2020 Cycle Waitlist Support Thread

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Hi all,

I have been been a longtime lurker on this post but just wanted to say thank you to everyone for sharing their experiences. I had 5 interviews this cycle, with 4 WL and 1 UC and it has been tough. Congratulations to everyone who has gotten the acceptance and I am rooting for all of us that are still waiting!
 
omg wow congrats guys! wait so ive never heard of it being that common to get a phone call. are WL acceptances more often done over the phone than emails? or is that a school specific thing?
 
excitedmedapp said:
Everybody not accepted anywhere yet- how late into May are you waiting to start your application for next year? Going ahead and starting and just waiting to submit? What’s you plan?
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Long-time lurker here as well, 3 WL, 0 A gang. I was thinking of waiting 2-3 weeks to see if I am in the first wave of acceptances off the waitlist or not. If not, then I will start preparing to re-do my primary app and come up with a plan for the upcoming year.
 
excitedmedapp said:
Everybody not accepted anywhere yet- how late into May are you waiting to start your application for next year? Going ahead and starting and just waiting to submit? What’s you plan?
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I’m thinking 1.5 or 2 weeks into May just in case bc they extended the application deadline.. but maybe that’s the optimist in me
 
BrokeButHopeful said:
anyone else been aggressively checking this thread and every thread of schools you are waitlisted at? PLEASEEEEE ACCEPTTTT MEEEEEEE I cant take this stress
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quarantine life is checking this thread, other WL sdn threads, school threads, reddit premed threads, school facebook (see if someone leaves), my email, application portal, eat, pee, poo, sleep
 
Card dealer said:
Long-time lurker here as well, 3 WL, 0 A gang. I was thinking of waiting 2-3 weeks to see if I am in the first wave of acceptances off the waitlist or not. If not, then I will start preparing to re-do my primary app and come up with a plan for the upcoming year.
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My exact "plan"!! Or maybe I'm still in denial of my situation :dead:
If there's any consolation, at least the COVID situation has pushed back the next cycle a little...
 
musman9853 said:
Lol fr. How do they even have my email?
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Did you allow junk ads from AMCAS? Not exactly what the questions asks, instead it states something about AMCAS partners I believe, but I also made the mistake of signing up.
 
excitedmedapp said:
Everybody not accepted anywhere yet- how late into May are you waiting to start your application for next year? Going ahead and starting and just waiting to submit? What’s you plan?
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My plan is to start filling out the background, course info, and LOR stuff when it opens up until May 15th ( which is my personal give up deadline for this cycle lol) just because that’s low effort and in the past a majority of the waitlist movement for my 2 WLs was done by then.
 
Did anyone receive a Background Check Consent Request email today?
 
Aan061 said:
I don't know if I'm lucky or unlucky. I'm on a ranked WL and moved up 10 spots since I was first notified. It's still like lower thirties tho so my heart hurts...
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I wonder if we’re on the same waitlist. I’ve moved up > 30 spots on one of mine, but I’m still in the high 60s. Minimal movement yesterday and today.
 
fatherofdragons said:
I wonder if we’re on the same waitlist. I’ve moved up > 30 spots on one of mine, but I’m still in the high 60s. Minimal movement yesterday and today.
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Thats crazy your school has a live WL movement tracker? I’d be freaking out if I was in the same spot. Good luck to you hopefully you get pulled off
 
I have to call my admissions office to get an update but my school has an IS and OOS ranked waitlist. We get an update once all interviews and processing is done on our placement. I called them today to schedule an appointment to meet with the admissions office to talk about my application. It's my only WL so I don't know how other schools do it
 
Received an acceptance today! Sending you all so much luck and positivity! I only had 1 interview this cycle, which (after what felt like an eternity) turned into a WL then (add on another eternity) turned into an A! Truly, anything is possible!
 
Just got the call, accepted!!!:soexcited:I'm shaking, it's one of my top choices.
The first A makes all the pain from this cycle worth it. I would never voluntarily go through this again but I've grown and matured so much from the experiences of this year! Stay strong WL gang, regardless of what happens you will make it through!!
 
Also, has anyone heard back from adcoms as to why your application was pushed onto WL or R? I'm trying to decide if I should re-apply or not and it's driving me crazy. The schools I've contacted have either said I applied too late or ghosted me. I'm hoping my appointment for my WL school pans out better
 
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