2023-2024 Charles R Drew

[monkeym8]

Do we get a notification for being on the waitlist? Or if you don't hear anything today that means waitlist? This process is so darn unpredictable and I wish we would hear answers in a consistent manner D:

Can someone email/call the office to ask if all communication has been sent out for today 🫣 And if it has, will they inform us of our position number in the waitlist

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[brazzimamma]

Can someone email/call the office to ask if all communication has been sent out for today 🫣 And if it has, will they inform us of our position number in the waitlist

I nominate you 😂😂

 

[Pikablue]

I nominate you 😂😂

I second

 

[studentdoctorco2028]

I think they'll release them later today after business hours... Lol!

 

[monkeym8]

I nominate you

Im halfway across the world rn otherwise I would LOL

 

[trickymedic]

Can someone email/call the office to ask if all communication has been sent out for today 🫣 And if it has, will they inform us of our position number in the waitlist

I called but no one answered and I chickened out on emailing

 

[monkeym8]

I called but no one answered and I chickened out on emailing

Youre the realest OMG

 

[UncompetitiveInhibitor]

I think they might not all be sent out today "Offers of admission: February 15, 2024, until class sixty spots are filled." And my interviewer said February and March, not really emphasizing the 15th.

 

[monkeym8]

I think they might not all be sent out today "Offers of admission: February 15, 2024, until class sixty spots are filled." And my interviewer said February and March, not really emphasizing the 15th.

I think the assumption is that they wouldve sent out the first batch of 60 initial acceptances by today and pull people off the waitlist once those initial applicants decline their offers. Im not even sure if they sent out 60 so far? Maybe less than half?

 

[UncompetitiveInhibitor]

 

[hijabimed]

I’m glad we’re all in this together. Might be my favorite school thread

 

[muffinman#3]

I’m glad we’re all in this together. Might be my favorite school thread

We had 1 person post they got an A today. We got this guys, I might throw up from the anxiety

 

[monkeym8]

I’m glad we’re all in this together. Might be my favorite school thread

It’s called ~trauma bonding~

 

[trickymedic]

I’m glad we’re all in this together. Might be my favorite school thread

Samee we would all make a great class

 

[premed-bruin]

anyone else not hear back at all yesterday?😅

 

[muffinman#3]

anyone else not hear back at all yesterday?😅

I just emailed them, let's hope for some good news

 

[YareYare]

I just emailed them, let's hope for some good news

Any word yet?

 

[muffinman#3]

Any word yet?

No ma’am/sir, only the strong shall prevail 😂😂

 

[monkeym8]

No ma’am/sir, only the strong shall prevail

They are usually pretty responsive so hopefully they reply by the EOD

 

[c@tlovers]

Is there a possibility that they sent more than 60 already? 😣

 

[YareYare]

Is there a possibility that they sent more than 60 already? 😣

It’s def possible, it’s just weird that they haven’t sent any WL/Rs at all or any communication in general

 

[BrokenLlamas]

Just to be transparent, accepted students received a Zoom link for a Q and A with admin. The email was sent to exactly 60 ppl - not sure what this means but wanted to share it in case someone finds it helpful!!

 

[noodlesmash]

Just to be transparent, accepted students received a Zoom link for a Q and A with admin. The email was sent to exactly 60 ppl - not sure what this means but wanted to share it in case someone finds it helpful!!

Thank you! Dang, so I assume the group of us that haven’t received an A or R make up the WL. I wish they would at least communicate better 😭

 

[monkeym8]

Just to be transparent, accepted students received a Zoom link for a Q and A with admin. The email was sent to exactly 60 ppl - not sure what this means but wanted to share it in case someone finds it helpful!!

Thanks for sharing—so it seems like they sent out 60 initial acceptances?

 

[studentdoctorco2028]

It seems like a lot of premeds are on SDN these days, so interesting that not even 15 ppl posted receiving an A on here...i could be wrong, but wouldn't be surprised if the people who received an A have other options and aren't that pressed to attend CDU.. who knows...this process can be frustrating to say the least..

 

[BrokenLlamas]

Thank you! Dang, so I assume the group of us that haven’t received an A or R make up the WL. I wish they would at least communicate better 😭

Np! Tbh, I feel you on the communication aspect. I'm kinda fed up with the borderline unprofessional communication habits that medical schools participate in, just because they can (not singling out CDU, a bunch of medical schools are guilty of this). It's honestly kinda sad this info has to be shared by a SDN user rather than the admin

Thanks for sharing—so it seems like they sent out 60 initial acceptances?

And yup, I'd agree!

 

[drbb24]

The lack of communication is frustrating! If they aren't going to email WL/R status etc, it should at least be visible on the portal :/

 

[amdocahe]

The lack of communication is frustrating! If they aren't going to email WL/R status etc, it should at least be visible on the portal :/

100000%
The lack of communication is ridiculous.

 

[guavaberry34]

i know drew is a separate school now but when I previously interviewed for the drew/ucla program, i interviewed in oct and didn’t get my rejection until july. I did get a still under review email in april but i was never explicitly waitlisted or rejected even though many others on SDN had formally gotten waitlisted or rejected… so it felt like they were just keeping ppl around in case they burned through their waitlist. hopefully they do a better job of letting applicants know exactly where they stand because there is no way that they are not familiar with how draining this process is. sending an immense amount of love to those also still waiting to hear back. y’all are really doing amazing 🤍

 

[muffinman#3]

Just to be transparent, accepted students received a Zoom link for a Q and A with admin. The email was sent to exactly 60 ppl - not sure what this means but wanted to share it in case someone finds it helpful!!

This still just doesn’t make sense to me. Why send out an email for a Q&A when some of those 60 people might not commit to going to the school

 

[Premed44-4]

Just to be transparent, accepted students received a Zoom link for a Q and A with admin. The email was sent to exactly 60 ppl - not sure what this means but wanted to share it in case someone finds it helpful!!

If you don’t mind, how long do you guys have to make acceptance deposit or to let them know you are going there?

 

[BrokenLlamas]

If you don’t mind, how long do you guys have to make acceptance deposit or to let them know you are going there?

A specific commit to enroll date was not disclosed anywhere, and the only timeline mentioned was in regards to accepting the offer within 2 weeks (here's the exact wording): "To hold your place in the class, you must respond via email, an online portal on WebAdMIT, email ([email protected]), and the Choose Your Medical School (CYMS) Tool within two weeks of receipt of this letter." I'm pretty sure this is referring to the "plan to enroll" designation on the CYMS tool, but this option isn't binding or final in any way so I'm really not sure when final decisions have to be made!

This still just doesn’t make sense to me. Why send out an email for a Q&A when some of those 60 people might not commit to going to the school

Tbh, your guess is as good as mine haha. And just to further support your message, I just declined my acceptance offer at CDU - I'm manifesting that my acceptance be given to one of you on SDN!! Good luck everyone!! You're going to do great things in medicine!!!

 

[djkandy002]

A specific commit to enroll date was not disclosed anywhere, and the only timeline mentioned was in regards to accepting the offer within 2 weeks (here's the exact wording): "To hold your place in the class, you must respond via email, an online portal on WebAdMIT, email ([email protected]), and the Choose Your Medical School (CYMS) Tool within two weeks of receipt of this letter." I'm pretty sure this is referring to the "plan to enroll" designation on the CYMS tool, but this option isn't binding or final in any way so I'm really not sure when final decisions have to be made!


Tbh, your guess is as good as mine haha. And just to further support your message, I just declined my acceptance offer at CDU - I'm manifesting that my acceptance be given to one of you on SDN!! Good luck everyone!! You're going to do great things in medicine!!!

Just wanted to thank you for taking the time to share all this info with us!! You are very very much appreciated, and I hope your cycle continues going well!

 

[monkeym8]

Is it worth asking about our waitlist rank?

 

[muffinman#3]

Is it worth asking about our waitlist rank?

I asked on Friday and they still haven’t responded. If someone wants to try as well that would be lovely

 

[brazzimamma]

Thanks for sharing—so it seems like they sent out 60 initial acceptances?

Is there anything that says they only send out 60 acceptances? I know that is usually their final class size but if they operate anything like other medical schools they would send out more than 60 acceptances given the sure fact that not all who receive an acceptanve will end up matriculating... Seems weird that they would only send out 60....

 

[drbb24]

Is there anything that says they only send out 60 acceptances? I know that is usually their final class size but if they operate anything like other medical schools they would send out more than 60 acceptances given the sure fact that not all who receive an acceptanve will end up matriculating... Seems weird that they would only send out 60....

My guess is that they send out an initial 60, then depending on how many commit, they go through the remaining potential candidates until the class is filled and then everyone else is either waitlisted or rejected? Or something along those lines

 

[monkeym8]

I asked on Friday and they still haven’t responded. If someone wants to try as well that would be lovely

Just sent an email 🥲

 

[c@tlovers]

Just called mainly to see if they would answer. No reply! Anyone else? I’m assuming they are busy or occupied

 

[monkeym8]

Just called mainly to see if they would answer. No reply! Anyone else? I’m assuming they are busy or occupied

What if they are avoiding us 🥲

 

[cactus2024]

Hi all! Just wanted to share my experience so far. I received an acceptance on Sunday (02/11) at 9 pm. All the information shared already from previous post is consistent about next steps to confirm acceptance. My understanding is that they except 60 students, but never heard anything more about wait list. This is my first acceptance and Im from the LA area so I am super excited. Still waiting to hear back from a few schools though. CDU did send a campus invite for early/mid april for accepted students to visit. You can bring two guest and for a couple of hours in the afternoon. Hope this helps for those still waiting. Congrats to my fellow colleagues that received an A and hope those waiting hear something back positive!

 

[amdocahe]

Hi all! Just wanted to share my experience so far. I received an acceptance on Sunday (02/11) at 9 pm. All the information shared already from previous post is consistent about next steps to confirm acceptance. My understanding is that they except 60 students, but never heard anything more about wait list. This is my first acceptance and Im from the LA area so I am super excited. Still waiting to hear back from a few schools though. CDU did send a campus invite for early/mid april for accepted students to visit. You can bring two guest and for a couple of hours in the afternoon. Hope this helps for those still waiting. Congrats to my fellow colleagues that received an A and hope those waiting hear something back positive!

Congratulations on your A and thank you for sharing!

 

[muffinman#3]

What if they are avoiding us 🥲

I finally got through and they told me to email them lol which I did Friday and got no response. The suspense continues I guess 😂

 

[monkeym8]

I finally got through and they told me to email them lol which I did Friday and got no response. The suspense continues I guess

 

[c@tlovers]

Have they responded to anyone’s emails? 😃

 

[muffinman#3]

Have they responded to anyone’s emails? 😃

Nope, I truly think the craziest and most unfair part of this is they were able to send out 4000 rejection letters for pre/post interviews and acceptances but those of us left are supposed to just sit around with no idea what's going on

 

[c@tlovers]

Nope, I truly think the craziest and most unfair part of this is they were able to send out 4000 rejection letters for pre/post interviews and acceptances but those of us left are supposed to just sit around with no idea what's going on

Agreed! I’m wondering if they plan on releasing acceptances every two weeks to fill in seats for those who decide not to confirm their acceptance within their two week deadline. 🧐 Either way, I really hope they get back to us because I’m anxiously checking my email every second and it’s probably not the healthiest at this point LOL

 

[muffinman#3]

Agreed! I’m wondering if they plan on releasing acceptances every two weeks to fill in seats for those who decide not to confirm their acceptance within their two week deadline. 🧐 Either way, I really hope they get back to us because I’m anxiously checking my email every second and it’s probably not the healthiest at this point LOL

From last year's forum it seems like they ghosted and sent out rejections in May

 

[c@tlovers]

From last year's forum it seems like they ghosted and sent out rejections in May

i cant take this wait

 

[monkeym8]

Have they responded to anyone’s emails?

It’s unprofessional at this point lol