 😉

 

[Medical123]

Thanks for the information! I will let you know how it goes!🙂

 

[cocoabutter]

Medical123, congratulations on your interview invite! When was your app complete? I am still waiting to hear from them.

I called and was told that I should hear something by the first or second week of April. Does anyone know how long they are planning to interview

 

[lotanna]

my application was complete late Dec, early Jan, still waitin to hear back

 

[Medical123]

Originally posted by cocoabutter
Medical123, congratulations on your interview invite! When was your app complete? I am still waiting to hear from them.

I called and was told that I should hear something by the first or second week of April. Does anyone know how long they are planning to interview

I was complete in late November. I am not sure how much longer that they will be interviewing. Good luck to the rest of you who are waiting to hear from them. BTW, the interview request comes via e-mail for those of you who might be interested.

 

[cocoabutter]

anyone else been invited to interview recently? spoke with the admissions office today and was told that they do not have a specific time to stop interviewing. so basically, as long as they are processing applications, they will be interviewing.

for those still waiting (like me 🙂 ) i was also told that we should be hearing something by the second week in april, at the latest, regarding our interview status. this seems to be the generic answer when you call for a status check.

 

[SolidGold]

Does anyone know if it is a good thing to be on Meharry's acceptance range??? I'm a non-urm and I was recently put in the acceptance range. This is like a waitlist right?

 

[skindr.]

It's actually a very good thing- my roommate got in that way a few days ago- so don't give up. Meharry is an awesome school- good luck.

 

[fitchpath]

Does anyone know how full the entering class is? I just got an interview for next week and am curious if this is for a spot on their waitlist. Any info would be great! thanks!

 

[skindr.]

The entering class IS full and all interviews are for the waitlist. However, there is always a lot of movement on the waitlist after May 15th when applicants have to choose one school. Each year over 50% of the entering class typically is from the waitlist. Hope this helps.

 

[cocoabutter]

Any news lately? They are the last school that I am waiting on. I have seen on other threads that interview invites are still going out. Does anyone know for how long? Thanks.

 

[Medical123]

I recently returned from an interview at Meharry. The class is full, but there are a number of people who are holding multiple acceptances and there are a handful of people who have not yet turned in their deposits. They are expecting some spots to open up in the near future. At present, there are about 100 people on their waitlist.

The day went really well and the students are really rocking their boards. Also, according to the faculty, most of the students are matching with their first choice residency programs.

Now, I was wondering (and forgot to ask) if the waitlist was ranked or not. Anyone know?

 

[fitchpath]

Does anyone remember how long it took Meharry to get back to you after you interviewed? Thanks!

 

[ispic]

It did'nt take long at all, just a couple of weeks and I found out I was within their "acceptance range" although that should make me feel happy, that was over 2 mos. ago! I called them a couple of weeks ago and they said that I should hear fom them "sometime between tomorrow and August". 😱
Anyway, I'm still waiting and making moving plans to the school I got accepted in, but I would like to know at least b4 I move, since Meharry is still my top choice. Anyway, waiting patiently I guess. Good luck to all in the admissions process!

 

[dakotaman]

I interviewed within the past month or so and was accepted to Meharry recently. I'm not black, so I feel VERY privileged. I've done some ER work, have a decent MCAT and a very good GPA, and shadowed a physician extensively. My interviews went really well, so I know that helped. Meharry seems like a really supportive environment, which is the way it should be! Med school is difficult enough...who needs cutthroat classmates?! God bless all of you future med students! I hope you all make it somewhere eventually! 🙂

P.S. Anyone who's been admitted to Meharry, e-mail me or post so we can chat sometime! 🙂

 

[lilnix]

congratulations dakotaman!!! i interviewed there this past thursday (4/3) and my interviews went really well also. i hope i get good news like you did. they said i should hear from them in about 3 weeks...i really liked the school

 

[Medical123]

I really liked the school also! I am going to I am going to be biting my nails off for the next three weeks! 🙂

 

[emtji]

as it happens, "acceptance range"- that is "the group from which students offered admission" is in fact, their name for a waitlist.

but not to worry- i got an acceptance letter about a month afterward.

 

[fitchpath]

Does anyone know if the "acceptance range" is ranked?

 

[Medical123]

I called and could not get much information from them. I was told that after they have completed all of their interviews, they admissions committee would go back through the "Acceptance Range" applications and offer spots to some of those individuals.

It doesn't make a lot of sense to me, since people are already getting in off of the list according to previous posts. 😕 Anyone else have any insight?

 

[manta]

got my acceptance range letter yesterday! i get the feeling that it is a dynamic wait-list...they can add people to the pool at any time, and meet periodically to discuss the wait-lists again when spots open up. this sounds like a great opporunity for writing LOIs and such. good luck!

*sending wait-list moving vibes* 😳

 

[efjayen]

well...i just got the letter (3 weeks after my interview) saying that im in their acceptance range too. i was wondering what i should do now. did those of you who got accepted after this letter mail them a LOI?🙄

 

[fitchpath]

I'm a little confused, I interviewed about a month ago and Dr. Mosley mentioned that the class was full. Based on this, I assumed that everyone was interviewing for wait-list spots. One of the girls that interviewed the same day as I did just received an acceptance. Are they still giving out acceptance letters to people that are just now interviewing? Has anyone else received an acceptance letter who has interviewed recently?

 

[cocoabutter]

hey guys!

i just returned from my meharry interview....i thought that it went okay. i really liked the school and would be glad to go.

as for the class being full, we were told that enough acceptances had gone out to fill the class, but not everyone has responded to their offer. as may 15 nears and people decline, they will still be giving out acceptances.

fitchpath, was the person that recently received the acceptance placed in the acceptance range, or just outright accepted? how long ago did ya'll interview?

 

[fitchpath]

the girl that I interviewed with received an acceptance letter, she has ten days to decide if she wants to take it or not. We interviewed about 3 weeks ago.

 

[lilnix]

hey guys, i was placed in the acceptance range also. it seems like there's a lot of movement on this list so it's actually one waitlist that i'm not completely sad about...

 

[cocoabutter]

hey, all! got my acceptance range letter today, exactly two weeks after my interview. i was expecting it, but i am still kinda disappointed. i am not in anywhere yet, and i just want to know something 🙁

 

[Medical123]

Originally posted by cocoabutter
hey, all! got my acceptance range letter today, exactly two weeks after my interview. i was expecting it, but i am still kinda disappointed. i am not in anywhere yet, and i just want to know something 🙁

Isn't this waiting stressful? I am not in anywhere yet either and I am about to go insane! I hope that this waitlist moves quickly and all of us who really want to go to Meharry are accepted soon!

 

[fitchpath]

has anyone heard any good news now that the waitlist should have more movement since the may 15 deadline?

 

[MichiMO]

I haven't heard anything. Does anyone know how many people are put in the Acceptance range? How many people they have accepted from that list in recent years?

 

[Medical123]

I haven't heard anything since the May 15th deadline, but I did a search on last year's Meharry "Acceptance Range" list and it seems like someone somewhere was told that only 40 people were left on it when he inquired about it. Then, there were other people who were supposedly told by Mr. Mosely that the waitlist was not expected to move much. 😕 I will see if I can drag up the old posts for you guys!

 

[cocoabutter]

Has anyone heard anything lately? Well, me either. I sent my withdrawal letter this past wednesday. Good luck guys!!