2020 Cycle Waitlist Support Thread

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(new to this thread so sorry if this has already been asked) but...do you guys think COVID will change the amount of WL movement for particular schools or do you think they'll stay roughly the same? for example, are people maybe more likely to decline a school in NYC?

my top choice WL normally takes a majority of people off of their WL but the school specific forum seems dead/little WL movement 🙁
 
Zen Arcade said:
Let’s all take a moment to remember memelord... the one who probably thought he was destined for moderator status but flew too close to the sun
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Super tangential, but whatever happened to memelord? I used to remember him being very active around sdn, now his membership is revoked?
 
Hey all. Just wanted to say thank you to everyone for the support this cycle. After 5 waitlists and a bunch of doubt, I got off one of my waitlists on Friday. Just want to say, don't lose hope. There is still time for things to move. I know it's so much easier to say this from the other side, but I truly believe that everyone on this thread deserves to be a doctor!
 
dllsl7 said:
Super tangential, but whatever happened to memelord? I used to remember him being very active around sdn, now his membership is revoked?
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I beleive that he started spamming the forums with memes. it got to a point where he was told to knock it off, and he ignored the mods. That's Banhammer time.

Talldoctor96 said:
Everything in on here is speculation. But historically mid May is a really good time to get off the waitlist.
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May AND June. It may be a bit slower this year due to COVID and the MD schools flying blind without the MAR. They seemed to be far more conservative last year.
 
loopybasket said:
Are we sure I'm the troll? *accused by someone with "Probationary Status"*
"I have no acceptances" is accurate. As of now, I am going to have to reapply. Which I knew was a possibility when I declined an acceptance from a school at which I think I would not be happy. How dare I! The whole point of my original post was to ask where I went wrong with my WL schools.
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I don't think you did anything wrong. School cycles are completely crapshoot. To explain, I have low stats (<510 and ORM). I had a very good application otherwise and did very well this cycle with 9 interviews. However, I only had 3 acceptances and 5 WL. (I withdrew from one post II for same reason as you). Then I got off one WL. All of my acceptances so far with the exception of 1 are at schools that I would not have guessed while 2 of my last 4 WL are at schools I 100% had better scores for etc.... I think ultimately it's really about fit. The schools I received an acceptances at, I had long talks with Deans/program directors during interview day. Not to sell myself, I was just talking to them during tours/visit day etc... and I think that ended up showing them a side of me that perhaps they didn't see on paper and were willing to overlook stats etc... My best advice is to just be yourself if you have to reapply and find schools with true mission fits I can't emphasize enough the importance of school fit. But I am crossing my fingers for you and hoping you get off one of your 3 WL!
 
This is a poll some of you may find interesting!

forums.studentdoctor.net

Simple poll for people with an A, but waiting a bit

Let's say you have at least 1 acceptance and 1 or more WLs. How long would you wait to give up on those WLs and start the real planning to matriculate? By this I do not mean the PTE tool. I mean finding a roommate, looking for rentals/signing a lease, purchasing necessary items required by...
forums.studentdoctor.net forums.studentdoctor.net
 
Goro said:
They're all pretty much a dime-a-dozen. Pick one that is:
  • given at a med school
  • lowest in tuition
  • is one year in length
  • has the best linkage
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That's really really interesting to me in my current situation. Based on these criteria, should I actually go with VCU over Boston U's SMP given the lower tuition, and 3.5+ performance-based guaranteed interview? I thought BU being a reputable program and med school would give me a better overall chance at a med school admission next year? Those are my only options for fall if I don't make it off one of the 2 waitlists I'm on. If it matters, my stats are 3.3/3.2, 512, everything else on my app is fairly average, 400 hours research, 800 hours scribing, etc.
 
IceNineteen said:
That's really really interesting to me in my current situation. Based on these criteria, should I actually go with VCU over Boston U's SMP given the lower tuition, and 3.5+ performance-based guaranteed interview? I thought BU being a reputable program and med school would give me a better overall chance at a med school admission next year? Those are my only options for fall if I don't make it off one of the 2 waitlists I'm on. If it matters, my stats are 3.3/3.2, 512, everything else on my app is fairly average, 400 hours research, 800 hours scribing, etc.
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Reputation of the parent school is irrelevant. You have to do well no matter where you are.
 
brighterday2 said:
I have weighed the options of another cycle. I had 2 DO interviews (both rejections) and 1 MD (waitlist). I think the big piece is that I am a non traditional student 26 turning 27 ready to start and I know what I want to specialize in but the only other thing I’d need to do to improve would be my grades and that would require a master programs which I don’t know if financially I want to undertake. I am still weighing the option but figured I’d put down the deposit just in case I decide to take the chance. Also thanks to everyone who posts on this thread it’s kept me from drowning during this long wait.
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I am the same age. I know the feeling about being too old. The problem is we are not we are two years older than the average matriculant. As others have suggested there is many other options than attending a Caribbean school. You could easily end up with 200k plus in debt and nothing to show for it at the very end. I strongly consider another route like PA.
 
Accepted off the waitlist this morning! 😍 (D.O.)

My first A! Hang in there, you guys. I was a very borderline, non-trad applicant — my second cycle — and good things come to those who wait!

Edit to add: I emailed the school every 2-3 wks since being WL’ed. LOI, “should I start on pre-matric requirements?” ... “how would a late A affect my financial aid?” etc. It is 100% school specific, but I think this kept me on their radar since their WL is unranked/loosely grouped.
 
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moxymed said:
Accepted off the waitlist this morning! 😍 (D.O.)

My first A! Hang in there, you guys. I was a very borderline, non-trad applicant — my second cycle — and good things come to those who wait!

Edit to add: I emailed the school every 2-3 wks since being WL’ed. LOI, “should I start on pre-matric reauirements?” ... “how would a late A affect my financial aid?” etc. It is 100% school specific, but I think this kept me on their radar since their WL is unranked/loosely grouped.
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Congratulations !!!!! I had been holding off on emailing my school bc I was scared to annoy them but I took this as a sign and just sent it LOL. Congrats again, that is amazing!
 
hydro flask said:
hey @gyngyn do you have any data on how many acceptees at your school are holding multiple acceptances and how many are PTEd vs CTEd?
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Just one. All the rest have PTE'd or CTE'd.
 
I don’t understand the difference between PTE’d and CTE’d


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Hiddenleaf09 said:
Oufffff that just made me really sad


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I wouldn't worry about this too much. Before the new rules, applicants were mandated to 'plan to enroll' anyway on May 1st... now its just more of a strong recommendation (with some schools possibly making it a requirement). What matters more is people getting off the waitlist to stir up movement among schools. We'll see what kind of movement there will be in the coming weeks, but I think theres reason to be optimistic.
 
My biggest sign of optimism is that we have three schools in my state. One (which I would say is probably the most favorable) has not accepted a single person off waitlist - which I’m hoping is just them taking their time. Hopefully once they start accepting people off waitlist there will be a huge facilitation of waitlist movement in the other two schools. The third ranked school had already had so much waitlist movement because not as many people want to go their I guess.


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Hiddenleaf09 said:
My biggest sign of optimism is that we have three schools in my state. One (which I would say is probably the most favorable) has not accepted a single person off waitlist - which I’m hoping is just them taking their time. Hopefully once they start accepting people off waitlist there will be a huge facilitation of waitlist movement in the other two schools. The third ranked school had already had so much waitlist movement because not as many people want to go their I guess.


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Funny enough all of my state schools have had at least a little waitlist movement, except for the one I’m WL’d on 🙁. Going off of the US News rankings it’s likely the 4th or 5th highest ranked public school in the state. Hopefully as people get into the higher ranked state schools off the waitlist, the WL at my top choice will move.
 
fatherofdragons said:
Funny enough all of my state schools have had at least a little waitlist movement, except for the one I’m WL’d on 🙁. Going off of the US News rankings it’s likely the 4th or 5th highest ranked public school in the state. Hopefully as people get into the higher ranked state schools off the waitlist, the WL at my top choice will move.
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I hope so brother. I’m struggling with waiting. We got two more hours till it’s 5 pm!


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