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same here. sucks, doesn't it? the wait is killing me. this is worse than the mcat score release wait...
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2008-2009 SUNY Downstate Secondary Application Thread
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same here. sucks, doesn't it? the wait is killing me. this is worse than the mcat score release wait...
i hear you. just 1 acceptance would allow me to breathe a whole lot easier...
i interviewed at downstate about a week before you. they told me and my fellow interviewees that we'd hear back a few weeks after oct. 15th. so i guess that means you and i should hear back by the first two weeks of november, at the earliest. but who knows what they meant by 'few weeks'...
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I interviewed 9/16
Got the letter! I'm IN! 4 years later i'll be known as McGyver, MD.
all those still waiting, hang in there!
Got the letter! I'm IN! 4 years later i'll be known as McGyver, MD.
all those still waiting, hang in there!
Congradulations! 😀
Got the letter! I'm IN! 4 years later i'll be known as McGyver, MD.
all those still waiting, hang in there!
Congratulations man! I interviewed there couple weeks after you did...i hope I'll hear back from them soon.
Interviewed today, feeling decently confident about my chances. It seems like most people received their decisions about 6 weeks after their interview, so I'm hoping for an early birthday present (before 12/9 😀). Best of luck to everyone still waiting!
i just withdrew my app and cancelled my interview on nov 20. i hope that frees up a spot for somebody😳
Hey all,
Congrats to those who have been accepted already! I'm hoping those who have interview can shed some light on the interviewers. I was going through the interview feedback section and it seems that the school generally pairs you up with an interviewer who is in the field that you are interested in. Is my impression of such arrangements correct?
Thanks!!!
Congrats to those who have been accepted already! I'm hoping those who have interview can shed some light on the interviewers. I was going through the interview feedback section and it seems that the school generally pairs you up with an interviewer who is in the field that you are interested in. Is my impression of such arrangements correct?
Thanks!!!
I put Neurology on my application and my interviewer was in Anesthesiology so I don't think there's any correlation there.
I put family med and got the director of family med, so I think this is generally true depending on availability/# of interviewers in a given specialty.
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hahah thats awesome! downstate seems like an excellent place for surgery. i actually know someone who is doing their surgery residency at downstate and she gets to do and see so much! she really loves iti put trauma surgery and my trauma surgeon interviewer had to go into surgery before my interview
rescheduled 30 minutes later to a researcher/professor...
i put trauma surgery and my trauma surgeon interviewer had to go into surgery before my interview
rescheduled 30 minutes later to a researcher/professor...
I put internal medicine, did kidney research, and interviewed with a nephrologist. I do think they try to match your interest.😎
Similar experience for me...I lived in Guatemala one summer, I got a interviewer who spent a few summers there. Gave us something to talk about...
you really never know what's going on at the admissons office. i know many people who got invited months after they're complete. one completed late july and got invite in december.
don't assume anything until you are officially rejected. lots of schools go back to previously completed applications and send out invites months into the process.
oh really, did downstate ask them for fall grades?
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I will be there tomorrow.
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Well, have you interviewed yet? If not it sounds like a pre-interview hold.
Yes, I interviewed in September. I'm not sure if this is Downstates way of saying "waitlisted"
I'm confused.
i'm in! so excited 🙂
I did not. Just some financial aid information...
Congrats to you and the others who have gotten in!
I'm curious what the post-interview wait is? I know they say 4-6 weeks, but I'm wondering if that is accurate?
I interviewed 9/22 and acceptance was mailed 10/29. exactly 4-6 weeks.
Hi Bka6827, when did you interview...also, are you IS or OOS?
I am starting to get worried since I got no love from lots of school I applied. :-(
I really hope I get in too. I interviewed on 10/28 and had a fantastic experience. Since my interview, I've been involved with a few new activities. Is it too early to send an updating expressing desire to go to Downstate and the new activities I have been involved with? Thanks
If they are significant activities (a new job, research publication, award, etc.) then I would definitely tell you to send it in - it's never too early/late for that. That being said, little stuff like a new club you joined or something on that level, probably won't affect your application and I would leave that out...
On another note, to all those who have been accepted (and to those who will be) I'd like to strongly encourage you to shadow a student when that program begins in Jan/Feb. I shadowed as an applicant and had other applicants shadow me last year - it's a very informative day that can help you to get the real feel of the school and how the students interact with each other and the faculty.
If anyone wants to know more specifics about the program (or anything else about DS) feel free to PM me.
Congrats to the accepted students! 🙂
Did you find out about spring consideration via mail or e-mail?
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aw, thanks sflo! seems like most folks are hearing back in a 4-6 week time frame so i'm willing to bet you'll hear soon. it's funny bc i was on the verge of going nuts waiting to hear back news, so the acceptance came at a good time!!
Congratulations Supergirl, you just signed up for 40 years of no sleep.
I know!! lol, but i'm going to bask in this happy moment until i have to snap back to reality 🙄 Is downstate a top choice for you?
yay!!! congratulations arpan!!interviewed 10/6, got the packet today! WOooooooooohooooooooooo
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