<p>When do people know if they got off the waitlist? Is there still a chance for waitlisted people to be accepted if someone who’d been accepted earlier decides to head elsewhere the very last moment (say, a week before school starts)?
I’m feeling very repentent because while I’ve almost decided not to attend the U of C, it would still be rather unsafe for me to notify the university of my intentions this early because my mind could change and I don’t want to let myself regret if it really did.
So, could anyone tell me if there still are any chances for waitlisted friends at this point? For if there aren’t, I would delay letting the university know till a few days before the first semester starts.
Deciding not to attend the university has to be one of the most painful processes in my life. If someone from the waitlist could fill my spot, I’m happy to tell the university right away.
All the best to everyone.
Good luck to those of you in Chicago.
And good luck to myself in HK.</p>
<p>Generally, schools expect a degree of what’s called summer melt. So, they overenroll by an appropriate percentage, based on experience. I doubt very much they’d extend any more waitlist accepts. They probably closed it out weeks ago.</p>
<p>Why are you not going?</p>
<p>Last year, someone’s kid got in off the waitlist in August, I think, but most people have started classes already. The exception might be if a waitlisted student was shut out and facing a gap year. </p>
<p>If you can make up your mind, do so. If not, keep your options open.</p>
<p>thanks for the replies!
I’m not going because if I do I will have to borrow money from my aunt (>HKD$1,000,000) and I don’t want to be in huge debt when I grad.
And I was offered a place at HKU’s medical school in early august. Admissions there is pretty tough so I was kind of overjoyed when the news struck me.
The prospects for a doctor aren’t bad at all, and tuition over the next five years would only cost me around HKD$250,000. Of course, I will have to give up my place at the U of C; but I think that’s a sacrifice I’ll have to make.
Luckily I have friends who study in Chicago and they can tell me what life is like in the Windy City…</p>
<p>I don’t even know what to say - that’s a very tough decision. If you are <em>positive</em> about med school, however, that’s likely what you should do. </p>
<p>But, you know something - many doctors don’t look at the MD as a terminal degree. Get your diploma, do the intern thing, make a few bucks, and then come over for grad school at UChicago for a while. Life takes some very odd turns. Your path may be set for the next few years. But not forever!</p>
<p>In hk we choose majors before we start our studies. After five years of undergraduate studies we earn the degrees of bachelor of medicine and bachelor of surgery (which are essentially the same things offered by many UK universities). A year of internship follows and then we either are hired by the HK Hospital Authority or are thrown into the private sector. As far as I understand, after one year of internship, we train to become specialists at a hospital governed by the Hospital Authority and the training usually takes seven years (though some may drop out in the third year or sixth year due perhaps to expiries of contract). So, yeah… what you said is quite true even in Hong Kong. My path is set for the next five years, and then, after that, I’ll need to choose paths again.</p>