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Wow - looks they accepted a very small number of 2021 interviewees. I'm sure there is going to be a bunch of movement in the next few weeks. We are still in this!! 🙂

Edit: I'm just really hoping we find out before May 15th. I know a lot of schools, including the one I would go to if Penn doesn't work out, has deposit deadlines then.
 
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1234DO2021 said:
I don't believe they do since the hold email states they wouldn't want us to contact their offices for status updates
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Yeah but some schools just straight up tell you what you’re waitlist # is so you can plan, I was wondering if penn state does that or do they prefer to keep us in a constant state of anxiety all summer ? 🤔
 
chirurgienne.rouge said:
Yeah but some schools just straight up tell you what you’re waitlist # is so you can plan, I was wondering if penn state does that or do they prefer to keep us in a constant state of anxiety all summer ? 🤔
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I’m voting that they prefer the second option: constant state of anxiety!
Looking through last years posts, students came off the waitlist on May 15th or 17th
 
1234DO2021 said:
Wow - looks they accepted a very small number of 2021 interviewees. I'm sure there is going to be a bunch of movement in the next few weeks. We are still in this!! 🙂

Edit: I'm just really hoping we find out before May 15th. I know a lot of schools, including the one I would go to if Penn doesn't work out, has deposit deadlines then.
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Ty for this optimism, much needed rn :')
 
do we know how many people are on the waitlist and approx. how many people they take? anything special about this cycle?
 
I know this was posted about throughout the thread, but now that it’s May 1st does anyone know if they’ll start being receptive of LOI?
 
Does anyone know if they do post-interview Rs? I feel like the only things I've seen on SDN are As and holds.
 
ohgodwhy said:
I found this online, and it helped my anxiety a bit! Maybe it'll help y'all too. 🙂
It looks like Penn will take 25 - 30 people off the waitlist and definitely has 70 waitlist spots. (page 12)
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Not trying to be a pessimist, but I looked into the past forums, and it looks like Penn State puts everyone on hold that they don't admit after the interview. Also, students at PSU have said that MSAR is incorrect with respect to the number of reported waitlist spots. This is not to say that they do not admit people put on hold, I just think there are a lot more people on hold than what MSAR reports. FYI this is just a deduction from what I've read on these forums, nothing concrete from PSU. Sorry if this increases anxiety and I hope that there is significant waitlist movement this cycle!
 
wanderingservant said:
Not trying to be a pessimist, but I looked into the past forums, and it looks like Penn State puts everyone on hold that they don't admit after the interview. Also, students at PSU have said that MSAR is incorrect with respect to the number of reported waitlist spots. This is not to say that they do not admit people put on hold, I just think there are a lot more people on hold than what MSAR reports. FYI this is just a deduction from what I've read on these forums, nothing concrete from PSU. Sorry if this increases anxiety and I hope that there is significant waitlist movement this cycle!
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Lemme see the receipts please. I want to know whether or not I should give up hope and r34 myself
 
deme3 said:
I know this was posted about throughout the thread, but now that it’s May 1st does anyone know if they’ll start being receptive of LOI?
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I plan on emailing mine tomorrow morning since it's the first Monday in May. I'm just basing that off last year's thread where I saw some guy say he emailed a letter in early May.
 
qazwsx987654 said:
I plan on emailing mine tomorrow morning since it's the first Monday in May. I'm just basing that off last year's thread where I saw some guy say he emailed a letter in early May.
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They actually don’t accept any letters of intent if they’ve made a decision on your application - including being put on hold.
 
1234DO2021 said:
They actually don’t accept any letters of intent if they’ve made a decision on your application - including being put on hold.
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Hmm are you sure? Could you provide where you got this information?
I will probably end up calling bc I am also planning on sending LOI
 
zen-yatta5 said:
Hmm are you sure? Could you provide where you got this information?
I will probably end up calling bc I am also planning on sending LOI
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So I emailed a few weeks ago after I got my hold decision and asked if LOIs can be accepted later in the cycle (hinting at post April 30), and the answer was a resounding no :/
 
paul30 said:
So I emailed a few weeks ago after I got my hold decision and asked if LOIs can be accepted later in the cycle (hinting at post April 30), and the answer was a resounding no
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Really??

I’m going to give them a call tomorrow and let y’all know
I just emailed someone 5 days ago and asked if I could (but I did not mention when I’d turn it in) and they said yes

All a bit confusing
 
zen-yatta5 said:
Really??

I’m going to give them a call tomorrow and let y’all know
I just emailed someone 5 days ago and asked if I could (but I did not mention when I’d turn it in) and they said yes

All a bit confusing
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Please let us know if you find anything out 🙂
I’ve heard that they don’t accept them but of course I could be totally wrong
 
Hey everyone, quick update.

I emailed my letter this morning and they responded back with a short email saying thanks for the letter and we appreciate your interest.
 
qazwsx987654 said:
Hey everyone, quick update.

I emailed my letter this morning and they responded back with a short email saying thanks for the letter and we appreciate your interest.
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Interesting! Have you received an initial decision after your interview? (Like a committee hold?)
 
qazwsx987654 said:
Hey everyone, quick update.

I emailed my letter this morning and they responded back with a short email saying thanks for the letter and we appreciate your interest.
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I think I might call tbh and ask
I also feel like that might give me a less harsh response than an email to my sensitive butt
 
I wonder if schools manage larger waitlists this year, and we’ll see more waitlist movement because applications increased this year with the MCAT being optional at many schools. Further, I applied to more schools because I didn’t have to budget for in-person interviews. Maybe other students did the same and are holding more waitlist positions, which may cause more waitlist movement. Hopeful thoughts 🤓
 
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I received my committee hold notification on 4/2 and interviewed 2/12. I called the office of admissions today to ask if they would accept a letter of intent at this point, and I was told that as long as the letter does not include any updates (since they stated they do not accept updates), they will consider a letter of intent. I hope this info helps anyone who was asking!
 
emsea123 said:
I received my committee hold notification on 4/2 and interviewed 2/12. I called the office of admissions today to ask if they would accept a letter of intent at this point, and I was told that as long as the letter does not include any updates (since they stated they do not accept updates), they will consider a letter of intent. I hope this info helps anyone who was asking!
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I sent a LOI with no updates about two weeks ago, and then received a slightly cold response saying they didn't accept any Letters of Intent at this point. Seems like everyone's response varies.
 
emsea123 said:
I received my committee hold notification on 4/2 and interviewed 2/12. I called the office of admissions today to ask if they would accept a letter of intent at this point, and I was told that as long as the letter does not include any updates (since they stated they do not accept updates), they will consider a letter of intent. I hope this info helps anyone who was asking!
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Good to know - apologies for the misinformation! We had this discussion a little earlier on this forum and they had said something different.
 
emsea123 said:
I received my committee hold notification on 4/2 and interviewed 2/12. I called the office of admissions today to ask if they would accept a letter of intent at this point, and I was told that as long as the letter does not include any updates (since they stated they do not accept updates), they will consider a letter of intent. I hope this info helps anyone who was asking!
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I called as well and they gave me the same information! 🙂
 
I called this afternoon and said that they accept LOIs (and the guy on the phone even said they encouraged it??) but I'm gonna double-check tomorrow morning with hopefully another person. The mixed responses are making me confused
 
Does anyone have a concrete date on when we'll see movement based on past threads? Also, was it confirmed that abosolutely none of us from January - March received an A? This seems so weird. Also this LOI misinformation is so annoying. I wish they had a concrete answer. When I asked back in March, it was a resounding yes to LOI with no updates. Now it seems to be getting wishy washy again.
 
Kind of annoying that I’m torn between wanting to send a LOI to help get me off the waitlist but I also don’t want them to get mad at me for sending one lmao
 
All this speculation but now realizing my “letter of interest” at another school had letter of intent wording in it...
 
floridaheatkills said:
Does anyone have a concrete date on when we'll see movement based on past threads? Also, was it confirmed that abosolutely none of us from January - March received an A? This seems so weird. Also this LOI misinformation is so annoying. I wish they had a concrete answer. When I asked back in March, it was a resounding yes to LOI with no updates. Now it seems to be getting wishy washy again.
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I believe may 15th
Someone said that date earlier in the thread and I think that’s another AAMC due date for something but don’t quote on me on it 😁
 
dmd5795 said:
I believe may 15th
Someone said that date earlier in the thread and I think that’s another AAMC due date for something but don’t quote on me on it 😁
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I'm really hoping May 15th we start seeing movement. However, their Commit to Enroll date is Jun 21 (according to MSAR) so I'm sure that'll be another big date as well.
 
floridaheatkills said:
Does anyone have a concrete date on when we'll see movement based on past threads? Also, was it confirmed that abosolutely none of us from January - March received an A? This seems so weird. Also this LOI misinformation is so annoying. I wish they had a concrete answer. When I asked back in March, it was a resounding yes to LOI with no updates. Now it seems to be getting wishy washy again.
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So what I've noticed is that applicants who applied in mid-Jan through March had a small amount of As. No reported As from the bunch of decisions on 4/30 (but I'm sure we're just looking at a small sample size) According to their accepted students Facebook page, they only have 164 members (obviously not everyone joins so I'm sure this number is higher as well) If I had to guess, I bet Penn just wanted everyone to have a decision by that 4/30 date so they waitlisted the majority to take stock of their class size. I know some other schools follow this pattern as well: interview until March, don't accept anyone from Feb-March so everyone has been interviewed before taking anyone off the waitlist.

Long-winded way to say I don't know anything lol 🙂
 
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