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The two schools that I've been waitlisted at have shown no movement (on SDN, at least), although one of them moved a ton on May 15th/16th last year. Does this mean that their classes are pretty full, or does it just have to do with the day of the week adcoms decide to make their decisions/make phone calls?
 
elprezidente said:
The two schools that I've been waitlisted at have shown no movement (on SDN, at least), although one of them moved a ton on May 15th/16th last year. Does this mean that their classes are pretty full, or does it just have to do with the day of the week adcoms decide to make their decisions/make phone calls?
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These decisions are being made as needed on a daily basis.
It's not like the previous phase in which decisions come out in weekly or bi-weekly boluses pending the outcome of meetings.
 
tizhang said:
Pretty bummed out right now. This was my second cycle and just got rejected from VTC before waitlist--is it normal practice for schools to not make a waitlist until after the May 15th deadline or was this out of the norm? I'm still on the waitlist for WVU but they had a waitlist since at least February.
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The waitlist begins to accrue as soon as decisions are made from the very beginning of the cycle. It increases over the interview season and ends when school starts.
 
Do you think I should be concerned if I have not heard back from any of the 3 med schools at which I am waitlisted by the end of this week?
 
lilcraycrafter said:
Do you think I should be concerned if I have not heard back from any of the 3 med schools at which I am waitlisted by the end of this week?
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not at all! I know of at least 3 people who got off WLs in June/July in previous cycles!
 
mmj277 said:
not at all! I know of at least 3 people who got off WLs in June/July in previous cycles!
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I hear this, and I want to remain optimistic that I will be one of those people, but at what point should I say "Okay, the likelihood of an acceptance at this point is very small."
 
Donald Kimball said:
I hear this, and I want to remain optimistic that I will be one of those people, but at what point should I say "Okay, the likelihood of an acceptance at this point is very small."
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For me, my app has always been approaching zero in terms of getting an acceptance so I'll be holding out until the bitter end! I would hazard to say that by early July would be where the likelihood takes a massive dip, maybe the adcoms might have a better experience with it!
 
Donald Kimball said:
I hear this, and I want to remain optimistic that I will be one of those people, but at what point should I say "Okay, the likelihood of an acceptance at this point is very small."
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I know dat feel. I've been putting off the thought of reapplying for weeks now and just been hoping that one of my 4.5 waitlists pans out... but I feel like by June 1st I'll have to accept that I have to reapply.

Refresh, refresh, refresh..
 
I think it's still early to give up hope. If you don't already have an acceptance, you should prepare for the next cycle, but if you do, getting off the wait list is just "bonus" really.
 
I'm on two waitlists, and I would really really love to go to either of those schools, but sitting patiently is such a pain considering I just graduated yesterday and now need to figure out what to do with this free time.

I must say I'm lucky because I'm into a school, but still these two would be such a gift
 
Donald Kimball said:
I hear this, and I want to remain optimistic that I will be one of those people, but at what point should I say "Okay, the likelihood of an acceptance at this point is very small."
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I think I need to get a place to live by June... so my internal cutoff is June (but I have a family and need to set up daycare and all)
 
abbababa said:
I know dat feel. I've been putting off the thought of reapplying for weeks now and just been hoping that one of my 4.5 waitlists pans out... but I feel like by June 1st I'll have to accept that I have to reapply.

Refresh, refresh, refresh..
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4.5 waitlists?
 
Ahhh, I hope it turns out to be an acceptance brother/sister. Good Luck!
 
Welp, looks like I had horrible timing with my most recent interest/update letter. Sent them in today, but most of the schools have already handed out acceptances. Sweet.
 
Ugh, So, I didn't get in this week off my only one waitlist (and there was movement here). I sent in a new LOR + Update Letter (with a good amount of cool things to)., it was my final attack ;/

Doubt I'm getting in now

----->

3rd time Reapp + SMP (even though I have a good GPA) here we go. Damnit :/
 
nabilesmail said:
Ugh, So, I didn't get in this week off my only one waitlist (and there was movement here). I sent in a new LOR + Update Letter (with a good amount of cool things to)., it was my final attack ;/

Doubt I'm getting in now

----->

3rd time Reapp + SMP (even though I have a good GPA) here we go. Damnit :/
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I dont understand how you had to go through two cycles!! You have good stats and average EC.. You also applied to a good bit of schools! Have you started calling to get feedback?
 
orthogenes said:
I think I need to get a place to live by June... so my internal cutoff is June (but I have a family and need to set up daycare and all)
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I probably need to get a place by June if I get into one school. If I get into the other, I am within commuting distance (to me) but the school said I was not within commuting distance to them really though I don't want to commute that far daily unless I have to.
 
gyngyn said:
Northwestern is moving.
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When you give these updates, do you mean that these schools just started moving their waitlists, or do you mean that they started moving earlier but there's substantial movement now?
 
So glad I found this group, I'm currently on 4 wait-lists, and this process of waiting is so painful, but it's nice to see that I'm not the only one, crossing my fingers for all of us to hear good news soon!
 
Joining this awesome crowd; thanks for creating the thread. 2 interviews, 0 acceptances and 1 waitlist. Working on plan B to keep the hope alive for reaching my dream even though getting in this year would be a blessing. Thanks to all posters for the words of support and encouragement. Let's keep our heads up and keep the passion alive and moving! Hope we all get exciting news soon (or late might still be acceptable.)
 
Shazam243 said:
When you give these updates, do you mean that these schools just started moving their waitlists, or do you mean that they started moving earlier but there's substantial movement now?
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Probably just started moving than we have as the sdn thread hasn't said anything yet and there are several waitlists there.

I just hope some of these big schools steal a few students from where I am waiting. Even if it is just 5 or 10.
 
Dr Curitas said:
Joining this awesome crowd; thanks for creating the thread. 2 interviews, 0 acceptances and 1 waitlist. Working on plan B to keep the hope alive for reaching my dream even though getting in this year would be a blessing. Thanks to all posters for the words of support and encouragement. Let's keep our heads up and keep the passion alive and moving! Hope we all get exciting news soon (or late might still be acceptable.)
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Same situation (2 II, 1 WL)
Good luck hope you hear good news soon!
 
Currently on 4 waitlists, 0 acceptances. All my schools seem to have started moving, as I've been seeing others getting off the waitlist, but nothing here yet. 🙁 Really crossing my fingers but also preparing to reapply and have everything in on June 3, ugh.
 
I guess it's time for me to join this group. I'm on 4 waitlists, no acceptances yet. At least it seems like none of my schools have started moving yet, but this wait is driving me crazy!

Good luck to everyone here! I hope we all get good news soon!
 
Shazam243 said:
When you give these updates, do you mean that these schools just started moving their waitlists, or do you mean that they started moving earlier but there's substantial movement now?
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They admitted someone between yesterday and today. Just a data point for those starved for data!
 
gobigorgohome22 said:
It's like every morning, I'm full of hope about getting off WL (5)

Every evening, I have to block out my thoughts to fall asleep.....


Maybe today is the day (but I have been saying this for a year now)!
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I know exactly how you feel my friend. Being wait listed is one of worst feelings I've ever experienced. I only had one interview and got wait listed. Just knowing that my career depends solely upon chance is extremely depressing
 
Dr Curitas said:
Joining this awesome crowd; thanks for creating the thread. 2 interviews, 0 acceptances and 1 waitlist. Working on plan B to keep the hope alive for reaching my dream even though getting in this year would be a blessing. Thanks to all posters for the words of support and encouragement. Let's keep our heads up and keep the passion alive and moving! Hope we all get exciting news soon (or late might still be acceptable.)
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anteater08 said:
Same situation (2 II, 1 WL)
Good luck hope you hear good news soon!
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I'm in the same boat as you two; best of luck!

All our eggs in one basket...

There's been no movement (at least on SDN) so far at my school.

I had a dream a couple nights ago that I received an email from my school's admissions committee. I was so happy when I woke up, but then I realized I woke up.
 
@Solaire

You aren't the only one. I had a dream that I was in what was a mixture of a religious court (the Heavenly Beit Din for those Jews who know what I am talking about) and a medical school admissions committee, I heard them talk about me as if I was not in the room and they were trying to decide whether or not to grant me admission. I was escorted out the door by a former interviewer and told the court will rule tomorrow, then I woke up. A few days later I was waitlisted. I was like... REALLY? A waitlist is not a real decision!

I told my rabbi about it and commented about the stress I must be under.
 
Solaire said:
I'm in the same boat as you two; best of luck!

All our eggs in one basket...

There's been no movement (at least on SDN) so far at my school.

I had a dream a couple nights ago that I received an email from my school's admissions committee. I was so happy when I woke up, but then I realized I woke up.
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I've several dreams like that. So disappointing to wake up...
 
Solaire said:
I'm in the same boat as you two; best of luck!

All our eggs in one basket...

There's been no movement (at least on SDN) so far at my school.

I had a dream a couple nights ago that I received an email from my school's admissions committee. I was so happy when I woke up, but then I realized I woke up.
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I use to have that dream nightly, until I resorted to binge watching ER at night to keep from sleeping....
 
bofocion said:
curious question @gyngyn. You ever pull someone off of your waitlist and then stumble over to SDN only to see that the person is celebrating their new acceptance?
At that point would you just sit back a bit on your chair with a smile on?
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I can't say that has never happened! It is a bit weird, though. Like being in the Matrix.
 
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