Nothing to do with social justice or equity. More of a "taking care of your workforce" concept (equitably, I suppose, but not really the core idea here). I think 3+ weeks is a very reasonable turnaround time. I am not asking for an immediate response at all. I am asking for a timely response to an application I initially submitted in July. No other grad program would wait that long after interviews to respond. Yes, med school gets a lot of traffic, but med school admissions have more staff/interviewers. The interview feedback will be available within days of the interview and I am not sure how much new information comes up after that time?
I also feel that it would be entitled of me to feel I am owed an acceptance. I am certainly not saying that is the case. Rochester has every right to WL or reject me and I would be sad, but would take that in stride. I respect any admissions decision. I simply ask for a timely (3 week) resolution.
I don't see myself as some great revolutionary preaching some gospel for the downtrodden premeds or something. I just feel like we should be valued a bit more as humans and our time should be respected. This is not an issue unique to Rochester. It's a general med school thing.
Finally, the concept of, "you can leave if you don't like it here" is kind of antithetical to advocating for change in something you dislike, isn't it? I have no issue with someone disagreeing with me and saying that 6-8 weeks is very reasonable. Maybe I am not accounting for some very important admissions hurdles or something. I do, however, reserve the right to say that I disagree with the current state of affairs without having to leave. Perhaps I should have done so in a more respectful and less whiny manner though. Did not mean it that way. Keep in mind that tone is lost in text.
