damico88 Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Hi - didn't see a thread on this topic so I thought I'd start one. Anyone have an idea as to how the waitlist works? Are we ranked, unranked etc? Likelihood of getting called (obviously anyone currently admitted can answer that question). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skp1765 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Hi! I just got waitlisted as well. Not sure how many people get put on this waitlist, but they have an information session October 27th that I plan on attending. Anyone else waitlisted with any more info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdi99 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Hey! I am waitlisted as well and planning on attending the info session! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damico88 Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 Hi All - I attended the info session on Thursday and just wanted to recap it here for future reference. They do NOT rank the waitlist. They reconvene, sort through apps, and then reach out to waitlist people by phone AND email. They did not say how often they reconvene. They give you one week to decide whether or not you will accept the opening. All students on the waitlist are considered for either Christiana, DE OR Glenside, PA. I suppose it depends on which location has a seat opening. They didn't say exactly how many people were on the waitlist (unless I missed something feel free to chime in) but it looked like at least 80 people were on the call. They have 100 students in a class with 50 at Christiana and 50 at Glenside. Most information I've read on waitlists in general say waitlists should be the same size of the class. So it's possible there are 100 people on the waitlist? Just a thought/guess. They said some years they have called everyone on the waitlist. One professor said our chances of being called off the waitlist are "pretty good." That's about as much as you'll get without any promises! If not called off the waitlist this cycle and you want to improve for next cycle, they said having a variety of patient care experience would help, as well as medical terminology coursework. Hope this helps... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toffeecoffee Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Hi fellow Arcadia waitlisters! I know they have an everchanging pool of waitlist applicants, and that we may be pulled from the waitlist at any time between now and a week before school starts, but I'll update here in the case that I recieve an admission offer, as I'm sure everyone is looking for a frame of reference on how timing might work out as acceptances roll in for schools. Goodluck on your PA journeys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damico88 Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 Has anyone asked how often the committee meets to pull people off the waitlist? Wanted to ask here before I shoot an email off. I KNOW there are seats opening up....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damico88 Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 I asked how often the committee meets and this is the response: "At this time our class for May 2023 is full. If someone were to drop out of the process, the admissions committee would reconvene to discuss all available applicants. So we are just basically waiting to see if anything is going to happen." Not sure what that means? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea2234 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 On 11/28/2022 at 3:25 PM, damico88 said: I asked how often the committee meets and this is the response: "At this time our class for May 2023 is full. If someone were to drop out of the process, the admissions committee would reconvene to discuss all available applicants. So we are just basically waiting to see if anything is going to happen." Not sure what that means? Sounds like they currently are not reviewing anyone from the waitlist and will only do so if/when a spot opens. I would guess with 5 months to go at least a couple people will drop - perhaps those who accepted a seat while waiting to hear from other schools which they might ultimately choose over Arcadia thus opening a spot. So, they could meet as soon as tomorrow or not at all again for this cycle, just depending on if any current committed students release their spot. Hope that helped clarify! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toffeecoffee Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Thanks for the update damico88 and for the clarification Chelsea2234! Your ability to connect to the admisssion staff and teamwork sure does show that you're both going to be amazing PAs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciannacd Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 I was accepted off the waitlist today! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damico88 Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 Anyone else been on the waitlist since October and still waiting to get a call? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emtpa2021 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Got accepted off the waitlist, but will be declining. Heads up that they are doing calls before they send out your formal acceptance so look out for that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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