2020-2021 Oakland (Beaumont)

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Has anyone been told that they do not qualify for a merit scholarship? I was accepted back in late October and have not gotten any information regarding need-based or merit scholarships.
 
Anyone is eligible for a merit scholarship- I had a mid/low MCAT score and still received a merit award last year. It is not entirely about scores, but also about fitting with the mission, extracurriculars etc.
 
ohyoudoubleyoubee said:
anybunny is eligible for a merit scholarship- I had a mid/low flowers score and still received a merit award last year. It is not entirely about scores, but also about fitting with the mission, extracurriculars etc.
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Thanks for the info! I am blessed in that I have pretty good scores, it would just be nice to know whether or not I will be receiving any sort of merit scholarship. Right now I am between UVA and one other school, and financials are gonna be a major decision for me.
 
Anybody have any info on waitlist movement? Other schools are sending out waitlist ranks and seem to be giving some information on likelihood of acceptance (i.e. top 1/3 of the waitlist "historically" gets accepted), but I haven't heard much out of Oakland.
 
Spin_Doctor said:
Anybody have any info on waitlist movement? Other schools are sending out waitlist ranks and seem to be giving some information on likelihood of acceptance (i.e. top 1/3 of the waitlist "historically" gets accepted), but I haven't heard much out of Oakland.
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My email said that we’ll be placed into one of the two tiers after April 30th. Very few people here on the OUWB WL have gotten As so far though. The admissions committee said that historically half of Tier One gets accepted if that helps.
 
If we haven't received a scholarship offer at this point, is there a still a chance we can receive one in the future? I know they say on their website that aid is doled out even after the school year starts, but historically is there any evidence of this occurring?
 
viralhiker said:
If we haven't received a scholarship offer at this point, is there a still a chance we can receive one in the future? I know they say on their website that aid is doled out even after the school year starts, but historically is there any evidence of this occurring?
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I'm not sure, but I'm hoping that's the case. I imagine that could be a question that will be posed at their Second Look Financial Aid presentation this afternoon, though.
 
lol second tier waitlist. probably gonna withdraw
 
Second tier WL just now. Still only on several WLs with no As, so I’m going to cling to this as hope haha
 
Any idea of about how many people are on each tier? I recall from interview day they said the pull from both the first and second tier every year, and that they do make a third tier that has never been pulled from... but I don't know how many on each.

As someone on the WL... for those who know for certain they do not want to go to OUWB and have other As they are pursuing, please withdraw for those of us that would love to attend.
 
Second tier waitlist, will be withdrawing. Best of luck every one!
 
I guess @Chicken Little is too busy being amazing/doing clerkships to provide optimism for the WL so I guess I'll try (disclaimer: I'm an incoming med student btw so credibility is eh? ) :


From Chicken Little Post 482 2020-2021 thread:

"Tier 1 has the best chances, but they may not accept everyone off Tier 1 before they start accepting students from Tier 2. I was accepted off Tier 2 before Tier 1 was exhausted. When I asked about it years ago they stated they look to create a diverse class and when they need to extend an offer from the waitlist they try to pick the applicant meets their diversification needs among other factors."

SO in short everyone has a chance, even those in Tier 2!

OUWB's CTE seems to be either July 15th (based on when it seems all of our stuff is due). This makes sense from a standpoint of the school starting August 2nd. There's also a lot of us accepted to OUWB that are on WLs from other schools/have other acceptances so there may be a lot of WL movement come May 1st.

In short for those on the WL, don't lose hope! Also either way, a medical school doesn't define who you are so and everyone here worked hard to get to where they're at so take a moment to be proud of how far y'all have come 🙂
 
Has anyone here received a full tuition scholarship? Does anyone know historically how many full tuition scholarships OUWB gives out every year?
 
HotMagicalDrinks said:
Very bittersweet and one of the hardest things I've ever had to do, but I am withdrawing my acceptance here and hope that it goes to one of your lovely WL folks. This is an amazing school and so I hope my withdrawal makes one of you a very proud and happy OUWB student. ❤
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*you
 
Anybody know if WL accepted students receive non-loan financial aid packages?
 
Hey! Just got accepted off the waitlist last night! Does anyone know if I accept the offer on the Oakland admissions portal that takes away my other acceptances? So if I accept the offer, can I still attend other schools? Thanks!!!
 
doc_honeybadger said:
Hey! Just got accepted off the waitlist last night! Does anyone know if I accept the offer on the Oakland admissions portal that takes away my other acceptances? So if I accept the offer, can I still attend other schools? Thanks!!!
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You can only be on waitlist in other schools. Per AMCAS, you have to chose plan to enroll by April 30th, so you’ll be fine. Commit to enroll is still far away I think.
 
Received a scholarship award (half tuition) today via phone call and then follow up email. I was previously wondering if scholarships were truly “going until classes start” as the adcom said - seems like they are
 
sillining said:
Received a scholarship award (half tuition) today via phone call and then follow up email. I was previously wondering if scholarships were truly “going until classes start” as the adcom said - seems like they are
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Same here. I also got accepted to another school that was my top choice this week. Idk what to do now. Gotta make a really tough decision.
 
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