I received that email on March 15th. I still haven’t heard back. There are some who have applied after I received this email (I applied in January) and have already gotten in. I think this is their way of saying “you’re currently waitlisted.” Good luck to you!
yep she said the same to me as well and it has been 3 months since I applied!
Thank you! Let's hope we hear back soon
Good luck!Just in case I've applied to other programs too. Nikki said I can hear back from the committee even in August and that's a little too far from now :/
Oh okay, I hope I hear something by the end of the month.
They will just email you " your application is under review before anything"
If it brings you any comfort. I applied with an undergraduate GPA of 2.7, with a 3.57 Graduate GPA, with 5 years of research, and multiple jobs in the medical field. I wish you the best of luck in your application. Just know you aren't alone
Hello, Okay, I got a call saying it was going for review but I didn't receive an email. I talked to Nikki on Friday, May 14, 2021 she said it will take 2 to 4 weeks before I will hear something back So I hope to hear something by the end of June now. Also, she said spots are still available to I hope I'm able to secure a spot.
Thank you!If it brings you any comfort. I applied with an undergraduate GPA of 2.7, with a 3.57 Graduate GPA, with 5 years of research, and multiple jobs in the medical field. I wish you the best of luck in your application. Just know you aren't alone
I hope they are going in order of the applications they received because I am kind of frustrated they are talking this long. It has been 2 months I applied in march. But hopefully I get into this program or another. Also when I spoke to Nikki in early March she said it would take 6 to 8 weeks for them to give me an answer and its been 8 weeks as of today haha.
Yeah, I completely understand because I really applied the first week of May but my transcript was still showing that it was not received until last week so I basically lost a week's review depending on when they reveiw the applications. Also, I hope you hear something soon (by the end of the month since you applied in March). So they probably will let you know something soon.
I applied in January lol. I’ve accepted I won’t get it—always another chance next time. Gonna take some time to work on exam scores and do other things to beef up my app!
What were your stats ? If you don’t mind me asking
I applied when the application opened in January with a 3.2 cGPA, 3.0 sGPA, no MCAT (took on 5/1), nontrad with 5 years’ work experience in biotech and clinical research. My stats really don't stand out - I think my essays/applying early made the difference!
Thank you and what were the essays on ?
2.7 ugpa (cell biology major) 3.6 post bacc gpa from 1 masters program (online). 5 years of research (multiple poster presentation, and 1 publication in the works), multiple jobs in medicine as a PT aide, clinical research coordinator, pt care coordinator, and scribe. 1 MCAT (horrible score), excellent LORs and a basic underdog story in the essays when I applied. Hope that helps you.
I was accepted today and submitted my application on April 30th
Congrats! What were your stats? My friend was accepted back in March but she declined her offer.
cGPA 3.4 sGPA 3.1 grad GPA 3.9 MCAT 500. I have like 1300 hours scribing, 5 years of research with some publications, and lots of volunteer experience
Hi I’m interested in joining
I am also interested in joining.
Not sure but from the older post from the blog someone said 70-90 seats
Congratualations!
I just got accepted and would love to join!
Wait, did you have a spot to upload your resume/ CV/ volunteer experience?
No, it was in line with my career goals so I added it in to the essay.
200 words?
I’m pretty sure there was a spot to upload your CV on the supplemental information page of the application
I don’t see one on mine...
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Congratulations! What were you stats?
I dont think its about having two masters, each persons reasons are different and I can only speak from my perspective. I completed an online masters degree in molecular medicine. I opted for this MBS program due to the guaranteed interview. I had a cumulative ugpa of 2.7 and 2.4sgpa from undergrad. I manage to offset that slightly with a 3.7 current graduate gpa as my semester just ended. This MBS program will guarantee admission to an allopathic medical school if you reach their set benchmarks. It is a much safer bet than submitting for AMCAS with such low undergraduate stats, hence why I opted for this route over going as a non traditional AMCAS applicant. If I dont reach the bench marks ill have 2 degrees to offset the undergraduate course work, hopefully increasing the odds that I get accepted to another allopathic medical school. (sorry for the long reply, but this is my thought process on it)
I feel like this school is picky. The benchmarks you are taking about are a 505 MCAT, 3.0 undergrad GPA, and a 3.5 in their MBS program. I asked what if they have a 505 and a 3.75 in the program and 2.75 undergrad GPA. Nicki said " no excepts" its a hard cut off. I am saying this because I had high hopes too so I would not put all your ends in one basket.
For a program that only requires an undergrad GPA of 2.5, that’s bizarre that they would require you to have an undergrad GPA of 3.0… so the linkage at that point doesn’t even matter?
Yes I noticed this earlier year but I did not worry about it until Nikki Told me. I left Nikki a voice message a week ago and she still has responded to that or my emails.
Yeah that’s pretty outrageous honestly. I never leave voicemails or emails with them. I would rather call at all times of the day before that. Because I’ll get an answer right away.
I personally think your stats are good, but I would caution you about applying for fall because they are processing and accepting people up to a couple months after they submit their application. I applied 5/4, got the under review call 5/5 and have not heard back yet! So, if you applied now it could be a while before you hear back. Whatever you choose to do, i wish you the best of luck in your journey!
Awesome, thank you so much for your input. Did you see the option to apply for Winter? Or do you know if they release the application after Fall semester starts? Hopefully you will hear back with an acceptance soon!! Best of luck to you as well!
