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neilpryde21 said:
Sorry to keep pestering you about these school updates but have you seen movement from UCLA over the course of several days and it's still moving or was it one big wave of movement? Thanks so much for doing this for all of us!
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There have been bursts of acceptances over the last couple of weeks and as recently as the last two working days.
 
KBSama said:
Rejected at one of the two schools I am waitlisted at...

and the "bulk" of the movement already moved for my last school... Depressed severely right now
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KBSama said:
Rejected at one of the two schools I am waitlisted at...

and the "bulk" of the movement already moved for my last school... Depressed severely right now
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It's normal to be sad. Don't forget to find pleasure in the things that interest you. You will live to fight another day.
 
UlahSnackbar said:
gosh, I hope I don't end up in this thread. I got a 31 MCAT, so hopefully that spares me from the pain of the waitlist
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I mean no offense, but I was rocking only WLs with my 37/3.8+

This process is tough and med school admissions process is about way more than grades. It is very humbling when you need to many people on the admissions trail with stellar accomplishments. Completely possible to be WLed even with a 45 MCAT.
 
KBSama said:
Rejected at one of the two schools I am waitlisted at...

and the "bulk" of the movement already moved for my last school... Depressed severely right now
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I know what it is like to not get into medical school. My first cycle was completely unsuccessful. Even my second cycle was hell. I just want to Let you know that you should try hard not to get depressed. Let it out, punch a wall, go for a run.

But after, plan ahead:
- contact schools to get suggestions
- take a gap year (I've taken more than I planned but ended up loving them). Enjoy you 20s (?) plus have time for research + volunteer + service. Find a job, make some money.
- improve your app. If you need to retake MCAT and plan on applying 2015 then you have time, study then kill it. If you need grade repair, take some post bac classes.
 
there is always hope, but be persistent
my first year application - one waitlist and rejected
second year - gap (some work, planning ahead, took course for MCAT)
third year - grad school in pharmacology & toxicology (lots of research), reapplied and here I am
 
ILLINIAB1946 said:
@gyngyn do you have any information on Saint Louis University? There has only been one accepted off the waitlist on SDN so far. I have followed past threads and there seems to usually be a decent amount of movement.
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also wondering 🙂
 
@gyngyn Would you happen to know anything about Keck USC? It's been really quiet on the school-specific thread.
 
I think the hard part is many of us who applied this past cycle will have to reapply in the next cycle a year from now (2015 cycle) (and no later) otherwise we will have to take the MCAT again. I really don't want to take the MCAT again!
 
WLSurfer said:
You know, this thread was created to SUPPORT those people who are on waitlists, not for people to come here and post about how much they don't want to end up on this thread next year! I've been lurking this thread for a long time since I'm also on three waitlists and everyone is so sympathetic towards others that are still on waitlists and congratulatory towards those who get accepted and it's helped make me feel better about this whole process. It's not very supportive to post on here how much you don't want to be in our situation next year, is it?
I notice all your other posts say things like "I heard this is an easy school to get into." THERE IS NO EASY MEDICAL SCHOOL TO GET INTO. Especially not when you're banking on a 31 MCAT and 30 hours of hospital volunteering. I have a 35-37 MCAT/3.6-3.8cGPA/3.8-4.0sGPA with over 200 hours of medical volunteering. And I haven't gotten in to a medical school yet this year. I've seen similar stats on a lot of people in this thread! I realize that you just joined SDN yesterday so you don't know what it's all about, but please try to keep these type of insensitive comments to yourself.
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If my comment offend you, that is your problem. Does it not suck to be on the waitlist? All I was saying is that I do not want to end up on the waitlist and I think anyone who says they want to is a liar. I apologize if you were offended by my comment. And even though I started up yesterday, I've been on SDN for the last 3 months, so I'm not a newbie.
 
UlahSnackbar said:
If my comment offend you, that is your problem. Does it not suck to be on the waitlist? All I was saying is that I do not want to end up on the waitlist and I think anyone who says they want to is a liar. I apologize if you were offended by my comment. And even though I started up yesterday, I've been on SDN for the last 3 months, so I'm not a newbie.
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With this attitude, I'll see you here in nine months.

Some things don't need to be broadcasted to the world unless you have self-esteem issues.
 
UlahSnackbar said:
If my comment offend you, that is your problem. Does it not suck to be on the waitlist? All I was saying is that I do not want to end up on the waitlist and I think anyone who says they want to is a liar. I apologize if you were offended by my comment. And even though I started up yesterday, I've been on SDN for the last 3 months, so I'm not a newbie.
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Obviously no one wants to end up on the wait list, that's the entire point of this thread: to support those put into that undesirable circumstance.

Thank you for reminding everyone here of their misfortune.
 
UlahSnackbar said:
If my comment offend you, that is your problem. Does it not suck to be on the waitlist? All I was saying is that I do not want to end up on the waitlist and I think anyone who says they want to is a liar. I apologize if you were offended by my comment. And even though I started up yesterday, I've been on SDN for the last 3 months, so I'm not a newbie.
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Be kind to those who are suffering. That is all.
 
UlahSnackbar said:
If my comment offend you, that is your problem. Does it not suck to be on the waitlist? All I was saying is that I do not want to end up on the waitlist and I think anyone who says they want to is a liar. I apologize if you were offended by my comment. And even though I started up yesterday, I've been on SDN for the last 3 months, so I'm not a newbie.
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There are probably so many people who have things to say to you, but we have better things to worry about. Lets not feed the troll..
 
Ipper91 said:
There are probably so many people who have things to say to you, but we have better things to worry about. Lets not feed the troll..
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+ 1.

It seems rather clear that this guy/girl has very little to no idea about the application process.

He/she just told somebody from AZ to retake the mcat and apply to Wayne State because it is one of the "easier" ones to get into. I literally lolled.😕
 
iVent said:
Throwaway account. Sorry but I needed to vent for a second and thought that this would be the place to do it. I am on the waitlist for medical school, like most everyone else here, and found out that an individual got in today with a 24 MCAT. A twenty. four. Not only did this individual get a 24, but that was the second time taking it. The first time they received a 25. Their extracurriculars, grades, etc. are average and they are not a minority. I know this because they went to my college and us premeds know a lot about everyone else. It just so happens that this person has an older sibling that just graduated from the same medical school, is on the student portion of the medical admission board and got into an extremely competitive residency. I know that admissions is not fair whatsoever, but this just seems so wrong to me and I am livid.

Edit: it's to the same med school I am waitlisted at.
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You also don't know what else went on with that individual with a 24. What they said, what their application actually looked like. Might have lied on the application or lied to you.

One person is not going to sway an admissions committee so I doubt their sibling had that much sway. If s/he did, I wish my parents had produced a sibling for me to get me into medical school.
 
masaraksh said:
I mean no offense, but I was rocking only WLs with my 37/3.8+

This process is tough and med school admissions process is about way more than grades. It is very humbling when you need to many people on the admissions trail with stellar accomplishments. Completely possible to be WLed even with a 45 MCAT.
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I'm with ya bro. I'm a 3.85, 35 MCAT and I'm holding onto two WLs.

To all the new applicants.. don't be shocked if the inevitable does happen... You can be the most well rounded applicant and rock your interviews... and still need to reapply. It is ultra competitive out there. Everyone who gets an interview is more than qualified to become a doctor.
 
premed101101 said:
+ 1.

It seems rather clear that this guy/girl has very little to no idea about the application process.

He/she just told somebody from AZ to retake the mcat and apply to Wayne State because it is one of the "easier" ones to get into. I literally lolled.😕
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This is getting off-topic but considering the person's comments on this thread, and comparing it to another thread they started on pre-medical, I would not be surprised if they in fact have fabricated his/her application. There was a thread where this person is deciding whether to rat out another applicant for lying on their applications.

On topic...wait lists suck. I am on a ranked wait list and was told my specific position was given a spot mid-June last year. When I asked an ad-com member about this year, they said it was moving much slower. Even though all my over analysis has told me it is only probably 5-8 spots behind last years, all I can do is hope for the best. Waiting sucks...but knowing you have a legit chance with waiting sucks even more. Wish I could just get a concrete answer and know my next steps. Hopefully the waiting pays off especially being this close. It has made me realize one thing though, being so close, ain't no way I am giving up.
 
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Everybody: relax.

I know emotions are running high. No need to cut each other down. If they are misinformed, then let them be misinformed. Their ignorance doesn't hurt you.

Gl to everyone!
 
iVent said:
Throwaway account. Sorry but I needed to vent for a second and thought that this would be the place to do it. I am on the waitlist for medical school, like most everyone else here, and found out that an individual got in today with a 24 MCAT. A twenty. four. Not only did this individual get a 24, but that was the second time taking it. The first time they received a 25. Their extracurriculars, grades, etc. are average and they are not a minority. I know this because they went to my college and us premeds know a lot about everyone else. It just so happens that this person has an older sibling that just graduated from the same medical school, is on the student portion of the medical admission board and got into an extremely competitive residency. I know that admissions is not fair whatsoever, but this just seems so wrong to me and I am livid.

Edit: it's to the same med school I am waitlisted at.
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gah that sounds awful. sorry to hear about your situation. focus on what you can do to improve yourself. i'm in the reapp boat and that's what i'm trying. baby steps forward 🙂
 
iVent said:
Throwaway account. Sorry but I needed to vent for a second and thought that this would be the place to do it. I am on the waitlist for medical school, like most everyone else here, and found out that an individual got in today with a 24 MCAT. A twenty. four. Not only did this individual get a 24, but that was the second time taking it. The first time they received a 25. Their extracurriculars, grades, etc. are average and they are not a minority. I know this because they went to my college and us premeds know a lot about everyone else. It just so happens that this person has an older sibling that just graduated from the same medical school, is on the student portion of the medical admission board and got into an extremely competitive residency. I know that admissions is not fair whatsoever, but this just seems so wrong to me and I am livid.

Edit: it's to the same med school I am waitlisted at.
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The same thing literally happened to me.

A religious medical school located in a sunny state rejected me, telling me that my 3.5+ gpa was too low. But, they turned around and accepted someone with a 3.0/24 because they have family members in the church and I don't.

This place was one of my top choice for religious reasons. But I am glad that another medical school pulled me off of their waitlist.

In the end, it worked out for the better because schools that are so legalistic and bound by numbers don't truly appreciate your worth as a candidate.
 
Hang in there guys. I've seen a lot of waitlist movement at many schools.
 
calstan said:
@gyngyn Any news on the wait lists at either Yale or Penn? Both threads are pretty quiet...
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I think there was possibly some movement at UPenn last week based on a friend's Facebook post, but I can't confirm it was 100% due to the wait list. Unfortunately, I think if it moves at all, it's going to be very slow. Not sure about Yale, but I feel like as with many top schools any spots that open up from here on out will be quite rare. Keep those fingers crossed though!
 
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Out of curiosity, do schools usually have a set number of applicants they put on the waitlist, such as 20% of the class size (so, for a school with class size 100, they put 20 people on the waitlist)?
 
lilcraycrafter said:
Out of curiosity, do schools usually have a set number of applicants they put on the waitlist, such as 20% of the class size (so, for a school with class size 100, they put 20 people on the waitlist)?
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I know one school I apply to has double the amount of people on the waitlist as there is entering class. So 100 people in the class, 200 people on the waitlist.
 
@gyngyn already getting ready to reapp, but just out of curiosity, seen anything from Duke? 🙂
 
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