How common is it for schools to offer acceptances for the following year?

[TheDarkNeuron]

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Just wondering how often it happens that applicants are put on a wait list and offered acceptances for the following year (for example, because the class is full the current year) any info would be appreciated, thanks !

 

[sameharu1991]

I don't think schools do that... The waitlist doesn't roll over.

 

[mspeedwagon]

Some DO schools do it. They place you on a waitlist and guarantee you a spot in the following class. I received the following from ATSU-KCOM and I know several other schools that do it: "Congratulations! You have been approved for acceptance to the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine pending the availability of a seat.... We are offering you a guaranteed acceptance for classes beginning in July of 2016."

If you look through old school threads you can figure out which ones do it and which don't.

I don't think schools do that... The waitlist doesn't roll over.

 

[Overanxious]

Nebraska does this. Not sure it happens every year but it happens often enough.

 

[AM508]

If memory serves me correctly, I think I read somewhere that Pikeville has done that before too.

 

[LuluMed]

VCOM does this too

 

[jqueb29]

A.T. Still in Arizona does this

 

[Life Eternal]

MSU has done it in the past

 

[redvelvet89]

I think KYCOM does it too

 

[Goro]

Doesn't happen at my school. People are waitlisted for good reasons (well, most of the time).

Just wondering how often it happens that applicants are put on a wait list and offered acceptances for the following year (for example, because the class is full the current year) any info would be appreciated, thanks !

 

[IslandStyle808]

I think KYCOM does it too

Yes they do.

 

[IslandStyle808]

WVSOM technically does this as well. This is for those few that are on the wait list (only for certain people I mean), but are not able to get a seat for the current year's class. Those that they choose off the wait list, will be offered a seat for the following year. It is not a direct acceptance by any means, but an indirect one from the wait list.

 

[samac]

I think KYCOM does it too

Yeah. I think it's at schools that don't have a waitlist until late in the cycle so it's people who are just as competitive.
When I interviewed in December there wasn't a chance for waitlist, just accept/reject/hold. So people interviewing now that the class is almost at capacity get accepted into next year's class with the possibility of moving up.

 

[IslandStyle808]

Yeah. I think it's at schools that don't have a waitlist until late in the cycle so it's people who are just as competitive.
When I interviewed in December there wasn't a chance for waitlist, just accept/reject/hold. So people interviewing now that the class is almost at capacity get accepted into next year's class with the possibility of moving up.

It went past capacity beyond 2/7. All people apply to KYCOM are now interviewing for 2020 and will get seats for 2019 when they open up.