USD waitlist question

[Ech26]

For those of you on the South Dakota waiting list. Did it say that you would probably be notified by late March? And does anyone know if the list is ranked? I am just wondering how we would know by March if most acceptances have to be in by April 15.

[SLPosteriorCricoarytenoid]

Yep, that's what my waitlist letter said! However, I don't really have any other information about how their waitlist works.  I also thought it was a little strange that they are notifying waitlisters in March...All of my other programs adhere to the April 15 deadline. 

[SLPosteriorCricoarytenoid]

Okay, now I'm starting to wonder what is going on here. Has anyone heard anything as of late? I don't know why they would tell us that we would have a decision by the end of March when it looks like it is nearing the normal April 15 deadline. I wouldn't be so annoying about it but it's a little frustrating since they explicitly said the end of March in the email. I just want a final decision so I can move on! Lol 

[Ech26]

Does anyone know if their cohort is full?

[SLPosteriorCricoarytenoid]

I don't know if they are still filling spots or not. I was accepted there shortly after April 15 and they were pretty aggressive (wrong word choice, but I'm tired) and emailed me three times within 24 hours trying to get an answer from me. They seemed very proactive about finalizing the class. I declined admission as I am going elsewhere. They were always very helpful when I spoke with them, so maybe it wouldn't hurt to send them a friendly email asking. Good luck!