I'm on 7 Waitlists, 3 of them top third, hope??

[LeLu]

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Does anyone know about movement from these waitlists (post-interview):

Eastern Virginia Medical School
George Washington University - Alternate List
Jefferson Medical College - High Priority Waitlist
SUNY Buffalo - Upper third of waitlist
University of Iowa - Alternate List
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of South Florida - Top 1/3 of Waitlist

THANK YOU!!!!👍👍👍👍

 

[Depakote]

Every waitlist is different, but most schools usually go through their high priority or top 1/3. I'd say you're in good shape.

(btw. got in off the high priority wait-list myself)

 

[Depakote]

Does anyone know about movement from these waitlists (post-interview):

Eastern Virginia Medical School
George Washington University - Alternate List
Jefferson Medical College - High Priority Waitlist
SUNY Buffalo - Upper third of waitlist
University of Iowa - Alternate List
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of South Florida - Top 1/3 of Waitlist

THANK YOU!!!!👍👍👍👍

oh, and you can hunt for old threads for all of those schools, but i'm almost positive that SUNY-Buffalo has gone through their top 1/3 in years past.

 

[pride4jc727]

I think you are in good shape as per previous post.

I am in two waitlists at UMDNJ-NJMS and Creighton. I do not know if they have a high priority waitlist and how much the list moves after May 15th. Anyways, the one school I am still waiting on is UMDNJ-RWJMS due to the fact that when they were supposed to send me a decision letter, they instead said that I was selected to be place in the very competitive category and that a decision on acceptance into the class or placement on the alternate list will be made later this month. I do not know how to read other than they have decided that they cannot decide. Hopefully, though, we both get in...good luck to you!!🙂

 

[172858]

thasa lota waitlists!

without an acceptance in hand, there are never any guarantees. however, if i was a betting man (can't be anymore -- i have a disease... it's a sickness man), i would double down on you matriculating in somewhere. 👍

 

[MilkmanAl]

You'll be fine. I see that you already have an acceptance, so you're set. I'd imagine you'll get in off of at least 1 of those waitlists, if not 2-3.

 

[LeLu]

Does anyone know about movement on Jefferson's HP waitlist?

 

[JaredP1986]

I saw talk of waitlists, so I thought I'd join the fun. I'm on the waitlist at UK and Louisville. I hear UK is almost impossible to get off the waitlist, but Louisville moves their top 1/3 and part of their 2/3 depending on the year. I'm hoping to make that top 1/3, but they won't tell us where we are until the first week of May! I believe they are trying to kill us . Good luck everyone!

 

[flip26]

Hey OP:

I think you will have an acceptance, but it may not be until late May or even June.

You should be OK. Be sure to let us know (start a thread if possible).

My money is on EVMS or USF.

 

[mikkey]

Does anyone know about movement from these waitlists (post-interview):

Eastern Virginia Medical School
George Washington University - Alternate List
Jefferson Medical College - High Priority Waitlist
SUNY Buffalo - Upper third of waitlist
University of Iowa - Alternate List
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of South Florida - Top 1/3 of Waitlist

THANK YOU!!!!👍👍👍👍

I think the better question is why are you staying on all these waitlists with an acceptance.

 

[CPmustangs]

I think the better question is why are you staying on all these waitlists with an acceptance.

My guess is he is on these waitlists because that is where he/she really wants to go. I am also on waitlists with acceptances.

 

[mikkey]

Since when do people have 7 first choices??!!
I think that it is very important to choose with schools you would attend at this point. So you say yes to your acceptance, and then you rank you waitlists and keep the first or second on your list and let the rest go. It isn't going to help you to stay on all the waitlists and it certainly doesn't help those of us who have no acceptances. As another poster said, its etiquette.

 

[scowdeva]

I assume that the OP is very uninterested in their acceptance, but obviously no one wants to let go of a sure thing. To the OP: I also agree that you should maybe trim down your list of waitlists, if for no other reason than just to really concentrate your efforts to those schools. Pick your top choices (whether this would be 2, 3, or 4 idk, whatever you think in your gut) and then do your best to try and get off those lists. Send interest letters, updates, etc. that are personal to each of your waitlisted schools that you truly would want to go to. I think that your odds would be pretty good if you can convince those waitlists that you are sincerely interested in them, especially your top 1/3 waitlists. Good luck, I hope you get pulled from your top choice!

Edit: reading back through this, I realize that I implied that you should withdraw from waitlists...this isn't what I necessarily meant. I do think you should withdraw from the waitlist at any school you would never attend over your acceptance. Other than that, I guess 'trim down' your waitlists, even if it is only for your own records. Focus on your top few choices, as personal interest letters and what not are infinitely better than generic cut and paste updates. I really don't know how anyone has the time to pay this sort of attention to 7 lists, but if you do and you honestly would rather have ANY of them over your acceptance, than I guess give it a shot. Keep us updated if you get pulled!

 

[sirrileydog]

Since when do people have 7 first choices??!!
I think that it is very important to choose with schools you would attend at this point. So you say yes to your acceptance, and then you rank you waitlists and keep the first or second on your list and let the rest go. It isn't going to help you to stay on all the waitlists and it certainly doesn't help those of us who have no acceptances. As another poster said, its etiquette.

I disagree. LeLu never stated that s/he has an acceptance. It is completely illogical to withdraw from a waiting list if you don't have any offers. And its illogical to withdraw from any schools that you'd rather go to, if you have an acceptance at a school. Why not stay on 2, 3, or 7 waiting lists? Of course it's going to help you! Holding multiple acceptance is one thing; staying on multiple waitlist is completely different.

Staying on a waiting list doesn't take spots away from anyone--it merely prolongs the waiting for others (by a couple days, at most). I can't why a sane individual would shortchange herself for the sake of mikkey's distorted sense of "etiquette".

 

[mikkey]

I disagree. LeLu never stated that s/he has an acceptance. It is completely illogical to withdraw from a waiting list if you don't have any offers. And its illogical to withdraw from any schools that you'd rather go to, if you have an acceptance at a school. Why not stay on 2, 3, or 7 waiting lists? Of course it's going to help you! Holding multiple acceptance is one thing; staying on multiple waitlist is completely different.

Staying on a waiting list doesn't take spots away from anyone--it merely prolongs the waiting for others (by a couple days, at most). I can't why a sane individual would shortchange herself for the sake of mikkey's distorted sense of "etiquette".

If you had clicked on the OPs mdapps link you would see that they have been accepted to one school. It indeed would be very foolish to withdrawn from a waitlist if you don't have any acceptances.
I agree with Scowdeva. Holding on to 7 waitlists takes your focus away in a time where you absolutely need to prioritize. As I also said before, it also keeps the admissions system bogged down. From personal experience, this is very frustrating for those of us who have nothing concrete at this point. Check out this thread: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=509833&highlight=waitlist+etiquette. You will see that my sense of etiquette is not distorted.

 

[boobaunutz]

Since when do people have 7 first choices??!!
I think that it is very important to choose with schools you would attend at this point. So you say yes to your acceptance, and then you rank you waitlists and keep the first or second on your list and let the rest go. It isn't going to help you to stay on all the waitlists and it certainly doesn't help those of us who have no acceptances. As another poster said, its etiquette.

dude, you're gonna think i'm a ginormous **** and i just don't care. it's my future. i'm going to keep as many waitlists and acceptances as i can until may 15th and after. this isn't about etiquette. it's not about you. i wasn't thinking about you before this, and i won't think about you after. i'll be thinking about dinner and possibly getting some *** tonight. then it's about the next 4 years of my life and beyond. sit tight. let me manage my own ish now. i've done a pretty good job of it. just let me do it for a little longer. you'll be ok. send letters of intent. work hard to show those 3 schools you want to be there. you've already worked hard, just keep it up a little longer.
oh, and please stop telling me what to do. it's sort of annoying.

 

[flip26]

People should hold on to as many waitlists and acceptances as they want.

Turning down a waitlist spot, at this juncture, will NOT open up anything for anybody.

Turning down an acceptance at this juncture also will NOT open up anything for anybody else until May 15 or later.

Having said that...I chimed in earlier in the thread and did not realize the OP had 1 acceptance...not sure what is going on here, but is the implication that she is more interested in every one of the 7 waitlist schools than her acceptance?

I guess I am asking why is she here looking for advice from people who have zero idea...

 

[mikkey]

dude, you're gonna think i'm a ginormous **** and i just don't care. it's my future. i'm going to keep as many waitlists and acceptances as i can until may 15th and after. this isn't about etiquette. it's not about you. i wasn't thinking about you before this, and i won't think about you after. i'll be thinking about dinner and possibly getting some *** tonight. then it's about the next 4 years of my life and beyond. sit tight. let me manage my own ish now. i've done a pretty good job of it. just let me do it for a little longer. you'll be ok. send letters of intent. work hard to show those 3 schools you want to be there. you've already worked hard, just keep it up a little longer.
oh, and please stop telling me what to do. it's sort of annoying.

AHAHAHAHAHA. Please tell me this isn't the speech you are going to give at the White Coat Ceremony.

 

[boobaunutz]

oy vey. i told you that you'd be pissed at what i wrote and you got pissed. why is this a surprise? i was honest from line 1.
i want to find the best fit for me as possible. why would you deny that to me? every school knows this. i told each one that in each interview in those words. they all probably know i'm dickhead - it had to come out in my interviews and LORs. (and they probably don't care since i'm way sexy and honest to them.) i'll withdraw my acceptance from evms as soon as i find out if they'll give me money or not. believe me, that will help you in a concrete way - rather than some nebulous waitlist that i may or may not withdraw from. just write them an LOI that says how much you liked the school in specific ways, why you are a good fit for the school, and why the school is a good fit for you. make it seem like you're made for each other and that you want to [hump] it.
a lot.
good luck.

 

[mikkey]

oy vey. i told you that you'd be pissed at what i wrote and you got pissed. why is this a surprise? i was honest from line 1.
i want to find the best fit for me as possible. why would you deny that to me? every school knows this. i told each one that in each interview in those words. they all probably know i'm dickhead - it had to come out in my interviews and LORs. (and they probably don't care since i'm way sexy and honest to them.) i'll withdraw my acceptance from evms as soon as i find out if they'll give me money or not. believe me, that will help you in a concrete way - rather than some nebulous waitlist that i may or may not withdraw from. just write them an LOI that says how much you liked the school in specific ways, why you are a good fit for the school, and why the school is a good fit for you. make it seem like you're made for each other and that you want to [hump] it.
a lot.
good luck.

I am not pissed darling, just highly surprised that you would choose a profession where the focus is suppose to be others and not on your dick (seriously, could you have more crude sexual references per post?!). I also don't understand how finding the right fit means that you keep everything that comes your way. Some schools are bound to have impressed you more than others. But then again, I don't have the luxury of choice at this point.
Whether or not you withdraw your acceptance has no effect on my waitlist: I am female. I also have written an LOI weeks ago.
BTW, may I ask where you did your SMP?
Good luck for your finincial aid.

 

[LeLu]

I understand the implications from holding multiple acceptances, but waitlists? Really?? Will they add another person to the waitlist if I withdraw from it?? I would think not and if so, would they be accepted from the bottom of the waitlist? I definitely have to weigh my options from each school I am accepted to, including financial aid packages, and I cannot do this until I am accepted.
Would anyone like to offer some thoughts on my original question? Thanks!!

 

[mikkey]

Would anyone like to offer some thoughts on my original question? Thanks!!

The problem with your original question is that no one, including the people at admissions can tell you how much the waitlists are going to move. And hence no one can answer your question correctly. Some people have been saying that there will be a lot of waitlist movement due to poor economics and others say that because there was 20% more applications this year, there won't be much waitlist movement.
I have heard however, that at some schools if you are in the top 1/3, you have a good chance. Will this apply this year? No one can tell.
Good luck!

 

[scowdeva]

I guess I can add this, though I don't know how helpful it will be: I have heard over and over again from the schools themselves that they are making extra efforts this year to avoid what happened last year (not enough people withdrawing post-acceptance to allow for decent waitlist movement). More than one has said that they are going to accept fewer and waitlist more, to give those waitlisted a shot at an acceptance. Now, this isn't necessarily good news, though. This would mean that waitlist pools are larger, so if you ARE on a waitlist you are one of many.

While I don't have hard concrete facts to back it up, I have been told (by the schools themselves mind you, not just random premeds with their hopes up) that there should be much better waitlist movement seen this year than last year. Other than that, it seems that most if not all of the top 1/3 tend to get in any given year at the schools you listed. Good luck, give them some individual attention and I would suspect you'd get taken off at least one of them!

 

[Brown8472]

Does anyone know about movement from these waitlists (post-interview):

Eastern Virginia Medical School
George Washington University - Alternate List
Jefferson Medical College - High Priority Waitlist
SUNY Buffalo - Upper third of waitlist
University of Iowa - Alternate List
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of South Florida - Top 1/3 of Waitlist

THANK YOU!!!!👍👍👍👍

I mean, come on. With acceptances in your purse I don't see why you are so worried about waitlist movement. You are definitely annoying. I am also a FL student and I should not expect any waitlist movement at any school unless you and the rest of your kind don't stop dragging down the whole process for those with no acceptances yet. 👎beat:

 

[MilkmanAl]

I'm all for people keeping their options open, but I find it hard to believe that you would attend any of your waitlists over the two acceptances you currently have, assuming nothing has changed in the month since this thread last got traffic. Couldn't you eke out at least a couple withdrawals?

 

[Didmybest]

I think you have a pretty good shot, just let them know what you like about them, and if one is your top choice, explicitly state that to them. Just make sure you only tell your TRUE top choice that it is in fact your top choice.

 

[LeLu]

I have withdrawn from 1 school. The others are all still pretty high on my list and finances are a HUGE factor for me. Scholarship offers will weigh heavy on my decision. So I must get accepted and offered an award letter before I can make those decisions. No one else will get offered a spot on the waitlist if I withdraw so chill out. If you are below me on the waitlist, it doesn't affect either of us until I'm accepted, which I'm not. After next Thursday, we will all only hold one acceptance, so I won't be holding anyone's spot except my own. These are waitlist spots people, chillax!!

 

[skinwoman]

can adcoms see students' waitlist status at other schools, or is it just acceptances?

 

[jwrigh69]

AMCAS only notifies schools of an applicants acceptances.. not waitlist status.