What is DMU?
Here is the information that you have been anxiously awaiting. While we regret that we are unable to offer you a place in the class immediately, we are pleased to advise you that you have been placed on our alternate list. We do anticipate withdrawals from the class over the next several months with the peak coming around May 15, when candidates holding multiple acceptances are asked to send their final acceptance to the schools. As you know, we do not give out any details on your rank on the list. Be assured we will notify you immediately when we are able to offer you an acceptance. In the event that we do not have sufficient withdrawals to be able to offer you a seat you will be notified immediately after our orientation, which is mid-August.
We are anxious to assure you that we found you to be a relatively strong candidate and that the large applicant pool is the primary reason that we are unable to make an offer at this time. If you are not accepted elsewhere, you should apply early this next summer even if you still remain on our alternate list. If you wait for final notification from us, it will put you at a disadvantage for the following year.
We would appreciate your completion of the Alternate List Form, which we have provided at the top of this page. It allows us to track your status and interest in our school. If you have been accepted elsewhere and do not wish to remain on the alternate list, you may withdraw your application by following the instructions on the Alternate List Form; it would be of great assistance if we knew which candidates are still interested in our school.
We expect you to use this form even later in the summer should you be accepted elsewhere and no longer wish to be considered. This enables us to treat your fellow applicants better by allowing us to manage the alternate list more fairly. PLEASE REMEMBER to notify us at any time if your interest in our school changes.
We look forward to hearing from you and sincerely hope that you will be accepted here or elsewhere.
ShyRem said:Cashmere, here's what mine said (also has "relatively strong" in it):
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goinverted said:It is pretty funny to see all the people come out of the woodwork after decision day. I hope Dr. H has noticed the VCU central locals and put us near the top of the good ol' list for shear sake of being so dedicated.
jbone said:Like I said before,
Rejected.
Glad I could spend 7 months of my life waiting for this bull****. Oh well.
"The Admissions Committee has met and we have made our final set of offers. As most of you were told during our morning session, the committee has decided not to have an excessively long alternate list. Consequently, we regret to advise you that despite our interest in you we are unable to offer you a position in the class nor on the alternate list.
As you know, medical school has become increasingly competitive over the past several years. The Committee understands the disappointing nature of their decision and urges you to consult with your pre-med advisor if you are not accepted elsewhere this year.
We wish you the very best of success with your alternate plans."
later. 🙁
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ShyRem said:I said I had an acceptance elsewhere but wanted to remain on the list.
Status System said:. . . and we anticipate that we will make a number of modifications to make it even smoother next year.
ShyRem said:The decision wouldn't be a hard one for me at all - VCU has always been and continues to be my #1 choice. I'd drop EVERYTHING else for them. But I'm not one of those folks that holds on to acceptances, either - I culled my list of interviews I went to after I got an acceptance to the DO school I liked and notified other places that I knew were lower on the list post-interview that I was withdrawing.
I love it because I called it. Sucks to be the only one rejected on this thread. 🙁jbone said:Especially after I get NOTHING from VCU or even worse...a "kick in the jimmy with a golf shoe" rejection (and I'm talkin metal spikes people). Or even better...crampons. Ouch. 🙁![]()
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jbone said:I love it because I called it. Sucks to be the only one rejected on this thread. 🙁
Why?
Oh well, thanks everybody, I would have loved to have been your classmates but I believe things happen for a reason. I just don't understand why they would interview me EARLY, hold me for 6 months only to kick me in the balls. Doesn't make sense. Oh well, their admissions process is lame but part of the game we must all play.
Congrats to everyone who got in or will (inverted, cf, Rem, madi, cav, tacrum, Fdoroml, M. kisses, viz, etc). You are all truly great friends and deserve it. 👍 Play nice and I'll see you around.
Jason S.
ps. sorry mango for the thai. 😳
sk521 said:Does anyone know how many people are waitlisted? Does anyone know what last year's waitlisted to accepted conversion rate was?
VCU: applied / interviewed / accepted / matriculated
total: 4,406 / 670 / 384 / 184
Out-of-state: 3,602 / 333 / 190 / 80
Orth2006 said:Waitlisted OOS
Congrats to those who got in!! If yall need some advise on deciding whether to go to VCU or not (assuming you have multiple acceptances) feel free to let us all on this thread know. We will not charg any fee. And our advise will be prompt.
Congrats again!!! 😀
Orth2006 said:Waitlisted OOS
Congrats to those who got in!! If yall need some advise on deciding whether to go to VCU or not (assuming you have multiple acceptances) feel free to let us all on this thread know. We will not charg any fee. And our advise will be prompt.
Congrats again!!! 😀
crazy_cavalier said:Free of cost and free of bias, right? 😉
Pewl said:I'm waitlisted too. CA resident.
VCU isn't my top choice right now so I will likely withdraw soon.
Good luck everyone.
Pewl said:I'm waitlisted too. CA resident.
VCU isn't my top choice right now so I will likely withdraw soon.
Good luck everyone.
cf, you and your body are now the sole provider for the scholarship fund. sorry. 😀cfdavid said:Oh, don't you worry. We've got it all taken care of with our scholarship fund to anyone choosing another school over VCU. We set it up MONTHS ago! lol
jbone said:cf, you and your body are now the sole provider for the scholarship fund. sorry. 😀
MacchinaDaCaffe said:waitlisted OOS here too...
Congrats to those accepted!!! My sincere condolences to any applicants who were rejected...I wish you the best of luck at other schools you're still up for acceptance at.
Good luck to all those (like me) who are on the waitlist! I've been reading this thread incognito for awhile and hopefully it'll remain as supportive as ever in what might possibly be a long road ahead on the waitlist.
P.S. Thanks to all those who are withdrawing from VCU and giving the rest of us a shot!