No wonder why I thought your nickname seemed so familiar, I saw you from the geisinger thread haha. Tbh, I don’t think 30 from 380 people is accurate. They probably waitlist around 380 people, but a ton of waitlisted applicants drop their spots (it’s already happening on the thread).
If true, that would have to ultimately lead to more movement, since, in the absence of high quality cloning technology, we can all only occupy one seat when the music stops this summer! 🙂
We playin musical chairs with these seats
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AAMC never dissappoints!
it'll be back up today at midnight, they emailed us telling us of this last thursday
As much as waitlisted folks want to hear right away on May 1, it is likely to take a few days after that before offers go out to fill gaps in the class caused by withdrawals.
Damn AMCAS/AAMC can spam me with their survey and virtual fair emails but can’t email me about some actual helpful info....🙃🙃🙃
FYI -- SDN gave the same message at first when it had its server issue a few weeks ago. Whatever is going on, if you are receiving that message during the day at this time of year, it is certainly not planned! Or, if so, very poorly planned!! 😎
I got an email stating that the amcas application wont be available last thursday. I believe CYMS is a component of the application. so it must have been planned.
i was in the cohort last march where the AAMC made us sign up for the MCAT all at once at 3am PST, which obviously caused the site to crash and was a huge waste of our time. maybe this newer case of poor foresight that is affecting med schools will be enough to make someone with power call them out on their choices. idk if anything can be done given their monopoly and maybe im just bitter after this year, but boy they sure haven't made the app process any more bearable.
Maybe. But, at this time of the year, the tool is the only thing schools have to be able to measure what is happening with their admitted students. It would be unbelievable if they PLANNED to take the application down during this time, so it is almost certainly some kind of a server issue or other technical problem.
I aspire to one day have a job that's as secure and free from recourse as the AAMC
Just found this gem from Gonnif as I've been searching for WL hopium throughout sdn. don't know if this well help anyone, but I found it strangely comforting and amusing
Wow, this is a tough decision. I think you need to seriously consider the value (financial, convenience-wise, and social) you place on being close to family. You've said that you need it, which tells me that it's one of the high-importance considerations for you. But it would suck to not get off that WL, and also lose those $$.
I wish gonnif would kick me in the pants so hard that I don’t wake up til my first A. But seriously, that was comforting haha
Well schools may give you some flexibility if you’re accepted, but the one I would be concerned about completing is the Hep B series. If your titer shows you arent immune, then you need a repeat immunization series which will take 2 months at the minimum, if you do a 2-dose series, but those are not easy to find. Typically a 3 dose series is administered, and those take around 4 months to complete...
I'm pretty sure I read that you can matriculate while in between doses in a series (Hep B). I could be wrong though?
Yes I think thats where schools are flexible on it. For example some might allow you to matriculate but not engage in any early patient contact. I would look at your individual school’s policies to see how they handle that one
This is a question for your physician and med school administrative office
I will absolutely ask...once I am accepted 😉
Tough choice... if your absolutely need the support system you already have to be successful in medical school, then I guess no amount of money can compensate for that. On the other hand, there's the possibility you could not get off that waitlist at your ideal school and lose out on $60,000 in scholarships.
This is outrageous!!! @gonnif -- do you have opinion on the ethics of this kind of behavior from the administration of schools training "potential physicians in a profession that highly values ethics"? "Simply because you can game a system doesn't mean you should." And, that is exactly what this school is doing by creating monetary pressure on @hosie618 to make a choice he or she would not otherwise make, by establishing an earlier CTE than that published by the school and applicable to its other admittees.
thank you so much for the response! being close to loved ones is highly important to me and thats what sucks and is holding me back, i believe with the extra 15k off it'll be more or less the same tuition as the WL school im on. so that makes the tuition the same however i can remove housing/food/transportation off the WL school as i will be with my family. it would 100% suck not to get off the WL and lose money and that is why i am stuck. i literally have SIX days to make this decsiison
thank you so much for the reply. my mental health is extremely important to me as i have seen the struggles i went through even with grad school, being at home with my family and going to a commuter school has taken so much stress off my life. then having the support of my friends added to that. so from your opinion, i should forgo the 60k and just wait to see what happens with my WL;/
exactly my issue. I was so happy to receive the scholarship then i was in shock as i scrolled down the email to see that they said this
Yes, I would call your WL school, out the other school by name, tell them all the reasons you would rather attend their school, and ask them if they could either give you a decision before 5/3, OR allow you to remain on the WL after you CTE to the other school.
Feels literally
I think we’re on the same WL and yes it is v rough to keep waiting! And my impression is that it’s a deferred decision and that they just needed even more time to decide 🙃
Which absolutely blows my mind bc it took literally 3 months to hear back post II... how can they possibly need more time? I feel like I have been waiting for forever and it’s been the hardest part of the cycle for me. Im
I'm in a similar spot. I felt super positive after the interview but am slowly losing hope. I also only had 1 MD interview, so alllll of my hopes and prayers are betting on one school (so I really feel you on the cycles of hope and depressive lows haha)
im on the same WL and everything you said resonated with me. i felt like my interview went really well too. scary to think how many people are on the WL at this school. im thinking its at least 200 of us.
It’s been a rollercoaster to say the least! And me too. I feel like I almost just need to wait it out another few days until after the 30 before I start really pushing to reapply. I know the earlier you start the better but I just... can’t at the moment lol
It’s gotta be at least... at least we are on the waitlist I have some friends who interviewed later who haven’t heard anything or were told they would have a decision by July 1.
This Bolder part is Spot on!
there are interviewees waiting on a post-II decision by JULY?!
Your kinder side is showing here. It absolutely will be pointless to ask. They are creating intentional, unnecessary time pressure specifically to force @hosie618 off all WLs, since they will know whether or not they are the PTE school by 4/30 with no BS pressure.
what school is this crazy waitlist for ?
i 100% will be calling my WL school tomorrow, someone had said to talk to the Dean Of Admissions at my WL school, my school provided a phone number for their office fo admissions but i am unsure if i should try to ask them to get through to the Dean himself? or if i should email the Dean?
If other candidates you ally received A’s much shorter than 12 weeks post INterview (ie rolling admissions) I would bet your 12 weeks indicates you were right on the bubble and would be high on a ranked WL.
I suggest you call and ask to speak to either the dean or the admissions director. Explain that you have an emergency situation involving an exploding scholarship at another school. If you can't get through, talk to whoever they allow you to speak with AND follow up with an email to the dean and/or director. You don't have time to mess around!
Yes they would know if they are singular PTE on 4/30, but still would know if @hosie618 will CTE due to unknown WL existence for the candidate. It won't hurt to do both (option 6)and ask this Scholarship school. Of course @hosie618 you won't indicate anything more than the fact that you indeed do have a WL. Remember, you WILL need permission from the Dean in writing that if they give you an Acceotamce off the WL, that they won't hold it against you that you CTEd to the other school. I'm sure that Amcas won't let you change your CTE later, but I'm not sure if that will matter if the Dean does say yes.
