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Accepted peeps - did you send a letter of intent or anything like that after your interview but before hearing back?
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Long-time lurker first-time poster excited to say I got the A this morning!! Interviewed 11/12. This is the only interview I've been invited for so far this cycle and GW is one of my top choices so I am extremely relieved and excited!
 
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PsychedOutMD said:
How are you all sending your updates: through the portal or by email?
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Portal!

edit: in case this helps, my updates are in "letter form" addressed to the adcom committee and i have a very short "this is why i like this school" paragraph to close
 
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Portal!

edit: in case this helps, my updates are in "letter form" addressed to the adcom committee and i have a very short "this is why i like this school" paragraph to close
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Awesome, just sent mine through the portal - been complete since the end of August and have only heard about being placed on hold. Talked about a significant clinical experience that I've been doing since my time of application and how it connected to the school. Hoping to hear something soon! And congrats on your II!
 
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do you guys suggest sending an update letter now ( vs the potential of adcoms being on winter break) or waiting it out til Jan (potential of an R)?? On hold at the moment. Thanks
 
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deantrblssmile said:
do you guys suggest sending an update letter now ( vs the potential of adcoms being on winter break) or waiting it out til Jan (potential of an R)?? On hold at the moment. Thanks
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I’m in the same predicament. Would love to get someone’s opinion on this
 
I sent my update last night. For what it’s worth 🤷🏼‍♀️. Sooner than later IMO.
 
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Placed on alternate list. Interviewed 12/1
 
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Pre-II R this morning. Complete 10/15, Hold 11/20. I never went back under review which was strange. Good luck to everyone else!
 
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Pre-II R this morning. Complete 10/15, Hold 11/20. I never went back under review which was strange. Good luck to everyone else!
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Mine was completed on October 23 and it was placed on hold on November 14. I haven't heard back yet but this is making me nervous.
 
II this morning! :O Complete late July and was on hold until now.
 
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Alternate list. Interviewed 12/1
 
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TheMCATWorther112 said:
Does GW reject any applicants post-interview?
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According to what I saw on previous threads, it seems like approximately 15-20% people get accepted right away from interview, 80-84% get waitlisted, 1% get rejected (saw like one or two mentioning post II R). So practically, you should not get rejected unless you really offended them
 
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To B an MD said:
I do not think a person that may need to work on their interviewing skills (possibly on the spectrum, has anxiety issues...) and is rejected, "really offended" anyone. Just saying the quality of sensitivity is a good thing to demonstrate towards all.
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When I said ‘offend’, I meant to say applicants who sounded arrogant or condescending. After all, GW does not reject post II as far as I am aware. The last person to mention post II R was an applicant from ~7 years ago, so I did not think lacking interviewing skills due to any reasons would be considered when I mentioned offending the instituition (bc those would not get rejected due to how GW operates). But yea, you are right; didn’t mean to sound insensitive at all!
 
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"bc those would not get rejected due to how GW operates"? Just curious, how do you know this? How does GW operate?

I have worked extensively with the "disabled" population. Only 3% of the students in med school identify as "disabled," while the overall population has a much higher percentage. Many schools/employers do not provide adequate accommodations for certain disabilities to reach a level playing field. Also, keep in mind, not all applicants post on SDN; I suspect that some that get the R, after the interview, are not eager to post such information just as many that get the A do not post.

Out of the schools that have offered me an interview, 1 asked, as a general question, if accommodations were needed.

I don't mean to lecture. I just think the disabled population needs advocacy and more inclusion in medicine and other fields.
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Yes I agree with your general message and SDN is a small sample. You are right, GW may reject post II and have no SDN user comment on it for past 7 years. If I sounded insensitive, like I clarified, I did not mean to. However, I hiiiiighly doubt nobody comment on it for this long time. SDN is small, but i just cant imagine the school rejecting that small number of people and include applicants who simply ‘lacked interviewing skills or sounded anxious’ due to whatever reasons

edit: also to answer your question, operate as in majority of interviewed apps get waitlisted and I agree with you that we need more advocacy for the disabled population :). Thanks for your message
 
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Yes I agree with your general message and SDN is a small sample. You are right, GW may reject post II and have no SDN user comment on it for past 7 years. If I sounded insensitive, like I clarified, I did not mean to. However, I hiiiiighly doubt nobody comment on it for this long time. SDN is small, but i just cant imagine the school rejecting that small number of people and include applicants who simply ‘lacked interviewing skills or sounded anxious’ due to whatever reasons
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I accept the fact that you did not intend to be insensitive. I fully believe that adcoms reject applicants with disabilities, in part, because the student had not asked for an accommodation (high stigma factor) and/or none was offered so the applicant did not know to make the request. It speaks volumes about the reality of exclusion that only 3% (max) of med school students identify as "disabled." I do believe that applicants that received the R after interviewing, are not inclined to post whether it be within the past few months or a decade. I would think that would be somewhat hurtful particularly if the applicant did not have any other acceptance. I hope you will think about it. Peace.
 
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cadaversandcoffee said:
Does anybody know if this school is still sending out II?
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I can't confirm whether they still are this cycle, but I spoke with a current M1 who received his interview the second week of January last year. So there is hope!
 
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I received an II here on 12/7 (secondary completed 8/9) for Feb 4th. I'm nervous that since I'm interviewing so late that there aren't really spots left and I am just interviewing for a potential waitlist spot. This is one of my top schools, anyone know if they accept people that interview late?
 
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Abusive. Emotionally abusive. (Re: the email we got)
 
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GW: We're closing our offices briefly. Happy holidays :)

SDN: Wow.. how dare you toy with my emotions like this.
 
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I got that email while I was driving to my doctor’s appt (directions were open and I have my med school email set to vip notifications). Damn near needed her to check me in for cardiac arrest!
 
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Sorry if someone has asked this, but for those of you who sent an update for an accepted publication, did you type the update in the "message" box then attach a pdf of the abstract? A bit confused about the difference between the message and attaching a pdf. Thank you!
 
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Sorry if someone has asked this, but for those of you who sent an update for an accepted publication, did you type the update in the "message" box then attach a pdf of the abstract? A bit confused about the difference between the message and attaching a pdf. Thank you!
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Instead of typing in the message box I created a really simple cover page with the pdf of the paper that included a short paragraph explaining my update
 
nandym said:
is anyone else still on hold for re-review
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I was on hold for re-review from late August until early December. I sent in an update around mid November and got my II in early December. From what I've seen it takes a few weeks to get a response post-update.
 
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