Waitlisted and out of school

[docforsure]

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Hey Guys,



Obviously, I wasn't "good enough" for them to give me an admission offer after the interview. My current activities aren't going to change much since I already have a job that I'm happy with ( at least for this year). Being on the waitlist, I feel like they expect me to show some kind of improvement. If I was still in school, I could probably work on getting all A's this semester and send them my new grades, impress them and be taken off the waitlist and offered admission but I can't really do that.

My question is this, given that I'm out of school and the schools already know about my current activities but still put me on the waitlist, my chances of coming out of the waitlist are pretty much slim to non since my strengths (or weaknesses) are not going to change at all in the next few months.


tl;dr - I'm out of school and medschools that waitlisted me knew about my current activities before waitlisting me. My activities are not going to change much, am I screwed?

 

[He2]

i work full time

after waitlists:
I work full time + work in a lab + volunteer

🙂

 

[d1ony5u5]

Largely depends on the schools.

Some schools actually have what you'd intuitively understand from "Wait List," as in, they are just waiting for someone to turn them down to offer you the spot. This would be the case in a ranked wait list.

Some others, in true medical Admissions form, have turned the simple concept into yet another contest. At these schools you are just put in a pool with other applicants, and they go through all the files again before making a decision as spots in the class become available. Crucially, they consider any new info you submit before making a decision.

If you suddenly become active after being placed in the wait list, it could be argued that the AdCom will likely see through your attempt at influencing their decision by taking up activities you had not had the inclination to take before you were placed on their wait list...

Obviously, you could make the argument that they just want to choose the best out of the "pool."

Wait list is the essence of uncertainty. There's nothing that you can do that could be categorized a sure-fire way to get accepted. I'm with you in there...

 

[bravofleet4]

when you say you're screwed do you mean you're only worried that you won't get accepted by your top choices and you have acceptances elsewhere? We can help you if you're asking how to improve your application for next cycle but if you're asking how to get off the waitlist at your dream school then the ball's really in their court now and I doubt anything you do within the next couple of months will matter.

 

[sweetlife]

Hey we are in the same position. I am a second year teacher, and sitting on a wait list. This is my first time applying. I am planning on over spring break contacting a couple hospitals and starting to volunteer again. I have continued to volunteer on campus, off campus & I am getting my master's in education, so I have little time too. However, I figure 4-5 hours a week I can volunteer... I guess those are my suggestions for you too. I know how stressful the first year teaching is. I am sure you are going to be okay. Don't stress out too much. If you have to reapply, look at shadowing or volunteering over the summer.

 

[Morsetlis]

If you're an actual K-12 teacher that's a pretty good position to be in.

 

[docforsure]

Well I have at least one acceptance so far and I think I'll get at least 2-3 more in the next two weeks. It's just that both of my top schools waitlisted me. If either one gave me an acceptance, i'd withdraw from every other school because, both schools are top tier and would probably cost me a lot less to attend because of excellent financial aid help in these schools than attending a second tier school.

 

[Morsetlis]

^ Now I lost all sympathies for you.