2013-2014 Albert Einstein Application Thread

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Anyone interviewing on October 14th wanna split a hotel room on Sunday the 13th?
 
Submitted over 3 weeks ago and I'm still not complete!

They must be extremely backed up or something is wrong with my app!
 
eliteeli said:
Submitted over 3 weeks ago and I'm still not complete!

They must be extremely backed up or something is wrong with my app!
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I submitted early august and just got completed last week! Just wait a couple more weeks before worrying!
 
Had my interview this week! It was extremely low-stress and very conversational. The admissions staff were very kind and welcoming.

Definitely left much more excited about Einstein and impressed with the school's new facilities. Now the waiting game until January.
 
How bad is it if someone doesn't call or email by 3PM the day before the interview as they requested?
 
eliteeli said:
Submitted over 3 weeks ago and I'm still not complete!

They must be extremely backed up or something is wrong with my app!
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I submitted a little over 3 weeks ago too.. not "complete" yet.
 
aladd1n said:
I submitted a little over 3 weeks ago too.. not "complete" yet.
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Einstein was the 2nd school I was complete at so you might want to check that out. They e-mailed me with a completion the day after I added my LORs to the school. This was last week btw
 
Burla said:
Einstein was the 2nd school I was complete at so you might want to check that out. They e-mailed me with a completion the day after I added my LORs to the school. This was last week btw
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thanks for the info. Did you submit their secondary last week?
 
aladd1n said:
thanks for the info. Did you submit their secondary last week?
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8/27 Secondary Complete
9/10 Committee Letter uploaded to AMCAS
9/11 Designated Einstein to received letter on AMCAS at ~8AM
9/11 Received complete e-mail at 10:43AM

It looks like I misspoke. I forgot about the quick turnaround on the complete e-mail.
 
II today!
Complete 8/29, 3.8/34

The interview dates given are Dec 11-17, so it looks like I'll be spending winter break over in NY! Super stoked!!
 
Would it be safe to assume they have sent out a lot of IIs if interviews are already for mid-December?
Congrats on the II btw
 
Burla said:
Would it be safe to assume they have sent out a lot of IIs if interviews are already for mid-December?
Congrats on the II btw
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Thanks! Take this opinion with a grain of salt, since I'm just a fellow applicant, but they have probably already sent out a lot of interviews already. MSAR says they don't send out acceptances until Jan 15 however, and they interview into April as well, so I'm sure there are many more interview invites to come too. Last year, they interviewed ~1200 applicants, so there's still plenty more space, I'd assume.

Does anyone have acceptance stats?
 
II today. Told to pick dates in Nov/Dec.

Edit: just got confirmed for Monday, November 11th.
 
I think I read somewhere that ~400 acceptances (not sure what ratio is wait-listed) are sent out of the ~1100 interviews.
 
Solaire said:
I think I read somewhere that ~400 acceptances (not sure what ratio is wait-listed) are sent out of the ~1100 interviews.
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Most recent stats from USNWR:

Applied: 7784
Interviewed: 1357
Accepted: 449
Enrolled: 183
 
I received an email today from admissions asking for a letter from the department of my major. I'm not a biology major, and I had a committee letter done.

So, if you don't have an actual letter from someone in the department of your major, you must get one for your application to be complete.

Hopefully, this saves somebody some time.
 
raney said:
I received an email today from admissions asking for a letter from the department of my major. I'm not a biology major, and I had a committee letter done.

So, if you don't have an actual letter from someone in the department of your major, you must get one for your application to be complete.

Hopefully, this saves somebody some time.
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I think they may bend the rules on this if you're a non-trad. Being a non-trad myself, I did not have a letter from my major, or any letters from my 4-year for that matter and still received an II. However, I did have letters from my bio professors from my DIY postbach.
 
ThunderBear said:
I think they may bend the rules on this if you're a non-trad. Being a non-trad myself, I did not have a letter from my major, or any letters from my 4-year for that matter and still received an II. However, I did have letters from my bio professors from my DIY postbach.
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Good point.
I am non-trad, but not postbacc. So, if you're postbacc that's probably right.
 
raney said:
I received an email today from admissions asking for a letter from the department of my major. I'm not a biology major, and I had a committee letter done.

So, if you don't have an actual letter from someone in the department of your major, you must get one for your application to be complete.

Hopefully, this saves somebody some time.
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I'm not sure if this is a hard and fast rule either. I'm an engineering major and don't have a letter from my department, but I still was marked complete and snagged an II. I sent in a letter packet from my school though, so I don't know if that's looked at differently or anything.
 
balambfishie said:
I'm not sure if this is a hard and fast rule either. I'm an engineering major and don't have a letter from my department, but I still was marked complete and snagged an II. I sent in a letter packet from my school though, so I don't know if that's looked at differently or anything.
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I guess I'm just lucky.
 
BMEng said:
Congrats! do you mind sharing when you complete/stats?
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Sure. Complete early August.

non-trad, 32 MCAT (11/11/10), 3.2 cGPA, 3.45 sGPA, 3.9 post-bacc gpa (~60 credits), top-notch ECs and LORs
 
Hey Im a post bac too without a major. I have already submitted one letter from organic chemistry, one from general chemistry and one from english... I just received email to say that I need another science faculty for evaluation letter but I have not taken any other sciences for looong time. Does anyone know if maths professor is considered to be "science faculty?"
 
shirlly89 said:
Hey Im a post bac too without a major. I have already submitted one letter from organic chemistry, one from general chemistry and one from english... I just received email to say that I need another science faculty for evaluation letter but I have not taken any other sciences for looong time. Does anyone know if maths professor is considered to be "science faculty?"
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Would your PI count? I'd call them to clarify.
 
Anyone know where I can find the student host list?
 
Cambover said:
Anyone know where I can find the student host list?
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I just contacted Joan Lazarou (as directed in my II email) and she connected me with a student host. I'm not sure that there is a public list of hosts...
 
does anyone know if Einstein is definitely waiting until January this year to start sending out acceptances?
 
Does anyone know how many interviewees there are per interview day? And how many interviews do you get?
 
We all had just one interview, but there were over 15 prospective students there.

Also, just a head's up about safety. I would suggest paying attention to your belongings and surroundings while going to and from the school. Current students said the area directly surrounding the school is generally safe, but I saw a car that had been burglarized less than two blocks away from the admissions and academic buildings. Its passenger window had been completely shattered in broad daylight). So keep your eyes on your surroundings rather than glued to an expensive smartphone and leave your valuables at home.
 
Yes, I confirmed with admissions that January 15th is the earliest possible date prospective students may hear back about their status. A longer wait than some other schools, but that's how they do it.
 
Hi guys!

Received and submitted my secondary here on 9/8 and still haven't gotten a complete email. Anyone else have this kind of delay? I tried calling and was told they don't do status checks. Making me nervous!! 😳
 
DiolASulfone said:
Hi guys!

Received and submitted my secondary here on 9/8 and still haven't gotten a complete email. Anyone else have this kind of delay? I tried calling and was told they don't do status checks. Making me nervous!! 😳
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I submitted my secondary on 9/7 and called yesterday about this issue. The lady told me that I would be marked complete this week and hung up on me. They might be manually checking everyone's application for completion before marking it complete, which is what's causing the delay.
 
DiolASulfone said:
Hi guys!

Received and submitted my secondary here on 9/8 and still haven't gotten a complete email. Anyone else have this kind of delay? I tried calling and was told they don't do status checks. Making me nervous!! 😳
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I wouldn't worry about that at all. They're now in interview season so I'm sure it takes the admission committee a little longer to process apps since they are also conducting interviews. I've seen it over 4 weeks for someone to get a completion email and as little as a week like myself but I'm confident the turn around time for completion doesn't indicate anything and they would let you know if something was missing.
 
Thanks both of you. I feel better now! Back to the endless email-checking 🙂
 
II today! Complete 8/5. A little surprised by this one since I considered it a reach school.
 
GingerGirl27 said:
II today! Complete 8/5. A little surprised by this one since I considered it a reach school.
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That's how I felt. Out of curiosity... are you involved in any artistic en devours? Or was your major a non-science?

From what I understand, they seem to value that quite a bit (I had two friends not hear anything, with higher stats, a much earlier complete date, but no hobbies or interests displayed in things beyond the sciences).
 
Solaire said:
That's how I felt. Out of curiosity... are you involved in any artistic en devours? Or was your major a non-science?

From what I understand, they seem to value that quite a bit (I had two friends not hear anything, with higher stats, a much earlier complete date, but no hobbies or interests displayed in things beyond the sciences).
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Lol I have been surprised with my entire cycle so far since I'm technically an underdog. But yes I did double major in a hard science and social science and am now completing a public health degree that is definitely not hard science and I focused a lot on that in my applications. So you could be on to something.
 
Cool! They really want a diverse class.

For me? I like music.

Congrats on your II! I would definitely start booking your plane/hotel soon... New York is incredibly expensive early in December (but your interview might be later or sooner!)
 
II today complete July 20. First available date is in late December...wut?
 
What do you guys think about sending out an "in the area" email with slightly below average stats? Both my MCAT and GPA are 1 point below average.
 
thisandthat said:
What do you guys think about sending out an "in the area" email with slightly below average stats? Both my MCAT and GPA are 1 point below average.
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My MCAT was around the same as yours and they responded favorably to my in the area request. I say go for it.
 
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