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[cerrofitzroy]

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Interviewing here next week! Got the II way back in October and the time has finally come.

OOS w/ weak ties. LM ~70

Excited for this one. WVU SOM is my top choice!

 

[hipnotyzed]

Anyone after 1/06 heard back?

 

[loopybasket]

Anyone after 1/06 heard back?

1/16 and not yet. Perhaps we will today, as they typically send out decisions on Wednesdays. :O

 

[potatopotaaaato]

does anyone have the numbers on in-state admissions?

 

[hipnotyzed]

Idk the exact numbers but according to the website 60% of class 2023 is in-state

 

[yeetbelikethat]

Hi everyone! I'm a current student here, and if anyone has any questions about my school, I'm here to answer. Good luck on the trail!

 

[loopybasket]

For those who heard back post-interview, what time did you receive a call/email? Today will be officially 3 weeks after my interview and they told my group it would be two weeks at the latest. Kinda going nuts here and possibly expecting to hear today since it's a Wednesday so a time of day to expect it would at least be nice lol. Thanks in advance

 

[CatDad26]

For those who heard back post-interview, what time did you receive a call/email? Today will be officially 3 weeks after my interview and they told my group it would be two weeks at the latest. Kinda going nuts here and possibly expecting to hear today since it's a Wednesday so a time of day to expect it would at least be nice lol. Thanks in advance

my email came at 10:53am

 

[rdyotz]

For those who heard back post-interview, what time did you receive a call/email? Today will be officially 3 weeks after my interview and they told my group it would be two weeks at the latest. Kinda going nuts here and possibly expecting to hear today since it's a Wednesday so a time of day to expect it would at least be nice lol. Thanks in advance

Maybe the e-mail got lost, you can check the portal to see if a decision letter was posted. I interviewed in November and got the decision 6 days later with an e-mail at 9:17 AM (MST).

 

[loopybasket]

Maybe the e-mail got lost, you can check the portal to see if a decision letter was posted. I interviewed in November and got the decision 6 days later with an e-mail at 9:17 AM (MST).

Stupid question, but where would I find the letter? I see a button for print receipt, events, and then another button beneath that for attachments. Is there a separate portal that I'm forgetting about? I know some schools have that

 

[loopybasket]

So I just called and they said that at this point in the cycle, (despite them telling us 2 weeks at the interview) it could take 4-6 weeks to hear back and we could be waiting until the beginning of march 😱

 

[rdyotz]

Stupid question, but where would I find the letter? I see a button for print receipt, events, and then another button beneath that for attachments. Is there a separate portal that I'm forgetting about? I know some schools have that

Not a stupid question, as it only pops up once you get the decision. A button titled "View Your Decision Letter" will appear below Events and above Checklist.

It's crazy that it will now take 4-6 weeks, but I guess they might be starting to look back at everyone they waitlisted previously?

 

[Paradox55]

Haha I was super excited when I saw people were getting early responses back. Oh well, guess we gotta play the waiting game again.

 

[botan1123]

I uploaded an update letter to my portal. Is uploading it enough or should I e-mail admissions to alert them I uploaded it? I don't want to annoy them lol

 

[Dr. Nomad]

I uploaded an update letter to my portal. Is uploading it enough or should I e-mail admissions to alert them I uploaded it? I don't want to annoy them lol

I called about updates a couple weeks ago and was told to send them an email in addition to uploading it to their portal. I think they want the email just so they can make sure they received it and to be sure it gets delivered to the ad com.

 

[VectisofGalen210]

I called about updates a couple weeks ago and was told to send them an email in addition to uploading it to their portal. I think they want the email just so they can make sure they received it and to be sure it gets delivered to the ad com.

What email address did you send it to if you don’t mind me asking? The website says updates are only accepted via portal, but if it’s straight from the horses mouth I get it.

 

[Dr. Nomad]

What email address did you send it to if you don’t mind me asking? The website says updates are only accepted via portal, but if it’s straight from the horses mouth I get it.

I just used the portal to submit my documents and then notified them via [email protected]

 

[VectisofGalen210]

I just used the portal to submit my documents and then notified them via [email protected]

Thanks!

 

[botan1123]

I just used the portal to submit my documents and then notified them via [email protected]

Yikes I sent my message directly to the admissions counselor I met during my interview. I hope that's ok

 

[botan1123]

I uploaded an update letter to my portal. Is uploading it enough or should I e-mail admissions to alert them I uploaded it? I don't want to annoy them lol

Update: was told by admissions that they get an automatic notification when someone uploads an update. If it says "ok" in green, we do not need to e-mail them.

 

[ABathingWombat]

Any recent decisions?

 

[mexicanpremed]

Any recent decisions?

Silence for me. Interviewed on 1/17.

 

[loopybasket]

Silence for me. Interviewed on 1/17.

Same. Interviewed 1/16. Was thinking maybe today was a possibility since it's a Wednesday but I think that ship has already sailed.

 

[Paradox55]

Any recent decisions?

Yeah nothing yet. Probably won’t hear much until they see people with multiple acceptance accept or decline the school.

 

[Dr. Nomad]

Has anyone here been offered acceptance after being placed on the WL yet? I am assuming most the the movement will occur between March and May but at the interview they made it sound like some may get pulled off earlier.

 

[r3ds]

Pre ii R yesterday. Was on hold since October. One of the better rejections lol; they briefly outlined what parts of my application could use improvement.

 

[FlamingEagle]

Has anyone here been offered acceptance after being placed on the WL yet? I am assuming most the the movement will occur between March and May but at the interview they made it sound like some may get pulled off earlier.

I haven't even heard back post interview.

 

[rdyotz]

Pre ii R yesterday. Was on hold since October. One of the better rejections lol; they briefly outlined what parts of my application could use improvement.

Wow, a personalized rejection letter? That's awesome - well more awesome than a generic rejection. They clearly put time into their review.

 

[Snowcheer]

Still hanging out on the wait list. Interviewed in November. I need to make some decisions about a masters program so I hope there is movement soon

 

[SMKJDI408]

Hello all, I don't believe this has been put in here yet, so there is a FB group now for accepted students under the name "WVU School of Medicine Class of 2024". Look forward to meeting you all who are accepted and good luck to those still waiting to hear!

 

[ABathingWombat]

Anyone hear back today?

 

[hipnotyzed]

Anyone hear back today?

I called admissions yesterday. She said they would be sending out emails to everyone by end of February either with decisions or when to expect hearing back.

 

[Paradox55]

Crossing fingers we hear something this week

 

[deleted979887]

Pre-II R after being put on the interview waitlist back in August. OOS.

 

[Cnthinkoname]

Pre-II R after being put on the interview waitlist back in August. OOS.

+1

 

[Gosaints97]

+1

 

[Loves puppies]

Hi does anyone know how the waitlist works at WVU? I know that they said they would be reviewing the applicants, but like what are the chances of getting off of the waitlist?

 

[Paradox55]

Hi does anyone know how the waitlist works at WVU? I know that they said they would be reviewing the applicants, but like what are the chances of getting off of the waitlist?

If I remember correctly (and somebody correct me if I’m wrong), they said that those that get off the waitlist typically match the performance of the person who declines their acceptance to the school. So it’s probably on a case by case basis. As for the movement of the waitlist, I’m not entirely sure.

 

[loopybasket]

Interviewed 1/16 and still waiting. They said 4-6 weeks and this is Wednesday week 6 so I'm anxiously refreshing my email

Can we safely assume that there are no more spots in the class? So waitlist is the best result at this point, and then waiting until accepted students choose another school and spots open up? Let me know if you guys agree or disagree with that. Legit dying to hear back at this point - I really want to go here.


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[Paradox55]

Interviewed 1/16 and still waiting. They said 4-6 weeks and this is Wednesday week 6 so I'm anxiously refreshing my email

Can we safely assume that there are no more spots in the class? So waitlist is the best result at this point, and then waiting until accepted students choose another school and spots open up? Let me know if you guys agree or disagree with that. Legit dying to hear back at this point - I really want to go here.


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I feel the same way and really want to go here. I think that’s what the case is, because of the slower response time. Or they are maybe just waiting to finish interviews and just send all the decisions at once.

 

[YA51816]

Interviewed 1/16 and still waiting. They said 4-6 weeks and this is Wednesday week 6 so I'm anxiously refreshing my email

Can we safely assume that there are no more spots in the class? So waitlist is the best result at this point, and then waiting until accepted students choose another school and spots open up? Let me know if you guys agree or disagree with that. Legit dying to hear back at this point - I really want to go here.


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I interviewed last Friday there (last interview of the season I believe) and there were still spots left in the class.

they also told us that if we don’t hear a final decision by the end of the week. They’ll send us an email letting us know what day the final decision will be announced. Apparently they are behind on their reviews.

 

[S_Guster]

If I remember correctly (and somebody correct me if I’m wrong), they said that those that get off the waitlist typically match the performance of the person who declines their acceptance to the school. So it’s probably on a case by case basis. As for the movement of the waitlist, I’m not entirely sure.

To add on to this, the statistics for previous cycles have been abysmal, something like ~15% post-II acceptance rate for OOS (that includes acceptances from the WL). I recall a person or two mentioning somewhere on this thread that WVU has aimed to lower the number of OOS they interview, though I'm not sure whether or not this is true. On my interview day in December, all but two of us were OOS, so I imagine they still interview a very handy number of us.

 

[Loves puppies]

To add on to this, the statistics for previous cycles have been abysmal, something like ~15% post-II acceptance rate for OOS (that includes acceptances from the WL). I recall a person or two mentioning somewhere on this thread that WVU has aimed to lower the number of OOS they interview, though I'm not sure whether or not this is true. On my interview day in December, all but two of us were OOS, so I imagine they still interview a very handy number of us.

Not sure how true this is because on MSAR it states that they accept 40% OOS? And the MedStays I stayed with were telling me that its about 50/50 in their class for OOS and IS

 

[blacco]

Waitlisted this morning. Interviewed 1/31


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[loopybasket]

Waitlisted. Interviewed 1/16, OOS. Super pumped I wasn't rejected lol

 

[FlamingEagle]

WL, OOS.

 

[ABathingWombat]

Not sure how true this is because on MSAR it states that they accept 40% OOS? And the MedStays I stayed with were telling me that its about 50/50 in their class for OOS and IS

It’s seems true. They accept 40% of their class OOS, but they also interview significantly more OOS students vs IS. You should be able to see on their MSAR.

 

[Loves puppies]

It’s seems true. They accept 40% of their class OOS, but they also interview significantly more OOS students vs IS. You should be able to see on their MSAR.

OH I see what you mean!!! I just misread the first comment I think! Thanks for the clarification 🙂

 

[cerrofitzroy]

Waitlisted OOS. Interviewed 1/31

S_Guster is right about the post-II OOS acceptance rate. It's between 10 and 15% over the last few years which is one of the lowest I have seen. They interview almost 10X the OOS applicants that they ultimately accept.

Last year they interviewed 646 OOS applicants and only 36 matriculated (MSAR data). Assuming some reasonable turnover you could guess that they accepted 60 - 80 to fill those spots. Still only about a 10-15% post-interview acceptance rate.

As someone who was waitlisted at WVU last cycle, I would encourage people without an acceptance who are on the WVU waitlist to stay positive and hopeful but be realistic about the chances of getting the call.

Best of luck everyone!

 

[beetschutefarm]

also waitlisted, OOS