2025-2026 Mercer
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pattonwinston
New Member
Previous months, the calls were after 4-5pm or so on wednesday and then the email acceptances were sent out on friday morning. calls aren’t guarantees, because it’s just if your interviewer had time. so don’t stress yet!
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peanutbutterjellytim3
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Yea I guess it’s possible they didn’t… brutal
Fool’sGold
Full Member
Anyone from the January interviews heard back yet? I interviewed 01/15/26. Statistically ~45% of everyone interviewed should receive a spot based on the past several years of online data. Odd there’s been no word yet this month as a big wave of acceptances happened already this time in years past. Unfortunately, historically yesterday was the last adcom meeting before the waitlist comes out next month.
medolive
Full Member
do we think that maybe they’re just delaying acceptances until next week? it would be weird after they held interviews feb 10 and 12 if they then didn’t send any more acceptances
strangelad
New Member
Are those the last interview days? I am a Jan interview and have not heard back. Agree that it is weird the last two months they haven't accepted anyone
Fool’sGold
Full Member
(Totally a guess) This is purely conjecture, but I speculate this month’s adcom meeting was pushed one week back to give the interviewers who conducted the 10-12 Feb interviews a full week submit their notes, then an additional week for the committee to independently review them before the meeting.
It seems the earliest anyone gets in post interview is ~two weeks. This one time revised meeting schedule would make sense considering to my knowledge there have never been Feb interviews before this cycle.
It seems the earliest anyone gets in post interview is ~two weeks. This one time revised meeting schedule would make sense considering to my knowledge there have never been Feb interviews before this cycle.
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catlover23&
Full Member
Meaning it will most likely come out this Wednesday in the evening?
Fool’sGold
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I’m totally just guessing based on trends I see, but perhaps. It could be a bit until we hear back though.
After I interviewed in Jan, I by chance a few days later met a member of the adcom who told me “It will be awhile until you find out, but that’s not a negative for your application.” That was all the info they were able to provide to me due to the rules and such.
Fool’sGold
Full Member
All I’m seeing is rejection updates from folks who didn’t get interview offers. The last chance to receive an interview invite was in Jan anyways.
I imagine it was some notification reminder sent out today by admit to update your status.
(Totally a guess) Still no one from the Jan or Feb interviews have heard anything yet. To my estimation it was ~80 people interviewed Jan-Feb, so ~35 spots if you extrapolate using the ~45% acceptance post-interview stats from years past. They wouldn’t have offered those interviews if at least some of those spots weren't still left so we just wait.
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I’m hoping so.
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Fool’sGold
Full Member
It was just a guess about today given the unique Feb interviews that were offered this cycle, didn’t mean to get people’s hopes up unnecessarily. Unfortunately they might not send anything else out until the waitlist comes out next month. Sorry folks :/
medolive
Full Member
as in you think they won’t send out any more acceptances?
ArtsyFartsy914
Full Member
Did anyone else notice how MSAR says something like “latest notice of acceptance as March 1st”? I’m almost wondering if that might be the next date anyone hears back
Even if they don’t lots of them ppl get in off the waitlist. Also consider they will be losing applicants to uga now that they opened. STAYING HOPEFUL FOR THE WAITLIST!!
Fool’sGold
Full Member
This is what I’m suspecting now too. It doesn’t mean we don’t have a shot. Last year 30 people were accepted from Mercer’s waitlist according to AAMC. Also last year when the list came out a few a’s were given at that time too.
Fool’sGold
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That’s what’s been messing with my head too, that’s why I was guessing they just pushed this months meeting back
catlover23&
Full Member
No point in worrying about it. Could be today, could be end of March, could be April 😂 They’ve never rly done this before I don’t think, could be wrong…
Fool’sGold
Full Member
Anyone get a call this afternoon? Just wondering, no clue what’s going on this cycle, they’ve broken all the past cycles’ trends at this point.
To my knowledge, based on some future M1 insiders, no one who interviewed in late Jan or early Feb has heard back yet still.
To my knowledge, based on some future M1 insiders, no one who interviewed in late Jan or early Feb has heard back yet still.
They're on spring break this week. as for past cycles 2021-2022 forums had some previous behavior similar to this cycle. They did a third Wednesday that March acceptances and then waitlist/rejected on the 28th.
thinkjjesmed
Full Member
Did anyone hear anything today? Or are we all assuming the third Wednesday as usual?
The last day is going to be this third Wednesday now. Obviously it can trickle into Thursday and Friday, but this next Wednesday will be it. After that, go ahead and expect/prepare for wait list and rejections, they normally release it around the 27th 28th but they have till the 31st. There's also no specific time as it happens throughout the entirety of the day. And time receiving the wait list notification does not appear to indicate ranking on it either. Good luck! God be with you all, Hopefully we get in.
Fool’sGold
Full Member
Good luck everyone as we head into what should be the big decision wave on Wednesday! The waiting has been brutal and confusing this cycle, but we’re getting close to the end.
Regardless of what happens next week, remember this isn’t the end of the road just the next step. Excited to see who here gets that A!
On the bright side, there should be more waitlist movement this year with UGA. Last year there were 30 waitlist As, so hopefully we can expect almost double.
Regardless of what happens next week, remember this isn’t the end of the road just the next step. Excited to see who here gets that A!
On the bright side, there should be more waitlist movement this year with UGA. Last year there were 30 waitlist As, so hopefully we can expect almost double.
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Probably not aLot, as most seats are filled at this point. As we get close to waitlist typically 170 are waitlisted and 30 are moved off for acceptances.
catlover23&
Full Member
If our interviewer does not have time to call us Wednesday if we do get accepted, it won’t be updated on our portal either that day? Or will we also get emailed Wednesday of the A or just wait for an email Th/F?
medolive
Full Member
with there being no acceptance emails all of January and February, hopefully there’s a chance more spots are open at this point than past years
we can only hope
Fool’sGold
Full Member
I heard through the grapevine that there were actually a few A’s in January. That doesn’t change the fact that there were none from Feb though.
thinkjjesmed
Full Member
I wonder if they were interviewed in January. I saw some January acceptanances on admit from November...only can keep praying at this point!
Fool’sGold
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The two I know about interviewed 1st week of Jan. I don’t know anyone who’s interviewed since that’s heard back, not to say no one has but I’ve certainly asked around multiple sources and insiders.
Fool’sGold
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Good luck y’all! It’s been quite a journey to this point, don’t forget to post when you get that call!
Fool’sGold
Full Member
No one really knows for certain, we’re all trying to piece things together from past cycles.
That said, this cycle has already been different. Interviews into late Jan and early Feb, which hasn’t been the norm in the past, thus it’s hard to assume the past timeline will hold.
But if you look back at 2021–2022, there was a similar delay where a larger wave of acceptances came 3rd Wed of March before the waitlist.
On top of that, there’s the new in-state UGA school sniping admitted students so it wouldn’t be surprising that timing and movement don’t match previous cycles.
At this point, I think it’s fair to say we’re all just waiting to see how it plays out rather than assuming one specific timeline. May the odds be in your favor!
Fool’sGold
Full Member
It just feels so weird they’d offer the late Jan early Feb interviews if they had no intention of giving those folks any spots at all right? Better luck next time I guess, hope the waitlist treats us well.
medolive
Full Member
i totally agree, maybe they’re just holding out until end of march, we still have next week.
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Fool’sGold
Full Member
I’ll pour drink to that, team neurotic. At least we can agree this cycle has been brutal 😂
thinkjjesmed
Full Member
Do you all mind sharing when you interviewed? I was offered an interview in December and interviewed 1/20.
I almost want to say that it won’t be that big of a pull from MCG though. UGA will post grades, has mandatory class attendance, and has a dress code (from the UGA informational zoom). Since MCG is pass/fail with optional attendance, and is a much older medical school with established connections, I can see more people choosing MCG over UGA.
That’s very true!
Personally, myself and a few others from my SMP chose MCG over UGA and didn’t fill out the secondary for UGA after the information session. It felt like a riskier decision for me personally with UGA’s grades being posted and it being a brand new school; but that’s just me, and I’m sure others would definitely disagree with me. I know that the UGA name definitely holds A LOT of weight (especially in the southeast). It’s definitely true that some would choose UGA over MCG because it’s Georgia and it’s UGA.
SliceofBread
New Member
Do you know where to find more information about the culture issues at MCG? I think I saw 1 post a couple years ago alluding to an issue with a staff member, but didn't hear much else elsewhere or at visit day, so I don't know if there's more widespread things I should be aware of.
