2020 Cycle Waitlist Support Thread
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yes and also checking the amount of students in the class of 2024 page vs the class of 2023/2022. at my top choice, 2024 has around 150 members less than the others which is giving me some hope!!!
old me: instagram, tiktok, facebook, repeat.
new me: email, amcas, SDN, repeat.
new me: email, amcas, SDN, repeat.
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me too the group sizes for the past 4 years for my top choice are all around 260-280, and 2024 is 185 now. i am not sure if that can send some positive vibes
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i feel like a huge stalker/creep doing this, but glad to know i'm not the only one comparing this year's FB group to past years lol
Just caved and joined in on checking fb group numbers, let the neuroticism continue
+1 and one of my WLs has 200 less members in the class of 2024 group than all the other class groups for that school
Lmao same and now I just feel like im speculating!!! It’s useful info but also ugh I’m weak+1 and one of my WLs has 200 less members in the class of 2024 group than all the other class groups for that school
probablyneedassistance
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WOO loving these positive vibes for everyone!! Seeing 158 less people in my WL c/o 2024 group gives me a bit more hope... who says all neurotic behavior has to be bad 😉 for sure makes me feel better than being told for the 1000th time to simply "stop worrying" lol like thanks I'm cured
wow this was the vaguest answer they could give lol
literally, all they told you was a few more people should be accepted lol. i don't think people will have much luck hitting up admissions people for information. They do not want to mislead applicants.
let the data speak for itself lol i still have hope
Just checked the FB page for mine, and happy to announce that this year has *drum roll* even more people than the past years... RIP
Keep in mind there are probs people who just haven’t left yet after dropping on April 30th!
did some schools extend the apr. 30th deadline for accepted applicants? it seems like some people are still holding onto multiple acceptances (could be misinterpreting though)..
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silvershark3
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Each school has their own CTE deadline, many are in june and july, so I'm guessing there are plenty of people still holding onto multiple acceptances
Facebook group numbers are pretty useless because a lot of current students in other years join and you don't know which members are incoming matriculants vs current students.
Don't want to burst any bubbles but I also don't want people to spread false hope either.
Don't want to burst any bubbles but I also don't want people to spread false hope either.
Actually most of these groups are designated for the class of that year "___________ class of 2024." The moderator confirms you are a newly accepted student before approving membership. So in theory all the members would be newly accepted (other than the moderator). However, as other people have noted, schools accept many more people than actually matriculate. And people often do not bother to cancel memberships in FB groups.
I’m literally in such a group. At least half the members are not matriculants. They are current medical students. Some accepted students have left the group. But some of these groups for prior years are 350 people when the class size is only 150 or less because medical students from other years are in them.
I’m simply suggesting that people not look at Facebook groups as an indication of trying to “count” how many people have been accepted. It’s futile.
But they don’t let anyone in. They let in current medical students because they can talk to the matriculants and answer questions about housing curriculum second look etc. It’s actually really helpful. Like I’d want MS3s in a group of MS2s to answer questions about rotations. Letting current MS1s and MS2s into a group of incoming matriculants is not all that different.
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yeah in the one I’m in they have a ton of current students being added so they can post their apartments to try to sublet or lease out too
Hi guys just wanted to share my story and some encouragement.
I applied two cycles ago and received 3 interviews and 3 WL. Ultimately I came off none of them and reapplied this cycle.
It’s a huge bummer and such a long process - one of my schools had me waiting for over a year on a final decision! Having been where some of you currently are, I encourage you to focus on your well being, to not get too down about things, and cope in healthy ways.
If it does come down to reapplying, give it your all and focus on substantial improvement. Don’t be shy to reapply to the same schools! Of those three schools from two cycles ago, two interviewed and both accepted me this time around. If you have any specific questions about reapplying, feel free to ping me.
Good luck!!
I applied two cycles ago and received 3 interviews and 3 WL. Ultimately I came off none of them and reapplied this cycle.
It’s a huge bummer and such a long process - one of my schools had me waiting for over a year on a final decision! Having been where some of you currently are, I encourage you to focus on your well being, to not get too down about things, and cope in healthy ways.
If it does come down to reapplying, give it your all and focus on substantial improvement. Don’t be shy to reapply to the same schools! Of those three schools from two cycles ago, two interviewed and both accepted me this time around. If you have any specific questions about reapplying, feel free to ping me.
Good luck!!
What about other folks who already got acceptance but is waiting from their top choice?
RIP my top choice just told us they still have more people holding acceptance than the expected class size
also it is so stupid that the school says still there are a lot of people not following the AAMC PTE protocol means these people are hold multiple As and the school has no intent to decline their offers as of now this so unfair for us
also it is so stupid that the school says still there are a lot of people not following the AAMC PTE protocol means these people are hold multiple As and the school has no intent to decline their offers as of now this so unfair for us
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Hiddenleaf09
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Be grateful you’re going somewhere 🙂
Hiddenleaf09
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Omg... that sucks!!
That’s why I don’t understand this PTE/CTE system. It is in the students best interest to wait until CTE deadlines before making a decision, especially if the PTE deadlines are just suggestions and not actual rules.
this is totally nonsense for me because people on SDN say school will decline those's offers if they don't make the 4/30 deadline but apparently it is not. what i have heard from the director of my top choice says they are contacting and waiting these people to make their PTE decisions. also she said it is the same to CTE date she will probably give another two weeks to those who can't make the CTE deadline. so what is the point of AAMC traffic guideline
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AMCAS only makes recommendations. Each individual school chooses what to enforce and what dates to enforce things. I expect next year that more schools will clearly lay out their dates and what can happen if you fail to follow. I think each school should explicitly state things. Applicants are (should be) adults and follow the rules and if they fail, they should lose acceptances.
Worst nightmare come to life omg
Y'all, I've been the epitome of SDN neuroticism, lurking every SDN thread known to man the entire year of 2020. I truly never thought this day would come, but I JUST GOT THE CALL OFF THE WAITLIST!!!! Absolutely in shock rn. If I can do it with all this anxiety, I know each and every one of y'all can too. Never lose hope guys. 
ok so let me make it more clear to everyone here. The school (at least for my top choice) posts their specific deadline which follows the AAMC traffic rules but they have no intent to keep their deadline firmly enforced. As I said even the school specific deadline for PTE is 4/30, people still violate it and the admission hasn't declined their offer or given any penalty to these people. This is like when I was in undergrad I always made my tuition payment late but the school never charged me any late fee which they supposed to. Ya feel me?
They probably will just give you a vague response.
For unranked wait lists, does anyone have any insight about how they work? Do you think that admissions committees review applicants in alphabetical order or by certain groupings?
I know it's so hard on this end, but how would you like to be an administrative assistant, fielding dozens of emails each day asking the same basic question? Especially when they may not be in the loop on where things stand. These Admin Assistants probably have "a stock reply" on a separate cut and paste screen for this entire month.
Most of us aren't sending emails except for LOI sent to the appropriate address when schools allow it..
This is exactly why they should post at least some basic info about the WL process. They probably wouldn’t get as many basic questions
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I get what you are saying. The issue is that many (not your top choice) do not list dates. If they do, they do not say what will happen if you don't comply. Every interview day should include at least a 5-minute talk regarding this. Some schools do enforce the dates, but most attempt to contact acceptees first.
Lol, Rush right? Yeah when I heard there were some students holding onto multiple acceptances still, that one hurt.
U Miami as well. 20 people lol
On my school thread as well, people mentioned still holding multiple acceptances, and that they would be dropping their acceptances later :/
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the audacity
idk what pisses me off more: the fact that the PTE/CTE guidelines are totally useless if they're not enforced, or the fact that the 2019-2020 cycle has been open for over a year now, and people with multiple acceptances are acting like they need more than 365 days to make a decision, whereas many of us are unnecessarily desperate for just one
(i say unnecessary because we've all put in a ton of hard work/money/hope/determination/patience, enough to be considered for an interview and WL position, but are stuck on hold in this ridiculous process)
edit: i told myself to stay off sdn today and here i am ranting lol sorry
(i say unnecessary because we've all put in a ton of hard work/money/hope/determination/patience, enough to be considered for an interview and WL position, but are stuck on hold in this ridiculous process)
edit: i told myself to stay off sdn today and here i am ranting lol sorry
It’s ridiculous.
So infuriating!!! Honestly this entire application system and how everything is run is super inconsiderate to the applicants. Like this is our entire futures we are talking about. There is zero reason that after over a YEAR this should still be going, while hindering the next app cycle and making things more complicated in terms of finances, jobs, future plans etc.
What gets me is the irony of this process. The admissions want empathetic and other oriented people to apply and ultimately admit. But then we get put on the waitlist, treated like a number, and are left in the dark about what our chances are for this future we’ve worked so hard to make a reality. I don’t really get that. But, you gotta see it for what it is, and not let the process take away from who you are and who you want to become!!
