Does anyone get rejected post-interview?

[Sigma]

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As I am added to more and more "wait lists", I'm starting to wonder, do schools ever straight up reject an applicant after an interview?

Thoughts? Facts? Confusion?

 

[Pinkertinkle]

Some do, and some just shutter everyone away into waitlists. It'll depend on your particular school.

 

[Medikit]

I did!

 

[Supercluster]

Particularly this early in the game, a lot of schools hold off on rejections post-interview. But once March or so hits, everyone starts to get post-interview rejections as schools fill their classes. It's sort of depressing, like, whoa how bad was my score to knock me completely out of contention after they liked me enough to interview me?
But yeah, after getting a waitlist and a post-interview "hold" recently I've been wondering if these are just rejections in disguise 🙁

 

[DrThom]

I also did.

Its only because me and Medikit were ENTIRELY too cool

 

[leechy]

Yeah, like other posters indicated, it depends on the school... some schools claim that the "hold" status means you'll be reconsidered at a later date... I'm sort of skeptical about that though.

 

[Medikit]

I also did.

Its only because me and Medikit were ENTIRELY too cool

We are indeed entirely too cool, at least too cool for some medical schools.

 

[Mr. Seeds]

Nope. No such thing as rejections post-interview. Everybody gets accepted. 😀

 

[mcjay]

Actually, I thing Georgetown is the only one... 😀 .... just bc.

 

[Creatine]

Confusion?

Yep, confusion here. After picking up 7 waitlists, I wonder whether I have been interviewing for a spot in the entering class or just a spot on the waitlist. Could I really be THAT inept at interviewing? Guess so; it's time to improve!

 

[Haybrant]

they know you paid so much to apply to the school they prob feel bad to say no when they can say waitlist; subconciously you wont hate them as much, especially for future considerations....

 

[derf]

they know you paid so much to apply to the school they prob feel bad to say no when they can say waitlist; subconciously you wont hate them as much, especially for future considerations....

i agree with this 👍

 

[BobA]

I like this thread.

I'm on 3 waitlists - actually two "Alternate Lists".

I am sort of suspicious that all of this is just a big euphamism for rejection. Why reject when you can place an applicant in purgatory? Why call it a "wait list" when you can call it an "Alternate List"?

At one of these schools both of my interviewers told me that they'd reccommend me to the committee, and hope that I'd attend if accepted, etc. What the f#ck? Why wait list me then?

But getting negative doesn't help. I know that all of the schools I'm on the WL/AL at take about a quarter of their class off of these lists. So maybe there's a good chance of getting off the list.

Anyone have good advice for moving up the list?

 

[Emergency!]

They actually told us at my interview yesterday that you will get one of two letters in about three weeks. Either a "congratulations, you've been accepted" or "you've been placed on a hold list". No mention of when the "hold' list turns into rejections.

On the other hand, a friend who was on an adcom last year at a different school says they flat out rejected several people after the interview.

Amy

 

[deleted50541]

Nope. No such thing as rejections post-interview. Everybody gets accepted. 😀

If only that were true...

 

[rockstar2525]

At one of these schools both of my interviewers told me that they'd reccommend me to the committee, and hope that I'd attend if accepted, etc. What the f#ck? Why wait list me then?

Oh $hit, that is exactly what my interviewers said at the last school I interviewed at...hopefully I'm not destined for a waitlist!
I think those schools that waitlist most of the people they end up taking just want us to kiss up, promise we love them the most and would cream our pants if they gave us the opportunity to attend. Whateva...