This is purely anecdotal, but like you've pointed out, the tiers are not the end-all be-all they may seem to be. I've got a friend that currently goes there who had to apply twice. First go around, he was WL top tier. Didn't get in. Second go around, WL middle tier, and he was accepted within 3 months. You never know!
Stay strong my fellow middle-tier beauties.
100% agree.
CONCERNING WAITLIST STATISTICS (2022-2023):
note 1: There is no "low-tier" waitlist. No one has ever reported it, and it doesn't seem to exist.
note 2: There were only 6 straight acceptances (A) reported and 62 waitlists (WL). Do
not be discouraged by a WL. Especially this early
note 3: Being put on "HOLD" is not a death sentence, but it really reduces chances of getting accepted (only 2/15 were eventually accepted).
MSAR stats (reported from EVMS):
75 out of 200 WL (37.5%) students accepted
Distributions of the reported WL:
13 "top" tier
38 "mid" tier
11 unreported tiers
62 total
Acceptance percentages for given WL brackets:
52.8% (7/13) "top" tier accepted
31.5% (12/38) "mid" tier accepted
4/11 unreported accepted
37% (23/62)
total accepted
Average turnaround from WL:
~80% usually get accepted from WL within 30 days
other 20% get accepted from WL within 40-130 days
Conclusions:
EVMS' reported stats appear to be accurate. Not all students report their results on SDN, and most straight-accepted students don't appear to.
Again, WL here is not at all a death sentence. Keep doing you, and send an update letter/letter of intent 100%.
"top" tier and "mid" tier seem to have mild differences in acceptance rates, but getting placed in either bracket neither guarantees nor prevents getting an acceptance.
GETTING A WL THIS EARLY IS A GREAT SIGN! 10 out of the 23 reported WL-->A people were from November WL!