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Are you all talking about decisions for people who interviewed since November or for people who were deferred in November? Or both I guess? From all of the messages that admissions have sent, it looks like March would be when we hear back. Obviously hoping it's sooner though!
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MichaelScott23 said:
Are you all talking about decisions for people who interviewed since November or for people who were deferred in November? Or both I guess? From all of the messages that admissions have sent, it looks like March would be when we hear back. Obviously hoping it's sooner though!
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Decisions for November and December interviewees :)
 
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Are IIs still going out here? I see their interview cycle goes through Feb.
 
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thegecko said:
Someone from Northwestern was looking at my LinkedIn page...who knows?
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You got me trialing LinkedIn premium to see if northwestern is looking lol... but sadly they were not
 
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They really do be playing games. Vandy’s med school followed me on Twitter but no II 😂😂
 
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That town hall reminder email was an act of violence against Nov/Dec interviewees 😩
 
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Gonna be on my toes the next two days 🤞🏻
 
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Pushed to late Feb/early March yay for more waiting
 
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Deferred, interviewed mid December. Really wanted this one :(
 
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Deferred,,, got my heart beating so fast 😭😭😭 to anyone sitting without an A anywhere yet, I’m with you, and I’m so fricking nervous
 
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Blessed with the A! Interviewed 11/30.
 
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Also got the A!!!! Pleasantly surprised, was definitely not expecting it today! I thought it was another announcement/info email lol
Interviewed end of Nov. Congrats to everyone who got accepted!!
 
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Deferred to late February/early March :/ really hoping they send out a lot more A’s around that time
 
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Do quite a few people end up going from deferred to accepted? Or historically is it basically a waitlist
 
A!!!! Beyond grateful and excited 😭this is def one of my top choices!! Interviewed early December
 
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DimDim23 said:
Also wondering this if anyone has any insight
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At the interview day I remember them emphasizing that most people hear back in March and this is Really just a small handful of As. I am choosing to stay hopeful!!!
 
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Has anyone received a link to today’s town hall yet?
 
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viachu888 said:
At the interview day I remember them emphasizing that most people hear back in March and this is Really just a small handful of As. I am choosing to stay hopeful!!!
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As I posted about this time last year: I don't have any insights into this year's cycle, but most of the folks I know (inc. me) got their A's in March. Hang in there!
 
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Just received a post interview package today. It contains a notebook and a folder with a newsletter and other curriculum/financial aid information. I interviewed mid January. Does everyone get one of these packages or is this a sign I got in? I am trying not to freak out because I loved my interview day here 😅
 
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adaboy said:
Just received a post interview package today. It contains a notebook and a folder with a newsletter and other curriculum/financial aid information. I interviewed mid January. Does everyone get one of these packages or is this a sign I got in? I am trying not to freak out because I loved my interview day here 😅
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Sorry, but schools don't send signs. If (when) you are accepted, they will let you know. What you received is a tiny fraction of the goodies that used to be given out during in person interview days, and that swag was certainly not meant to signal acceptance. It's just a little marketing to make you feel good in case you later receive an A. Nothing more.
 
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Lifeblood_20 said:
Congrats to those accepted! And godspeed to those deferred. Hoping for good news for you soon enough.
Current M1&happy to answer questions here or DM. Disclaimer that I am not involved in admissions.
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Thanks for making yourself available! Had a few questions if you don’t mind.

-where do most students live?
-what does an average day/week look like as an MS1? When are you in mandatory class and how much free time do you have?
 
Lifeblood_20 said:
-2/3 of M1s live in Streeterville. The rest are spread out in Goldcoast, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, etc.
-An average week is probably like 2 days of pretty busy that are like 3 hours of lectures (not mandatory attendance) + 4 hours of mandatory clinical stuff /small group/PBL each day. The rest of the week is about 3-5 hours of non-mandatory lecture each day, plus 2-4 mandatory hours of meetings per month. So you have super busy days and super chill days. Overall I think there's a good amount of free time.
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Sweet! Thanks for your answers.

-Do you think there are any foreseeable changes to the curriculum? Any possibility of a shorted preclinical period?
-Do you feel like there are a lot of resources and support for students? Even so in a large class size?
-is it pretty easy to not have a car and get to and from things school events such as ECMH?
 
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seagerco1 said:
Sweet! Thanks for your answers.

-Do you think there are any foreseeable changes to the curriculum? Any possibility of a shorted preclinical period?
-Do you feel like there are a lot of resources and support for students? Even so in a large class size?
-is it pretty easy to not have a car and get to and from things school events such as ECMH?
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-I do not expect any significant changes to the curriculum, including the length of the preclinical didactic period, any time soon
- Yes, the admin/faculty support is really good. The class is divided into 8 colleges of ~20 students each, overseen by one faculty mentor who is familiar with the curriculum. I text my mentor on a regular basis when things come up. The admins are very reachable and many times they have referred me to appropriate recourses right away. I really feel that everybody is here to support our success.
- You do not need a car for school events. For ECMH, if your site is far, you get the money for riding in Lyfts.
 
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Lifeblood_20 said:
Congrats to those accepted! And godspeed to those deferred. Hoping for good news for you soon enough.
Current M1&happy to answer questions here or DM. Disclaimer that I am not involved in admissions.
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Thank you so much for taking the time to answer questions!

- do students typically live in apartments with people in their class?
- do students volunteer at only one community clinic or do some people volunteer at multiple?
- what is the exam schedule like? I remember vaguely hearing that there are exams once every three weeks, but I am not sure if I am remembering correctly.
- what made you pick Feinberg over other schools?
 
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Any detectives know what dates final MD decisions have been sent out over the past few years?
 
beepbopbeepbop said:
Thank you so much for taking the time to answer questions!

- do students typically live in apartments with people in their class?
- do students volunteer at only one community clinic or do some people volunteer at multiple?
- what is the exam schedule like? I remember vaguely hearing that there are exams once every three weeks, but I am not sure if I am remembering correctly.
- what made you pick Feinberg over other schools?
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- I think a good number of students have classmates as roommates. a 2+ bedroom apartment can get quite expensive in downtown Chicago though, so I think the majority of people live alone. M2s-M4s are more likely to live alone as they get used to it.
- For ECMH you are only assigned to one site. There are definitely many opportunities to volunteer in your own time.
- Exam every 4-6 weeks.
- I liked Feinberg's commitment to diversity, supportive admin, location, and strength of student body/matching prospects. So far I have not been disappointed.
 
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so do we think they're done sending II?
 
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Pre-II R...

I never applied here....
 
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cordialcalifornium said:
That’s so weird! How would they have gotten your contact info even. I didn’t even know they sent pre-II Rs.
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im assuming the same way schools like WUSTL get our emails to send us mail encouraging us to apply. In this case i guess it was "in case you were thinking of applying, don't!"
 
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hawkflock said:
im assuming the same way schools like WUSTL get our emails to send us mail encouraging us to apply. In this case i guess it was "in case you were thinking of applying, don't!"
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Maybe that R was meant for me. I just sent in an update this week and they wanted to tell me “ugh, as if!!” lmao
 
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