<p>Does anybody know when to expect interview invitation and do they send rejection notices?</p>
<p>The FSU Honors Legal Scholars Program already sent out invitations/rejections, so you will probably hear back from the FSU Honors Medical Scholars Program within the next few days. </p>
<p>They might e-mail you and tell you to “anticipate” a response (because they do not call or e-mail you); in this case, you will get your response in the mail.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I find it little too strange. I got into UCF/USF, USF/USF. I got accepted into 7-year med program at RPI/Albany. I interviewed at Baylor Med, Boston U, Univ of Miami. In fact, FSU’s GPA and MCAT requirements are much lower than all of the above schools and for some reason they are trying to hype. They are not even ranked in NIH funding and they are good in primary care. Perhaps they would have figured out that I am not going to accept FSU and decided to offer the spot to someone who demonstrated true interest. I liked the FSU stadium though. I am so much into research and FSU would not be the best option for me anyways. Hey, do not talk about sour grapes story. Of course, I am so tired from traveling and thank God they rejected me. :)</p>
<p>Good luck to others who got in. Stay in touch.</p>
<p>Clearly you were not what they were looking for. You were not a good match for FSU. They know what they want, as do you.</p>
<p>The med school at FSU is different. They are looking not for scientists but for humanists. They are teaching with just as much emphasis on the art of medicine as they are the science of medicine. Your posts on CC portray a certain type of student, one that was not a good match for the FSU medical school. </p>
<p>Good luck to you.</p>
<p>I agree to a degree. IMHO, the FSU was another safety net school for me. Since I applied to FSU, I have heard from couple of BS/MD schools with acceptance, I was going to decline FSU anyways. They beat me to it. If you look at the MSAR, the average GPA and MCAT score for the incoming medical students is lower than USF. What does this tell you? Also, FSU is not ranked high in NIH funding either. If I want to become a FP, I can do it at USF with a better residency match. FSU is cattering people for rural community. That is what I think. If I get into Baylor Medical College in three weeks, who cares about what happened today with FSU?</p>
<p>FSU Med is not trying to be another conventional medical school. NIH dollars are not necessarily what they are trying to build. They want to build really good doctors.</p>
<p>Their MCAT scores might be common, but their USMLE scores are above the national average.</p>
<p>The latest match shows excellent residencies awarded: [Alumni</a> & Friends - Residency Match Day Results - FSU College of Medicine](<a href=“http://med.fsu.edu/index.cfm?page=alumniFriends.whereTheyMatched]Alumni”>Residency Match Day Results | College of Medicine)</p>
<p>Most med students in 2011 matched in pediatrics and surgery.</p>
<p>Maybe you could try again (since you seem disappointed) after you receive your BS/BA.</p>
<p>Sat, you should just skip going to college and med school and go ahead and open a chain of for profit hospitals and also open up some banks to hold all your money.</p>
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<p>Yet FSU rejects him/her.</p>
<p>This is quite telling as to how complex applying to med school can be - even an early entrance program. It is a different animal. I doubt the concept of a “safety” school applies too much to U.S. allopathic colleges of medicine. </p>
<p>There are just no guarantees, even if you are a good student…indeed, it is a given that all applicants are at a minimum good students.</p>
<p>In case anyone wants my 2 cents,</p>
<p>I was rejected an interview for FSU’s Medical Scholars Program as well.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT I: 1520/2310
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 790 Chem
4.0 GPA u/w, 10 APs, including AP Bio, Chem, Physics C, etc. </p>
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<p>I spent over 250 hours volunteering in discharge services and in the emergency room at the local hospital, volunteered and shadowed at a cancer hospital in India for over 500 hours, externed at a cardiology center for over 200 hours, externed at a geriatrics family practice for 50+ hours, had recommendations from physicians and FSU medical school graduates, etc. I also indicated a strong interest in primary care and family practice on the application. Unlike satacer, FSU was one of my top choices, yet I wasn’t even able to compete on an interview level. One of you guys want to tell me what I did wrong?</p>
<p>Im right there with ya, satacer and KP. I interviewed at TCNJ, UM, and BU but was rejected the simple opportunity to interview at FSU. </p>
<p>Brief stats for those who care:
3.96 gpa unweighted
2220 SAT
34 ACT
780 SAT Chem
750 SAT Math 2
300+ hours volunteering in the ER
250+ hours interning a family practitioner
Summer abroad at a hospital dedicated to primary care in rural areas
VP/Lincoln-Douglas Debate Captain - a ton of awards on a national level in debate</p>
<p>FSU was also my top choice (hardcore noles fan). Preempting sunnyflorida, my essay literally was about the art and ethics of medicine; I plan on double majoring in philosophy.</p>
<p>Get your undergraduate degrees and try again. You both seem to have the basics. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>P.S. Applying to med school is frequently fraught with frustration…and sometimes joy.</p>
<p>Hang in there.</p>
<p>Graduating Phi Beta Kappa is also very helpful.
See also: <a href=“http://www.pbk.org/infoview/PBK_InfoView.aspx?t=&id=8[/url]”>http://www.pbk.org/infoview/PBK_InfoView.aspx?t=&id=8</a></p>
<p>did anyone even get an interview here? lol</p>
<p>^Good point. Asking ain’t getting…especially when it comes to med school.</p>
<p>Look, you would be surprised at how much one can tell from an application. One can tell quite a bit about attitude, about humility, about people skills. For those of you who do not know, I will repeat what I have stated here before. I am a physician on the clinical faculty of FSU’s College of Medicine. I am not, however, involved in the admissions process. </p>
<p>And again I must state: The med school at FSU is different. They are looking not for scientists but for humanists. They are teaching with just as much emphasis on the art of medicine as they are the science of medicine.</p>
<p>There is more to getting into certain med schools than scores, GPA’s and hours volunteering/shadowing. And for a combined BS/MD program, there is also the important of maturity. </p>
<p>If you want to be a physician bad enough, you will make it. Just keep applying and working towards a goal. I know where from I speak. I left high school after junior year and enrolled in a LAC under an early admissions program. There were no AP courses in my small parochial school. And back then, not much in the way of dual-enrollment classes. So I enrolled full time in college, and was given my high school diploma after I successfully completed my freshman year at college. I was in a hurry. And during my freshman year away at my LAC, I applied to several 6 and 7 year combined BS/MD programs, explaining that I was still earning my HS diploma. I was not accepted. I just kept applying. During my second year of college I applied to a program at Johns Hopkins that was --at that time-- accepting students after two years of college for a 5 year program where, at the end of 5 years, you earned your BS and MD. i made it to the interview. They interviewed 100 for 30 slots. NO GO. During my junior year of college I applied early admissions to several state U’s in Florida. Notta. During my senior year, I was accepted to multiple MD programs. </p>
<p>Why was I rejected from the accelerated programs? I have no idea. But I just kept applying. Finally it worked. Just work hard and persist and you will be rewarded. Sometimes programs know better than you that you are not yet suited or just not ready for their program. </p>
<p>There are also plenty of med students who did not get accepted the first time around, even waiting to apply during senior year of college. Some go to grad school and reapply. Some work for a year, taking classes and reapply. Just work toward your goal. If you never give up you will get there.</p>
<p>I have an interview next week. Would love to hear from others that have been through the interview process. Also wondering how many people are called back for the interview.</p>