Waitlisted At BU postbach Program.. What to do??

[ThePersianJew]

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Need some advice from anyone who's been through this

I'm currently being waitlistd at the BU post bach program... is there anything I can do to sway the decision of the ad committeee..... ANYTHING??

please, anyone that can offer some advice, give me a holler, it would be much appreciated

thanks

 

[Fusion]

Are you talking about the M.A. in Medical Sciences program?

 

[calbear15]

first find out where you stand on the list. Top, middle, bottom.

 

[ThePersianJew]

Are you talking about the M.A. in Medical Sciences program?

yeah Fusion I am, do you have any suggestions?

 

[truckibear]

Need some advice from anyone who's been through this

I'm currently being waitlistd at the BU post bach program... is there anything I can do to sway the decision of the ad committeee..... ANYTHING??

please, anyone that can offer some advice, give me a holler, it would be much appreciated

thanks

I'll tell you some advice that I've been given.

Make friends with the receptionist. Oftentimes they have a lot more sway in who gets off the waitlist than you think. Also, call early in the day. Chances are, they'll be in a better mood. Make sure you get their name and refer to them by name when ending a call by saying "Thank you for your help, so-and-so." Of course, make sure they get your name too.

Like calbear15 mentioned, you should call to find out what your ranking is (if they do rank). Mention that you are still interested in the program and that you would be willing to fly out at a moment's notice should you be accepted. That might bump you up. I've heard of this happening.

Also, you may want to send an email to the program director or admissions staff handling the waitlist to let them know that you are still interested in the program. I did this and right after I did I received an email from the admissions staff that they had sent to everyone on the waitlist to gauge who was still interested and who wanted to be dropped from consideration.

Anyway, I've heard of applicants who try to send in additional information about themselves after their application is complete, extra LORs, etc. but I'm not sure how effective this is or whether adcoms are really happy about getting this sort of thing. Anyone know? Anyway, I don't know if I was helpful at all but it can't hurt to try and I know these things may sound like common sense, but sometimes we overlook the obvious 🙂 Good luck!

 

[monu1234]

hey, i wrote a letter reiterating how interested i was in the program and how i felt the structure of the program would help my specific needs as a student and future M.D. and i got in after that and being really nice when you speak to the receptionist (natasha hall, i think) seems like good advice too

 

[Jazzinax]

I just got into BU post bacc program for the fall as well. any ideas about housing for the fall??

 

[AnotherDork]

I'll tell you some advice that I've been given.

Make friends with the receptionist. Oftentimes they have a lot more sway in who gets off the waitlist than you think. Also, call early in the day. Chances are, they'll be in a better mood. Make sure you get their name and refer to them by name when ending a call by saying "Thank you for your help, so-and-so." Of course, make sure they get your name too...

A word of warning: This receptionist is a battle-axe. You don't want to get on her bad side. She's very hit-or-miss, too. You can get a sense of it within the first few seconds of talking to her... if she's in a bad mood, call back another day. If she's in a good mood, that's the time to talk to her. She's very nice when she's in a good mood, but boy, I would not want to cross her!!!

I agree that you should call early in the day, but they open at 9:15, so give them some time to get settled.

Good luck!

 

[Comet208]

Dear fellow iroony,

i was in your shoes last year around this time. What i did was that i made sure that Natasha, Michelle, and Dr. Broitman knew me by name and who I was. I called them very often and politely restated my interest in the program and that if i get in even last min i could still make it there. Unfortunately, they can not for some reason disclose your rating on the waitlist. One day i got a phone call from (either Natasha or Michelle) saying i was in but i had just received an acceptance from another school.. so i declined the offer. I have heard that if you have like a 3.0 GPA and 27ish MCAT, you will get in.