If I remember correctly, it was about 2 weeks. But based off the person above me (complete 7/26 and on-hold), you may hear good news soon!
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I must admit, after receiving the II from this school last week I had hoped to get a lot of them this month. I spent a good 3 days checking my email constantly before I realized I would die from neuroticism if I didn't stop. You have nothing to worry about though dude! 7 II's already? save some for us mere mortals!
To everybody worrying, please realize that it is still VERY early in this application cycle. In fact, some schools haven't sent out ANY II's yet. I'd be willing to bet that ~90-95% of possible II slots haven't been filled. Checking your email like a mad(wo)man isn't going to make you feel any better. As long as you haven't received a rejection letter yet then you're still in the fight. Just remember that this is a marathon, not a sprint. If you haven't gotten any II's around thanksgiving, then you can start to THINK about sending update letters to give you a leg-up. For now, sit back, crack a beer (or whiskey) and enjoy whats left of this summer. It won't be here much longer. And your next summer will hopefully be spent worrying about school supplies for MSI
RogueBanana out.
Agreed, BUT a lot of us want the approval of a II to make sure that we do not have any withstanding red flags on our app. I feel like after my first II, I will be in peace knowing that I am actually in the competition. I see where you are coming from, but like @alpha-GTP said, easier said than done.To everybody worrying, please realize that it is still VERY early in this application cycle. In fact, some schools haven't sent out ANY II's yet. I'd be willing to bet that ~90-95% of possible II slots haven't been filled. Checking your email like a mad(wo)man isn't going to make you feel any better. As long as you haven't received a rejection letter yet then you're still in the fight. Just remember that this is a marathon, not a sprint. If you haven't gotten any II's around thanksgiving, then you can start to THINK about sending update letters to give you a leg-up. For now, sit back, crack a beer (or whiskey) and enjoy whats left of this summer. It won't be here much longer. And your next summer will hopefully be spent worrying about school supplies for MSI
RogueBanana out.
Trust me, I thought the same thing until I got my first one. I didn't feel much better after.
Haha, really? I feel like I would be ecstatic after my first II? The fear deep inside me is saying I probably have a bad rec. Obviously I am being neurotic, but I can't help it. A II would exterminate that fear in a heartbeat.
That fear is valid, I'm not saying you shouldn't be concerned about your future! I'm just saying that SDN tends to support a confirmation bias. We think we aren't going to get in, and seeing everyone else get an II only enforces that fear! Especially considering the minority who have already received II's are more likely to post about it than the silent majority who haven't even been reviewed yet! I just don't want anyone else to go down the road I did, checking email obsessively and focusing on literally nothing else. If there is any consensus from the long-term elders of these forums, it is that the application cycle is a crapshoot. There is no rhyme or reason and things do not operate perfectly chronologically (To the dismay of us neurotic pre-meds)
+1. I'll bet my kidney as well, and I was only born with the one.
Lmao yes that;s the one I had 7/19 (when I submitted - was instantly complete) until today when it changed to just "Your file is under review"
My status had changed literally overnight. Evening it said complete, next day by early afternoon it said re-review.
I gotta pay for this application/interview cycle somehow...
Told you that status means good news soon!! Congrats!!!
Congratulations !
Congratulations! Were you ever on hold for re-review or did you go straight from complete to an interview invite?
hmmm I would wait for a little bit and send an email as an update....but put more emphasis on what info you learned about GW from your sibling and how gaining that knowledge led you to have interest in attending yourself. Hope that helps!
Thanks!!
If I remember correctly, there was an essay on the secondary asking you to explain your interest in GW. You should have mentioned it there. I would wait to hear back from them until october, then if you don't get any news send an update letter including that information.
Congrats! Hopefully the first of many!
Make a word doc, put all your info in it and put a photo in the center of the page. Export it to PDF and then send that as an update file.
