The 2017 "When EXACTLY will I find out about this school on Dec 1st" Thread

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Hello everyone, so today we are 04 days away from December 1st.

Given the obsessive nature of most of us, I thought it would be nice to have a centralized thread where we list the exact time that acceptances from various schools went out last year so that everyone will have an idea of when they will be coming out this year. I have painstakingly gone through the School Specific threads of each school and the consolidated Acceptance/Rejection thread from last year's cycle to get this information.


Yeah, obviously things could be different this year and the timings might be a little off but it should stay decently consistent, though I can't guarantee this. There are a ton of schools so if current D1s can help keep this post accurate by posting their acceptance notification times from last year (along with time zone), and post it here I will keep this post updated.

I wasn't able to find last year's threads for Texas schools and for Puerto Rico, so if someone has that info, it'd be appreciated.

I hope this thread saves some of you guys some time by having all the info consolidated in one place. If this thread makes you anxious, feel free to hit the back button. ;) :stop: And yes, I had literally nothing to do all day today so I spent the time putting this thread together. Come at me bro. :cigar:


Also, if you're an anxious pre-dent like me, please join us so we can be anxious together in the Countdown to December 1st Thread !
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All times below are Pacific Standard Time (PST). Assume all dates are 12/1 unless otherwise noted.

To convert between time zones:
If you are mountain time = the time below + 1 hours
If you are central time = the time below + 2 hrs
If you are eastern time = the time below + 3 hrs

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School - Method/Time

AL Alabama - Phone calls starting ~6:30AM PST
AZ ASDOH - Phone calls starting ~7:00AM PST (some calls till 9AM)
AZ Midwestern AZ - Last cycle there was a MWU Portal Change (not AADSAS) ~7:00AM and phone call around 9AM. This cycle it is being reported they will update the AADSAS portal at midnight.
CA Loma Linda - Email at 4:00PM PST on 11/30
CA UCLA - Phone calls starting ~9:00AM PST
CA UCSF - Phone calls starting ~9:00AM PST
CA UoP - Phone calls starting ~9:30AM PST
CA USC - AADSAS portal changed to waitlisted for most people ~7:00AM, then acceptance email at 5:40PM PST
CA Western - Phone calls starting at 8:30AM PST
CO Colorado - Phone calls starting at 7:30AM PST
CT UConn - Email ~5:00AM PST
DC Howard - Method unsure, acceptances starting at 2:50PM PST
FL LECOM - Email at 5:39AM PST
FL NOVA - Phone calls starting ~4:45AM PST, might go from east to west coast
FL UF - Phone calls starting ~3:45AM PST
GA Georgia - Phone calls starting ~5:30AM PST
IA Iowa - Emails starting ~10:00PM PST on 11/30
IL MWU-IL - Should see a MWU Portal Change (not AADSAS) ~5:55AM PST and email ~6:00AM
IL S. Illinois (SIU) - Email at 5:12AM PST
IL Illinois (UIC) - Emails starting 7:00AM PST
IN Indiana - Emails starting 9:01PM PST on 11/30
KY Kentucky - Email at 9:00PM PST on 11/30
KY Louisville - Email at 9:00PM PST on 11/30, phone call a bit later that night
LA Louisiana - Email at 5:00AM PST
ME New England - Phone calls starting 8:00AM PST
MD Maryland - Email at 6:44AM PST
MA Boston - Email ~9:01PM PST on 11/30
MA Harvard - Phone calls around 9:00AM PST
MA Tufts - Email at 9:14AM PST
MI UDM - Phone calls starting around 8:00AM PST, usually call east to west coast, also make calls on 12/2
MI Michigan - Phone calls starting 6:11AM PST, usually go east to west coast
MN Minnesota - Email at 12:19AM PST
MS Mississippi - Phone call at 8:52AM, unsure what time zone
MO Missouri KC - Phone calls starting 4:30AM PST
MO MOSDOH - Phone calls starting 7:00AM PST
NE Creighton - Email at 5:02AM PST
NE Nebraska - Email at 10:08PM PST
NV Las Vegas - AADSAS portal change to "Offer Made" ~6:14AM PST
NJ Rutgers - Email at 5:07AM PST
NY Columbia - Phone calls starting ~5:30AM PST, email at 6:40AM PST
NY NYU - Email at 12:27PM PST, varies year to year
NY Buffalo - Email at 2:53AM PST
NY Stony Brook - Phone calls starting 8:25AM PST
NY Touro - Email at 8:07AM PST last cycle. Should be an AADSAS Portal Change this cycle at 9:01PM PST on 11/30 (12/1 12:01AM EST) saying “Offer Made”
NC ECU - Email at 3:52AM PST
NC UNC - Phone calls starting around 5:00AM PST
OH Case - Rejection emails or interest surveys sent 11/30 ~9:30PM PST, Acceptance emails ~5:30AM PST
OH Ohio St - Phone calls starting 6:57AM PST
OK Oklahoma - Method unsure, notified starting at 6:12AM PST
OR Oregon - Email at 4:10PM PST
PA Temple - Email at 9:02PM PST on 11/30
PA Penn - Phone calls starting ~11:56AM PST, calls can go into the afternoon and early evening
PA Pitt - Last cycle AADSAS Portal change to "Offer Made" ~7:48AM PST, phone call afterwards. This cycle it was reported that there will be an AADSAS portal change at 9:00pm PST/12:00AM EST.
PR Puerto Rico -
SC MUSC - Physical letters are mailed out through UPS, sign up for UPS MyChoice (free) to get advance notice
TN Meharry - Seems like they waited until 12/5 last year, emails at 2:00PM PST
TN Tennessee - Phone calls starting ~6:12AM PST
TX Texas A&M - Reported that they will send out acceptances at 12:00AM CST via email.
TX Texas Houston - Reported that they will send out acceptances at 12:00AM CST via email.
TX Texas San Antonio - Reported that they will send out acceptances at 12:00AM CST via email.
UT Roseman - Phone calls starting ~9:00-9:30AM PST
UT Utah - Emails sent ~5:16AM PST
VA VCU - Email ~9:04PM PST on 11/30
WA Wash - AADSAS Portal change to "Offer Made" ~6:39AM PST
WV WVU - AADSAS Portal change to "Offer Made" ~4:15AMPST
WI Marquette - Lots of waitlist emails sent 11/30 afternoonish, AADSAS Portal change at 6:00AM PST for acceptances

This thread was inspired by a thread that was made two years ago by the user ReptileDisfunction.

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Touro said portal change at 12:01 AM EST
 
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Touro said portal change at 12:01 AM EST

Awesome, I will go ahead and update that. I was hoping current applicants would chime in with updated info from their interviews this cycle. Thanks!
 
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All Texas schools notify via email within 10-20 minutes after midnight. No phone calls. No portal changes until May
 
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This is awesome, thank you so much!
 
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All Texas schools notify via email within 10-20 minutes after midnight. No phone calls. No portal changes until May

Great, I’ll update that. Thanks!

Also, if you guys heard updated info at your interviews, or find any errors, please let me know.
 
Thank you for this! Looking forward to the 11/30 night. I know my heart will stop
 
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Hello everyone, so today we are 20 days away from December 1st.

Given the obsessive nature of most of us, I thought it would be nice to have a centralized thread where we list the exact time that acceptances from various schools went out last year so that everyone will have an idea of when they will be coming out this year. I have painstakingly gone through the School Specific threads of each school and the consolidated Acceptance/Rejection thread from last year's cycle to get this information.


Yeah, obviously things could be different this year and the timings might be a little off but it should stay decently consistent, though I can't guarantee this. There are a ton of schools so if current D1s can help keep this post accurate by posting their acceptance notification times from last year (along with time zone), and post it here I will keep this post updated.

I wasn't able to find last year's threads for Texas schools and for Puerto Rico, so if someone has that info, it'd be appreciated.

I hope this thread saves some of you guys some time by having all the info consolidated in one place. If this thread makes you anxious, feel free to hit the back button. ;) :stop: And yes, I had literally nothing to do all day today so I spent the time putting this thread together. Come at me bro. :cigar:


Also, if you're an anxious pre-dent like me, please join us so we can be anxious together in the Countdown to December 1st Thread !
_______________________________________

All times below are Pacific Standard Time (PST). Assume all dates are 12/1 unless otherwise noted.

To convert between time zones:
If you are mountain time = the time below + 1 hours
If you are central time = the time below + 2 hrs
If you are eastern time = the time below + 3 hrs

_______________________________________

School - Method/Time

AL Alabama - Phone calls starting ~6:30AM PST
AZ ASDOH - Phone calls starting ~7:00AM PST (some calls till 9AM)
AZ Midwestern AZ - Should see a MWU Portal Change (not AADSAS) ~7:00AM and phone call around 9AM
CA Loma Linda - Email at 4:00PM PST on 11/30
CA UCLA - Phone calls starting ~9:00AM PST
CA UCSF - Phone calls starting ~9:00AM PST
CA UoP - Phone calls starting ~9:30AM PST
CA USC - AADSAS portal changed to waitlisted for most people ~7:00AM, then acceptance email at 5:40PM PST
CA Western - Phone calls starting at 8:30AM PST
CO Colorado - Phone calls starting at 7:30AM PST
CT UConn - Email ~5:00AM PST
DC Howard - Method unsure, acceptances starting at 2:50PM PST
FL LECOM - Email at 5:39AM PST
FL NOVA - Phone calls starting ~4:45AM PST, might go from east to west coast
FL UF - Phone calls starting ~3:45AM PST
GA Georgia - Phone calls starting ~5:30AM PST
IA Iowa - Emails starting ~10:00PM PST on 11/30
IL MWU-IL - Should see a MWU Portal Change (not AADSAS) ~5:55AM PST and email ~6:00AM
IL S. Illinois (SIU) - Email at 5:12AM PST
IL Illinois (UIC) - Emails starting 7:00AM PST
IN Indiana - Emails starting 9:01PM PST on 11/30
KY Kentucky - Email at 9:00PM PST on 11/30
KY Louisville - Email at 9:00PM PST on 11/30, phone call a bit later that night
LA Louisiana - Email at 5:00AM PST
ME New England - Phone calls starting 8:00AM PST
MD Maryland - Email at 6:44AM PST
MA Boston - Email ~9:01PM PST on 11/30
MA Harvard - Phone calls around 9:00AM PST
MA Tufts - Email at 9:14AM PST
MI UDM - Phone calls starting around 8:00AM PST, usually call east to west coast, also make calls on 12/2
MI Michigan - Phone calls starting 6:11AM PST, usually go east to west coast
MN Minnesota - Email at 12:19AM PST
MS Mississippi - Phone call at 8:52AM, unsure what time zone
MO Missouri KC - Phone calls starting 4:30AM PST
MO MOSDOH - Phone calls starting 7:00AM PST
NE Creighton - Email at 5:02AM PST
NE Nebraska - Email at 10:08PM PST
NV Las Vegas - AADSAS portal change to "Offer Made" ~6:14AM PST
NJ Rutgers - Email at 5:07AM PST
NY Columbia - Phone calls starting ~5:30AM PST, email at 6:40AM PST
NY NYU - Email at 12:27PM PST, varies year to year
NY Buffalo - Email at 2:53AM PST
NY Stony Brook - Phone calls starting 8:25AM PST
NY Touro - Email at 8:07AM PST last cycle. Should be an AADSAS Portal Change this cycle at 9:01PM PST on 11/30 (12/1 12:01AM EST) saying “Offer Made”
NC ECU - Email at 3:52AM PST
NC UNC - Phone calls starting around 5:00AM PST
OH Case - Rejection emails or interest surveys sent 11/30 ~9:30PM PST, Acceptance emails ~5:30AM PST
OH Ohio St - Phone calls starting 6:57AM PST
OK Oklahoma - Method unsure, notified starting at 6:12AM PST
OR Oregon - Email at 4:10PM PST
PA Temple - Email at 9:02PM PST
PA Penn - Phone calls starting ~11:56AM PST, calls can go into the afternoon and early evening
PA Pitt - AADSAS Portal change to "Offer Made" ~7:48AM PST, phone call afterwards
PR Puerto Rico -
SC MUSC - Physical letters are mailed out through UPS, sign up for UPS MyChoice (free) to get advance notice
TN Meharry - Seems like they waited until 12/5 last year, emails at 2:00PM PST
TN Tennessee - Phone calls starting ~6:12AM PST
TX Texas A&M -
TX Texas Houston -
TX Texas San Antonio -
UT Roseman - Phone calls starting ~9:00-9:30AM PST
UT Utah - Emails sent ~5:16AM PST
VA VCU - Email ~9:04PM PST
WA Wash - AADSAS Portal change to "Offer Made" ~6:39AM PST
WV WVU - AADSAS Portal change to "Offer Made" ~4:15AMPST
WI Marquette - Lots of waitlist emails sent 11/30 afternoonish, AADSAS Portal change at 6:00AM PST for acceptances

This thread was inspired by a thread that was made two years ago by the user ReptileDisfunction.

Impressive work. I'm wondering if this will be different this year because of more schools using the AADSAS portal for secondary application? When I interviewed at MWU-AZ they mentioned that the AADSAS portal will be updated at midnight.
 
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Impressive work. I'm wondering if this will be different this year because of more schools using the AADSAS portal for secondary application? When I interviewed at MWU-AZ they mentioned that the AADSAS portal will be updated at midnight.

Yes you're right, I have a feeling that notification times/methods will vary for a good number of schools. Especially since it wasn't exactly the same for the previous cycle compared to the cycle before that. Some schools will stay exactly the same, some might call later or earlier in the day, and some will change their method of notification. In addition to giving ya'll a rough estimate, I was also trying to illustrate that most schools will not be updating us exactly at midnight and that we can expect the majority to notify us either the morning or afternoon of Dec 1st.

Thanks for the info about MWU-AZ, I updated the post!

You are a literal angel!

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Thanks! <3
 
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Do some schools really call you after midnight?
 
Do some schools really call you after midnight?

The schools that notify applicants at midnight will most likely communicate either through the AADSAS portal and/or email. The ones that start making calls early morning usually try to take the time zone you are located at into consideration. E.g. some of the east coast schools start calling 3-4AM PST but will start calling east to west.
 
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At the Pitt interview this year, they mentioned they would change the portal status on 12/1 midnight EST.
 
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At the Pitt interview this year, they mentioned they would change the portal status on 12/1 midnight EST.

Awesome, updated. Is it the AADSAS portal or does Pitt have their own portal?
 
Thanks for the clarification and putting this together for us! It's awesome.
Hey man! Anxious to hear back from Temple here too! My number one choice. Is it your top school too? Just wanted to say thanks again for sending me that thank you email a while back! Best of luck!
 
Can we get this stickied perhaps? @sjv @schmoob @free99
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December 1st is right around the corner, so sit tight. Obsessing over the minutes won't help. I know it's a tough wait but let's hope you all get some great news that day!
 
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I kind of know already what's gonna happen. I applied to six schools (Temple, harvard, columbia, penn, maryland, rutgers) and I only heard back and interviewed from temple. Hopefully I get that Temple acceptance and 5 rejections all on the 1st and I can move on with my life. Gonna be a disappointing/stressful day lol.
 
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I kind of know already what's gonna happen. I applied to six schools (Temple, harvard, columbia, penn, maryland, rutgers) and I only heard back and interviewed from temple. Hopefully I get that Temple acceptance and 5 rejections all on the 1st and I can move on with my life. Gonna be a disappointing/stressful day lol.
Gotta stay optimistic. Many people get post-Dec. interviews! It's not over until it's over so don't give up yet.
 
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you are awesome!!
all tx schools start sending acceptances via email at midnight CST.
 
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Hi when people say some school update portal at "MIDNIGHT " are we referring to EST or PST?


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Hi when people say some school update portal at "MIDNIGHT " are we referring to EST or PST?


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It's usually midnight local time i.e. the time zone that dental school is located in.

All timings on this thread are PST however. So if an east coast school sends an update at midnight then the time written above would be 9:00pm PST on 11/30. Hope that makes sense.
 
I'll be missing all phone calls on Friday. Are emails generally sent later in the day?
 
Temple just sent me an email saying they will email us at 10AM on Friday!
 
Just got an email from Temple. They said they will be sending out correspondences on December 1st at 10am EST.
 
Got an email from Temple, heart dropped cuz I thought it was a rejection, and just said they'll notify us at 10 AM tomorrow.
EMOTIONS
 
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Bumping since people keep asking about this.
 
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Looks like Loma Linda is delaying the announcement this year. Maybe 9 PST along with most other CA schools.
 
Bumping just in case this thread still has some accuracy
 
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Bump for those as interested in this info as I am haha
 
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