Sali Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 Hi Everyone, I thought I would create a new topic for applicants who were waitlisted (UBC Medical School Class of 2019). Hopefully this will allow us to share information on upcoming rounds of offers, statistics, or simply vent haha. - IP- 3rd application (2nd time on the waitlist rollercoaster) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted May 8, 2015 Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 Good luck to the waitlisters, there's a great guy I know in the same shoes as you. Sending you all good vibes, and hoping it all works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourwinds Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 IP Willing to go to any site Fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am1022 Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 OOP, waitlisted. Already accepted to another Canadian school, so very grateful with whatever happens. Are all waitlist communications made through email? Not sure I'll have access to my phone for most of June, so hopefully I'd hear through email (if at all). Good luck everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleming Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Good luck, guys! Hope it all works out for each of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sali Posted May 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 OOP, waitlisted. Already accepted to another Canadian school, so very grateful with whatever happens. Are all waitlist communications made through email? Not sure I'll have access to my phone for most of June, so hopefully I'd hear through email (if at all). Good luck everyone! Congrats on your acceptance! My understanding is that UBC will release all notifications via email & on the online application system. There are a few cases where they have actually called people, but that is usually when they are filling up the last one or two seats and need a quick answer in order to confirm their class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equus Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 I'm also waitlisted, OOP. I found a blog post from 2013 about being waitlisted... http://mdprogram.med.ubc.ca/2013/05/17/being-waitlisted-2/ Based on that blog post, I'm assuming that we can't expect the waitlist to start moving until after May 22nd (the deadline for acceptances to the first wave of offers)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sali Posted May 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 I'm also waitlisted, OOP. I found a blog post from 2013 about being waitlisted... http://mdprogram.med.ubc.ca/2013/05/17/being-waitlisted-2/ Based on that blog post, I'm assuming that we can't expect the waitlist to start moving until after May 22nd (the deadline for acceptances to the first wave of offers)? Yeah. I imagine that the first round of offers will go out on the following Monday (May 25th) or Tuesday (May 26th). Last year there was seven rounds of offers and the class was filled on June 17th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Dusdal Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Great idea OP. I was coming here to start the very same thread. I'm IP, also willing to go to any sites. Also chasing tea leaves trying to make sense of any data we have to calculate chances haha. Reversion to the mean looks like it should be 45-50 declined offer this year. Based on very little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Dusdal Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Does anyone know if they expanded the waitlist in 2012 when there were 64 declined offers? If not then we can maybe assume the waitlist is at least ~70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equus Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Does anyone know if they expanded the waitlist in 2012 when there were 64 declined offers? If not then we can maybe assume the waitlist is at least ~70. I believe that was the year after UBC exhausted the waitlist and had to call back rejected applicants. Starting in 2012, they expanded the waitlist, although no one knows how long it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sali Posted May 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2015 My understanding was in 2012 they shortened the waitlist once they had a full class (sometime in June). Then there was unexpected movement and UBC admissions had to put applicants who were taken off the wait list back on. However, none of those individuals were actually accepted. But your probably right… I am sure the admissions department was embarrassed and therefore expanded the wait list so as the same thing wouldn't happen in the future. Still impossible to figure out how long it is though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thdms Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 IP, waitlisted trying to be positive at the moment and hoping for some good news..if not I guess I have another year to myself. I understand that no one knows but is it reasonable to guess that the waitlist doesn't include more than 50 people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourwinds Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 IP, waitlisted trying to be positive at the moment and hoping for some good news..if not I guess I have another year to myself. I understand that no one knows but is it reasonable to guess that the waitlist doesn't include more than 50 people? I'd say around 60-70 at least because of 2012. My guess is between 70-100 but who really knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 100% agreed that no one knows the length of the list, I would guess around 75 as well. I would guess that because of curriculum renewal this year, that there will be greater movement on the wait list. Saw it the first year that the SMP started, people who get accepted to multiple programs may be less likely to accept to a program that is still getting the wrinkles out. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arttomed Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hey guys Just a quick question. Do we need to email admission office to confirm that we want to stay in the waitlist or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
equus Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Hey guys Just a quick question. Do we need to email admission office to confirm that we want to stay in the waitlist or not? You only need to email admissions if you want to be removed from the waitlist. Otherwise, it's assumed that you want to stay on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arttomed Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 You only need to email admissions if you want to be removed from the waitlist. Otherwise, it's assumed that you want to stay on it. Great, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notanartist Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 OOP waitlisted let's all keep our fingers crossed for some good news in the coming months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sali Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 I am sure that most people have seen these statistics… but for those who haven't http://mdprogram.med.ubc.ca/admissions/admissions-statistics/ 2012: 64 declined offer (22 IP & 42 OP) 2013: 41 declined offer (15 IP & 26 OP) 2014: 27 declined offer (7 IP & 20 OP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Dusdal Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 I am sure that most people have seen these statistics… but for those who haven't http://mdprogram.med.ubc.ca/admissions/admissions-statistics/ 2004 42 declined offer 2005 26 declined offer 2006 27 declined offer 2007 36 declined offer 2008 35 declined offer 2009 33 declined offer 2010 33 declined offer 2011 69 declined offer 2012: 64 declined offer (22 IP & 42 OP) 2013: 41 declined offer (15 IP & 26 OP) 2014: 27 declined offer (7 IP & 20 OP) Added as many as I could find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arttomed Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 I am sure that most people have seen these statistics… but for those who haven't http://mdprogram.med.ubc.ca/admissions/admissions-statistics/ 2004 42 declined offer 2005 26 declined offer 2006 27 declined offer 2007 36 declined offer 2008 35 declined offer 2009 33 declined offer 2010 33 declined offer 2011 69 declined offer 2012: 64 declined offer (22 IP & 42 OP) 2013: 41 declined offer (15 IP & 26 OP) 2014: 27 declined offer (7 IP & 20 OP) Added as many as I could find. Do we know how many ppl usually withdraw from the waitlist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Dusdal Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Do we know how many ppl usually withdraw from the waitlist? Oh, right! hadn't even thought of that variable. I haven't seen that number anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astudent Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 I think one other thing that kind of sucks is that waitlisters are probably fairly unlikely to get their first choice campus. I was looking at the waitlist thread from previous yrs and most of the waitlist offers were made to other campuses not the Vancouver campus. So, I guess if Vancouver is your first choice, it may be a disadvantage if you're really set on that location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sali Posted May 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 I think one other thing that kind of sucks is that waitlisters are probably fairly unlikely to get their first choice campus. I was looking at the waitlist thread from previous yrs and most of the waitlist offers were made to other campuses not the Vancouver campus. So, I guess if Vancouver is your first choice, it may be a disadvantage if you're really set on that location. Yeah. If this year is anything like last year all waitlisters who are accepted will be placed at SMP (Kelowna) first then waitlisted (again) for the other sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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