So we can get rejections but not acceptances???

[Psycho Doctor]

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...before October 15th? Is this true?

 

[bigdan]

true

 

[dnelsen]

Except if you are early decision, then they have to let you know by Oct. 1st.

Maybe they should do acceptances/rejections like the do match day. You get a sealed envelope on a set day that determines your fate (instead of all this crap they put us through)

 

[Psycho Doctor]

what % of students apply ED? and how much of an advantage does that award them in the process?

 

[CanIMakeIt]

...before October 15th? Is this true?

Yep already have 2 rejections without any acceptance.....

 

[UseUrHeadFred]

what % of students apply ED? and how much of an advantage does that award them in the process?

This varies by school. Usually only a few apply EDP. The advantage is also variable. I would have a hard time believing that anyone accepted ED would not also be accepted regular decision, and vice versa.

The only good reason to do it is if you absolutely have your heart set on that school ALONE. Then it can be a real stress reliever.

 

[Geronimo]

So, what is the reasoning for waiting until October 15th?

 

[UCLAstudent]

Yep, I have two rejections and no acceptances, too.

 

[dnelsen]

This varies by school. Usually only a few apply EDP. The advantage is also variable. I would have a hard time believing that anyone accepted ED would not also be accepted regular decision, and vice versa.

The only good reason to do it is if you absolutely have your heart set on that school ALONE. Then it can be a real stress reliever.

👍

 

[Jason110]

Has anyone received a post-interview rejection yet?

(This does not include the Mayo people who were rejected after their phone interview; I'm only talking about on-site interviews.)

Jason

 

[jlee9531]

Has anyone received a post-interview rejection yet?

(This does not include the Mayo people who were rejected after their phone interview; I'm only talking about on-site interviews.)

Jason

that usually doesnt happen, unless they just didnt like you or an error on their part.

(i just never understood post interview rejections, especially when an applicant finds out from the dean (s)he aced the interviews.)

but its too early for a school to think about rejecting people post interview without even seeing how the rest of their interview pool will turn out.

 

[Psycho Doctor]

that usually doesnt happen, unless they just didnt like you or an error on their part.

(i just never understood post interview rejections, especially when an applicant finds out from the dean (s)he aced the interviews.)

but its too early for a school to think about rejecting people post interview without even seeing how the rest of their interview pool will turn out.

so are you saying that if you get an interview you are basically in? i'm sure i misunderstood. 😕

 

[leechy]

so are you saying that if you get an interview you are basically in? i'm sure i misunderstood. 😕

Yeah, I'm confused too 😕 According to most sources, med schools take one third to one half of the people they interview.

 

[Psycho Doctor]

Yeah, I'm confused too 😕 According to most sources, med schools take one third to one half of the people they interview.

well glad i'm not the only one who thought that..i felt awfully stupid 😳

 

[DianaLynne]

Yep, two rejections so far, two interviews, and no other news. My files are finally for the most part complete so now I'm waiting for the interview invites.

I heard that the Oct 15th deadline was so that all the schools could get the Early Decision program stuff out of the way. Maybe they notify applicants on the first and there's two weeks to regroup or something. Apparently, that's one of those AMCAS deadlines.

Now the hard part. The waiting...

Diana

 

[liverotcod]

Yeah, I'm confused too 😕 According to most sources, med schools take one third to one half of the people they interview.

Most of the rest go on the waitlist instead of being outright rejected.

 

[SaltySqueegee]

Yes, everyone has only begun the agonizing waiting process.... MUHAHAHAHAHAHAH.... sorry... I went through it last year and haven't been quite the same since.... *tweak*... *erk*.... I'm fine ... really... *urrghhh* 😀

 

[Geronimo]

I suppose it depends on the school but out of the four I've interviewed at, I've received this impression (and explanation at one of those four). Basically, if you are interviewing early (as in August/September/early October), then you have a good shot at getting in (higher percentage than their "full cycle"). For instance, if a school accepts 30% of all the students that they interview, the acceptance rate for early interviewers is more like 50% and late interviewers (like after Christmas) is like 5-10%. As explained to us, there were a couple of reasons for this. First of all, schools are not sure what sort of "pool" they will have to draw from each year. They have a general idea but the pool does vary from year to year. At the beginning, they choose the most promising candidates (for some schools, this means high MCATs and GPAs, but not all schools by any means) to interview. Because these students rarely blow their interviews, they tend to get in. As they "work their way" through the pool to the next round of students, some of their class has already been filled. This make the remaining spots more "competitive." Fewer spots are available and so the admissions committees must make some more difficult decisions on who to allow in. It follows a fairly logical procession.

One school I interviewed at, followed a very interesting system and those who have also interviewed there will know exactly what school system I am talking about. They basically take all the info (Initial and secondary application, LOR, interview feedback, etc....) and rank all the candidates that they have at that time. Four members of the admissions committee do this separately. They rank the candidates from 1 to 9. If they differ by more than 2 points (say a 6 and a 9 or a 4 and a 7) then a meeting is called and they discuss why they ranked the candidate the way they did and have an opportunity to change their ranking if they so wish. If they do not differ, the 4 scores are added together giving a range of 4 to 36. Then, each time the admissions committee meets, they decide on where to draw a new line. They decide, everyone with a score above a 33 will be accepted and below a 14 will be rejected, with all the scores in between placed on a "wait-list." Later they may change the 33 to a 29 and the 14 to an 18. Eventually the numbers meet and everyone is either rejected or accepted in theory. Actually they always reserve a few till the last minute just in case someone drops out a week before class begins. This is one system and I hope someone out there finds it useful or at least interesting.

 

[An Yong]

I suppose it depends on the school but out of the four I've interviewed at, I've received this impression (and explanation at one of those four). Basically, if you are interviewing early (as in August/September/early October), then you have a good shot at getting in (higher percentage than their "full cycle"). For instance, if a school accepts 30% of all the students that they interview, the acceptance rate for early interviewers is more like 50% and late interviewers (like after Christmas) is like 5-10%. As explained to us, there were a couple of reasons for this. First of all, schools are not sure what sort of "pool" they will have to draw from each year. They have a general idea but the pool does vary from year to year. At the beginning, they choose the most promising candidates (for some schools, this means high MCATs and GPAs, but not all schools by any means) to interview. Because these students rarely blow their interviews, they tend to get in. As they "work their way" through the pool to the next round of students, some of their class has already been filled. This make the remaining spots more "competitive." Fewer spots are available and so the admissions committees must make some more difficult decisions on who to allow in. It follows a fairly logical procession.

One school I interviewed at, followed a very interesting system and those who have also interviewed there will know exactly what school system I am talking about. They basically take all the info (Initial and secondary application, LOR, interview feedback, etc....) and rank all the candidates that they have at that time. Four members of the admissions committee do this separately. They rank the candidates from 1 to 9. If they differ by more than 2 points (say a 6 and a 9 or a 4 and a 7) then a meeting is called and they discuss why they ranked the candidate the way they did and have an opportunity to change their ranking if they so wish. If they do not differ, the 4 scores are added together giving a range of 4 to 36. Then, each time the admissions committee meets, they decide on where to draw a new line. They decide, everyone with a score above a 33 will be accepted and below a 14 will be rejected, with all the scores in between placed on a "wait-list." Later they may change the 33 to a 29 and the 14 to an 18. Eventually the numbers meet and everyone is either rejected or accepted in theory. Actually they always reserve a few till the last minute just in case someone drops out a week before class begins. This is one system and I hope someone out there finds it useful or at least interesting.

Is this ETSU?

 

[DGhiker]

One school I interviewed at, followed a very interesting system and those who have also interviewed there will know exactly what school system I am talking about. They basically take all the info (Initial and secondary application, LOR, interview feedback, etc....) and rank all the candidates that they have at that time. Four members of the admissions committee do this separately. They rank the candidates from 1 to 9. If they differ by more than 2 points (say a 6 and a 9 or a 4 and a 7) then a meeting is called and they discuss why they ranked the candidate the way they did and have an opportunity to change their ranking if they so wish. If they do not differ, the 4 scores are added together giving a range of 4 to 36. Then, each time the admissions committee meets, they decide on where to draw a new line. They decide, everyone with a score above a 33 will be accepted and below a 14 will be rejected, with all the scores in between placed on a "wait-list." Later they may change the 33 to a 29 and the 14 to an 18. Eventually the numbers meet and everyone is either rejected or accepted in theory. Actually they always reserve a few till the last minute just in case someone drops out a week before class begins. This is one system and I hope someone out there finds it useful or at least interesting.

SUNY Upstate?