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Wait-list Support Group
Started by musicalfeet
Today was such a slow day. I didn't see much WL movement anywhere. No movement at the schools I'm WL'ed at either (at least on SDN).
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Not this AM. I review all movement I can see and report in the morning.
I saw a new acceptance offer.
I'll post all movement I see in the morning.
This must be exhausting. Thanks @gyngyn for being an advocate for those of us on WLs!
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No problem.
If a school seems to not have made any wait list moves at this point, is that normal? Obviously it could mean nobody on the forum heard, and there was no overlap with your school, but still I would have expected something by now
Quite normal.
April 30th is the date by which accepted students should reduce to one school.
Prior to May 15th schools may report decisions "at regular intervals." After that they must be reported within 2 business days.
These rules affect different shareholders in very different ways. Was there some other deadline you were referring to?
Vandy is moving.
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Hi gyngyn!
First -- you're awesome. I've been a part of SDN for more years than I'd care to own up to (even if it is a part of my user info), and you've always been so supportive. It's invaluable to us. Thank you.
Second -- I've always been a little confused on AAMC's language with respect to the April 30th deadline. Most of us talk about it as if it's a hard-and-fast date. But, it seems like it's only a suggestion; a courtesy thing. Do you think you might be able to clarify? I know that the school I'm waitlisted for has a May 15th deposit deadline -- I would assume some people may be holding on to multiply seats until that time.
Have a good day!
I've been hearing the same thing as well....
UConn is moving too, someone was accepted from their high priority list yesterday
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Will start by echo-ing my thanks for your support and guidance in this process.
Can you please clarify what you mean by decisions - 2 business days from what? From the schools which are still interviewing? Or did you mean students have 2 business days after getting off waitlists?
Thank you!
Up until May 15th schools may make offers (of any type) and let AMCAS know about their decisions at "reasonable intervals" (e.g. weekly). After May 15th we must notify AMCAS within 2 business days.
Students are still given up to two weeks to consider new offers at this point. This is why there are "waves" of waitlist movement at individual schools. In two weeks the newly accepted will either stay or go and new offers will be made.
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In years past, it was common to see candidates hold at least two schools for weeks after the deadline while considering financial aid.
Lately, more schools seem to be demanding decisions immediately (even before all financial aid offers have been finalized).
As long as you have communicated with the schools you are holding and they have agreed that more time is needed, there should be no problem.
I will admit that this is the first year I have seen schools threaten to rescind scholarships if an instant decision were not made.
The April 30th traffic day is designed to begin the inevitable process of fine tuning the classes at all schools.
In years past, it was common to see candidates hold at least two schools for weeks after the deadline while considering financial aid.
Lately, more schools seem to be demanding decisions immediately (even before all financial aid offers have been finalized).
As long as you have communicated with the schools you are holding and they have agreed that more time is needed, there should be no problem.
I will admit that this is the first year I have seen schools threaten to rescind scholarships if an instant decision were not made.
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I post all movement (that I can see) on the morning post. Sorry, nothing today from either.
Alert: I do not check AMCAS over the weekend!
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Based on the FB group, there was a little bit of movement from Yale.
FIU has been moving a bit. Got confirmations from earlier this week, and today.
But it could be people who were accepted in the beginning who are just now joining right?
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Seems like alternate lists just went out for IUSM today! (at least a few)
@gyngyn, what do u mean by "all movement you can see"? Are there schools you can't see? Are the acceptance offers time stamped so that you know whether or not it's a recent acceptance from the waitlist?
Read the thread and you shall find the answers you seek my young padawan
The kid said he got in from the waitlist.
Anyone knows any movement at Sinai or Loyola??
Thanks! Was he the only one or were there more?
He was the only one who posted so far.
Anyone know if being accepted already has an impact in whether schools will likely or less likely take you off the wait list?
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depends if the waitlist is ranked or unranked
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I can only see if Columbia has offered a new acceptance to someone we have accepted (or waitlisted).
I can see where our accepted students (and waitlisted) have been offered new acceptances on a daily basis. I do not check by school, but rather by student. Thus, I can only see movement at schools where there is significant overlap in application patterns.
I don't get the waitlist for any school but my own.
Hawaii's thread has been dead... I wish I knew how much movement there was there.
Ok, I didn't know that.
I thought you get a list of which schools are accepting off of the waitlist.
Thank you for taking the time to do this! Earlier in the thread, someone posted that Yale's waitlist has started moving. Did you happen to see any? (If not, I presume there was only minimal movement today.)
I saw nothing today.
I include all visible movement in my AM post.
That would be a lot simpler.
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In Texas news: Baylor sent out its wait-list emails on May 2. Several out- of- state and Texas students have already been offered a spot off the Wait-list. It remains to be seen how many choose Baylor as final destination. A handful of SDN members have given up their spots at Houston, Galveston, and Baylor. No movement on UTRGV wait-list. A new Dell offer from Wait-list as well as UTSA. I don't have any inside info, just tracking the posts on SDN on Texas schools. Hang in there, the waiting should be over soon!
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