Official 2019-2020 URM Acceptance Thread

[mass-premed66]

Hey y'all... figured we could get this going!! Hope I see a few of you at second looks.

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Baylor: mass-premed66
Brown: mass-premed66
Georgetown: mass-premed66
UMich: mass-premed66
UCSF: mass-premed66
Wash U: mass-premed66

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[9blade]

Following. Congrats to all of you guys. Legit happy for you all. Hopefully I'll be posting in a similar thread next year.

 

[Ogichi]

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5) Write your name next to the school you were admitted
6) Click submit

Baylor: mass-premed66
Brown: mass-premed66
Case Western Reserve: Ogichi
Georgetown: mass-premed66
Pittsburgh: Ogichi
UFlorida: Ogichi
UMiami: Ogichi
UMich: mass-premed66
UCSF: mass-premed66
USC - Keck: Ogichi
Wash U: mass-premed66


Man, I didn't even see we started up this thread for this year lmao. Congrats fam

 

[Dream of the Endless]

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Baylor: mass-premed66
Brown: mass-premed66
Case Western Reserve: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless
Emory: Dream of the Endless
Georgetown: mass-premed66, Dream of the Endless
Northwestern: Dream of the Endless
Pittsburgh: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless
Stanford: Dream of the Endless
UChicago: Dream of the Endless
UFlorida: Ogichi
UMiami: Ogichi
UMich: mass-premed66
UCLA: Dream of the Endless
UCSF: mass-premed66
USC - Keck: Ogichi
Wash U: mass-premed66

 

[curiegoat]

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6) Click submit

Baylor: mass-premed66
Brown: mass-premed66
Case Western Reserve: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless
Emory: Dream of the Endless
Georgetown: mass-premed66, Dream of the Endless
Howard: curiegoat
Northwestern: Dream of the Endless
Pittsburgh: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless
Rutgers NJMS: curiegoat
Stanford: Dream of the Endless
UChicago: Dream of the Endless
UFlorida: Ogichi
UMiami: Ogichi, curiegoat
UMich: mass-premed66
UCLA: Dream of the Endless
UCSF: mass-premed66
USC - Keck: Ogichi
Wash U: mass-premed66

congrats yall!

 

[Chromium Surfer]

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6) Click submit

Baylor: mass-premed66
Brown: mass-premed66
Case Western Reserve: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless
Emory: Dream of the Endless
Georgetown: mass-premed66, Dream of the Endless
Howard: curiegoat
Northwestern: Dream of the Endless
Pittsburgh: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless, Chromium Surfer
Rutgers NJMS: curiegoat
Stanford: Dream of the Endless
UChicago: Dream of the Endless
UFlorida: Ogichi
UMiami: Ogichi, curiegoat
UMich: mass-premed66
UCLA: Dream of the Endless
UCSF: mass-premed66
USC - Keck: Ogichi
Wash U: mass-premed66

Congrats future doctors!!

 

[Ogichi]

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2) Delete the quote messages at both the top and the bottom.
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4) Find the school of interest on the list. If it is missing, add it in alphabetical order and make it bold.
5) Write your name next to the school you were admitted
6) Click submit

Albert Einstein: Ogichi
Baylor: mass-premed66
Brown: mass-premed66
Case Western Reserve: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless
Emory: Dream of the Endless
Georgetown: mass-premed66, Dream of the Endless
Howard: curiegoat
Mayo Clinic (AZ): Ogichi
Northwestern: Dream of the Endless
Pittsburgh: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless, Chromium Surfer
Rutgers NJMS: curiegoat
Stanford: Dream of the Endless
UChicago: Dream of the Endless
UFlorida: Ogichi
UMiami: Ogichi, curiegoat
UMich: mass-premed66
UCLA: Dream of the Endless
UCSF: mass-premed66
USC - Keck: Ogichi
Wash U: mass-premed66

 

[docb2]

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5) Write your name next to the school you were admitted
6) Click submit

Albert Einstein: Ogichi
Baylor: mass-premed66
Brown: mass-premed66
Case Western Reserve: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless
Emory: Dream of the Endless
Georgetown: mass-premed66, Dream of the Endless
Howard: curiegoat
Mayo Clinic (AZ): Ogichi
Northwestern: Dream of the Endless
Pittsburgh: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless, Chromium Surfer
Rutgers NJMS: curiegoat
Stanford: Dream of the Endless
UChicago: Dream of the Endless
UFlorida: Ogichi
UMiami: Ogichi, curiegoat
UMich: mass-premed66
UCLA: Dream of the Endless, docb2
UCSF: mass-premed66
USC - Keck: Ogichi, docb2
Wash U: mass-premed66

 

[Dream of the Endless]

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4) Find the school of interest on the list. If it is missing, add it in alphabetical order and make it bold.
5) Write your name next to the school you were admitted
6) Click submit

Albert Einstein: Ogichi
Baylor: mass-premed66
Brown: mass-premed66
Case Western Reserve: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless
Duke: Dream of the Endless
Emory: Dream of the Endless
Georgetown: mass-premed66, Dream of the Endless
Howard: curiegoat
Mayo Clinic (AZ): Ogichi, Dream of the Endless
Northwestern: Dream of the Endless
Pittsburgh: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless, Chromium Surfer
Rutgers NJMS: curiegoat
Stanford: Dream of the Endless
UChicago: Dream of the Endless
UCLA: Dream of the Endless, docb2
UCSF: mass-premed66
UFlorida: Ogichi
UMiami: Ogichi, curiegoat
UMich: mass-premed66
UPenn: Dream of the Endless
USC - Keck: Ogichi, docb2
Wash U: mass-premed66

 

[chemgirl15]

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5) Write your name next to the school you were admitted
6) Click submit

Albert Einstein: Ogichi
Baylor: mass-premed66
Brown: mass-premed66
Case Western Reserve: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless
Duke: Dream of the Endless
Emory: Dream of the Endless
Georgetown: mass-premed66, Dream of the Endless
Howard: curiegoat
Harvard: chemgirl15
Mayo Clinic (AZ): Ogichi, Dream of the Endless
Northwestern: Dream of the Endless
Pittsburgh: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless, Chromium Surfer
Rutgers NJMS: curiegoat
Stanford: Dream of the Endless
UChicago: Dream of the Endless
UCLA: Dream of the Endless, docb2
UCSF: mass-premed66
UFlorida: Ogichi
UMiami: Ogichi, curiegoat
UMich: mass-premed66
UPenn: Dream of the Endless
USC - Keck: Ogichi, docb2
Wash U: mass-premed66

 

[Ogichi]

Y'all need to stop raising my blood pressure lmaaaooo. What is this?? Casual drop of Harvard, Stanford and UPenn like it's nothing. Let me just roll back into my corner Congratulations!!!!

 

[MammothMD_2024]

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Albert Einstein: Ogichi, MammothMD_2024
Baylor: mass-premed66
Brown: mass-premed66, MammothMD_2024
Case Western Reserve: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless, MammothMD_2024
Duke: Dream of the Endless
Emory: Dream of the Endless, MammothMD_2024
Georgetown: mass-premed66, Dream of the Endless
Howard: curiegoat
Harvard: chemgirl15
Mayo Clinic (AZ): Ogichi, Dream of the Endless, MammothMD_2024
Mount Sinai: MammothMD_2024
Northwestern: Dream of the Endless, MammothMD_2024
Pittsburgh: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless, Chromium Surfer
Rutgers NJMS: curiegoat
Stanford: Dream of the Endless
UChicago: Dream of the Endless
UCLA: Dream of the Endless, docb2, MammothMD_2024
UCSF: mass-premed66, MammothMD_2024
UFlorida: Ogichi
UMiami: Ogichi, curiegoat
UMich: mass-premed66
UPenn: Dream of the Endless
URochester: MammothMD_2024
USC - Keck: Ogichi, docb2
Wash U: mass-premed66

 

[chemgirl15]

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1) Click quote on the most recent acceptance list.
2) Delete the quote messages at both the top and the bottom.
3) Add the school's name to the title of the post.
4) Find the school of interest on the list. If it is missing, add it in alphabetical order and make it bold.
5) Write your name next to the school you were admitted
6) Click submit

Albert Einstein: Ogichi, MammothMD_2024
Baylor: mass-premed66
Brown: mass-premed66, MammothMD_2024
Case Western Reserve: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless, MammothMD_2024
Duke: Dream of the Endless
Emory: Dream of the Endless, MammothMD_2024
Georgetown: mass-premed66, Dream of the Endless
Howard: curiegoat
Harvard: chemgirl15
Mayo Clinic (AZ): Ogichi, Dream of the Endless, MammothMD_2024
Mount Sinai: MammothMD_2024
Northwestern: Dream of the Endless, MammothMD_2024
Pittsburgh: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless, Chromium Surfer
Rutgers NJMS: curiegoat
Stanford: Dream of the Endless
UChicago: Dream of the Endless
UCLA: Dream of the Endless, docb2, MammothMD_2024
UCSF: mass-premed66, MammothMD_2024, chemgirl15
UFlorida: Ogichi
UMiami: Ogichi, curiegoat
UMich: mass-premed66
UPenn: Dream of the Endless
URochester: MammothMD_2024
USC - Keck: Ogichi, docb2
Wash U: mass-premed66

 

[Dream of the Endless]

The few, the proud, the under-represented. Congratulations on all your success, everyone.

 

[mass-premed66]

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2) Delete the quote messages at both the top and the bottom.
3) Add the school's name to the title of the post.
4) Find the school of interest on the list. If it is missing, add it in alphabetical order and make it bold.
5) Write your name next to the school you were admitted
6) Click submit

Albert Einstein: Ogichi, MammothMD_2024
Baylor: mass-premed66
Brown: mass-premed66, MammothMD_2024
Case Western Reserve: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless, MammothMD_2024
Columbia: mass-premed66
Cornell: mass-premed 66
Duke: Dream of the Endless
Emory: Dream of the Endless, MammothMD_2024
Georgetown: mass-premed66, Dream of the Endless
Howard: curiegoat
Harvard: chemgirl15
Mayo Clinic (AZ): Ogichi, Dream of the Endless, MammothMD_2024
Michigan: mass-premed66
Mount Sinai: MammothMD_2024
Northwestern: Dream of the Endless, MammothMD_2024
Pittsburgh: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless, Chromium Surfer
Rutgers NJMS: curiegoat
Stanford: Dream of the Endless
UChicago: Dream of the Endless
UCLA: Dream of the Endless, docb2, MammothMD_2024
UCSF: mass-premed66, MammothMD_2024, chemgirl15
UFlorida: Ogichi
UMiami: Ogichi, curiegoat
UMich: mass-premed66
UPenn: Dream of the Endless
URochester: MammothMD_2024
USC - Keck: Ogichi, docb2
Vanderbilt: mass-premed66
Wash U: mass-premed66

 

[MammothMD_2024]

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5) Write your name next to the school you were admitted
6) Click submit

Albert Einstein: Ogichi, MammothMD_2024
Baylor: mass-premed66
Brown: mass-premed66, MammothMD_2024
Case Western Reserve: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless, MammothMD_2024
Columbia: mass-premed66
Cornell: mass-premed 66
Duke: Dream of the Endless
Emory: Dream of the Endless, MammothMD_2024
Georgetown: mass-premed66, Dream of the Endless
Howard: curiegoat
Harvard: chemgirl15
Mayo Clinic (AZ): Ogichi, Dream of the Endless, MammothMD_2024
Michigan: mass-premed66
Mount Sinai: MammothMD_2024
Northwestern: Dream of the Endless, MammothMD_2024
Pittsburgh: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless, Chromium Surfer
Rutgers NJMS: curiegoat
Stanford: Dream of the Endless
UChicago: Dream of the Endless
UCLA: Dream of the Endless, docb2, MammothMD_2024
UCSF: mass-premed66, MammothMD_2024, chemgirl15
UFlorida: Ogichi
UMiami: Ogichi, curiegoat
UMich: mass-premed66
UPenn: Dream of the Endless
URochester: MammothMD_2024
USC - Keck: Ogichi, docb2
Vanderbilt: mass-premed66
Wash U: mass-premed66

Congrats on all of your success fam! Have you made your final decision yet? I’ve heard the melanin at UCSF is poppin *nudge,nudge,cough,cough*

 

[mass-premed66]

Congrats on all of your success fam! Have you made your final decision yet? I’ve heard the melanin at UCSF is poppin *nudge,nudge,cough,cough*

Thank you!! You too! I'll pm ya

 

[hifelicia]

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5) Write your name next to the school you were admitted
6) Click submit

Baylor: mass-premed66
Brown: mass-premed66
Case Western Reserve: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless
Emory: Dream of the Endless
Georgetown: mass-premed66, Dream of the Endless
Northwestern: Dream of the Endless
Pittsburgh: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless
Stanford: Dream of the Endless
UChicago: Dream of the Endless
UFlorida: Ogichi
UMiami: Ogichi
UMich: mass-premed66
UCLA: Dream of the Endless
UCSF: mass-premed66
USC - Keck: Ogichi
Wash U: mass-premed66

Wow that's amazing!! @

DO NOT ERASE THESE INSTRUCTIONS!
1) Click quote on the most recent acceptance list.
2) Delete the quote messages at both the top and the bottom.
3) Add the school's name to the title of the post.
4) Find the school of interest on the list. If it is missing, add it in alphabetical order and make it bold.
5) Write your name next to the school you were admitted
6) Click submit

Baylor: mass-premed66
Brown: mass-premed66
Case Western Reserve: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless
Emory: Dream of the Endless
Georgetown: mass-premed66, Dream of the Endless
Northwestern: Dream of the Endless
Pittsburgh: Ogichi, Dream of the Endless
Stanford: Dream of the Endless
UChicago: Dream of the Endless
UFlorida: Ogichi
UMiami: Ogichi
UMich: mass-premed66
UCLA: Dream of the Endless
UCSF: mass-premed66
USC - Keck: Ogichi
Wash U: mass-premed66

Oh wow, congrats (and congrats to everyone, y'all are so amazing!!) I was wondering if any of you had any tips for a fellow URM incoming sophomore hoping to get into similar schools! If you are willing to share, I was wondering what you think made you competitive/stand out (and what kind of stats are needed). Thanks!

 

[mass-premed66]

Wow that's amazing!! @


Oh wow, congrats (and congrats to everyone, y'all are so amazing!!) I was wondering if any of you had any tips for a fellow URM incoming sophomore hoping to get into similar schools! If you are willing to share, I was wondering what you think made you competitive/stand out (and what kind of stats are needed). Thanks!

I don’t know if this is allowed... sorry mods! If it isn’t, I will happily delete. My friend does pre-med zoom info sessions on different topics for URMs. Next week is one on getting into to top 30 schools with a bunch of panelists talking about their experiences with this. Check it out, I think it would be helpful!!

 

[Dream of the Endless]

Wow that's amazing!! @


Oh wow, congrats (and congrats to everyone, y'all are so amazing!!) I was wondering if any of you had any tips for a fellow URM incoming sophomore hoping to get into similar schools! If you are willing to share, I was wondering what you think made you competitive/stand out (and what kind of stats are needed). Thanks!

I printed this out my sophomore year and made sure I hit all the EC checkboxes in order of importance. I also made sure to have an underlying connecting theme that explained why I chose those ECs and how they defined me as a person. Being able to explain that well in your secondaries is part of the success.

What I think made me stand out the most in order of perceived importance:

1. Stats: I'm in the highest GPA/MCAT bracket for the AAMC Table A-23 grid. Though you don't need statistics as high if you are URM. AAMC has data tables to break down what the average matriculant for your specific sub-group would typically have to get in. You just need to be a whole STD above that. Ideally, you have a strong MCAT showing which would bolster your app.

2. Research: I have a first authorship among my publications which most every interview spent a significant amount of time talking about. Everyone does research, but few publish, and even fewer have high authorship.

3. Significant work with the underrepresented group I am a part of: This speaks for itself, but from students I would peer - advise from my University many didn't think to do this. This is part of building your story. I'm of Carribbean descent and I identify heavily with my culture, so I spent a good amount of time giving back. This is important if you intend to claim that you want to work with "XYZ" underrepresented group. You should have some experience with this so it doesn't appear baseless.

4. Hobby/Leadership: I was surprised, but quite a few interviews spent significant time asking about my hobby. I did slam poetry around the state in high school, which led into me establishing a spoken word club at my University, and participating in events that we would host even after I was no longer in leadership.

5. At the interview itself: I am good with presenting myself, and I have plenty of public speaking experience. I just wanted to add that getting the interview is important, but you also need to be able to convert that interview into an acceptance. This is more person specific advice.

6. Work experience: I'm lower SES (FAP earned), so I had to bust my ass working throughout undergrad. This is part of #5 for me, but it helped me feel comfortable and confident with interviews. I think it added an extra charm to my application, since most of my classmates are financially well off. In the words of Goro/LizzyM: "Everyone loves an underdog story"

 

[hifelicia]

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I printed this out my sophomore year and made sure I hit all the EC checkboxes in order of importance. I also made sure to have an underlying connecting theme that explained why I chose those ECs and how they defined me as a person. Being able to explain that well in your secondaries is part of the success.

What I think made me stand out the most in order of perceived importance:

1. Stats: I'm in the highest GPA/MCAT bracket for the AAMC Table A-23 grid. Though you don't need statistics as high if you are URM. AAMC has data tables to break down what the average matriculant for your specific sub-group would typically have to get in. You just need to be a whole STD above that. Ideally, you have a strong MCAT showing which would bolster your app.

2. Research: I have a first authorship among my publications which most every interview spent a significant amount of time talking about. Everyone does research, but few publish, and even fewer have high authorship.

3. Significant work with the underrepresented group I am a part of: This speaks for itself, but from students I would peer - advise from my University many didn't think to do this. This is part of building your story. I'm of Carribbean descent and I identify heavily with my culture, so I spent a good amount of time giving back. This is important if you intend to claim that you want to work with "XYZ" underrepresented group. You should have some experience with this so it doesn't appear baseless.

4. Hobby/Leadership: I was surprised, but quite a few interviews spent significant time asking about my hobby. I did slam poetry around the state in high school, which led into me establishing a spoken word club at my University, and participating in events that we would host even after I was no longer in leadership.

5. At the interview itself: I am good with presenting myself, and I have plenty of public speaking experience. I just wanted to add that getting the interview is important, but you also need to be able to convert that interview into an acceptance. This is more person specific advice.

6. Work experience: I'm lower SES (FAP earned), so I had to bust my ass working throughout undergrad. This is part of #5 for me, but it helped me feel comfortable and confident with interviews. I think it added an extra charm to my application, since most of my classmates are financially well off. In the words of Goro/LizzyM: "Everyone loves an underdog story"

These are all such good and insightful pieces of advice, thank you soo so much!!