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ilikestrawberries
Full Member
Waitlisted for regular MD!! 🙂 So exciting! Interviewed mid-December!
ilikestrawberries
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Happy to hear that. But are you really excited to be on the waitlist? It seems like a very stressful position to be in honestly.
It’s better than an R
ilikestrawberries
Full Member
Personally yes! I feel like my stats are definitely below average for UMass so I was really surprised to even get an interview, let alone continued consideration!
I really hope you get off the waitlist into admission. Best of luck my friend!
caffeinefiend
New Member
Anyone know how the need based financial aid is here? Interviewed in November and still waiting on a response, but trying to weigh my hypothetical options...
Follow up question- does anyone know if the need based aid is any different for those accepted off of the waitlist?
Thanks in advance!
Follow up question- does anyone know if the need based aid is any different for those accepted off of the waitlist?
Thanks in advance!
PURCH WL, late in the game
pizzagirl29
New Member
do you know if we could theoretically get into just regular MD without PURCH or would we only get off the waitlist if someone from PURCH drops out? I was kinda confused by the email wording
I don't think so! I think we only get in if a PURCH candidate defers.
Just got the R via email. Interviewed in September for PURCH, in state and this was my top choice. Quite saddened, but fortunately I have another allopathic acceptance somewhere else. Maybe I'll be able to come back for residency. Best of luck to everyone still waiting!
Withdrew from PURCH today, good luck to everyone waiting!
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tehe123tehe456
Full Member
I am withdrawing my regular MD acceptance. I just emailed the admissions team to withdraw, but I didn't see a place to do this on the portal. Is this correct?
Just got accepted off the WL. Still trying to figure out what this means for me considering PTE is TOMORROW. But good news, regardless.
Congratulations!! When did you receive the email if you don't mind sharing. Happy for you, best of luck in your medical journey!!!
Thank you! I received it at 5:19 pm.
caffeinefiend
New Member
Congrats! Did you get a fin aid package with the acceptance e-mail or did they specify if it'd come at a later date?
Later date. I haven't submitted all the required financial aid documents to them.
Due to the timing though, and due to my preference for my original PTE school (and the scholarship they gave me), I will most likely be withdrawing my acceptance.
ahoyerwaver
New Member
For people applying for aid what did people think about the Learning Contract? To be honest it seems to be a pretty good deal even if you decide to go to a specialty where you have to pay it back, but I’m not a huge financial guy and curious if the 8% interest on it may actually turn out worse in the long run? Has anyone applied for it who isn’t sure they may want to go into the specialties indicated?
ahoyerwaver
New Member
Yeah this is sort of what I was worried about. Granted it’s only about 25k total that is at that 1-2% higher rate than fed loans but it does seem after more investigation it’s probably not worth it unless pretty certain you’d like to practice primary care/etc.
Thanks for the info!
Unfortunately UMass put me in a tight spot today. I decided to decline my offer - hopefully the next WL acceptance goes to one of you deserving folks!
ilikestrawberries
Full Member
Congrats!! But also sorry they put you in a tough spot!
also love your picture! Cells at work is an awesome show!
CONGRATS!!!!!!! are in state or out-of-state?
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Thank you!! In-state.
Accepted via email yesterday off of the waitlist yesterday! I could not be more excited as this is my first acceptance after two years of applying! Wishing the best of luck to all of you
Congrats!! Been rooting for you to get in this cycle!
Been rooting for you!!! Congratulations!
ilikestrawberries
Full Member
Congratulations @damon99 and @MoMo_FaFa!! 
Your hard work paid off!
Your hard work paid off!
ilikestrawberries
Full Member
Thanks friend!!! Rooting for you!Congratulations @damon99 and @MoMo_FaFa!!
Does anyone know how we get refunded the 100 dollar deposit if we didn’t commit to umass? Do we need to do something? Congrats to everyone who committed!
They told me they'd be mailing a refund check in a few weeks.
limed51
Full Member
congrats! hoping that wave of good luck comes my way, can i ask when you interviewed and when you were waitlisted?
Interviewed end of January, waitlisted 3/13!
In off the waitlist today!
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capecodder1
New Member
Will you be accepting the waitlist position?
probably not and to the question before this one, I am in state
serotonin3
New Member
Really nervous that there was no movement on Friday
