It costs lots of money
Better early than late, eh?
20 June 2006 - MCAT score reported
21 June 2006 - AMCAS application submitted
07 July 2006 - AMCAS application verified
11 July 2006 - Paid for St. Louis and MCW
13 July 2006 - Received USC, Emory secondaries. Completed USC secondary
14 July 2006 - Completed Case Western Secondary, Received mail from Wake Forest saying the secondary will be available later, Received secondary from VCU.
17 July 2006 - LORs received by MCW. Application ready for review.
21 July 2006 - Secondary received from Wake Forest, VCU secondary complete with LORs. USC secondary complete.
22 July 2006 - Wake Forest secondary complete except for the fee.
24 July 2006 - Wake Forest money order should be mailed today. Secondary received from Penn State. Secondary completed today for Penn State. Only waiting for confirmation of the LORs received from Penn State. St. Louis received my LORs, and the secondary is complete.
28 July 2006 - Received University of South Alabama's secondary via paper. Emory said its secondary will be available in two weeks.
29 July 2006 - Penn State secondary complete. Supposedly, Case Western has received my LORs but they still have not said that my file is complete.
31 July 2006 - Penn State notified me that my secondary is complete.
07 August 2006 - Received the Stanford secondary. Sent out the completed University of South Alabama secondary and payment.
08 August 2006 - First rejection...Case Western.
10 August 2006 - University of South Alabama secondary complete and verified by USA Admissions. Waiting for the interview invite. *crosses fingers*
12 August 2006 - Stanford secondary complete.
16 August 2006 - Emory secondary received.
19 August 2006 - No change.
20 August 2006 - Emory secondary finished. Need to send in money.
21 August 2006 - No change.
22 August 2006 - I guess Case Western wants to beat a dead horse. I received an email from them today saying again that I was rejected. *shrugs*
23 August 2006 - No change.
24 August 2006 - No change.
25 August 2006 - No change.
26 August 2006 - No change.
27 August 2006 - No change.
28 August 2006 - No change.
29 August 2006 - Emory's money is on the way.
30 August 2006 - Interview invite for Medical College of Wisconsin.
31 August 2006 - No change.
01 September 2006 - No change.
08 September 2006 - UAB secondary arrived at 5 PM.
09 September 2006 - UAB secondary fee sent out.
10 September 2006 - UAB secondary submitted. Waiting for LORs to be updated on Monday and for the money to arrive.
20 September 2006 - Emory finally said that my file is complete.
22 September 2006 - Penn State told me that my application will be held for later review. Aka. I did not make the first cut.
27 September 2006 - (8:30AM) UAB's INTERVIEW INVITE ARRIVED! YES! FINALLY! WOHOOO!! I'm interviewing at UAB on the 5th of October!
10 October 2006 - Well, let me report on the interviews. First off, UAB rocks! Yes, the admissions people placed their school in the best possible light. From the moment I stopped by the day before to ask for questions and to roam the school unguided, they never hesitated to be friendly and helpful. The medical students (M2s) had a huge test on Thursday, so mentioning that they were stressed doesn't mean that much. The rest of the medical students were happy, cheerful, and willing to answer questions. The admissions staff made the interview day one of the best interview days of my life. What little stress and anxiety I had before the interviews left during a group discussion with Dr. Smith. All three of the interviewers helped guide the interview into a conversation format. I await for the day the letter arrives.
On the other hand, MCW's interview process can only be described as the opposite of UAB's interview. I could ramble on and on for pages, but I don't feel the need to bring up interviews and discussions about a school that needs some help in the PR department. I'm glad that my first encounter with the medical field was not based on my interviewers. Enough said. UAB ROCKS!
13 October 2006 - Stanford rejected me.
18 October 2006 - What a day! Two rejections! MCW rejected me. VCU rejected me. That's a few. Ah, I'm just keeping the faith for tomorrow!
19-31 October 2006 - No change.
01-15 November 2006 - No change.
17 November 2006 - There was a big change today.
I WAS ACCEPTED TO UAB!
It is done. I have been accepted, and I can care less about the other schools where I applied.
YES! November 17, 2006, a Friday, is one of the most memorable days in my life!
24 January 2007 - UAB is still deciding on campus assignments. It is great knowing I am accepted, but I would love to have the paper letter in my hands. =)
08 February 2007 - UASOM assigned me to the Huntsville campus. I believe I will be happy in H'ville!
I am done with the entire process as of 2/17/07.
I matriculated to UASOM on 5/17/07.
Now it is time to enjoy the ride!
