Yup but it is what it is. LOL I'm just staying hopeful
Congrats!! I recognize you from the other thread where you got accepted first (I’m currently waitlisted there). Which school are u gonna choose, 1st or 2nd? Hehe
The second! Weill Cornell Med!Congrats!! I recognize you from the other thread where you got accepted first (I’m currently waitlisted there). Which school are u gonna choose, 1st or 2nd? Hehe
For one school, nothing since January
Heck yeah congrats!!!!
Hope this opens up some seats at other schools *fingers crossed*
This is what I sent in my email: My name is (name). I am a currently waitlisted applicant at (school). I interviewed on (date) and was offered a place on the waitlist on (date). As we are now in May and past traffic day, I am wondering if you can offer any insight into waitlist movement and if movement and timing of decisions are any different this year due to COVID-19 circumstances. I appreciate any information you can share. Thank you for your continued consideration. I am very excited for the possible opportunity to attend (school). I hope you are all safe and healthy during this time, and I look forward to hearing from you.
This is the perfect thing to say! I also recommend calling your admissions offices! Even if they are closed, leaving a message along these lines can prompt them to call you back and have a conversation with you. Any way you can keep reminding them of your name and your interest/intent is good, so when it comes down to deciding last minute picks, you might have a higher chance of being chosen. And before anybody comes for me saying this isn’t true, I know many schools where phone calls like this are considered additional statements of intent, and they CAN make a difference.
Go for it! You have nothing to lose and everything to gain!
I’m going to do the same thing in the next week or so!
Don’t think like that
be proud of what you did. And clicking with an interviewer is not correlated with acceptance!!Can definitely agree with that. I thought my first-choice school's interview went extremely well; had a great experience with my interviewer and thought I had secured the bag. Been on the waitlist since February, whereas some of my friends who claim they didn't have friendly interviewers have already gotten off the waitlist. Everything happens for a reason my friends, move forwards and onwardsDon’t think like that
mafmed11 said:Can definitely agree with that. I thought my first-choice school's interview went extremely well; had a great experience with my interviewer and thought I had secured the bag. Been on the waitlist since February, whereas some of my friends who claim they didn't have friendly interviewers have already gotten off the waitlist. Everything happens for a reason my friends, move forwards and onwards
Can definitely agree with that. I thought my first-choice school's interview went extremely well; had a great experience with my interviewer and thought I had secured the bag. Been on the waitlist since February, whereas some of my friends who claim they didn't have friendly interviewers have already gotten off the waitlist. Everything happens for a reason my friends, move forwards and onwards
I would say that it’s impossible to generalize I’ll explain why. Take EVMS for example. After December they basically WL or reject everyone. Then when may 1 comes around they give out like 30-50 acceptances. Same with a school like vermont. I would say for both those schools we are past the peak of WL movement but there will be more to come. Now take a school like rush or VA tech that tend to over accept their class. If their WL movement Was to move, it probably had not happened yet. So to answer your q this really is school dependent. But if we were to generalize I would imagine almost if not all schools would be moving past their peak by June 1. Acceptances will still come in June, and a few in July.
We are past the peak movement that occurs after traffic day, but I think the next little waves will be around CTE deadlines in mid June and mid July for schools since that will essentially force applicants with an acceptance or multiple (due to WL movement) to commit to one place and withdraw from other WLs. I have a feeling that some schools may put some WL applicants with no acceptances on the backburner until after their CTE deadline since we have the flexibility to go there if we are offered an acceptance offer and fill out their last remaining seats. It probably won't be as much as the peak movement after traffic day though and could take a while but there's still a little hope imo for the ones that don't have an acceptance yet like me. The whole process is still very school dependent and unpredictable like TallDoctor96 said
There’s definitely hope!!! Last year someone got off one of the waitlists I was sitting on like 1 day before orientation!
Send it, don’t expect it to do anythingWhat do you guys think about sending an update on a submitted manuscript? I know it has mixed views on it but are we at the point of desperate times here or should I wait? I think I’m hesitant because I just don’t want to annoy the adcoms- I’ve been on the waitlist at my top choice since dec and have sent two updates already. Also they’re a research powerhouse and I don’t want them to laugh in my face
What do you guys think about sending an update on a submitted manuscript? I know it has mixed views on it but are we at the point of desperate times here or should I wait? I think I’m hesitant because I just don’t want to annoy the adcoms- I’ve been on the waitlist at my top choice since dec and have sent two updates already. Also they’re a research powerhouse and I don’t want them to laugh in my face
On Sunday night at 11:50 pm?
It was a couple of hours earlier but yes on Sunday. I wasn't expecting it either. It could be any day of the week
I doubt they'd be annoyed. I'm pretty sure the admissions team is prepared to be bombarded with emails around this time LOL. You have been waiting since december. You have every right to update them on your progress especially if it can help with their decision in accepting you. You have nothing to lose, send it in!What do you guys think about sending an update on a submitted manuscript? I know it has mixed views on it but are we at the point of desperate times here or should I wait? I think I’m hesitant because I just don’t want to annoy the adcoms- I’ve been on the waitlist at my top choice since dec and have sent two updates already. Also they’re a research powerhouse and I don’t want them to laugh in my face
People with MBBS can practice in the US. However, they have to go through American residency first. With Step going P/F, it’ll be more difficult to get a spot in competition with American MDs and DOs, but not impossible.
You make it sound so easy. You have to be approved to even be able to apply for US residency. My friend from somolia waited 5 years for approval to apply through ERAS, and he said he was one of the fastest ones. Not every international doctor can just sign up. There’s a long slow process.
Not exactly, I have met a guy who did an ENT fellowship in a top program and he told me he was in some sort of process that he didn't need to spend another five years for NET residency but could get the license and full privilege to practice. He also told me there was another current chair in a top university (Pitt or peen I don't remember) who had been a figure and giant name in the field before he came to the US. He didn't do any training in the US but was granted licensure to practice
Nowhere did I say it was easy, just a possibility. And I do understand there are multiple pathways to practicing in the US that are based on extraneous factors (ie. citizenship, visa status, if a residency is already completed, etc). I was not trying to be ignorant, but rather hopeful. I know of quite a few MBBS graduates who are practicing here in the US.
great as long as it is understood that it is a very difficult and long pathway
I agree that it can very much be done!
Send a letter of intent to the school and include this factor (among others) as the reason you would not hesitate to attend this school should you be accepted off the waitlist.
Do y’all just email the letter of intent? Or is there usually a special place to turn it in. What about updated transcripts?
I'm in the exact same situation but had already sent a letter of intent in February (without including that my SO had been accepted) and I don't dare send another.. From what I've been told, adcoms seem to take it into consideration more if you are engaged/married but it still may be worth a try as there is really nothing to lose at this point!
