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eviosity said:
I just got off the phone with Columbia. The lady was about to tell me their decision but she quickly remembered she has to wait. SO CLOSE TO FINDING OUT! I'm not sure if she felt bad telling me I got rejected or just wanted to wait...
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haha that kind of tempts me to call the schools I applied to and see if they reveal anything!
 
Gosh SMDEP is all I think about. I have such terrible anxiety that gets worse each passing day.
 
Abby95 said:
Hey guys!! I am new to this thread but have been secretly reading everyone's post. I applied to Howard, UVA and Columbia ! Anyone else apply to these three sites? My application is in review at UVA and Howard but nothing still from Columbia. My application was complete on December 15! Can't wait
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I applied to those three exact sites. My Columbia and UVA applications are in review. Still waiting on Howard.
 
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Guys we're down to the final ten!
 
Hi everyone! Im Ana Lore and I applied to Houston, Washington, and Yale! Can't wait! 10 more days! :luck::soexcited:
 
repenicedem said:
Not really. It just means they haven't gotten around to updating it. They said nothing matters until the 15th.
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Yeah I know but previous years people who applied to Duke usually got a phone call and I haven't received one lol I'm just very nervous
 
oh okay because I was starting to worry that I was the only one still not in review for UCLA and Columbia 😵
 
Princeton review sent this link to a website that calculates, "your personal chances of getting into medical school". It's pretty cool actually. It tells you your chances without regard to demographics such as ethnicity and it adjusts your chances for ethnicity. Studentdoc.com 🙄
 
twill132 said:
Princeton review sent this link to a website that calculates, "your personal chances of getting into medical school". It's pretty cool actually. It tells you your chances without regard to demographics such as ethnicity and it adjusts your chances for ethnicity. Studentdoc.com 🙄
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OMG i just used this site! Its really great and gives you realistic expectations on where to apply and such. THANK YOU!!
 
Hey guys! This is my first time seeing this page! I applied to Washington, Nebraska, and Duke. The only application I have in review is Nebraska, but I got a call from Duke a couple weeks ago asking for an update so I think they are reviewing them but aren't updating the page.
 
I was admitted to the program at UCLA in 2013, denied from Columbia and University of Washington.

Stats:

2.7 GPA
URM, if that matters.
Wrote my essay on underserved populations and how I was a witness of this.
Attended a community college at the time of applying.

Here is my experience at UCLA. I wrote this down in another thread but this one seems more active, so here it goes:

Okay, so a typical day at the program consisted of me looking at a calendar that was given to me by the program that had everything lined up for the week. I would wake up, check the calendar, shower and head right around the corner (about a two minute walk) to grab some breakfast at the dining hall! I would almost stuff myself because I knew I would need the energy to walk to the medical school. The dorms you stay in are about a mile away from the actual medical school so you will definitely have stronger calfs by the end of the program.

Once you get to the medical school, your day will always start off with reading hour (unless otherwise stated) because they want you to improve your reading and verbal portion of the MCAT (on the second or third day you take the verbal portion of the MCAT). The verbal portion, for some reason, kills a lot of hopeful medical school applicants scores! You will be surprised at what score you get as well, for the first time, but thanks to the daily reading hour, your score will boost! (You take the test a second time at the end of the program).

Anyway, after reading hour, the day can go in any direction, it just depends on what is on the schedule. On some days, you have PBL (my favorite part) and others you have to go to different seminars and talks about getting into medical school, how to pay for it, learn 'secrets' about the admissions process and other topics related to different specialties in the medicine. The cool part about these talks was that we had people come from all over the U.S. (Vegas, etc.) who specialized in each and every topic you learn about! Sometimes, the dean of admissions will be at these talks, so make sure you are always behaving yourself! He may pop up when you least expect it, lol.

PBL is fun because you are assigned to a group and either a medical school faculty or recent graduate who runs the group you've been assigned to. Either way, they are affiliated with UCLA. You take a different approach to learning medicine in these PBL cases: you are handed a packet that describes a patient who comes in with symptoms and it is your ultimate responsibility as a group to make a diagnosis and figure out what is wrong with the patient. In between the diagnosing, you will experience ethical and moral decisions that will inhibit you from giving your patient the best care. The set it up in a way so you can experience what it is really like being a physician. And after PBL is over, you have to go to your dorm (well, not necessarily) and work on a one page paper (minimum) outlining a specific part of the case, and bring it in the next week to discuss with your team members. This is how doctors work!

There is a load of academic work going on, especially towards the end of the program. You will be linked up with one of the PRIME students (research PRIME if you don't know what this is) that sort of guide you and your group in the right direction and making sure it focuses on serving and coming up with an initiative to provide better health care to an underserved population. It works out perfectly because the PRIME students have to do the same thing as you guys, except they have to physically go out and execute their plan. For example, if our group wanted to provide dental check ups to those in a particular area, we would write a paper on it and how we would execute the plan while the PRIME students will write the paper and PHYSICALLY go out and execute that plan and then present their results to the faculty. Both PRIME and SMDEP students will have to present this information on the week of culmination--everyone will be there, including the dean so work hard on this presentation.

Other academic work will include preparing for a class (particularly science or math) that you will be taking the following fall semester. The program is all about enriching you as both a student and a professional!

However, there is fun! The program at UCLA will treat you like an adult. There are no curfews, so you can go out and party if you'd like but it will be your ultimate responsibility to make it to class the next morning--days start at 8 AM.

The city that UCLA is surrounded by is full of fancy cars and restaurants, but you will definitely break away from that atmosphere because you will take trips and provide health care assistance to an underserved population.

Overall, I loved the program and everything I have learned. I will never forget the many lessons and opportunities it has provided me with! If anyone gets accepted to UCLA, take it!

P.S- I don't believe me being an URM had anything to do with my decisions and I don't want anyone to think, "He had a low GPA, so that means I have a better chance." You don't! More than three fourths of the program was filled with URM students that had stellar GPA's. I remember this one guy showing me his transcripts, all A's! We did not get accepted because they felt sorry for us, it was because we best fit the mission of the program. This does not mean you have to be from an underserved area, but at least show some sort of interest in it! GPA is not everything.
 
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Bada Ba Baba said:
I was admitted to the program at UCLA in 2013, denied from Columbia and University of Washington.

Stats:

2.7 GPA
URM, if that matters.
Wrote my essay on underserved populations and how I was a witness of this.
Attended a community college at the time of applying.

Here is my experience at UCLA. I wrote this down in another thread but this one seems more active, so here it goes:

Okay, so a typical day at the program consisted of me looking at a calendar that was given to me by the program that had everything lined up for the week. I would wake up, check the calendar, shower and head right around the corner (about. Two minute walk) to grab some breakfast at the dining hall! I would almost stuff myself because I knew I would need the energy to walk to the medical school. The dorms you stay in are about a mile away from the actual medical school so you will definitely have stronger calfs by the end of the program.

Once you get to the medical school, your day will always start off with reading hour because they want you to improve your reading and verbal portion of the MCAT (On the second or third day you take the verbal portion of the MCAT). You will be surprised at what score you get the first time, but thanks to the daily reading hour, your score will boost! (You take the test a second time at the end of the program).

Anyway, after reading hour the day can go any way. On some days, you have PBL (my favorite part) and others you have to go to different seminars and talks about getting into medical school, how to pay for it, and other topics related to different specialties in the medicine. The cool part about these talks was that we had people come from all over the U.S. who specialized in every topic! You always see the dean of admissions, so make sure you are always behaving yourself! They pop up when you least expect it, lol.

PBL is fun because you are assigned to a group and either a medical school faculty or recent graduate who runs the group. Either way, they are affliated with UCLA. You take a different approach to learning medicine in these PBL cases: you are handed a packet that describes a patient who comes in with symptoms and it is your ultimate responsibility as a group to make a diagnosis and figure out what is wrong with the patient. In between the diagnosing, you will experience ethical and moral decisions that will inhibit you from giving your patient the best care. The set it up in a way so you can experience what it is really like being a physician. And after PBL is over, you have to go to your dorm and work on a one page paper (minimum) outlining a specific part of the case.

There is a load of academic work going on, especially towards the end of the program. You will be linked up with one of the PRIME students (research PRIME if you don't know what this is) that sort of guide you and your group in the right dire on while working on your project that SHOULD focus on serving and coming up with an initiative to provide better health care to them. It works out perfectly because the PRIME students have to do the same thing as you guys, except they have to physically go out and ex exits their plan. For example, if our group wanted to provide dental check ups to those in a particular area, we would write a paper on it and how we would execute the plan while the PRIME students will write the paper and PHYSICALLY go out and execute that plan and then present their results to the faculty. Both PRIMe and SMDEP students will present this information on the week of culmination--everyone will be there, including the dean so work hard on this presentation.

Other academic work will include preparing for a class (particularly science or math) that you will be taking the following fall semester. The program is all about enriching you as both a student and a professional!

However, there is fun! The program at UCLA will treat you like an adult. There are no curfews, so you can go out and party if you'd like but it will be your ultimate responsibility to make it to class the next morning--days start at 8 AM.
The city UClA is surrounded by is full of fancy cars and restaurants, but you will definitely break away from that atmosphere because you will take trips and provide health care assistance to an underserved population.

Overall, I loved the program and everything I have learned. I will never forget the many lessons and opportunities it has provided me with! If anyone gets accepted to UCLA, take it!

P.S- I don't believe me being an URM had anything to do with my decisions and I don't want anyone to think, "He had a low GPA, so that means I have a better chance." You don't! More than three fourths of the program was filled with URM students that had stellar GPA's. I remember this one guy showing me his transcripts, all A's! We did not get accepted because they felt sorry for us, it was because we best fit the mission of the program. This does not mean you have to be from an underserved area, but at least show some sort of interest in it! GPA is not everything.
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Wow! This was really great thank you for that!!!
 
__dxj__ said:
I stalked previous threads and I do believe that they are posted at midnight EST
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alright, cool! for some reason I've only been able to find threads from way back.. like 2009, and that was when I think the admissions were kind of on a rolling format
 
Bada Ba Baba said:
I was admitted to the program at UCLA in 2013, denied from Columbia and University of Washington.

Stats:

2.7 GPA
URM, if that matters.
Wrote my essay on underserved populations and how I was a witness of this.
Attended a community college at the time of applying.

Here is my experience at UCLA. I wrote this down in another thread but this one seems more active, so here it goes:

Okay, so a typical day at the program consisted of me looking at a calendar that was given to me by the program that had everything lined up for the week. I would wake up, check the calendar, shower and head right around the corner (about a two minute walk) to grab some breakfast at the dining hall! I would almost stuff myself because I knew I would need the energy to walk to the medical school. The dorms you stay in are about a mile away from the actual medical school so you will definitely have stronger calfs by the end of the program.

Once you get to the medical school, your day will always start off with reading hour (unless otherwise stated) because they want you to improve your reading and verbal portion of the MCAT (on the second or third day you take the verbal portion of the MCAT). The verbal portion, for some reason, kills a lot of hopeful medical school applicants scores! You will be surprised at what score you get as well, for the first time, but thanks to the daily reading hour, your score will boost! (You take the test a second time at the end of the program).

Anyway, after reading hour, the day can go in any direction, it just depends on what is on the schedule. On some days, you have PBL (my favorite part) and others you have to go to different seminars and talks about getting into medical school, how to pay for it, learn 'secrets' about the admissions process and other topics related to different specialties in the medicine. The cool part about these talks was that we had people come from all over the U.S. (Vegas, etc.) who specialized in each and every topic you learn about! Sometimes, the dean of admissions will be at these talks, so make sure you are always behaving yourself! He may pop up when you least expect it, lol.

PBL is fun because you are assigned to a group and either a medical school faculty or recent graduate who runs the group you've been assigned to. Either way, they are affiliated with UCLA. You take a different approach to learning medicine in these PBL cases: you are handed a packet that describes a patient who comes in with symptoms and it is your ultimate responsibility as a group to make a diagnosis and figure out what is wrong with the patient. In between the diagnosing, you will experience ethical and moral decisions that will inhibit you from giving your patient the best care. The set it up in a way so you can experience what it is really like being a physician. And after PBL is over, you have to go to your dorm (well, not necessarily) and work on a one page paper (minimum) outlining a specific part of the case, and bring it in the next week to discuss with your team members. This is how doctors work!

There is a load of academic work going on, especially towards the end of the program. You will be linked up with one of the PRIME students (research PRIME if you don't know what this is) that sort of guide you and your group in the right direction and making sure it focuses on serving and coming up with an initiative to provide better health care to an underserved population. It works out perfectly because the PRIME students have to do the same thing as you guys, except they have to physically go out and execute their plan. For example, if our group wanted to provide dental check ups to those in a particular area, we would write a paper on it and how we would execute the plan while the PRIME students will write the paper and PHYSICALLY go out and execute that plan and then present their results to the faculty. Both PRIME and SMDEP students will have to present this information on the week of culmination--everyone will be there, including the dean so work hard on this presentation.

Other academic work will include preparing for a class (particularly science or math) that you will be taking the following fall semester. The program is all about enriching you as both a student and a professional!

However, there is fun! The program at UCLA will treat you like an adult. There are no curfews, so you can go out and party if you'd like but it will be your ultimate responsibility to make it to class the next morning--days start at 8 AM.

The city that UCLA is surrounded by is full of fancy cars and restaurants, but you will definitely break away from that atmosphere because you will take trips and provide health care assistance to an underserved population.

Overall, I loved the program and everything I have learned. I will never forget the many lessons and opportunities it has provided me with! If anyone gets accepted to UCLA, take it!

P.S- I don't believe me being an URM had anything to do with my decisions and I don't want anyone to think, "He had a low GPA, so that means I have a better chance." You don't! More than three fourths of the program was filled with URM students that had stellar GPA's. I remember this one guy showing me his transcripts, all A's! We did not get accepted because they felt sorry for us, it was because we best fit the mission of the program. This does not mean you have to be from an underserved area, but at least show some sort of interest in it! GPA is not everything.
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my first choice is UCLA! This is so helpful. Thank you for taking the time to share your experience!
 
Hello Everyone!

I just found out about this thread. I have applied to SMDEP 2015 as well and hope that I get in to at least one. I applied to UCLA, Rutgers, and Texas. Good luck to everyone as there is a little less than a week before the early release decision. My application is under review for Rutgers and Texas but nothing for UCLA yet. :xf:
 
I don't know you reveriex5 but I'm sure you're a smart girl and got into one of the sites! I don't know if it's true but I once heard that the dentist sites have less applications (still competitive though)!
 
repenicedem said:
From what I have gathered from stalking previous threads over and over again is that most if not all of the people that had their applications completed in December were admitted to top sites
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Really!?!!! That's good to hear since I applied in december
 
repenicedem said:
From what I have gathered from stalking previous threads over and over again is that most if not all of the people that had their applications completed in December were admitted to top sites
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That gives me hope!
 
I am finally in review for all three sites that I applied to! I was getting really worried since we only have a week left until decisions.
 
ugh I keep checking if all my sites are in review lol I have no patience anymore 🙁((
 
Dramatickidx said:
ugh I keep checking if all my sites are in review lol I have no patience anymore 🙁((
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Any luck? I checked obsessively after submitting my application, but decided to stay away from the SMDEP site since last week. Today I checked and every site was in review. Maybe it's a reward for my patience? Anyway, good luck! If you submitted before Feb 1st, they'll have your decision by the 15th anyway.
 
Two of mines are in review, I'm just waiting for the third but i know they will probably update next week since its the last week lol .Thanks, you too!!!
 
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I just hope the decisions are postponed like they have been in the past. I don't think I could handle waiting any longer 😕
 
I'm pretty sure they would have said something by now if it were to be postponed.
 
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