2009-2010 SUNY Upstate Application Thread

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viscous said:
a >34 mcat and a pre-interview hold? kill yourself SUNY.
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Maybe your GPA sucks?

I'm guessing they just don't want to waste yours or their time because they don't think you're serious about them. Buffalo will give you an interview though, they're trying to bring up their stats.
 
softmed said:
Maybe your GPA sucks?

I'm guessing they just don't want to waste yours or their time because they don't think you're serious about them. Buffalo will give you an interview though, they're trying to bring up their stats.
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yea ~ 3.8 bcpm sucks? Maybe not too good for Ivy's ... you serious about "i am not serious about them" I am desperate to get into ONE school and get my life moving .... I am thinking to send them an LOI but I dont know how much it would help ..
 
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viscous said:
yea ~ 3.8 bcpm sucks? Maybe not too good for Ivy's ... you serious about "i am not serious about them" I am desperate to get into ONE school and get my life moving
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We're all desperate to get into at least one school, but you can get into much better schools than Upstate.
 
redrower said:
congrats!!

whoa you got your decision made and a call was placed within 10 mins?? i just checked and it says a decision has been made. it wasnt there this morning. have people been getting acceptances or rejections after decisions have been made?
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The lady told me that they made my decision this morning. Today apparently was the day they had a committee meeting. Good luck to everyone!
 
mrmilad said:
The lady told me that they made my decision this morning. Today apparently was the day they had a committee meeting. Good luck to everyone!
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boo...then i guess the rest of our decision made's are rejections?
 
mrmilad said:
The lady told me that they made my decision this morning. Today apparently was the day they had a committee meeting. Good luck to everyone!
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Hmm I wonder if that includes interviews from the end of september as well. :scared:
 
redrower said:
boo...then i guess the rest of our decision made's are rejections?
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I'm glad I'm not the only one in this situation! I guess they could also be waitlists. I wish they would tell us already it's driving me crazy!

But as I said earlier, I have a little bit of hope that the phone calls may be random.
 
Interview invite here! But I didnt get those interview essay-type questions others have gotten, do you get it after you schedule your interview?
 
FIREitUP said:
Interview invite here! But I didnt get those interview essay-type questions others have gotten, do you get it after you schedule your interview?
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yup. they snag you after you schedule. if theyd told me before, i probably wouldnt have accepted. its sneaky!!
 
redrower said:
yup. they snag you after you schedule. if theyd told me before, i probably wouldnt have accepted. its sneaky!!
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uh...

Why don't you just cancel if you don't want to fill it out? I'm confused.
 
softmed said:
uh...

Why don't you just cancel if you don't want to fill it out? I'm confused.
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im referring to the essays. ive filled out so many essays that it was a little bothersome writing another 2. thats all. glad i did them though. enjoyed the school
 
My status also changed to "Decision made" but I only interviewed there two weeks ago and I recall them saying it takes around 6 weeks. But then people are apparently getting calls and it's making me really anxious. Has anyone else had an interview in October and gotten a call for acceptance?
 
secants said:
My status also changed to "Decision made" but I only interviewed there two weeks ago and I recall them saying it takes around 6 weeks. But then people are apparently getting calls and it's making me really anxious. Has anyone else had an interview in October and gotten a call for acceptance?
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So far everyone accepted that has posted here interviewed in September. I think the six weeks estimate is so they don't get bombarded with phone calls of anxious premeds.
 
For those that have interviewed, I was told that the interviews are closed file and they only see the 2 essays. Is this true?

I was reading on the interview feedback that some people had open file interviews... a bit confused.
 
MD2BEEE said:
For those that have interviewed, I was told that the interviews are closed file and they only see the 2 essays. Is this true?

I was reading on the interview feedback that some people had open file interviews... a bit confused.
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Some of them will ask you your stats and stuff. Besides that it's closed file.
 
secants said:
My status also changed to "Decision made" but I only interviewed there two weeks ago and I recall them saying it takes around 6 weeks. But then people are apparently getting calls and it's making me really anxious. Has anyone else had an interview in October and gotten a call for acceptance?
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Hey secant, what day was your interview? I also interviewed that same week but no status change yet.
 
Nevermind I figured it out.
Mine says decision made also!:xf:
 
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Good luck!!

They didn't call me on the 15th like they did everyone else who was supposed to hear that day... I got the acceptance in the mail. So don't lose hope if you don't hear by phone!!
 
Tea, I had it 10/5 and the lady told me there was a committee meeting on the 16th so I guess that's when they decided?
 
premed2014 said:
Good luck!!

They didn't call me on the 15th like they did everyone else who was supposed to hear that day... I got the acceptance in the mail. So don't lose hope if you don't hear by phone!!
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You think you might have missed the call though? I know I haven't missed any calls.
 
My status page has shown "decision made" for about 2 weeks now but I haven't heard anything. Any ideas?
 
"Identify four of your major interests and describe how these have shaped your character and will contribute to your success as a physician. "

For the above question could it be anything like personal hobbies or clinical interest.......any advise??
 
princess22 said:
"Identify four of your major interests and describe how these have shaped your character and will contribute to your success as a physician. "

For the above question could it be anything like personal hobbies or clinical interest.......any advise??
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Yes. I talked about backpacking, coaching, church involvement, and teaching. The interviews at Upstate are closed file except for the two essays you submit.
 
cgull2288 said:
My status page has shown "decision made" for about 2 weeks now but I haven't heard anything. Any ideas?
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I'm in the same situation. I'm not trying to scare you, but my guess is that I'll be getting a rejection in the mail any day now. The only hope I have is that I have heard from a friend that Upstate admissions is extremely chaotic and behind right now. It's certainly possible that they haven't called us (one SDNer got an acceptance in the mail yesterday without a phone call). I'm doubting it, though.
 
w8ting2exhale said:
I interviewed a while back and totally forgot that I was supposed to send back the "clinical sites" form within 2 weeks of my interview date!! I hope they don't think that I can't keep track of things or that I don't care enough about the school. Automatic rejection? :scared:. Thanks sdn for keeping me in touch w/ what Upstate is up to. Sending the form out asap!
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which clinical site form?? is that given to you when you get the interview website or with the secondary app?

thanks
 
softmed said:
You think you might have missed the call though? I know I haven't missed any calls.
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Nope-- no missed calls registered on my phone. I think it was probably getting late or something and they just decided to mail it to me
 
premed2014 said:
Nope-- no missed calls registered on my phone. I think it was probably getting late or something and they just decided to mail it to me
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Gives me a little hope but I STILL haven't heard from them. Tomorrow will be two weeks since my status changed.
 
Accepted by mail today (10/26). Status changed last week... Tuesday (10/20) I think. Many blessings to those still waiting.
 
Pre-Interview Hold....man...show me some love SUNY Upstate...argh
 
interviewed here today, absolutely loved it. hope i get in.
 
got in today by snail mail. no phone call, no missed calls. SOOOO happy 🙂
 
eric51 said:
Congrats! I hope my letter comes tomorrow...
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These letters without phone calls are getting my hopes up!!! haha. I think it's been too long though, I'm sure they're going to reject me.
 
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Don't mean to scare anyone, but my status changed on Friday and I was accepted today!! Only interviewed about 2 weeks ago. SO STOKED!!! Good luck to the rest of you guys. Believe in yourself, go with gut instinct and be yourself 🙂
 
Just got my acceptance letter in the mail today!! No phone call or anything, so don't worry if you haven't heard anything yet, there is still hope!
 
eric51 said:
Just got my acceptance letter in the mail today!! No phone call or anything, so don't worry if you haven't heard anything yet, there is still hope!
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That was a good job of not paying attention to what topic I was posting in. So yeah it looks like they've pretty much given up on the whole phone call thing.
 
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NEWHER said:
Congrats!👍 When were u complete? email/status page?
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Thank you!! I think I was complete in the first week of Aug, interview invite in mid Sept, interviewed first week of Oct, status went to "Decision Made" on Friday, phone offer made on Monday. It was a very quick turn around time from post-interview to decision. Ms. Welch said to expect 3-4 weeks but mine was done in 2 weeks. Good luck!
 
softmed said:
That was a good job of not paying attention to what topic I was posting in. So yeah it looks like they've pretty much given up on the whole phone call thing.
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i got a phone call last wednesday. i think they still do it
 
congrats to all those accepted! it hasn't been 3-4 weeks since my interview yet so i know it's too early for me to hear...but for those of you who got accepted via snail mail, did you receive a big thick envelope? or did you just get a thin envelope with a congrats letter inside?
 
Sweetpea MD said:
congrats to all those accepted! it hasn't been 3-4 weeks since my interview yet so i know it's too early for me to hear...but for those of you who got accepted via snail mail, did you receive a big thick envelope? or did you just get a thin envelope with a congrats letter inside?
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big thick. real thick.
 
What are your chances of getting an interview if you've been given the pre-interview hold?

sub 3.0 undergrad GPA
3.8 SMP GPA
34 MCAT
and a decent amount of clinical experience.
 
redrower said:
i got a phone call last wednesday. i think they still do it
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It seems like a ton of people have gotten envelopes without calls though. That has to be more than just missed phone calls.
 
softmed said:
It seems like a ton of people have gotten envelopes without calls though. That has to be more than just missed phone calls.
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well i actually didnt talk to the lady, but she left a message. i was in another interview at the time she called. i wonder why they call some and not others. weird
 
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