I have not yet, I imagine that they will near the deadline.
2014-2015 University of Colorado Application Thread
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No response either
No response here either and no change on the status page. Wondering if there has been any movement on the waitlist. But then the alternate list deadline was April 17th, still 10 days away and April 30th is a good 3 weeks+ away. The school may be waiting for April 17th to pass before sending offers to people on the alternate list.
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Y'all accepted people should let the rest of us know how second look day goes!
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In a word: dope.
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They told us that they have only accepted the same number of students as the class size (~180) so there should be a lot of movement off the waitlist!
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Only have offered that many or currently have that many holding an acceptance? That's pretty low, and encouraging!
Not to toot my own horn but toot toot!
I suspected their approximation of 240-250 was very loose.
Good luck everyone, our apparent odds just went up!
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I'm curious who told you this? I only ask because it contradicts what Vidal told me a few weeks ago.
I think this is right on the money. And I agree it's encouraging since there will almost certainly be more people that drop on April 30th. Let alone the people that are on waitlists at other schools.
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Agreed, I heard that there were 240-250 offers made. But even if there are currently 180 holding, I would expect at least the top 1/3rd waitlist to be utilized. Now if only 180 have been offered overall (and we know that 50-60% of offers end up matriculating), then those on the middle 1/3rd might be able to get their hopes up...
First thanks so much MDhopeful2224; your report has provided those of us on the WL with renewed hope.
I still think since
a) Dr. Zehnder is new she's probably playing it safe, plus AMCAS only requires schools accept class size by March 31.
b) When you look at other schools FB pages there are way more students than class size, whereas CO has considerably fewer
c) There was no acceptance wave in March, which Vidal said there would be at my interview but there wasn't
They probably just figured they only had to accept 184 by March 31st, and according to MDhopeful2224 that's what they did.
Actually at second look day the Facebook admins said that the # of members in the group isn't representative of the number of students accepted at all (plus after second look day 30+ members were added to the group). Many people have names on their facebook other than their own. I bet there were 150 students at second look day and probably 85% of them were "sure" they were going to Colorado. Many people who are sure didn't even go.
Also I met students that were accepted in March.
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Yeah this sounds about right. The Facebook group is worthless for deciphering how many people are planning to attend for many reasons like the ones you have cited. Also, it would make sense that a very high % of attendees to 2nd look are planning to attend as the vast majority will be in state people. The only thing I would question is the number of people there. A friend of mine estimated 100. Perhaps this was an underestimate, but I would wager that 150 is a bit high.
For those of us waiting I would try any forget about the numbers on the FB group or the speculation from 2nd look day. There WILL be solid waitlist movement, this has been reiterated again and again by the admissions staff, we just have to... Wait
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Ya once the OOSers realize they are locked in to a $90,000 COA for all 4 years, there will be at least some WL movement lol.
My friend approximated 100 as well; plus, actually after second look day FB went from 98 -> 133, which is 35.
I know it's not representative of #accetpances, but I think it is representative of the fact they had fewer initial acceptances (i.e. closer to class size ~180) than most other schools.
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Your optimism is truely unshakeable. I like that.
Hi has any accepted students been able to see their financial aid package? I received email last week to say my financial aid package is ready to be viewed on my student portal but when I try to register for the student portal it doesnt allow me to do that... Assistance would be much appreciated!
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Yeah, I was able to see mine. When you register on the student portal, they should send you a username and password via e-mail. If you didn't get that, check your spam folder or look for a Help or IT link on the portal for assistance.
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Click on Grad Info. There will be a whole bunch of text with info that looks generic and useless. Within the text, find the hyperlink for Student Center. That will take you to CU's student admin portal where there should be a link on the left to View Financial Aid.
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Has anyone on the waitlist asked or tried to submit updates or letters of intent? I had read that was pretty strictly not allowed but a friend of a friend that is a current MS1 was surprised today to find out that I have not been calling and sending letters so I just wanted to make sure.
I have not been calling or sending letters. I am taking it at face value when they said they didn't accept updates or letters of intent.
Just curious, did your friend get in off the waitlist?
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They said via email that no LOIs because they will assume we would attend unless they hear otherwise
I haven't heard anything via email or seen any change on the status page. Per last years board the status page should show a change eventually. I am guessing they are waiting for the 17th (today) to pass so they have a final waitlist before sending a confirmation or chafing status.
Sounds good. I have high hopes for all of us - by this time next month we may have cause for celebration!
For those of you who haven't received an acceptance from CU yet, have you already created a login for the Prospective Student Portal for financial aid purposes? We are supposed to do that to check if CU needs any more information. Or are we going to receive an email from CU financial aid office if they need any more info?
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I'm not sure the answer. But if you haven't already, you could submit your FAFSA. Then at least they'll have that.
I did submit the FAFSA. Per the material we received on interview day, after the FAFSA we should log into the prospective student portal to check if CU needs more info. I am wondering if we do that right away or wait for an email from the CU financial aid office inviting us to do so.
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Yeah I submitted my FAFSA too. Then I tried to log onto the prospective student portal but there was no option to create an account/login. I'm assuming therefore that we cannot do this until we obtain a login ID following our (hopefully forthcoming) acceptance.
I like your thinking. If history is any indication, I have high hopes! Plus, I have good vibes that all top 1/3 will get in. Hardly scientific, but hey.
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Accepted! MSTP
Congratulations! Were you on the wait list, or did it work differently for MSTP?
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Thank you! I was waitlisted for the MSTP. I think it works differently in that the MSTP has a reserved X amount of spots in the med school class and as spots open in that subset of the entering class, acceptances go out.
Congrats! That's awesome. Do you mind saying if it was via phone or email? Congrats again!
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Email. My portal updated 10 days ago and I failed to realize until I received the email. So I would check portals also!
Yes it does.
Yep.
We need to start a waitlist support group. I know I should be out doing something productive (like improving my application for next year), but it feels like all I can do is sit around and wait, hit refresh on my email and SDN, and stress eat.
LOL, same. Hopefully they're expeditious with WL action.
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I wouldn't get your hopes up lol
lol, quintessential oxymoron: CU admissions and expeditious
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I don't know if I should be embarrassed to admit this, but the frustration of being powerless over my fate at CU led me to focus my time on something that I do have power over. I got a copy of Step 1 First Aid and have started to make Anki decks for the material lol. While I know many will say its stupid to start studying for med school before you start, but I figure it's at least less stupid than sitting around refreshing SDN or counting the number or people in the Facebook group. Keep in mind too that I also have kids, so I rarely have the option of heading down to the bars or whatever any given night when I need to blow of some steam. Too be honest, it's actually been helpful
