2010-2011 Hofstra University Application Thread

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I withdrew my application. Good luck to those waiting and more importantly to those who will attend, seems like they're overwhelmed... not a good sign.
 
I got the alternate list email this morning too.
 
Alternate also

Makes me wonder how many people are on it. My feeling is that this is one of those alternate lists they just place most applicants on, and few get off.

Anyone know if they plan on releasing any info about ranking?
 
StallionSupreme said:
i have received the email from them:

Thank you for interviewing at Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. We appreciate the patience you have shown throughout this process.

We have had the very challenging task of selecting only 40 students from the thousands of applications we received. We regret to inform you, that after much consideration of your application, we will not be able to offer you a seat in our inaugural class.

good luck to the rest of you!🙂
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+1; No worries though. Now I can focus wholeheartedly on the 2 interviews I have coming up this week and next, and the other programs I already interviewed. But congrats to everyone who was accepted/WL at Hofstra!! And I wish you all great success!!! :luck::luck::luck:
 
Yep, alternate list... looks like there really is a lot of us, guess we shouldn't hold our breaths till August lol
 
pretty sure, since its a new school, their alternate list will have like 760 people on it... im surprised this school is getting so much attention w/ so few withdrawls.

oh and I got alternate as well.
 
anfielder said:
Thanks for the updates. It's good to see they're giving some information out to everyone who interviewed, even if it isn't good news (sorry to hear that StallionSupreme). I haven't gotten an email or status update yet if anyone else might be in the same boat. They do have 750+ people to update or email, so maybe it will take a little while.
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No email or status update for me either. Now that I know those emails have gone out, what patience I had left is shot...
 
alternate listed. It seems like there is a good # of people who were alternate listed, and some who were rejected. I wonder what the #'s are.
 
No update here either - early Jan interview date. Sure seems like a lot of alternates.
 
Never thought I'd be happy about a rejection--finally some closure from this school lol. Interviewed in late October. GL to all of you still waiting!
 
SS01 said:
Never thought I'd be happy about a rejection--finally some closure from this school lol. Interviewed in late October. GL to all of you still waiting!
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+1 better than waiting til August and find out its a no go right?
 
pinkynotbrain said:
No email or status update for me either. Now that I know those emails have gone out, what patience I had left is shot...
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I have a feeling they are doing it in batches. I was put on the "alternate list" and the same information that was in the email is on the Hofstra applicant portal. So if there is no update anywhere, it probably just hasn't been generated.
 
I wonder if their "alternate list" is ranked.
 
Just got put on the alternate list as well. Is everyone on the alternate list being put on the 'preferred alternate list' or is that designation possibly different from the emails people got yesterday?
 
anfielder said:
Just got put on the alternate list as well. Is everyone on the alternate list being put on the 'preferred alternate list' or is that designation possibly different from the emails people got yesterday?
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I was placed on the "preferred alternate list" today. I do not know if it is different from yesterday, though.
 
The email I received definitely does not say 'preferred alternate list'.
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preferred alternate list for me, just received the email! Is this a nice way of saying wait list or is it different from the regular wait list?
 
i just checked my online status through the Hofstra portal and it says that my application is incomplete? Weird... is this a mistake? Does anyone else's randomly say that
 
arl88 said:
preferred alternate list for me, just received the email! Is this a nice way of saying wait list or is it different from the regular wait list?
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I assume this means it's a ranked list, and that people who are ranked higher go to this category. It's still the wait list, but at least at other schools, they exhaust their preferred wait list before offering spots to alternate list folks.

GL to all, regardless of your list!!
 
arl88 said:
i just checked my online status through the Hofstra portal and it says that my application is incomplete? Weird... is this a mistake? Does anyone else's randomly say that
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same here. I would guess they are updating it, but who knows. I wouldn't worry though, especially after just getting an email from them.
 
medlove87 said:
The email I received definitely does not say 'preferred alternate list'.
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Interesting...I also received email that I am on the "preferred" alternate list. Did they tell individuals on the regular wailist that they "welcome your letters of intent"? Seems like they are nudging us toward writing one and that it could be a significant factor in their process.

Wonder if they will waitlist individuals tomorrow and tell them they are on the "very preferred" waitlist...
 
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I called and they said letter of intent makes no difference. It plays no part.
 
Anyone know how many ppl are in this "preferred" list? I guess the chance for the those of us in alternate list is basically none as of now 🙁
 
SWOOt said:
Anyone know how many ppl are in this "preferred" list? I guess the chance for the those of us in alternate list is basically none as of now 🙁
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Looks like a lot. I highly doubt they will get thru their preferred list. In every school with 2 waitlists, they usually dont get through their first list.
 
I guess I'll just have to wait for my other schools then...
 
waterbottle10 said:
I called and they said letter of intent makes no difference. It plays no part.
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Did a double-take when I read "preferred alternate." Got this status also. In any case, there seems to be at least as many "preferred" alternates reporting on SDN as "regular" alternates. Even if there was a difference between the two statuses, it seems that the sheer number of "preferred" alternates would defeat the purpose.

While I'd rather have this status than not, I can't help but worry that it will be just another source of hope / anxiety and lead to more incessant e-mail checking for the next two months =P
 
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DennisdaMenace said:
Did a double-take when I read "preferred alternate." Got this status also. In any case, there seems to be at least as many "preferred" alternates reporting on SDN as "regular" alternates. Even if there was a difference between the two statuses, it seems that the sheer number of "preferred" alternates would defeat the purpose.
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Hey everyone,

I was accepted earlier and I've been in contact with some of the other accepted students. While there are certainly a lot of students that have made up their mind and are definitely matriculating at Hofstra, there are some who are unsure and do have lots of options. I know this process is frustrating, dehumanizing, etc. etc., but I imagine there will be some waitlist movement in the coming weeks.

If you really like Hofstra and it's your first choice, write a letter of intent and stay on the waitlist. Hang in there guys. This process sucks.
 
medlove87 said:
The email I received definitely does not say 'preferred alternate list'.
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Seriously, for a day there was a glimmer of hope, and now that I see my e-mail lacks "preferred"...that glimmer has faded
 
rtm903 said:
Hey everyone,

I was accepted earlier and I've been in contact with some of the other accepted students. While there are certainly a lot of students that have made up their mind and are definitely matriculating at Hofstra, there are some who are unsure and do have lots of options. I know this process is frustrating, dehumanizing, etc. etc., but I imagine there will be some waitlist movement in the coming weeks.

If you really like Hofstra and it's your first choice, write a letter of intent and stay on the waitlist. Hang in there guys. This process sucks.
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Thanks for the encouraging information! 👍👍👍
 
Just got the preferred email as well. Based on the number of people that also got this email, I don't think there's much of a chance for us anyway.

Honestly, I don't think I would switch schools after the end of May anyway. There's just too much planning that needs to be done when moving somewhere.
 
DennisdaMenace said:
Thanks for the encouraging information! 👍👍👍
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Though although hope is good. In this case I would say just prepare to not get in. Even if 50% of the class doesn't go, that leaves only 20 spots off waitlist, which I'm sure won't even get to the middle of the preferred list. And if you have no acceptances yet, theres always the other school in Florida that just opened and is still accepting applications. They are also thinking of giving out big scholarships for the first class.
 
waterbottle10 said:
Though although hope is good. In this case I would say just prepare to not get in. Even if 50% of the class doesn't go, that leaves only 20 spots off waitlist, which I'm sure won't even get to the middle of the preferred list. And if you have no acceptances yet, theres always the other school in Florida that just opened and is still accepting applications. They are also thinking of giving out big scholarships for the first class.
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Very true, I didn't think that was "encouraging" information at all. It sounds like around five people won't accept from how the poster was talking. There's certain schools that you shouldn't even still think about once you are on the waitlist, and this is probably one of them.
 
waterbottle10 said:
And if you have no acceptances yet, theres always the other school in Florida that just opened and is still accepting applications. They are also thinking of giving out big scholarships for the first class.
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Um...what school is this?
 
preferred alternate list and the wait continues... GL!
 
I guess that means worse news for us regular alternate list people.

There is an extra space before the word "alternate" on my notification sent by hofstra. haha.
 
waterbottle10 said:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=796705

Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at FAU
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The problem with this school is 10 seats of 64 are allotted for OOS applicants; if the chances are slim at Hofstra, then FAU are near non-existent if you are not a FL resident. 🙁 my two cents. But I still wish everyone much success! I may be out of the Hof game but I still encourage you all to keep the faith!!:luck:
 
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