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DocHopeful120 said:
You guys are killing me. Logging in and seeing all this activity has me sweating bullets haha
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Honestly, all this waiting around ( and the entire application timeline) blows. I feel stagnant checking these da** forums and not having anything new to occupy my neuroticism.:beat: I am normally pretty good at waiting around for stuff, but after this application cycle, I don't think I'll ever be able to call myself patient again. haha cheers to at least another week of waiting and "sweating bullets". :highfive:
 
What'sUpDoc95 said:
Honestly, all this waiting around ( and the entire application timeline) blows. I feel stagnant checking these da** forums and not having anything new to occupy my neuroticism.:beat: I am normally pretty good at waiting around for stuff, but after this application cycle, I don't think I'll ever be able to call myself patient again. haha cheers to at least another week of waiting and "sweating bullets". :highfive:
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I've done my waiting! 2 years of it!
 
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What'sUpDoc95 said:
Honestly, all this waiting around ( and the entire application timeline) blows. I feel stagnant checking these da** forums and not having anything new to occupy my neuroticism.:beat: I am normally pretty good at waiting around for stuff, but after this application cycle, I don't think I'll ever be able to call myself patient again. haha cheers to at least another week of waiting and "sweating bullets". :highfive:
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This is so relatable I always thought I was a relatively patient person until I applied to med school...
 
dapperdoc said:
Anyone else not going to be able to sleep tonight?
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How sure of a thing is it that the remainder of admissions are gonna start tomorrow? Also, do admissions go out every day until the 15th (excluding weekends), or only Wednesdays?

Also, @dapperdoc, I have been waiting since my interview in September for any speck of news as well. Bout to lose it lmaooo
 
IdahoDoc23 said:
How sure of a thing is it that the remainder of admissions are gonna start tomorrow? Also, do admissions go out every day until the 15th (excluding weekends), or only Wednesdays?

Also, @dapperdoc, I have been waiting since my interview in September for any speck of news as well. Bout to lose it lmaooo
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Hahaha. Yeah the wait has been killer. I thought I was a patient person, but this whole thing has proved otherwise.

Well, there's no guarantee that it's tomorrow, but historically they have called on Wednesdays. I think they send out rejections and waitlist announcements on other days of the week according to previous years threads. But I don't know for sure. Just going off trends.
 
Well, there’s being patient, and then there’s waiting 7 months for news about something that is going to be your life for the next 4 years. I like to think we are still patient people 😀
 
dapperdoc said:
Anyone else not going to be able to sleep tonight?
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I would, but I think I have finally reached the point where it is late enough in the year, and they have already given out so many acceptances, that I have just assumed that I’m not getting in this time. LOL
 
Aurking said:
I would, but I think I have finally reached the point where it is late enough in the year, and they have already given out so many acceptances, that I have just assumed that I’m not getting in this time. LOL
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Smart. You can't get hurt if you think you don't have a chance to begin with.
 
No calls yet? The anxiety is killing me 🙁
 
dapperdoc said:
Well everyone, just wait longer. (The story of my entire application process).
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Actual footage of the admissions board at all our misery!
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My anxiety got the best of me and I called admissions, she confirmed that they did accept more than 25% of the class before March 1st, but also confirmed that there were a number of acceptances yet to be issued (she couldn't tell me how many). Do we have an update on how big the fbook group is?
 
Medstudent 32 said:
My anxiety got the best of me and I called admissions, she confirmed that they did accept more than 25% of the class before March 1st, but also confirmed that there were a number of acceptances yet to be issued (she couldn't tell me how many). Do we have an update on how big the fbook group is?
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@Potentia Virtus , care to help us out again? 🙂
 
Tomorrow? Lol

I'm sorry for getting everyone's hopes up, mine included.
 
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Will the remaining acceptances come more from the OOS pool? Or equally from IS and OOS applicants?
 
Lets say that there are around 100 accepted students (could be way off), with a class size of 125. We know that medical schools like to over accept, and I have heard many people say that it is generally 1.5-2x the amount of seats. However, I think Utah accepts quite a few less than that. I would say around 40 or so extra acceptances are handed out, making a total of around 165 acceptances. To be honest, 65 more acceptance phone calls is quite a tall order to make considering there is only one week left until the 15th. Anyone care to comment/challenge?
 
dapperdoc said:
Lets say that there are around 100 accepted students (could be way off), with a class size of 125. We know that medical schools like to over accept, and I have heard many people say that it is generally 1.5-2x the amount of seats. However, I think Utah accepts quite a few less than that. I would say around 40 or so extra acceptances are handed out, making a total of around 165 acceptances. To be honest, 65 more acceptance phone calls is quite a tall order to make considering there is only one week left until the 15th. Anyone care to comment/challenge?
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Seeing how Dr. Chan makes the phone calls personally, there's probably something to that, but he could easily still manage that many calls in 2-3 days. I've waited over 7 months, I'm just glad I can expect news within a week!
 
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dapperdoc said:
Lets say that there are around 100 accepted students (could be way off), with a class size of 125. We know that medical schools like to over accept, and I have heard many people say that it is generally 1.5-2x the amount of seats. However, I think Utah accepts quite a few less than that. I would say around 40 or so extra acceptances are handed out, making a total of around 165 acceptances. To be honest, 65 more acceptance phone calls is quite a tall order to make considering there is only one week left until the 15th. Anyone care to comment/challenge?
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At my interview date Dr Chan did specifically say that Utah is unlike other schools in that at any given time they only offer acceptances to the number of seats available. Aka they accept 125 and then continually accept more as more people decline their acceptance.
 
Nervouspremed24 said:
At my interview date Dr Chan did specifically say that Utah is unlike other schools in that at any given time they only offer acceptances to the number of seats available. Aka they accept 125 and then continually accept more as more people decline their acceptance.
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He said the same thing at my interview day.
 
Nervouspremed24 said:
At my interview date Dr Chan did specifically say that Utah is unlike other schools in that at any given time they only offer acceptances to the number of seats available. Aka they accept 125 and then continually accept more as more people decline their acceptance.
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utahman14 said:
He said the same thing at my interview day.
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Thank you for the clarification!
 
Been asking around the pre-med circles at my university (located in Utah) and nobody has heard of any admissions offers being made this last week. Not sure if we should take that as more offers coming next week or if the class is actually full already.
 
aaa434enator said:
Been asking around the pre-med circles at my university (located in Utah) and nobody has heard of any admissions offers being made this last week. Not sure if we should take that as more offers coming next week or if the class is actually full already.
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Medstudent 32 said:
My anxiety got the best of me and I called admissions, she confirmed that they did accept more than 25% of the class before March 1st, but also confirmed that there were a number of acceptances yet to be issued (she couldn't tell me how many). Do we have an update on how big the fbook group is?
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Thanks, mate. I accidentally scrolled past your post! Kind of upset about them accepting more than 25% prior to March 1st. It sounds like they’ve been inconsistent with how they’ve talked to interview groups. I remember being told no more than 25% in September while others were told at least 25%. I’ve seen in previous years threads where it’s been an issue as well.
 
aaa434enator said:
Thanks, mate. I accidentally scrolled past your post! Kind of upset about them accepting more than 25% prior to March 1st. It sounds like they’ve been inconsistent with how they’ve talked to interview groups. I remember being told no more than 25% in September while others were told at least 25%. I’ve seen in previous years threads where it’s been an issue as well.
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I know this process is difficult but please be understanding; you are not entitled to the process staying so rigid. Try finding some healthy ways to deal with the stress and be positive. This will be important in the months and years to come.
 
aaa434enator said:
Thanks, mate. I accidentally scrolled past your post! Kind of upset about them accepting more than 25% prior to March 1st. It sounds like they’ve been inconsistent with how they’ve talked to interview groups. I remember being told no more than 25% in September while others were told at least 25%. I’ve seen in previous years threads where it’s been an issue as well.
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I hope you hear back soon! Inconsistency and an opaque application process is definitely hard to deal with when you are waiting for a life-changing decision that you’ve spent so long preparing for.
 
KMF77 said:
I hope you hear back soon! Inconsistency and an opaque application process is definitely hard to deal with when you are waiting for a life-changing decision that you’ve spent so long preparing for.
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Couldn't agree more!
 
I see both sides- it's much easier to be calm after that first acceptance; but boy, some of you need to calm down. I've gotten several messages asking about how many people are in the Facebook group, etc. It doesn't matter if person "X" was accepted before or after March 15th. It has absolutely no bearing on the overall success or failure of your application. The best candidates are going to be accepted.
 
Like @RiskR3ward said, just try to be patient and find something you enjoy, instead of lurking on SDN all day. I figured that out the hard way, but was much happier when I just decided to step away from SDN.
 
I agree with staying off SDN! I stayed away from SDN my entire college career because I found it to be really depressing (those “what are my chances” threads are crazy full of conjecture and sometimes flat out incorrect information). I actually registered for SDN a few months ago (during my gap year) because I realized I was isolating myself a bit too much (and consequently putting myself through needless and unhelpful cycles of catastrophic thinking).

At this point, if SDN is feeding into your anxiety, don’t log in. The one good thing I think we all can take from these pre-med forums is that getting into med school is unbelievably difficult and mentally, physically and financially taxing. A lot of us are in the same boat- we’ve worked hard and waited for years for this, so, yeah it’s tough. Take solace in the fact that you aren’t alone.
 
I just want to say that I like SDN... 🙂 and I think it is sort of a source of support, even if you are sort of venting. But anyway, only 6 days left! Here it comes! Unless it is a waitlist notification that is. Then you get to wait some more. It is like waiting in line for one of those rides at Disney world, and you think it’s over, but then it turns out you just move onto a new section of the line. Haha
 
I was listening to a song the other week and these lyrics seemed to hit home.

"To pass beyond is what I seek, I fear that I may be too weak,
And those are few who've seen it through to glimpse the other side,
The promised land is waiting like a maiden that is soon to be a bride.
The moment is a masterpiece, the weight of indecision's in the air,
It's standing there, the symbol and the sum of all that's me,
It's just a travesty.
Towering, blocking out the light and blinding me,
I want to see."

A little cheesy, I know, but music is my escape, and I seem to relate everything I hear to what is going on in my life, lol.
 
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jbrown02 said:
I know a guy who got in yesterday, so they've been making calls.
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You know, deep down I knew that had to be true, but it doesn't make it any better hearing it:/

Due to a series of events over the past year, Utah is the only school I can attend without making serious sacrifies in my life. And even before that realization, I truly fell in love with this school at my interview. Nonetheless, these past 10 days have been agonizing to say the least. I feel like all my little worries have been festering over the past 6 months and are now just exploding out of me. I truly fear the worst, and that's hard to stomach. I know some of us will hear some good news soon, I just don't see myself being that lucky.

Sorry to be a worrier guys! It's just been a hard and busy time for me.
 
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