<p>I am just confirming the previous post… If you are interested in interviewing (highly recommended), you should register for an interview on our website or call the office. Interviews are fun and a great way for us to get to know you in a way that we won’t be able to while staring at a computer screen come spring!</p>
<p>Hey Guys! I’m applying to REMS too, and for some reason, my ACT/SAT scores aren’t showing up even though I had sent them last week. I know it says that it takes 2 weeks to get, but should I still call and double check?</p>
<p>Oh, and also, what do admissions officers value most in REMS applicants? Is it bad if you don’t have research?</p>
<p>MusicOfMySoul… It is difficult to identify a single aspect of your REMS candidacy as being most important. A wide-variety of criteria are considered, all of which are valuable in their own right. As an Admissions Counselor, I try to identify students that have done well academically and that have insight into the field of medicine - that may be through research, but it may also be through academic coursework or shadowing, volunteering, or working in the field of medicine. Lastly, I also like to see a student who is as excited about being an undergraduate at Rochester as he/she may be about the REMS program. It is possible to discern from interviews and other application materials whether or not a student’s decision to enroll at Rochester is contingent upon acceptance into the REMS program.</p>
<p>Hey Guys, For REMS, if the essay says please limit to 300 words, will it be a problem if it is around 350 words?
Thanks!</p>
<p>flashwade… Good question. I think it is best to focus on content over length, so long as you do not exceed the limit by an unreasonable margin. I think 350 words is acceptable.</p>
<p>Okay, that’s perfect! Thanks MConklin!</p>
<p>Um, I was submitting my experience information to the REMS supplement online at
[University</a> of Rochester : Pre College Community](<a href=“http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/apply/cap2.shtm]University”>http://enrollment.rochester.edu/admissions/apply/cap2.shtm)
and I copied and pasted something I wrote in Microsoft Word but it turned up as gibberish and apparently my computer acted weirdly and it submitted the information :</p>
<p>Is there anyway I can delete the experience? Will it count against me? Or does it not matter?</p>
<p>Also, do we HAVE to submit our medical experiences via this input link. (I really don’t like it.)
My Common App includes a resume with all my experiences there; will this be considered as part of my REMS app?</p>
<p>inycepoo… We will consider your resume when reviewing your application for the REMS program (in addition to all application materials) and any unusual characters in the text will not be held against you on your REMS supplement (I have read a few supplements already that have similar issues). As long as we have your experiences documents somewhere, you should be all set.</p>
<p>Oh okay, thanks !</p>
<p>Thank you so much for your quick reply MConklin!
I interviewed in NYC at the 3 West Club… so do you read the interviewer’s notes to get a sense of who we are? How helpful is it and what is it used for?</p>
<p>You are welcome, MusicOfMySoul… We do read all interview notes. I personally find the interview notes to be very helpful and I can confidently say this is true of my co-workers as well. </p>
<p>More than anything else, what I try to determine when reviewing an application is the extent to which a student is a good ‘fit’ for Rochester… a 4.0 GPA and a perfect SAT are nice, but if the student doesn’t convey an understanding of the value of being at Rochester, or perhaps doesn’t have an educational philosophy that aligns with Rochester’s, than it isn’t likely to be a strong admit. </p>
<p>Interviews are one of the best ways in which I am able to assess these intangibles. I have interviewed students that appear to be below our averages on paper but are in fact great applicants to the University of Rochester.</p>
<p>These criteria are tough to nail down, but I hope this gives you a better sense of why we do interviews and how we use them.</p>
<p>Thanks! That was actually very helpful 
So around when are we notified? And does it come through mail, or email?</p>
<p>ED letters have been sent and Regular Decision letters will be sent mid-March. We are required to notify students by April 1, and students must inform us whether or not they accept our admit by May 1.</p>