2008-2009 Mount Sinai Secondary Application Thread

[stixx]

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I like those numbers a lot more than their 'accepted' averages. 😀 I think they tend to take the bulk of the class off the waitlist, so patience will be the key with Sinai.

 

[student1799]

Has anyone else's picture been stretched or squished weirdly on the "Review" page? This isn't how it will be viewed, is it? 🙁

is anyone else having problems with paragraphs all lumping together into one big paragraph for the essay? I have two paragraphs but it wont let me seperate them out! ugh...

I'm 2 for 2: squashed picture (looks like my reflection in a funhouse mirror) AND no paragraph breaks in my essays. I'm letting the picture thing ride, since it seems to be happening to everyone else, but I emailed them a reformatted version of my essay to make it easier to read.

Now it's time for prayer, incantations, voodoo--whatever works. I REALLY want this school.

 

[jmillski]

I like those numbers a lot more than their 'accepted' averages. 😀 I think they tend to take the bulk of the class off the waitlist, so patience will be the key with Sinai.

wish i had some. too bad its not easier to judge how you stand in the scope of things

 

[ar2388]

the photo thing happens bc your photo is not exactly 300 by 300 pixels

 

[Archdelux]

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[jjonesfir]

is it snail mail or email invites?

 

[juxhoo]

is it snail mail or email invites?

email. they assign you a date, but you can call and change it if needed. i did, and they were really friendly about it

 

[jmillski]

does sinai email you when you are complete, or do you have to call during the set hours to find that out?

 

[labgod]

they do send you an e-mail for the secondary app being completed. but that doesn't mean that they have received the letters (albeit most likely they did if you have submitted). if you want to know, you have to call them up on either monday or wednesday from 2-4p (i think) to check whether they have received the letters. i LOVE sinai, but i don't understand why they don't just have a status check online- pretty ghetto. and inefficient.

 

[student1799]

My school took forever sending out my committee letter--it was just uploaded to Virtual Evals yesterday. About how long does is take for Sinai to mark you complete after your LORs are sent?

 

[franniemeow07]

they do send you an e-mail for the secondary app being completed. but that doesn't mean that they have received the letters (albeit most likely they did if you have submitted). if you want to know, you have to call them up on either monday or wednesday from 2-4p (i think) to check whether they have received the letters. i LOVE sinai, but i don't understand why they don't just have a status check online- pretty ghetto. and inefficient.

Yeah...Sinai's not the online one with no status check (AECOM comes to mind), but to their credit they are super nice when you call! And yes the status check times are M/W 2-4 EST.

 

[funkydrmonkey]

Interview Invite!!!!!!

What is the best way to get to the interview in terms of cab, subway, shuttle?
Also where would the students stay? I know absolutely nothing about NYC...

 

[ami1983]

Interview Invite!!!!!!

What is the best way to get to the interview in terms of cab, subway, shuttle?
Also where would the students stay? I know absolutely nothing about NYC...

congrats!! when were you complete?

 

[funkydrmonkey]

congrats!! when were you complete?

Thanks!
and
No Idea... I never called them, but I submit my secondary on the 7/29, and my letters must have been received at least two weeks later...

 

[Food]

does sinai email you when you are complete, or do you have to call during the set hours to find that out?

They didn't call me or e-mail me when I was complete. I just called them a couple hours ago to check and they said I was complete. So I'm not sure if that's what everyone has to do, or if it was just me.

 

[fizzle]

Hurray! My first post-secondary interview invite! 😀 I don't even know when I was complete because Mount Sinai doesn't have a status page, and I didn't call to check 😛 It's true what they say, you can never predict when an interview is going to come.

 

[muireinin]

Interview Invite!!!!!!

What is the best way to get to the interview in terms of cab, subway, shuttle?
Also where would the students stay? I know absolutely nothing about NYC...

congrats! you can stay with a med student host in aron hall and sleep over on the couch before the interview. aron is across from the school -it's a 5 minute walk at most. the easiest way is to take a cab from the airport to aron (50 east 98th st). they charged around $35 w/ tip, hopefully it's still around that. if you want to try the subway, it's $2 each way and you can look up the trains on www.hopstop.com 🙂

 

[ami1983]

They didn't call me or e-mail me when I was complete. I just called them a couple hours ago to check and they said I was complete. So I'm not sure if that's what everyone has to do, or if it was just me.

yeah, thats what everyone has to do, ugh! but at least the lady who answers sounds nice

 

[ami1983]

Hurray! My first post-secondary interview invite! 😀 I don't even know when I was complete because Mount Sinai doesn't have a status page, and I didn't call to check 😛 It's true what they say, you can never predict when an interview is going to come.

when were you submitted/complete?

 

[bozz]

Wohoo!! Interview... one of my top choices!

Complete July 29th-ish... heard back today, October 1st... at around 8 pm... o.0

 

[fizzle]

when were you submitted/complete?

Complete around mid-August; I don't know the exact date.

 

[whowhatme03]

interview invite yesterday! secondary completed 8/21, LOR received around 9/9. interviewing 12/4!! woot 🙂

now i just have to look up directions for the subway in nyc.. anybody else taking the chinatown bus? 😀

 

[ami1983]

interview invite yesterday! secondary completed 8/21, LOR received around 9/9. interviewing 12/4!! woot 🙂

now i just have to look up directions for the subway in nyc.. anybody else taking the chinatown bus? 😀

wow, i'm surprised at that date. did they assign it or did you pick it?

 

[bluesmd]

interview invite yesterday! secondary completed 8/21, LOR received around 9/9. interviewing 12/4!! woot 🙂

now i just have to look up directions for the subway in nyc.. anybody else taking the chinatown bus? 😀

when were you complete?

 

[whowhatme03]

the interview date was assigned... do you think i should call to try to get it over with earlier?

i'm not sure when it was 'completed' because i never got an email confirmation or anything; the LOR was done through Virtual Evals, though, so i can't imagine that it was much later than when they received the packet.

 

[poohbear00]

interview invite yesterday! secondary completed 8/21, LOR received around 9/9. interviewing 12/4!! woot 🙂

now i just have to look up directions for the subway in nyc.. anybody else taking the chinatown bus? 😀

I've taken those buses before. They tend to be late at times and not extremely comfortable. Give plenty of time in case something happens. good luck!!

 

[ButImLETired]

interview invite yesterday! secondary completed 8/21, LOR received around 9/9. interviewing 12/4!! woot 🙂

now i just have to look up directions for the subway in nyc.. anybody else taking the chinatown bus? 😀

Oh dear. Give yourself PLENTY of time if you're taking fung wah. They break down a lot and they're generally really sketchy. You might want to invest in greyhound 😛

 

[student1799]

now i just have to look up directions for the subway in nyc.

Just take the #6 local to 96th St. This will leave you at 96th and Lexington Ave. (locally known as Lex). Walk 2 blocks east to Madison Ave., and 2 blocks north to 98th St.

 

[labgod]

I've taken those buses before. They tend to be late at times and not extremely comfortable. Give plenty of time in case something happens. good luck!!

actually chinatown buses like fungwah or luckystar are very punctual. buses like megabus, greyhound, boltbus are not. they tend to leave 10-20 min after the scheduled time. also the chinatown buses have 30 minutes shorter ride than the other buses. but i do agree that they are quite uncomfortable when the buses are full. 😀

 

[whowhatme03]

Just take the #6 local to 96th St. This will leave you at 96th and Lexington Ave. (locally known as Lex). Walk 2 blocks east to Madison Ave., and 2 blocks north to 98th St.

sweet, thanks for the directions 🙂 the metro is waaay more complicated than the T, haha

i always take Fung Wah, and i haven't had any problems with them, except when i'm traveling around thanksgiving (ugh, the wait..)

since the interview is at 8 in the morning, i'm leaving the day before, after work, and staying with a student host. hopefully that should give me plenty of time in the morning to get ready for the interview!

 

[Dr Lyss]

sweet, thanks for the directions 🙂 the metro is waaay more complicated than the T, haha

Oh how I miss the T! The NYC subway looks more complicated but its not that bad. If you understand the T you can become a subway master.

 

[ar2388]

haha the T is totally weird for someone who took the NYC subway practically all their life.

 

[thejarb]

haha the T is totally weird for someone who took the NYC subway practically all their life.

Definitely! My first time in Boston I was completely shocked by one subway station where when I exited the T car (haha T car!) and I had to cross the tracks in front of the train to get to the "platform". That's just crazy!

 

[ar2388]

Definitely! My first time in Boston I was completely shocked by one subway station where when I exited the T car (haha T car!) and I had to cross the tracks in front of the train to get to the "platform". That's just crazy!

yeah!!

 

[Druzie]

sweet, thanks for the directions 🙂 the metro is waaay more complicated than the T, haha

From the 6 it's actually west to Madison, not east.

 

[ami1983]

does anyone know what days of the week MSSM interviews on? and has anyone sent an "im going to be in the area..." email?

 

[chad5871]

does anyone know what days of the week MSSM interviews on? and has anyone sent an "im going to be in the area..." email?

I sent one of those emails when I was invited to AECOM on 8/25. I didn't get any response and haven't received an invite to interview. 🙁

 

[M3dhop3ful]

Did they tell anyone else that it will take 6-7 weeks to hear back from when you were complete?

 

[jmillski]

i just called for some clarification. they keep all files open till march, so she said it can be very quickly or take a while

 

[muireinin]

does anyone know what days of the week MSSM interviews on? and has anyone sent an "im going to be in the area..." email?

so far i've seen applicants here M-F 🙂 don't give up hope

 

[ami1983]

I sent one of those emails when I was invited to AECOM on 8/25. I didn't get any response and haven't received an invite to interview. 🙁

well, i sent an email to MSSM last night and got a response back this morning basically saying they'll make a note in my file but until the committee decides to interview me theres nothing that can be done. 😎

 

[jmillski]

any news from mount sinai for anyone lately? interviews?

 

[mcgyver]

any news from mount sinai for anyone lately? interviews?

got a call from sinai 10/23 to interview 10/24!! someone canceled and i happened to be in town so i got lucky. mssm is a great school. i'd love to go there.

 

[numberss]

does sinai only call for interviews? or do they also send out emails as well?

 

[ar2388]

i got an email

 

[jmillski]

got a call from sinai 10/23 to interview 10/24!! someone canceled and i happened to be in town so i got lucky. mssm is a great school. i'd love to go there.

awesome. when were you all complete?

 

[mcgyver]

awesome. when were you all complete?

hmm.. early to mid august.

 

[RSAgator]

got an e-mail this morning for a sinai interview in early January, hope the rest of you who are waiting for it hear some good news soon!

 

[ami1983]

got an e-mail this morning for a sinai interview in early January, hope the rest of you who are waiting for it hear some good news soon!

when did you submit/be complete?

 

[matli]

when should they begin to appear?