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sybilgirl said:
Are they still sending out As or mostly WL at this point in the cycle?
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It's been WL since Dec-Jan unfortunately but there has been some slow movement off the waitlist
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Has anyone else that interviewed on 2/27 or later and was waitlisted been accepted?
 
Has anyone who interviewed 3/20 or around that week heard anything??
 
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dragon_lord said:
i interviewed 3/27 and haven't heard anything yet. since it's been 2 weeks since your interview have you reached out to them?
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I haven't heard back from my email, but yeah it's been almost 3 weeks so I'm really confused.
 
hi guys, I still have not heard anything from admissions. should I email them or just wait until the end of May?
 
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WD40 said:
Anyone else just going to voicemail when they try to call admissions lately?
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In my experience, they're a lot more responsive via email + I think they're getting bombarded with people asking about waitlists/intent/alternate statuses so that's why they might be taking a tad longer responding
 
I got a notification on my portal saying I'm waitlisted (in bold), but the form I filled out says I'm accepting alternate status? So which is it I'm so confused.
 
decentfish said:
I got a notification on my portal saying I'm waitlisted (in bold), but the form I filled out says I'm accepting alternate status? So which is it I'm so confused.
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Go by what your portal letter says! If you scroll earlier in the thread it's just a glitch with the system where they can't change it to say "accepting WL status" so it will say alternate no matter what.
 
Question for current students - are there any fun organized social events/etc that the school itself (rather than an individual club) hosts? I know some schools do things like formals, spirit weeks, outdoor trips, etc. Trying to get a feel for the culture of the school outside of academics!
 
rvd said:
i just got II, OOS…. also how are the interview vibes?
Would love to know how long panelist interview & MMIs are!
I'm working these days so I just want to see if I have to take off.
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For me my interview was honestly very chill and it got sidetracked for like 10 minutes of unrelated conversation. My interviewer was extremely nice. However my friend did have one where his grilled him and asked difficult questions that required a lot of thinking. MMI was fairly standard but the actors were very short with me. 30 and 10min respectively
 
rvd said:
i just got II, OOS…. also how are the interview vibes?
Would love to know how long panelist interview & MMIs are!
I'm working these days so I just want to see if I have to take off.
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Do you mind saying when the interview is scheduled for? Just curious how much time they give you beforehand
 
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CiliasStr3et said:
For me my interview was honestly very chill and it got sidetracked for like 10 minutes of unrelated conversation. My interviewer was extremely nice. However my friend did have one where his grilled him and asked difficult questions that required a lot of thinking. MMI was fairly standard but the actors were very short with me. 30 and 10min respectively
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Thank you! so the entire process was only 30 mins? I'm asking because the website said 2hrs for the entire process with welcome from the dean, intro, ice breaker, presentations, and the interview.. so I was a bit confused haha
 
rvd said:
Thank you! so the entire process was only 30 mins? I'm asking because the website said 2hrs for the entire process with welcome from the dean, intro, ice breaker, presentations, and the interview.. so I was a bit confused haha
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Sorry yeah the day is about 2 hours long. Interview itself was 30min. MMI day was about 30 min long with 10 min being the actual MMI
 
phys_enthusiast said:
Question for current students - are there any fun organized social events/etc that the school itself (rather than an individual club) hosts? I know some schools do things like formals, spirit weeks, outdoor trips, etc. Trying to get a feel for the culture of the school outside of academics!
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Yes! There are outdoor hikes, med prom, fitness events, and meetups organized by the student government. There is also a lot of sports stuff that students in the class of 2028 organize on their Discord, so I assume that the class of 2029 will do the same on their own Discord.
 
Completed mmi on 4/12. Just recieved a status update. My letter says waitlist but on the portal I was asked to accept alternate status. Am I on the alternate list or wait list. Additionally is anyone aware of the movement of this school from the waitlist.
 
uwa112 said:
Completed mmi on 4/12. Just recieved a status update. My letter says waitlist but on the portal I was asked to accept alternate status. Am I on the alternate list or wait list. Additionally is anyone aware of the movement of this school from the waitlist.
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It seems like they mixed up the wait list and alternate list this year. Wait list used to be the higher priority. You should see a lot movement starting in June when accepted students start making their final decisions. You should be good if you really like WesternU.
 
JW4Gdud said:
It seems like they mixed up the wait list and alternate list this year. Wait list used to be the higher priority. You should see a lot movement starting in June when accepted students start making their final decisions. You should be good if you really like WesternU.
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You sure it’s June???
 
Catrinel said:
You sure it’s June???
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Yes. You could see movement last until July. Do not give up until the white coat ceremony. I know someone in 2018 getting ready to move out of California and then got the good news. But, you will have to make a decision to forfeit deposit to the other school and apartment.
 
uwa112 said:
Completed mmi on 4/12. Just recieved a status update. My letter says waitlist but on the portal I was asked to accept alternate status. Am I on the alternate list or wait list. Additionally is anyone aware of the movement of this school from the waitlist.
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your standing is whatever the letter states, but you have to accept the “alternate status” in the portal in order to accept your waitlist position so I’d suggest doing it ASAP. I called the admin office to confirm because I had the same thing on my portal.
 
what are the chances of getting off the list as an alternate? is there a chance i would i find out by end of june or is it cooked
 
dragon_lord said:
what are the chances of getting off the list as an alternate? is there a chance i would i find out by end of june or is it cooked
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This!!! I know a lot of people keep saying there’s good waitlist movement but have there been any alternate acceptances? On their page it says a good amount of alternates will get accepted but I haven’t seen anybody say it on last years forum
 
JW4Gdud said:
It seems like they mixed up the wait list and alternate list this year. Wait list used to be the higher priority. You should see a lot movement starting in June when accepted students start making their final decisions. You should be good if you really like WesternU.
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Do you have a source saying they mixed up the waitlist and alternate list? According to my emails with admissions, wait list has higher priority
 
ive gotten 3 of those "confirm your continued interest" emails just in April (the 1st, 22nd, and today 30th). im guessing the frequency of getting them doesnt matter but to get two of them a week a part makes me think (hope) their lists are moving maybe?? idk
 
I just got another too but I got one yesterday too. However, yesterday's said confirm your interest in the AL and today's said confirm your interest on the WL (I am actually on the WL so this makes more sense). Did anyone else have this 2 days in a row with AL --> WL change?
 
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berry_tart said:
I just got another too but I got one yesterday too. However, yesterday's said confirm your interest in the AL and today's said confirm your interest on the WL (I am actually on the WL so this makes more sense). Did anyone else have this 2 days in a row with AL --> WL change?
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Yes just happened to me too
 
berry_tart said:
I just got another too but I got one yesterday too. However, yesterday's said confirm your interest in the AL and today's said confirm your interest on the WL (I am actually on the WL so this makes more sense). Did anyone else have this 2 days in a row with AL --> WL change?
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yes happened to me too, one yesterday one today; but am on alternate list and it said alternate both times
 
Maybe they're sending it to older waitlisted applicants? I was waitlisted back in October 🤣 (received three of those continued interest emails so far)
 
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