I wasn't expecting to get an interview there, as I have never lived in and have no connection to the South. But I was surprised to hear from any program so early and sadder than I expected to be.

Just curious, are the people who received rejections very competitive applicants (indicating there might have been some review of your application) or do you guys think it was a filter-based rejection (for instance, step 1<240 or third year grades)?

I would consider myself a competitive applicant (Step 1 260, AOA, Good amount of research and extracurriculars; but let's get real everyone is probably a good applicant), but I still think some degree of filtration goes into it. They probably have a system similar to UNC where they divide the country into regions and subsequently filter out people until they get applicants who are "representative" of the whole country to interview

Very impersonal rejection

So is this a bad sign for the rest of the cycle if I was already rejected at Wake?

Can't think that way, man/woman/person. Hang in there.

FWIW, rejected with 240s Step 1 and not from area

Also rejected, with 245+ step 265+ step 2/AOA, not from the area

DO with 250s step 1 and 240s step 2 NOT rejected.... this is weird| So if we didn't hear either way? Are we waitlisted?

Maybe first screen was Step 1 < 250 :(

I don't think it means anything for those who haven't heard. They did several waves of rejections last year--they probably divide the applications into piles and have only gotten through one. If you haven't heard, it just means they haven't gotten to you yet.

FWIW, rejected with 260+ step 1 and step 2

I rotated at Wake and was told that their first filter is by skimming LORs only without looking at scores or grades

I guess my LORs were not as good as I thought lol

Ouch, so basically if we receive a rejection from WF anytime soon, we should start panicking more?

What does it mean if we still haven't heard anything from WF?

Nothing. They sent many waves of both interview offers and rejections last year.