strange MSSM email

[Josh1105]

did anyone else receive this email?
I'm not too dissapointed since I have an acceptance somewhere I'd prefer, but I though this was kind of strange:


It is with regret that we must inform you that we will be refunding your
Supplemental Application fee. We were unable to review your application
in a timely manner. You are a highly competitive applicant and we have
no doubt that you will do well in your future career. If you decide to
re-apply next year, we will be happy to give your new application
special attention and waive the Supplemental Application fee.

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[badlydrawnvik]

weeeeiiiiird, that's somewhat ridiculous. "hey we didnt have time for your app somehow, sorry." i wonder if they lost your app and just found it or something.

 

[BMW M3]

damn... i want my money back too!! they just cashed my check and said "no"

 

[gary5]

It's better than Mayo's. Theirs is, "Please send us $100 so we can process your application."

But it's more like, "Please send us money so we can toss your application without reading it."

 

[SpeedRacer]

that is awesome! i wish all schools did that. like i know for a fact there are schools that didn't read my app. they should just give me my money back. i hope mssm didn't get to mine...i'm runnin out of cash and don't have a chance there anyway

 

[charles82]

did anyone else receive this email?
I'm not too dissapointed since I have an acceptance somewhere I'd prefer, but I though this was kind of strange:


It is with regret that we must inform you that we will be refunding your
Supplemental Application fee. We were unable to review your application
in a timely manner. You are a highly competitive applicant and we have
no doubt that you will do well in your future career. If you decide to
re-apply next year, we will be happy to give your new application
special attention and waive the Supplemental Application fee.

Thanks for posting that email. I appreciated it because I had a feeling that some of the schools hadn't even reviewed my application. One school in particular said they recevied 7,000+ applications. They kept saying I was still under review (even a day before my rejection), and their online status changed 3 hours before I received a letter in the mail. I had doubts that a school could do such a thing. This confirms by suspicions and shows that it is possible. That was very honest of MSSM to refund your tuition, though.

I wish other schools would follow their lead.

Good Luck and congratulations on your other acceptance/s.

 

[charles82]

did anyone else receive this email?
I'm not too dissapointed since I have an acceptance somewhere I'd prefer, but I though this was kind of strange:


It is with regret that we must inform you that we will be refunding your
Supplemental Application fee. We were unable to review your application
in a timely manner. You are a highly competitive applicant and we have
no doubt that you will do well in your future career. If you decide to
re-apply next year, we will be happy to give your new application
special attention and waive the Supplemental Application fee.

Josh1105, When were you complete at MSSM? Thanks!

 

[Josh1105]

Josh1105, When were you complete at MSSM? Thanks!

I took the August MCAT and was complete after they received and acknowledged my scores. I don't remember exactly, but I want to say beginning of November.

 

[pmasque]

wow, i'm amazed in 2 ways:
1. that MSSM was kind enough to return your money (damn i think even higher of this school now!)
2. that you were complete at the school before i was (i was complete in december and had my interview in february) and did not get a full review??

did you answer the optional question in your secondary?

just makes this whole process seem so...random.

 

[charles82]

I took the August MCAT and was complete after they received and acknowledged my scores. I don't remember exactly, but I want to say beginning of November.

Thanks Josh, I'm even more amazed that I was complete AFTER you and received no refund (no interview, no communication whatsoever, except for acknowledgement of my payment)...interesting.

Just curious, has anyone else out there received a refund or felt that a school never reviewed their application?

Maybe I should create a new thread for this in case not enough people read this...

Thanks everyone!

 

[Dov]

Hmmm... I applied very late to MSSM and heard NOTHING as of yet. Perhaps I will get a refund also . Mine was complete middle of November!!!

 

[psufan]

I received the same email...August MCATer...complete once they received my score (sometime in November)...although it is nice that they are being honest and refunding our money, I would have liked the chance to interview