MCAT: BS 12, PS 13, VR 9, Q
Overall GPA: 3.67
Science GPA: 3.55
Brief Profile:
AMCAS submitted: 6/5/2010
Applied, Rejected
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: No
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
I'm not surprised at this rejection since I'm out of state. Still stings :)
Applied, Withdrew
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: No
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Asked to submit secondary app but decided not to after getting interview invites from other schools.
Application Complete, Rejected
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 9/2/2010
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Survived for a long time, but in the end still got rejected.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: 10/11/2010
- Interview Invite: No
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Not surprised since I am out of state, but they sure waited long enough to make up their minds!
Invited for Interview, Withdrew
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Withdrew after OHSU acceptance.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: No
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
Withdrew after OHSU acceptance.
Attended Interview, Waitlisted
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: Yes
- Accepted: No
Summary of Experience:
I think I was "off my game" at the interview since I already had two acceptances.
Accepted
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: Yes
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: Yes
Summary of Experience:
Withdrew after OHSU acceptance.
Combined PhD/MSTP: No
- Submitted: Yes
- Secondary Completed: Yes
- Interview Invite: Yes
- Interview Attended: 11/30/2010
- Waitlisted: No
- Accepted: 2/3/2011
Summary of Experience:
Accepted with no waitlist. Top choice!
Summary of Application Experience
Just as some examples of how "chance" or "luck" factor into the med school game...
I got an interview offer to UC San Francisco (as an out of state applicant), but rejected pre-interview from Stanford, while many people who applied to both schools had the reverse situation.
I got an immediate acceptance to an MD school (OHSU) but waitlisted a DO school (PNWU).
In short: Some schools will like you, some schools won't. Don't let anyone make you think you're a worse applicant because you didn't get accepted to ____________ but they did. They might not have gotten accepted to the school where you applied. Just be happy where you get accepted!
