i respect your opinion but I stand fully by mine too, I am not disappointed in my fate as I was luckily accepted elsewhere, but I am let down by this school because it treats its alumni terribly, haiders had to wait months longer (I waited over 4 months) compared to normal applicants (usually 1-2 months from cycletrack) just to recieve less total As because the outdated haider program only reserves around 25 seats (12 for us since the other 13 come from EAP). of those 12, UCR maintains a slightly higher number of female matriculants than males (~60%), meaning that 12 is still not entirely accurate depending on gender. not to mention, the UCR waitlist does move, but more so for non-haiders than for haiders for the same reason i just wrote above. so its like you said, because accepted haiders still have to accept or decline, its an overall slower process and just an extra hurdle that makes no sense for a school that should show some appreciation for applicants who are already apart of the UCR family, already work in the IE, and/or already have worked with the school of medicine. if their mission is truly to serve the IE, this would make the most sense. ultimately we can agree to disagree, and my opinion is simply just mine. at the end of the day, congrats to those who have been accepted, and best of luck to those still waiting. and hopefully we get a better system for applicants