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💡 General examples are in grey boxes.
⚖️ Information specific to Law applicants are in blue boxes
💊 Information specific to Med School applicants are in red boxes
📖 All personal examples/stories will be in yellow boxes. Feel free to ignore but they definitely spice things up 😂
Schools usually notify you about your acceptance by email. Do not contact admissions for an update: they will tell you when they've made a decision.
There are lots of internet groups and forums floating around for general questions and information. You might see the occasional post from a student bragging about their offer, giving you a good idea of when acceptances have started to be rolled out. Joining these groups can be a great source of information, but you might also benefit from distancing yourself from your admissions and taking this time to relax.
If you do choose to join these groups (before or after acceptance) keep in mind that your social media activity in these pages might be monitored and has the potential to hinder your offer.
📖 Being Racist in Facebook Groups I once had a friend post a short bio of herself in a prospective student Facebook group and a random student commented with racist and vulgar language. Despite the fact that the group was not school sponsored, the inappropriate comment was screenshotted and sent to school officials. The response from universities is usually very situational when it comes to these things. In this case, it was decided that should the student choose to accept their offer, they would immediately be reported with the campus Non-Academic Misconduct office. That student got off pretty lucky - there are lots of other cases of students having their offers being taken away for social media activity. Here is an example.
When choosing which offers to accept (assuming you have multiple offers), it's a great idea to gather as much information as you can about the program, school culture and potential employment opportunities.
If you send someone a private message, people are usually happy to speak about their alma mater and give their perspective. Preparing specific questions instead of just asking someone "What was (insert school name here) like?" is a much better way to go about this so the person who is asked has a good idea of how much time they will need to invest in your conversation. Just asking what the school was like might not provide you useful information anyways.
Some useful potential questions: