TickTock Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 So today is the day. I've hit refresh on my email account at least half a dozen times. Nothing yet. I know the deferrals are sent by email and the acceptance and rejection letters are sent via mail. Just wondering if anyone has received an email of deferral yet. I'm a maritime applicant, although I don't think that matters. For all of us so anxiously waiting, please send a quick post when you get an email. And to any admins out there, do you think someone living in HRM would get a letter by Friday? I'm guessing not likely, but it sure would be nice to know by the weekend!! Enough nervous rambling... good luck to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSc-microbiology Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Ms. C is correct the Dal email system is completely down at the moment. "Dalhousie email unavailable. All Dalhousie services have now been restored except email. Due to a disk failure during routine maintenance, Dalhousie email service has failed, including some email addresses for the University of King`s College. IBM has been on site since early this morning working on the problem. If the email system has to be restored from back up tapes, it may take longer than originally anticipated. Therefore, email may be down for up to 48 hours. Updates will be posted here regularly. Please keep checking back here." Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustWaiting Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 So today is the day. I've hit refresh on my email account at least half a dozen times. Nothing yet. I know the deferrals are sent by email and the acceptance and rejection letters are sent via mail. Just wondering if anyone has received an email of deferral yet. I'm a maritime applicant, although I don't think that matters. For all of us so anxiously waiting, please send a quick post when you get an email. And to any admins out there, do you think someone living in HRM would get a letter by Friday? I'm guessing not likely, but it sure would be nice to know by the weekend!! Enough nervous rambling... good luck to everyone! Just to let everyone know, the Dal email system is apparently up and running again. In regards to receiving mail in the HRM, I received my letter last year on a Monday and it was mailed from Dal on a Wednesday. Friday may be a possibility, but I probably wouldn't count on it. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oti 07 Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 Has no one received anything in the mail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrono35 Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 Not as of yet. Despite my lurking in the windows, watching for the mail man. And now we get to wait until Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oti 07 Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 This site looks like a morgue! Guess we have no deferral e-mails either. Maybe system is still down despite claims that all is working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madz25 Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 No, dal email is up and is working just fine. Hang in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JewelLeigh Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 My guess is that they are reviewing the more "obvious decision" applications first and as such, there probably won't be many deferrals for the first while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrono35 Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 My friend from the the States has always been appalled that mail isn't delivered on Saturdays. I never really cared before, but I am beginning to agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuantum Posted March 3, 2007 Report Share Posted March 3, 2007 They deliver mail in the states on Saturdays???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuantum Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 That's pretty sweet...I wish Canada did that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrono35 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Letters are here! Everyone check their mailboxes. No more waiting for me. Good luck everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark2000 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 I was really hoping for a letter today, but the mail came without a letter from Dal. I live in NB, so I am hoping the mail just hasn't got this far yet. Where do you live chrono? Did anyone in NB get a letter yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oti 07 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Nothing for me and I am in NB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrono35 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 I live in NS, about 2 hours away from Halifax, so maybe the letter is in the mail for you guys who are a little further away. What kills me is knowing that it was waiting in the Post Office all weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dal07 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 hey chrono35, did you get accepted?? i live in the HRM and haven't received my mail yet ... i hope it comes soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrono35 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Yes, thankfully, I got accepted. It's nice to know all the hard work was worth it. Good luck guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbtbmbtz Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 I got a letter this morning as well. Accepted!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dal07 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 Congrats to the both of you!!! Do you guys mind posting your stats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbtbmbtz Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 4th year student 3.89 GPA 37Q MCAT lots of ec's NSERC USRA's etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madz25 Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 congrats on the acceptances!!! if you would like to, you can add your info in the accepted/rejected/waitlisted thread which can be found here: http://www.premed101.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15991 any mods that are reading this - can you make that thread (link above) a sticky please!! i didn't want to unnecessarily post in it in order to bump it up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biologyguy Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Congrats to all who have heard back from Dal; I am yet to hear anything at all. I'm wondering if this is good or bad? I know it was mentioned previously that they randomly go through a certain number of applications at each adcom meeting, but wouldn't they go through the best ones first in order to fill those seats? Haha i wish I fully understood this process! I guess i will have to keep my fingers crossed for early april, since i assume that is the next opportunity to hear again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madz25 Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Congrats to all who have heard back from Dal; I am yet to hear anything at all. I'm wondering if this is good or bad? I know it was mentioned previously that they randomly go through a certain number of applications at each adcom meeting, but wouldn't they go through the best ones first in order to fill those seats? Haha i wish I fully understood this process! I guess i will have to keep my fingers crossed for early april, since i assume that is the next opportunity to hear again. I didn't hear anything until May - and even then I was deferred. Got my acceptance in June. Thank god no waitlist!! Hang in there - it's tough I know but there's nothing else you can do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biologyguy Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Thanks for sharing Madz - you're absolutely right though, I just have to hang in there! Anyways - good luck to everyone, lets hope for some action on these forums!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Hey guys, Hang in there!! Unless they mentioned it on their adcom website they just randomly grab a handful each meeting. And at least now you don't have to constantly stalk your mailman every 3 times every week- now just 3 times a month!! Which i honestly think is a good way to go about it- a good compromise between sending them all out together later like Ontario and causing peptic ulcers from the daily torment from weekly admissions. FYI I found out at the end of March last year, the year before i was rejected in early June- the last regular adcom meeting. As for worrying about htem wanting to get through the good ones to make sure they have enough seats... they know what they are doing and have done it enough to have a good pace. THat is why there are deferrals, sometimes they can't quite decide and instead of making a rash decision wait till they see some more and then go back. I'm sure that sometimes really good applicants, like Madz! get deferred cause they read to fast and didn't realize how amazing she was! so not to worry. Congrats to those who got in... do you mind me asking if it refers to a "booklet" of important information???? We are a little behind in making it available... someone is correcting all my grammar and spelling mistakes.... and we are making it PG13... ok PG14... but we wanted everyone who got accepted to get mention of it. Cheerio, Scooter Quote of the day from me to my dentist "Of course i finished hte popcorn after my tooth broke... the tooth was already broken and I spend bloody 5$ on the bag.... you should really go see The Last King of Scotland...Yes i have insurance...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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