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I m on the alternate list as well and do not have the background check email or the choose your medical school tool.
That's awesome! Just curious though, wouldn't your portal change too if you got accepted (even if you did not receive the email they sent)?Holy cow! You're right! I called up the office and I was apparently sent an acceptance email last night that I never actually received. They resent it and it still doesn't feel real!!
Yes. But you can only hold 1 acceptance.This is going to be a potentially stupid question, but I need help! I was accepted here but am still on the waitlist for another school. If I fill out all the forms on the Albany site and send the deposit, I'm only holding my spot and not committed right? Meaning I can withdraw my acceptance should I come off the waitlist at the other school.
Yeah, you can withdraw your Albany acceptance right after you get accepted to another school.This is going to be a potentially stupid question, but I need help! I was accepted here but am still on the waitlist for another school. If I fill out all the forms on the Albany site and send the deposit, I'm only holding my spot and not committed right? Meaning I can withdraw my acceptance should I come off the waitlist at the other school.
Was accepted here last week!! Does anyone know when classes start or how to find information regarding the academic calendar on the AMC webpage?
anyone who's accepted know when the CTE deadline is? Cause at this point I'm becoming convinced there will be no more movement until then lol
Orientation is August 5th, and I don’t think the academic calendar has been posted yet!
anyone who's accepted know when the CTE deadline is? Cause at this point I'm becoming convinced there will be no more movement until then lol
Does anyone think it's worth calling them to see if they're at capacity yet? Or would they not disclose that info.
Lmao I was considering it (I wanted to ask them something along the lines of how many spots are left, what's the approximate % chance of getting in from alternate, etc etc) but I was too scared to...but if you are brave enough to do it please tell us the results!! xD
Albany website says they enroll 135-140 students per year. FB group is at 142, probably around 133-137 if you subtract likely current students. So estimating around 5 spots or less depending on students commenting above, and myself, that have yet to join. Definitely not the time to give up hope just yet, especially with this new system and movement (combined with the 3 days they give those pulled off the alternate list to accept their acceptance and assign them as #1 choice)! - but make sure you're not just sitting around hoping for the best! That really screwed me last year with reapplications.
Agreed -- try not to use the FB group numbers as any sort of gauge. Many accepted students join every facebook group at every school to which they were accepted in order to see what the vibe is like, get updates on the process, etc. For example, there are well over 300 students in one of the groups I'm in for a school that has 200 incoming students. This number is totally irrelevant.I agree with this... I was ready to start writing up my application in a few days until I was accepted a week ago... One of my friends who was accepted at AMC, but is attending another school is in the FB group and never left. I wouldn't go by the FB group member count. AMC just likes to accept super conservatively. If I was to guess, there should be some movement tomorrow since I was accepted last Wednesday.. This would give the recently accepted students ample time to make decisions on whether to attend or not
That's definitely reassuring! But if amc accepts like 300 people a year and most people accepted join the group then why are only 150 in the fb group...
So it looks like ~79 people (don't know how many of the 79 are M1s or something, but then again don't know how many acceptees don't use facebook...) got in since april 10th. It would seem that the waitlist is moving a lot, just no one is posting in on here lol
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Someone else had that happen and it meant they'd gotten in!! You should check your amcas to see if "choose your school" is available; if so, email admissions and ask what's up cause you probably got in!
Hm Albany hasn't shown up on my Choose Your School tool despite getting the background check email. I'll check again tomorrow!
Last year after the mid-May UC pulls, only one or two posted that they got off the list. Safe to say if we haven’t heard back that all hope is lost?
Just call, reference the email, and ask about your status. It was quick and easy. Don't wait until tomorrow unless you're not seriously considering the school because they give you 3 days to accept their acceptance.
Additionally, since you're already holding an acceptance it's possible you might not see Albany listed unless you click "edit selection" on AMCAS as you already have a school selected as 'plan to enroll' ( which you can only have one of at this time)- the new tool is..unclear.
Thanks for the tip. Just checked "edit selection" on my Choose Your School tool and Albany isn't listed Nothing new on the Albany portal or spam email folder either. My disappointment is immeasureable and now my day is ruined. I was totally played by that background check email
Going to be withdrawing my A, hope it goes to one of you guys!
This gives me hope but also worry. Could they be down to a one-by-one replacement already?Was accepted on Friday - so don't give up hope! Movement is still happening.
This gives me hope but also worry. Could they be down to a one-by-one replacement already?
My daughter is in the same situation...guessing it is a reject! Might be worth a call to find out what happened.I know that interviews are over, but is there anyone else on here who has not been rejected yet and has not received an interview haha?
I didn't call but I did email quite some time ago, they basically said "we don't know but we anticipate releasing the alternate list from consideration in June, maybe July." Definitely disheartening...all we can do is hope I guess.
Hello friends. I need your help with a V serious question.
So, I'm currently accepted at Albany but still waiting to hear from another school (which would likely be much cheaper for me).
I have noooo clue when I'll hear from them (June, July, whenever). *Do I, or do I not, secure an apartment in Albany?* I know this is an amazing problem to have, but I have no idea how to navigate this waitlist. HALP
Urgh, thank you for your input!!! I appreciate it. I'm nervous about losing a security deposit, etc...but I guess not having a place to live while starting med school would be worse than losing $1,000.Secure the apartment now, because it’s a good plan, we don’t know how the waitlists are moving this year, and you KNOW you’ll likely be pulled off that other more enticing waitlist the second you actually try to set down some roots (just kidding about the last part, but it’s a good idea to secure the housing anyway)
Urgh, thank you for your input!!! I appreciate it. I'm nervous about losing a security deposit, etc...but I guess not having a place to live while starting med school would be worse than losing $1,000.