Sometimes that funding might be going towards different things. One program may be very strong in single molecule immunotherapy, one in cell therapies, one one in RNA-mediated T Cell stuff, one in tumor perfusion, one in allergens, one in etc etc (if you can’t tell from how I basically ignored the basic side of immunology, I am a cancer immunotherapy boi). But overall, funding can be a scalar as a starting point, but you still need to go to websites to investigate.
Not a dumb question at all. I look at fit for my research interests, which relies on faculty more than just the amount of funding. Most schools have a list of their departmental faculty with profiles that list their positions, whether they're taking students, research interests, publications, and funding if you're lucky. There are some schools that have less organized pages, making it more difficult to look at faculty.
You are currently sitting at a 40% post interview acceptance rate. If the average school accepts between 30 and 50 percent of their interviewees, well hey look at that you are right on target.
Wondering the same, as I am likewise contemplating writing one for my top choice
Congrats on your acceptances!
Ok…. I get some applicants have it worse than me I’m not denying that…. But that doesn’t mean my feelings aren’t valid…..everyone has the right to have dreams/schools they would rather attend if possible….Whether it be for a S/O or family issues, career goals, etc.
Your feelings are valid. In the position you stand right now, you feel like your are doing poorly. Valid feelings based on your present lives experiences and what is going on internally. But stepping back and looking objectively at the math of things, your feelings are unfounded and not grounded in reality. To reiterate: valid in your head, that is how you feel and no one can change that. Not objectively valid as a verifiable concern.
if there is a discordance between your dreams and reality, maybe adjust your dreams or wake up. Live happy with what you have, and given you have “>14 interviews” and have only heard back from five, you seem to have 9 more chances at your dreams.
3/14 = 20% acceptance rate. Could be someone that is a poor interviewer. It happens, totally viable. This person should get 4-5 As, but they they could also get 14 or they could get zero.
Yes, criteria post interview is different pre-interview. Post interview, the interview is considered.
No. If you are interviewed then you can be accepted.
Congratulations on your acceptances, you are a future double doc! Based on your current results, you should not be pessimistic. Your results are exactly in line with how many As data from previous cycles would predict you to have (data filtered for >0 IIs and As for quality reasons).
Look, clearly you are qualified for basically any MD/PhD program considering the success you've had so far. I believe there have been PDs in this thread (or maybe previous years' questions threads) who have said that there are no courtesy interviews. You got the interview, the school's interested in you, and you're being considered for admission.
Not at all. You aren’t a gunner for being proactive. I have had meetings with potential PIs really just to get the ball rolling.
What if - and I know this may be difficult to take in - they haven’t and it isn’t?
This is going to be yet another hit to your view of your application: I have been told this quite literally by every single PD and about 2/3 of the PIs I have interviewed or met with. Hell, I had one PD recruit me to their school and tell me before the cycle even started “you are going to have multiple fantastic MSTP offers at the end of the cycle” and I am currently on a waitlist/alternate pile at their school.
@Moko is best mod.
To clarify the moderation, why did 8 whole pages disappear
Hrm, great question.. I believe I only deleted 8 posts, but the thread does seem a bit shorter (I think it was on page 15 or 16?). I'm not seeing any traces of the other posts. @gyngyn were there 8 pages of collateral
I didn't delete anything...Hrm, great question.. I believe I only deleted 8 posts, but the thread does seem a bit shorter (I think it was on page 15 or 16?). I'm not seeing any traces of the other posts. @gyngyn were there 8 pages of collateral
Reposting this, in case my original question may have gotten lost in the shuffle! Original post below:
| n | MCAT | cGPA | |
| TOTAL APPLICANTS | 1765 | 511.4 | 3.69 |
| At least 1 MD/PhD AC | 338 | 517.5 | 3.84 |
| Currently MD/PhD AC | 337 | 517.5 | 3.84 |
| Withdrew AFTER AC | 1 | 524.0 | 4.00 |
Thank you! This particular school says they do not rank applicants on their alternate list…could a letter of intent potentially make a larger impact in this case?
Anything you tell them is for their own data. It may cycle back in to how they recruit, how they choose interviewees, some part of the interviewer selection etc. but it is just for them. It is not required.
Dear [institution],
Also curious about this. I received an email from the MD-PhD PD about attending what essentially sounds like a second look, but email definitely makes it clear that it's not an acceptance at this point. Sort of confused about whether acceptances are only offered to those who end up attending and what your chances of acceptance are if you can make it to the campus visit. Seems a bit odd since for most programs, if you are offered a second look visit it means you've been accepted.
UTSW used to require a January revisit in order to get an acceptance back when Rod Ulane ran the program. But I am not aware of any MSTPs requiring a revisit now.
I think Indiana did when I applied.
I was accepted to IU this cycle just a month after my interview without ever attending a second look (which none have happened yet).I think Indiana did when I applied.
Based on their website looks like they still may, though it's not super clear if they send an acceptance with the second interview invitation. It looks like the acceptance is implied with the second invite.
FAQ | Medical Scientist MD/PhD Program | IU School of Medicine
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It's the exact inverse of interview day- the school is trying to sell itself to you. If you want to prepare, any questions that you may have and maybe reaching out to faculty you are interested in and seeing if they would be free to chat, whether there is a formal mechanism or informally. In-person, food, transport, and housing should be covered!
Good to know, thanks.
| Admission Action | n | cGPA | MCAT |
| MD/PhD Applicants | 1766 | 3.69 | 511.4 |
| Withdrew Before AC | 40 | 3.73 | 512.5 |
| Rejected group (PR,PW,RJ,DR) | 1051 | 3.65 | 510.0 |
| At least 1 MD/PhD AC | 378 | 3.84 | 517.4 |
| Withdrew After AC | 2 | 3.99 | 521.0 |
| Currently MD/PhD AC | 376 | 3.84 | 517.4 |
| Available - active (RS,AL,IN) | 165 | 3.67 | 511.4 |
| Available - passive (NA,HO) | 132 | 3.58 | 504.0 |
Based on assessments of previous cycles' data, only about 10% of that "rejected" pile will come out of the rejected pile. So we have 376 people with Acceptances, and 297 who have been interviewed (or at least just not rejected anywhere). So that makes for 673+(1051*0.1) = 778 total accepted applicants which will result in a class of ~700? Something isn't adding up there in regards to the post-interview acceptance rate.
Also, I just wanted to provide an answer to this specifically about Wayne State. I was able to contact a current student and they gave me a good summary:
I have seen exactly this from the applicant side of things. For instance, Iowa had to interview and accept ~20% more last cycle (and stated as such for this cycle) in order to get to their final target class number.
