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That seemed to be the implication. They said they sent out all the alternate list emails. I hope I'm wrong or misunderstood...So does it sound like we will be hearing soon with rejections?
Maybe you're right. The lady I spoke to made it seem like all of the emails were sent out though. Are we sure that none of the posters were OOS? It seems like most of them didn't disclose. I hope there's still a chance but the conversation I had didn't seem very encouraging and she broke the news in a similar manner to how my dad told me that my pet rat died when I was a kid.Maybe there are more coming? It seems strange that all the posters who got the waitlist email are IS and all the OOS posters did not.
Maybe you're right. The lady I spoke to made it seem like all of the emails were sent out though. Are we sure that none of the posters were OOS? It seems like most of them didn't disclose. I hope there's still a chance but the conversation I had didn't seem very encouraging and she broke the news in a similar manner to how my dad told me that my pet rat died when I was a kid.
I'm not sure if they've changed how they do things in the last couple of years, but I interviewed as OOS in August and didn't hear a single thing post-interview (i.e. nothing about a wait list) until they accepted me at the end of May. I had long assumed that I was rejected and was getting ready to go to a different school. So at the risk of giving you false hope (again, things might have changed in the last 2 years), there might still be hope.
hmmm maybe there was just a misunderstanding between me and whoever I spoke with. I certainly hope so.I'm not sure if they've changed how they do things in the last couple of years, but I interviewed as OOS in August and didn't hear a single thing post-interview (i.e. nothing about a wait list) until they accepted me at the end of May. I had long assumed that I was rejected and was getting ready to go to a different school. So at the risk of giving you false hope (again, things might have changed in the last 2 years), there might still be hope.
hmmm maybe there was just a misunderstanding between me and whoever I spoke with. I certainly hope so.
I called and they don't do a waitlist for non Texas residents. I guess that means we are all waitlisted in a way.Can any OOS people chime in if they got waitlisted? Thanks. Also curious if anyone has been rejected?
Sorry for freaking everyone out but there must have been a misunderstanding between me and the admissions person I spoke with. I called again last week and they said they don't do a waitlist for OOS.Bad news OOS folks. The alternate list included in state and out of state applicants. I just called and asked.
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Sorry for freaking everyone out but there must have been a misunderstanding between me and the admissions person I spoke with. I called again last week and they said they don't do a waitlist for OOS.
Haha that's a good policy. I'm glad I called again too. I was confused on why they hadn't formally rejected me considering that the alternate list was sent out a while ago.Great news! Thanks for calling and sharing. I try to take everything from SDN with a grain of salt so hope was not all dashed.
Shoot, I'm sorry about that. Good thing I was wrong.Phew... thank goodness. Not gonna lie, I was pretty down that day that you told us that, but I'm glad to hear we haven't been axed yet!
They have. They are at capacity right now. As OOS applicants give up their seats, they will accept more until the shuffling is done. I doubt there will be much movement until May.So if there is no wait list for OOSers, does that mean that they haven't accepted anyone from the OOS pool? Or are we just kind of in limbo/purgatory? I'm too lazy to go through all the pages to look for OOS acceptances. I remember hearing what the one student who said he didn't hear a peep until May when they accepted him...
They have. They are at capacity right now. As OOS applicants give up their seats, they will accept more until the shuffling is done. I doubt there will be much movement until May.
So if there is no wait list for OOSers, does that mean that they haven't accepted anyone from the OOS pool?
My two cents of understanding/ guessing, for what its worth, is that there is no OOS waitlist because they try to carefully select for diversity (in a range of ways, i.e. nontrad not just gender/ race) and because the OOS matriculating pool is so small, revisiting each time makes more sense than a ranked waitlist.
They did tell me that we are each "scored" so there is a way of compiling our stats and interview reviews... but I suppose its not a rigid ranking.
Would it do me any good to contact them and verify my application status/give them any updates? It is just obnoxious that it has been silent for so long... What do you think?
Hey guys, 2017 applicant here, but no such threads yet.
I just visited the TMDSAS website and now it says you are required to have THREE recommendation letter if you don't have a committee letter. It used to be TWO letters, with a third being optional (as many of you know). So, basically, wtf? Am I going to need to rush a third letter of rec now?
If it says three letters are required then three letters are required. You have plenty of time since TMDSAS doesn't open until May and the app review process for Texas schools doesn't even start until mid-late June. Getting your application turned in on May 1st doesn't really set you apart from those who turned in their application on May 31st; both dates are extremely early. Even June is considered early, late June to early July is peak time when most apps are sent in anyway.
If you don't mind me asking, why did you choose to withdraw?
I spoke with admissions today and they are trying to get notifications out to OOS applicants by the end of this month.
I'm guessing it will be rejections and wait list. I kind of want to know where I stand, so I'm ready for it.Yikes.. this sounds like "rejections" ...
Congrats!Hey guys sorry for the late post but I'm in state and I was taken off the waitlist and was accepted on Wednesday. Good luck to the rest of you all!
That's great! Congrats!!Hey guys sorry for the late post but I'm in state and I was taken off the waitlist and was accepted on Wednesday. Good luck to the rest of you all!
Congratulations to you all! I'm an MSIV who just finished my last day yesterday. If you guys have any questions I'll try to answer them as best as I can. If not then have fun over the next 4 years, it really is awesome.
yeah I'm still waiting on the match list too. I haven't seen any statistics on how many of our students had to soap and who picked up spots in the soap. But if they publish the list I'll be sure to post it in the match thread. Someone said they were going to post it a week ago but I haven't seen or heard anything. I'm curious about it too...So is UTHSCSA not releasing their match list this year? Were the results not that great or something?
Congratulations to you all! I'm an MSIV who just finished my last day yesterday. If you guys have any questions I'll try to answer them as best as I can. If not then have fun over the next 4 years, it really is awesome.
I don't think they are withholding the match list. From what I understand, there is a new dean. Have you tried calling and asking for a copy of the match list or asking if they intend to publish it?You should ask your school to release this year's Match list online and to the public (as done every other year, except this one). Pretty weird to see UTSA withhold their 2016 Match list when every other Texas school has released theirs.
I don't think they are withholding the match list. From what I understand, there is a new dean. Have you tried calling and asking for a copy of the match list or asking if they intend to publish it?
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Another school I interviewed at hasn't publicly released their match list but they gave it to me when I asked and it was a great list. I don't think it's that uncommon. I might be wrong. I just doubt they are trying to keep it from everyone. A new dean could explain why the way things are running this year aren't the same as in the past.I am not sure how having a new dean is preventing them from continuing an almost nationwide tradition of releasing yearly NRMP match lists.
I am not too interested in this list myself, as I go to another Texas med school; I was just making a suggestion to @Tipsy McStagger.
I don't think it's that uncommon. I might be wrong.
Haha alrightFor a school that has released its Match list every other year, it is.
For a school that has released its Match list every other year, it is.
They didn't release their match list in 2014 either.
I agree that if they are unwilling to share their match list it is cause for concern. I just don't have any reason to think they are unwilling. As far as I know, nobody has asked for it and been denied. I just sent them an email asking about it. No reason to worry yet, IMO.I guess they've become inconsistent about it since 2014, in which case @ChackieJan's explanation (i.e., that they have a new dean) is less likely to be the case.
Either way, I would be a worried pre-med if I had been accepted to this school and had no idea of what their most recent match cycle looked like.
@Cinematographer, you seem to have some insider information, or at least more than we seem to know. I saw your posts in the Match 2016 list thread and it seems that you're suggesting San Antonio is "hiding" their match list because students did not match or did not match well. On the EM forum (post #6 here: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/match-day.1188538/ ), I read that 15% of the class of a "mid-tier school in TX" did not initially match. Based on your post here, it seems that school is UTHSCSA. Care to share what you know?