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Mine was a pretty straightforward MMI set--nothing too intense or stressful, but also not anything that could need to be specifically prepared for either. As with any interview, just make sure you can present qualities/experiences/abilities that will fit well with their specific mission
General interview advice applies.... but for this interview one thing that definitely helped me was reminding myself that some interviewers (if not all) are trained to keep a straight face, which can throw off a lot of ppl. You could be giving an amazing response and your interviewer could look like they'd rather be anywhere else (which could be true lol) but in reality they probably like what you're saying. Also, for MMI it's very important to explain your rationale behind your decisions clearly. If you have time, try to address the what, why, and how of your decision and how it would impact the people involved.
looking at the previous threads from the past few years, it seems like they email around the same time (like within a day or so), also they said on the 17th specifically?
I interviewed in November and got the HPWL in December. For the Fall interviews, they called the As first on Thursday (12/22) beginning around midday and then emailed the WL/Rs the next day on Friday (12/23) later in the afternoon.
As far as I know, the high priority alternate list is the same thing as a waitlist position (just a “high priority waitlist” essentially). Would also be very curious to see if anyone received a “highest HPWL” designation on this thread because it seems to have been something they’ve used in the past couple cycles. It is my understanding that the “highest HPWL” is the top 10 candidates from the HPWL as of years past.
Does not seem like there are more than 6-7 people on this thread that received high priority alternative list, and no one has reported highest priority with a ranking, maybe they changed their waitlist procedure for this cycle?
Where do people study then? Is there not a library for group studying?
I thought I remember at my q&a session they said it’ll be done in 2025
I'm sure it helps, but RWJ has a solid reputation looking at res. director rankings, so board scores, research, etc. probably matter more
They said business casual which is such an annoyingly meaningless term lol
They do, unsure if they gave them out yet or not, but they probably did. I think the Chancellor's scholarship awardee was supposed to be out by today.
I’m sorry if my answer is generic but if it helps at all…5/1 is when all students must narrow to one acceptance so that’s probably the earliest you will hear about your status changing. Within that month is usually most waitlist traffic. Wishing you best of luck and hope you get off this and any other waitlists you might be on, if applicable. Ik this is a frustrating and uncertain time, and my heart goes out to you. Keep your head up!
thank you so much! that is very helpful actually. does anyone know if there usually is a lot of movement from the list? and if a letter of intent would hold any weight?
Looking at the data compiled by the AAMC on waitlist procedures, RWJMS accepts around 20 students from their waitlists every year and they accept updates/letters of interest.
After doing more searching, it seems that the PTE deadline is universally mandatory on 4/30 by the latest so that schools can begin seeing this updated yield info on May 1st and beyond. I believe the PTE deadline for RWJ should make sense as May 1st, and I have no idea why they said 5/8 in another later email...I will be calling Admissions Office to clarify their CTE deadline regardless but in the meantime not trying to risk losing a spot over this discrepancy...
Sorry for late response...since RWJ does not have a withdraw button on their portal, I would suggest you send an email stating it clearly and then check back with the CYMS tool to make sure it has been updated as "withdrawn after acceptance." Also, make sure to check off at least PTE at this time.
What if CYMS is not updated yet and you want to PTE
If there is a discrepancy with your CYMS tool and your action of withdrawing, it would not hurt to contact schools to be safe.
Really depends on the year. Ngl, I have no idea how this year will play out with waitlists...but I would refer back to the sheet posted here:
Congratulations! I’m assuming this was the high priority waitlist? Also, was it a call or an email?
