GWU Waitlist 2006

[Vizsla]

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we yearn to be able to spend hours in the anatomy lab, to be able to read BRS path, to cannibalize the USMLE first aid book, to spend countless hours and hours trying to ingest as much info as we can

😀

 

[Doctah]

It's frustrating being on waitlists - to know that you are good enough to knock at the med school's door; but only to stand outside, looking in, wondering if the door will ever open. Many of us can't help but to continuously look inside-we can smell the sweetness of getting in, we can taste it, we yearn to be able to spend hours in the anatomy lab, to be able to read BRS path, to cannibalize the USMLE first aid book, to spend countless hours and hours trying to ingest as much info as we can - fearing that a mere superficial understanding will be a disservice to our future patients.

I understand that patience is necessary, I understand that one must keep perspective of the bigger picture. However, it's frustrating when filling out AMCAS becomes part of your yearly routine - and all that you have to look forward to is doing it over again-only hoping,wondering - will that door open next time?

I'm sorry to hear your frustration. May I ask how many times you've applied?

 

[Waiting112]

It's another day. Good luck everyone!

 

[LUBDUBB]

I'm sorry to hear your frustration. May I ask how many times you've applied?

This is my 2nd application cycle - I had 6WL last year and no acceptances - since I was waitlisted I ended up applying late for this year. Now I'm only on 3 WL - but I'm gearing up for round 3 - I'm going to get in or at least die trying to do so. Best of Luck to all!!

 

[Vizsla]

I'm going to get in or at least die trying to do so

I wish I had the same attitude...i guess i will start working on ACMAS in July. Heres to today being our lucky day

 

[Nakhrewali]

I thought I'd just chime in my good luck wishes as well! 👍

 

[Doctah]

good luck everyone....here's to another day. has anyone tried called the admissions office?

ironically, im going to my best friend's med school graduation today...hopefully that's us at GW in 2010!!

 

[Nakhrewali]

good luck everyone....here's to another day. has anyone tried called the admissions office?

ironically, im going to my best friend's med school graduation today...hopefully that's us at GW in 2010!!

I just called the Admissions Office and the woman on the phone said that the Deans are personally calling people off the waitlist. I asked her if people are still being actively pulled off and she said she didn't know. Does someone else wanna take a stab at finding out more? 🙄

 

[Vizsla]

I just called the Admissions Office and the woman on the phone said that the Deans are personally calling people off the waitlist. I asked her if people are still being actively pulled off and she said she didn't know. Does someone else wanna take a stab at finding out more? 🙄

this is the same answer i got when i called. im getting the feeling that theyre not going to tell you much about waitlist activity

 

[Waiting112]

Good luck tomorrow everyone! Maybe tomorrow will be the day???

 

[Vizsla]

Good luck tomorrow everyone! Maybe tomorrow will be the day???

🙂 I really hope so...

 

[tacrum43]

My phone is suffering from severe hypo-ring-ocity (or something). 🙁

I mean, my mom did call me today, but as she's not in fact a medical school dean, this was not as exciting as it could have been.

Come on waitlist, freaking move! Move now, and move fast! I wanna be a Colonial/Hippo. *sigh*

 

[iceman0017]

Agreed.
This waiting is killing me!!!!!!

 

[Vizsla]

My phone is suffering from severe hypo-ring-ocity (or something). 🙁

I mean, my mom did call me today, but as she's not in fact a medical school dean, this was not as exciting as it could have been.

Come on waitlist, freaking move! Move now, and move fast! I wanna be a Colonial/Hippo. *sigh*

Honestly id rather have the hippo as our mascot than colonial...so much cooler. So will the call come from a 202 number or an unknown or what?

 

[LUBDUBB]

So maybe applicants outside the sdn community are getting pulled off the WL these past couple of days....or it is entirely possible that there has been no movement 🙁

In any case, my friends are realizing that it's not a good idea to call me before 5pm, especially since I almost broke my neck running out of the shower to catch a phone call.

We've been losing energy in this thread this week, I think we need someone to get off the wl to get us re-fueled. Come on GW, please throw us a bone 🙂

 

[Nakhrewali]

So maybe applicants outside the sdn community are getting pulled off the WL these past couple of days....or it is entirely possible that there has been no movement 🙁

Do you also think that perhaps the waitlist is done moving? That enough of the people they pulled off the high priority list accepted and the class is full?? 😕

 

[tacrum43]

Do you also think that perhaps the waitlist is done moving? That enough of the people they pulled off the high priority list accepted and the class is full?? 😕

Away with ye negative thoughts! The class may be full now, but there will be more movement. It's not even June yet. Keep the faith!

 

[Nakhrewali]

Away with ye negative thoughts! The class may be full now, but there will be more movement. It's not even June yet. Keep the faith!

haha! I know, I know. I'm not having negative thoughts. I just want to be realistic here, but it's hard because we can't even paint a picture of what the situation is like (ie how many spots are available). Has anyone else tried calling them?

 

[Doctah]

has anyone read last yr's gw thread? it sounds like they were much more tolerant of people calling and asking about their status. i'm so afraid of calling- i dont want to be a pest. my friend actually called the dean at columbia every other day and on the day he was supposed to move to new hampshire, columbia called and offered him their last spot. so does it pay to be terribly persistent???

 

[Nakhrewali]

has anyone read last yr's gw thread? it sounds like they were much more tolerant of people calling and asking about their status. i'm so afraid of calling- i dont want to be a pest. my friend actually called the dean at columbia every other day and on the day he was supposed to move to new hampshire, columbia called and offered him their last spot. so does it pay to be terribly persistent???

Ok, I'm gonna suck it up and just call today...this time actually letting them know who I am. If I find out anything new, I'll be sure to let you guys know. I don't know if it pays to be terribly persistent through phone calls. I haven't been calling them off the hook or anything. Maybe others have?

 

[Vizsla]

Ok, I'm gonna suck it up and just call today...this time actually letting them know who I am. If I find out anything new, I'll be sure to let you guys know. I don't know if it pays to be terribly persistent through phone calls. I haven't been calling them off the hook or anything. Maybe others have?

Ive e-mailed/called and gotten the same message. "We are informing applicants on an individual basis so be patient". I dont think Dean McQuail will let anyone know their relative chances until maybe mid-June when she might have better idea of how much waitlist has moved. And i REFUSE to believe that movement has ended....perhaps I will concede that sometime in July, but not now...as always,

 

[Doctah]

Does anyone know when GW's orietation begins?

 

[Vizsla]

Does anyone know when GW's orietation begins?

according to the Allo forum, its August 16th...I didnt realize it was that early 😱

 

[Doctah]

oh wow- i thought the 16th was late!! howard starts in july and most of the suny's start the first week of august. i would love any kind of vacation at this point, regardless of schools.

 

[Vizsla]

oh wow- i thought the 16th was late!! howard starts in july and most of the suny's start the first week of august. i would love any kind of vacation at this point, regardless of schools.

July!?! wow...

 

[Nakhrewali]

I just wanted to bump this thread and wish everyone luck even though we probably won't hear anything today. Sigh. And damn this hangover!

 

[LUBDUBB]

Good luck to ya all. Looks like a quiet week!

 

[Vizsla]

Good luck to ya all. Looks like a quiet week!

a little too quiet... 😴 oh well, at least its a 3 day weekend

 

[LUBDUBB]

Everyone enjoy the weekend !! I hope next week we'll have some better luck...I'm having dreams of getting in...as well as a dream that ken lay was tutoring me for like hours - this happened the night before he and skilling were convicted - I didn't even know they were supposed to be in court the next day, i just had the dream out of nowhere, crazy stuff!

Best of luck.

PS: Vizsla, although I stopped reading the VCU thread since I was given the instate boot post-interview, I did take a gander at it - totally wrong how they misconstrued your comments.

 

[Vizsla]

Everyone enjoy the weekend !! I hope next week we'll have some better luck...I'm having dreams of getting in...as well as a dream that ken lay was tutoring me for like hours - this happened the night before he and skilling were convicted - I didn't even know they were supposed to be in court the next day, i just had the dream out of nowhere, crazy stuff!

Best of luck.

😀 you too LUB

 

[Vizsla]

PS: Vizsla, although I stopped reading the VCU thread since I was given the instate boot post-interview, I did take a gander at it - totally wrong how they misconstrued your comments.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! whatever, Im tired of explaining crap to people, how about I just take a break from SDN and wait for my GW phone call 😀

 

[Waiting112]

It's another day everybody! Good luck!!!
Please, please let me get that phone call!!!

 

[medstylee]

good luck to you guys. hopefully this will be the week. 👍

 

[smiley789]

Good luck everyone!

 

[tacrum43]

I am out of creative/interesting things to say. I just sure hope there will be some more movement coming soon.

 

[Nakhrewali]

I am out of creative/interesting things to say. I just sure hope there will be some more movement coming soon.

Ditto.

 

[LUBDUBB]

Hi Guys,

good to see you all again. So this entire week I stopped obsessing about WL and was loading my barrels for round 3 AMCAS.

Good Luck to all! Let this be the week for regular waitlisters.

 

[waitman192]

Good luck you guys!! I am really pulling for you all and I hope this can be the week!!!!!!



-waitman

 

[Vizsla]

was anyone able to get any more info about waitlist movement?

 

[iceman0017]

The silence is continues.....

 

[Vizsla]

The silence is continues.....

🙁

 

[Waiting112]

I feel bad for saying this but I was reading through the GW Waitlist Thread from last year and it seems that after May 27, no one reported any waitlist movement. I'm hoping that things will be better this year but it has been unusually quiet...

 

[Nakhrewali]

I feel bad for saying this but I was reading through the GW Waitlist Thread from last year and it seems that after May 27, no one reported any waitlist movement. I'm hoping that things will be better this year but it has been unusually quiet...

Yeah I hear ya. I feel like maybe they filled the class already with the top of the waitlist people... Why even bother having a regular waitlist then?

Oh well. They haven't rejected us yet, so all we can do is keep the faith, right? Right??

 

[tacrum43]

Yeah I hear ya. I feel like maybe they filled the class already with the top of the waitlist people... Why even bother having a regular waitlist then?

Oh well. They haven't rejected us yet, so all we can do is keep the faith, right? Right??

Right. 👍

I refuse to panic until at least July 1st.

 

[iceman0017]

Good luck all!

 

[Vizsla]

Yeah I hear ya. I feel like maybe they filled the class already with the top of the waitlist people... Why even bother having a regular waitlist then?

Oh well. They haven't rejected us yet, so all we can do is keep the faith, right? Right??

i wish they would give us info about how the waitlist is moving...keep hope alive you guys

 

[Doctah]

let's keep the hope alive, at least till the middle of june!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Doctah]

i forgot- let's not forget that people from the regular WL were also accepted when some upper echeloners were not! Fluid and organic, fluid and organic...repeat with me...fluid and organic.

 

[Vizsla]

i forgot- let's not forget that people from the regular WL were also accepted when some upper echeloners were not! Fluid and organic, fluid and organic...repeat with me...fluid and organic.

😀

 

[Waiting112]

Good luck today everyone! I have a feeling today is the day.. 😀