Oklahoma - (Prospective) Class of 2010 part 01

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Here is what I know of the Class of 2010:

162 acceptances
3.7 average GPA
9.9 average MCAT

Saw a guy today talking to some of my classmates...he had a bid red envelope. He either got it today, or it could have been from earlier this year. Wanted to let you all know!!
 
just called....letters just went out today, so more like Friday than tomorrow
 
TUHopeful said:
just called....letters just went out today, so more like Friday than tomorrow
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😡 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡 👎
 
JohnnyOU said:
😡 😡 😡 😡 😡 😡 👎
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I second that. How hard is it to send out 100+ letters? I mean really. Don't they have people for this???
 
Nothing in Norman either.
 
*tick tock tick tock*
:scared:

Mail doesn't even get out here until ~4pm.

I have a feeling something's coming today.
The good, the bad, & the fugly.
 
Hey guys, I just wanted to let you know that I got my Red Envelope in the mail yesterday (the 23rd) in Norman. My buddy got his today in Shawnee. Keep an eye out and you should hear something real soon. Good luck to you guys waiting and I hope you hear some good news.
 
Congratulations, Reddink! Welcome to the Class of 2010. Cool feeling, eh? I've been on the edge of my chair watching for posts - I hope there is good news today for everyone who has participated on this thread.
 
Amxcvbcv said:
I wish everyone else the best.

I know it's not easy waiting for the mail man/woman. 😛
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Hi all, I got a letter today in southern OK - I was waitlisted. Not my first choice, but I'm really happy esp considering I was interviewed the last day! After all, someone has to be taken off the waitlist 🙂

Many, many congrats to the 21 lucky ladies/gents who got red envelopes!
 
s**t f**k

I'm on the waitlist. 😡 👎 🙁

No me gusta. I'm so tired of waiting. Can't say I'm not bitter, even though I knew this would happen.

Congrats to all those 21 who saw red.
 
Thanks NTT. I was floored when I got the letter, especially with all the talk of only 21 acceptances going out this round. Good luck to everyone still waiting to hear.
 
Aww, rats, Jwax - I didn't want you to get waitlisted. You've been a real trouper through all this. Didn't want huranch to get waitlisted, either. But - it's not a rejection, right? The guys from the Class of 2009 know more than I do - but, let's assume out of 162 spots OU took 152 in-state. I think usually about 25% of in-state acceptances ultimately don't enroll at OU (if I understood USNWR correctly). Soo... that's 38 spots that open for waitlisted people. Those have to be very decent odds. Hang in there!
 
No mail....nothing....
uggg

I ended up getting my neighbor to check his mail to make sure the mail had run...and it had.

How the heck can it take so long to get something to norman. Just cuz I live in the ghetto part of town they think my mail should take longer. 😡
 
Non-TradTulsa said:
Aww, rats, Jwax - I didn't want you to get waitlisted. You've been a real trouper through all this. Didn't want huranch to get waitlisted, either. But - it's not a rejection, right? The guys from the Class of 2009 know more than I do - but, let's assume out of 162 spots OU took 152 in-state. I think usually about 25% of in-state acceptances ultimately don't enroll at OU (if I understood USNWR correctly). Soo... that's 38 spots that open for waitlisted people. Those have to be very decent odds. Hang in there!
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Thanks for the support. I am feeling a little better now. It is more of a dull depression than a fiery rage now. :meanie: Thanks for saying I've been a trouper. I feel like I've been a whiney brat. So, thanks for that. I'm sorry to everyone who hasn't gotten their mail yet. That is so obnoxious to hear others say they've gotten something when you are still waiting. I hope ya'll hear good news.
 
to all those who are still waiting....there was a group of us in the Dec 6th interview groups who didnt hear for a week after everyone else did and it was because they were sending out scholarships...so dont lose hope yet if you havent received anything....
 
waitlisted 👎

Mail got here very late yesterday I guess.

blah
 
JohnnyOU said:
waitlisted 👎

Mail got here very late yesterday I guess.

blah
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🙁 I'm sorry. Guess we'll be having a blast together for the next several months wondering what is going to happen to us. :scared:
 
RachelD said:
I'm on the waitlist too.
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Sorry Rachel. That bites. I feel for ya.


I'm going to take off the summer and study...
and then I'm gonna b*tchslap the mcat in august.

(not expecting to get off the waitlist....and not waiting by the phone on friday night for princess charming to call) 🙂
 
waitlisted =/... i really feel like im screwed now, and my whole plans for the summer were based on whether i get in or not, vacation, or work in hospital! waiting till like may 15th is gonna be horrible, this whole not tellin us rankin is kinda crappy.
 
I'm one of the 80 applicants who will continue to wait. 😡
 
All you waitlisted folks who want in need to read the following:

The Medical School Application: Waitlists

Small exert:

Waitlisted applicants are expected to be extremely aggressive if they really want to go to that school. If an applicant does nothing, then it is assumed that he or she has been accepted at another school and doesn't care if he or she gets in or not. So, if you have been waitlisted, don't despair! Usually at least one-half of the class comes in from the waitlist! Just follow the recommendations below, and continue expressing your interest in the school.

:luck:
 
IAMS said:
All you waitlisted folks who want in need to read the following:

The Medical School Application: Waitlists

Small exert:

Waitlisted applicants are expected to be extremely aggressive if they really want to go to that school. If an applicant does nothing, then it is assumed that he or she has been accepted at another school and doesn't care if he or she gets in or not. So, if you have been waitlisted, don't despair! Usually at least one-half of the class comes in from the waitlist! Just follow the recommendations below, and continue expressing your interest in the school. :luck:
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I looked at the above link, and I wouldn't recommend asking for another interview or contacting the persons you interviewed with. A letter of intent is a good idea, and definitely stay in contact with the office of admissions. But, it is ultimately up to you about how far you are willing the push the envelope...in hopes of a red one!! Hahah. 🙄 Anyway, let them know you still want to be here.
 
Just reading the OU thread from last year. There were only 35 on the waitlist, 47 the year before. Why in the heck do we have 80 people on the waitlist this year?
 
Congrats to all those who got acceptances and good luck to all those waiting. For those that have been accepted, what is the next step? Financial aid, housing, ect?
 
TUHopeful said:
Congrats to all those who got acceptances and good luck to all those waiting. For those that have been accepted, what is the next step? Financial aid, housing, ect?
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dont forget tomorrow is the recommended deadline for submitting your FAFSA information. there is that scholarship application online at http://hippocrates.ouhsc.edu/scholarship/ which is due 3/31. my application will be less than stunning. my main concern this past year was paying bills and getting into school and it shows as far as my ec's are concerned (unless fishing and barhoppping count). beyond that, i am trying to do as little as possible and remove all stress and responsibility from my daily life.
 
speedo542 said:
I looked at the above link, and I wouldn't recommend asking for another interview or contacting the persons you interviewed with. A letter of intent is a good idea, and definitely stay in contact with the office of admissions. But, it is ultimately up to you about how far you are willing the push the envelope...in hopes of a red one!! Hahah. 🙄 Anyway, let them know you still want to be here.
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I'm a long time reader of this site, but just registered. I am one of the lucky wait listed people, but in the letter they sent me they stated that "to be consistent and fair to all wait listed students, your credential files are sealed and no further information may be submitted". Do they have our files under our names? or are they by application number like they did at the meeting. Would a LOI really do any good given this information?
:::::I'm so stressed!!!:::::
 
I RSVP'd for the reapp workshop today. Any other waitlisters planning on attending?
 
yea i was wondering about the 80 ppl thing on waitlist, that seems crazy! its not like they had more applicants this year? and plus they added spots too so dunno why its so high..
 
Hey everybody-

I haven't been on SDN for a long time now. I just wanted to pop in here and say congrats to those who have been accepted and wish luck to those waitlisted. I'll try to keep track of the conversation and give a little advice or answer questions if you have any. Just so everybody knows, here is a little of my background-

Graduate of Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Major: Biology
Minor: Chemistry
23 year old married male
Applied: OU and OSU
Accepted: OU and OSU
My stats are on mdapplicants if you want to go look for them.


If anybody has any questions (especially about balancing marriage and medical school, what to expect your first and second year, how to make the decision between schools, etc.), I would be happy to answer them. You'll work harder and learn more than you ever thought possible and you'll love it (even when you aren't aware of it). I've been here for a year and a half now, and I times I still have to pinch myself and wonder how the heck I arrived at this destination. Btw, it's good to see some of you on this board who I've talked to in the past. I hope my previous advice/comments have been helpful to you.
 
RachelD said:
I RSVP'd for the reapp workshop today. Any other waitlisters planning on attending?
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Yes maam
 
glp said:
dont forget tomorrow is the recommended deadline for submitting your FAFSA information. there is that scholarship application online at http://hippocrates.ouhsc.edu/scholarship/ which is due 3/31. my application will be less than stunning. my main concern this past year was paying bills and getting into school and it shows as far as my ec's are concerned (unless fishing and barhoppping count). beyond that, i am trying to do as little as possible and remove all stress and responsibility from my daily life.
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my scholarship leadership activities were merely above piss poor. i graduated last year and have just been working full time so i didnt have much to say. i just filled it out real quick cuz i figure it couldnt hurt. hey glp...werent you waiting to hear from UTH also...how did that turn out? i am on the waitlist there but heard your chances werent that great of getting accpeted off it.
 
GoBroncos! said:
yea i was wondering about the 80 ppl thing on waitlist, that seems crazy! its not like they had more applicants this year? and plus they added spots too so dunno why its so high..
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I'm only speculating - perhaps somebody on-campus knows why - but, here's what I noticed. If you look at OU's entry on US News, in the last year reported OU offered 200 acceptances for 150 spots. If they only offered 162 acceptances so far this year, perhaps (and, again, I'm just guessing from what I've seen) they've decided to discontinue "overbooking." If, in past years, they overbooked by 50 acceptances and had about 30 on the waitlist - they would have had 80 on the waitlist if they hadn't overbooked. So - maybe that's why they have 80 on the list this year - and the odds of coming off the waitlist are just as good as past years.

Does this make sense to anybody else - does anybody have details?
 
Non-TradTulsa said:
I'm only speculating - perhaps somebody on-campus knows why - but, here's what I noticed. If you look at OU's entry on US News, in the last year reported OU offered 200 acceptances for 150 spots. If they only offered 162 acceptances so far this year, perhaps (and, again, I'm just guessing from what I've seen) they've decided to discontinue "overbooking." If, in past years, they overbooked by 50 acceptances and had about 30 on the waitlist - they would have had 80 on the waitlist if they hadn't overbooked. So - maybe that's why they have 80 on the list this year - and the odds of coming off the waitlist are just as good as past years.

Does this make sense to anybody else - does anybody have details?
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Okay, I've decided my interpretation of that. I really doubt OU sends out acceptances to more people than what they have room for. As I have said before about that...it would be really stupid do that. Anyway, i bet those numbers are how many acceptances they did give out...but over the course of the entire process. Like, when someone turned them down, they would have to send out another. So, they sent out 200 in total, but 50 people turned them down along the way.
 
speedo542 said:
Okay, I've decided my interpretation of that. I really doubt OU sends out acceptances to more people than what they have room for. As I have said before about that...it would be really stupid do that. Anyway, i bet those numbers are how many acceptances they did give out...but over the course of the entire process. Like, when someone turned them down, they would have to send out another. So, they sent out 200 in total, but 50 people turned them down along the way.
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That does make the most sense. After all, the class size on the first day is exactly what the class size is advertised to be.

If they sent out 200 acceptance letters, it's impossible to predict whether 50 of those would drop, and they'd surely be in a tight spot if it didn't work out exactly. So, I'd assume you're correct. They likely send out the maximal number of 150 (or 162, whichever year you're considering) , and the total number probably reflects the declined acceptances in some way.
 
oudoc08 said:
That does make the most sense. After all, the class size on the first day is exactly what the class size is advertised to be.

If they sent out 200 acceptance letters, it's impossible to predict whether 50 of those would drop, and they'd surely be in a tight spot if it didn't work out exactly. So, I'd assume you're correct. They likely send out the maximal number of 150 (or 162, whichever year you're considering) , and the total number probably reflects the declined acceptances in some way.
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schools always admit more people than the planned number of matriculants. the ratio of number admitted to number of matriculants is called the yield and the better a school is the higher the yield. even despite doing this, they still have to pull people off the waitlist every year to fill the class, that is how they make the class the exact size they want.
 
WannaGoMd said:
in the letter they sent me they stated that "to be consistent and fair to all wait listed students, your credential files are sealed and no further information may be submitted".
:::::I'm so stressed!!!:::::
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I looked in my letter and did not have that same statement. This bothers me. I would think that the letter to all the waitlistee's would be the same?
 
So, what's everybody’s back up plan if they don't get in this year?
 
Talpa said:
So, what's everybody’s back up plan if they don't get in this year?
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Suicide?

Or perhaps: retake MCAT in August, take some Zoo classes in the fall (maybe one or two of these: Comparative Vert. Anatomy, Animal Histology, Human Physiology), get a job that is in the medical field, and get married. Oh yeah, and start the whole damned process over again.

Doesn't the first possibility sound easier? :meanie:
 
After spending quite a bit of time reading everyone's posts, I feel like it's time that we all get to know each other a little better. Blogs, Xangas, facebooks, or pics might be a fun idea. Here's my facebook site: http://okstate.facebook.com/profile.php?id=17105958. If this idea is stupid, please let me know. Just in case the link still doesn't work, just search for eric thomas at OK ST.
 
For those who applied more than once: What did you do to improve your application to guarantee an acceptance the second time around?
 
tsthethird said:
After spending quite a bit of time reading everyone's posts, I feel like it's time that we all get to know each other a little better. Blogs, Xangas, facebooks, or pics might be a fun idea. Here's my facebook site: http://okstate.facebook.com/profile.php?id=17105958. If this idea is stupid, please let me know.
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I like it, except the link didn't work for me. If anyone is interested, you can read all about my life on www.xanga.com/jwax

Happy reading.
 
tsthethird said:
After spending quite a bit of time reading everyone's posts, I feel like it's time that we all get to know each other a little better. Blogs, Xangas, facebooks, or pics might be a fun idea. Here's my facebook site: http://okstate.facebook.com/profile.php?id=17105958. If this idea is stupid, please let me know. Just in case the link still doesn't work, just search for eric thomas at OK ST.
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The link didn't work for me either. If anyone wants my facebook info, just PM me.
 
Talpa said:
For those who applied more than once: What did you do to improve your application to guarantee an acceptance the second time around?
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I stayed in school. Spent 8 weeks shadowing 10 doc's at/with Norman Regional Hospital. Volunteered at a hospital. Got new rec letters. Enrolled in an EMT class. And, most importantly, I spent a lot of time thinking about why I wanted to be a doctor, what I had to offer and how to communicate that to my interviewers.
My advice is to do everything you can. We shall see if it all works out for me. (Waitlisted) 🙂
 
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