GWU Wait List Update

[bigbassinbob]

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I agree... I think the adcom is trying as hard as they can to help us out.. unfortunately its just the logistical issues which are holding them back from accepting a lot of us. I never received one of those letters but I'm pretty sure that none of them gave a guarantee that you would be accepted.... its still just a waitlist, essentially meaning that you may get in if spots open up. Life isn't always fair... Listen.. I'm disappointed too but I think its pretty lame to childishly diss a school on an internet pre-med message board.... especially when you guys would probably be the same ones to praise the school and Dean McQuail if you got an acceptance call on Monday.

Unprofessional? Lame? Childish? And these aren't adjectives that could be used to describe what GW did to us? Wake up people! This school blatantly lied to you in a written letter, then acts like it's out of their control when "spots just aren't opening up." Yet at the same time, people who didn't get this letter are being pulled left and right from a regular waitlist. If a "professional" school sends you a letter explaining that it's "highly likely" you will be accepted, that damn well better mean that it's truly highly likely that you'll get accepted. And no, it's not just another waitlist letter. It's a letter SPECIFICALLY stating that you're almost surely going to be admitted. ALL other waitlist letters I've received (and that's a total of 11 waitlist letters over the past two years) have stated the slim possiblity of acceptance and so forth. If I'm on a regular waitlist, fine, then tell me like every other school in the country. Don't artificially make me excited about attending a school you have no plans of accepting me at. This school should be sued for what they did here.

And to the person who thinks this admissions office is being "honest" with you, stop sniffing glue. That letter was far and away the most dishonest thing I've experienced over my past two years of medical school applications. But would I take an acceptance from them if I was offered one? Yeah I would. But that's only because I'd rather be in Washington DC instead of West Virginia for the next 4 years. And I sure as hell wouldn't be praising Dean McQuail or the school for what they did to me in the admissions process.

MD rapper, if you'd like to read the letter they sent to us, I'll be happy to send you a scan of it. PM me if you do. You might see where I'm coming from if you read it.

 

[spin girl]

hey all,

don't mean to dissapoint anybody but I spoke to Dean McQuail last week on the phone, and she said that as of right now the class is full and they don't expect to be giving anymore offers this year. The "unusually slow" waitlist movement seems to have surprised her a lot, but she was as helpful as she could have been in advising me what to do for next year and what the weak/strong points of my application were. If you're frustrated, just give them a call and talk to her about it. It's also helpful listen to the adcom perspective directly from the dean. It helped me out at least. Good luck to everyone still waiting, maybe some spots will open up! As for me, here's to working on applications the second time around. 😛

 

[trunksvegeta]

🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁
that's what happened last year, unusually slow witlist movement...I think the large amount of ppl off the waitlist is just a myth nowadays 😎

 

[mdterps83]

.....uh dunno about all this speculation, charge your phone and hope for the best all you waitlist peeps....i know i will be looking for (202) #'s....

 

[jiggaman]

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[Minimal5]

HI all,

I e-mailed to check on waitlist status and was told:

"At this time the entering class is full. Movement on the waitlist, as with
all schools, will depend upon enrolled students leaving the class throughout
the summer. Unfortunately, we cannot predict if or when this will happen.
In the past we have enrolled students off the alternate list as late as the
day before classes begin in August."

So here's to still hoping for a few more spots to open up... Good luck, everyone 🙂

 

[tcar18]

So I spoke with Dean McQuail on the phone and she essentially said it wasn't looking good. The class is full and in 30 years of experience she has never seen the waitlist move so slowly and so little. She said not to give up b/c you never know, but that it was not very likely....

Here's hoping for an act of God.

 

[Mary2009]

So I spoke with Dean McQuail on the phone and she essentially said it wasn't looking good. The class is full and in 30 years of experience she has never seen the waitlist move so slowly and so little. She said not to give up b/c you never know, but that it was not very likely....

Here's hoping for an act of God.

Nice, real nice. I'm so glad I decided to apply the year all the waitlists don't move. Ugh, this stinks.

 

[trunksvegeta]

that's disheartening news for the MANY alternates they probably have in limbo...does anyone out there know if its possible to be holding on to multiple acceptances as long as a deposit is made? It seems that as long as a deposit is made on multiple schools before a certain date, you would be able to secure a seat in the class,,,and then lose it after a certain date e.g. July 1st..I dunno..

 

[HoyaMax]

Bump

 

[skitlez]

Bump

Just wanted to wish everyone

 

[crazy_cavalier]

Wowsiez. Reading through this thread and reflecting on the whole "waitlist won't bloody move" phenomenon, I think it's high-time we push to have some administrative reformation in the admission process. What I am specifically referring to is a match system.

Applicants should indicate, in a listed manner, their top choices for the schools they apply to, and they should be matched appropriately. Now, I know and understand that a highly qualified student has worked very hard for it and that they deserve to be able to sit on top of multiple acceptances and ponder their decision, but it's just not cool on the whole scale. Having read through this thread, I am beginning to feel anxious about next year's waitlists and it's getting a little crazy these days.

 

[gdubb]

good luck ya'll...

 

[Minimal5]

hi all,

just to somewhat reiterate what everyone else has been saying: I have been e-mailing GW every week to see what the status of the waitlist is, and Dean McQuail e-mailed me back this time.

She stated that the waitlist movement had been very quiet and that this had been an unusual year. SHe also said that this year's class is currently overfilled.

I am not sure whether this has been a national trend, but that's the "update" from GW (which much of we already knew).

Don't give up hope yet, guys 🙂 Hopefully someone (or a few of us) from this thread will get into GW!

 

[Mary2009]

hi all,

just to somewhat reiterate what everyone else has been saying: I have been e-mailing GW every week to see what the status of the waitlist is, and Dean McQuail e-mailed me back this time.

She stated that the waitlist movement had been very quiet and that this had been an unusual year. SHe also said that this year's class is currently overfilled.

I am not sure whether this has been a national trend, but that's the "update" from GW (which much of we already knew).

Don't give up hope yet, guys 🙂 Hopefully someone (or a few of us) from this thread will get into GW!

Thanks for giving us an update

 

[WaitCommiserate]

good luck mary, still no word from 7 waitlists?

 

[Mary2009]

good luck mary, still no word from 7 waitlists?

Nope, still no word 🙁 I've moved on, but keep checking this site to see if there has been any movement. It looks pretty bleak.

Thanks for asking Wait!

 

[HoyaMax]

Bump

 

[WaitCommiserate]

any luck mary2009? hoyamax, don't u got o georgetown?

 

[HoyaMax]

any luck mary2009? hoyamax, don't u got o georgetown?

Good to see this thread hasn't died... and yes I went to Georgetown's SMP last year

 

[gdubb]

hey ya'll...been outta town the last couple of weeks. hope everyone's doing well...any news?

 

[UNC-or-BUST]

hey ya'll...been outta town the last couple of weeks. hope everyone's doing well...any news?

Yeah, ECU/UNC threads misses you 🙄

 

[NikkNakz]

Glad to see this thread is revived. Anyone still hoping/waiting or making other plans at this point?

 

[NikkNakz]

Anyone????

 

[thatthing05]

i was hoping to get off of gw's waitlist, but since the class is overfilled, that's not going to happen.

im on four waitlists and have not seen any love this summer. im in the process of reapplying and praying for a better application year!

 

[MD Rapper]

x

 

[medstylee]

Of all the threads that were ever on SDN, this one was probably the most important to me...

for anyone thats still a frequent poster out of this group... I just wanted to let you all know that I have reapplied to GW this year and been accepted! I just got off of the phone with the Dean right now!

Thanks for everyone's support.. I really really appreciate it. I hope you are all either already in medical school or successfully reapplying!

hey man, that's really awesome news. congrats! i'm guessing you must have applied early decision. anyway, i just had my interview at gw and i loved it. hopefully i'll get the same good news. 👍