What to do after getting waitlisted?

[bigbaubdi]

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What can I do to improve my chances of getting in in April/May?

 

[Amy B]

It depends on how the school handles the waitlist. I was on a waitlist from a school that assigns you a rating value. There was NO way you could change the rating you had recieved from their committee. So all you could do was hope they had alot of people not accept their offers of acceptances. It basically stinks

Sorry

 

[Eraserhead]

Where were you waitlisted?

 

[bigbaubdi]

I got waitlisted at Hopkins

 

[Dr. Lector]

Try a letter of intent, let them know that they are your #1 choice and if you get in you'll withdrawl your apps from other schools. Do a search for letter of intent if you want more 411, it's been discussed befor.

 

[uclacrewdude]

holy crap! if you got waitlisted at hopkins, start thinking about where you wanna go if hopkins doesn't take you, b/c you'll probably get in anywhere else!

 

[bigbaubdi]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I am new to SDN so I didn't know about the search feature until today.

Besides the LOI, do you think it would be advisable to talk about your own credentials and why you would be a good match for X medical school?

 

[Giving My .02]

Originally posted by uclacrewdude
holy crap! if you got waitlisted at hopkins, start thinking about where you wanna go if hopkins doesn't take you, b/c you'll probably get in anywhere else!

Don't become disappointed. There are some great schools out there. Keep interviewing. Even though Hopkins is #2, go and look at schools that will be the best fit for you. If you do this, you will enjoy this process more & you might even get into Hopkins without worrying about it for the next couple of months. Good luck!