GWU Waitlist 2006

[Nakhrewali]

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...sigh... So begins another day of waiting...

Tell me about it. I had a dream last night that someone posted on SDN that they got in off the regular waitlist. I think I need to take a break from this thread... 🙁

 

[Flyfisher]

Today is another day to wait, but at least it is friday, and it is my birthday!! wooo hooo!!

Come on GWU give me a great present!!

 

[iceman0017]

Today is another day to wait, but at least it is friday, and it is my birthday!! wooo hooo!!

Come on GWU give me a great present!!

Happy BDay, Flyfisher. G'Luck to ya!

 

[Nakhrewali]

Today is another day to wait, but at least it is friday, and it is my birthday!! wooo hooo!!

Come on GWU give me a great present!!

Happy Birthday!!!

 

[LUBDUBB]

Today is another day to wait, but at least it is friday, and it is my birthday!! wooo hooo!!

Come on GWU give me a great present!!

Happy B-Day Flyfisher...

Let's hope GW will dip in the regular pool and give us small ppl a chance!!

So I'm currently in Wash DC just for a couple days, I'm staying with a friend and right infront of the apt building is the GW hospital - such a tease.

 

[Flyfisher]

Happy B-Day Flyfisher...

Let's hope GW will dip in the regular pool and give us small ppl a chance!!

So I'm currently in Wash DC just for a couple days, I'm staying with a friend and right infront of the apt building is the GW hospital - such a tease.

You should stop in and refuse to leave their office until they offer you a spot.

 

[Vizsla]

happy birthday flyfisher!

 

[iceman0017]

You should stop in and refuse to leave their office until they offer you a spot.

HAHA. that would be AWESOME....

 

[Nakhrewali]

HAHA. that would be AWESOME....

But then we'd all be on flights to DC and there'd be a line to the admissions office. 😛

 

[ishqbina]

Hey guys,

I was looking at the class schedule for MS1 for the fall semester. It seems like there is a lot of class time involved. Basically, you are in class from 8-4 pm everyday with only an hour break and one afternoon/morning off during the week. I was wondering what you guys thought about this. Is the schedule of similar format second semester MS1 year? What is the schedule like for MS2 year? If anyone could post some info regarding this, I will appreciate it. Anyone who is currently attending GW school of medicine, could you let me know how you felt about the heavy class time that is involved.

thanks,
-ishqbina

 

[Vizsla]

Hey guys,

I was looking at the class schedule for MS1 for the fall semester. It seems like there is a lot of class time involved. Basically, you are in class from 8-4 pm everyday with only an hour break and one afternoon/morning off during the week. I was wondering what you guys thought about this. Is the schedule of similar format second semester MS1 year? What is the schedule like for MS2 year? If anyone could post some info regarding this, I will appreciate it. Anyone who is currently attending GW school of medicine, could you let me know how you felt about the heavy class time that is involved.

thanks,
-ishqbina

if you want a response from current gw med students, you should try posting on the Allopathic class thead for GW Class of 2010..there are some current students on there who dont mind answering questions. In my opinion, the amount of lecture hours in gw's first 2 yrs is the biggest drawback..I wish they had more small group/PBL sessions

 

[Nakhrewali]

Hey guys,

I was looking at the class schedule for MS1 for the fall semester. It seems like there is a lot of class time involved. Basically, you are in class from 8-4 pm everyday with only an hour break and one afternoon/morning off during the week. I was wondering what you guys thought about this. Is the schedule of similar format second semester MS1 year? What is the schedule like for MS2 year? If anyone could post some info regarding this, I will appreciate it. Anyone who is currently attending GW school of medicine, could you let me know how you felt about the heavy class time that is involved.

thanks,
-ishqbina

I would suggest approaching the people in the GW class of 2010 thread in Allopathic. A bunch of 4th years have been offering sage advice there. I bet those who have gotten in already probably have that information...

 

[Nakhrewali]

if you want a response from current gw med students, you should try posting on the Allopathic class thead for GW Class of 2010..there are some current students on there who dont mind answering questions. In my opinion, the amount of lecture hours in gw's first 2 yrs is the biggest drawback..I wish they had more small group/PBL sessions

We are so on the same wavelength! I hope we're classmates next year! 😉

 

[Vizsla]

Hey guys,

I was looking at the class schedule for MS1 for the fall semester. It seems like there is a lot of class time involved. Basically, you are in class from 8-4 pm everyday with only an hour break and one afternoon/morning off during the week. I was wondering what you guys thought about this. Is the schedule of similar format second semester MS1 year? What is the schedule like for MS2 year? If anyone could post some info regarding this, I will appreciate it. Anyone who is currently attending GW school of medicine, could you let me know how you felt about the heavy class time that is involved.

thanks,
-ishqbina

did you finally decide on gwu ishqbina?

 

[Vizsla]

We are so on the same wavelength! I hope we're classmates next year! 😉

Dont worry, we will be...I think this is the yr GW accepts everyone who is waitlisted 😀

 

[tacrum43]

I think this is the yr GW accepts everyone who is waitlisted 😀

That would be nice.

I'd settle for just everyone who posts on this thread though. 👍

 

[gwu2006md]

I am copying and pasting a reply to that I wrote in reply to similar questions asked by one your fellow applicants or "acceptees" for incoming class of 2010.

I'll try to answer your questions below.

Q: the days during the first 2 yrs seem pretty full with class and such.... do you find you are able to find time for any kinds of extracurricular activities?

A: It depends on how devoted you are to studying. Some people want straight honors in every class (and there is certainly nothing wrong with that), and those people study more than others. Some people just try to slide by so they study comparatively less, (but med school is med school). Attendance is not mandatory in the vast majority of classes and often you will choose to skip classes because you are given excellent handouts/packets for each class. Then you can study on your own time and do extracurric stuff on your time. There is definitely time to do stuff outside of school.

Also, class hours as indicated on the schedule at not necessarily 100% accurate. I would say that those are the maximum class hours. In my year, biochem often did not start at 8am, or if it did, it ended 1 hr earlier than scheduled. Also, where it says "POM" on the schedule, those are not really classroom hours. POM hours include clinical preceptorship, physical diagnosis classes in the Clinical Skills Center in the hospital, and PBL.

I am sure that it is not possible to entirely understand what the schedule is like until you get here, but realistically too much class time should not be a concern because you can "self regulate" which classes you attend. Also, all of the audio lectures during years 1 and 2 are recorded and made available for you listen on your own time if you want. There are also student note takers in every class during the first 2 years, and they are paid to type accurate notes which are then made available to everyone. (At least our class had a note taking service, I assume that they still do).


Q: i've actually never been to DC.... what's it like??
A: I assume your interview for GW Med was at a regional place? Anyway, DC is a great city. It is smaller than NYC, LA, Chicago, but there it is a vibrant city and you will never be bored. Cost of living is a little expensive like any bigger city. The part of town GWU is in the best part of the city which is the Northwest part of DC. All of the government buildings are here, all of the corporate offices are here, and there is a large presence of cultural diversity in the population and the restaurants. I have never met anyone who really dislikes DC. Maybe for the Southern Cal or South Florida transplants the weather is not as pleasant, but people go to Mayo and it is freezing up there.

Q: what do you think about the school's preparation for step I? is it adequate?

A: GWU does a good job preparing you for the boards. The past few years the gwu board scores have continued to be good. GW's exams will prepare you for the board. It will develop a huge database of facts in your brain. Literally. What you get out of it depends on the effort you put in. If you just try to slide by with the minimum passing grade, then you will be in trouble when step 1 comes around. That goes for any school. No matter what school you go, after a certain point, step 1 score will depend largely on you and how much effort you put into it. We do well. Our overall residency match was excellent, which you cannot have unless your step 1 scores were great as a class overall. What you hear about board stuff is largely anecdotal.
I felt well prepared, other people might have felt differently. It's a mixed bag, but the bottom line here would be that if you are comfortably passing all of the GWU exams in years 1 and 2, it is extremely unlikely that you will fail the step 1. How high your score will be depends on individual effort and ability, but passing should not be a concern if you are at least with the class average during the first 2 years.


Q: clinical yrs: as a premed, i don't know much about what to ask about them.... but have your experiences been positive? negative? a little of both?
a lot of students seem to match into FM/IM/Peds... do you think this is just personal preference? should i avoid GW if i don't want to do primary care?

A: I dont have much negative to say about clinical years at gw. I feel that clinical years at GW are superb. We rotate through some great hospitals, all of them are new except for Washington VA. However, I feel that rotating at a VA hospital is essential because the nursing is not as good so you learn to be better. Plus, many residency programs rotate through a local VA hospital, and VA hospitals are standardized everywhere, so it's a good experience. Clerkship directors are very nice, residents are nice. You learn and you get to do stuff. You become well prepared for residency.

GWU is DEFINITELY not just about primary care. People match to top notch hospitals in every field of medicine. Our class had a SPECTACULAR residency match, and that is not an overstatement.

 

[Nakhrewali]

Dont worry, we will be...I think this is the yr GW accepts everyone who is waitlisted 😀

WOOHOO! 👍

 

[Vizsla]

I'd settle for just everyone who posts on this thread though. 👍

yeah well....i wish the same applied to good ole VCU Central...

 

[tacrum43]

yeah well....i wish the same applied to good ole VCU Central...

Well yes that too. And the EVMS thread. I think we need a group hug.

 

[LUBDUBB]

And tomorrow starts week #2 s/p May 15 - GO regular WL!!

 

[Waiting112]

YAY! Let's hope us regular waitlisters have more luck this coming second week!
Has anyone called the office to ask if movement from the regular list has occured?

 

[Nakhrewali]

YAY! Let's hope us regular waitlisters have more luck this coming second week!
Has anyone called the office to ask if movement from the regular list has occured?

I tried emailing to find out... but got no news. Good luck my fellow regular waitlisters! 👍

 

[Vizsla]

YAY! Let's hope us regular waitlisters have more luck this coming second week!
Has anyone called the office to ask if movement from the regular list has occured?

I tried asking about waitlist movement in general but was told that "applicants will be contacted on an individual basis regarding their status"....which told me nothing about movement...oh well

 

[Vizsla]

bumping in hopes of movement this coming week...good luck everyone

 

[iceman0017]

<fingers crossed>
😉

 

[Waiting112]

Sending out good thoughts in hope of receiving good news today...

 

[tacrum43]

Sending out good thoughts in hope of receiving good news today...

The GW 😍 is strong on this thread. Let's hope that it gets reciprocated very soon, and in a very big way. 👍

FYI: So I am on an all-night study session for no particular reason. Couldn't sleep I guess.

 

[centralline]

The GW 😍 is strong on this thread. Let's hope that it gets reciprocated very soon, and in a very big way. 👍

FYI: So I am on an all-night study session for no particular reason. Couldn't sleep I guess.

I am at work in the ER on the West Coast right now. Just checking up on my favorite thread.

 

[Nakhrewali]

I am at work in the ER on the West Coast right now. Just checking up on my favorite thread.

GOOD LUCK THIS WEEK!!!

 

[NotAnMD]

GOOD LUCK THIS WEEK!!!

Does anyone know how many "high priority" and "regular" waitlistees GW has? I feel like it's gotta be a ton of people.

 

[Nakhrewali]

Does anyone know how many "high priority" and "regular" waitlistees GW has? I feel like it's gotta be a ton of people.

I remember from another waitlisted at GW thread that the high priority waitlist was fairly small. I bet there are a TON of regular waitlisters though. I don't think anyone who is a high priority waitlister has not heard from GW yet. Hopefully the regulars will see movement this week! 🙁

 

[Vizsla]

Does anyone know how many "high priority" and "regular" waitlistees GW has? I feel like it's gotta be a ton of people.

they definitely have a crapload of people on their list...ive heard of only a handfull of post-interview rejections...i think its a miracle that ANYONE comes off their waitlist since they interview/waitlist so many people. do we have any "top of alternate" list people on this thread who are still waiting to hear???

 

[Doctah]

Hey all- I feel your pain with regards to the regular waitlist. I just wanted to reiterate that last year, people from the regular WL (my friend, in fact is an example) did earn a spot during an application year when virtually no one was taken off the WL. So don't lose hope- there's still a chance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[LUBDUBB]

they definitely have a crapload of people on their list...ive heard of only a handfull of post-interview rejections...i think its a miracle that ANYONE comes off their waitlist since they interview/waitlist so many people. do we have any "top of alternate" list people on this thread who are still waiting to hear???

Just made me really depressed reading this, for some reason.

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I couldn't sleep last night due to WL anxiety. I woke up this morning thinking positively, kept telling myself this would be the day I get that special phone call I've been waiting years for. It's almost 4pm and as the day is coming to an end, the nausea starts to kick in.

 

[Nakhrewali]

Just made me really depressed reading this, for some reason.

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I couldn't sleep last night due to WL anxiety. I woke up this morning thinking positively, kept telling myself this would be the day I get that special phone call I've been waiting years for. It's almost 4pm and as the day is coming to an end, the nausea starts to kick in.

Lubdubb, this morning I had the same enthusiasm and the conviction that today it was going to happen for us (the regulars). I'm just really frustrated and don't know what to do at this point. Don't be depressed though. Just realize that we've given it our all and at this point it's out of our hands. Ok, THAT'S depressing me now. Just keep your chin up for now and realize that you're not alone in this boat. 🙁

 

[Waiting112]

Studying for finals but my thoughts are on GW.
Good luck today everyone!!!

 

[Vizsla]

Just made me really depressed reading this, for some reason.

Sorry about that 😳 ..well its only been a week since may 15th...im sure some of us will hear this week

 

[LUBDUBB]

Sorry about that 😳 ..well its only been a week since may 15th...im sure some of us will hear this week

I sure hope so!! I feel like the more I get my hopes up the harder the fall will be when I don't get in!? Anyway, Regular Waitlisters still not on the board yet; here's to another day of waiting

 

[Nakhrewali]

I sure hope so!! I feel like the more I get my hopes up the harder the fall will be when I don't get in!? Anyway, Regular Waitlisters still not on the board yet; here's to another day of waiting

Here's to another day of refreshing my browser while on SDN and hoping some of us get in. Yes...I'm obsessive. Best of luck!

 

[Flyfisher]

I think we need to chill alittle bit here people... a watched pot never boils etc.

 

[Doctah]

i agree with flyfisher- worrying about this WL is kinda counterproductive...take it from a girl who totaled her car bc her mind was thinking about med school so much on the way to work during a rainstorm!!!!!!!

Words cannot describe how badly I want to be at GWU, but the truth is- if it doesn't work out, Plan B probably isn't that horrible, right????

 

[Vizsla]

Plan B probably isn't that horrible, right????

re-submitting AMCAS?? i cant think of anything more horrible... 🙁

 

[Doctah]

i'm actually a re-applicant- my best advice is to really take your time and re-evaluate the whole medical school thing and confirm that medicine is what you want. I've been doing healthcare consulting and wow- one must really love medicine bc the state of healthcare is worse than anything I've ever perceived, heard or read about.

If it really is what you want- awesome, but there are also so many ways to help people.

 

[Nakhrewali]

i'm actually a re-applicant- my best advice is to really take your time and re-evaluate the whole medical school thing and confirm that medicine is what you want. I've been doing healthcare consulting and wow- one must really love medicine bc the state of healthcare is worse than anything I've ever perceived, heard or read about.

If it really is what you want- awesome, but there are also so many ways to help people.

I agree that all pre-meds should really evaluate and figure out for sure whether this is the field for them, but I feel strongly that everyone has their own personal reasons for wanting to do it. I too am working in an area of healthcare where you're exposed to so much more of what's going on out there--healthcare investment research. You can really see where the money is being allocated by the big guys who have the money. I have a lot of peers who do healthcare consulting and I'm sure it's frustrating going to hospitals/health plans and trying to get them to alter how their organization works so that they function more effectively. Everyone in healthcare (mostly physicians) are resistant to change, so the status of healthcare in the US (and more importantly, abroad) is pretty poor. Anyways...I totally digress.

I will only speak for myself and say that I am agonizing over my waitlist situation because it's really difficult to make it through the day without knowing where I'm actually going. Of course everyone has their own Plan B, but it's tough when you can't plan your immediate future (the next 3-6 months) either. I want to go to Europe and use my paid vacation days if I DO get in, but if not, then I need to save those up for the holidays.

It's frustration. And the way that a lot of us vent this frustration is through our posts on SDN. I know that many onlookers suggest "chillin out" and just relaxing, but it's hard. The only advice we can take is to just hope for the best and keep on making it through the day, however we so choose. You've done all you can in this process, and there's not much more that can be done. Blech. Anyone else feel this way?

 

[Waiting112]

I feel the same way you do Nakhrewali. It's painstakingly difficult to make it through the afternoon while waiting for a phone that may come within the next second or many never come at all. Everytime my phone rings today, my heart jumps.
I try to think positive thoughts and keep busy but those are really just coping mechanisms, not actual ways to resolve this problem. Not knowing what I need to do next and what will happen to me unsettle me greatly. I know medicine is for me and I will pursue it no matter what but being in limbo like this is very painful. However, I do find comfort in the fact that I can at least express my frustration on SDN and get updates about the status of the waitlist.

 

[Nakhrewali]

I feel the same way you do Nakhrewali. It's painstakingly difficult to make it through the afternoon while waiting for a phone that may come within the next second or many never come at all. Everytime my phone rings today, my heart jumps.
I try to think positive thoughts and keep busy but those are really just coping mechanisms, not actual ways to resolve this problem. Not knowing what I need to do next and what will happen to me unsettle me greatly. I know medicine is for me and I will pursue it no matter what but being in limbo like this is very painful. However, I do find comfort in the fact that I can at least express my frustration on SDN and get updates about the status of the waitlist.

Awesome. Good luck to you Waiting112. It's always nice to know that there are others out there who are feeling the exact same way as you. 🙂 👍

 

[Vizsla]

i'm actually a re-applicant- my best advice is to really take your time and re-evaluate the whole medical school thing and confirm that medicine is what you want. I've been doing healthcare consulting and wow- one must really love medicine bc the state of healthcare is worse than anything I've ever perceived, heard or read about.

If it really is what you want- awesome, but there are also so many ways to help people.

yeah this is my second time around and im just basically bitching about doing it a 3rd time...

 

[Waiting112]

Awesome. Good luck to you Waiting112. It's always nice to know that there are others out there who are feeling the exact same way as you. 🙂 👍

Thanks 🙂 Good luck to you too Nakhrewali! Perhaps we'll be classmates this time next year 😀

 

[LUBDUBB]

I will only speak for myself and say that I am agonizing over my waitlist situation because it's really difficult to make it through the day without knowing where I'm actually going. Of course everyone has their own Plan B, but it's tough when you can't plan your immediate future (the next 3-6 months) either. I want to go to Europe and use my paid vacation days if I DO get in, but if not, then I need to save those up for the holidays.

It's frustration. And the way that a lot of us vent this frustration is through our posts on SDN. I know that many onlookers suggest "chillin out" and just relaxing, but it's hard. The only advice we can take is to just hope for the best and keep on making it through the day, however we so choose. You've done all you can in this process, and there's not much more that can be done. Blech. Anyone else feel this way?

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?