2024-2025 Commonwealth (Geisinger)

[limabean22]

OOS WL today, interviewed 9/16 and deferred in Nov

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[futuresurg613]

OOS WL today

+1 OOS WL interviewed 10/7

 

[shpinglebab]

OOS A just now, interviewed 3/7

 

[LateApplicantKing]

Can I also have a decision pls? Pls geisinger has to stop edging me

 

[No_Rent_927]

JUST GOT THE A

 

[PREMED4LIFE22]

as OOS I did not expect the A lol. Will withdraw and hopefully another one of you guys will get in of the waitlist !

 

[evm1717]

Still no decision 😫

 

[sonny_COYS]

is there a accepted students groupme?

 

[LateApplicantKing]

is there a accepted students groupme?

Did u just get accepted as well

 

[sonny_COYS]

Did u just get accepted as well

yep!

 

[ofincidentallymetric]

for peeps that are deferred, when will we receive any notification about when (or if) we’re being moved onto the waitlist instead of continuing to be on deferred status…?

probably june or july when we already know we have no chance lol

i interviewed 7 months ago. this is so.... lol

 

[Fussness]

withdrew A BTW, good luck

 

[mjaw224]

probably june or july when we already know we have no chance lol

i interviewed 7 months ago. this is so.... lol

Waitlist started now, so I assume they will start taking people off after the April 30th deadline that AAMC set to narrow your choice to 1 school.

 

[amblyopia2024]

Anyone know what the waitlist movement is like for Geisinger? They take 40-45 students for the Abigail Scholars program right?

 

[laxgirl123]

OOS WL just now- interviewed in Jan deferred in March

 

[hopefulpostbac]

OOS Waitlist, interviewed in September and deferred in November. Will be withdrawing so hopefully that helps one of you!

 

[shaker1762]

IS WL interviewed in Nov and deferred in Feb

 

[appletree24]

OOS A this morning! My first one!

 

[ofincidentallymetric]

IS Waitlist after interviewing *October* and deferred in December

 

[nolemedgirl]

+1 OOS WL, interviewed in December

 

[LateApplicantKing]

Do you guys think it’s better to be waitlisted or remain deferred to next committee meeting?

 

[wayshegoes]

Do you guys think it’s better to be waitlisted or remain deferred to next committee meeting?

Apparently deferred is better. I thought I was waitlisted the whole time I was deferred, so this change puts me where I thought I was all along 🤷

 

[PREMED4LIFE22]

withdrew A BTW, good luck

How did you withdraw. I don't see an option to say "no"

 

[Fussness]

How did you withdraw. I don't see an option to say "no"

I used the portal on AMP and sent an email

 

[PREMED4LIFE22]

I used the portal on AMP and sent an email

So you just withdrew under status correct? I was looking for a "accept or decline" option under "offer"

 

[Fussness]

So you just withdrew under status correct? I was looking for a "accept or decline" option under "offer"

Yup, under status, and then I emailed them

 

[appletree24]

does anyone know how long it will take for the acceptance to show up in the choose your medical school tool?

 

[bothyam1442]

does anyone know how long it will take for the acceptance to show up in the choose your medical school tool?

It took a while for me, I think it showed up a few days later

 

[No_Rent_927]

Is there an accepted students group me?

 

[mauvebear]

does anyone know what the WL movement looks like here? online it seems to be pretty vague/mixed opinions

 

[ninidia]

Withdrew my A, good luck to everyone on the waitlist!

 

[catinsomehats]

anyone that interviewed, got deferred, but no news at all? haven’t gotten a waitlist or anything yet :/ interviewed in november, deferred in january

 

[evm1717]

anyone that interviewed, got deferred, but no news at all? haven’t gotten a waitlist or anything yet :/ interviewed in november, deferred in january

Me! I interviewed in September and was deferred in November. Curious to see if we hear anything from them before 4/30

 

[catinsomehats]

Me! I interviewed in September and was deferred in November. Curious to see if we hear anything from them before 4/30

wow that’s been so long you’re a trooper 🫡 hopefully this is a good sign though, since it’s not quite a WL yet?

 

[evm1717]

wow that’s been so long you’re a trooper 🫡 hopefully this is a good sign though, since it’s not quite a WL yet?

I spoke too soon, I emailed to ask about what’s going on with deferrals and I got the WL email shortly after. Rip

 

[catinsomehats]

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I spoke too soon, I emailed to ask about what’s going on with deferrals and I got the WL email shortly after. Rip

holy when did you email??

 

[evm1717]

holy when did you email??

Around 2:30pm EST today!

 

[LateApplicantKing]

LOL so maybe they’re just too lazy to do it

 

[LateApplicantKing]

IS WL just now after being deferred to next committee since November. At least they gave me a response (sort of)

 

[LateApplicantKing]

According to this site https://students-residents.aamc.org/system/files/2025-01/MSAR009 - MSAR Waitlist Procedures.pdf
Geisinger waitlists 400 people and only 30 get off each year. o7 lads we’ll get them next year

 

[kerryweaver]

I'm a little concerned that they may have lost track of some applications when generating their waitlist since evm1717's update indicates that today's waitlist notifications might have been triggered by that email. I'm hoping that there was just an issue with the notification but I'm worried we've just been thrown onto the bottom of the list as an afterthought. I guess nothing to be done about that now but it is disappointing.

 

[catinsomehats]

oos waitlist received this morning

 

[DonquixoteDoffy]

OOS WL

 

[catinsomehats]

I'm a little concerned that they may have lost track of some applications when generating their waitlist since evm1717's update indicates that today's waitlist notifications might have been triggered by that email. I'm hoping that there was just an issue with the notification but I'm worried we've just been thrown onto the bottom of the list as an afterthought. I guess nothing to be done about that now but it is disappointing.

honestly it was super sus that evm emailed at ~2pm and ONLY THEN received a wl couple hours later. very very sus

 

[kerryweaver]

honestly it was super sus that evm emailed at ~2pm and ONLY THEN received a wl couple hours later. very very sus

Yeah, I emailed too and then got the waitlist email. Not sure if that's true for others who were waitlisted today. I am wondering if we are ranked where we are "supposed to" be on the waitlist based on whatever criteria they use to make the list or if we were just stuck onto the bottom. Were our files actually reviewed by the adcom?

We'll probably never know given that they don't disclose rankings but it definitely feels sus and reflects poorly on the school.

 

[catinsomehats]

Yeah, I emailed too and then got the waitlist email. Not sure if that's true for others who were waitlisted today. I am wondering if we are ranked where we are "supposed to" be on the waitlist based on whatever criteria they use to make the list or if we were just stuck onto the bottom. Were our files actually reviewed by the adcom?

We'll probably never know given that they don't disclose rankings but it definitely feels sus and reflects poorly on the school.

yeah, out of all the schools i’ve interviewed at this season, i felt like geisinger had the most non-transparent screening process (keeping applicants waiting for months and months with literally no updates or timeline at all) & i thought their interviews sessions were organized a bit poorer than others i attended. but oh well 🤷🏻‍♀️. i wish everyone on the wl luck!

 

[LateApplicantKing]

Yeah I’ve already moved on. Kinda ridiculous that they have such a large waitlist when they only let 30 people off each year