Accepted/Rejected/Waitlisted??? (for current applicants)

[sky_blue2000]

Hello everyone,

 

I just recently decided to apply to medical school in the US and am currently studying for my MCAT. My cGPA is about 3.695 but my sGPA is only 3.33, and assuming I get like a 32 on my MCAT, what do you think my chances at a US med school are? I've also noticed that there are like different levels of medical schools, how would I know which ones are better than others?

Any other tips and advice would be GREATLY appreciated!

 

 

Thanks a lot,

 

sky_blue

[a41]

See what your MCAT is first...

 

how would I know which ones are better than others?

 

Which sandwiches are better than others? Are meat-based sandwiches better than vegetarian options? Ham and swiss or BLT? What about cream-cheese bagels? Do those count as sandwiches?

 

My point is that your question can be answered in a number of ways, and your personal preference will also be a factor. Also peanut butter and (grape) jam.

[Hackintosh]

Albany: Spanishfly (I: 02/07, A: 05/21)

Albert Einstein College of Medicine: THX (I: 10/6, A:1/15), parachutes (I: 2/17, A: 5/18)

Case Western: bobo (I: 12/3, Hold: 12/17, A: 1/29)

Columbia: token (I: 12/10, A: 3/5)

EVMS: Dayne67 (I: 2/19, A: 5/18)

Jefferson: Classic (I: 1/21, A: 3/25), schnauzr (I:3/18, A:4/2)

MCW: Classic

Michigan State University: ED527 (I:12/4, A:1/13)

Mount Sinai School of Medicine: zztop (A: 05/18)

New York University: mca (I:10/21, A:12/22), token (I:11/07, A:12/23), zztop (I: 12/05: WL: 03/02 A: 05/18),

Northwestern: Typical Premed (I:2/3, A:3/17)

Rosalind Franklin: Monster (I:9/29, A: 10/29), zztop (I:9/29, A: 11/19), kalia (I: 10/24, A: 3/16), parachutes (I: 02/23, A: 03/16), Tan008 (I:9/27, A:10/27)

Saint Louis University: bobo (I: 10/7, A: 10/30), Classic (I: 9/22, A: 11/13)

SUNY Upstate: bobo (I: 10/20, A: 11/10), parachutes (I: 11/18, A: 12/11)

Tulane: Freshprince416 (I: 9/29, A: 10/15)

UMaryland: Spanishfly (I: 01/07, A: 02/17)

Vanderbilt: token (I: 11/11, A: 12/20) flamesfan (I:1/23, A:3/9)

VCU: Classic (I: 9/16, A: 10/15)

Wake Forest: Classic (I: Oct, A: May)

Wayne State: In_Valid (I: 9/05, A: 10/22), Flame219 (I: 9/30, A: 10/22), Freshprince416 (I: 9/18, A: 10/22), zztop (I: 10/13, A: 10/22), Monster (I: 9/22, A: 10/22), parachutes (I: 11/17, A: 11/26), ED527 (I: 12/3, A: 12/17), Dayne67 (I: 12/12, A: 2/25), The Journey Man (I: 9/15, A: 10/22)

 

Rejected

 

AECOM: Alastriss (S+), Retsage (post-interview), token (S+)

Boston University: In_Valid (S+), Classic (S+), schnauzr (S+), bobo ( I+ ), Hackintosh (S+)

Brown: bobo (S+)

Case Western: In_Valid (S+), flamesfan (S+), parachutes (S+), VTeight7 (S+), Classic (S+),

Cleveland Clinic: bobo (S+), zztop (S+), Classic (S+)

Cornell: mca (S+)

Dartmouth: Monster (S+), In_Valid (S+), THX (S+), bobo (S+), schnauzr (S+), parachutes (S+), Classic (S+), Alastriss (S+)

Emory: Classic (S+)

EVMS: THX (S+), Classic (S+)

Georgetown: Alastriss (S+), Flamesfan (S+)

Indiana University: bobo (S+), flamesfan (S-), Alastriss (S-), zztop (S-), Classic (S-), parachutes (S-)

Jefferson: parachutes (S+)

Mayo: Alastriss (S+), Classic (S-)

Michigan State University: Flame219 (S+), Classic (S+)

NYU: Alastriss (I+)

SUNY Upstate: schnauzr (I:9/22, R:10/24), In_Valid (I:9/24, R:10/29), flame219 (S+), Flamesfan (S+), Alastriss (S+), Classic (S+)

University of Chicago: bobo (S+), Flamesfan (S+), In_Valid (S+), Classic (S+), schnauzr (S+), parachutes (S+), VTEight7 (S+)

University of Hawaii: parachutes (S-)

University of Maryland: Classic (S+)

University of Minnesota - Minneapolis: parachutes (S+)

University of North Carolina: bobo (S+)

University of Vermont: Alastriss (S+), Classic (S+), Flamesfan (S+), Flame219 (S+), Classic (S+)

U of Virginia: Freshprince416 (S+), Classic (S+)

Vanderbilt: bobo (S-) Alastriss (S-), Classic (S-)

Wake Forest: VTeight7 (S-)

 

Waitlisted

 

AECOM: The Journey Man (I: 11/15 WL: 1/15)

Case Western: Alastriss (I: 10/07 WL: 10/22) schnauzr (I:9/15, WL:10/15), bobo (I: 12/3, H: 12/17)

Boston University: bobo (I: 11/18, WL: 1/14)

Columbia: schnauzr (I:10/6?, WL: 3/6)

Cornell: token (I: 11/4, WL: 3/4)

Dartmouth: mca (I: 10/23, WL 01/30) zztop (I:2/17, WL 3/09)

Duke: bobo(I: 2/19, WL 3/16)

Emory: bobo(I: 2:13, WL 3/23)

EVMS: Tan008(I:11/14, WL: 11/24)

Georgetown: bobo (I: 9/20, WL: 11/10); Retsage (I: 10/06, WL: 11/18)

George Washington: mca (I: 10/10 WL: 12/2) Alastriss (I:11/6 WL: 1/8) Dayne67 (I:2/27, WL: 4/5)

Johns Hopkins: token (I: late Dec, WL: 1/20)

Mount Sinai: schnauzr (I: 11/03, WL: 11/11)

NYU: schnauzr (I:10/6, WL:3/2)

New York Medical College: bobo (I: 11/4, WL: 1/10)

Penn State: bobo (pre-interview hold)

SLU: Flame219 (I:10/6, WL: 10/30), Typical Premed (I:1/12, WL:3/19)

Tulane: THX (I:9/30, WL: 10/16)

University of Minnesota: bobo (I: 10/8, WL: 1/12)

University of Vermont: bobo (pre-interview hold)

Vanderbilt: schnauzr (I:mid-Nov, WL:1/20)

Wayne State: Alastriss (I: Feb 24, WL: 3/25)

 

First rejection of 2010 cycle. It does sting a bit but meh.

[VTeight7]

^^ Umm, should we remove the 2009 cycle information from the long list for subsequent posts? It would look neater if we just started with a fresh list, no?

[Rach]

^^ Umm, should we remove the 2009 cycle information from the long list for subsequent posts? It would look neater if we just started with a fresh list, no?

 

yes!

(10 char)

[maelstrom]

Accepted

 

 

 

 

 

Rejected

 

Boston University: Hackintosh (S+)

 

 

 

 

 

Waitlisted

[Femto]

Very average cGPA - 3.8, average MCAT - 34R.

 

But I think its my research experiences that really helped me.

 

 

 

 

what kind of research experiences did you have? Hehe, sorry for all the questions, but Stanford is one of my top choices, and since I've heard that it's quite hard for Canadians to get in, I just want to get an idea of what kind of applicant they might look for...

 

I would also like to know what ype of research you think helped you out so much. Where, and what field?

[ChicoMaki]

Accepted

 

 

 

 

 

Rejected

 

Boston University: Hackintosh (S+)

 

Mayo Clinic: ChicoMaki (S-)

 

 

 

Waitlisted

[JC5]

Accepted

 

 

 

 

Rejected

 

Boston University: Hackintosh (S+), JC5 (S+)

 

Mayo Clinic: ChicoMaki (S-)

 

 

 

Waitlisted

 

 

 

... my first rejection! hopefully one of the other 41 schools likes something about me =D

[foregoneconclusion]

Accepted

 

 

 

 

Rejected

 

Boston University: Hackintosh (S+), JC5 (S+)

 

Case Western Reserve University: foregoneconclusion (S+)

 

Mayo Clinic: ChicoMaki (S-), foregoneconclusion (S-)

 

 

 

Waitlisted

[ChicoMaki]

Accepted

 

 

 

 

Rejected

 

Boston University: Hackintosh (S+), JC5 (S+)

 

Case Western Reserve University: foregoneconclusion (S+)

 

Mayo Clinic: ChicoMaki (S-), foregoneconclusion (S-)

 

U Chicago - Pritzker: ChicoMaki (S+)

 

Waitlisted

[madskillz99]

This thread is making me depressed

[Gitanjali]

Im noticing that these are all mid to top tier schools...there is always hope from other places.......isnt it too early to hear of acceptances still?

[musicaldna]

Im noticing that these are all mid to top tier schools...there is always hope from other places.......isnt it too early to hear of acceptances still?

 

Hopefully, I haven't applied to Boston yet but I have been seeing a lot of rejections from them lately so just too scared to apply. Mayo rejection should be on its way to my inbox and will arrive any minute now.

[c17h]

Accepted

 

 

Rejected

 

Boston University: Hackintosh (S+), JC5 (S+)

 

Case Western Reserve University: foregoneconclusion (S+)

 

Mayo Clinic: ChicoMaki (S-), foregoneconclusion (S-), c17h (S-)

 

U Chicago - Pritzker: ChicoMaki (S+)

 

Vanderbilt: c17h (S-)

 

Waitlisted

 

 

 

[c17h]

... my first rejection! hopefully one of the other 41 schools likes something about me =D

 

Hahahah... I'm sure more than one out of the 41 will like something about you! You've already been invited by Vandy, if I'm not mistaken right?

 

But 41 is ALOT of schools... does that include US and Canada or only US?

[Rach]

Hopefully, I haven't applied to Boston yet but I have been seeing a lot of rejections from them lately so just too scared to apply. Mayo rejection should be on its way to my inbox and will arrive any minute now.

 

haha yeah I didn't bother applying to BU either. I'm also waiting for news from mayo. Was complete on the 20th so should hear back within the next week.

[Rach]

Hahahah... I'm sure more than one out of the 41 will like something about you! You've already been invited by Vandy, if I'm not mistaken right?

 

But 41 is ALOT of schools... does that include US and Canada or only US?

 

41! I haven't even done 15 yet and I'm already so tired of writing essays!

[ChicoMaki]

I'm iwas in the same boat Rach. I've applied to 24 Schools and once I finished my highest priority secondaries, I was exhausted of writing essays. They're all done and submitted, but now comes the hardest part ... waiting

[Rach]

I'm iwas in the same boat Rach. I've applied to 24 Schools and once I finished my highest priority secondaries, I was exhausted of writing essays. They're all done and submitted, but now comes the hardest part ... waiting

 

You must be so relieved to be done. I also have 24 schools on my primary list but I don't know if I'll get to them in time to even be competitive. Seems I'm really late on those last 10 so I might end up forgetting about the last few since I would likely be applying only to interview for waitlists.

[ChicoMaki]

Accepted

 

 

Rejected

 

Boston University: Hackintosh (S+), JC5 (S+)

 

Case Western Reserve University: foregoneconclusion (S+)

 

Mayo Clinic: ChicoMaki (S-), foregoneconclusion (S-), c17h (S-)

 

U Chicago - Pritzker: ChicoMaki (S+)

 

Vanderbilt: c17h (S-), ChicoMaki (S-)

 

Waitlisted

[wrighm6]

Accepted

 

 

Rejected

 

Albany: wrighm6 (S+)

 

Boston University: Hackintosh (S+), JC5 (S+)

 

Case Western Reserve University: foregoneconclusion (S+)

 

Mayo Clinic: ChicoMaki (S-), foregoneconclusion (S-), c17h (S-)

 

U Chicago - Pritzker: ChicoMaki (S+)

 

Vanderbilt: c17h (S-), ChicoMaki (S-)

 

Waitlisted

[JC5]

Hahahah... I'm sure more than one out of the 41 will like something about you! You've already been invited by Vandy, if I'm not mistaken right?

 

But 41 is ALOT of schools... does that include US and Canada or only US?

 

U.S. and Canada. I'm done all my US apps now I just gotta start the Canadian ones lol. Taking a break though this is tiring work.

 

Of course I withdrew from one and only one school: Kentucky. This despite being screened in. I just don't have the time to do the secondary when I should be focusing on not burning out for canadian apps.

 

I agree with the previous poster who said waiting is the hard part. It is.

[wrighm6]

U.S. and Canada. I'm done all my US apps now I just gotta start the Canadian ones lol. Taking a break though this is tiring work.

 

Of course I withdrew from one and only one school: Kentucky. This despite being screened in. I just don't have the time to do the secondary when I should be focusing on not burning out for canadian apps.

 

I agree with the previous poster who said waiting is the hard part. It is.

 

Same here. The Kentucky one was brutal...I don't have that much time on my hands Probably didn't have a good shot anyway.

[JC5]

Accepted

 

 

Rejected

 

Albany: wrighm6 (S+)

 

Boston University: Hackintosh (S+), JC5 (S+)

 

Case Western Reserve University: foregoneconclusion (S+), JC5 (S+)

 

Mayo Clinic: ChicoMaki (S-), foregoneconclusion (S-), c17h (S-)

 

U Chicago - Pritzker: ChicoMaki (S+)

 

Vanderbilt: c17h (S-), ChicoMaki (S-)

 

Waitlisted