Thanks for the kind words! I'll hang in there. Hoping I hear something in enough time to act and attend.
Honestly I wish all schools had to abide by a timeline like we have to. This process is a lot mentally and physically.
The thing is, although the AMCAS website lists it as a "recommendation," they already do abide by the following guideline:
Acceptances until the day before orientation? These people think we can all just pack our lives up and be ready to go in a day?
Also, I wonder how deposits work at that point?
Maybe I'm giving the school too much credit, but I'm sure they're not accepting people just before orientation to purposely inconvenience them. Usually its because someone drops out last minute, whether its a deferral for an unexpected life event or getting a waitlist acceptance to a top choice that starts later.
Yeah, that's a good point. Their fall semester starts earlier than most schools, so I can see people being accepted off the waitlist of a school they prefer and go there instead.
I was told this morning that the faculty are responsible for sending out the invites, Ms. Dixon only schedules the student interviews.
ima hang in there but its february 7 and no secondary from them.. they at the bottom of my list.
so even if at this point no secondary withdraw?
Im honestly not sure about that. Personally I don’t see the benefit of withdrawing because it eliminates any chances of your app being considered.
EDIT: I withdrew my application due to getting accepted to my top choice PhD program
Got the A today around the same time!! 😊 So exciting!!
Do you mind sharing when you wrapped up your interviews? Congrats!!!!!
I received the secondary 10/10 and submitted it 10/28
Sure! My 3 interview dates were 1/13, 1/17, and 1/27
Cool had mine around the same time too! Hopefully I hear back soon. Congrats again!!
Thanks!! Good luck, you got this!
I submitted in early October...
I think I’m gonna follow your lead. I’m gonna just take my phd offer. This process is so absurd and unfair especially considering I’m an alumnus.
Withdrawing your application guarantees you don’t get a spot. You lose nothing from not withdrawing. Just a little perspective for those feeling hopeless. I know a Meharry alum that go accepted on the 2nd day of orientation. I applied ED in August and didn’t get accepted until April as a Meharry alum. Meharry’s cycle runs late and they don’t make their decisions based on when you submitted. If you haven’t received a rejection then you’re still in the running, even if you haven’t gotten a secondary. Literally.
I definitely understand that, but as things stand right now this is how their application cycle is. All you can do is position yourself to be ready when/if that time comes. When I was still waiting on a decision after interviewing in September I placed my name on the housing waitlist so that if I got accepted then I didn’t have to worry about housing when the time came. As far as the fee I do know that they have worked with students once they pay the $100 to secure their acceptance if they don’t have the $1500 immediately to secure their seat when the time came for that. Do what you can do and leave the rest up to God.
Thank you. I feel a little better with waiting. I understand there’s no rushing so I’ll do my best to focus on other things. I just hope Meharry sees something in me. I guess the uncertainty is just eating at me day by day.
It’s definitely happened before. As long as the seats aren’t fully filled once classes start then it can happen.
Is movement at meharry regarding declining interview invites and acceptances heavy ?
I can’t speak to that. I just know they are continually evaluating the applicant pool which is why you shouldn’t count yourself out unless you get a rejection. Their admissions office is small and they holistically evaluate apps which affects how late their cycle is and why someone who didn’t initially get a secondary may get one much later in the cycle.
Hold on, you applied early decision and didn't get accepted until April??? From my understanding, when you apply ED to most schools, you can't apply to any other schools until you get a decision. Did that mean you couldn't apply to any other school that cycle and just had to wait until April to know where you were going?
ED applicants have to receive a decision by a certain deadline which is October 1st I believe. I was told I was getting put in the regular applicant pool, which was the “decision” I received. By that point I had already interviewed. So once I got that decision I was waiting on an acceptance or rejection and was free to apply to other schools. I only applied to Meharry though.
They did in the past but idk if they’re still doing that. Rejections go out in waves but I’m not sure if they sent out rejections to everyone else when the class for last year filled.
