Charles R Drew

[Flopotomist]

Advertisement - Members don't see this ad

Okay ... sorry FLOP so out of schedule but I called...

Norma told me that they sent our files to UCLA already and we will know by early next week... NOW I don't know if that is all acceptances/rejections/waitlists.............. BUT like pranaMD said the wait is finally coming to a close!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOSH GUYS I'm getting giddy and excited... I can't wait to know... good or bad but rooting for all of us to get good news...it'll be nice to know everyone's faces at second look (OH PLEASE ALL OF US GET ACCEPTED!)

AAACK!!! Wouldn't it stink if Drew accepts us, but UCLA says "Uhm.. no"

 

[Elastase]

Okay ... sorry FLOP so out of schedule but I called...

Norma told me that they sent our files to UCLA already and we will know by early next week... NOW I don't know if that is all acceptances/rejections/waitlists.............. BUT like pranaMD said the wait is finally coming to a close!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOSH GUYS I'm getting giddy and excited... I can't wait to know... good or bad but rooting for all of us to get good news...it'll be nice to know everyone's faces at second look (OH PLEASE ALL OF US GET ACCEPTED!)

Thats right, I forgot about that. They send your file to UCLA Geffen if you are accepted to Drew. Looks like there will be definite acceptances! Good luck!

 

[Elastase]

AAACK!!! Wouldn't it stink if Drew accepts us, but UCLA says "Uhm.. no"

I highly doubt that would happen. Drew has been accepting kids for over years, and I'm sure they know what the basic criteria are, and to spot red-flags.

 

[OhtheSilliness]

I had predicted May 1st. Will I win?!

 

[Flopotomist]

Thats right, I forgot about that. They send your file to UCLA Geffen if you are accepted to Drew. Looks like there will be definite acceptances! Good luck!

I am still a bit confused - are there already official and formal Drew acceptances out there (eg OCGuy) or are they ALL going through this review stage?

 

[Flopotomist]

I had predicted May 1st. Will I win?!

Well, I predicted tomorrow, so I certainly won't win.

 

[MDhopeful023]

I am still a bit confused - are there already official and formal Drew acceptances out there (eg OCGuy) or are they ALL going through this review stage?

from my talk with norma yesterday it seems that they already reviewed us... well she said mine was reviewed but i'm assuming all of us now... i'm confused elastase doesn't drew give everything to ucla regardless if they are rejections/waitlists/acceptances???

i don't know if OCguy accepted drew's invitation... if that is the case i believe drew most likely has 1/2 of its seats open (best case scenario)...

 

[kdnysux]

i called today and norma said that they have finished reviewing all applicants, but they are still waiting for some files that are incomplete...then, they will come up with a list for waitlist, acceptance, rejection...so she said, i might hear from them in 2-3 weeks...she also mentioned about may 15th...SO my guess is if one is accepted, that person should hear maybe by next week??? in case this person rejects the offer, then they can go to the next person and the next and the next before may 15th??? or norma just overestimated the time and notices will actually be sent out next week??? i dunno...well, hope this helps...

 

[OhtheSilliness]

another 2-3 weeks? sigh... I just don't know what to believe anymore. First it was 30-60 days after my interview. The 60 days came and went. Then I called in and was told it would be another 2 weeks. Also came and went. Now it's been another 2 weeks after that. I just want to hear something already. Good or Bad. Either that or given a definite date.

 

[MDhopeful023]

i know that drew's waitlist goes by pretty fast (i know this from a friend of mine who was accepted and then turned it down and then he changed his mind but when he called them back that same day they already gave his spot away... long story lol)... but anyways... norma told me that i would hear next week... so i assumed that everyone here on this thread who hasn't heard a decision will hear next week too... now if you are in the waitlist most likely you will find out after next week or even next week it all depends on how fast the turn around is for people who decline the spot...

now that is my guess... but i really doubt that the people who hasn't heard a decision yet has to wait until may 15th (best case scenario right???)

shoot i'm getting drewitis really bad ... but lets hang in there guys...!!!

 

[prana_md]

another 2-3 weeks?

If left untreated, sequelae of Drewitis include:

• halluncinations
• binge drinking
• consumption of hospital cafeteria food
• marathon viewing of early seasons of "ER"
• public nudity

 

[prana_md]

:nervous tic:
does anyone know what they're doing to/with our files at UCLA? is it a rubber-stamp kind of procedure or are they actually looking at our files?
:hand wringing:

 

[Flopotomist]

another 2-3 weeks? sigh... I just don't know what to believe anymore. First it was 30-60 days after my interview. The 60 days came and went. Then I called in and was told it would be another 2 weeks. Also came and went. Now it's been another 2 weeks after that. I just want to hear something already. Good or Bad. Either that or given a definite date.

I think that they are just waiting to see which applicants just keel over and die from anxiety. Those that survive are accepted.

I was told 30 days... then 60 days, then a few weeks... now I am told "early next week" and then a NEW SDN post says it may take a few more weeks? AAAARGH... Prana - lets go get drunk!

 

[MexiGirl]

I got a letter at the end last week saying that I was put on their alternate list...BUT I withdrew my app from consideration this past Thursday. So they are sending out decisions. Good luck to all of you!!!

 

[MDhopeful023]

I got a letter at the end last week saying that I was put on their alternate list...BUT I withdrew my app from consideration this past Thursday. So they are sending out decisions. Good luck to all of you!!!

ur avatar rocks mexigirl lol!!!!!!!! viva la mexico! 👍

 

[Elastase]

I predict some good waitlist movement come May 15th! I know at least three people that are withdrawing from Drew, very soon. Good luck everyone!

 

[Flopotomist]

I predict some good waitlist movement come May 15th! I know at least three people that are withdrawing from Drew, very soon. Good luck everyone!

Why wait until May 15th? Tell them to withdraw now so that others can make it to second look weekend! Hmm... anybody have any guess as to when the February interviewees will hear results? I heard early next week (from a post on this thread) I am guessing Tuesday.

 

[Flopotomist]

OK.. it is now officially "early next week" My phone is charged, I have practiced saying "hello" in a nice professional manner. I even managed to sleep a little last night (not too much though). I am officially ready for the phone to ring.

Where are my neurotic Drew peeps? Prana? MDhopeful? OhtheSilliness? Kdny? I can't go through this alone!

Group therapy via SDN - OK.. somebody else discuss.

 

[MDhopeful023]

OK.. it is now officially "early next week" My phone is charged, I have practiced saying "hello" in a nice professional manner. I even managed to sleep a little last night (not too much though). I am officially ready for the phone to ring.

Where are my neurotic Drew peeps? Prana? MDhopeful? OhtheSilliness? Kdny? I can't go through this alone!

Group therapy via SDN - OK.. somebody else discuss.

OH man FLOP you crack me up.... ironically i'm like you... i couldn't even enjoy my weekend because I would wake up with sweat on my face thinking that I may get accepted this week!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHH! then again i'm also thinking i'm waitlisted or rejected and i'm scared to open my mailbox for the next couple of days.............

SO like you I have my phone facing the window hoping that today will be the day...i know i will continue this ritual until i find out 😱

 

[Flopotomist]

I hope I get an acceptance or a rejection because at this point a waitlist would just drive me over the edge. I can't imagine playing this waiting game any longer. I need to know where I am going to live next year. For crying out loud, I applied TEN months ago. I mean, we can get a Supreme Court Justice in like 2 months. Maybe I should have applied for that job too. What kind of an MCAT score do you need to be a Supreme?

 

[OhtheSilliness]

OMG I'm going crazy.... I was walking from my car to my house chanting "call me call me call me!".. and then my cell rang!!! my heart skipped a beat... I thought ...OMG the power of the mind! But no, it was my friend calling to see if I was awake. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[prana_md]

I have totally lost touch with reality. It could be the insomnia that plagued me all weekend ... sorry, no drinking for me, Flop. That could seriously make me lose it (more.)

For me, it's the uncertainty. My s.o. is trying to arrange his schedule to help me move, but I don't even know where I'm moving to!

Hang in there, everyone.

 

[Flopotomist]

OMG I'm going crazy.... I was walking from my car to my house chanting "call me call me call me!".. and then my cell rang!!! my heart skipped a beat... I thought ...OMG the power of the mind! But no, it was my friend calling to see if I was awake. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I get no cell reception in my office - so I am counting on SDN to tell me when to go outside to check to see if I got a call. Don't let me down people - before you even call your mamma, post the news here!

 

[MDhopeful023]

as the day ends... (well it's almost 4:30pm, and I'm about ready to leave to go home...) did anyone get good news????

i don't know what early next week really means but I'm hoping that we find out tomorrow or the next day etc...

a thought came to my head though... maybe just maybe drew offices are closed for the day (its MAY1st the protest date) maybe just maybe drew is showing some solidarity??? eh just a thought... there is this sinking feeling that i got waitlisted and there is a letter in my mailbox today telling me so 🙁

 

[Flopotomist]

as the day ends... (well it's almost 4:30pm, and I'm about ready to leave to go home...) did anyone get good news????

i don't know what early next week really means but I'm hoping that we find out tomorrow or the next day etc...

a thought came to my head though... maybe just maybe drew offices are closed for the day (its MAY1st the protest date) maybe just maybe drew is showing some solidarity??? eh just a thought... there is this sinking feeling that i got waitlisted and there is a letter in my mailbox today telling me so 🙁

I think of the ~100 people waiting to hear still, only about 5 of us (Prana, Ohthesilliness, kdny, you, me) keep checking here - so who knows if calls were made today.

 

[MDhopeful023]

ya i know *sigh* i was hoping at least one of us have received a call today... but alas no 🙁 we'll see how tomorrow goes... hopefully it will be the day for most of us on this thread 👍

 

[ewhitmore]

I think of the ~100 people waiting to hear still, only about 5 of us (Prana, Ohthesilliness, kdny, you, me) keep checking here - so who knows if calls were made today.

Hello all! I regularly check this board & I have had no call either. I interviewed in February as well. I have heard nothing since then. Hopefully we hear this week b/c it is very late in the game! 😱

 

[Flopotomist]

Hello all! I regularly check this board & I have had no call either. I interviewed in February as well. I have heard nothing since then. Hopefully we hear this week b/c it is very late in the game! 😱

hopefully we will hear before this weekend so that we can make second look if we are selected!

 

[MDhopeful023]

i never really understood this whole process... now that i'm going through it i feel like its a rollercoaster... gosh i hope i'm not depressed... i get excited, sad, anxious... its a real medical condition! damn you drewitis!

on another note... no mail arrived today....

 

[Flopotomist]

i never really understood this whole process... now that i'm going through it i feel like its a rollercoaster... gosh i hope i'm not depressed... i get excited, sad, anxious... its a real medical condition! damn you drewitis!

on another note... no mail arrived today....

SDN is the only thing that helps with some of the symptoms of drewitis. Unfortunately, this cure is also addicting.

 

[MDhopeful023]

BUMP!

Any news yet Flop, Prana, Ohthesilliness, ewhitmore, kdny???? 2nd day of waiting.... lets start the neuroticness

 

[OhtheSilliness]

Anyone know around what time they would call if they did?

 

[Elastase]

Anyone know around what time they would call if they did?

They called me in the afternoon...

 

[Flopotomist]

BUMP!

Any news yet Flop, Prana, Ohthesilliness, ewhitmore, kdny???? 2nd day of waiting.... lets start the neuroticness

START the neuroticness? Uh oh I started a month ago. That would explain the empty case of pepto-bismol upstairs. They should sell the stuff by the keg.

 

[MDhopeful023]

START the neuroticness? Uh oh I started a month ago. That would explain the empty case of pepto-bismol upstairs. They should sell the stuff by the keg.

i so agree... considering i chew them like candy 😱

 

[akanene]

.

 

[Flopotomist]

OK.. lets think good news here. The good news is we aren't rejected yet. The good news is NONE of us from February or beyond have actually heard anything - suggesting that there is still hope. Second look weekend is in like (yikes) 4 days, so you would think they would tell people SOON so that they could make travel plans - no?

I am hoping for this afternoon. Fingers crossed.

 

[prana_md]

i so agree... considering i chew them like candy 😱

Tums with calcium for me. I may be crazy, but no osteoporosis here!

 

[Flopotomist]

Hmm - maybe they are INTENTIONALLY not going to tell us until AFTER second look weekend. By doing that, they will save money on food and drinks. They also won't have to vacuum or dust or get the place all spiffy for guests. I mean, haven't you ever thrown a party and then just not told people about it so that you didn't have to have a bunch of moochers eating your stuff and spilling drinks on your couch?

 

[prana_md]

These are my rats. They are running away because I'm too freaky for them.

 

[Flopotomist]

These are my rats. They are running away because I'm too freaky for them.

Does your first rat have a purple racing stripe, or is that me? Oh.. btw.. wanna have lunch in about 30 minutes?

 

[prana_md]

Yes, she's punk rock. And yes, I'm starving.

 

[Flopotomist]

Just popping in after lunch. Where is OhtheSilliness?

 

[voltron77]

Hang in there you guys, when I got accepted two years ago, it was a phone call from Dr. Aguilera on the first week of June! There is still hope!

 

[MDhopeful023]

Hang in there you guys, when I got accepted two years ago, it was a phone call from Dr. Aguilera on the first week of June! There is still hope!

I know there is hope voltron77 but after waiting for 3 months (next week it's 3 months 😱 ) you slowly loose it...

Flop don't know where ohthesilliness is...

but ya checking in after lunch to see you guys have heard any good news 👍

 

[Flopotomist]

I know there is hope voltron77 but after waiting for 3 months (next week it's 3 months 😱 ) you slowly loose it...

Flop don't know where ohthesilliness is...

but ya checking in after lunch to see you guys have heard any good news 👍

No phone call this afternoon (the afternoon isn't over yet). Is anybody planning on calling this week to get a more updated timeline? If we are fortunate enough to get an acceptance, we will be crunching to get travel arrangements in place to go to second look if we don't get word soon.

 

[OhtheSilliness]

I'm here... still reading the posts... I'm just... really down... I've never been so emotionally drained. I was hungry so I thought crab (one of my favorite foods) would satisfy my appetite and also make me feel better... so I took a 2 hour break from SDN to go to Red Lobster. It was good, but it was only a temporary departure from the emotional rollercoaster.

 

[MDhopeful023]

MMM RED LOBSTER *drool*... my escape is gelato's or cold stone ice creams... they too temporarily satisfy my ups and downs....

hmm... I propose that we go on a food spree if we get accepted to Drew lol...

I just don't understand why we haven't heard yet... Unless Norma just hypothesized that we hear by early next week... oh well... I'll see if my mailbox has a waitlist letter waiting for me 🙁 So, yes 2nd day is about to close with none of us getting a phone call... 😕

 

[Warlock132]

Hey guys, I've been reading this forum for a while but haven't posted before. I interviewed on Feb 12th (only interviewee that day) and my file was reviewed the same day because it was a Thursday. I was put on the waitlist a month later and have been on the waitlist since. I got a call from Norma today, BUT it was just to let me know she found a letter that had been missing for a month (real downer during lunch when i saw the area code).

It sucks that everyone who interviewed after Feb 14 has been waiting for so long, but from what I've heard from Norma I think they are waiting to hear back from their accepted students and more notification will go out around May 15th (whether that's before or after I don't know, but I think that's when we should start hearing).

I've definitely gotten conflicting dates from the admissions office during the past few months, so now I'm just giving up on the guesswork and waiting to see what happens. I feel everyone's Drewitis, just hang in there. 👍

 

[Flopotomist]

Hmmm - by definition, isn't "early next week" either a Monday or a Tuesday? I mean, Wednesday would be "middle of next week" and Thursday and Friday would be "late next week" so shouldn't we hear something like uhmm... today?