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Does anyone know how campus placements are worked out for us waitlist folks?? Presumably OOR folks will be given a spot in Seattle, but what about us WAians? Do we just get the same campus assignment as whoever declined the spot we are getting?

Also, just joined the FB group. Can't wait to see y'all in the fall!!
 
imperfection said:
Does anyone know how campus placements are worked out for us waitlist folks?? Presumably OOR folks will be given a spot in Seattle, but what about us WAians? Do we just get the same campus assignment as whoever declined the spot we are getting?

Also, just joined the FB group. Can't wait to see y'all in the fall!!
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Why not call and ask?
 
scornev02 said:
I took screen shots without the names on my phone but it won't let me upload it!! Damn. Working on it sorry guys
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One solution!

Press prnt screen on your keyboard (which automatically copies your current desktop and paste it into Word or Paint! And then crop it! 🙂
 
I tried that but it didn't copy the columns so it was just a big cluster. Tried to export into excel and that didn't work either. SDN won't take iPhone pics so....will print and rescan. Stay tuned.
 
BABSstudent said:
Why not call and ask?
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That was the plan if no one here knew the answer. I just figured they're probably inundated with calls at the moment since it's the crux of application season... Plus, if someone posts the info here then everyone will know the answer (which I'll do once I get in touch with them).

Since I'm so close, I'll probably just walk down to the admissions office some time early next week and ask. At the moment my Qs for them are:

1) How does campus placement work for applicants accepted from the waitlist?

2) Do applicants accepted from the waitlist have the same access to financial aid as those accepted at the beginning? If yes, when would we hear about our aid packages? (probably go to the fin. aid office for this one).

If anyone has any other waitlist-related Qs they'd like answered, put them in this thread and I'll try to bring back some answers. On the other hand, if you know the answer to either of the above, please reply and save admissions some pestering from me 🙂!
 
imperfection said:
That was the plan if no one here knew the answer. I just figured they're probably inundated with calls at the moment since it's the crux of application season... Plus, if someone posts the info here then everyone will know the answer (which I'll do once I get in touch with them).

Since I'm so close, I'll probably just walk down to the admissions office some time early next week and ask. At the moment my Qs for them are:

1) How does campus placement work for applicants accepted from the waitlist?

2) Do applicants accepted from the waitlist have the same access to financial aid as those accepted at the beginning? If yes, when would we hear about our aid packages? (probably go to the fin. aid office for this one).

If anyone has any other waitlist-related Qs they'd like answered, put them in this thread and I'll try to bring back some answers. On the other hand, if you know the answer to either of the above, please reply and save admissions some pestering from me 🙂!
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2) Do applicants accepted from the waitlist have the same access to financial aid as those accepted at the beginning? If yes, when would we hear about our aid packages? (probably go to the fin. aid office for this one).

All applicants should have received an email from the UWSOM Financial Aid Office the first week of February.

As long as you submitted your FAFSA by the priority deadline of Feb. 28th, you should have the same access to financial aid package as everyone else.

IF YOU DID NOT, then, quoting the email, "you are only considered for Unsubsidized Stafford (6.8%) and Grad Plus loans (7.9%). Washington residents are not considered for grant funds if they apply late."

So I really hope you did submit the FAFSA!

Also don't forget to apply for the School of Medicine Scholarship by the end of May, which can range from 1000 to 9000 dollars.


Types of Financial Aid

GRANT MONEY
-Grants (only for WA state students; WAMI students have tuition subsidized already)
-Scholarship for disadvantaged students
-School of Medicine Scholarship

LOAN MONEY
-Direct Stafford Loan (unsubsidized)
-Perkins Loan
-Primary Care Loan
-Loans for Disadvantaged Students
-UW Temporary Loan
 
minwoo123 said:
2) Do applicants accepted from the waitlist have the same access to financial aid as those accepted at the beginning? If yes, when would we hear about our aid packages? (probably go to the fin. aid office for this one).

All applicants should have received an email from the UWSOM Financial Aid Office the first week of February.

As long as you submitted your FAFSA by the priority deadline of Feb. 28th, you should have the same access to financial aid package as everyone else.

IF YOU DID NOT, then, quoting the email, "you are only considered for Unsubsidized Stafford (6.8%) and Grad Plus loans (7.9%). Washington residents are not considered for grant funds if they apply late."

So I really hope you did submit the FAFSA!

Also don't forget to apply for the School of Medicine Scholarship by the end of May, which can range from 1000 to 9000 dollars.


Types of Financial Aid

GRANT MONEY
-Grants (only for WA state students; WAMI students have tuition subsidized already)
-Scholarship for disadvantaged students
-School of Medicine Scholarship

LOAN MONEY
-Direct Stafford Loan (unsubsidized)
-Perkins Loan
-Primary Care Loan
-Loans for Disadvantaged Students
-UW Temporary Loan
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I don't suppose you (or anyone else reading this) know of any info about the financial background needed to be competitive for the SOM scholarship?

I don't expect I have much of a shot at a need based scholarship, so if there's no chance I'll receive one I'd rather not fill out the sixth financial aid form of the application cycle...

Thanks!
 
mcloaf said:
I don't suppose you (or anyone else reading this) know of any info about the financial background needed to be competitive for the SOM scholarship?

I don't expect I have much of a shot at a need based scholarship, so if there's no chance I'll receive one I'd rather not fill out the sixth financial aid form of the application cycle...

Thanks!
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School of Medicine scholarship is a completely need-based scholarship. You just have to submit your parent's 1040 and W2 forms. Scholarship is greater for those with greater need.
 
Is the second look event only open to current acceptees? I'm probably going to get in off the waitlist but it won't be before the event. I can go ahead & email them but I was just curious if anyone else already had.
 
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scornev02 said:
Is anyone interested in the match list for this year? I have the PDF
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Is this the match list for first year sites? I thought that that was to be decided by the end of April, that's what my acceptance email said anyway. Please clarify. Thanks.

***Blessings ***
 
globalferver said:
Is this the match list for first year sites? I thought that that was to be decided by the end of April, that's what my acceptance email said anyway. Please clarify. Thanks.

***Blessings ***
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The list is for which residencies UWSOM graduates got matched into this year.
 
scornev02 sent me the match list and asked for me to post the pictures. Here are the pictures uploaded as a single pdf.
 

Attachments

So the waitlist email mentioned that I have to keep up "the same caliber of work" as in my application...I had straight A's in my prereqs when I applied. That doesn't mean I have to keep that, right? Because I just finished 3 upper div sciences at once & got B+/B+/B. I imagine I'm fine, but do they have specific cutoffs for rescinding waitlist spots?
 
Congrats TuskenRaider!

I know we had two weeks to accept our alternate spot. Was it the same for acceptances? I am hoping there is a little movement after that two weeks is up!
 
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BABSstudent said:
Congrats! Welcome to the class of 2017!

I wish I could check the current alternate numbers. Does anyone know if accepted students can see it? Or will we just have to check the google doc and hope someone has updated it?
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I don't know if there's any way for you to check it, but I wouldn't worry about whether us waitlisted folks are updating the google doc. I know I'm checking pretty frequently and will update the doc if I see a change, and I'm sure others are checking often too. As of today, we're still at #2.
 
imperfection said:
I don't know if there's any way for you to check it, but I wouldn't worry about whether us waitlisted folks are updating the google doc. I know I'm checking pretty frequently and will update the doc if I see a change, and I'm sure others are checking often too. As of today, we're still at #2.
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That document is going to have a lot of movement come May. That is going to be fun to watch.

Best of luck and keep the doc updated for us.
 
imperfection said:
I don't know if there's any way for you to check it, but I wouldn't worry about whether us waitlisted folks are updating the google doc. I know I'm checking pretty frequently and will update the doc if I see a change, and I'm sure others are checking often too. As of today, we're still at #2.
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Me too
 
Just checked the website, alternate #5 accepted! (for WA/OOR)

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tootie said:
Just checked the website, alternate #5 accepted! (for WA/OOR)

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Wow, it is already starting to move! Maybe they don't update the website on the weekend so there is just a lot of movement that happens on Mondays?
 
SOON.

I was talking to Diane Noecker and she said they were meeting at the end of this week about how the 7 OOR tuition fellowships will be decided. I really hope I get accepted in time to get considered when they make the first decisions on those.
 
So, do you guys think the jump from #2 to #5 means that #3 and #4 also accepted a UW position? Or that they declined their alternate status, so after #2 accepted their offer, the next offer went to #5?
 
2013E said:
So, do you guys think the jump from #2 to #5 means that #3 and #4 also accepted a UW position? Or that they declined their alternate status, so after #2 accepted their offer, the next offer went to #5?
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I think there is really no way to know. The waitlist moves when any of the accepted applicants withdraw.

Technically people who got decisions on 3/21 have until Thursday to accept their acceptance or alternate spot. I'm thinking it might move a tiny bit then.
 
Maybe it will start moving today or tomorrow? They have to offer the spot to the alternate and it's only when they accept that they post it, right?
 
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I was just skimming through the student handbook (http://www.uwmedicine.org/Education...udents/policies-procedures/Pages/default.aspx), and while looking over the grading standards I noticed something interesting. The second year courses are H/HP/P/F, and it looks like a relatively large number of students honor the classes in second year (the hardest courses still had 17% of the class earn honors). This strikes me as slightly unusual. I was under the impression that it is ridiculously difficult to honor a course at any med school.
 
SpacemanSpifff said:
I was just skimming through the student handbook (http://www.uwmedicine.org/Education...udents/policies-procedures/Pages/default.aspx), and while looking over the grading standards I noticed something interesting. The second year courses are H/HP/P/F, and it looks like a relatively large number of students honor the classes in second year (the hardest courses still had 17% of the class earn honors). This strikes me as slightly unusual. I was under the impression that it is ridiculously difficult to honor a course at any med school.
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I don't think this is still accurate. That student handbook is from 2011, and I'm fairly certain since then they have gone to a straight Pass/Fail for the first 2 years.
 
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