pre-interwiew wait list at Loyola

[NUgirl]

Does anyone know how the wait list at Loyola works (preinterview)? Are a lot of people put on it after being reviewed? The reason I am asking is because some schools automaitically put everyone on teh wait list after a review, does Loyola?

The lady said I was reviewed already twice and still nothing!! its so frustrating. Unfortunately I think I applied way too late (mid Jan).

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[johnM]

you are right, mid-January is too late. Apply earlier next year. good luck!

 

[sandflea]

loyola's class is already full by mid-january. the best you could hope for at this point is an interview for the waitlist.

 

[C U in MD school]

i called this school few months ago. some lady said that i was " in good shape and my file had been reviewed 2x" i still havent heard anything from them. what up with that?

 

[NUgirl]

so C U in Med School, you think it's good that we have been left still? Do you know if a lot of people get such scrutiny? Good luck to you!

 

[imtiaz]

my file's been reviewed three times according to the lady. does that mean i'm screwed? youd think 3 strikes and id be out. but im hangin' in there

 

[imtiaz]

even this application cycle when schools have been saying they're behind?

•••quote:•••Originally posted by sandflea:
•loyola's class is already full by mid-january. the best you could hope for at this point is an interview for the waitlist.•••••

 

[NUgirl]

Hey Imtiaz,

at least youre still in it, and they havent rejected you. Theyre obviously still considering you. thats what I keep telling myself. I just wish that they would stop reviewing and finally just offer an interview!

 

[sandflea]

also, in case you're a reapplicant, keep in mind that loyola automatically considers reapplicants ONLY for the waitlist. so regardless of when you submitted your secondary, you'd only get an interview invite when the class is already full.

someone posted in another thread that loyola's class is indeed already full.

 

[jimmybee]

I interviewed for the waitlist last year on Jan 7th and that sucked. If I would have known that I was interviewing for the waitlist before I got there, I wouldn't have went. I was placed on the waitlist and never got in there. Thank god I wasn't counting on that acceptance.

 

[italianlove]

Hey guys,

I don't think you have to worry about the 2-3 reviews they do of your application. A friend of mine said that when he called in they said that they reviewed his file three times and were still not sure if they should give him an interview or not. This was pretty shocking to him and to me since he is a very strong applicant (33 MCAT, 3.7, Wash. U. undergrad, and he is an Illinois resident). It turns out that in one of the secondary essays, he wrote about his research experiences at Northwestern and with his scores they thought that they were merely a back-up school and not sure if they should waste their time interviewing and accepting him when he would just go to NW or U. Chicago.

I would say keep calling and show them you are interested in attending their school. That's what my friend did and he was accepted a few weeks ago. Hope this helps, ciao.

 

[imtiaz]

i never knew this! what if you applied last year (ie. sent in an amcas primary) and then didnt get a secondary(didnt get past the pre-screen). are you classified as a reapplicant?

•••quote:•••Originally posted by sandflea:
•also, in case you're a reapplicant, keep in mind that loyola automatically considers reapplicants ONLY for the waitlist. so regardless of when you submitted your secondary, you'd only get an interview invite when the class is already full.

someone posted in another thread that loyola's class is indeed already full.•••••

 

[praying mantis]

I interviewed at Loyola last week and yes their class is filled (I wish I had known before I flew across the country). But I think they take quite a few people from the waitlist. I really loved the school, I didn't expect to be so impressed! But I am out of state so my chances are slim <img border="0" title="" alt="[Frown]" src="frown.gif" />

 

[shorrin]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by sandflea:
•someone posted in another thread that loyola's class is indeed already full.•••••It really doesn't matter that the class is full already. UIC is full already. And I'm sure many other schools are 'full' as well. Schools are still interviewing because they know they will have at least half decline. I suspect that there will be a LOT more movement this year.

 

[sandflea]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by shorrin:
• •••quote:•••Originally posted by sandflea:
•someone posted in another thread that loyola's class is indeed already full.•••••It really doesn't matter that the class is full already. UIC is full already. And I'm sure many other schools are 'full' as well. Schools are still interviewing because they know they will have at least half decline. I suspect that there will be a LOT more movement this year.•••••only the chicago campus of U of I is full. there are still available open spots, so that's not the same situation as loyola. the fact that loyola is already full does indeed matter because it means that they currently have *no acceptances to offer*. they're only interviewing at this point to fill a waitlist, and it's a pretty discouraging thing to know that no matter how well your interview goes, it's only for a spot on the waitlist or a rejection--there is no acceptance to get at this point. although i've heard that there is usually a fair amount of waitlist movement at loyola, i personally don't know of a single person who has actually gotten off the waitlist at loyola, but that's anecdotal info. and plenty of schools haven't filled their classes yet--the methods by which schools fill their classes differ pretty widely. some are like loyola and will offer their acceptances all at once and then continue interviewing only for the waitlist. others interview steadily all the way through may and hand out acceptances, rejections, and waitlist spots at a pretty even rate. i'm not sure where you came up with the 'half decline' number but that seems pretty speculative and depends not only the school, but on the year and the particular applicant pool.

i don't understand how the AMCAS debacle is supposed to translate into more waitlist movement this summer. there are still the same number of available acceptances nationwide and schools still have to fill their classes by the same date. what controls waitlist movement is how many people ultimately decide to attend a certain school over other schools, and i don't see how AMCAS's incompetency is going to make any kind of difference in how someone feels about attending School X.

 

[sandflea]

•••quote:•••Originally posted by imtiaz:
•i never knew this! what if you applied last year (ie. sent in an amcas primary) and then didnt get a secondary(didnt get past the pre-screen). are you classified as a reapplicant?

•••quote:•••Originally posted by sandflea:
•also, in case you're a reapplicant, keep in mind that loyola automatically considers reapplicants ONLY for the waitlist. so regardless of when you submitted your secondary, you'd only get an interview invite when the class is already full.

someone posted in another thread that loyola's class is indeed already full.••••••••••i am not 100% sure, but i believe that as long as you file your AMCAS app, you're considered an applicant. after all, you did apply specifically to loyola, and the fact that they didn't send you a secondary doesn't cancel out the fact that you did apply to the school.

 

[shorrin]

sandflea,

Fair enough, I was only speculating about more movement this year than others. The only reason I said that is because this year some schools are slower to hand out acceptances and I believe that applicants are holding on to accepts longer while waiting for the top choice to come through. I guess we'll see.

About the 50% thing I got the info from USNWR. Most schools offer twice the number of accepts than they have spots for. That's why I say that they know that at least half will decline.

Oh, and as for UIC, when I called they said that the class was basically filled. I assume he meant the entire class not just UIC since I didn't specifically ask about that. I could have been mistaken.

 

[EMTgirl]

here is the info i have about loyola, i interviewed there and was accepted there in early january. the class is full, and they are interviewing for the waitlist. they are also putting people on the PRE-INTERVIEW waitlist, which is a separate list from the post-interview one. but keep in mind that over 40% of last year's class came off the waitlist at loyola. there is a lot of movement...they are planning on interviewing well into april. good luck guys. i am so excited about loyola, it's an awesome school!