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Waitlist Procedures
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State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
AL
Frederick P. Whiddon College of
Medicine at the University of
South Alabama
Approximately 40
20
The waitlist is a ranked list and students are accepted
in the order they were ranked by the Admissions
Committee.
AL
University of Alabama at
Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink
School of Medicine
50-75
14
In early April, a two-tier waitlist is created and
applicants are notified of their tier placement. # of
waitlist offers over the last 3 years: 2021 = 18; 2022 =
11; 2023 = 14 .
AR
University of Arkansas for
Medical Sciences College of
Medicine
55 - 65
35
Applicants not accepted for admission in February may
be placed on an Alternate List and are admitted as
positions become available -- until the day of
registration. at the end of Orientation week.
AZ
University of Arizona College of
Medicine
Varies, 35-50 typically
25
Notification via email and phone call with 1-5 day
maximum to accept or decline offer.
AZ
University of Arizona College of
Medicine - Phoenix
Fluctuates from year to
year.
The waitlist is unranked.
CA
California Northstate University
College of Medicine
Approximately 40
10
Acceptance is offered on a rolling basis; thus re-ranking
of the waitlist occurs frequently.
CA
California University of Science
and Medicine-School of
Medicine
N/A
All applicants placed on the wait list will be informed by
a letter from the Office of Admissions via U.S. mail
within 2 weeks of the committee’s decision.
CA
Charles R. Drew University of
Medicine and Science College of
Medicine
60
3
We will call and email the next person in line by rank if
a position is open
CA
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J.
Tyson School of Medicine
The Waitlist number is not
available.
Students can accept or decline the offer of waitlist in
our Admissions system.
CA
Keck School of Medicine of the
University of Southern California
Variable
0
On or after April 30, 2025, wait-listed applicants may
inform the Admissions Office of their desire to attend by
emailing a brief letter of intent to [email protected].
CA
Loma Linda University School of
Medicine
100
25
The Admissions Committee determines which
applicants are placed on the alternate list. Alternate
acceptances are offered as seats become available in
the class.
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State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
CA
Stanford University School of
Medicine
Variable
0
After April 30, offers of admission are made from the
waitlist of acceptable candidates until the class size is
filled.
CA
University of California, Davis,
School of Medicine
100-150
The number of offers from the wait list varies year to
year. Offers from the wait list begin in May.
CA
University of California, Irvine,
School of Medicine
Approximately 100
10
The Waitlist Committee reviews all applicants on the
waitlist and takes into consideration the Admissions
Committee recommendations, class balance, and
programmatic needs.
CA
University of California, Los
Angeles David Geffen School of
Medicine
250
150
Waitlist procedures: Applicants on the waitlist will not
be considered until after May 1, 2025
CA
University of California,
Riverside School of Medicine
150
45
CA
University of California, San
Diego School of Medicine
300
30
Applicants are typically informed of the admission
committee's decision on their application within six
weeks of their interview. Those on the waitlist are re-
evaluated for possible admission.
CA
University of California, San
Francisco, School of Medicine
Approximately 150
50
Applicants on the alternate list are not considered until
after the April 30 deadline.
CO
University of Colorado School of
Medicine
Variable
Applicants are notified electronically by the Admissions
Office if they are placed on the alternate list and if a
position becomes available.
CT
Frank H. Netter MD School of
Medicine at Quinnipiac
University
Varies by year
Included in decision letter
CT
University of Connecticut School
of Medicine
Varies
Candidates are notified via email.
CT
Yale School of Medicine
Approximately 200
applicants are offered a
position on the waitlist each
year. On average, ~30
students have been offered
admission from the waitlist
Students offered a position on the waitlist must indicate
their intention to remain on the waitlist by April 30. All
such students will be considered for admission after
May 1.
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State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
DC
Georgetown University School of
Medicine
N/A
DC
George Washington University
School of Medicine & Health
Sciences
Varies.
Provided directly to students at the time they have been
placed on the waitlist.
DC
Howard University College of
Medicine
Approximately 125-150
120
Applicants placed on the waitlist are reevaluated by the
admissions committee in early spring.
FL
Charles E. Schmidt College of
Medicine at Florida Atlantic
University
Approximately 175
40
Once it is determined seats are available with the
College, applicants are reviewed by the Committee on
Admissions. The waitlist is not ranked, therefore all
applications are re-reviewed.
FL
Florida International University
Herbert Wertheim College of
Medicine
Ranging from 200-250
70
The Admissions Committee votes to accept, not accept,
or place an applicant on the Wait List. Applicants are
offered a seat on a rolling basis. The Wait List remains
active until Orientation.
FL
Florida State University College
of Medicine
Approximately 120
50
Applicants on the waitlist are ranked. Offers are made
based on the rank order as spaces become available.
FSU COM does not communicate an applicant's exact
position on the waitlist.
FL
Nova Southeastern University
Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of
Allopathic Medicine
250-300
100
Waitlist candidates are tiered by the admissions
committee. Candidates are selected from the waitlist
based upon their tier and overall composition of the
class.
FL
University of Central Florida
College of Medicine
300
100
Students waitlisted will know their position and
probability of being accepted. Applicants will receive
updates every 4-6 weeks for the duration of their time
on this list beginning in late November.
FL
University of Florida College of
Medicine
Varies
Waitlisted applicants are encouraged to reach out to
our office for the most current information
FL
University of Miami Leonard M.
Miller School of Medicine
300
75
The Admissions Committee establishes the Waitlist
order. The Associate Dean for Admissions and
Enrollment has the authority to select from the Waitlist.
FL
USF Health Morsani College of
Medicine
Waitlist applicants are evaluated as seats become
available and can be offered acceptance up until the
first day of classes.
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State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
GA
Emory University School of
Medicine
Varies
1
Interviewed applicants who are selected for Alternate
Status will receive instructions via email at the close of
the interview season.
GA
Medical College of Georgia at
Augusta University
Varies by application cycle.
Refer to acceptance and withdrawal procedures above.
Students selected from the alternate list must be willing
to be assigned to any of the 4-year campuses.
GA
Mercer University School of
Medicine
Approximately 150
25
Applicants chosen by the Admissions Committee to be
on the Wait List will be notified by e-mail by March 31,
2025.
GA
Morehouse School of Medicine
approximately 250
100
We offer a rolling admissions. Applicants who are not
offered an acceptance and are not rejected are placed
on the alternate list. Alternate list applicants are
frequently accepted into the class.
HI
University of Hawaii, John A.
Burns School of Medicine
Varies from year-to-year
The JABSOM waitlist shall remain open from the date
that decision letter are sent until the first day of school.
IA
University of Iowa Roy J. and
Lucille A. Carver College of
Medicine
50 Residents; 120
Nonresidents
43
Two separate alternate lists for residents/nonresidents.
Applicants are notified of position and updated on
secondary. 19 residents & 46 nonresidents were
accepted from alternate list in 2019 cycle.
IL
Carle Illinois College of Medicine
We are committed to a
"realistic" waitlist meaning
that if you are placed on the
waitlist, applicants like you
have been accepted in the
past.
Position on the waitlist will not be disclosed. Movement
of our waitlist varies considerably from year to year.
IL
Chicago Medical School at
Rosalind Franklin University of
Medicine & Science
Varies
The admissions process is rolling; we cannot guarantee
a time frame for when applicants will receive a final
decision. The alternate list is ranked. The committee
reviews applications regularly.
IL
Loyola University Chicago
Stritch School of Medicine
It is typical for about 200
candidates to be placed on
the waitlist after May 15th.
77
Candidates in continued consideration, post interview,
are given the option to opt-out of being placed on the
waitlist which is constituted in mid-May.
IL
Northwestern University The
Feinberg School of Medicine
Varies
10
Waitlist offers are made after the uniform acceptance
date and continue until the class is filled based on
recommendations from the executive committee on
admissions.
IL
Rush Medical College of Rush
University Medical Center
The typical number of
waitlist positions varies from
year to year.
RMC's waitlist is not ranked; applications are reviewed
to determine future acceptances. Waitlisted applicants
are encouraged to upload updates to the applicant
portal throughout the cycle.
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State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
IL
Southern Illinois University
School of Medicine
Varies
We don’t have a set number on our “waitlist” and it
changes each year how many spots we go through on
our Accept When Place Available list.
IL
University of Chicago Division of
the Biological Sciences The
Pritzker School of Medicine
Varies by year
20
A subset of interviewed students who are not originally
accepted are invited to join our waitlist. Our waitlist is
unranked.
IL
University of Illinois College of
Medicine
Varies
n/a
IN
Indiana University School of
Medicine
200
0
KS
University of Kansas School of
Medicine
Minimum of 50 positions
53
One waitlist, with applicants notified of numerical
position on list. Applicants are offered admission when
there is a seat available.
KY
University of Kentucky College
of Medicine
Varies
Acceptance offers are made from the alternate pool
throughout the cycle.
KY
University of Louisville School of
Medicine
Varies.
Applicants on the final waitlist are reviewed and ranked
by the Admissions Committee and then offered
admission as positions become available.
LA
Louisiana State University
School of Medicine in New
Orleans
Applicants are notified that they are placed on the
waitlist. Being accepted off of the waitlist varies every
year.
LA
Louisiana State University
School of Medicine in
Shreveport
100
40
Selected by Admissions Committee
LA
Tulane University School of
Medicine
300
60
Non Ranked
MA
Boston University Aram V.
Chobanian & Edward Avedisian
School of Medicine
300
20
Wait List offers are extended by telephone and
applicants are given a time-frame by which a decision
must be made. Financial Aid offers made available
during this time to help with decision-making.
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State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
MA
Harvard Medical School
Varies each cycle
If offered a position on the waitlist, the Office of
Committee on Admissions will be in touch with
information regarding the procedures of the waitlist.
MA
Tufts University School of
Medicine
varies greatly from year to
year
https://medicine.tufts.edu/admissions-aid/info-for/
interviewed-md-applicants
MA
University of Massachusetts T.H.
Chan School of Medicine
150
70
All waitlist applicants are considered as places become
available.
MD
Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine
Varies from year to year
25
If placed on the Waiting List (WL), the candidate must
return a form to remain on the WL by late April. The
admissions committee will begin to contact WL
candidates on a rolling basis May-July.
MD
Uniformed Services University of
the Health Sciences F. Edward
Hebert School of Medicine
175-200
100
USU uses rolling admissions. Offers can be tendered to
those wait list applicants if a position becomes
available.
MD
University of Maryland School of
Medicine
Varies
10
Applicants are informed that they are ranked in the
upper or lower half of the Waitlist. Acceptances are
offered as seats become available.
MI
Central Michigan University
College of Medicine
Approximately 100
60
Unranked. Applicants chosen based on current class
need.
MI
Michigan State University
College of Human Medicine
200
Based on continued holistic review of alternates; not
ranked.
MI
Oakland University William
Beaumont School of Medicine
Varies by cycle.
Once all applications have been reviewed by committee
(late March/early April), remaining applicants are
placed on a three-tier waitlist. We will notify each
applicant of their tier placement.
MI
University of Michigan Medical
School
80
30
https://medschool.umich.edu/programs-admissions/md-
program/md-admissions/md-admissions-timeline
MI
Wayne State University School
of Medicine
600
300
Applicant who receive a Waitlist decision will be
reviewed for Acceptance by the Admissions Committee
through July 1, 2024: https://www.med.wayne.edu/
admissions/application-timeline
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State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
MI
Western Michigan University
Homer Stryker M.D. School of
Medicine
Varies by cycle.
The waitlist is live, unranked, and reviewed at each
Admissions Committee meeting throughout the cycle.
Candidates on the waitlist may be offered admission at
any point in the cycle.
MN
Mayo Clinic Alix School of
Medicine
Approximately 500 waitlist
positions total between the
MD and MD-PhD programs
for our three campuses.
40
Waitlist positions are offered after initial acceptances
are communicated. The waitlist is not ranked. We
accept regular updates and strongly consider letters of
intent or interest.
MN
University of Minnesota Medical
School
Varies depending on
number of applicants on the
waitlist.
MO
Saint Louis University School of
Medicine
Variable
The waitlist is a ranked list. The ranking of this list is
kept confidential by the Committee on Admissions.
Applicants on the waitlist may be offered an acceptance
at any time.
MO
University of Missouri-Columbia
School of Medicine
128
Applicants are notified about their placement on the
waitlist at the end of interview season. Applicants are
notified of acceptance on the day that someone
withdraws up until the first day of class.
MO
University of Missouri-Kansas
City School of Medicine
Approximately 30
Applicants may be placed on a waitlist for admission. If
a position in the class becomes available, an offer of
admission may be made to the next candidate on the
waitlist.
MO
Washington University in St.
Louis School of Medicine
Varies
0
Applicants are informed if they have been placed on the
waitlist via email. Applicants accepted from the waitlist
are individually contacted via telephone or email.
MS
University of Mississippi School
of Medicine
30
10
Students are notified if they are on the wait list in late
January each year.
NC
Brody School of Medicine at
East Carolina University
75-100
40
The alternate pool is typically smaller than the entering
class size of 92., since experience tells us that a limited
number of seats will usually open up between early
April and the start of classes.
NC
Duke University School of
Medicine
100-125
30
Wait-listed applicants will be notified initially by phone
from the Associate Dean of Admissions on behalf of the
Committee on Admissions.
NC
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Varies
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State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
NC
Wake Forest University School
of Medicine
On average 30% of the
incoming class are accepted
from the waitlist.
WFUSM moves to the waitlist as spots become
available in the upcoming class. Acceptance from the
waitlist usually happens after April 30th.
ND
University of North Dakota
School of Medicine and Health
Sciences
Varies year to year
All applicants are notified of their location on the waitlist
by February 6th. There are emails sent weekly to
update the applicants on the waitlist of their location if it
has moved in that week.
NE
Creighton University School of
Medicine
Variable from year to year.
The alternate list is not ranked. Applicants on the
alternate list may be offered an acceptance at any time.
NE
University of Nebraska College
of Medicine
Varies each year
Applicants placed on the wait list are notified. We do
not release numerical standing on the wait list. UNMC
maintains movement on the wait list until the start of
classes.
NH
Geisel School of Medicine at
Dartmouth
We’ve made an average of
25 waitlist offers each cycle.
40
After May 1, we contact waitlisted applicants regarding
their desire to remain on the waitlist and admit
candidates from the waitlist via a committee process.
NJ
Cooper Medical School of
Rowan University
Varies
0
Waitlist decisions occur on a rolling basis. Acceptance
offers generally begin in the spring of the application
cycle under the direction of the Admissions Committee.
NJ
Hackensack Meridian School of
Medicine
The waitlist is created by the Admissions Committee
and it is not ranked.
NJ
Rutgers New Jersey Medical
School
Varies per cycle
We encourage waitlisted applicants to upload relevant
updates directly to their portal. The committee will
review waitlisted applicants beginning in May 2024.
NJ
Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School
We typically have a high
priority and waitlist group.
In most cycles we do offer
spots to applicants on the
alternate list.
25
We accept updates and letters of interest from high
priority applicants. Offers from the alternate list
generally will not be made prior to May 1st.
NM
University of New Mexico School
of Medicine
50
25
Waitlisted applicants are positioned on the waitlist in a
rank order. Once a position becomes available the next
waitlisted applicant is notified by phone.
NV
Kirk Kerkorian School of
Medicine at UNLV
100
35
Candidates will be offered a position on the waitlist and
can accept/decline. Waitlist ranking is not disclosed.
For a full schedule of our admissions cycle, please visit
our website.
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State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
NV
University of Nevada, Reno
School of Medicine
Varies from year to year but
on average, 50 alternates
are invited to be on waitlist.
Seats offered from the
waitlist vary each year
based upon the number of
Candidates are notified by March 20 if they have been
selected as an alternate. Candidates may request
information about position on waitlist after April 30.
NY
Albany Medical College
Typically, around 200 are
offered a position on the
wait list.
93
Applicants are expected to follow AMCAS traffic rules
and guidelines, including withdrawing from waitlist
spots once they have committed to enroll to a school.
NY
Albert Einstein College of
Medicine
275
75
Students are notified that they have been placed on the
wait list. They are asked to accept or decline a place,
and are invited to provide any updates they feel might
strengthen their application.
NY
Columbia University Vagelos
College of Physicians and
Surgeons
The number varies each
year
The waitlist is not ranked and remains open until the
first day of class.
NY
CUNY School of Medicine
Approximately 45 (for
undergraduate admissions)
12
Wait-listed applicants are notified of acceptance by May
15th annually. The number of wait-listed students
admitted annually varies according to space availability.
NY
Donald and Barbara Zucker
School of Medicine at Hofstra/
Northwell
Our waitlist varies cycle to
cycle
Monthly communications with waitlist applicants as per
their continued interest
NY
Icahn School of Medicine at
Mount Sinai
Notifications are sent in
March and the number of
waitlist positions varies from
year to year.
Applicants are encouraged to communicate via the
application portal to accept their place and submit
updates and letters of interest. Acceptance offers are
sent until the start of orientation.
NY
Jacobs School of Medicine and
Biomedical Sciences at the
University at Buffalo
Varies every year.
NY
New York Medical College
Approximately 250
50
Wait-listed applicants are considered starting in mid-
April through mid-July as spots become available.
Application updates and letters of continued interest are
accepted to [email protected].
NY
NYU Grossman Long Island
School of Medicine
Varies
7
Seats in our class are associated with a specific
residency track. Candidates on the waitlist are
considered for an open seat in conjunction with the
specific residency they selected.
NY
NYU Grossman School of
Medicine
Approximately 250
50
Applicants typically are notified of their wait list status in
mid-January. Applicants can be accepted from the wait
list up until the first day of orientation in July.
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State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
NY
Renaissance School of Medicine
at Stony Brook University
~300
65
Our process is on a rolling admissions cycle.
NY
State University of New York
Upstate Medical University Alan
and Marlene Norton College of
Medicine
Depends - there is no set
number of applicants that
we place on the alternate
list.
https://www.upstate.edu/com/admissions/
how_2_apply.php
NY
SUNY Downstate Health
Sciences University College of
Medicine
Alternate list invitations are issued in early April;
alternates have 5 business days to respond to the
alternate list offer or their alternate list offer will be
withdrawn.
NY
University of Rochester School
of Medicine and Dentistry
350
30
Initial offers to waitlisted applicants begin the end of
April. As openings in the class occur, additional
admission offers are made.
NY
Weill Cornell Medicine
Varies
The waitlist is not ranked. As positions become
available, we offer acceptance to students on the
waitlist on an individual basis. Applicants may provide
updates while holding waitlist positions.
OH
Case Western Reserve
University School of Medicine
Variable from year to year
for each of our MD
programs. Each MD
program welcomes pertinent
updates or letters of
interest/intent from
Interviewed applicants will be notified if they are
accepted, waitlisted, or rejected shortly after their
interview. Waitlisted applicants will be provided with
additional updates and instructions.
OH
Northeast Ohio Medical
University
Approximately 800 regular
decision plan candidates
start with alternate list status
as their initial acceptance
decision.
280
Alternate and Waitlist are interchangeable terms at
NEOMED. NEOMED participates in the AAMC Choose
Your Medical School Tool process with a "Commit to
Enroll" decision due by mid-June.
OH
Ohio State University College of
Medicine
250-300
100
Waitlisted students are evaluated on their overall score,
which combines the experiences, attributes, academic
metrics, and interview performance.
OH
The University of Toledo College
of Medicine and Life Sciences
50- 100
20
Waitlist applicants will be considered up until early the
first day of Orientation. The number of applicants
accepted from the waitlist varies from year to year.
OH
University of Cincinnati College
of Medicine
Number of individuals
assigned to waitlist varies
annually. Typical ranges of
students assigned to the
waitlist: 60-150.
Applicants on Alternate List are reviewed throughout
admissions cycle & may be accepted at any time. After
April 30, the Alternate List becomes a Wait List.
OH
Wright State University
Boonshoft School of Medicine
Variable from year to year.
The number of waitlist positions and timing of offers
varies from year to year.
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State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
OK
University of Oklahoma College
of Medicine
60
55
A wait-list of applicants will be generated. Applicants
may be accepted from the wait-list no later than the day
prior to matriculation.
OR
Oregon Health & Science
University School of Medicine
150
50
We will offer positions to applicants on the ranked
alternate list as spots in the class become available, up
until the time of matriculation.
PA
Drexel University College of
Medicine
Approximately 300
43
The waitlist is ranked by the Admissions Committee. If
applicants are taken from the waitlist, they are called/
emailed and asked to reply ASAP. Waitlisted
applicants may send up three updates.
PA
Geisinger Commonwealth
School of Medicine
380
30
A student's position on the waitlist is confidential. If
applicants are selected from the waitlist, they are called
and emailed and asked to reply according to AAMC
traffic rules.
PA
Lewis Katz School of Medicine
at Temple University
varies
Review of the continuing candidate list begins in May
and continues until Transition to Medical School.
Applicants with a strong interest in Temple are
encouraged to send updates starting in April.
PA
Pennsylvania State University
College of Medicine
70
25
Students on the wait list are frequently reviewed with
the potential of being accepted into the entering class.
A significant number of applicants from the wait list are
accepted each cycle.
PA
Perelman School of Medicine at
the University of Pennsylvania
Varies per cycle
15
Competitive review of waitlist applications by
Committee on Admissions
PA
Sidney Kimmel Medical College
at Thomas Jefferson University
200
40
Applicants are offered acceptance from the waitlist as
spots become available during our rolling admissions
process
PA
University of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine
Varies
65
Applicants are placed on the waitlist depending on
Committee ranking. Applicants will be taken off the
waitlist as seats in the class become available.
PR
Ponce Health Sciences
University School of Medicine
Varies per location
20
PR
San Juan Bautista School of
Medicine
50-100
10
Waiting list is granted until a position opens after an
accepted student withdraws or delays matriculation. A
ranking is generated by the admissions committee
based on both academic and non-academic
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State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
PR
Universidad Central del Caribe
School of Medicine
Approximately between 60
and 100
15
All students included in the alternate list meet the
minimum requirements for admission and were
evaluated favorably by the Committee. The list is
analyzed based on the ranking of the students.
PR
University of Puerto Rico School
of Medicine
20
The applicants are admitted as the space arises in
order of ranking.
RI
The Warren Alpert Medical
School of Brown University
Varies from year to year,
usually between 10-25.
0
Candidates placed on the waitlist are encouraged to
update their file if they have not already done so.
SC
Medical University of South
Carolina College of Medicine
This number varies each
year.
25
In early April, the waitlist is created and applicants are
notified. Not all applicants who interview are placed on
the waitlist. Waitlist ranking is not disclosed to
applicants.
SC
University of South Carolina
School of Medicine Columbia
50-75
50
School will notify applicants in April 2025 if they have
been placed on the waitlist.
SC
University of South Carolina
School of Medicine Greenville
This number varies from
year to year
The waitlist will be established in March after all
interviews are completed. Not all applicants who
interview are placed on the waitlist.
SD
University of South Dakota,
Sanford School of Medicine
35-40
Applicants on Waitlist are ranked and offered a position
in order of their rank.
TN
East Tennessee State University
James H. Quillen College of
Medicine
Varies
Applicants not immediately accepted or rejected will be
placed on active hold until further action is taken.
TN
Meharry Medical College
50-60
The waitlist is ranked by the Admissions Committee.
As students decline offers of admissions, the
Admissions Director contacts students from the waitlist.
TN
Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of
Medicine at Belmont University
As a newer school, this is
still to be determined. Those
on our waitlist will be
regularly reviewed and can
expect regular
communication.
The waitlist is live, unranked, and reviewed at each
Admissions Committee meeting throughout the cycle.
Candidates on the waitlist may be offered admission at
any point in the cycle.
TN
University of Tennessee Health
Science Center College of
Medicine
125
50
http://www.uthsc.edu/Medicine/Admissions/docs/faqs-
alternate-list.pdf
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State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
TN
Vanderbilt University School of
Medicine
All applicants not initially
admitted will be placed on
the non-ranked waitlist. The
number of candidates
admitted ranges from
around 15-25 each cycle.
20
Applicants are encouraged to stay in touch with VUSM,
as we view that as interest in staying on the non-ranked
waitlist. The committee uses a holistic review in
selecting from the waitlist.
TX
Anne Burnett Marion School of
Medicine at TCU
approx. 120
Holistic review of all candidates is conducted.
TX
Baylor College of Medicine
500-550
25
TX
McGovern Medical School at the
University of Texas Health
Science Center at Houston
Varies
30
All applicants who have interviewed are placed onto our
waitlist. Applicants may decline to be on the waitlist and
withdraw their application. Offers are made to
applicants on a rolling basis.
TX
Texas A&M University School of
Medicine
75-100
30
Applicants are notified approximately a week after the
TMDSAS Match. Rankings are not divulged. Further
details are provided at the time of notification.
TX
Texas Tech University Health
Sciences Center Paul L. Foster
School of Medicine
8-10
8
Applicants are notified of alternate status subsequent to
TMDSAS match.
TX
Texas Tech University Health
Sciences Center School of
Medicine
Approximately 50-100
applicants will be placed on
the wait list
20
Applicants who've interviewed and have been deemed
acceptable by the Admissions Selection Committee are
placed on the waitlist post Match. Waitlist status is
communicated to applicants by email.
TX
The University of Texas at Tyler
School of Medicine
Varies
n/a
TX
The University of Texas Health
Science Center at San Antonio
Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long
School of Medicine
All interviewed applicants
remain in the wait pool.
All interviewed applicants are placed in the wait pool
unless they request to be withdrawn.
TX
University of Houston Tilman J.
Fertitta Family College of
Medicine
TBD
10
see TMDSAS rolling admissions information
TX
University of Texas at Austin
Dell Medical School
N/A
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State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
TX
University of Texas Medical
Branch John Sealy School of
Medicine
250-300
25
This number varies greatly depending on the number of
withdrawals we receive each year. If and when a
position becomes available, the entire pool is reviewed
for acceptance.
TX
University of Texas Rio Grande
Valley School of Medicine
200+
25
Waitlist active until July 1, 2024
TX
University of Texas
Southwestern Medical School
Interviewed applicants on the wait-list will receive an
email from the admissions office outlining the
procedures. Wait-list offers are made by the admissions
committee as seats are available.
UT
Spencer Fox Eccles School of
Medicine at the University of
Utah
50
Waitlist seats may be offered acceptance up until July
1. Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, and Non-residents
have a separate waitlist, the rank of each list is
confidential.
VA
Eastern Virginia Medical School
200
75
The waitlist remains active until the class matriculates
in August. Updates and letters of interest are accepted.
VA
University of Virginia School of
Medicine
Waitlist positions vary from
year to year.
We have a waitlist and most years do accept students
from the waitlist.
VA
Virginia Commonwealth
University School of Medicine
Varies by year
75
Wait list is active from April 1-July (First day of
Orientation)
VA
Virginia Tech Carilion School of
Medicine
Varies
Interviewed applicants not initially accepted are re-
evaluated in April. Qualified applicants are offered a
seat or held on an active wait list until the incoming
class matriculates.
VT
Robert Larner, M.D., College of
Medicine at the University of
Vermont
300-400
100
Our Waitlist is active until the class matriculates. No
updates are needed from applicants on the waitlist.
Once the waitlist is closed, applicants will be notified by
email.
WA
University of Washington School
of Medicine
The number of waitlist
positions vary each year by
the regional state and are
determined by the
competitiveness of the
applicant pool.
48
Alternates are accepted off an alternate list as positions
become available in the entering class. Wyoming,
Alaska, Montana, Idaho, Spokane, and Seattle cohorts
have separate alternate lists.
WA
Washington State University
Elson S. Floyd College of
Medicine
The number of positions
varies each year.
Applicants will be notified if they are on the waitlist after
their Admissions Committee meeting. The official rank
list is formed in mid-March at which time applicants can
request their rank.
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State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
WI
Medical College of Wisconsin
100-200 at MCW-Milwaukee
and 25-50 at MCW-Green
Bay and MCW-Central
Wisconsin.
50
Applicants are placed on the waitlist throughout the
interview cycle with few offers extended prior to May.
The waitlist is unranked, and applicants are selected
through a holistic review process.
WI
University of Wisconsin School
of Medicine and Public Health
Varies
0
Acceptances from the waitlist vary each year and are
dependent on many factors. Waitlisted applicants are
notified of their position and likelihood of an eventual
offer in early May.
WV
Marshall University Joan C.
Edwards School of Medicine
Between 40 and 60
25
Open positions are filled by the next most qualified
applicant as selected by the Executive Committee (a
sub-committee of the Admissions Committee) to fill any
open position.
WV
West Virginia University School
of Medicine
variable, depending upon
total applicant pool
50
Holistic review of waitlisted applicants is re-visited as
openings in class arise, with strong emphasis on
evidence of academic success, fulfillment of school's
mission and ties to the state of WV.
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State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
BC
University of British Columbia
Faculty of Medicine
40
Applicants on the waitlist are contacted in rounds
following the previous round's acceptance deadlines.
Waitlisted applicants can be contacted until the first day
of class for year 1 students.
MB
Max Rady College of Medicine,
Rady Faculty of Health
Sciences, University of Manitoba
20 Manitoba Applicant Pool,
15 Out of Province
Applicant Pool
NL
Memorial University of
Newfoundland Faculty of
Medicine
20
7
Applicants on the wait list are ranked by the Admissions
Committee. The position of an applicant on the waitlist
is not disclosed.
NS
Dalhousie University Faculty of
Medicine
20-30
ON
McMaster University Michael G.
DeGroote School of Medicine
Waitlist information is not
published and varies greatly
from year to year
Offers from the waitlist are made on a rolling based (as
a position is declined, a new offer is made from the
waitlist)
ON
Queen's University Faculty of
Health Sciences
N/A
N/A
ON
The University of Western
Ontario - Schulich School of
Medicine & Dentistry
200
60
Applicants who receive a waitlist offer must accept the
offer in their Student Center to remain on the waitlist.
Waitlisted applicants will be contacted on a rolling
basis.
ON
University of Ottawa Faculty of
Medicine
ON
University of Toronto Temerty
Faculty of Medicine
Variable - we will continue
to make offers from the
waitlist until all spots are
filled. This typically
concludes in early to mid-
July.
A short waitlist will be maintained between May and
August. Waitlist applicants will be notified of offers if
and when spaces become available. Final notifications
will be released in early August.
QC
McGill University Faculty of
Medicine and Health Sciences
https://www.mcgill.ca/medadmissions/applying/after-
youve-applied/waitlist-post-interview
QC
Universite de Montreal Faculty of
Medicine
300 for CEGEP applicants
and 105 for university
graduate applicants
205
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State
Medical School
Typical # of Waitlist
Positions
# of
Acceptance
Offers
Waitlist Procedures
QC
Universite de Sherbrooke
Faculty of Medicine
N/A
SK
University of Saskatchewan
College of Medicine
Variable depending on year.
20
As declines are received in a particular applicant pool,
waitlist offers are made immediately in that same pool
in rank order.
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