Jefferson High Priority Wait List

I wonder the same thing...

 

From what I know, you're supposed to write them a LOI and they'll take you off the list. I'd give it a shot.

 

I'm on it. I wrote them a letter of interest. And I haven't heard a thing, nor do I know anyone who has.

 

Me too. I wrote a letter of intent, wrote several emails, called, etc. I have not heard anything yet.

 

im not on this...but i am on a similar thing at ucla...

you wont really hear back until mid to late may. since thats when waitlist moevment will begin.

so if you have written LOIs i am sure that they have them and took note of your great interest in the school and hopefully you will be notified in a little more than a month.

good luck.

 

I am not on the high priority waitlist, but I have kept contact since being waitlisted in december. I actually was going to call today, but I completely forgot.

 

As an aside, I would really like to hear good news soon since my apartment lease here in philly is up at the end of may. My only acceptance so far is at drexel, so I theoretically could start looking for one now, but I would really like to finalize things. Oh well, waitlists suck.

 

I am on the "special high priority list" but I am going to refuse an offer if they give me one since I have already decided where I am going (I would just withdraw but I doubt I am hurting anyone, let me know if you feel otherwise). I interviewed in September and was put on the list in October . . . I stopped showing interest though so I assume I am dropping in priority.

 

Question:

I sent a letter, and I'd love to keep showing interest and all that. You folks who are "showing interest"...what are you doing? What do you even say in your e-mails and calls? Just, "Hi, I'm still interested"? Isn't that a little weird?

 

See this thread . . . I think it expresses probably the best way to do it:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=106811

 

Any movement on the waitlist at Jefferson? Won't I ever get the call?

 

I think there has been some movement, but not alot yet. Although this is just from me monitoring SDN. I recently sent Dr. Callahan an email and she hasn't responded, which makes me wonder if things are busy over there since she usually is very good about getting back to me.

 

Hey ForensicPath,

Hopefully we will make it into the Jefferson Class of 2008. Keep me up to date on whether she gets back to you. What do you email her about?

 

I was recognized for my community service recently with an award, so I wanted to add that to my application. I basically let jefferson know of any major status updates to my application.

 

I had called a couple of weeks before May 15 and the person on the phone indicated to me that there was already waitlist movement, which surprised me. I'll be removing myself from the priority waitlist hopefully tomorrow, so hopefully that'll help people.

 

Hey ForensicPath,

Did Dr. Callahan ever get back to you? Heard of any substantial movement since May 15th?

 

No she never got back to me. I called either thursday or friday and was not really able to get much information. I haven't heard of any more movement. I hope this doesn't mean that there won't be significant waitlist movement this year.

 

Thanks for the update. I wonder why it is that the waitlist doesn't move until so far past the May 15th declaration date.

 

Hey everyone, I'm also "high priority" on the waitlist at Jefferson, since September. I sent a LOI every few months, with an update of what I'd been up to, but of course heard nothing back. Got into USC a couple of months ago, and I'm going there so there should be another spot opening up for all you waitlisted folk- enjoy Philly!

 

Anybody else off the waitlist and which one?

 

any news lately??

 

I'm on the HP wait list too. I email Dr. Callahan every week to check in and all she keeps telling me its that they are still working on it. Her response looks almost like an auto-respond to wait listers. I guess we just wait.

 

Does it seem like the WL is moving especially slow this year or is it just me? Is this normal? It is nearly mid-june and still no one is saying that they have been accepted of the waitlist.

 

yeah... i had thought that jefferson typically has a decent amount of WL movement, but there has not seemed to be much yet.

 

I have to admit that I am starting to lose faith. I have sent them a number of updates including LORs and notice about a couple of awards I received recently and still nothing. I am holding onto my acceptance at Drexel and I am just going to assume that I will be there come August. I withdrew from all other waitlists except for Jefferson. I already have an apartment in Philadelphia, but now all I need is that ever elusive phone call. I'm not even on the high priority at Jefferson. My phone calls and emails have become far less frequent because I've been on this waitlist since december. I'm going to give it until the end of June until I officially consider myself a Drexel student.

 

W222,
Does that mean you are in? It is a difficult time... I feel especially bad considering I thought I heard some statistic somewhere that 3 out of 4 interviewees get accepted. If that was the case, apparently it is not this year.

 

I called today and really did not get much information. I was basically told that the waitlist was moving.

 

Moving where? South?

 

Yes, the secretary, who seems to know my name already despite the fact that I only call every 2-3 weeks, told me to call next week if I don't hear anything. I have basically bombarded Jeff with significant updates since january. I am currently composing an email to Dr. Callahan to see if I can get any more info.

 

Bump...any news?

 

none here

 

It's been eerily silent even though I called last week and was told that the waitlist was moving. Maybe it's just coincidence that no one on SDN has gotten the good news.

Oh well, I guess there is no point speculating. I'm just looking forward to an enjoyable weekend at the US Open at Shinnecock Hills here on Long Island to take my mind off of it for a little while.

 

Yes, I just came back from the practice round. I saw Tiger and Garcia today. I'll be there on thursday, saturday, and sunday as well. I missed it when it was at Bethpage, but I'm taking advantage of the Shinnecock Open. The practice rounds have been nuts, so I can only image what its going to be like when actual competition starts tomorrow.

Back to Jefferson again: I keep updating them, but I always feel like I am pestering them, but I do it anyway. I keep looking for excuses to call them rather than just asking what the waitlist situation is like.

 

I feel the same way as you Forensic Path...I don't want to keep bothering them but I want them to know I REALLY want to go to school there.

W222...I Pm'ed you...

 

Got it, and sent one back...Thanks.

 

Done and done. Last time I called I was told it arrived on June 8.

 

I've done everything suggested also. It appears that not many people are giving up their acceptances, despite being well past may 15th.

 

Just got the good news call. I am officially finished with this med school application process.