Penn Waitlist Poll/thread

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What did your status page say?

  • Tier 1 + invite to Penn Preview

    Votes: 9 10.8%

  • Tier 1: "you will be considered for admission very early."

    Votes: 12 14.5%

  • "Regular" Tier 1

    Votes: 57 68.7%

  • Tier 2

    Votes: 5 6.0%
  • Total voters
    83
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The differences in wording may reflect position on the Tier 1 waitlist... So I guess the idea of having two tiers is pretty weird, since there apparently are 3.
 
seraph524 said:
I thought you said you were calling it a night? *cough*liar*cough* 😉
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I know, I'm terrible, right?


(truth be told, I am currently hanging out at my lab...and I've missed the last bus home)
 
seraph524 said:
O_O

be careful!!!
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Don't worry, I'm a force to be reckoned with.

Actually, my apartment is a loooooong walk from here. So I think I'll stay here and work on my thesis...or, you know, troll the internet some more

<-- so incredibly unproductive
 
Anybody know what date orientation starts for Penn? I know it's sometime late august, but I need to make ticket plans. Thanks!
 
So this is what my waitlist letter in the mail said:

"Your application was very highly regarded by the Committee, and therefore, you have been placed on the first tier waitlist - among those at the very top of the list. Your placement on the list means that you will be one of the first students considered for admission from the waitlist. "

Anybody get anything different? I would say that if the letters are all the same for all of us tier 1's that weren't invited to preview, then the wording discrepancy on the website probably doesn't mean anything.
 
I have a feeling that you have a good chance of getting in, if you are at the top of the list.

Textuality said:
So this is what my waitlist letter in the mail said:

"Your application was very highly regarded by the Committee, and therefore, you have been placed on the first tier waitlist - among those at the very top of the list. Your placement on the list means that you will be one of the first students considered for admission from the waitlist. "

Anybody get anything different? I would say that if the letters are all the same for all of us tier 1's that weren't invited to preview, then the wording discrepancy on the website probably doesn't mean anything.
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wtf thats not what mine says. clearly they are ranking their tier 1 waitlist, why are saying anything other than that.
 
1956Goldtop said:
wtf thats not what mine says. clearly they are ranking their tier 1 waitlist, why are saying anything other than that.
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Sorry 🙁
I don't know, maybe they just want to keep as many options open as possible? But in the past, there were people who got off of the "regular" tier 1 waitlist before the "top" tier 1 people did.
 
I wish they would just be honest with their admissions policies. Seems kind of ridiculous that they'd have to lie about having a ranked waitlist. I mean others that have a ranked waitlist (hopkins comes to mind) just say they can't tell you what spot you are in.
 
Every waitlist is inherently ranked, whether they say so or not. They will always go back and select the people that they see as the best fit for their class.

1956Goldtop said:
I wish they would just be honest with their admissions policies. Seems kind of ridiculous that they'd have to lie about having a ranked waitlist. I mean others that have a ranked waitlist (hopkins comes to mind) just say they can't tell you what spot you are in.
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jackson123 said:
Every waitlist is inherently ranked, whether they say so or not. They will always go back and select the people that they see as the best fit for their class.
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Yeah, if nothing else, the rank would be alphabetical. I mean, the names have to appear on the list in some kind of order right for them to call?
 
question here... my status page includes:
Waitlist Tier1

The Committee on Admissions has a continuing interest in your application and we hope you remain interested in Penn.

PennMed in the News


is this regular tier1 or the penn preview one?
 
I realize that a rank is inherent in a waitlist system but only in so far as it is for a regular admit/reject system. Thus, there really is no reason to call it unranked.


Regardless, I'm still going to stay hopeful but I'm just getting pretty sick of getting strung along (as I'm sure others are feeling as well). I wish the best of luck to you all on the waitlist, and congratulations to those accepted. I don't think anyone's been rejected yet have they?
 
Textuality said:
So this is what my waitlist letter in the mail said:

"Your application was very highly regarded by the Committee, and therefore, you have been placed on the first tier waitlist - among those at the very top of the list. Your placement on the list means that you will be one of the first students considered for admission from the waitlist. "

Anybody get anything different? I would say that if the letters are all the same for all of us tier 1's that weren't invited to preview, then the wording discrepancy on the website probably doesn't mean anything.
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this is what my letter says:

"The Committee on Admissions has completed its review of your application for admission. We enjoyed meeting youd uring our interview program and found you to be a highly qualified applicant.

The limitation on the number of places available in the class does not allow us to offer you an acceptance at this time. However, because the Committee thought highly of your qualifications we are placing your name on a waitlist for admission. Decisions on acceptances from the waitlist may be made any time, but generally take place no earlier than April 15 and no later than August 11. While there is no individual rank on the waitlist, the Committee has decided the waitlist into two tiers.

You are in the first tier waitlist, along with other very competitive applicants..."

does anyone have the same message? different from mine or Texuality's?
 
allinocarts said:
question here... my status page includes:
Waitlist Tier1

The Committee on Admissions has a continuing interest in your application and we hope you remain interested in Penn.

PennMed in the News


is this regular tier1 or the penn preview one?
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The penn preview option in the poll refers to those people who were waitlisted, but also invited to second look at Penn. So far, to the extent of my knowledge, only MSTP applicants have recieved this. Somehow please correct me if I'm wrong.
 
I've heard that tier 2 is essentially a rejection and that Penn doesn't reject post interview
 
Update...not all MSTP applicants waitlisted were invited for Penn Preview, so I guess even within MSTP there are tiers.

This tier thing is too damn confusing.
 
seraph524 said:
Update...not all MSTP applicants waitlisted were invited for Penn Preview, so I guess even within MSTP there are tiers.

This tier thing is too damn confusing.
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Agreed.

Do you know if any non-MSTP were invited to Penn Preview?
 
Wahoo! Done with draft!

If only I had any celebratory peeps to munch on...
 
I just finished my LOI and put it in the mail. I thought that mailing it today would help me stop thinking about the waitlist.....oh how wrong I was.
 
Heheh, sometimes Goldtop it feels like we are the only 4 or 5 people who were waitlisted from the Penn hopefuls thread, and everyone else got in 😛

Poll shows otherwise, but this thread's pretty quiet in comparison to that monstrous 16 pg thread.
 
RocAd said:
I just finished my LOI and put it in the mail. I thought that mailing it today would help me stop thinking about the waitlist.....oh how wrong I was.
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Congrats!!

I'll be mailing it by Monday hopefully (and thanks goldtop for the input!).

::fingers crossed::
 
All this LOI talk has me in the mood to write my hopkins loi. I may start jotting down some ideas.
 
Textuality said:
Heheh, sometimes Goldtop it feels like we are the only 4 or 5 people who were waitlisted from the Penn hopefuls thread, and everyone else got in 😛

Poll shows otherwise, but this thread's pretty quiet in comparison to that monstrous 16 pg thread.
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That's definitely not the case. I personally can't bring myself to look at this thread that often. It makes it all the more real.

I should really be dealing with this better by now....
 
stickyfingers said:
That's definitely not the case. I personally can't bring myself to look at this thread that often. It makes it all the more real.

I should really be dealing with this better by now....
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Aw, I'm sorry 🙁 I guess I was more or less assuming I'd be waitlisted, so this wasn't a big surprise. More like "yup, here we go...".

I think we could use some Ouendan cheerleaders (Known as Elite Beat Agents here in the US). It's a rhythm game for the DS involving an all male japanese cheer squad that cheers on people as they try to do things like "win the girl" or "save the planets from invading aliens". It's really fun and addictive, if any of you have a nintendo DS, and haven't played it, you should pick it up 🙂 It's pretty hilarious.

If you know what I'm talking about, here's a live video performance for your entertainment.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n72Co7FkO4E&feature=related[/youtube]
 
Textuality said:
Aw, I'm sorry 🙁 I guess I was more or less assuming I'd be waitlisted, so this wasn't a big surprise. More like "yup, here we go...".
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I definitely know what you mean. I was trying so hard to think like that, but then always allowed myself that little glimmer of "wouldn't it be nice...." Big mistake. Anyway, we'll see how it goes. It sounds like you have a great shot-- good luck!
 
same here! my interviews went so well and I even got a nice message from one of my interviewers. I thought for sure I had a great shot of getting in.
 
yeah, I'm starting to believe that interviews don't mean as much as everyone thinks they do. I bet most of the people they interview do really well, so in the end, the adcom chooses based on primary/secondary apps.
 
RocAd said:
yeah, I'm starting to believe that interviews don't mean as much as everyone thinks they do. I bet most of the people they interview do really well, so in the end, the adcom chooses based on primary/secondary apps.
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Yeah, I remember reading on last years thread that most people tend to do pretty well on their interview scores, so...yeah, I guess they'd have to look more closely at the primary app (Penn didn't have a secondary really in terms of additional essays)
 
allinocarts said:
this is what my letter says:

"The Committee on Admissions has completed its review of your application for admission. We enjoyed meeting youd uring our interview program and found you to be a highly qualified applicant.

The limitation on the number of places available in the class does not allow us to offer you an acceptance at this time. However, because the Committee thought highly of your qualifications we are placing your name on a waitlist for admission. Decisions on acceptances from the waitlist may be made any time, but generally take place no earlier than April 15 and no later than August 11. While there is no individual rank on the waitlist, the Committee has decided the waitlist into two tiers.

You are in the first tier waitlist, along with other very competitive applicants..."

does anyone have the same message? different from mine or Texuality's?
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Yup, got this too.
 
Textuality said:
I'm still painfully curious as to whether any MD only applicants were invited to Penn Preview. Anybody know?
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I wasn't. And my roommate wasn't (she's also on tier 1). So, no, haven't heard of any that were.
 
CornellPreMed said:
I wasn't. And my roommate wasn't (she's also on tier 1). So, no, haven't heard of any that were.
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That bodes well for us since if all those people are MD/PHD, they aren't competing for our MD only spots 🙂 I think right?
 
1956Goldtop said:
looks like no tier 1 with preview or tier 2 this year.
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There were 3 reports of tier 2 in the poll actually. I mean, they could be lying, but I'm tempted to think it's a honest report.
 
SDN's also probably pretty skewed towards Tier 1 individuals as well.
 
CornellPreMed said:
True, but simply getting an interview at PENN is impressive...it's not like tier 2 = less overachievery per se.
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Haha true..

Although I definitely don't consider myself an overachiever by SDN standards. I spent most of my undergrad with my friends, my bf (now my fiance, so I guess that was a good time investment), and at various dancing venues. Heh. My senior year, I only had class 3 days in the week 😉 There was lots of taekwondo and hanging out with friends and videogames.

If I had to do it all over again, I don't think I'd change a thing (except maybe keep a closer eye on my committee letter). 🙂 If the cost of an outright acceptance into Penn meant not having all the fun I did, or being crazy busy all the time, then I'm happy the way things fell out. College was a fun, relaxing, laid back experience, and I wouldn't have it any other way!
 
Textuality said:
Haha true..

Although I definitely don't consider myself an overachiever by SDN standards. I spent most of my undergrad with my friends, my bf (now my fiance, so I guess that was a good time investment), and at various dancing venues. Heh. My senior year, I only had class 3 days in the week 😉 There was lots of taekwondo and hanging out with friends and videogames.

If I had to do it all over again, I don't think I'd change a thing (except maybe keep a closer eye on my committee letter). 🙂 If the cost of an outright acceptance into Penn meant not having all the fun I did, or being crazy busy all the time, then I'm happy the way things fell out. College was a fun, relaxing, laid back experience, and I wouldn't have it any other way!
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I'll drink to that
 
I won't haha. I busted my *** in college because I had to learn how to be productive and do well in various things since I was basically a lump of oatmeal prior to college.

If I could go back and change it, I definitely would.. but I don't think I would be in medical school now if I did.
 
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