Best/worst waitlists to be on.

[C.P. Jones]

penn state: i like that everyone has changed their mind on this, it makes me happy 😀

evms: i was told i'm middle third but very close to the top....tacrum, by LOI do you mean intent? cuz i've only done interest...i'm a baby and afraid to do intent

drexel: anyone?

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[etf]

how 'bout some info on good old usc?

 

[danesh23]

Columbia: pretty hopeful if you're one of Frantz's favored few; otherwise you can forget it
Duke : still pretty long, not given any idea of where we stand so unranked?, some hope
EVMS Top 1/3 and invited to preview weekend-You're in, Regular top 1/3-very good chance, Middle 1/3-possible but not very likely without a LOI, Bottom 1/3-delayed rejection 99%+ of the time.
Harvard: 50/50 chance, but usually doesn't move until June
Jefferson: about 1/4 to 1/3 of the class is from the waitlist... so it appears good
Mayo : incredibly long, tiered but we're not told what tier we're on, almost completely hopeless
MSSM: not too good, they only take a tiny fraction of waitlisters each year.
Penn State : pretty hopeless
MSU: (taken from site) "One year, we offered acceptances to all of our alternates,another year to just one. " So its just really hard to say.
UNC not great instate, probably worse out of state. Instate, three tiers, 15 per. Last year took 6 off instate. However, status does change, acceptances mirror characteristics of withdrawal.
U Penn: Exciting Tier 1 and Preview- you're in, Exciting Tier 1-maybe, Generic Tier 1-Don't get your hopes up, Tier 2- essentially a rejection
U Buffalo Divided into 9 parts, and you're told your place, + lotsa movement.
VCU : relatively good
Wake Forest : pretty good chance if it's your #1 and you write an LOI
Wash U : really long, possibility that there are two types, "thriver" and regular, feels pretty hopeless
Yale: High waitlist- you're pretty much in, Tier 1- you're pretty much in, Tier 2- maybe 50/50 chance, Tier 3- Don't get your hopes up

 

[Doctor Bagel]

Columbia: pretty hopeful if you're one of Frantz's favored few; otherwise you can forget it
Duke : still pretty long, not given any idea of where we stand so unranked?, some hope
EVMS Top 1/3 and invited to preview weekend-You're in, Regular top 1/3-very good chance, Middle 1/3-possible but not very likely without a LOI, Bottom 1/3-delayed rejection 99%+ of the time.
Harvard: 50/50 chance, but usually doesn't move until June
Jefferson: about 1/4 to 1/3 of the class is from the waitlist... so it appears good
Mayo : incredibly long, tiered but we're not told what tier we're on, almost completely hopeless
MSSM: not too good, they only take a tiny fraction of waitlisters each year.
Penn State : pretty hopeless
MSU: (taken from site) "One year, we offered acceptances to all of our alternates,another year to just one. " So its just really hard to say.
OHSU: good and bad. The bad is that most applicants don't know if they're accepted or waitlisted until mid-May. The good is that it's ranked, and there's usually a lot of movement. OHSU doesn't over-accept and traditionally about half of their class comes from the waitlist.
UNC not great instate, probably worse out of state. Instate, three tiers, 15 per. Last year took 6 off instate. However, status does change, acceptances mirror characteristics of withdrawal.
U Penn: Exciting Tier 1 and Preview- you're in, Exciting Tier 1-maybe, Generic Tier 1-Don't get your hopes up, Tier 2- essentially a rejection
U Buffalo Divided into 9 parts, and you're told your place, + lotsa movement.
VCU : relatively good
Wake Forest : pretty good chance if it's your #1 and you write an LOI
Wash U : really long, possibility that there are two types, "thriver" and regular, feels pretty hopeless
Yale: High waitlist- you're pretty much in, Tier 1- you're pretty much in, Tier 2- maybe 50/50 chance, Tier 3- Don't get your hopes up

 

[Hassler]

Baylor:everyone who interviewed is on the waitlist, pretty hopeless
Columbia: pretty hopeful if you're one of Frantz's favored few; otherwise you can forget it
Duke : still pretty long, not given any idea of where we stand so unranked?, matched (depends on type of candidate that withdraws), some hope
EVMS Top 1/3 and invited to preview weekend-You're in, Regular top 1/3-very good chance, Middle 1/3-possible but not very likely without a LOI, Bottom 1/3-delayed rejection 99%+ of the time.
Harvard: 50/50 chance, but usually doesn't move until June
Jefferson: about 1/4 to 1/3 of the class is from the waitlist... so it appears good
Mayo : incredibly long, tiered but we're not told what tier we're on, almost completely hopeless
MSSM: not too good, they only take a tiny fraction of waitlisters each year.
Penn State : pretty hopeless
MSU: (taken from site) "One year, we offered acceptances to all of our alternates,another year to just one. " So its just really hard to say.
Rosalind Franklin:according to 2005 US News stats, almost all IL residents who interviewed are in and 75% of OOS are in
OHSU: good and bad. The bad is that most applicants don't know if they're accepted or waitlisted until mid-May. The good is that it's ranked, and there's usually a lot of movement. OHSU doesn't over-accept and traditionally about half of their class comes from the waitlist. (Last year, 96 of 152 people on the waitlist are in)
UNC not great instate, probably worse out of state. Instate, three tiers, 15 per. Last year took 6 off instate. However, status does change, acceptances mirror characteristics of withdrawal.
U Penn: Exciting Tier 1 and Preview- you're in, Exciting Tier 1-maybe, Generic Tier 1-Don't get your hopes up, Tier 2- essentially a rejection
U Pitt: High - pretty good chance, although they are oversubscribed this year, Regular - pretty hopeless
U Buffalo Divided into 9 parts, and you're told your place, + lotsa movement.
U WashRanked - you're in, Unranked - very small chance
VCU : relatively good
Wake Forest : pretty good chance if it's your #1 and you write an LOI
Wash U : really long ("in the hundreds"), but they expect 50+ acceptances; there are two types: "thriver" - more hope, regular - feels pretty hopeless
Yale: High waitlist- you're pretty much in, Tier 1- you're pretty much in, Tier 2- maybe 50/50 chance, Tier 3- Don't get your hopes up

 

[JHUNBC]

Hey Hassler,

Where did you hear that Pitt had overaccepted this year? Do you mean they gave out too many acceptances? Or that they gave out too many high waitlists?

 

[tacrum43]

evms: i was told i'm middle third but very close to the top....tacrum, by LOI do you mean intent? cuz i've only done interest...i'm a baby and afraid to do intent

I meant letter of intent, because that's what Sue Castora suggested when I asked if they was anything I could do that might help.

And who did you talk to that told you that you're near the top of the middle third? When I asked specifically if they could tell me where I am in the middle third, they told me that the list is divided into thirds and that's it. It's so frustrating, because everyone keeps getting this info but they won't tell me! Grrr.

 

[PHellmuth]

Hey Hassler,

Where did you hear that Pitt had overaccepted this year? Do you mean they gave out too many acceptances? Or that they gave out too many high waitlists?

Yeah I'm also curious about this comment

 

[Norizan]

Baylor:everyone who interviewed is on the waitlist, pretty hopeless
Columbia: pretty hopeful if you're one of Frantz's favored few; otherwise you can forget it
Duke : still pretty long, not given any idea of where we stand so unranked?, matched (depends on type of candidate that withdraws), some hope
EVMS Top 1/3 and invited to preview weekend-You're in, Regular top 1/3-very good chance, Middle 1/3-possible but not very likely without a LOI, Bottom 1/3-delayed rejection 99%+ of the time.
Harvard: 50/50 chance, but usually doesn't move until June
Jefferson: about 1/4 to 1/3 of the class is from the waitlist... so it appears good
Mayo : incredibly long, tiered but we're not told what tier we're on, almost completely hopeless
MSSM: not too good, they only take a tiny fraction of waitlisters each year.
Penn State : pretty hopeless
MSU: (taken from site) "One year, we offered acceptances to all of our alternates,another year to just one. " So its just really hard to say.
Rosalind Franklin:according to 2005 US News stats, almost all IL residents who interviewed are in and 75% of OOS are in
OHSU: good and bad. The bad is that most applicants don't know if they're accepted or waitlisted until mid-May. The good is that it's ranked, and there's usually a lot of movement. OHSU doesn't over-accept and traditionally about half of their class comes from the waitlist. (Last year, 96 of 152 people on the waitlist are in)
UNC not great instate, probably worse out of state. Instate, three tiers, 15 per. Last year took 6 off instate. However, status does change, acceptances mirror characteristics of withdrawal.
U Penn: Exciting Tier 1 and Preview- you're in, Exciting Tier 1-maybe, Generic Tier 1-Don't get your hopes up, Tier 2- essentially a rejection
U Pitt: High - pretty good chance, although they are oversubscribed this year, Regular - pretty hopeless
U Buffalo Divided into 9 parts, and you're told your place, + lotsa movement.
U WashRanked - you're in, Unranked - very small chance
VCU : relatively good
Wake Forest : pretty good chance if it's your #1 and you write an LOI
Wash U : really long ("in the hundreds"), but they expect 50+ acceptances; there are two types: "thriver" - more hope, regular - feels pretty hopeless
Yale: High waitlist- you're pretty much in, Tier 1- you're pretty much in, Tier 2- maybe 50/50 chance, Tier 3- Don't get your hopes up

Hey Hassler,

How do you know that everyone who interviewed (with the exception of accepted and rejected) are on the waitlist? Did you speak to someone at Baylor Admissions?

 

[PHellmuth]

This thread was a much better idea in theory than in practice. As I expected, it's just turned into a bunch of off-the-cuff statements ("If you're waitlisted at XYZ you're totally screwed") followed by people asking, "How do you know that?"

 

[FastForward]

I would concur with Hassler that BCM's list is quite large if not everyone who was interviewed. I am hoping the (maybe for a miracle).

Hey Hassler,

How do you know that everyone who interviewed (with the exception of accepted and rejected) are on the waitlist? Did you speak to someone at Baylor Admissions?

 

[53948]

Anyone have any info on California school waitlists, particularly the state schools?

 

[Hassler]

Pitt: The Dean told me that they are rather "oversubscribed" this year (i.e. they accepted a lot of people who wanted to go to Pitt). Plus I read on the Pitt thread that the people attending Second Look Weekend doubled that of last year. That's why I feel that regular waitlist (the letter that says "our hope is that your application will meet with success") is pretty hopeless. If you're on high waitlist (the letter that says "we expect your application to be met with success), you still have a chance.

Baylor: That's what everyone in the "Baylor Acceptance" thread. No one has heard of anyone who got rejected after interview.

 

[Hassler]

Pitt: The Dean told me that they are rather "oversubscribed" this year (i.e. they accepted a lot of people who wanted to go to Pitt). Plus I read on the Pitt thread that the people attending Second Look Weekend doubled that of last year. That's why I feel that regular waitlist (the letter that says "our hope is that your application will meet with success") is pretty hopeless. If you're on high waitlist (the letter that says "we expect your application to be met with success), you still have a chance.

Baylor: That's what everyone in the "Baylor Acceptance" thread. No one has heard of anyone who got rejected after interview.

So yeah, the stuff that I wrote are based on my understanding of the situation. If anyone has anything to add or modify, feel free to do so as I'm extremely interested too!

 

[singh0113]

Any information on NYMC?

 

[shaholin]

anyone know anything about temple's waitlist?

Thanks,
neel

 

[NotAnMD]

Ohio State Anyone?

 

[peace84]

anyone know anything about temple's waitlist?

Thanks,
neel

From what i've heard about Temple, their waitlist has 3 tiers. The top tier has about 75 people who are very likely to be accepted, the second tier has about 100 people who are likely to be accepted, and the third tier has everyone else with little chance of acceptance. Also, the waitlist may have up to 600 students. I'm praying I'm in the top two tiers.

 

[wildsimmer]

anyone know about NJMS?

 

[Vizsla]

Also, the waitlist may have up to 600 students.

😱

 

[clindor]

Anyone have any idea about UIC, SIU, Stritch, UT Houston, Texas A&M?

 

[drmota]

Anyone have any insight on Tulane, I guess it is kind of hard to guess since the situation is so different from last year

i would guess that Tulane's waitlist will have a good amount of movement. while it's true that a lot more people have put in deposits this year than last year, i think its cuz the tulane sentiment is alot more polarized (a lot more of the gung-ho people like myself) but there are gonna be a lot of people that will withdraw because of the instability of new orleans healthcare right now, and cuz of acceptances elsewhere. on top of that, tulane didn't interview that many people so the waitlist is probably not all too long. best of luck and hope to see you in the fall.
-mota

 

[peace84]

😱

yea, that sounds like a lot...but i'm sure there's not actually that many....thats the max. and i have heard there is usually a lot of waitlist movement.

 

[HC05nmd]

From what i've heard about Temple, their waitlist has 3 tiers. The top tier has about 75 people who are very likely to be accepted, the second tier has about 100 people who are likely to be accepted, and the third tier has everyone else with little chance of acceptance. Also, the waitlist may have up to 600 students. I'm praying I'm in the top two tiers.

yikes...can we find out what tier we are in?

 

[Furious A]

Does anyone know how high OHSU got on the wait list in 2004 or 2003?

I know it was 96 in 2005 and think it was 80 in 2004.. but am looking for confirmation. I would like to know about earlier years as well.

Thanks,

OHSU #96

 

[kirexhana]

Does anyone know how high OHSU got on the wait list in 2004 or 2003?

I know it was 96 in 2005 and think it was 80 in 2004.. but am looking for confirmation. I would like to know about earlier years as well.

Thanks,

OHSU #96

try the UCSF lower alternate list (bottom half of 100 people). what's the point, man? it's like dangling, "you were almost there, why couldn't your interview have gone better?" in front of my face.

 

[iriechic14]

Columbia: pretty hopeful if you're one of Frantz's favored few; otherwise you can forget it; this year is particularly overbooked (this is truth according to "one of the favored few")
Duke: still pretty long, not given any idea of where we stand so unranked?, some hope
Harvard: 50/50 chance, but usually doesn't move until June
Mayo : incredibly long, tiered but we're not told what tier we're on, almost completely hopeless
Penn State : pretty hopeless
Heaven:I've heard there's a hellish waitlist.
U Penn: Exciting Tier 1 and Preview- you're in, Exciting Tier 1-maybe, Generic Tier 1-Don't get your hopes up, Tier 2- essentially a rejection
Stanford: a snowball's chance in hell
VCU: relatively good
Wake Forest : pretty good chance if it's your #1 and you write an LOI
Wash U : really long, possibility that there are two types, "thriver" and regular, feels pretty hopeless; has a LOT of movement resulting in a 10% net acceptance rate
Yale: High waitlist- you're in, Tier 1- you're in, Tier 2- you're probably in (Yale currently has Tier 2 movement), Tier 3- 50/50 chance
MSSM: not too good, they only take a tiny fraction of waitlisters each year.
UNC not great instate, probably worse out of state. Instate, three tiers, 15 per. Last year took 6 off instate. However, status does change, acceptances mirror characteristics of withdrawal. Maybe I should be CIA

 

[Flopotomist]

Don't know if it has been mentioned yet, but the WORST non-waitlist-waitlist to be on is UCLA-Drew. After interviewing in FEBRUARY, they announce in May that the class is full. Well, since I don't hold an acceptance, I asked if I was rejected or waitlisted - the response "Neither." They were waiting to see who dropped out so they could give direct acceptances without going to a waitlist (what the heck is the difference?).

It is now the end of June, and they are still refusing to give any final answer to us February kids. They still won't even acknowledge whether or not we are even ON a waitlist. Boo.

 

[NotAnMD]

Columbia: pretty hopeful if you're one of Frantz's favored few; otherwise you can forget it; this year is particularly overbooked (this is truth according to "one of the favored few")
Duke: still pretty long, not given any idea of where we stand so unranked?, some hope
GW: everyone and their mother waitlisted here. Two types- high and regular.
Harvard: 50/50 chance, but usually doesn't move until June
Mayo : incredibly long, tiered but we're not told what tier we're on, almost completely hopeless
Ohio State - usually over 100 people accepted, bad movement this year ~ 25 or so.
Penn State : pretty hopeless
Heaven:I've heard there's a hellish waitlist.
U Penn: Exciting Tier 1 and Preview- you're in, Exciting Tier 1-maybe, Generic Tier 1-Don't get your hopes up, Tier 2- essentially a rejection
USF - REL tells you exactly where you are, good movement
UF - usually decent, slow this year
Stanford: a snowball's chance in hell
VCU: relatively good
Wake Forest : pretty good chance if it's your #1 and you write an LOI
Wash U : really long, possibility that there are two types, "thriver" and regular, feels pretty hopeless; has a LOT of movement resulting in a 10% net acceptance rate
Yale: High waitlist- you're in, Tier 1- you're in, Tier 2- you're probably in (Yale currently has Tier 2 movement), Tier 3- 50/50 chance
MSSM: not too good, they only take a tiny fraction of waitlisters each year.
UNC not great instate, probably worse out of state. Instate, three tiers, 15 per. Last year took 6 off instate. However, status does change, acceptances mirror characteristics of withdrawal. Maybe I should be