2024-2025 Hackensack Meridian

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ayecheckthisout said:
Any updates on movement? Has anyone called admissions? I would call but I have a lot recently for other reasons and I don’t want them to get annoyed by me lol
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Same, I would’ve called too but I’ve already sent a lot of stuff already (because I’ve had additional activities/publications/research stuff) that I’ve communicated. Can someone call and, if possible, try to extort some information tho?? If anyone does please please share because radio silence from this school is ridiculous…
 
Mr_Pants said:
Same, I would’ve called too but I’ve already sent a lot of stuff already (because I’ve had additional activities/publications/research stuff) that I’ve communicated. Can someone call and, if possible, try to extort some information tho?? If anyone does please please share because radio silence from this school is ridiculous…
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I can call, any specific information you want or just general stuff
 
Syncreon3228 said:
I can call, any specific information you want or just general stuff
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Thank you, you’re a legend! Nope, just any thing you’re comfortable asking. Although what I would circle around if I was calling myself is if a) the admissions committee is still meeting regularly and b) if some seats are still open (as in offers were made to some people, and they haven’t committed yet). But again, I’d rather you ask questions you are comfortable asking rather than force feed my question.
 
they said the class is full :/ not much hope left for movement but they were nice about it. they did say anything can happen but it’s unlikely
 
Syncreon3228 said:
Damn, that sucks
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Just to share, I did email them some time back and they did say the chances of getting off the waitlist were considerable (as a fair reminder before withdrawing) but idk atp this school is gaslighting me so hard lol. Either way, I’m not about to mess up my mental health by checking this page every hour and I’m moving on to focus on submitting my application on time (unlike last year) and I wish all of you the best of luck!🫡
 
Mr_Pants said:
Just to share, I did email them some time back and they did say the chances of getting off the waitlist were considerable (as a fair reminder before withdrawing) but idk atp this school is gaslighting me so hard lol. Either way, I’m not about to mess up my mental health by checking this page every hour and I’m moving on to focus on submitting my application on time (unlike last year) and I wish all of you the best of luck!🫡
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Best of luck man, I’ve also submitted my reapp. We’ll be back and we’ll be stronger 💪
 
i just wish they would be transparent about this process. still waiting on some waitlist movement.
 
serenewisteria said:
i just wish they would be transparent about this process. still waiting on some waitlist movement.
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Yea, unfortunately I don’t think this is unique to this school tho. Feel like most schools keep students on the WL in a weird limbo state until they r rejected or the cycle ends. But I guess they kinda were transparent, as they told someone yesterday the class is full and anymore movement is unlikely.
 
Idk if anyone else noticed this, but I see a discrepancy in the data between MSAR and Hackensack's databook. According to HMSOM's databook, it shows the median MCAT for 2023-2024 cycle was 510. But MSAR says 515. That's a HUGE difference. Does anyone know why this would be the case?
 
ayecheckthisout said:
Idk if anyone else noticed this, but I see a discrepancy in the data between MSAR and Hackensack's databook. According to HMSOM's databook, it shows the median MCAT for 2023-2024 cycle was 510. But MSAR says 515. That's a HUGE difference. Does anyone know why this would be the case?
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I think that was a typo, because there's an increase in average every year so it doesn't make sense for there to be a drop that year
 
Spoke to the school on the phone a few weeks back regarding waitlist movement. The woman on the phone asked, "Wait... you wanted to be on our waitlist? You don't seem to have accepted our offer."

WHAT.

I responded to the waitlist email (late January) within a week with a full letter of intent detailing how this school was my first choice. I also uploaded that document to the applicant portal. There was no link or button within the original email to click to "confirm" my spot on the waitlist. I don't know where there was some miscommunication, but it kills me to think that I'm losing another year of my life to reapply next cycle over some dumb clerical error.

She reassured me that she can put me on the waitlist now and that it "shouldn't" have any affect on my chances of acceptance, but I find it hard to believe that being added to the waitlist in mid-late May after a lot of spots have been already offered wouldn't adversely affect my chances.

I'm devastated; I really wanted to attend this school both for their accelerated curriculum and to stay close to some of my aging family members, but it looks like I'll have to go through this again.

Time to break out my MCAT books again and shoot for an even higher score this year. Damn.
 
I also had a wild experience. They called me back in april, but then they declined their own call after one ring. I was literally about to accept the phone call and then they declined the call. I tried calling them and I even emailed them saying I got a call but it didnt go through, and they said they didnt recognize the phone number. Which makes no sense because the voicemail literally said somewhere in the lines of this hacksensack school of admissions.
 
Wait you guys responded to the email where they waitlisted you? This is a paragraph from that email:

“At this point in our admission process, we would like to invite you to be on our waitlist. Our waitlist remains active until July and if an opportunity for admission becomes available, you will be contacted. If you are no longer interested in being considered for admission, please send an email to SOMApplications@hmsom.edu to withdraw your application.”

It literally says you’ll be contacted if they choose to accept you. And to contact them if I want to withdraw.
 
Did anyone who got off the waitlist send a reply to the waitlist status update?
 
supahRad said:
Absolute insanity. From what I remember, the waitlist email only prompted a response if you wanted to turn down their waitlist offer.

I can’t overstate how big of a mess this school is. I got 3 different confirmation emails when I withdrew from the waitlist.

I’d maybe reach out to the AAMC? There should ideally be a penalty for errors like this when the cost is a year loss of attending salary. At the very least I’d share this in the next year’s thread. I wish you the best with the new cycle.
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THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT?!? I assumed the waitlist was opt-out, not opt-in. I have no idea how this was miscommunicated but either way I feel awful.

I'm not sure how reaching out to AAMC would help, plus, I figured I might as well reapply next cycle, just in case. I'm hesitant to burn any bridges until I actually matriculate into a program.
 
staudinn said:
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT?!? I assumed the waitlist was opt-out, not opt-in. I have no idea how this was miscommunicated but either way I feel awful.

I'm not sure how reaching out to AAMC would help, plus, I figured I might as well reapply next cycle, just in case. I'm hesitant to burn any bridges until I actually matriculate into a program.
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The waitlist was opt-out. U were put on the WL unless u asked not to be.
 
They said class is full to me yesterday but they didn’t say there’s no movement. They told me people can withdraw anytime between now and orientation. People get off the waitlist bc of this. Not common but still a slim chance. I’ll take my chances. This is my dream school
 
hey does anyone have the accepted students gc link, the one in previous threads is not working...
 
ayecheckthisout said:
They said class is full to me yesterday but they didn’t say there’s no movement. They told me people can withdraw anytime between now and orientation. People get off the waitlist bc of this. Not common but still a slim chance. I’ll take my chances. This is my dream school
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Orientation starts Monday, the 7th, right? Is it the start of orientation or the end that marks the end their cycle? I'm not really holding out hope, but it'd be nice to have a hard deadline.
 
ninabina said:
Orientation starts Monday, the 7th, right? Is it the start of orientation or the end that marks the end their cycle? I'm not really holding out hope, but it'd be nice to have a hard deadline.
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Unsure to be honest but I have been told by admissions that the waitlist is active until the 7th. Assuming that means it marks when the cycle ends but is also the start of orientation. Have a feeling that if there is movement (in the slightest chance) it will be on Monday, but also by the end of Monday we may get our R’s. This sucks, this was my dream school from the beginning. Now I have to go DO bc of this. Still hanging on tho and hoping for a miracle.
 
I know this process really sucks but you’re gonna be a doctor! You don’t HAVE to go DO, you GET to go to med school. If you feel strongly about going MD, you get to reapply. Congrats future doc!
 
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ninabina said:
Just got the email saying the their class is officially closed. Congrats to everyone who got in and sorry to everyone who was still holding out hope (including myself lol).
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At what time did you receive it? I haven't gotten anything yet.
 
ninabina said:
Just got the email saying the their class is officially closed. Congrats to everyone who got in and sorry to everyone who was still holding out hope (including myself lol).
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Same here, they said their class has officially been chosen and is now full. I'm at least happy I made it to the end, even if on a waitlist :')
 
Well that’s officially a wrap on this cycle. Congrats to those who were accepted (I’m very jealous). Congrats to those who were accepted at other schools as well. And best of luck to all, especially those who have to reapply. You’ll get in this time around!
 
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