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So I dont have tabs yet and I interviewed 11/04. Are tabs all released at the same time and should I prepare myself to wait until the next release date?
 
how would i express interest without seeming like I'm begging for an acceptance lol 😢 also I've been on hold since 11/5, should i not get my hopes up for march 1?
Hi there, I'm an M1 at VCU who got in off the waitlist last year after getting a February interview! VCU is very systematic from what I understand, and just try and ride it out. I got the hold on the last day to get an acceptance, March 1, and got onto the waitlist March 15, and then got in the last week of May. There is hope until May/June and even perhaps July. In hindsight, I feel like waitlists are not death sentences whatsoever, they're an administrative necessity! Just tell yourself you will be making your final decision regarding which school you go to in late May or June, and try and enjoy your life between now and then. That's what I wish someone had told me.
 
Post-II. Interviewed on Wednesday
uhm i haven't been offered an interview here yet but i have had friends who have. you do know they send that status to everyone they dont reject post interview right? it just means they reviewed your file finally and you are going to have to wait to hear back on a decision day, getting that isnt a bad thing.
 
Got the portal update email a few minutes ago, checked my portal and have tabs + acceptance message! 🙂 OOS Interviewed 10/22, didn’t hear anything on 12/16.
Congrats! What was your portal message on 12/16?
 
Congrats! What was your portal message on 12/16?
I interviewed 10/22 as well. There was no change at all to my portal on the 12/16 admittance date, tabs appeared on the following acceptance date. I think there is definitely still atleast 1/4 of the class size needing to be filled not accounting for later withdraws.
 
I interviewed 10/22 as well. There was no change at all to my portal on the 12/16 admittance date, tabs appeared on the following acceptance date. I think there is definitely still atleast 1/4 of the class size needing to be filled not accounting for later withdraws.
Thanks. I’m in a similar boat, interviewed 12/16 and had no change on my portal yestedsah. It just says that I’m waiting for committee review
 
I haven’t been able to log in... is there something wrong?
 
Has anyone heard from the fmSTAT program? Are they also on rolling admissions, or they make decision after they interview everyone?
 
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Has anyone heard from the fmSTAT program? Are they also on rolling admissions, or they make decision once they interviewed everyone?

I was wondering the same thing. It's my understanding that it's rolling admissions.
 
Yeah, I have. My understanding is that once your accepted, they are able to make an offer.
Congrats!! How long ago did you receive your acceptance if you don’t mind me asking?
 
uhm i haven't been offered an interview here yet but i have had friends who have. you do know they send that status to everyone they dont reject post interview right? it just means they reviewed your file finally and you are going to have to wait to hear back on a decision day, getting that isnt a bad thing.
I’m not familiar with how it works. Just assumed hold was equivalent to waitlist
 
I’m not familiar with how it works. Just assumed hold was equivalent to waitlist
Yeah once again, im not the most educated person on vcu but the hold is a generic message telling you that they liked you and that you are eligible to recieve an acceptance on a decision day. not a waitlist thing at all.
 
I’m not familiar with how it works. Just assumed hold was equivalent to waitlist
That is incorrect. IT simply means you weren't rejected. The waitlist is formulated in mid march, and at that point people on hold will be rejected. So if anything it means less than a waitlist, simply that you were not rejected post interview.
 
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Is anyone still stuck with this message following their interview? Does this mean they just have not gotten to me?
 
II just now for 2/9. Super weird. They just emailed me but my portal hasn't changed.
Congrats!!! Random question -- when did your portal change to "File Review Complete?". Did you get a notification when they were done reviewing your application?
 
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