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[Curious2001]

OOS Post-II R 🙁 Interview 2/7... good luck to everyone

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[iloveharvard]

OOS Post-II R 🙁 Interview 2/7... good luck to everyone

OOS Post-II R 🙁 Interview 2/7... good luck to everyone

Did you see any change in secondary application portal? Is the status still "under review"?

 

[tireddd_open the door]

Congratulations to all those who got an A! Good luck to all of us still waiting.....was wondering if anyone from 2/12 interview heard back?

 

[aamc123]

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Congratulations to all those who got an A! Good luck to all of us still waiting.....was wondering if anyone from [emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]/[emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]] interview heard back?

I don’t even think they review files by interview date. Completely random. I’m pretty sure there have been students from my interview dates who have heard back…

 

[tellmeaboutit00]

So basically, no hope ?

 

[MYOsin_guy16]

So basically, no hope ?

Still possible to get a waitlist, i think an acceptance outright is super unlikely and rejection is fairly likely at this point.

 

[tellmeaboutit00]

Oof that’s insane

 

[tellmeaboutit00]

That’s exactly what I was thinking…

 

[tellmeaboutit00]

I am hoping that is the case, but based off last years trends they were mainly R this late unless some folks did not report their A/WL in the midst of all the R.

 

[tellmeaboutit00]

Yeah we honestly just need to take it as a silent R. Which gap year is this for everyone?

 

[king20]

The MD/PhD rescinded offers could have been an issue and bad financial aid offers? Still harboring false hope, guess ill know in 96 hours

 

[tellmeaboutit00]

You bring up a good point

 

[tellmeaboutit00]

Hmm if those that were originally accepted decide to go elsewhere would that open a couple spots?

 

[king20]

Yeah we honestly just need to take it as a silent R. Which gap year is this for everyone?

1st year, but I dislike my job and i didn't want to have to look for a new one and reapply...

 

[anonymous2025]

Hmm so even if these cases r true, do we think there r many spots open this late even for WL?

 

[tellmeaboutit00]

Third year, 1st cycle and same

 

[tellmeaboutit00]

Hmm so even if these cases r true, do we think there r many spots open this late even for WL?

I feel like it’s rare but we honestly won’t know until this Friday it seems. Unless they decide to get back to us Tuesday.

 

[king20]

I feel like it’s rare but we honestly won’t know until this Friday it seems. Unless they decide to get back to us Tuesday.

Maybe rejections tomorrow? at this point I'm hoping for my wait from 9/17 to be over

 

[avoidingpurgatory]

Maybe rejections tomorrow? at this point I'm hoping for my wait from 9/17 to be over

Idk I doubt this.

 

[king20]

Idk I doubt this.

never a dull moment with umass, they wanna keep me on my toes 🙂

 

[tellmeaboutit00]

Literally

 

[tellmeaboutit00]

It’s so close to school deadlines too

 

[anonymous2025]

The thing is some ppl last week reported post II Rs so those of us who haven’t heard back, yall think they just wanted to keep a group of us till the end for the thrill of it 😂 like why not just rip the bandaid

Edit- I don’t wanna believe they’re that ruthless

 

[tellmeaboutit00]

I feel like they are as ruthless as we think😭

 

[anonymous2025]

It’s just so strange to me but I mean I guess. I’ve already been prepping to reapply but dang I didn’t know what I was signing up for applying to UMass

 

[tellmeaboutit00]

Me either they should really figure out a way to notify applicants as soon as they feel like it’s a no

 

[king20]

It’s just so strange to me but I mean I guess. I’ve already been prepping to reapply but dang I didn’t know what I was signing up for applying to UMass

I literally don't wanna write my personal statement again until i hear back but already signed up for preview and casper again

 

[anonymous2025]

I feel you sm 😭 I’ve been studying for the MCAT and drafting ideas to write my personal statement again, haven’t even signed up for Casper and preview but prolly should

 

[MYOsin_guy16]

I'm just excited to see what the portal looks like when there's a decision in, lol. I've refreshed it so many times its turned into the most boring slot machine of all time.

 

[tellmeaboutit00]

Yupp I feel you fr

 

[ninidia]

Withdrew my A (IS applicant), good luck to everyone waiting to hear

 

[opaqueglass]

1st year, but I dislike my job and i didn't want to have to look for a new one and reapply...

In a similar situation, i’m getting laid off from my clinical research job this upcoming yr.

 

[vinnied86]

Low key excited for my rejection letter lol. Been waiting since September, don't understand the need to string along applicants like this all cycle...

 

[riceandchicken]

If they give out acceptances this week, do people still have to respond by the 4/30 deadline for plan to enroll on AAMC?

 

[avoidingpurgatory]

If they give out acceptances this week, do people still have to respond by the 4/30 deadline for plan to enroll on AAMC?

yes

 

[labdoodle]

Is it bad that I wished I had gotten rejected earlier in the cycle?? Its basically a rejection at this point, right? Like sorta best case scenario relative to most of our situations now. I feel like I held on to some hope and did nothing for those 6m than work full time and refresh my email.. feeling disappointed ... could have retaken the mcat ugh

 

[unnamedlobster12]

Is it bad that I wished I had gotten rejected earlier in the cycle?? Its basically a rejection at this point, right? Like sorta best case scenario relative to most of our situations now. I feel like I held on to some hope and did nothing for those 6m than work full time and refresh my email.. feeling disappointed ... could have retaken the mcat ugh

Yeah keeping people waiting this long is pretty inconsiderate of applicants' time and ability to move forward with other things. I haven't been able to send a letter of intent to my top choice DO school because of it. But the fact that some people get good news after waiting so long and its not a certain R means I'm not going to withdraw from UMass and everything is on pause until the very end

 

[anonymous2025]

True plus last cycle idk if they were sending out As this late like last week and the week before, I was kinda shocked to see As still being given out. If you’re still waiting too, can you like this message?

 

[tellmeaboutit00]

How likely is it that they give any A/WL this week? Last year they just gave R.

 

[king20]

This cycle has been very different and there should still be a lot of people waiting. Honestly, we should just take what they said and wait until 4/30. It's been very surprising so far and if they have underadmitted, there could be another round this Friday. After Friday I would believe there is no shot.

 

[tellmeaboutit00]

Hmm I hope all of us waiting are given good news. There has to be a reason they kept us this long. Has anyone tried calling for updates ?

 

[franklin02840]

Hi all — I’m a bit confused by the wording on the UMass website and in the acceptance email regarding the “Plan to Enroll” option on CYMS. I currently have one acceptance (UMass) and I’m on a waitlist elsewhere. Since I only have one acceptance right now, does it matter if I don’t select “Plan to Enroll” yet? Just trying to make sure I’m not missing any important steps. Appreciate any insight!

 

[MedGuy23]

Hi all — I’m a bit confused by the wording on the UMass website and in the acceptance email regarding the “Plan to Enroll” option on CYMS. I currently have one acceptance (UMass) and I’m on a waitlist elsewhere. Since I only have one acceptance right now, does it matter if I don’t select “Plan to Enroll” yet? Just trying to make sure I’m not missing any important steps. Appreciate any insight!

Im WL at Umass and accepted at a different school. From my understanding, if you don't select Plan to Enroll by Apr 30th, the school takes it as a withdrawal

 

[vinnied86]

Hmm I hope all of us waiting are given good news. There has to be a reason they kept us this long. Has anyone tried calling for updates ?

Emailed them after sending an LOI a few months ago and they sent back a 1 sentence response saying I'd hear back no later than April 30th

 

[BiomedEGR777]

Emailed them after sending an LOI a few months ago and they sent back a 1 sentence response saying I'd hear back no later than April 30th

Yeah that is their MO they won't give any details over email unfortunately

 

[Shen_qingqiu]

I wonder why they bother with rolling admissions when so many decisions aren't even sent until April 30th anyways :')

 

[tellmeaboutit00]

exactly, but I am just wondering why they can't tell us any earlier if they plan to reject us this week. Would this be anyone's first A?

 

[Cooked346]

Got a call this morning from "UMass", thought it was maybe the medical school, nope, pharmacist just letting me know my insurance won't cover my new meds hahahahah

 

[mangobear]

Hi y'all praying for everyone still waiting <3
I know some schools do it based off of timeline vs ranking and just curious if anyone knows how the waitlist works at UMass!
Definitely an odd one out here, interviewed 21Jan and heard back around two weeks later for IS WL on 7Feb (not sure if that's a good or bad thing LOL)

 

[avoidingpurgatory]

If I am interpreting the new MSAR data correctly, 4 students deferred entry to c/o 2029.

UMass now offers 200 WL spots and reports to pull 40 people off the WL. Do not know if this applies to the 2025 cycle or the upcoming 2026 cycle.

MCAT data for matriculated students (does not differentiate between IS and OOS):
- 10th percentile: 505
- 25th percentile: 509
- 50th percentile: 512
- 75th percentile: 515
- 90th percentile: 518

MCAT data for accepted students IS/OOS is slightly higher than the matriculated students data. The 50th % MCAT for both is 514.

I am very interested to see how this turns out in the end!

More notes: the comments about UMass handing out way too many IIs in the 2024 cycle seem to be true (SDN comments from 2023-2024 cycle). On their website I remember seeing that they send about 20% of applicants a II. For the 2024 cycle it was apparently about 24.9% (1221/4903)