So, if you are doing a true letter intent, and you want to go here. Go for it. I think people wait to see where they get accepted vs waitlisted because they are divided. This is advice from a premed, and not an adcom. SO grain of salt. But, I wish you the best and hope you get this A. <3
From the stats I have found, they interview around 1,000 and accept around 300. I haven't heard of anyone getting an R post-interview so I guess about 700 will be on the waitlist. With that many people waitlisted, it would be nice if they could indicate a ranking but oh well, I guess we just stay in suspense until classes start.
Man that’s SO many. Agreed, it would be nice to have an idea.
This is amazing congrats!! They got back to you so fast.
Congrats! Any tips for those of us interviewing soon?
It was super casual since it was closed file. My interviewers just wanted to know about me and asked really broad questions like why medicine and why GWU. My faculty interviewer and I actually talked a lot about planes because he was really interested in space and I volunteer at the Smithsonian.
I just had my interview and waiting to hear back. Does this mean we have to send one in by March 15th? Would they recommend we send one in before we hear if we get waitlisted or accepted? Thanks!
Mine went to promotional as well. I had sent an update letter/letter of continued interest over the holidays (probably should have waited until now but whatever)- do you think that suffices or should I send another one? Probably should just send another..
You should wait til their decision, if you get waitlisted later, they will extend the due date for you according to last cycle
I think you still need to send one because the letter also acts as a confirmation to stay on the waitlist. Send a short one re-mentioning your interest!
Can confirm. Definitely wait for their decision
I laughed at the fact that the website says alternate list applicants will hear from them about next steps sometime in January, and then they send the email on the literal last day of January on a Sunday morning
This is me cackling about people rejecting “through the cycle”. One dump of rejections in august and one in January IS NOT “through the cycle”. LOL
Is there an interviewee portal? I haven't received any info on this, will I get it closer to my Interview date? Thank you!
Donovan emailed me the links the day before my interview
congrats!
Email says, "Please know that if you have previously provided an update(s), we have received it and submitted it to the committee as part of your file. However, we need all alternate students who wish to remain under consideration, to provide the requested information below after receipt of this correspondence." So I would definitely send a summary update/letter of interest
Last year they sent IIs out on 2/6 and 2/10, and that wasn't even a COVID cycle. They could be behind this year, so there may still be hope! Their secondary deadline is today, so I would sincerely hope that they wouldn't finish sending IIs before secondaries are due, but who knows. As slimy as that is I wouldn't put it past the medical school admissions process lol.
Me- I got the email earlier saying no student interviews tomorrow? And they would be sending the date/time of our student interview in the future....?
When did you interview out of curiosity? And my best guess is they haven't seen your update yet so I feel like they would count it
I did (on the alternate list though so not sure how much of an impact it had lol)
I did and was accepted. But I doubt it was because of the thank you notes, they weren't very well done.
I did as well but I doubt it had any impact on admissions decisions.
They will send you a link to a portal with more information/pre-recorded presentations on curriculum etc. I got the link the day before my interview.
Where did you send that email? directly to the interviewers or GW email?
My faculty interviewer gave me his email so I directly emailed him. My student interview did not so I sent it to the medadmit GW email w/ the title "ATTN: Student Interviewer (Name)"
