Thanks for sharing. Just as a note -- I wasn't trying to comment on the MSUCOM experience at each location, just my impressions of the area where instruction is taking place.
Yea, no worries. Just came across this thread and felt like sharing some info I wish others shared with me during this stage.
Dream on.I got mine the next morning, but that was fairly early. And no, you don't need to submit your transcripts to get site placement, only the graduate application form.
My advising appointment was probably the reason I was finally accepted. You can look at my first post here on SDN. The appointment was a one-on-one meeting where I was told right away that I needed to improve my MCAT score in one section. I think my meeting lasted around 45 minutes just because we were talking about our life experiences (sounds funny, I know) and I actually felt great coming out of the meeting. It was just like talking with a friend and getting a little bit of helpful advice. I asked questions about what I could do while waiting to be accepted and was surprised to hear taking more classes or volunteering more than I was wouldn't be necessary. I'll also say again I think it's a great idea to meet someone on the admissions committee if possible, perhaps at an open house, so they will pull your application earlier for review to determine whether or not you'll be accepted. If you are nervous about the possibility of being told why you 'aren't good enough' for medical school, don't be! My advisor was so nice I didn't feel bad for even a second. They really aim to help you succeed.
When I applied last year, some schools didn't get back to me until the end of April or during May, while some rejected me fairly early. I wasn't on the waitlist at those later schools. It was hard because I didn't know if they were dragging me along as kind of an alternate for the waitlist or if they were just inordinately slow at moving through their list of applicants. Hang in there, the admissions committee is still reviewing applications and you haven't been rejected yet.
I feel your pain... That was 2 years of being in the dark until April! And then after my PA school interview went awesome I was rejected for not having enough paid clinical hours after they told me they would accept my hospice hours. Hopefully everything does happen for a reason and you don't have to be dragged along much longer! If you don't hear by mid February I would call them to ask where are in the cycle. Say you are calling because it is too important to you that you are not overlooked since this school is your first choice.
Yikes, it's not even next (calendar) year now! I have not even thought about it. 😕
Yes. The deposit is actually required to defer -- the director of admissions told me the following:
