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Accepted today! Very surprised since I thought the class was full. I'll take it though!
Accepted today! Very surprised since I thought the class was full. I'll take it though!
Could you tell us when you interviewed? Were you on the alternate list?
I interviewed on February 22nd. Not on the alternate list, this is the first I've heard from them since my interview.
hey guys, i am also on the alternate list for Downstate, and just recently being placed at the bottom of the waitlist of another school. Things are looking really bad for me. I signed up for MCAT on the April 29th few months ago, and I can't even focus on studying. God, the waiting is painful!
Hah, same here, except i have no plans to retake the mcat. hopefully we'll both be @ downstate next year.
Does anyone know what the daily schedule for Downstate students is 1st/2nd years? Is it 9-5?
Also, do they have video-recorded lectures? Thanks.
Did anyone ever write a letter of interest after the interview and got accepted? I know they may not be connected, but just curious to see if there are any correlations. Also, anyone have any ideas on how to write a "standard" letter of interest?? any help will be much appreciated.
Did anyone ever write a letter of interest after the interview and got accepted? I know they may not be connected, but just curious to see if there are any correlations. Also, anyone have any ideas on how to write a "standard" letter of interest?? any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks for naming those neighborhoods! I'm not searching for "yuppy" or "trendy"...I'm focusing on a safe place to live that is relatively close to school and along the 2/5 train line. I was just going off of the recommendations made by the students I spoke with, my cousin who lived in Brooklyn Heights, and a quick Google search (during which I came across an article from NY Magazine which had a long list of places to live).
I'm sorry if I offended you with my comment; that was just my impression based on my limited knowledge of the area. I know Brooklyn is large and there are a variety of options to choose from; I just wanted options that were conveniently near school and along one train line. I made my "desirable" comment based only on neighborhoods that were within 15 minutes of school by train...so more or less northwest Brooklyn. I didn't mean to disregard or demean other neighborhoods in the area.
yesJust wondering, did EVERYONE here who got on the Alternate List also get a big packet with medical forms?
Question to those who got alternate listed:
Did your status change online or not?
Also, if you were placed on hold, did your status change?
how the heck are people getting accepted when my alternate list letter said the class was full roughly 2 months ago?
simple, we are the waitlist guys, and the med school always save space for amazing students. And congratulation gamefreak, even though I envy your acceptance to med school, but I admire how you impress the admission committee with your hard-earned grades and qualifications. You earn the acceptance, and you will be a great doc in no time.
Those who got alternate listed/accepted, did your online status change?
Anyone know if "Hold for Spring Consideration" is better or worse than the alternate list?
Congratulation on the acceptance, TheRach1025!
Hi all,
Congratulations on the acceptances!
Does anyone know what exactly we have to do to establish in-state tuition after 1 year?
Do we need to change drivers license/plates/file NY income taxes, or is it mainly about living off campus for 12 mo. before your second year?
Also someone mentioned, 6 weeks before registration is the latest we have before turning in our residency petition. That means if you're trying to change your residency for MSII (say the registration deadline is Aug. 23 like it was last year), the latest you could turn in paperwork would be around July 12th, 2012. And the latest you would be able to sign a lease the year before to prove the 12 months would be July 12th, 2011. Am I missing something here, or is this basically it?
Thanks.
Has Downstate updated those old lectures halls that are from the 70's with no video capture as I recall from when I interviewed their last year? Or are their plans to.
How are all you out-of-staters looking for housing? I'm coming from Cali and would like to find a place in a decent area near the subway line that goes to the school. Also, I'm planning on doing the prematriculation program, so I was hoping to move in by June 13, but I would be willing to move in anytime no later than early July.