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rejected to 2, third was full. So does action date mean the day they decided if you got in or not?
 
Damn well one college's action date was March 30th. I'm guessing the later the action date the more they looked at your application?
 
Denied: Seattle, L.A.
Waitlisted: Houston

Freshman
Major: Engineering (changing soon lol)
GPA: 3.97 Science GPA: 4.0
Good essays and LORs
Non-URM
 
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Joemama13 said:
So when will we know if we got off the waitlist?
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This was a part of an email I got from SMDEP about 2 days ago.
  • Wait Listed: If you are “Wait Listed”, you will be offered an acceptance if the site has an opening. The earliest possible date to receive an offer from a site where you were wait listed is Tuesday, April 5 after 5:00 pm EST. In some cases, it may occur earlier depending on how quickly applicants have made decisions on acceptances. Please check back at (http://smdep.org/apply-to-smdep/) to monitor your decision status.
 
GUYS
Accepted(!): Nebraska
Waitlisted: Houston
Site is Full: Yale
Black
Decent letters of recommendation (1 knows me really well, other not so much)
Personal essays were good
GPA: 3.0
Major: Biophysics
Now, I have a dilemma. I'm from Texas and would prefer to go to Houston. Should I take a chance on that waitlist or just confirm Nebraska?
Any input appreciated.
Thanks for all the support up to this point!
 
TheVdoc said:
GUYS
Accepted(!): Nebraska
Waitlisted: Houston
Site is Full: Yale
Black
Decent letters of recommendation (1 knows me really well, other not so much)
Personal essays were good
GPA: 3.0
Major: Biophysics
Now, I have a dilemma. I'm from Texas and would prefer to go to Houston. Should I take a chance on that waitlist or just confirm Nebraska?
Any input appreciated.
Thanks for all the support up to this point!
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I'd confirm to Nebraska but that's just me haha


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TheVdoc said:
GUYS
Accepted(!): Nebraska
Waitlisted: Houston
Site is Full: Yale
Black
Decent letters of recommendation (1 knows me really well, other not so much)
Personal essays were good
GPA: 3.0
Major: Biophysics
Now, I have a dilemma. I'm from Texas and would prefer to go to Houston. Should I take a chance on that waitlist or just confirm Nebraska?
Any input appreciated.
Thanks for all the support up to this point!
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I would accept Nebraska. I was going to apply to Nebraska but I go to a quarter school and our school ends June 25th so I had to apply to the 3 schools with the latest deadlines /:

It sucked for me but oh well
 
TheVdoc said:
GUYS
Accepted(!): Nebraska
Waitlisted: Houston
Site is Full: Yale
Black
Decent letters of recommendation (1 knows me really well, other not so much)
Personal essays were good
GPA: 3.0
Major: Biophysics
Now, I have a dilemma. I'm from Texas and would prefer to go to Houston. Should I take a chance on that waitlist or just confirm Nebraska?
Any input appreciated.
Thanks for all the support up to this point!
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I would def be on the safe side and pick Nebraska. I've heard they are one of the best sites for this program.
 
indianboy7321 said:
Ive heard that UCLA and Columbia are the best two sited for this program. Can anyone else attest to this?
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Where did you find this information? And yeah, I don't think you can go wrong, and I'm grateful to just get into 1. It's just for personal reasons I really want to get into Houston, but it's looking less and less likely to change before the decision deadline 🙁
 
Hi everyone!
Waitlisted: UCLA and Washington
Full: Yale

I was wondering if anyone knew how exactly the wait list works?
I really want to get into the UCLA program but I need to decide what I am going to do during the summer by this weekend. Advice anyone?
 
MT6 said:
Hi everyone!
Waitlisted: UCLA and Washington
Full: Yale

I was wondering if anyone knew how exactly the wait list works?
I really want to get into the UCLA program but I need to decide what I am going to do during the summer by this weekend. Advice anyone?
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Well, now is your time to shine. Since people who were admitted to sites have either confirmed or declined by this point, they will now be looking toward the waitlist to fill any empty spots. The only thing I think you can do is send a letter of continued interest to each site, and perhaps give them a call if you haven't yet. Remember the process can go on until the end of May. Good luck.
 
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Anyone on a waitlist hear back yet?
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Yes! I was waitlisted in Columbia and Rutgers and got denied in Nebraska... I called the universities yesterday and they just told me to wait and see if they would get me off the waitlists. Rutgers checked my place in the waitlist and since I literally sent my application in the last minute they told me there were a couple of people in front of me in the list, I sent an email to both universities last night even though they told me to wait and I got an email back from Columbia telling me that I should wait and see after tomorrow April 6th and never got an email back from Rutgers. Then I checked my status a while ago around 8:30-9:30 and I received an acceptance from Rutgers. Keep a positive mind and be patient, hope you get an answer soon and best of luck!
 
Hi! I applied for dental and was denied at Nebraska and Columbia and waitlisted at Rutgers. On Monday I called Rutgers and asked my chances of still getting into the program and they advised me to send an email. That evening I was accepted to the program! Keep a positive mind and do not lose hope, good luck to every one! (PS. the email I sent to Rutgers explained how I am still extremely interested in attending and how amazing the opportunity to participate would be).

Anybody else attending Rutgers? I'm so excited!!
 
Denied: Nebraska, Columbia
Waitlisted: Rutgers (Accepted on Monday April 4)
stats:
-dental
-Freshman
-3.59 GPA
-URM (Puerto Rican)
-strong letters of rec and decent essays
-EC's: Puerto Rico PreDental Association, about 5hrs of community service and activities)

Excited about attending Rutgers!
 
aagcpr03 said:
Yes! I was waitlisted in Columbia and Rutgers and got denied in Nebraska... I called the universities yesterday and they just told me to wait and see if they would get me off the waitlists. Rutgers checked my place in the waitlist and since I literally sent my application in the last minute they told me there were a couple of people in front of me in the list, I sent an email to both universities last night even though they told me to wait and I got an email back from Columbia telling me that I should wait and see after tomorrow April 6th and never got an email back from Rutgers. Then I checked my status a while ago around 8:30-9:30 and I received an acceptance from Rutgers. Keep a positive mind and be patient, hope you get an answer soon and best of luck!
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Thanks 🙂
 
MT6 said:
I got off the wait list for UCLA today! I emailed the program right after I found out I was wait listed, and I called the program on Monday. Keep checking the application. Good luck!
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Congrats 🙂 Hopefully my advice helped!
 
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