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Are you more like to get off the waitlist if you were put on in September/October, like is it ranked by when you were placed on it. Or do they do a fresh review of applicants again?
 
hannah45 said:
Are you more like to get off the waitlist if you were put on in September/October, like is it ranked by when you were placed on it. Or do they do a fresh review of applicants again?
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They do a fresh review of all waitlisted applicants, likely in late April or early May, where you can be directly accepted, rejected, or moved to the ranked alternate list. Chances should be pretty equal regardless of when you were waitlisted.
 
Okay question. if I have to choose one school by May 2 and I hear back from UMN can I still switch out given that it is an acceptance? Or is the school I choose on AMCAS binding?
 
hannah45 said:
Okay question. if I have to choose one school by May 2 and I hear back from UMN can I still switch out given that it is an acceptance? Or is the school I choose on AMCAS binding?
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As long as your other school’s CTE deadline has not passed, you are able to stay on WLs and switch out your PTE if you are accepted!
 
Has anyone heard back from the 12/14 interview date?
 
GalaxyBrain said:
They do a fresh review of all waitlisted applicants, likely in late April or early May, where you can be directly accepted, rejected, or moved to the ranked alternate list. Chances should be pretty equal regardless of when you were waitlisted.
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Is there a decent amount directly accepted or are you pretty much waitlisted or rejected?
 
effectedtag said:
Is there a decent amount directly accepted or are you pretty much waitlisted or rejected?
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I really can't say with any certainty, unfortunately. Last year, I think only 10-12 people were directly accepted at that point. Historically, there has been much more movement than there was last year, but I do think the goal is to have the majority of the WL movement come from the ranked alternate list.
 
GalaxyBrain said:
As long as your other school’s CTE deadline has not passed, you are able to stay on WLs and switch out your PTE if you are accepted!
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I've always been confused by the whole CTE versus PTE timeline. Am I understanding this correctly?

If School X's CTE deadline is June 1st and UMN's CTE deadline is June 30th, but I still haven't heard from UMN by June 1st (and I know I want to go to UMN over School X), then I have to drop School X for the potential chance that I'll be accepted to UMN?
 
blizzard185 said:
I've always been confused by the whole CTE versus PTE timeline. Am I understanding this correctly?

If School X's CTE deadline is June 1st and UMN's CTE deadline is June 30th, but I still haven't heard from UMN by June 1st (and I know I want to go to UMN over School X), then I have to drop School X for the potential chance that I'll be accepted to UMN?
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Yes, that’s correct. The CTE deadline requires that you commit to one school and drop all other MD acceptances and waitlists. (Versus the PTE deadline, when you can only have one acceptance but can stay on waitlists).

In your hypothetical situation, I would obviously recommend withdrawing from the WL school and taking the guaranteed acceptance.
 
GalaxyBrain said:
Yes, that’s correct. The CTE deadline requires that you commit to one school and drop all other MD acceptances and waitlists. (Versus the PTE deadline, when you can only have one acceptance but can stay on waitlists).

In your hypothetical situation, I would obviously recommend withdrawing from the WL school and taking the guaranteed acceptance.
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Thank you! Glad I wasn't completely off. Can I DM you to ask a specific question about my situation?
 
Are need-based scholarships usually given out before or with financial aid packages?
 
Did Minnesota learn from last year's fiasco and will those on the waitlist actually find out about their status in early May?
 
raemay said:
Is it too late to apply for financial aid? I feel stupid because I haven’t done it yet… I haven’t been accepted though
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You mean federal? And can you apply for financial aid from the University of Minnesota Medical School before acceptance?
 
Question for anyone that may know: So, this previous friday, they didn't send out any acceptances like they normally do every two weeks. Is this possibly a bad sign that they ran out of spots?
 
jessef55 said:
Question for anyone that may know: So, this previous friday, they didn't send out any acceptances like they normally do every two weeks. Is this possibly a bad sign that they ran out of spots?
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I sure hope not but I guess there's no way to know definitively. I don't think they're even halfway through December interviewees yet.
 
3Mr.E3 said:
I sure hope not but I guess there's no way to know definitively. I don't think they're even halfway through December interviewees yet.
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Thanks for the reply. Yeah, I interviewed December 14th, so I am so nervous!! When did you interview?
 
EchaleGanas said:
Rejected from the WL. Really wanted to come back home, but thank goodness I have a spot for me in DC. Good luck to everyone still in the game!
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Wow, I was waitlisted last Monday. I think you were waitlisted on that Friday, correct? I cannot believe they are rejecting from the waitlist already.
 
Correct me if I am wrong, but Minnesota did not reject from the waitlist last cycle until May, correct?
 
jessef55 said:
Oh what??? This is new to me, I had no idea. That doesn't sound like good news, noooooooooo
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Considering no one past December has reported an A, only waitlist, does not seem good. I really thought they would do a better job with giving out acceptances as December is still relatively early.
 
effectedtag said:
Considering no one past December has reported an A, only waitlist, does not seem good. I really thought they would do a better job with giving out acceptances as December is still relatively early.
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oh man, well this is scary. I may send them an email now to ask how its looking on their end
 
EchaleGanas said:
Rejected from the WL. Really wanted to come back home, but thank goodness I have a spot for me in DC. Good luck to everyone still in the game!
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in the same position (with the exception of the location of my future school lol). honestly wasn't prepared for the rejection this early because of how late everything happened here last cycle according to the past threads
 
infinitystone said:
I could be reading it wrong! Maybe it’s more of guideline than a true hard and fast rule.
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I interviewed mid-December and I believe they said they initially offer 200 acceptances. Their class size is ~175 (including MD/PhD) so even if they have offered enough to fill their class as of 3/15, there could still be a few more A's to come out before they waitlist everyone.
 
Wow sorry guys, December is really early to stop giving out As.
 
Bad news everyone 🙁 All acceptance spots have been filled, and we are now all waiting to hear back only for either waitlist or rejection. I emailed the admissions staff and this is the response I got:

At this time we have granted all of our accept spots for the moment. The only decisions you will hear about are waitlist or reject. If you are placed on the waitlist you will hear more from us in May as candidates withdraw and accept spots at other schools.

Really feeling bummed. This sucks 🙁
 
jessef55 said:
Bad news everyone 🙁 All acceptance spots have been filled, and we are now all waiting to hear back only for either waitlist or rejection. I emailed the admissions staff and this is the response I got:

At this time we have granted all of our accept spots for the moment. The only decisions you will hear about are waitlist or reject. If you are placed on the waitlist you will hear more from us in May as candidates withdraw and accept spots at other schools.

Really feeling bummed. This sucks 🙁
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Thanks for the update. I agree, this sucks. I think it’s a huge lack of integrity on behalf of the medical school. Especially since they told candidates from December they were interviewing for a accept, waitlist, or deny decision both in the interview email and on interview day (at least the day I interviewed). Very disappointed to hear this.
 
jessef55 said:
Bad news everyone 🙁 All acceptance spots have been filled, and we are now all waiting to hear back only for either waitlist or rejection. I emailed the admissions staff and this is the response I got:

At this time we have granted all of our accept spots for the moment. The only decisions you will hear about are waitlist or reject. If you are placed on the waitlist you will hear more from us in May as candidates withdraw and accept spots at other schools.

Really feeling bummed. This sucks 🙁
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Wow...thanks for reaching out. Guess this means I better start cranking out this potential reapplication.
 
jessef55 said:
Bad news everyone 🙁 All acceptance spots have been filled, and we are now all waiting to hear back only for either waitlist or rejection. I emailed the admissions staff and this is the response I got:

At this time we have granted all of our accept spots for the moment. The only decisions you will hear about are waitlist or reject. If you are placed on the waitlist you will hear more from us in May as candidates withdraw and accept spots at other schools.

Really feeling bummed. This sucks 🙁
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They said the same thing to me, and that I should hear back about W/R by the end of next week
 
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