HPWL does not mean ranked. Ranked means ranked. Calls could start "late" for any number of reasons, including them just taking their time figuring things out after the dust settles on 5/1.
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Yes. It is too early. No school will give you feedback while your application still pending.
@KnightDoc when is it not early for WL movement anymore and when does it become late?
Yes. 2 days =/= 2 weeks. No movement means no movement. It might mean no spots, and it might mean a slow, disorganized adcom. Absolutely no way to know, so nothing to be gained by stressing about it.
Robotginger127
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Is it too late to send an LOI now?? Dean told me I’m in the top 10 I assumed I’m ranked but that’s true that doesn’t mean I am.
I have no idea if the same will happen this year, but I was taking a look at 2018's waitlist tracker, and it seems that movement was pretty solid throughout May. I imagine a decent amount happened early June too (since people do stop submitting stuff as time goes on).
No hard and fast rule. I go by prior years' movement since 2019, when the system changed to CYMS (so, basically, past 2 years).
Movement peaks now (first 2 or 3 weeks in May). Things slow down, but continue after that.
TBH late is June and July, not May 4th! 🙂 I KNOW it's unnerving, but you have to chill and let it happen for the first few weeks. Especially someone with your stats and the number of irons you have in the fire!!!
2018 isn't valid anymore. They still had the MAR. Totally different system with different initial acceptance and WL movement patterns. Look at 2019 and 2020 for the best comparison to 2021.
Knightdoc: tells everyone to calm tf down
me: continues to ask everyone about whether having silence is bad on May 5th
There is an incredible amount of confusion over this, mostly because "ranked" is a very specific, counterintuitive terms of art. Everyone has a relative place on a WL. HP is the top, and T10 is top of the top. It is great, but does not mean the list is ranked. Ranked means #10 ALWAYS comes before #11, and there is no HPWL and regular WL, there is just one, ranked WL. T10 on a HPWL, could mean #11 comes first, if #11 fills a demo they need.
It's all good, and the odds are very high you are going to receive an A if they went to the trouble of telling you this, so the distinction between ranked and unranked isn't going to mean anything to you, and the fact that they haven't made calls yet also doesn't mean anything, unless their yield is so high, or they accept so many people initially, that they historically don't pull at least 10 people off the WL.
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And ... it's not even 5/5 yet!!! 😎
Nope, but now I have!!! Believe it or not, I spent most of today finishing up finals and working on my app!!! It's certainly nice to be loved. 😎 😎 😎
I think this is my favorite meme I've made so far 😎
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This is what I need 🤧🤧🤧
So far, so good! 🙂 It's begun!!!!!
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I know some people are probably waiting longer than me
I’ve been on the WL since early December but these last few days of waiting so far, pale in comparison to those last 5 months 😞
I’ve been on the WL since early December but these last few days of waiting so far, pale in comparison to those last 5 months 😞
Even my parents are convinced Ill get in 😳
My dad is like, "you'll get in at all 3 of your waitlists, don't worry"...
like..I love the optimism but plz
Omg my parents are either super supportive or tell me to prepare to reapply. 🤠 it’s always one or the other which also adds an extra layer of ✨ stress ✨ to this process
Lol my parents fully admit that they have no idea how any of this works. Yesterday my Dad said something along the lines of "I'm just going to trust that you know enough and that you will read all the documents or whatever to fill in what you don't know."
loosecriminal
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If anyone needs some form of distraction/therapy I highly recommend paint by numbers. It like turns your brain off and makes me refresh everything slightly less 😂
my parents fully believe I am not getting in and are pressuring me to reapp, but I'm nervous about reapplying with essentially the same application (but hopefully a better MCAT score will help...?)
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I literally ordered one from amazon two days ago.
Relatable. The support just increases the already unbearable pressure. Lol.
tahinitajin
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Lol my parents are convinced I won’t get in and are against me reapplying and wasting another year and are pressuring me to go to the Caribbean.
omg been occupied by one for two months it's amazing
NoEyeEyeGuy
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honestly i watched a video of the carribean today and it looks pretty tempting for me as well.
I also watched Pirates of the Caribbean today!
Ill go carribbean if u guys go carribbean. Solidarity w/ WLgang
i might get a full ride with my stats and ill claw my way to some type of residency
i might get a full ride with my stats and ill claw my way to some type of residency
NoEyeEyeGuy
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jajajaja
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Same🤧 WL in nov (literally the day after thanksgiving)
NoEyeEyeGuy
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who's ready for cinco de mayo
Lmao I called one back just to feel something 😭
omg my dad wants me to go to the caribbean too
Good morning my sunshines <3 plz wake up and join me in my anxiety fun timez
Robotginger127
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Already woke up at 6 and there famGood morning my sunshines <3 plz wake up and join me in my anxiety fun timez
Another day of disappointment and anxiety
Has anyone seen any DO school movement? I would think it would have started if there was a lot of MD movement after April 30 and people perhaps selected an MD school they got accepted to over a DO school they got accepted to.
Practically none yet at my WL schools, I believe CTE for AACOMAS is May 15th so the last two weeks of may will be big for DO schools.
Thank you. On 2 MD WLs and 2 DO WLs and I just don't know what to do or think at this point. It is so stressful.
tryingmyhardest
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friends. from being 6 WLs deep —> 1 A, the relief is indescribable. good luck everyone!! i know you’ll come out on the other side with an A ❤️
I too would love to one day experience relief of that magnitude...
So happy for you! celebrate hard this weekend for us!
Well deserved! 🥳
NoEyeEyeGuy
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every doge has his day!
Ugh no news for me again this morning 🙁
Yeah I felt this heavy. Im literally holding off from signing a lease for an apartment near my DO school because I'm waiting for WL movement from my one and only shot to MD. I am grateful, but I just wanna know if I can get in or not lol
Same!!! Ugh
