@WaitingtoKnow Got it. If you are looking only for which schools have announced results so far, I can keep track and make new posts as and when any one posts with any new announcement. Here is the tracking so far (School and date). Let me know if I missed out anything so far.
@peaceforall Open file means that your interviewer(s) have access to your submitted application (essays/letters/etc.). Closed file means that your interviewer(s) donât have access to your application.
Congratulations! We are very pleased to inform you of your acceptance to the Rochester Early Medical Scholars (REMS) program in the University of Rochesterâs Class of 2020.
The Medical School admissions committee was extremely impressed with your personal qualities and academic achievements. You were chosen from hundreds of very talented applicants in a highly competitive selection processâyou should be proud of your achievement. As you prepare for your medical career, we look forward to supporting your educational experience with a system of mentoring, seminars, and rewarding relationships with faculty, advisors, and fellow students.
To secure your place in REMS, return the REMS Reply Form by May 1. Please make sure you also submit your regular Admission Reply Form and $800 enrollment deposit by May 1.
Again, welcome to the Class of 2020 and to the REMS program! Please accept our best wishes for a successful and enjoyable end to your high school career. We look forward to welcoming you to campus this fall and working with you throughout your years at Rochester.
Getting into REMS this early is great because then HS2DirectMed doesnât need to interview at Hofstra/Stony Brook or any other later program that is not as good as REMS.
Prefer not to pick on individual. But we all wish that so called good programs or highly ranked programs do their process early and announce the results sooner. But because of the of the way these programs work, naturally every one is going to apply all the possible programs and also need to wait until all financial / merit aid are communicated. Interestingly the exact reverse happens. Case, NW, Pitt, Rice, WashU, Brown all will go on till the end and hence students are left with no option except to attend as many interviews. Wish all that some thing will work out for each of you. Hang tight!
Among applicants (and families) considering BS/MD programs, it would be informative for me know to which of the following factors are important when ranking schools.
If you would, please order what you consider to be the top-5 factors among the choices listed, from most important to least important:
A) overall cost
B) proximity of institutions to home town
C) undergrad reputation
D) med school reputation
E) ability to apply out of program if desired
F) no need to take MCAT
G) overall length of program
H) shadowing opportunities offered during undergraduate years
I) proximity of medical campus to undergrad campus
J) perceived happiness of students in the program
K) research opportunities for students in the program
L) ability to major in specific subject
M) success rate of med students matching to residency programs
N) something that happened during the campus visit (positive or negative) that influenced your decision
O) other factor (please elaborate)
@admissionsAdmin - The reasons I have heard most are in this order, MCAT, length (i.e., saving years), Matching, cost is discussed only after getting in.
@AdmissionsAdmin
K) research opportunities for students in the program
O) other factor (please elaborate) - Open access curriculum
H) shadowing opportunities offered during undergraduate years
D) med school reputation
F) no need to take MCAT
I consciously applied to 4 BS/MD programs which have these factors (rejected from 2). If this doesnât work out, I am happy to walk the traditional route.