Do schools interview specifically for waitslists?

[Apparition]

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Do they look at people with average or below average stats and give them an interview that will lead to a waitlist at best?

 

[silas2642]

I don't think that's necessarily true, especially if that applicant is within that school's average of accepted students. If the applicant has a weaker application, then I'm sure that that person is more likely to end up on the waitlist, though. But this process is a crapshoot. Never underestimate crapshoot factor in medical school admissions.

 

[ND2005]

Do they look at people with average or below average stats and give them an interview that will lead to a waitlist at best?

Interviews for waitlist spots do seem to happen -- but I don't think the school intentionally invites weaker candidates that they intend to at best put on the waitlist -- they just only have waitlist spots remaining toward the end of the season when the class is getting very full.