Anybody HP or group 1 get off the list yet? If not, have you considered withdrawing?
Oh how I wish I could be the one to say "ME ME I got off the damn waitlist!!!!" But NO. Im aaaaall the way back in group 3.
Hang in there LolaGene. For the past couple of years they have gone into group 3. It may be slow now, but we don't know what could happen even a week frorm now. It's waaayyyyy (if I might borrow your technique too early to know what's going to happen two months from now. I know it sucks. Trust me I go through my moments where I'm like "just give up...it's over...no one is getting in this year from the waitlist" and then I remember that I have no control over this process and it's something I am going to have to accept. As pre-meds/rising MSI students we are use to having complete control over our lives. We planned each year during college to ensure that we would be in the position of being good medical school applicants. Now that we have arrived at this point, we have to learn to accept what life hands us.
I'm sure you will be a great doctor. Whether as a Yale or Vandy graduate (?, I though I saw you say Vandy was where you were going for now), you will do just fine.
hello there-
dont' usually post in these forums, but suppose i should...recieved call from Mr. Silverman last week with a "verbal acceptance"...wouldn't give me an "official one" until I committed verbally to going there. Once i did (today), Univeristy of Michigan responded with a close-to-full ride within 10 minutes, leaving me now torn. i loved yale and would REALLY love to get out of michigan (grew up around here, have two degrees from umich), but not sure if it's worth 200-250k.
anyhow, there's your update on waitlist movement, and i apologize for sounding unappreciative but between the headache in deciding on my future, i truly am happy and VERY VERY grateful.
best of luck to you all!
ice
hello there-
dont' usually post in these forums, but suppose i should...recieved call from Mr. Silverman last week with a "verbal acceptance"...wouldn't give me an "official one" until I committed verbally to going there. Once i did (today), Univeristy of Michigan responded with a close-to-full ride within 10 minutes, leaving me now torn. i loved yale and would REALLY love to get out of michigan (grew up around here, have two degrees from umich), but not sure if it's worth 200-250k.
anyhow, there's your update on waitlist movement, and i apologize for sounding unappreciative but between the headache in deciding on my future, i truly am happy and VERY VERY grateful.
best of luck to you all!
ice
I'm confused. Are they taking people off the WL out of order?
How are you high waitlisters doing? I have heard of group 1 students getting off the list . . .
Seems that way. Personally, I'm guessing RS realized they're going to have more than enough spots for everyone on the waitlist, and can just do away with the whole tier system this year.
On the other hand, the person who said (s)he got off from tier one listed pre-optometry on the SDN profile. Was it for the School of Optometry? Doubtful, as Mr. Silverman is unlikely to be dean of admissions for this school as well. Additionally, I don't know if optometry costs 200-250k. Either way, best of luck to this person, and congrats!!
I hereby nominate you, since you are HP, to call and find out what is going on. Anyone else in favor of Nyx calling in?
Sure thing, I'd be happy to call. It'll have to be tomorrow, though, as I don't have my cell phone (and work phone is not so good for long distance).
(Possibly silly question following Would it seem sketchy if I knew about G1 people getting in? What's the etiquette about what info we are and aren't supposed to know?
Just talked to Mr. Silverman. He said they are "still plodding away through group 1" but at this time last year would have reached group 2. Like he told others, he said to expect more in the next 10ish days, and that the deadline for deferrals is 6/30. In addition to the deferrals, he mentioned that several students are holding spots at 2 schools, for either financial or family reasons that are being resolved and so some of them may choose not to come to yale.
Has anyone figured out what "solid position" means?
just want to let you know, they don't handle this waitlist thing in any order
http://www.mdapplicants.com/viewprofile.php?id=7445
Just got the call! I'm on cloud 9!!!
Are you all female? Ladies first?
(Congrats)
You think Yale knows when students on their waitlist get scholarships to other top tier schools? I just realized that two of the posters who said they got off also mentioned they had scholarships to other good schools...
high waitlisters - what is going on?!?! i was assuming we would get in before group 1 . . .
Wow, Congrats!! I knew there was at least one SDNer learking around with an acceptance off the waitlist.
Edit: Did you get any details about the waitlist in your conversation with Silverman? Do you think you were a HWL that didn't get notice for some reason until now?
To respond to this quote: over a week before the official "call in" date for waitlist status, I had called (unknowingly) to see where I stood....and i'll probably get blacklisted at yale for telling you all now, but first Mr. Silverman said he couldn't tell me my position for a week, but then told me that I was in group 1. I had sent a few "I love Yale Yale is my top choice" letters, an extra LOR, updates, etc. And yes, he did ask for verbal commitment before officially offering the spot...I hope I don't screw myself over in the long run by changing my mind!
Regarding money to other schools, I did not have a significant scholarship at Michigan prior to Yale acceptance. I gave Mr. Silverman my verbal commitment, then he emailed Michigan...within 10 minutes, Michigan upped the money.
Never realized it was such a crazy game. Anyhow, I will be deferring no matter where I go, so best of luck to you all!!
Can you defer at Yale after getting in off the waitlist? Just curious.
After so many letters of intents/updates, I don't know what to write anymore
Look for your acceptance, but trust not to hope, it has forsaken these forums.