2015-2016 University of Alabama Application Thread

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Sure thing man! MCAT 30. Undergrad GPA 3.39 (why they kept out). Grad GPA 3.9 (why I think they let me in). Also in state.
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Did y'all both interview 2/18? I still haven't heard of any 2/25 or 3/3 interviewees being accepted yet.
 
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This_guy said:
Sure thing man! MCAT 30. Undergrad GPA 3.39 (why they kept out). Grad GPA 3.9 (why I think they let me in). Also in state.
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Did you get an interview with your first attempt? and CONGRATS!!!
 
Thanks! And yea, this was the third interview with UAB. I'd just been languishing in the wait-lists until this year.
 
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Is it fate that I've met my traditional interviewer in person on three separate occasions after my interview day?
 
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Do we have to be rejected before we can call to see what our application lacked and how to improve it for reapplication? Still hope to gain acceptance, but I want to start preparing for worst case scenario earlier rather than later.
 
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seayatht said:
Do we have to be rejected before we can call to see what our application lacked and how to improve it for reapplication? Still hope to gain acceptance, but I want to start preparing for worst case scenario earlier rather than later.
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I think people can get feedback starting May 1 once the wait list is finalized.
 
Just pulled my application, was accepted OOS. Hoping that one of you gets my spot! Hate to let go of this great school, but OOS costs compared to in-state was the main motivation
 
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thetabear said:
Just pulled my application, was accepted OOS. Hoping that one of you gets my spot! Hate to let go of this great school, but OOS costs compared to in-state was the main motivation
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Stats please? OOS as well
 
thetabear said:
Just pulled my application, was accepted OOS. Hoping that one of you gets my spot! Hate to let go of this great school, but OOS costs compared to in-state was the main motivation
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Thank you for making a timely decision. Good luck at your school of choice!
 
Aubrey Graham said:
Nice! Stats?
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I'm a non-traditional in-state student, second application. I'm overloaded with extracurriculars to offset my first degree. So don't let my overall GPA throw you off too much.

3.2 overall (bad economics degree at UA)
3.84 over the last 69 hours (biology degree at UAB)
Which gave me a 3.7 BCPM

508 MCAT

2000+ hours as a tech in an ER
2000+ hours as a tech in a surgery center
Anatomy lab TA for about 15 labs
Undergrad research for a couple semesters
Lot of hours shadowing

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Dang, just got the waitlist email. No tier information
 
platanus said:
I'm IS and haven't got an e-mail yet.
Could you share your stat possibly?
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I find it strange no one else has gotten anything yet. Maybe they can't get on sdn during work hours
 
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eee123 said:
Yeah I find it strange no one else has said anything yet. Maybe they can't get on sdn during work hours

34 and 3.7
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Dang if u got wait listed with those stats then I'm getting rejected lmao
 
Possible they are forming the top-tier waitlist?
 
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Dr.JohnDorian said:
My understanding is that they don't waitlist out of state students.

This means I should know very shortly of my fate, and I don't feel great about it.
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Did you hear this from the school? Just curious because I'm OOS as well.
 
Does anyone know anything about the Residency Reclassification process and if it's possible? The process seems difficult but am willing to do what it takes. I want to come to UAB but cant justify an extra $180,000 over four years :(
 
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From Dr. Smith. He said that they typically have no OOS on waitlist so I guess it's not a definite.
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I believe that he is a pretty solid source. Haha. Best of luck to you other OOSers. I'll keep my fingers crossed for us.
 
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order66.exe said:
Does anyone know anything about the Residency Reclassification process and if it's possible? The process seems difficult but am willing to do what it takes. I want to come to UAB but cant justify an extra $180,000 over four years :(
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All I know is that you have to be an Alabama resident prior to matriculating. (ex. physically living in AL for years prior to matriculating). I think there is a PDF file about the reclassification. Have you looked at that?
 
platanus said:
All I know is that you have to be an Alabama resident prior to matriculating. (ex. physically living in AL for years prior to matriculating). I think there is a PDF file about the reclassification. Have you looked at that?
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I've looked at everything and called everyone haha. It's such a rare process that nobody has a really good grasp of it. I think this bodes poorly for my chances.
 
Aubrey Graham said:
Dang if u got wait listed with those stats then I'm getting rejected lmao
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I think what is holding me back is a downward trend in my gpa. Not an outright nosedive, but a slight downward trend.

Would like to hear of other people getting a waitlist email too though. kind of strange
 
Here are some relevant quotes from the email I got today--should clarify some things:

The UAB School of Medicine Admissions Committee recently filled the remaining places for the 2016 entering class. Although you were not selected for one of these positions, you were placed on the Alternate List and are among those individuals who will be given further consideration for a position should places become available in the class.

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While your specific place on the list will not be revealed, we can inform you that the class is not over-subscribed and as accepted applicants withdraw, individuals will be accepted from the Alternate List.
We do not have any additional information about your status other than what is contained in this letter. Please monitor the “Information for Current Applicants” web page for information about the status of acceptances from our Alternate List.
 
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Waitlisted with a 4.0, 520 MCAT in state...... Anybody know how long before they'll release tiers/start to accept off the wait list?


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knp0014 said:
Waitlisted with a 4.0, 520 MCAT in state...... Anybody know how long before they'll release tiers/start to accept off the wait list?


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Something tells me they used yield protection on you. If you don't have any other acceptances, I'd write a letter of intent


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coldcase331 said:
Something tells me they used yield protection on you. If you don't have any other acceptances, I'd write a letter of intent


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What exactly does that mean? I've never heard of that before..... I have an acceptance to South that I'm hanging onto as a plan B, but is that hurting my chances of going where I actually want to go?


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What exactly does that mean? I've never heard of that before..... I have an acceptance to South that I'm hanging onto as a plan B, but is that hurting my chances of going where I actually want to go?


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It means that you have such high stats that they were hesitant to offer you an acceptance because they felt you'd probably end up declining it for a higher tier school.
 
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