2019-2020 Boston University

[Reader12]

Does anyone know when waitlist movement will start at BU? I know they say that most of the movement will be in June, but does that mean they don't accept anyone in May?

The last two years according to the sdn threads people were accepted off the waitlist in May, but we'll just have to see.

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[seafarer097]

I withdrew today!

 

[Nostalgic119]

During the instagram Q&A Dr. Goodell said that as of right now the class is still overbooked and they don't anticipate any movement until after the April 30th deadline.

Which instagram account was this on? I couldn't find anything on the BU medical instagram page.

 

[themightychondrion]

Which instagram account was this on? I couldn't find anything on the BU medical instagram page.

The handle is @buadmissions
Not sure if it will still be visible though cause it was an Instagram live feed thing

 

[Nostalgic119]

The handle is @buadmissions
Not sure if it will still be visible though cause it was an Instagram live feed thing

That explains why I don't see it. Thanks for letting me know!

 

[khichadi]

That explains why I don't see it. Thanks for letting me know!

Every school overbook but today is the day for them to get final count. I wouldn't lose hope. People do drop out for various reason.

 

[Nostalgic119]

Anyone know waitlisted people should hear back? Also anyone somehow have any knowledge about whether there will be waitlist movement or not?

 

[dazul]

Anyone know waitlisted people should hear back? Also anyone somehow have any knowledge about whether there will be waitlist movement or not?

With the new rules I would say a typical waitlist response should be in the first 2 weeks of May, but from past BU threads towards the end of May is when we should expect it! Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong haha

 

[grantdoc]

Just gave up a spot here. Good luck to every one.

 

[dazul]

Just gave up a spot here. Good luck to every one.

Good luck with your med school career! Just curious, was it a spot from waitlist movement or a regular A

 

[Nostalgic119]

Has anyone on the waitlist called the office to see if there's going to be any movement? I'm debating doing that later today/tomorrow if no one else has

 

[coffee&scrubs]

Has anyone on the waitlist called the office to see if there's going to be any movement? I'm debating doing that later today/tomorrow if no one else has

I haven't but if you do, please let us know!

 

[Nostalgic119]

I haven't but if you do, please let us know!

Called and got sent straight to voicemail that directed me to email them. Idk if I want to send an email now, might wait till Monday or something to do so.

 

[coffee&scrubs]

Called and got sent straight to voicemail that directed me to email them. Idk if I want to send an email now, might wait till Monday or something to do so.

From looking at previous threads, BU's waitlist does seem to move in late May, rather than in early May like other schools. So maybe waiting until Monday is a good idea.

 

[fjeowpij]

Anyone else not seeing the "commit to enroll" option on AMCAS?

 

[MDapplicant578124]

Anyone else not seeing the "commit to enroll" option on AMCAS?

Are you clicking "edit selection"?

 

[fjeowpij]

Are you clicking "edit selection"?

Oh I see it now. Thanks!

 

[GoBlue2019]

Accepted off the waitlist the other day but will be turning it down. Hoping this goes to one of you!

 

[coffee&scrubs]

Well bois, it looks like WL movement has in fact started here after all. So much for the previous years’ trends...

 

[Nostalgic119]

Accepted off the waitlist the other day but will be turning it down. Hoping this goes to one of you!

Damn I wonder if they're done with the initial WL acceptances after the April 30th deadline and now the rest will only move if people already enrolling get off other waitlists. I hope not but it seems like the most likely scenario.

 

[grantdoc]

Good luck with your med school career! Just curious, was it a spot from waitlist movement or a regular A

From the A list

 

[Nostalgic119]

This wait is killing me! I'm struggling through editing my personal statement for next cycle while low-key hoping that my phone rings at any moment. Alas I've been waiting since October and it hasn't rung yet...

 

[dknight259]

I’m sorry to hear that. Unfortunately BU is one of those schools that just WLs people instead of rejecting them. Their WL essentially acts as a soft rejection. It really stinks and I was in your position last year.

Damn, seriously? Waitlists are already bad enough, now we have to contend with this.

N = 2 but I feel like schools with historically high tuition do this. USC did the same thing to me last year. I guess there’s no telling if your accepted class will bail. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[MDapplicant578124]

Dear BU,

I regret to inform you that I’m breaking up with you. You were once my top choice, and then you left me in the dust twice since my interview, and I just can’t do this anymore. I’ve felt you pulling away since my deferral and I know you have a thing with other students. I can’t continue to be your second choice when someone else has me as their first choice. It was nice knowing you.

Sincerely,
MDapplicant

p.s. I know my waitlist withdrawal likely means nothing for other SDNers but hopefully it moves someone up just enough to get in!

 

[Nostalgic119]

I’m sorry to hear that. Unfortunately BU is one of those schools that just WLs people instead of rejecting them. Their WL essentially acts as a soft rejection. It really stinks and I was in your position last year.

Thanks for the advice. Just to clarify, is your implication that there's not much waitlist movement at BU or that there's a low probability of getting off the WL since there's tons of people on it?

I'm working on my next app cycle with the assumption of an R regardless since I need to be ready in time for the next cycle.

 

[BRWN2MED]

Thanks for the advice. Just to clarify, is your implication that there's not much waitlist movement at BU or that there's a low probability of getting off the WL since there's tons of people on it?

I'm working on my next app cycle with the assumption of an R regardless since I need to be ready in time for the next cycle.

Just wanted to say that there is movement at the moment -- I have friends who got off last week.

 

[BRWN2MED]

would not be surprised if your friend was part of BU’s MAMS program.

One was and the other wasn't.

 

[d10629039]

I'm withdrawing my acceptance and merit scholarship. Good luck everyone!

 

[usctrojan24]

If Harvard med is going online for the fall do we think busm will eventually do the same?

Campus Life in the Fall? A Test With No Clear Answer (Published 2020)

The nation’s largest public university system will stay online, but other colleges are determined to bring back students. The patchwork could look much like the rest of the country.

www.nytimes.com

 

[lukesup_12]

If Harvard med is going online for the fall do we think busm will eventually do the same?

Campus Life in the Fall? A Test With No Clear Answer (Published 2020)

The nation’s largest public university system will stay online, but other colleges are determined to bring back students. The patchwork could look much like the rest of the country.

www.nytimes.com

Will be interesting to hear from them soon

 

[meniscus_biscuit]

any waitlist movement?

 

[BRWN2MED]

any waitlist movement?

I think there has been movement, but just no one reporting it on the page.


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[coffee&scrubs]

I emailed admissions yesterday inquiring about movement and they said they’ve “had very little movement on the waitlist.” So thats that I guess.

 

[rj2626]

I emailed admissions yesterday inquiring about movement and they said they’ve “had very little movement on the waitlist.” So thats that I guess.

They did say that the bulk of movement happens in June but who knows

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[Nostalgic119]

I emailed admissions yesterday inquiring about movement and they said they’ve “had very little movement on the waitlist.” So thats that I guess.

Did they say anything about movement going forward?

 

[emoweedle]

I withdrew today, so hopefully my spot goes to one of you!

 

[coffee&scrubs]

Did they say anything about movement going forward?

“We have had very little movement on the waitlist. Unfortunately, we do not provide any additional information about the waitlist.”
These two sentences are all I got... hoping for the best rn, but not expecting much from them tbh.

 

[Matt Penn]

They did say that the bulk of movement happens in June but who knows

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I remember the dean saying the same thing. I think she also mentioned that there is significant movement in July too.

 

[BRWN2MED]

I remember the dean saying the same thing. I think she also mentioned that there is significant movement in July too.

A few of my friends got off in June and July in the last two years. Keep hope guys!!!

 

[youngdr7]

I just got in off of the waitlist today and will be accepting the position. They said there was one more going out today as well!

 

[youngdr7]

for those of you who were successful in getting an II, did you write anything for the optional essays?

Yes, I wrote about my passions and, obviously, it didn’t work to start, but it worked in the long run! I wouldn’t leave it blank I would use it to develop your story as a human and applicant.

 

[lil'mochi]

Hi guys. I will be applying in 2021. I was just wondering if my stats were okay to apply?
CGPA: 3.76
sGPA: 3.6
MCAT: 522
Extracurricular activities: 2 internships, 1 year of research (9 months wet lab, 4 months Human trafficking research), will be doing another year of research during gap year
Clinical Experience: worked in a health clinic as a referral specialist (scheduling patient appointments and served as the Membership Director for the internship program). Almost 80 hours of shadowing. Almost 200 hours of volunteering in pediatric hospital. Almost 100 hours volunteering in local and on campus food pantry.
Served as a students instructor for biology for 1 year
Leadership positions: 3 exec board positions for 3 students organizations and membership director for clinic's intern program.
Little concerned because my last two years of college weren't that great bc I had family issues, so I received a B- in biochemistry and microbe. In the fall semester of my senior year, I took an endocrinology class and got a C+ (I plan on retaking it at a good university near home). But my final semester, got all As. I worked by butt off for the MCAT. Is it okay to have some bumps in the grades? Should I consider a post bac?

 

[MD_2024]

Hi guys. I will be applying in 2021. I was just wondering if my stats were okay to apply?
CGPA: 3.76
sGPA: 3.6
MCAT: 522
Extracurricular activities: 2 internships, 1 year of research (9 months wet lab, 4 months Human trafficking research), will be doing another year of research during gap year
Clinical Experience: worked in a health clinic as a referral specialist (scheduling patient appointments and served as the Membership Director for the internship program). Almost 80 hours of shadowing. Almost 200 hours of volunteering in pediatric hospital. Almost 100 hours volunteering in local and on campus food pantry.
Served as a students instructor for biology for 1 year
Leadership positions: 3 exec board positions for 3 students organizations and membership director for clinic's intern program.
Little concerned because my last two years of college weren't that great bc I had family issues, so I received a B- in biochemistry and microbe. In the fall semester of my senior year, I took an endocrinology class and got a C+ (I plan on retaking it at a good university near home). But my final semester, got all As. I worked by butt off for the MCAT. Is it okay to have some bumps in the grades? Should I consider a post bac?

You definitely don't need to take a post-bacc, seeing as you're already planning to retake one of your courses and it doesn't seem like you performed poorly in too many classes. I had worse GPA (with several B's and a C) and similar MCAT, interviewed at BU and several other schools.

 

[i_beeleaf_in_you]

Hi guys. I will be applying in 2021. I was just wondering if my stats were okay to apply?
CGPA: 3.76
sGPA: 3.6
MCAT: 522
Extracurricular activities: 2 internships, 1 year of research (9 months wet lab, 4 months Human trafficking research), will be doing another year of research during gap year
Clinical Experience: worked in a health clinic as a referral specialist (scheduling patient appointments and served as the Membership Director for the internship program). Almost 80 hours of shadowing. Almost 200 hours of volunteering in pediatric hospital. Almost 100 hours volunteering in local and on campus food pantry.
Served as a students instructor for biology for 1 year
Leadership positions: 3 exec board positions for 3 students organizations and membership director for clinic's intern program.
Little concerned because my last two years of college weren't that great bc I had family issues, so I received a B- in biochemistry and microbe. In the fall semester of my senior year, I took an endocrinology class and got a C+ (I plan on retaking it at a good university near home). But my final semester, got all As. I worked by butt off for the MCAT. Is it okay to have some bumps in the grades? Should I consider a post bac?

Ofc your stats are okay to apply! To BU and to a lot of other schools.
I think your stats and EC are all amazing. The only thing is the downward trend in your GPA, which can be easily explained in your personal statement or secondary essays. I also had a C+ in college due to situations in my personal life. But that experience also motivated me to be a doctor. I don't think a post bac is necessary, esp when you take into consideration the cost of such a program.
Have confidence

 

[calypso2020]

Has anyone had any experiences with asking them to defer admission a year? I'm considering it since it seems pretty likely that classes will be online only and I don't think that's conducive with my learning style. I haven't had anything dramatic happen to me or my family but I could continue my job for another year if they would allow me to defer.

 

[BRWN2MED]

Has anyone had any experiences with asking them to defer admission a year? I'm considering it since it seems pretty likely that classes will be online only and I don't think that's conducive with my learning style. I haven't had anything dramatic happen to me or my family but I could continue my job for another year if they would allow me to defer.

People from other threads have mentioned that it has to be an excruciating circumstance to defer. I think they’re still trying to make it a hybrid of online and in person. Shoot your shot tho!


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[HopefulDoctor109]

Has anyone had any experiences with asking them to defer admission a year? I'm considering it since it seems pretty likely that classes will be online only and I don't think that's conducive with my learning style. I haven't had anything dramatic happen to me or my family but I could continue my job for another year if they would allow me to defer.

no harm in asking. Just make a good case for it.

 

[calypso2020]

People from other threads have mentioned that it has to be an excruciating circumstance to defer. I think they’re still trying to make it a hybrid of online and in person. Shoot your shot tho!


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Are you referring to other BU specific threads or just overall medical school threads?

 

[calypso2020]

no harm in asking. Just make a good case for it.

That's the plan

 

[BRWN2MED]

Are you referring to other BU specific threads or just overall medical school threads?

Just overall medical school threads. I have a friend from another medical school who was able to defer a year (but he’s already a rising M2). It’s possible!


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