The first cohort in the Gateway curriculum started in 2020 (current M1s). We will be the second cohort. If you heard the start was pushed back, they were referring to pushing the first day of class back from July to September the same year. I think that pattern would continue with us...?
Yep! According to the "Important Dates" page, the class entering 2021 will have a start date of Sept. 7th for orientation and Sept. 13th for the first day of classes.
Nah you good , things happen
Still waiting on it! I think it takes a couple days.
Pretty sure they send it shortly after you receive your admissions email. I think for privacy reasons it would be best to wait for that.
Out of curiosity, had you completed your finaid forms at that time?
Nope, but also the scholarship I was referring to were the merit-based ones. Finaid forms won't play into those. No idea what the turnaround time will be on finaid packages.
Sending a LOI probably has some value, but I think you should rethink what you'd be doing in that letter. You don't "ask" for admission and you don't even bring up scholarships, especially before you're admitted. They know almost any student would attend if given a full tuition scholarship (unless they got a comparable offer at a similar school). Instead, you want to provide detailed and insightful reasons why WashU is your top choice and why you'd fit in well. There are lots of articles on how to write LOI's on SDN and elsewhere, I'd start there.
Thank you for the insight I’ll try and find a sample!
Yooooo congrats!
Hoping we're a part of it!
My MCAT is below their 10 percentile and I got accepted. LM of 71 here. I don't think they give "pity" IIs.
I interviewed here this week. Based on the information session dates that were available to sign up for, it seemed like it may have been the final week for interviews. That being said, they stated they hope to make initial decisions for all interviewees (A/WL/R) by April 1st. So that date tells me there potentially still is time. I would say shoot your shot.
I haven't looked far enough back to give a definitive answer, but the first acceptance post last Thursday was around 6pm.
6 pm CT?
I received my call at 3:30 PM PST.
HAHA to be completely fair, my call came from Denver, CO - I'm a west coast applicant and the person who called me said something about a regional committee
I think I've seen one as early as 3pm EST on here, but mostly after 5pm.
I think what I've noticed is that they usually meet on Thursdays, sometime in the afternoon/evening. Then calls go out Thursday evening and Friday, depending on how the person calling feels.
I'd say Thursday through Monday (sometimes Tuesday; it's actually whenever they send out the official emails that the calls are generally made by the end of that day, according to historical activity on this thread) after the committee meets on certain Thursdays. Apologies for my atrocious sentence structure.
I sent an update and letter of interest in December, roughly two months after interviewing, and got accepted last week. I would wait to send another letter if you are waitlisted.
Thank you! I interviewed in December myself and haven't seen many applicants from around that time report back so I've been losing hope. Congrats on your acceptance!
