I’d say it depends what you’re planning to specialize in at the moment (so is match day really a big deal cuz you want to be a neurosurgeon or is it not that huge of an issue) and that it’s hard to know your first choice until you explore other programs and visit other campuses. Have you been to the other city even? Can you get more info about it before you decide to interview or not?
Good things to ponder.. Maybe I just need to do more research. I love wmed but it is important to keep an open mind.. Even if it comes at travel expenses lol.
I’d say it’s usually before but I was the second interview date so it was a little different.
Thank you!
Waitlisted!! I'm so psyched, because until halfway through that email I was sure it was a rejection.
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Me!!
Waitlisted!! I'm so psyched, because until halfway through that email I was sure it was a rejection.
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Lol, when did you interview?
What is second look?
It’s where accepted students can go back and visit the school again. You can also meet some of the other rising M1s and meet current students and faculty during the reception and throughout the day.
Oh OK, sounds good.
April 6th
Wmed waitlists a lot, its beginning to be scary. It seems once u got interview your next spot is acceptance or wait list, no rejections.
I'm sure they reject a reasonable number of people. My impression is they don't outright accept a ton but rather accept a lot from the waitlist. I know several people who attend here and almost all had been on the waitlist at some point.
For accepted only.
I think there might be a couple that repeated a year. There is also one student who took a year for research and therefore is a year back as well. I haven't heard of anyone who straight up dropped or was dismissed.
When I interviewed in January, it felt like everyone besides one reported waitlisted on here and I was super bummed. As I just finished meeting with someone to proof read my update letter about a month later, I got the call I was accepted off of the waitlist. Didn’t even get a chance to send the letter. And I’m noticing on the accepted applicant fb page that some people I interviewed with are just now getting added to it. Also- idk how much this soothes anxiety but there’s only like 40 accepted students on the fb page. Depends on how many are actually accepting the invite but I think around 80% of Americans use fb so it could be some what of a representation of how much space is left in the class? Someone wrote on here that the waitlist is a good place to be and that most students of other classes at wmed were accepted off of the waitlist.
I believe it was the 12th!
The only thing I can think of is that they offer a masters in biomedical science. Maybe successful students are offered admission after completing it.
Here's some info about students that completed it: ‘Extraordinarily proud’: Medical school celebrates first graduates of Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program | WMed
No I meant the "Bridge to MD" program that's offered to some students who interview but aren't accepted or, in my case, who complete the phone interview but are told they won't be called for an on-campus interview. I was told in the same e-mail I was being considered for the 1-year "Bridge to MD" program which, upon successful completion, would grant me acceptance into the medical school class that starts the following Fall. Was this not mentioned in anyone else's rejection e-mail?
Just click the link from the person above, the article IS ABOUT the Bridge to MD program 🙂
Yes I read the article, but I was asking if anyone here on SDN heard anything about it in any e-mails from Western and were told that they were being considered for it. They're only taking 4-8 students this time and are only considering a small number of candidates so I'm wondering how many people here were told about it in an e-mail.
You had asked that question like 5 posts earlier, so I think people would’ve still seen it, but thanks for clarifying why you felt the need to ask it again a few days later.
84, that’s the max they can have
