I WAS ACCEPTED OFF THE WAIT LIST AT DREXEL TODAY' !!!!! JUST FEW MINUTES AGO. I wish the best to rest of the wait listed here. I was interviewed on 2/6
I WAS ACCEPTED OFF THE WAIT LIST AT DREXEL TODAY' !!!!! JUST FEW MINUTES AGO. I wish the best to rest of the wait listed here. I was interviewed on 2/6
Is wait list happening at the T-20 ??
This month has just left me feeling broken.
2.5 years ago, I remember being extremely stressed over the MCAT. I knew that I had to have an insane score to make up for my low undergraduate GPA and to be accepted into one of my state schools, so much that I dedicated my time solely towards the test after graduating. I remember that day in February 2017, I was in a class in my DIY post-bacc when I got an email saying that my score was available. I was so excited when I learned that I scored in the 97th percentile, and in that moment, I thought I could really do this. I couldn't pay attention at all during that lecture because I spent the whole time thinking about and constructing my school list now that I had my stats.
So I applied in the 2017-2018 cycle. I applied to around 40 schools and was complete August/September. October came, no interview. Then came the holidays. Then 2018. By spring, I still had the hopes of a last minute interview, but it never came. Nevertheless, I remained strong. At my scribe job, I worked my butt off. I became the best at my job, and I was selected as chief after my predecessor matriculated into medical school. I hated my job; my boss was a money grubbing physician with a team of equally unethical providers, but I stuck with it because I knew it would be important for my app. And quite frankly, I think I did the best that I could at my job. In that cycle, I also co-authored and published a paper. I wrote a new personal statement. I revised my activities section. I was hopeful again. I submitted an application for 2018-2019.
I was so happy when that first interview invite came in October and even more elated with the second. Then the third and fourth in December. In my mind, there was no way I could mess this up. I got my first post-II rejection, but I thought hey I still have a couple chances. Same with the post-II waitlist. Now it's July 2019, I'm sitting at two post-II rejections, one waitlist at a school that starts in 8 days, and one pending decision at a school that interviewed me 6 months ago. The last school tells me "I might be on the waitlist". They tell me to check the portal every day, and it has said that same exact thing since I interviewed 6 months ago. Letters of interest and intent have all been submitted. All my cards have been played. The days drag on. I go to work 3-4 days a week for 12 hours each day and hate nearly every minute of being wrapped up in the bureaucratic nonsense and unethical treatment. On my off days, I get gas, grocery shop, and watch Netflix. I plan on submitting my resignation letter within the next week and moving back home; two application cycles have sucked me dry financially, and it's just a poor financial decision to renew my lease and stay at a job that makes me miserable.
But what should I do going forward? Some of the physicians and admin at work tell me to go to the Caribbean. I have to just smile and take it because they get defensive when I calmly explain why it's not an option for me. At the very least, I will have to retake my MCAT score; most schools require it to be within 3 years of matriculation or application, neither of which will be valid for the upcoming cycles. I remember the dread and the pressure to perform during my last bout of studying for it, and now both have just been cranked to the maximum. Scoring lower isn't an option, but how am I supposed to score better than a 520? One bad test day and I'm in the gutter. Some of my friends I graduated with, I was hoping that I'd only be a year behind them. Now, it's looking like they're going to be residents before I even started medical school. People will say something along the lines of blah blah your life moves at it's own pace, don't compare yourself to others. But how can I not when I'm in my mid-20s with no solid career foundation. My family, they've been nothing but supportive. They have high hopes for me. I'm the "smart one" in the family. But I've just let them down.
I'm depressed.
I have verified the information from AMCAS personally...twice.@gyngyn You mentioned that everyone accepted at your school is CTE, with two showing multiple acceptances. It seems odd that everyone chose CTE immediately and that there is not a single PTE applicant who may be waitlisted at another school and is holding out until the last possible moment. Perhaps you had an early CTE date? Or is it possible that the AMCAS is providing you the wrong information? It feels like it has been quite some time that they’ve reported everyone as CTE. I hope they haven’t made a mistake?
I have verified the information from AMCAS personally...twice.
We still have 2 multiple accepts. They won't tell us who they are. Nor will they act.
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I have verified the information from AMCAS personally...twice.
We still have 2 multiple accepts. They won't tell us who they are. Nor will they act.
From what my colleagues have shared, none of us is remotely happy with this mess, but we were never in the driver's seat. This decision was made by and executed (largely) by...lawyers.Hey gyngyn, I was just wondering if your perspective as a member of an ADCOM about the new traffic rules is unique, or if it’s actually endorsed by others. I just wish we heard more from the adcom side rather than the aamc excitedly self congratulating itself.
I have a feeling this is possible because the other schools are not requiring PTE/CTE. If there is any justice in the world, these two will ultimately honor their commitment to @gyngyn's school, and the other schools will get burned by allowing this to happen, by finding themselves with seats to fill at orientation. The good news is that this will create at least two lucky winners of the last minute WL sweepstakes! 🙂Wow that is ridiculously unfair to everyone except the extremely lucky five people who get multiple acceptances. How is that okay.
I have a feeling this is possible because the other schools are not requiring PTE/CTE. If there is any justice in the world, these two will ultimately honor their commitment to @gyngyn's school, and the other schools will get burned by allowing this to happen, by finding themselves with seats to fill at orientation. The good news is that this will create at least two lucky winners of the last minute WL sweepstakes! 🙂
Absolutely no disrespect intended. I hoped to convey my agreement that it is BS that some fellow applicants can get away with unethical behavior, aided and abetted by some of the very institutions that emphasize it so much in the process. Of course, it would be ideal if everyone played by an agreed upon set of common rules. I was merely trying to point out a silver lining at this point in the process for anyone with no acceptances, namely, that people holding multiple acceptances at this point are the only things that will generate WL movement.I know you’re trying to keep it lighthearted but honestly it’s not a game to us. It’s our lives and our families being impacted. I appreciate your attempt at levity but it’s also maybe misplaced given the gravity of the situation and the immense uncertainty.
I called a T20 that I'm waitlisted for and they said the had a withdrawal and an acceptance they gave out last week. The person on the phone said while the class is full, maybe a withdrawal here or there may happen.No but hopefully someone can prove me wrong. I'm waitlisted at a T20 and T30ish with no acceptances and currently reapplying.
because the mother has gone through tremendous difficulty in labor bringing her child into the world, she carries her child in this world with tremendous love and dignity. similar to those who struggle on their path to medicine. they make the best physicians.
Do you happen to know the respective CTE dates for those schools?Very recent movement at Drexel, Iowa and SUNY Upstate, one reported acceptance at each school.
The beat, however faint, goes on.
Do you happen to know the respective CTE dates for those schools?
Do you happen to know the respective CTE dates for those schools?
Do you happen to know the respective CTE dates for those schools?
I called my waitlist school (wisconsin) today and they reported no waitlist movement has occurred at all and they don’t anticipate going to the waitlist at all this year :’( I’m so bummed, especially since that waitlist is ranked and I was so close, at the beginning of the summer I definitely thought I’d get in. It’s been such a long summer of waiting and looks like it will ultimately end in rejection.
I called my waitlist school (wisconsin) today and they reported no waitlist movement has occurred at all and they don’t anticipate going to the waitlist at all this year :’( I’m so bummed, especially since that waitlist is ranked and I was so close, at the beginning of the summer I definitely thought I’d get in. It’s been such a long summer of waiting and looks like it will ultimately end in rejection.
Do you have another acceptance or would this have been your first? Either way, I'm really sorry 🙁. I don't mean to give false hope, but there has been some movement at other schools the past couple days, so its possible that that movement could stir the pot a little bit!
You've got start conversation turned offThanks. I do not have an acceptance yet besides to a Caribbean school. I have one other waitlist I’m holding out for. But this is my second time applying, and I know I am mentally and academically ready to go, and I’m getting too old (this is my subjective feeling, of course) to keep reapplying. I’ve tried my hardest to make up for a sub-par undergrad GPA and I’ve just about exhausted my arsenal here. Sooo probably headed to the Caribbean soon since my ultimate goal is still to become a practicing physician. Bleh. If anyone is facing a similar fork in the road I’d love to hear from you!
It's too soon to give up.Thanks. I do not have an acceptance yet besides to a Caribbean school. I have one other waitlist I’m holding out for. But this is my second time applying, and I know I am mentally and academically ready to go, and I’m getting too old (this is my subjective feeling, of course) to keep reapplying. I’ve tried my hardest to make up for a sub-par undergrad GPA and I’ve just about exhausted my arsenal here. Sooo probably headed to the Caribbean soon since my ultimate goal is still to become a practicing physician. Bleh. If anyone is facing a similar fork in the road I’d love to hear from you!
@ph0ebunny
You won't get any love on SDN for choosing a Caribbean school (that's putting it mildly). Personally, I think you should be fine if you go to one of the better Carib schools and excel. The people who don't drop out seem to match quite well.
Random question but why are people on here so against Caribbean schools? I get that they are mostly a last resort but people on here seem to have an unrealistic hatred of them
Only yesterday I heard from a classmate of mine whose kid was attending a Caribbean school. He was begging for any information on a US school that would accept him as a transfer. He never even applied DO...Random question but why are people on here so against Caribbean schools? I get that they are mostly a last resort but people on here seem to have an unrealistic hatred of them
Random question but why are people on here so against Caribbean schools? I get that they are mostly a last resort but people on here seem to have an unrealistic hatred of them
Random question but why are people on here so against Caribbean schools? I get that they are mostly a last resort but people on here seem to have an unrealistic hatred of them
There was a time when this was possible (if not common). This is not that time.I know a couple of physicians that went to a Caribbean school and then matched to great residency programs and are doing quite well rn.
@gyngyn -- is there such a thing?Only yesterday I heard from a classmate of mine whose kid was attending a Caribbean school. He was begging for any information on a US school that would accept him as a transfer. He never even applied DO...
Transfers between LCME accredited schools are uncommon. From the Caribbean, they are reportable!
Is this something that's being considered?If Step 1 goes P/F
Is this something that's being considered?
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They said they are planning on enacting pass/fail STEP 1 as soon as the winter of '19-'20
But they are just recommendations, is this going to happen? What could stop it?
Literally same famWas just accepted and class starts in two weeks! Overjoyed and freaking out at the same time![]()
Hey anyone looking for a roommate at Drexel medical school. I am still in the process of completing background and finger prints here in Miami. I am driving there by 7/25.
This is called a waitlist thread for a reason. I’m happy for you but can you take this somewhere else? Like Drexel thread or accepted student FB page.
Movement today at CMS Rosalind Franklin and, as previously reported, at Columbia.
Drip, drip.