If your materials are complete, we're going to try and begin sending out packages about mid-February. We just have to wait for the University's Board of Trustees to approve tuition and budgets for 2021-2022.
Really hard to say as this cycle has been unlike any other. It's hard for us to rely on historical data to help us predict how things will turn out since our entire interview season has been done virtually and no one has been able to visit. Obviously, every school is in the same boat. We've been conservative in our acceptances so we'll see how things shake out.
Thank you for the update Christian! although hard to swallow the conservative in our acceptance sentiment!
Just being honest. Hang in there.
Absolutely! just sucks because it means more waiting🤔
No they don't.
I think that it absolutely could, but just hard to predict right now what that will look like.
Hard to say. For reference, I completed three months after you. That said, this fact would only be significant if the review process was entirely chronological. I do not believe that this is the case. It is entirely possible, albeit not likely given the few dates left, that you may get invited. Keep your hopes up.
Yes. I’ve had 3 other interviews this cycle with the outcomes being: 1 deferral (no decision has been made), 1 WL, and 1 post-II rejection. Getting nervous because this is my last shot at a straight-out acceptance and avoiding a second/reapp cycle - and it also happens to be my top choice school. I’m already prepared to start working on another cycle, if none of my remaining options work out.
I feel you, this is not only my only MD interview, but my top choice school coming into the application cycle. It's such a fantastic program, I can't imagine going anywhere else! let's pray🙄
Congratulations on II! I thought they did not accept pre-II updates.. How did you send it (email or..)?
Alt list also!! Interview date was 1/27
alt list! 1/15. feeling very happy that i even made this far as this was the best school i interviewed at! feeling very positive 🙂
alt list is better than a rejection 🙂 keep your heads up !!! thanks for replies 🙂
I interviewed 1/15
I think that’s definitely something you can do. The admissions team seemed receptive to updates based on what they said during our interview day. It’s not redundant.
Also wondering this! Have been on the Alt list since October. Wonder if alt list is just a soft R :/
We never really know what the alternate list movement will look like until people begin to decline their acceptance offers. While some will make their decision in March and mid-April, most accepted applicants take it down to the final day (April 30) which is why you tend to see schools making offers on May 1 and thereafter. I don't think they are being inconsiderate as there can be a variety of reasons as to why some accepted applicants wait, such as (virtual) 2nd Looks scheduled later in the month and waiting on financial aid awards from other schools. Like I said before, this cycle is unlike any other for all medical schools. No one has been able to formally visit our campuses and cities so we (all med schools) really don't have a feel for how these factors will impact the decision making process. Did some people just take the interview because it didn't cost them anything? Will more people choose to stay at a school closer to home? Will people choose a school sight unseen? The alternate list is not always a bad place to be and those applicants aren't always seen as less desirable. We have fantastically qualified, cool people that come through our interview processes and we truly agonize as to where to draw the line when we are issuing our initial acceptances. So, like I've said before - hang in there. I've seen the "alt list season" become an embarrassment of riches for some applicants as multiple offers start coming their way in the month of May. I hope this helps.
They said on our interview day if you’re accepted after 3/1 you’ll have about a 2 week deadline to submit financial aid info and will still be considered.
Perfect, thank you so much!
Yes, of course. When we accept someone from the alternate list we usually give them 7-10 days to make a decision which gives them time to complete our financial aid process and have a package to review. We want them to be able to make an informed decision.
We are still reviewing applications and plan to wrap things up next week. I'm sorry that it has taken so long. We delayed our entire process by two weeks due to pandemic disruptions (late MCATs, etc.) so we're still feeling the effects of a late start.
+3 submitted late October
