Same here
I've kinda gotten fed up with it so now when people ask I just tell them I have a job lined up at McDonalds for after graduation. It seems like such a struggle to explain that I'm on a waitlist, I don't know if I'll get off... I probably won't know until the summer. I have no clue what I will do if I don't get off ... and the idea of retaking the MCAT and reapplying gives me heartburn.
Do you know how many are on that waitlist? I saw somewhere they pull 1/3 of their class off? Does anyone know if this is true?
I would tend to agree with you but I think there are a lot of premeds out there (myself included) that don't want to work a different position with this "newly acquired degree." I can only speak for myself, but with a BS in like Microbiology or Biology (and without something like an MPH or MBA) the job options for recent graduates are pretty dreadful - at least in my opinion. Research is fine but it isn't the same as learning to practice medicine. I think a lot of people who want to go to medical school see undergrad as a stepping stone, not something to stay on, even when **** hits the fan.
Hey there @doglover2020! So, I have called Georgetown many times throughout the wait. I was told that there has been waitlist movement, but the majority of the movement happens post April 30th (as we all know). However, they really encourage us to be in communication with them. I don't think that they have a straight waitlist (i.e. by ranking). A lot of it has to do with your expression of interest. If Georgetown is your #1, they should know that by May 1st, so that they can prioritize you.
Yes, that is true.
Oh Dear God...
let me know if there is anything I can do to help, saddest story of the entire threadI got accepted to Harvard, Stanford, Johns Hopkins, Mayo, and Duke (with only two full ridesThis is honestly the most stressful time in my entire life. Really glad to have a place to vent.
I think that you should withdraw all of your acceptances so that more spots open up and my waitlists begin to move. It's the right thing to do.
May 2nd is coming up fast so hang in there. I feel like next week is going to be a great week for us on the waitlist train. So much waiting I just want to know what I will be doing come August!
Same hereOnly 1 WL for me
WL at Georgetown, Rejected by 39 other schools, no other interviews. This cycle was not fun for me at all The thing about research is that a lot of labs require 1-2 years commitment too, so reapplying the following cycle isn't really feasible (Unless you volunteer I guess)
I plan on it, if i get off the waitlist for my top pick. I'll lose my $2000 deposit though :/
Same here
I loosely ranked my schools; Maryland and Rochester are equally number one, Georgetown and Temple are equally my next best picks, and then Jeff. Honestly I would be ecstatic to be at any of them though.But you got accepted to the top schools, so y are you complaining.
Which one do you really want to go to? What is the ranking?
I remember being told that GU will review a pool of 80 applicants post interview each time they have adcom meetings. Of those 80 applicants, they reject 20, waitlist 40, and accept 20.
Do you ever get the thing where you're happy or enjoying yourself and then you immediately feel guilty for it because you haven't gotten into med school? Maybe that's just me
yeah I fully agree. stats are ratcheting upwards on both md and do ends more rapidly than ever before.
Do you have an acceptance? Any other waitlists?
I do have an acceptance to my state DO school, so I will be going there if I don't hear back from any of my waitlists (all are MD schools). But in addition to georgetown I'm also waitlisted at GW, UVM, TCMC, and Oakland.
Yep. Also, I'm not usually superstitious but I am very strongly against "tempting fate." So I don't like going to graduation celebrations or anything like that.
It's so dang frustrating, isn't it? I know a kid from my school holding 3 acceptances and 2 waitlist positions at top top schools (UCSD, UCSF, Yale, Harvard, Hopkins). When I asked why he wouldn't withdraw from those schools he knew he didn't want to go to (by then he had made his decision) he said because he just wanted to "wait and see if I get into the other two waitlist. I paid 100 bucks for the apps and I deserve to get in. Then, I will withdraw". When I asked him why he didn't withdraw those that he got into and didn't want to go to, he said "I just don't want to give up my accomplishments". For some people, this app process is their only sense of pride (and frankly, happiness). A true physician, in my opinion, is one that is selfless enough to thwart his ego and allow room for others to fly as well. Apparently, he things he can attend all the schools at once... Not a very logical or Doctorly man in my opinion, ey?
It brings out the absolute worst qualities in people. I've seen many people like me, who have gone from being happy, gregarious people to angry, depressed shut-ins. Likewise, I've seen people with multiple acceptances become drunk with power and prestige, turning it into a game of how many they can get, humble bragging on Facebook, etc. It's just simply the worst.
Nobody is still making up their mind at this point.
I know some people who are. And even if they're not, whatever the reason is, they earned those acceptances and I think they have the right to hold onto them. And plus, it's not like every time someone withdraws an acceptance, someone on the wait list gets offered their spot immediately.
