tree999 Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 Applying to the US takes so much money, time, and energy. If I have to do it again, I will cry. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted May 4, 2009 Report Share Posted May 4, 2009 I like you. What's your current application status? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a41 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 I like you. What's your current application status? Haha is that like an A/S/L? GPA/MCAT/L? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree999 Posted May 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 The status is not good. Not good at all. I need a life coach. Would sending my application in 3 months earlier make enough difference for it to be worth re-applying? I don't know what else I could really change. Maybe apply to some different schools. Pass the kleenex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvermen85 Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 If you are waitlisted at some school I would say wait after May 15th, many people are waiting that day to declining their acceptances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarb Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 What schools did you apply to and when did you do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree999 Posted May 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 What schools did you apply to and when did you do it? Vanderbilt, U Chicago, U Penn, Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Dartmouth, & Hopkins. U Penn in hindsight was a poor choice since they don't accept Canadians who studied in Canada. Everything else is fine. The only thing I'd add if I re-applied is a couple NY schools, and maybe Northwestern. My AMCAS was processed by mid-Sept, and then I sent out my secondaries throughout the fall. Then I had issues with misplaced LORs so I wasn't actually complete at my schools until late November/December. The exception was Vandy which I guess was complete in Sept with my AMCAS primary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 yes, apply way earlier.. and why did you only apply to top tier schools?? Do you have amazing everything?? Apply more broadly (although if you managed to get interviews there then you probably have a shot if you apply earlier...still though...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree999 Posted May 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 yes, apply way earlier.. and why did you only apply to top tier schools?? Do you have amazing everything?? Apply more broadly (although if you managed to get interviews there then you probably have a shot if you apply earlier...still though...) Definitely got the 'apply way earlier' memo now I applied to top tier schools because those are the only ones I would consider leaving Canada for, and pay a large amount of money for. Given the couple interviews I did have, I think my application is competitive enough for the schools I chose. I guess the problem is that those schools are tougher to get accepted to AFTER an interview, because of the nature of the interviewee pool. So it's still a crapshoot. Don't know what strategy makes sense, given that reality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 So you'd rather not go to med school at all than go to a lower tier school in the U.S.???? Did you get any interviews in Canada??? If you can get interviews at those places in the U.S. I would think you would have a shot at Canadian schools no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree999 Posted May 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 So you'd rather not go to med school at all than go to a lower tier school in the U.S.???? Did you get any interviews in Canada??? If you can get interviews at those places in the U.S. I would think you would have a shot at Canadian schools no? Point taken, Monster Yeah, I had some. Admissions is so GPA/MCAT-centric in Ontario that if I had to re-apply it would seem a little silly. I meet the cut-offs now, so I don't know why I would be more likely to get in if I re-applied -- a "better" interview? At least when you re-apply to the US there is more of your application you can change to increase your chances, so I guess I'll apply to more US schools like Monster said. Oh wow, I just realized my MCAT expires so I can't. Crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAS Posted May 5, 2009 Report Share Posted May 5, 2009 expiry is dependent on schools some require 3 years, some 5 don't ask me which, i just know i read varying amounts for different schools when I was going through school sites last year. you may be ok, depending on your prefs PS - wanna trade stats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree999 Posted May 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 expiry is dependent on schoolssome require 3 years, some 5 don't ask me which, i just know i read varying amounts for different schools when I was going through school sites last year. you may be ok, depending on your prefs PS - wanna trade stats? oh hey, thanks for that info CAS. just looked through the MSAR and you're right -- there's some variability between schools. not that many options though still... I wrote in Aug 2006 (paper, baby). is anyone else in this boat with old-school MCAT scores? re: trading stats -- I'll give you 1 GPA point for 1 point in Biological Sciences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 1.0 GPA? that's huge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree999 Posted May 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 1.0 GPA? that's huge go hard or go home, I always say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 yes sirrrrrrrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastriss Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 when did you write your mcat tree999? I wrote in september 2007 and i figured even if I did a masters ( so apply in summer of 2010) I would still be OK for most schools (use msar - very handy). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree999 Posted May 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 when did you write your mcat tree999? I wrote in september 2007 and i figured even if I did a masters ( so apply in summer of 2010) I would still be OK for most schools (use msar - very handy). I wrote in August 2006. So my applying in summer 2009 is the same as you applying in summer 2010 -- Checked out the MSAR and after a brief glance, we can't apply to: Stanford, Northwestern, U Chicago, Dartmouth, Cornell, and Mt Sinai. Not too happy about that. Re-writing the MCAT?? Nooooooooooooo. I'm too scared of doing the computerized test. I'm all about paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UserName Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 actually u get a small booklet with pencils and u can write and draw all u want and then u pick ur answer. computerized test is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree999 Posted May 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 So I was thinking about re-applying, and then I decided that was lame... and started scheming.... At a lot of schools they have interesting policies where transfers or preferential admissions are considered for compelling personal reasons... such as having a spouse in the faculty.... So does anyone with an acceptance want to get married? I'm looking at you, Silvermen85, because I am partial to the Bay area. Let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 The Bay area is gay-friendly too. Just throwing that out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree999 Posted May 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 n00b what does this have to do with my plans to wed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 Hahaha Idk, does it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 still waiting for post-interview decision...is it possible to just never hear back? one girl told me she had a great interview at Drexel and absolutely never heard back from them! ?? I would definitely contact the school once a few weeks have passed without a word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 depends, some schools take months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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