somedayDrA
Getting There
Loc: Southern California
Registered on 04-23-09
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09-03-10 01:42 PM - Post#70317
In response to redo-it-all
So, I was waitlisted at LECOM-Bradenton, which was pretty disappointing, especially since I felt like the interview went well  . However, I got interviews at KCOM and Nova, so I have three more interviews in the next couple of months, so we'll see what happens....
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oldnavygirl
Loc: North Carolina
Registered on 08-03-10
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09-03-10 10:34 PM - Post#70319
In response to somedayDrA
Sorry you feel disappointed. Good luck at your other interviews...
Becky
Navy veteran
East Carolina University - BSN 2003
East Carolina University - MSN 2009
Future doctor!
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gabelerman
Osteopathic Medical Student
Loc: 4th YEAR BABY!!!!!!!
Registered on 07-10-03
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09-03-10 10:44 PM - Post#70321
In response to oldnavygirl
That is the game though. This is why medical school admissions is such a crap shoot. You do not know what the adcoms are thinking, unless you come to the conference and find out.
Good luck on your next interviews. It is still early.
Gabriel S. Lerman, M.S.
UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine, 2011.
C/O 2011 Honor Code Representative 2009-2011
OPM Board of Directors 2009-2014
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somedayDrA
Getting There
Loc: Southern California
Registered on 04-23-09
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2010-2011 Interviews and Acceptances
09-04-10 12:55 PM - Post#70323
In response to gabelerman
The whole med school admissions process is a roller coaster - one day you're up, the next day you're down.
The worst part is keeping my mind off the waitlist, and wondering if the reason why I was put on the waitlist is going to keep me out of other schools or if I just wasn't a match for that particular school.
Edited by somedayDrA on 09-04-10 12:55 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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redo-it-all
But doing it well
Loc: TX
Registered on 12-04-09
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2010-2011 Interviews and Acceptances
09-04-10 05:37 PM - Post#70324
In response to somedayDrA
somedayDrA
I have grasped that you have a number of interviews coming up. I wouldn't let this waitlist haunt me too much (if I were you). Just forget about it. Besides, the other adcoms are probably not aware of the status of your application, so you start with a clean sheet every time.
Also I have read that sometimes you can send a letter to reiterate your interest in the school and follow up (I hope gonnif or gabelerman will pick up on that).
Finally, this brings up an interesting question. Does someone here have some stats that would show the likely-hood to be accepted in at least one school as a function of the number of interviews. Now I hear the skeptics saying "well you can be accepted at the only school where you have an interview" or "you can be rejected from every school even if you interview at 20". I know these particular cases are always possible (although the 20 school one is very unlikely), but I would like to see some actual stats on the matter (not sure they exist though). For instance, I'd like to see a nice plot showing on the x axis the number of interviews on the y axis the chances (likely-hood) to be accepted in at least one school.
Anyone?
Edited by redo-it-all on 09-04-10 05:38 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.
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