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The countdown has begun to Decision Day! Here's what I posted last year!
oh, and there is no such thing as a "soft rejection"...do not ask "what are your stats?", "what time zone are you in?" "what does your last name start with?" or anything like that
dental school admissions acceptances do not work like that
ignore the noise, relax, and trust the process...
well saidoh, and there is no such thing as a "soft rejection"...
noIt mentions "advanced notifications" for scholarships in the article. Is this implying that some schools inform students about scholarship status before decision day?
Not before unless by chance the school sends a physical packet to you mentioning a scholarship and you get the packet early. I do warrn that some schools don't think scholarship offers are subject to Traffic Rules, so you have a shorter deadline to accept the scholarship than you have time to decide to accept the offer. Unless that has changed in the Traffic Rules.It mentions "advanced notifications" for scholarships in the article. Is this implying that some schools inform students about scholarship status before decision day?
It depends on a lot of things.Do they wait until 8 AM in your time zone before sending emails or do they just come throughout the day? Is the portal updated at midnight? Just curious.
Thank you! First time applying so the process is all new. Your experience is invaluable!!It depends on a lot of things.
Some admissions management systems will send emails out as scheduled by the admissions office. So it can come at midnight ET or PT or AK/HI time. We don't want to trip spam algorithms so magic won't happen immediately at the stroke of the hour.
Calls can happen when the admissions team is open and ready. Note that we learned how to do remote calls during the pandemic (actually Google phone was around for a few years before, I think). Some can even do robocalls, though that would surprise me.
Many application software programs can do text messaging.
Basically the answer is, be ready. For anything.
Read the article.
No problem. Peek at last year's thread but know that things could still change a little. They know we are watching. 🙂Thank you! First time applying so the process is all new. Your experience is invaluable!!
It is indeed an exciting time of year. Good luck to all!Good luck pre-dents, you've all put in so much work this cycle! Wishing you all good luck and hoping every one of you hears good news on Friday.
Only a few more days!
it really depends on your budget, how much you liked the 2 you interviewed at, and how much FOMO you have...Any advice for post December interviews if I receive an acceptance tonight? Had two interviews, but received an invite for January today. Interesting timing to say the least.
it depends on the school and how many decline that cycle...Can applicant expect calls between Dec 15th and Jan 15th? For example, if someone declines an offer, will that school go to the next person on the waitlist immediately or wait until the next "wave" on Jan 15th to offer that seat?
Calls are more likely on December 15 or closer to orientation. You shouldn't expect a call on January 1 or other holidays.Can applicant expect calls between Dec 15th and Jan 15th?
most schools will not act until after the new year due to the holidays...Thank you!