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Yeah, I'm assuming we're gonna hear back April 30/early May. I got put on hold post II in January, stalked last years thread and people put on hold heard back (As, WLs and R's) around then.
 
Yowch, UMD financial aid kinda kicked me under the belt. Really expected better than this, especially as a MD resident.
 
It was a very hard decision for me to make but I chose to withdraw. For those going to the UMSOM, as a former RN at UMMC who loved their time there, you will be working with amazing faculty and have the opportunity to get clinical experience serving the underserved as well as sick and complex cases. Good luck!
 
Exocus said:
They'll send a formal email in the next couple of weeks both asking you to confirm your spot on the waitlist and whether you are in the top or bottom half of their list.
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Thanks Exocus for clarifying this. This seems like an excessively long time to keep us waiting! I understand it's called a waitlist for a reason but a few weeks from traffic day is truly excessive. Additionally, I feel like we're running up against summer-start dates for a reasonable # of MD and DO schools alike... Has anyone been through or does anyone know anyone who's been through this process with UMD before? Do you all have any additional insight?
 
Quarantini said:
Thanks Exocus for clarifying this. This seems like an excessively long time to keep us waiting! I understand it's called a waitlist for a reason but a few weeks from traffic day is truly excessive. Additionally, I feel like we're running up against summer-start dates for a reasonable # of MD and DO schools alike... Has anyone been through or does anyone know anyone who's been through this process with UMD before? Do you all have any additional insight?
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I was on their waitlist in the 2018-2019 cycle, and the email came out a week after traffic date that year (5/8). Sent in my contract and basically had 0 correspondence until the final rejection letter the week of orientation, so I wouldn't expect too much in terms of communications.
 
anyone still haven't heard of a post-II decision? interviewed in December and got put on hold in January 🤔
 
chemicallycozy said:
anyone still haven't heard of a post-II decision? interviewed in December and got put on hold in January 🤔
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I would honestly give admissions a call. The lady I called with a question or two a while back was nothing but lovely and kind! Even if they can’t give you a definitive answer, it can help to know you called or just that you actually asked someone!
 
I've heard (at least for MD/PhD) that waitlist will not hear back till the end of May.
 
Does anyone know how they rank?? Like what’s the best you can get here. It’s so vague.
 
It only says if you are in the top or bottom half which is only useful if it is bottom half because you know you arent getting in. Top half is anywhere from 1-100 and I cant find avg number of offers made to waitlist in recent years.
 
Diggie823 said:
It only says if you are in the top or bottom half which is only useful if it is bottom half because you know you arent getting in. Top half is anywhere from 1-100 and I cant find avg number of offers made to waitlist in recent years.
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20
 
Would update letters at this point in time help at all?
 
I got an email with my waitlist position (top half/bottom half) but the email emphasizes that they don't expect much wl movement :/
 
Diggie823 said:
It only says if you are in the top or bottom half which is only useful if it is bottom half because you know you arent getting in. Top half is anywhere from 1-100 and I cant find avg number of offers made to waitlist in recent years.
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Right, exactly! Just as is that information is really not very helpful at this point even for the lucky few in the top say 25-30 positions... I feel bad comparing but it seems like other schools have a much more straightforward way of doing this and already knew their numbers/started making waitlist calls last week :/
 
Not very but a little. I’m losing hope on June 1st baby. They usually pull 20 off a 200 person list... and since it’s ranked with the top and bottom half it’s essentially 20 out of 100... not good odds
 
chemicallycozy said:
Not very but a little. I’m losing hope on June 1st baby. They usually pull 20 off a 200 person list... and since it’s ranked with the top and bottom half it’s essentially 20 out of 100... not good odds
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Either this, or like a few days after their CTE deadline. Because maybe I'm misinterpreting what the email said but I feel like since it said that after CTE those committed are not supposed to be on any other waitlists still, only "acts of god" would cause people to drop after that.
 
Quarantini said:
Either this, or like a few days after their CTE deadline. Because maybe I'm misinterpreting what the email said but I feel like since it said that after CTE those committed are not supposed to be on any other waitlists still, only "acts of god" would cause people to drop after that.
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when's their CTE deadline?
 
chemicallycozy said:
when's their CTE deadline?
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Their school-specific CTE deadline is June 15th. So given the amount of time it took them to release their waitlist "information," I would give them until at least the 21st to start calling people for the few spots that are open. And then I guess depending on those people it would trickle down from there. All I can say at this point is hope, pray, manifest lol, and also I hope that people aren't holding onto seats here to try to barter fin aid packages elsewhere because it's SUPER late in the cycle to try to be successful with that :/
 
Was anyone actually accepted off the waitlist last year? I know historically they accept around 20, but last year their class was already oversubscribed when they released waitlist info, and no one posted on SDN about getting accepted off of the waitlist.

Also, does anyone know how long their Facebook page has had 265 members? Makes me nervous their class may be already oversubscribed...
 
synergetics2020 said:
Was anyone actually accepted off the waitlist last year? I know historically they accept around 20, but last year their class was already oversubscribed when they released waitlist info, and no one posted on SDN about getting accepted off of the waitlist.

Also, does anyone know how long their Facebook page has had 265 members? Makes me nervous their class may be already oversubscribed...
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I wouldn't expect much. It's likely there were so few vacated spots that the people who got in weren't on SDN. They traditionally have had very little movement.
 
I ain’t gonna lie y’all. It ain’t looking too good.
 
synergetics2020 said:
Was anyone actually accepted off the waitlist last year? I know historically they accept around 20, but last year their class was already oversubscribed when they released waitlist info, and no one posted on SDN about getting accepted off of the waitlist.

Also, does anyone know how long their Facebook page has had 265 members? Makes me nervous their class may be already oversubscribed...
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I think there has been some waitlist movement as there have been a few new people who have joined the groupme. The FB group with 265 members consists of current medical students as well from all 4 years, but I think our class size for 2025 is currently around 140.
 
benzeniality said:
I think there has been some waitlist movement as there have been a few new people who have joined the groupme. The FB group with 265 members consists of current medical students as well from all 4 years, but I think our class size for 2025 is currently around 140.
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Oh okay that makes sense! Is 140 the number of people in the groupme?
 
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