Do waitlist acceptances still happen after a class has been seated?

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Was wondering if this is a thing and if it is common


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[futuremdforme]

Yes but not common.

 

[Catalystik]

Do waitlist acceptances still happen after a class has been seated?
Was wondering if this is a thing and if it is common

I've seen it happen once in the last ten years.

 

[gyngyn]

It happens every few years at my school.

 

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Does this change based on what "tier" the school is in?

Aka would the class being seated at Harvard be less likely to have movement than the class seated at state school X?


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[gyngyn]

Does this change based on what "tier" the school is in?

Aka would the class being seated at Harvard be less likely to have movement than the class seated at state school X?


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Nope.

 

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Why is that? My impression was that waitlist acceptances will only happen at schools that have seated their class if their students get accepted from the waitlist at another school. Since poaching happens top down wouldn't that make sense?


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[Mansamusa]

Why is that? My impression was that waitlist acceptances will only happen at schools that have seated their class if their students get accepted from the waitlist at another school. Since poaching happens top down wouldn't that make sense?


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But where are the people at the top tier going at this point? Skipping right to residency?

I'm sure some movement happens sometimes, but once the top tier seats their class, there won't be much top down movement. I do agree that more movement probably occurs at lower tiers, but it still won't be much movement

 

[Moose A Moose]

I've heard of it happening.

 

[raiderette]

But if you have already started orientation you aren't eligible, isn't that correct?

 

[Catalystik]

But if you have already started orientation you aren't eligible, isn't that correct?

Yes.

 

[Catalystik]

Why is that? My impression was that waitlist acceptances will only happen at schools that have seated their class if their students get accepted from the waitlist at another school. Since poaching happens top down wouldn't that make sense?

Acceptees have accidents and get hospitalized. They or family members get sick. In various ways, they are caught up in difficult personal circumstance and forget or are not able to tell the admissions office they won't be showing up. This could happen at any med school.