I withdrew myself from ARCOM class of 2024. I hope my seat goes to one of y’all. Best of luck!
I withdrew myself from ARCOM class of 2024. I hope my seat goes to one of y’all. Best of luck!
It’s sad to see the number of people on FB Class of 2024 is slowly increasing while many of us here are still waiting
I'm starting to feel pessimistic about our chances of getting off of the waitlist. Very frustrating...
I have, the prospect of going through another application cycle is depressing. Also, does anyone know how much waitlist movement has occurred? Has the majority of movement already happened or will there be significant movement in the coming weeks?
This thread seems relatively dead compared to last year.
When did you interview?Just got the call and gave up my seat, best of luck to everyone!!
I interviewed way back in August and was on the waitlist, probably should have mentioned that hahaWhen did you interview?
Mcat 502, then 498 second try.....cgpa 3.5, sgpa 3.47, I chose to stay in TexasCongratulations, that's awesome! Do you mind sharing your stats?
I heard rumors of Skype interviews. My best guess is everything is normal as our classes continued with minimal hiccups.How has COVID-19 impacted admissions?
I think he/she was asking how it has affected admissions. Like waitlist and everything. Will the waitlist movement be the same? Is it moving faster or slower? Are more people giving up seats because of covid? Are less people applying? Things like that. I haven’t talked to admissions so I don’t know anything. Heck I don’t even know if they already finished most of their waitlist movements.I heard rumors of Skype interviews. My best guess is everything is normal as our classes continued with minimal hiccups.
You can PM me. I'll do my best to get back to you during my study break.Would any current student be willing to discuss things relating to admissions via private message? I have some things I would like to ask, but I would be more comfortable to discuss in private. Thanks.
I agree. I already started my application for the 2021 cycle.I think at this point it’s probably best that we focus on reapplying.
I think he/she was asking how it has affected admissions. Like waitlist and everything. Will the waitlist movement be the same? Is it moving faster or slower? Are more people giving up seats because of covid? Are less people applying? Things like that. I haven’t talked to admissions so I don’t know anything. Heck I don’t even know if they already finished most of their waitlist movements.
Call and ask. Nobody knows the magic sauce that admissions uses. We just pay tuition and study. Like I said in my previous post, things likely remained the same as last year.I think he/she was asking how it has affected admissions. Like waitlist and everything. Will the waitlist movement be the same? Is it moving faster or slower? Are more people giving up seats because of covid? Are less people applying? Things like that. I haven’t talked to admissions so I don’t know anything. Heck I don’t even know if they already finished most of their waitlist movements.
Is there a thread for ARCOMs Biomed program?
Did anyone see the number of members for class 2024 on FB dropped to 138!
So I saw in the past years the class size was 162. So how come there’s only 150 seats this year?
The inaugural class was 162 because schools are allowed by COCA to go 8-10% above their actual class size to account for attrition. When I started OMS1 there was 165 people in my class. 8 of them were repeating, so technically they accepted 157 for my class, now going into OMS3 we're down to about ~150-152 (that's if no one didn't fail any of last semester's classes, or get held back due to board failure).But the incoming class size will be 162?
I guess it’s time to finally accept that waitlist movement is probably over...
If we call the admissions office to check the status would that make a negative impression, perhaps?I cannot stress the importance of calling the admissions office and showing your continued interest up until the first day of classes! Don’t give up!
If we call the admissions office to check the status would that make a negative impression, perhaps?
The consensus I've seen around SDN is that if you wrote a letter of intent to one school, it means that you've basically said that no matter what happens, if you are accepted to school X, you will attend that school despite having other offers from Y, Z, etc. It looks really bad on you if you get accepted to school X, but decide to go to another program that you were also accepted to. Why would you have given a letter of intent so early before March? Clearly, it wasn't a good idea since you've clearly changed your mind since then.I got waitlisted at another school back in March. I submitted a LOI to that school. Since March, I’ve changed my mind due to personal reasons. If I get accepted to both schools today , I would choose ARCOM over that other school. My thing is, should I write a letter of intent to ARCOM even though I already wrote one to the other school?
The consensus I've seen around SDN is that if you wrote a letter of intent to one school, it means that you've basically said that no matter what happens, if you are accepted to school X, you will attend that school despite having other offers from Y, Z, etc. It looks really bad on you if you get accepted to school X, but decide to go to another program that you were also accepted to. Why would you have given a letter of intent so early before March? Clearly, it wasn't a good idea since you've clearly changed your mind since then.
From my phone calls with ARCOM, I was told that they don't place any serious emphasis on LOI. The reason for that is basically this post right here. Too often students use letters of intent in an attempt to convince ADCOM members to choose their application, but don't mean the words they say because as soon as a better option comes around, that letter of intent and the promise that student made to attend that once beloved school becomes meaningless. My advice, don't bother wasting your energy on making another letter of intent cause its not only disingenuous, dishonest, and unethical (according to some individuals on here and in some medical school admissions committees), but it won't place help your case in any way whatsoever.
I personally think that in this situation picking ARCOM even with a LOI to another school is excusable. A LOI is not a contract. Make the decision that is within your best interest. No ADCOM will be kept up at night thinking twice about it.If you go back in the thread you can see that I really liked both schools. Overall, I decided to not write a letter to ARCOM. I did it in March because that was my first choice school. Since then, my parents have been out of a job for a couple months due to covid and we are struggling financially. I haven’t been out of my house in months because my parents canceled the car insurance and I can’t drive. Right now, ARCOM is a better choice because it’s cheaper and I wouldn’t have to pay rent because I would be living at my uncle’s family who lives 30 minutes away.
Like I said, it was due to personal reasons. Why did I write a letter or intent back in March? Well, I didn’t think COVID would affect me that much. If granted acceptance at both schools right now, I would have to pick ARCOM. I understand what a letter of intent is which is why I only wrote one letter to the and not the other schools.
When I asked the question, I didn’t think I have to explain but you have blown it out of proportion by implying that I’m unethical and dishonest.
I didn't imply that you were unethical and dishonest, I implied that the action of sending multiple letters was unethical and dishonest. Nevertheless, I probably came off as a bit harsh there, so I apologize. I got a little carried away there and apologize that you had to explain your situation to me for me to get it. If you want to write a letter to ARCOM, I'd recommend that you write a letter of interest and combine it with any updates you may have. I'd say that holds more merit than a letter of intent letter and in that update/letter of interest, include this stuff you said here. The difference is you're not explicitly stating that ARCOM is your number one choice.If you go back in the thread you can see that I really liked both schools. Overall, I decided to not write a letter to ARCOM. I did it in March because that was my first choice school. Since then, my parents have been out of a job for a couple months due to covid and we are struggling financially. I haven’t been out of my house in months because my parents canceled the car insurance and I can’t drive. Right now, ARCOM is a better choice because it’s cheaper and I wouldn’t have to pay rent because I would be living at my uncle’s family who lives 30 minutes away.
Like I said, it was due to personal reasons. Why did I write a letter or intent back in March? Well, I didn’t think COVID would affect me that much. If granted acceptance at both schools right now, I would have to pick ARCOM. I understand what a letter of intent is which is why I only wrote one letter to the and not the other schools.
When I asked the question, I didn’t think I have to explain but you have blown it out of proportion by implying that I’m unethical and dishonest.
Hope you and your family are well!If you go back in the thread you can see that I really liked both schools. Overall, I decided to not write a letter to ARCOM. I did it in March because that was my first choice school. Since then, my parents have been out of a job for a couple months due to covid and we are struggling financially. I haven’t been out of my house in months because my parents canceled the car insurance and I can’t drive. Right now, ARCOM is a better choice because it’s cheaper and I wouldn’t have to pay rent because I would be living at my uncle’s family who lives 30 minutes away.
Like I said, it was due to personal reasons. Why did I write a letter or intent back in March? Well, I didn’t think COVID would affect me that much. If granted acceptance at both schools right now, I would have to pick ARCOM. I understand what a letter of intent is which is why I only wrote one letter to the and not the other schools.
When I asked the question, I didn’t think I have to explain but you have blown it out of proportion by implying that I’m unethical and dishonest.
Hope you and your family are well!