2024-2025 Waitlist Support and Manifestation Thread

[shinymagikarp]

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Just received a rejection from one of my waitlists. Only one remains. Silently manifesting, but also... next cycle hello!~

 

[14zip]

I'm curious if anybody has insight on how people with multiple interviews do if they have to reapply? I had 4 II's 3 of which were in February and March which turned into 4 WL's (including one tier 1 waitlist). Sadly I haven't turned any of those WL's into A's despite by best efforts and I am reapplying for this cycle submitting in the next few days.

I would have liked to have been admitted this time but was pleased to get 4 interviews. My concern is that, even with improvements to my application, I won't get in for the 25-26 cycle, I'm hoping that the schools I interviewed at will see that I reapplied earlier and improved my application and offer me an earlier interview but I just don't know. Can anyone offer advice?

 

[PickaGodnPray]

I'm curious if anybody has insight on how people with multiple interviews do if they have to reapply? I had 4 II's 3 of which were in February and March which turned into 4 WL's (including one tier 1 waitlist). Sadly I haven't turned any of those WL's into A's despite by best efforts and I am reapplying for this cycle submitting in the next few days.

I would have liked to have been admitted this time but was pleased to get 4 interviews. My concern is that, even with improvements to my application, I won't get in for the 25-26 cycle, I'm hoping that the schools I interviewed at will see that I reapplied earlier and improved my application and offer me an earlier interview but I just don't know. Can anyone offer advice?

The app isn’t holding you back because you got interviews. Interview most likely is the issue unless you interviewed late and they ran out of slots. I recommend still redoing your application with new stuff, try to build it while putting together a more cohesive narrative. Recycling what you did last time won’t work as schools want to see growth and if you send in the same stuff you have less of a chance of another invite.
Also see if any of the schools you interviewed with have feedback. Never hurts to ask. Rooting you get off a WL though.

 

[14zip]

The app isn’t holding you back because you got interviews. Interview most likely is the issue unless you interviewed late and they ran out of slots. I recommend still redoing your application with new stuff, try to build it while putting together a more cohesive narrative. Recycling what you did last time won’t work as schools want to see growth and if you send in the same stuff you have less of a chance of another invite.
Also see if any of the schools you interviewed with have feedback. Never hurts to ask. Rooting you get off a WL though.

Thank you very much! This is really helpful.

Reading this helps me relax a bit. I had 1 interview in October, 2 in February and 1 in March (on the very last interview day), so I'm hoping that it was just the late interviews. Of course I will improve my interview abilities as I have worked on the other parts of my application as well.

I got feedback from a few other schools but if I do end up with an R from the schools I am WL'ed at then I will definitely ask them as well.

Thank you!

 

[JohnHelldiver]

Manifesting that by some miracle I could get off the waitlist July 11th. Current students keep saying they have classmates that get in during July and even right before class starts. Already deep into reapplication but it'd be a huge breath of relief if I could wake up to an email in the inbox. Keeping my fingers crossed for everyone out there!!!!

 

[jtanner99]

I need UCSF to put me out of my misery 😔 it’s been a week since CTE

 

[redbeetle_333]

It's been tough for me to accept this outcome. Because I didn't anticipate not getting in my life will significantly change.

It's ok though. I learnt something important. We are entitled to our actions, not the results of our actions. So take risks and do things that you are personally proud of without any expectation of gaining something externally. I wish I learned this sooner but I'm grateful I learned this while I'm young.

 

[erwinsmith]

Does anyone know anyone who got off the Irvine waitlist? Hasn't been a single waitlist acceptance reported in the thread