For those on U.Cincinnati's Alternate List

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So did you accept or decline it?
 
I'm declining it (lady on the phone told me they had notified OSU of their move, and expect a response from me in writing 7 days after I receive the letter).
 
Well good luck to you at OSU. I wonder if anyone else out there has received any signs of encouragement from UC?
 
I am on hold at Cincy, is this the same as the alternate list?
 
•••quote:•••Originally posted by nray:
•I am on hold at Cincy, is this the same as the alternate list?•••••No, they formulate the alternate list from the people on hold. Have you checked your status online? Things go much quicker there...
 
Hold is not the same as the alternate list, if I am correct. I was accepted back in January, so I do not know the exact process other than what was told to us at the interview. I think you have to accept a position on the alternate list after the hold. Maybe Resident Alien could help you out.
 
Ok, here's how it went:

I interviewed in December and got put on hold in February.
Then i received the following email from them on May 15:

"The Committee on Admissions at the University of Cincinnati wishes to thank
you for your continuing interest in the College of Medicine and your
patience over the past several months. This year the admissions process has
been a very demanding one; however, we have now completed the review of all
applicants and would like to update you on your status.

You are currently in a special group of candidates who are rated for an
acceptance as soon as openings in the class occur. To date, we have
extended a sufficient number of offers to fill the class; however, we know
from past experiences that openings usually occur in the late spring and
early summer. Although the number of students accepted each summer varies
and we never guarantee an acceptance, we anticipate additional offers will
be made after May 15th. Please be assured that we will contact you as
quickly as possible if there is any change in your status.

For your convenience, you may notify us of your continuing interest in the
University of Cincinnati by visiting the status page of your UC application
by visiting the site below.

<a href="http://comdows.med.uc.edu/OnlineApp/appchoicesmain.htm" target="_blank">http://comdows.med.uc.edu/OnlineApp/appchoicesmain.htm</a>

Please respond by June 3, 2002.

If we do not hear from you by that date, we will assume you have made other
plans and we wish you the very best of luck

Again, the Committee on Admissions would like to thank you for your
cooperation, and we greatly appreciate your consideration of the University
of Cincinnati. We will look forward to hearing from you ASAP.

Laura Wexler, MD
Associate Dean
Student Affairs/Admissions"

Then today, i got the call. (Everything is reflected online).

Hope this helped 🙂
 
I just checked, and I'm still on hold. I guess that's not very encouraging news. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" />
 
Did UC specify how much time you had to think about their offer? I am currently on the alternate list as well. thanks.
 
So can those of us that are on hold, pretty much assume at this point we are going to be rejected. Man that would be a real let down considering Cincy accepts 75% of interviewees.
 
•••quote:•••Originally posted by gellybean:
•Did UC specify how much time you had to think about their offer? I am currently on the alternate list as well. thanks.•••••Yes, a week.
 
•••quote:•••Originally posted by nray:
•So can those of us that are on hold, pretty much assume at this point we are going to be rejected. Man that would be a real let down considering Cincy accepts 75% of interviewees.•••••No way, its only May 20th.
 
WOW, Thanks for the info Resident Alien. I am so antsy right now. I got a call this morning ~9am EST and I was on my way out, so I didn't pick up the phone. At work, I called home to check my messages and found that the call went automatically to the fax machine. I was freaking out!!! So I rushed home to see what was wrong. I swear, it was weird, bc it shouldn't have automatically gone to fax.... ugghh. what a nightmare. I hope a med school didn't call today! If the phone number doesn't work, they would try email or atleast try the phone number again on another day right???? I am totally frazzled--

I received the email notifying me of being on the alternate list, and just received the alternate list letter in the mail today...
 
any news today? Has anyone else received a call from U Cincinnati? 🙂
 
My "hold" was finally changed today online... to a rejection. Blah. You might want to check yours, nray. Hopefully you did better!
 
My hold was also changed to a rejection. Pretty disconcerting I must say, considering they took 75% of the people they interviewed last year. Uggg
 
•••quote:•••Originally posted by nray:
•considering they took 75% of the people they interviewed last year. Uggg•••••Where are you getting this information from???
 
US news and world report online lists the number of people interviewed and the number of people accepted as well as the number that enrolled.
The numbers for Cincinnati's entering class from last year are below:

Number of applicants 2,844
Applicants interviewed 615
Number accepted 457
Number enrolled 154
 
Hi guys,

I have an Cinci interview coming up in October, and I'm really excited. I'm an ohio resident too, so I was wondering if anyone knows what the % of Ohio residents who interview get acceptances.

Also, if any of y'all who got rejected are willing to post your stats- MCats/GPA/undergrad school/ohio resident or not/decision results, that would be sooooo helpful. I may be asking a lot. Sorry if I am.

Thanks
 
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