Wait-listed at UCSD SOM...Chances?!

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Got wait-listed at UCSD SOM...anyone know what the chances of getting an acceptance are?
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If you're absolutely dying to know, you COULD call and ask how their WL movement has been in recent years. They will usually be pretty honest if the WL hasn't moved much. I did that for one of my schools, which was also a UC, and they confirmed that in the past years, waitlist movement was minimal. They also gave me their input on things I could possibly do to help my chances (although small, and probably not super significant).

I remember @gyngyn saying that CA schools are running a new algorithm in terms of targeting students to accept, and it has supposedly improved the yield dramatically. So that sucks 🙁 Sorry about that! Being WL at one of your top choices sucks! It's like going on a first date, thinking it went well, and then the person never calls you back.
 
They told us during the interview that WL movement was minimal in past years.
 
musicalfeet said:
If you're absolutely dying to know, you COULD call and ask how their WL movement has been in recent years. They will usually be pretty honest if the WL hasn't moved much. I did that for one of my schools, which was also a UC, and they confirmed that in the past years, waitlist movement was minimal. They also gave me their input on things I could possibly do to help my chances (although small, and probably not super significant).

I remember @gyngyn saying that CA schools are running a new algorithm in terms of targeting students to accept, and it has supposedly improved the yield dramatically. So that sucks 🙁 Sorry about that! Being WL at one of your top choices sucks! It's like going on a first date, thinking it went well, and then the person never calls you back.
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Ah okay, thanks so much! 🙂 What were some things they said to help your chances? Like sending in updates in May?
 
Ucsd historically has little-to-no waitlist movement (there was a tiny amount last year, I think, but don't know on a yearly basis beyond that), but there is a small chance you could get a post-waitlist acceptance there. It all comes down to how well they hit their target number of acceptances and what their yield winds up being, I imagine.
 
per interview, of the people they interview, they reject 1/6, accept 1/3, and WL 1/2. I remember doing the math and there's about 10-20% chance of getting of the WL. The WL is internally ranked, and they pull people off it to fill diversity etc. So, there's a chance it moves...
 
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