We might start hearing more soon, at least I hope, even before CTE becoming available on April 30th. Back in February, they still had a couple hundred applications they hadn't even looked at yet. I can't remember the exact deadline the ADCOM was given to finish processing them but I do believe it was in March.
Here's to hoping lol. USUHS currently my #1. Hope to see some of you this summer!
I interviewed the week of 1/24, and am still waiting too. 😅
I was thinking about sending one, but if places on the WL are locked, then it probably wouldn't do anything anyway.
Basically..
so has UHUHS lol
Scroll up a little. The answer is "yes, plenty".
very anxiously waiting on one. My only shot at medical school for next year so I am banking on this working to a degree.
That's exactly why most would recommend continuing to build up your application throughout the cycle and take a cycle off in between applications.
Oh you're absolutely correct. It's an outdated and arduous process that needs serious remodeling, but that takes time. Schools adopting the MMI is one example of attempting to fix the process. Now applicants need to prepare for two possible interview types. Same deal with CASPer. With every change, you're bound to face resistance.
It's interesting to think there's folks out there with so many acceptances they HAVE to narrow it down to 3.
lol yeah that would be unreal just holding on to 3 acceptances like its nobodies business. I didn't even have three interviews like damn son.
I personally believe a LOI has little weight for someone waiting on an interview and even less weight for someone on the waitlist. I say this because I've seen individuals get an II only after sending a letter of intent but I've never seen someone get accepted off the waitlist after sending one. However, they might be a little more impactful when combined with one or more updates (e.g. new publication, new clinical exposure, etc.) that weren't listed on your primary. It can't hurt to send one. I'd argue that you can only benefit from it.
I wondered the same thing so I want to share what was mentioned during an information session. CAPT Liotta said then that if it really comes down to the wire, LOI are definitely considered.
Off the WL?
Yes. WL since 12/23
Congrats!!! What branch?
Thanks! Air Force
hoping to hear something by like the beginning of May lol. like I gotta find a place to live and then say good bye to everyone I love before that whole thing. I am ready for it but damn the uncertainty is just unreal. I also don't know what the likelihood of getting off the wait list is. I have heard some people say that almost everyone gets off of it if they are healthy but I feel like most people get waitlist anyways so how do they even make that decision.
If you look at data from MSAR, they waitlist 175-200 people while interviewing ~600 people. So, they don't WL everybody.
Yeah, I feel you on that. I would really like to get my housing situation locked down as soon as possible, and my wife has to put in for a transfer from her job. It's stressful, but I've got over 8 years active service already, so I'll sit on the waitlist until the last minute if I have to. Really hoping it doesn't come to that, though.
Do the number of waitlist position include the alternate list or only the wait list
I'd assume WL only. Although, I guess they could include alternate list, but then why not just combine the two lists and not say that they're two different lists.
If you look at c/o 2025 stats on their website, they offered 289 people for 173 positions. I'd assume 116 offers from the WL, but who knows. It will vary from year to year.
If we're going off statistics reported in MSAR, approximately 175-200 applicants will get waitlisted in a typical cycle. USU hands out about 275 acceptances per cycle (I would assume it ranges from 265-280) and 100 of these come from the waitlist. So roughly half of the waitlisted applicants will eventually receive an acceptance.
