marta12345 Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 I don't think anyone can give you a 100% affirmative answer here unless it's something that is coming from the admissions office They seemed to have just started the verifier contacting process this past week so there is a chance your verifiers haven't been contacted yet. I wouldn't worry too much Are they calling or e-mailing verifiers or both? My friend's verifier got e-mailed and their last name starts with D. Are they doing it in alphabetical order? Or is it random? What are your thoughts and experiences with verifiers checks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marta12345 Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 Everyone's verifiers will be contacted, regardless of whether or not their cumulative scores warrant an offer of admission/position on the wait list. In previous years, did they contact everyone's verifiers post interview? Can people who applied last year clarify? Is there any past indication that checking them post-interview correlates with offers ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
End Poverty Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 They contact individual's verifiers who will get rejected as well. I have a feeling that they will contact everyone's verifiers this year ( just like what U of A did pre-interview). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HiHopes Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 As has been mentioned here before (please refer back to the previous pages), Dr. Walker said in the admissions blog that they don't have any scores decided yet when they contact verifiers. Thus, there is no bearing on the final decision if your verifiers have/have not been contacted. My last name starts with D as well, and mine have been contacted. Whether or not it is truly alphabetical, who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marta12345 Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 Anyone know how many verifiers they contact for each of us? I've only had 1 of mine get contacted. Also, what if they don't hear back from a verifier? What letter of alphabet does your last name start with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiHopes Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 They try their best to reach the contact. Although they commonly call, it seems as if all verifiers so far have been reached by email. If they cannot reach your verifiers, they will proceed to calling / emailing you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volgin Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 They try their best to reach the contact. Although they commonly call, it seems as if all verifiers so far have been reached by email. If they cannot reach your verifiers, they will proceed to calling / emailing you. Neat, though I'm wondering where you saw that they'll proceed to calling/emailing me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HiHopes Posted April 10, 2017 Report Share Posted April 10, 2017 Neat, though I'm wondering where you saw that they'll proceed to calling/emailing me? This comes from people who've asked before about this on MD admissions. That was Dr. Walker's answer. Certainly someone from within the program who's been contacted could share their experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borborygmi Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 As has been mentioned here before (please refer back to the previous pages), Dr. Walker said in the admissions blog that they don't have any scores decided yet when they contact verifiers. Thus, there is no bearing on the final decision if your verifiers have/have not been contacted. My last name starts with D as well, and mine have been contacted. Whether or not it is truly alphabetical, who knows. This. Unless something has changed. My verifiers were not contact. I know others who had verifiers contacted, but were rejected. Don't read anything into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
End Poverty Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 This. Unless something has changed. My verifiers were not contact. I know others who had verifiers contacted, but were rejected. Don't read anything into it. I feel that their strategy in contacting verifiers varies every year. You never know exactly what they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
End Poverty Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Neat, though I'm wondering where you saw that they'll proceed to calling/emailing me? Dr. Walker said that they will contact you if they can't get the hold of your verifier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iweepfortheyweep Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 At the risk of sounding repetitive, picking apart minutiae about the admissions process at this point is just fueling your anxiety. Whether or not your verifiers are contacted does not give you any prescient knowledge of whether you'll be getting an admission offer. It's best to just relax and not worry about it until you get a concrete reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marta12345 Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 How many weeks do they spend on verification checks? Do they contact people with ECs that seem too good to be true? or any activity on your app? or long term activities? I know they are doing it partially randomly, but also partially deliberately selecting certain activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainAmoeba Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Nobody knows! So don't worry about it. They use what ever system they think best fills their needs. I'm sure they verify as long as they need to. Which depends. No one will be able to ease your mind on this. So just trust the process. How many weeks do they spend on verification checks? Do they contact people with ECs that seem too good to be true? or any activity on your app? or long term activities? I know they are doing it partially randomly, but also partially deliberately selecting certain activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiHopes Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 As many as it takes. Probably more out-there activities (that was my case). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
End Poverty Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 As many as it takes. Probably more out-there activities (that was my case). I agree. They are more likely to verify activities that stand out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT_93 Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 I agree. They are more likely to verify activities that stand out. ...I may or may not have lied about working for NASA, and going to outer space on a volunteer mission for hungry aliens.... fingers crossed they don't contact Commander Spaceman who's identity I've made up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiHopes Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Sounds plausible for pre-meds nowadays. No worries, pretty standard stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountainAmoeba Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Shoot, do you think the fact that I put down "defeated whitewalker army with Drogon the dragon" will make them contact my verifiers? Sometimes John doesn't answer his emails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
End Poverty Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 ...I may or may not have lied about working for NASA, and going to outer space on a volunteer mission for hungry aliens.... fingers crossed they don't contact Commander Spaceman who's identity I've made up... I am really worried about my Top 10, I put down commander Spaceman as my verifier, but they are on a mission to kill the aliens and can't be found on the surface of this planet . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marta12345 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 It seems that only few people got their verifiers checked so far.. Are they going to be contacting everyone's verifiers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithril Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Shoot, do you think the fact that I put down "defeated whitewalker army with Drogon the dragon" will make them contact my verifiers? Sometimes John doesn't answer his emails. I don't think John will know. Jon might, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT_93 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Shoot, do you think the fact that I put down "defeated whitewalker army with Drogon the dragon" will make them contact my verifiers? Sometimes John doesn't answer his emails. Only if we had Game of Thrones during this wait.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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