2009-2010 Temple Application Thread

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m32837 said:
Based on last year's thread there were 3 waves that got in from the waitlist. May 1-15, May 16-31, and it all wrapped up by June 15 or so.........
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Lets hope the May 1-15 wave starts soon :xf:
Any idea how many individuals get off the wait list? Every time I call, the admissions office is not one bit receptive to questions!
 
My estimate is:
2009 history-
May 1-14 (10 people) on SDN so reality there are another 10 that dont care about SDN or just lurk and dont post. need x2 factor =20 people
May 15-30 5 x 2 = 10 people
June 1-15 getting tough 3 x 2 = 6 people the end.......................

another 4 students from out of Ohio and California......

36-40 head movement if I had to put a number down and history repeats...........

m32837
 
Has anyone gotten off the "continuing candidates" list yet?
Good luck everyone:luck:
 
Sorry if this question has been answered before, but is “continuing candidates” list just the same as the waitlist? I know some schools differentiate their waitlist into “continuing candidate”, “waitlist”, or “alternate” lists. Is there a difference between the two or are they one in the same?
 
afbrat said:
Sorry if this question has been answered before, but is “continuing candidates” list just the same as the waitlist? I know some schools differentiate their waitlist into “continuing candidate”, “waitlist”, or “alternate” lists. Is there a difference between the two or are they one in the same?
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That is the name of Temple's waitlist.
 
Do we have to send in another deposit or email them to confirm our spot?
 
Unfortunately, I think we're looking at May 17th for obvious reasons.
 
Withdrew, good luck to all you SDN waitlisters, Temple really is a awesome place, I wish I could afford it haha.
 
Any idea when people will start to hear back from the waitlist now that the 15th has passed?
 
JustinSMD said:
Any idea when people will start to hear back from the waitlist now that the 15th has passed?
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I just called and they said that hopefully by the end of this week.....Hopefully there's a lot of waitlist movement.

Does anyone have a good idea of how big the waitlist is?
 
Lol, everyone is online right now. I think we're all in the dark, but the fact that the office said 'by the end of this week' does mean something.
 
Has anyone been able to find out where on the waitlist they stand? Is that even possible with Temple... i tried over the phone. Fail! 😎 Good luck everyone!:luck:
 
NdNThunder said:
Has anyone been able to find out where on the waitlist they stand? Is that even possible with Temple... i tried over the phone. Fail! 😎 Good luck everyone!:luck:
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I heard from previous years that people were able to find that out. I tried via phone but I failed as well. I sent an email to medadmissions, hopefully they give me an answer.
 
IntelInside said:
I heard from previous years that people were able to find that out. I tried via phone but I failed as well. I sent an email to medadmissions, hopefully they give me an answer.
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Let me know if emailing works, please 🙂!
 
Does anyone know how many people are on the continuing candidates list?
Does Temple reject applicants post interview?
I just haven't seen anyone post about it, perhaps too disappointed to post, i guess.
Just trying to figure out if I have a realistical shot at getting in...
 
aabb111 said:
Does anyone know how many people are on the continuing candidates list?
Does Temple reject applicants post interview?
I just haven't seen anyone post about it, perhaps too disappointed to post, i guess.
Just trying to figure out if I have a realistical shot at getting in...
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You know what, I see your point now aabb. I thought plenty of people were getting rejected pre- and post-interview but now that I look closely at the thread, not 1 person has posted a post-interview rejection. Lots of pre-interview rejections and rejections without indicators. What this means is that the wait list might be the entire 7-8% of the applicant pool they interviewed. Lets look to this information then, from Eduers.com:

Fall 2007 Admissions Statistics

Total admissions data 9890 applied, 817 interviewed, 539 were accepted, 178 enrolled

In-state admissions data 1110 applied, 218 interviewed, 187 were accepted, 77 enrolled

Out-state admissions data 8780 applied, 599 interviewed, 352 were accepted, 101 enrolled

Women admissions data 4891 applied, 403 interviewed, 294 were accepted, 82 enrolled

Minor admissions data 4252 applied, 351 interviewed, 231 were accepted, 69 enrolled

International admissions data 71 applied, 0 interviewed, 0 were accepted, 0 enrolled

According to this data (yes 2007 was a while ago, but its all I've got), if you're in-state, you've got a 187 / 218 = 85.8% chance of getting in after interview, including the waitlist. Likewise, if you're out of state (like me), you've got a 352 / 599 = 58.8% chance.

Now, thats before they dished out the first acceptances, which I am assuming are exactly the number of spots available in the class. For approximate numbers, we can just take the 77 for spots given to in-state and the 101 for spots given to out of state and subtract them from the equation since they are already gone. This means there are 110 spots left for in-staters and 141 in-staters left on the wait list, so 110 / 141 = 78.0% chance of acceptance. Likewise, there are 251 spots left for out-of-staters and 498 out-of-staters left on the wait list, so 251 / 498 = 50.4% chance of acceptance.

So, there you have it. Sorry if I bored you 😴. Assuming some things (which are probably not correct to assume) and manipulating some numbers (which may indeed be the wrong numbers), we see that if you're on the wait list right now if you're in-state you have a 78% chance of coming off and if you're out-of-state you have a 50.4% chance of coming off. That's a realistic chance if I ever saw one.

Please, someone poke some holes in this or I'll likely consider it true.:laugh:
 
Omzy said:
You know what, I see your point now aabb. I thought plenty of people were getting rejected pre- and post-interview but now that I look closely at the thread, not 1 person has posted a post-interview rejection. Lots of pre-interview rejections and rejections without indicators. What this means is that the wait list might be the entire 7-8% of the applicant pool they interviewed. Lets look to this information then, from Eduers.com:

Fall 2007 Admissions Statistics

Total admissions data 9890 applied, 817 interviewed, 539 were accepted, 178 enrolled

In-state admissions data 1110 applied, 218 interviewed, 187 were accepted, 77 enrolled

Out-state admissions data 8780 applied, 599 interviewed, 352 were accepted, 101 enrolled

Women admissions data 4891 applied, 403 interviewed, 294 were accepted, 82 enrolled

Minor admissions data 4252 applied, 351 interviewed, 231 were accepted, 69 enrolled

International admissions data 71 applied, 0 interviewed, 0 were accepted, 0 enrolled

According to this data (yes 2007 was a while ago, but its all I've got), if you're in-state, you've got a 187 / 218 = 85.8% chance of getting in after interview, including the waitlist. Likewise, if you're out of state (like me), you've got a 352 / 599 = 58.8% chance.

Now, thats before they dished out the first acceptances, which I am assuming are exactly the number of spots available in the class. For approximate numbers, we can just take the 77 for spots given to in-state and the 101 for spots given to out of state and subtract them from the equation since they are already gone. This means there are 110 spots left for in-staters and 141 in-staters left on the wait list, so 110 / 141 = 78.0% chance of acceptance. Likewise, there are 251 spots left for out-of-staters and 498 out-of-staters left on the wait list, so 251 / 498 = 50.4% chance of acceptance.

So, there you have it. Sorry if I bored you 😴. Assuming some things (which are probably not correct to assume) and manipulating some numbers (which may indeed be the wrong numbers), we see that if you're on the wait list right now if you're in-state you have a 78% chance of coming off and if you're out-of-state you have a 50.4% chance of coming off. That's a realistic chance if I ever saw one.

Please, someone poke some holes in this or I'll likely consider it true.:laugh:
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I would love to believe your numbers!!! 78% for instate is motivating....C'mon Temple, "end of the week" is coming up!
 
Omzy said:
You know what, I see your point now aabb. I thought plenty of people were getting rejected pre- and post-interview but now that I look closely at the thread, not 1 person has posted a post-interview rejection. Lots of pre-interview rejections and rejections without indicators. What this means is that the wait list might be the entire 7-8% of the applicant pool they interviewed. Lets look to this information then, from Eduers.com:

Fall 2007 Admissions Statistics

Total admissions data 9890 applied, 817 interviewed, 539 were accepted, 178 enrolled

In-state admissions data 1110 applied, 218 interviewed, 187 were accepted, 77 enrolled

Out-state admissions data 8780 applied, 599 interviewed, 352 were accepted, 101 enrolled

Women admissions data 4891 applied, 403 interviewed, 294 were accepted, 82 enrolled

Minor admissions data 4252 applied, 351 interviewed, 231 were accepted, 69 enrolled

International admissions data 71 applied, 0 interviewed, 0 were accepted, 0 enrolled

According to this data (yes 2007 was a while ago, but its all I've got), if you're in-state, you've got a 187 / 218 = 85.8% chance of getting in after interview, including the waitlist. Likewise, if you're out of state (like me), you've got a 352 / 599 = 58.8% chance.

Now, thats before they dished out the first acceptances, which I am assuming are exactly the number of spots available in the class. For approximate numbers, we can just take the 77 for spots given to in-state and the 101 for spots given to out of state and subtract them from the equation since they are already gone. This means there are 110 spots left for in-staters and 141 in-staters left on the wait list, so 110 / 141 = 78.0% chance of acceptance. Likewise, there are 251 spots left for out-of-staters and 498 out-of-staters left on the wait list, so 251 / 498 = 50.4% chance of acceptance.

So, there you have it. Sorry if I bored you 😴. Assuming some things (which are probably not correct to assume) and manipulating some numbers (which may indeed be the wrong numbers), we see that if you're on the wait list right now if you're in-state you have a 78% chance of coming off and if you're out-of-state you have a 50.4% chance of coming off. That's a realistic chance if I ever saw one.

Please, someone poke some holes in this or I'll likely consider it true.:laugh:
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Hey, Omzy. Thanks for the analysis.
But I think the first acceptances are much more than the number of available spots in the class.
Because, according to those calculations, 110 in-staters and 251 oos-ers are being accepted from the waitlist.
Like somone posted earlier, I would assume only around 40~50 total will get accepted from the waitlist.
Not trying to put a damper on people's hopes, cuz I'm in the same situation, we'll see, i guess, "end of week" is near
 
anyone hear anything yet? please post so we know when the list starts moving
 
Hey guys I am new to SDN...I have been away doing a fellowship in Western Africa and I havent been recieving any communication from Temple after I was accepted since I do not have continuous internet or mail access...Is there anything that we are required to do before we matriculate in August? Do we have to take any drug test? How about a physical? It would be helpful if current students could let me know for sure so I can take care of whatever needs to be done before I head back.
 
VisualArtist said:
Hey guys I am new to SDN...I have been away doing a fellowship in Western Africa and I havent been recieving any communication from Temple after I was accepted since I do not have continuous internet or mail access...Is there anything that we are required to do before we matriculate in August? Do we have to take any drug test? How about a physical? It would be helpful if current students could let me know for sure so I can take care of whatever needs to be done before I head back.
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VisualArtist, congrats on the acceptance! Not sure if any accepted students check this thread anymore, its mostly the "continuing candidates". Your best bet would be just calling TUSM.
Here's to hoping for some good "movement" this upcoming week! :luck:
 
did temple overfill their class or something? how has the waitlist not moved...
 
Inanna1 said:
did temple overfill their class or something? how has the waitlist not moved...
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As aabb111 suggested, they most likely did overfill the class by some amount. Whether they invited 200 or 360 for the 180 spots is up to speculation, but historically they've always needed to pull from the wait list. A large number of those accepted have withdrawn according to this thread, so I think we can definitely expect some movement. I called them today and the receptionist told me that she has not been given any information at all and that the decisions will be published to us whenever the committee or directors decide to publish it.

Doesn't really bolster the 'May 15th' or 'end of the week' tips we've been given so far...
 
I was anxious starting May 15th because I thought that was the day students with multiple acceptances, thus multiple deposits had to official withdraw from all but ONE school.... thus opening up spots...

But I spoke with my pre-health advisor today, and he told me May 15th is not the DEADLINE, rather the start-point to clear up multiple deposits.

REALLY? confused! 😕 If the latter is true, spots will obviously open up much more slowly.
 
hmm starting point?
from last years thread, a lot of students got status changes by 5/20 and acceptances 5/21 and 5/22
i thought it'd be similar this year, but guess not...
i had no idea that may 15th was the starting point. i also thought that it was the deadling. oh well...
calling them isn't helpful at all, they give no information out. i was surprised to learn someone was able to get out the "end of the week" tip from the lady. she always talk about playing fields...
 
I am pretty sure May 15th is the deadline.
In the past, some medical schools have accepted people from the waitlist exactly on the 15th.
Last year, Temple accepted students from the waitlist within a week after the 15th.
Why the list hasn't moved yet this year...we can only speculate, but realisticaly, they've got to accept at least a few students from the waitlist.
I bet someone will post about getting accepted pretty soon
 
Maybe they are behind because they had to postpone that one meeting a month back...
 
Crisoneogenesis said:
:scared:ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
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my thoughts exactly...


the facebook group has little over a 100 kids. thats got to mean something right? accounting for the people that dont like to join groups or dont care, it brings us back to the original 40 people movement?
 
quick question...do they accept people off the waitlist that already have been accepted other places before may 15th?
 
No......I think that the waitlist is just not moving. Theres only going to be a few lucky waitlisters that get accepted.
 
nikekevin said:
No......I think that the waitlist is just not moving. Theres only going to be a few lucky waitlisters that get accepted.
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I doubt it, unless they did something totally different this year.
 
i just called and basically asked for a timeline of when they wud notify us..fail of course :laugh: all i got was from may 15 up to orientation 😱
 
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