2013-2014 Albert Einstein Application Thread

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Also, does does our class have a FB page yet? I could try to start one if not.
bloodyhell said:
As far as I am aware, there's no official second look day, but if a student was so inclined, I am more than certain the admissions office would help set up a day where you could come for a personalized second look and have a chance to meet and talk with students etc.
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Thank you! I'll keep that in consideration. 🙂
 
Wait listed today, interviewd 2/21. Anyone know what the wait list movement has been like in previous years?
 
Cambover said:
I called the alumni office last week to ask about Einstein at Home. They said it was an event primarily aimed at people in the area and they couldn't say if it was the only second look.

I would love to see AECOM again, but can't fly somewhere for a 2 hour event. Anyone know if there is an official second look day?
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I would second that this can be a big decision (deciding the next 4+ years of your life). Although i don't believe AE has a formal second look on campus I would encourage you to send the admissions office a request to spend another day on campus and talk to students if this would help in your decision making process(ask for 4th years because most of us have literally have nothing to do right now, and we've been through all the years). I, personally have had a great experience but have no qualms, and won't sugar coat a discussion on whether or not AE would be the right "fit" of school for you and your career goals.
 
can any current students comment on how big the rooms are in student housing?
 
Match day was awesome. 2014 match list!! I'm so ridiculously proud of where all my classmates are going. *Edited it so that its easier to read by specialty*

Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Anesthesiology
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Anesthesiology
Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai-NY Anesthesiology
UC San Francisco-CA Anesthesiology
Brigham & Womens Hosp-MA Anesthesiology
NYP Hosp-Weill Cornell Med Ctr-NY Anesthesiology
Massachusetts Gen Hosp Anesthesiology PG 2-4

Massachusetts Gen Hosp Child Neurology
Childrens Hosp-Philadelphia-PA Child Neurology

Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Dermatology
UC Irvine Med Ctr-CA Dermatology
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Dermatology
Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai-NY Dermatology

Einstein/Jacobi Med Ctr-NY Emergency Medicine
Staten Island Univ Hosp-NY Emergency Medicine
Einstein/Jacobi Med Ctr-NY Emergency Medicine
NYU School Of Medicine Emergency Medicine
Hershey Med Ctr/Penn State Emergency Medicine
Einstein/Jacobi Med Ctr-NY Emergency Medicine
Einstein/Jacobi Med Ctr-NY Emergency Medicine
NYU School Of Medicine Emergency Medicine
SUNY HSC Brooklyn-NY Emergency Medicine
NY Hosp Med Ctr Queens Emergency Medicine
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Emergency Medicine/LIJ
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Emergency Medicine/LIJ
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Emergency Medicine/LIJ

Swedish Medical Center-WA Family Med/Cherry Hill
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Family Medicine
UC San Francisco-CA Family Medicine
Hunterdon Medical Ctr-NJ Family Medicine
Cambridge Health Alliance-MA Family Medicine/Tufts

U Cincinnati Med Ctr-OH General Surgery
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY General Surgery
Rutgers-R W Johnson Medical School-NJ General Surgery
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY General Surgery
UC San Francisco-CA General Surgery
B I Deaconess Med Ctr-MA General Surgery
U Rochester/Strong Mem-NY General Surgery
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY General Surgery

Einstein/Jacobi Med Ctr-NY Int Med/Sabbath Observed
Hosp of the Univ of PA Int Med-ABIM Research Path
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Internal Med/Lenox Hill
Vanderbilt Univ Med Ctr-TN Internal Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Fdn-OH Internal Medicine
U Washington Affil Hosps Internal Medicine
U Maryland Med Ctr Internal Medicine
Tulane Univ SOM-LA Internal Medicine
NYU School Of Medicine Internal Medicine
Maimonides Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
Yale-New Haven Hosp-CT Internal Medicine
NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai-NY Internal Medicine
NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
Massachusetts Gen Hosp Internal Medicine
UC Irvine Med Ctr-CA Internal Medicine
Icahn SOM St Lukes-Roosevelt-NY Internal Medicine
NYU School Of Medicine Internal Medicine
UC San Francisco-CA Internal Medicine
NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
NYU School Of Medicine Internal Medicine
Thomas Jefferson Univ-PA Internal Medicine
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
U Michigan Hosps-Ann Arbor Internal Medicine
NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
Rush University Med Ctr-IL Internal Medicine
UCLA Medical Center-CA Internal Medicine
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
B I Deaconess Med Ctr-MA Internal Medicine
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Internal Medicine
UC Irvine Med Ctr-CA Internal Medicine
Yale-New Haven Hosp-CT Internal Medicine
Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai-NY Internal Medicine
Rutgers-R W Johnson Medical School-NJ Internal Medicine
Hosp of the Univ of PA Internal Medicine

Stanford Univ Progs-CA Medicine-Anesthesiology

SUNY HSC Brooklyn-NY Medicine-Emergency Med

Icahn SOM St Lukes-Roosevelt-NY Medicine-Preliminary
B I Deaconess Med Ctr-MA Medicine-Primary
NYU School Of Medicine Medicine-Primary
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Medicine-Primary Care/Social Int Med

Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai-NY Neurological Surgery

North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Neurology
Yale-New Haven Hosp-CT Neurology
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Neurology
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Neurology
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Neurology
Brigham & Womens Hosp-MA Neurology/BWH-MGH
Brigham & Womens Hosp-MA Neurology/BWH-MGH

Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Obstetrics-Gynecology
NYU School Of Medicine Obstetrics-Gynecology
Icahn SOM St Lukes-Roosevelt-NY Obstetrics-Gynecology
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Obstetrics-Gynecology
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Obstetrics-Gynecology
Brown U/Womens & Infants Hosp of RI Obstetrics-Gynecology
Albert Einstein Med Ctr-PA Obstetrics-Gynecology
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Obstetrics-Gynecology
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Obstetrics-Gynecology
U Rochester/Strong Mem-NY Obstetrics-Gynecology

Albert Einstein College of Medicine Ophthalmology
Yale-New Haven Ophthalmology
New York Eye and Ear Ophthalmology

NYU School Of Medicine Ortho Surg/Hosp Joint Diseases
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Orthopaedic Surgery
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgery
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Orthopaedic Surgery
Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai-NY Orthopaedic Surgery
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Orthopaedic Surgery

Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Otolaryngology
NYMC-New York Eye And Ear Infirmary Otolaryngology

NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr-NY Pathology
Stanford Univ Progs-CA Pathology
Yale-New Haven Hosp-CT Pathology/Comb-Anat & Clin

Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai-NY Pediatrics
Childrens Hosp-Philadelphia-PA Pediatrics
NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr-NY Pediatrics
NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr-NY Pediatrics
Stony Brook Teach Hosps-NY Pediatrics
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Pediatrics
Einstein/Jacobi Med Ctr-NY Pediatrics
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Pediatrics
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Pediatrics
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Pediatrics
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Pediatrics
NYP Hosp-Weill Cornell Med Ctr-NY Pediatrics
Yale-New Haven Hosp-CT Pediatrics
UCLA Medical Center-CA Pediatrics
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Pediatrics
Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai-NY Pediatrics
NYP Hosp-Weill Cornell Med Ctr-NY Pediatrics
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Pediatrics
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Pediatrics
Northwestern McGaw/Lurie Peds-IL Pediatrics
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Pediatrics
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Pediatrics
NYMC-Westchester Med Ctr-NY Pediatrics
U Washington Affil Hosps Pediatrics
UC Irvine Med Ctr-CA Pediatrics/UCI-CHOC
UC Irvine Med Ctr-CA Pediatrics/UCI-CHOC

Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School Phys Medicine & Rehab
Baylor Coll Med-Houston-TX Phys Medicine & Rehab
Johns Hopkins Hosp-MD Phys Medicine & Rehab
Northwestern McGaw/RIC-IL Phys Medicine & Rehab

Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Plastic Surgery
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Plastic Surgery

Harvard Longwood Psych-MA Psychiatry
UC San Francisco-CA Psychiatry
Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai-NY Psychiatry
Harvard Longwood Psych-MA Psychiatry
Tulane Univ SOM-LA Psychiatry
George Washington Univ-DC Psychiatry
NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr-NY Psychiatry
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Psychiatry
Johns Hopkins Hosp-MD Psychiatry
George Washington Univ-DC Psychiatry
Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai-NY Psychiatry
U Texas Southwestern Med Sch-Dallas Psychiatry/Dallas

Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Radiation Oncology

Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Radiology-Diagnostic
NYP Hosp-Weill Cornell Med Ctr-NY Radiology-Diagnostic
UCLA Medical Center-CA Radiology-Diagnostic
Harbor-UCLA Med Ctr-CA Radiology-Diagnostic
NYP Hosp-Weill Cornell Med Ctr-NY Radiology-Diagnostic
Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai-NY Radiology-Diagnostic
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Radiology-Diagnostic
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Radiology-Diagnostic/NSLIJ
North Shore-LIJ Health Sys-NY Radiology-Diagnostic/NSLIJ

State Univ. of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY Urology
Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY Urology

B I Deaconess Med Ctr-MA Vascular Surgery
Einstein/Montefiore Med Ctr-NY Vascular Surgery
 
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Probably going to go here if I don't get into my in-state school. Although Amabbis post scares me a bit.
 
Hah, that addresses any concerns about AECOM's name recognition ... especially for applicants who are interested in staying in the Northeast (or surprisingly, moving all the way out to the West Coast) for residency.

Also, can I say how fascinating it is that Albert Einstein almost never acknowledges anywhere their association to Yeshiva University?
 
aspirantmed said:
Hah, that addresses any concerns about AECOM's name recognition ... especially for applicants who are interested in staying in the Northeast (or surprisingly, moving all the way out to the West Coast) for residency.

Also, can I say how fascinating it is that Albert Einstein almost never acknowledges anywhere their association to Yeshiva University?
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What do you mean? Like for example on every page of their website it says on the top left "Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University"
Granted Yeshiva is not a household name, so they probs don't go around touting their affiliation, but I don't think they by any means hide it....
 
Einstein in giant lettering, Yeshiva much less so? And if you look at all their emails and web content, sure looks like they over-emphasize the name of the school over the name of the university.

You don't hear Einstein people using 'Einstein' or 'Yeshiva' as interchangeably as people do for, say, 'Perelman' and 'Penn' or 'Pritzker' and 'Chicago.' Just observing.
 
aspirantmed said:
Einstein in giant lettering, Yeshiva much less so? And if you look at all their emails and web content, sure looks like they over-emphasize the name of the school over the name of the university.

You don't hear Einstein people using 'Einstein' or 'Yeshiva' as interchangeably as people do for, say, 'Perelman' and 'Penn' or 'Pritzker' and 'Chicago.' Just observing.
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I hear what you're saying. I think it's because, unlike other med schools,they're much more well known for their graduate schools (ie Einstein, Cardozo) than for their undergraduate among the general public. The undergraduate is a religious institution and is virtually off the radar for people other than Orthodox Jews. Names like Penn and UChicago are more than just med schools - they represent a larger nationally recognized institution. Hence, people don't generally refer to their med schools by their individual names. Most people haven't heard of Yeshiva, so they go by Einstein. I really don't think there's any politics involved.
 
Current students--do you recommend attending the optional introductory science course before orientation?
 
Pandaeac said:
Current students--do you recommend attending the optional introductory science course before orientation?
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HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

there's a lot of talk on last years thread about this, so def worth reading.

But in short:

You get to move in 2 weeks early (rent free) and avoid dealing with the hassle of settling in during orientation.
You also get well oriented to the neighborhood and school grounds etc - it's seriously a major help.

You get to meet like 30-40 of your classmates early and make some solid friendships - going into orientation , this is a HUGE deal. Plus a lot of the people who met during that pre-orientation time developed strong friendships and groups.

You get to spend the extra time getting to talk with upperclassmen and make some friends there as well.

You get a general idea of what med school life is like. - also good for those who may have taken some time off after college to now settle back into an academic lifestyle.

All in all I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend people do it, if they don't have a strong reason not to.

It's also a super awesome social experience, they have events planned every night for those 2 weeks (bar nights, bowling, etc etc)

(And yes, I did it and it was AMAZING!!)
 
bloodyhell said:
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

there's a lot of talk on last years thread about this, so def worth reading.

But in short:

You get to move in 2 weeks early (rent free) and avoid dealing with the hassle of settling in during orientation.
You also get well oriented to the neighborhood and school grounds etc - it's seriously a major help.

You get to meet like 30-40 of your classmates early and make some solid friendships - going into orientation , this is a HUGE deal. Plus a lot of the people who met during that pre-orientation time developed strong friendships and groups.

You get to spend the extra time getting to talk with upperclassmen and make some friends there as well.

You get a general idea of what med school life is like. - also good for those who may have taken some time off after college to now settle back into an academic lifestyle.

All in all I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend people do it, if they don't have a strong reason not to.

It's also a super awesome social experience, they have events planned every night for those 2 weeks (bar nights, bowling, etc etc)

(And yes, I did it and it was AMAZING!!)
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Wow sounds great... How much does it cost?
 
Coming in to things a bit late here but I was accepted in January and think I will be attending Einstein next year! Is there any sort of Facebook group for our class?
 
Scjj2010 said:
Coming in to things a bit late here but I was accepted in January and think I will be attending Einstein next year! Is there any sort of Facebook group for our class?
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A couple of us were going to start one a month or so back but didn't get around to it hah... anyone else wanna get one going? I got my FB back just for this!
 
Got my wait list email this morning! Interviewed March 11th. Would really, really like to get in so I'll be sending a letter of intent. Does anyone have any advice or heard about getting off the waitlist?
 
dancer150 said:
Got my wait list email this morning! Interviewed March 11th. Would really, really like to get in so I'll be sending a letter of intent. Does anyone have any advice or heard about getting off the waitlist?
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We are all on the same boat here. Hoping for some waitlist movement in May I suppose..
 
Does anyone know if acceptances are still going out, or is it just waitlists/rejections from here on out?
 
Str8Baller said:
Does anyone know if acceptances are still going out, or is it just waitlists/rejections from here on out?
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Well my thought was that all med schools were supposed to fill out their seats by the March whatever deadline. My guess is that at this point it's all wl/rejections unless someone accepted withdraws and there is an opening. At this point I'm not sure if they would select someone from the interviewees pool or from the HPWL pool.
 
That line of thinking makes sense. I know several people, myself included, who were interviewed recently enough that acceptance by the deadline would seem highly unlikely. Is it possible that Einstein was interviewing people with the only positive outcome being a wait list position? Seems a little messed up....
 
Str8Baller said:
That line of thinking makes sense. I know several people, myself included, who were interviewed recently enough that acceptance by the deadline would seem highly unlikely. Is it possible that Einstein was interviewing people with the only positive outcome being a wait list position? Seems a little messed up....
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A lot of schools interview through April, though I only heard of Einstein doing so through May. When you think about it, the school's objective is to fill out the spots, so the larger the waitlist, the larger the chance of filling out the newly empty seats with great candidates. But yeah.. it does suck to interview late and know that the best you can hope for is WL. I interviewed in January but I don't think there was much movement in terms of straight up acceptance since Jan 15 (at least according to SDN).
 
Waitlisted today as well. Someone shoot me in the face jk, already sent a letter of intent, anything else I can do as well? I cannot stand the waiting, at least a rejection offers some closure.
 
I have an interview this week - anyone else? Super late, I know - figuring it's probably just for the waitlist.
 
Pandaeac said:
Current students--do you recommend attending the optional introductory science course before orientation?
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This sounds pretty cool. Could you give me a link with information about this? If I decide on Einstein, I'll definitely consider doing this!
 
Pandaeac said:
I only saw it on this calendar here http://www.einstein.yu.edu/education/md-program/admissions/pre-matriculation-calendar.aspx

Does anyone else have more information about it?
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Thanks for the site. And, last week, I called the admissions office to double check I had to do something, and the person told me that in mid-late April, they will mail a lot of information, including housing, health information, etc. So, maybe we'll get info about this program at that time
 
muffinman8380 said:
Thanks for the site. And, last week, I called the admissions office to double check I had to do something, and the person told me that in mid-late April, they will mail a lot of information, including housing, health information, etc. So, maybe we'll get info about this program at that time
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Do you know if this bundle includes financial packages as well?
 
How much time do you all get to study for Step 1?
 
6-8 weeks according to their website, but me and a lot of other people on sdn have heard in 4-6
 
So AECOM is currently my only acceptance and I have been waitlisted everywhere else. I wanted to know why current students or even you all who are intent on matriculating choose this school over your other acceptances.

Also, how happy are students here? I heard that administration is kinda frustrating to deal with
 
entrepreneurMD said:
So AECOM is currently my only acceptance and I have been waitlisted everywhere else. I wanted to know why current students or even you all who are intent on matriculating choose this school over your other acceptances.

Also, how happy are students here? I heard that administration is kinda frustrating to deal with
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Regarding the pros and cons of the school - it's been discussed a ton in this thread and last years so def check that all out.

Regarding administration - I disagree. They are super helpful and always help in any way they can. All my experiences with them have been great thus far. (I am extremely happy here, as are most people I know)
 
entrepreneurMD said:
So AECOM is currently my only acceptance and I have been waitlisted everywhere else. I wanted to know why current students or even you all who are intent on matriculating choose this school over your other acceptances.

Also, how happy are students here? I heard that administration is kinda frustrating to deal with
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Just want to add my perspective as well.

Throughout all 4 years here I would say the administration has been amazing - especially the head admin Christina Chin (she is unbelievable.. seriously like in awe of her organizational skills). I would even add that it is only going to get better as we now have three amazing deans of students vs. when I started we only had 2. As someone who just went through applying for residency programs the deans supported me in everyway - including answering emails over the weekends/holidays, setting up last minute appointments to discuss questions about my rank list, even making calls/emails to people they knew. All in all I was fortunate enough to get my first choice in an extremely competitive program all the way across the country - and I really do credit and thank Einstein and its administration as a HUGE part of my success. I would add though that Einstein is a place that really helps you IF you help yourself first and take initiative. There is only so much spoon feeding (and i believe Einstein does more then most medical schools) that any program can give you before you really need to take control of your own career.

Edit i think real examples are better then just generalizations:
1. administration gives you TONS of support to help build your resume - this included helping me get a research spot and giving me $$$ at another institution. Global health projects with funding are available to everyone.
2. career advising starts from day 1. first and second years get all of these career nights, alumni meet and greets, and "in the doctors studio" events which are facilitated by the students themselves.
3. Curriculum is constantly changing due to feedback previous classes have given. I would honestly say about a quarter of first and second year is completely different from when I started. They are teaching clinical physical exams skills earlier, anatomy is completely different now, biostats now is more focused for the usmle, there is a social medicine course .... the list goes on and on.
4. Administration gives you car service - this can't be understated how important it is when you are in your clinical years.
5. during your clinical years the administration makes sure you are PROTECTED from any inappropriate behavior from attendings/interns/residents. There have been so many times I've heard in third year "no you don't have to do that, its not educational for you"... honestly though it can get a little frustrating when I just want to chip in so a couple of times I had to firmly insist on doing what Einstein might consider "scut" ie help take a patient for a study, draw blood etc.

I'm not saying this place is perfect, for instance with a constantly changing cirriculum i would say most changes are positive, but every once in awhile a change has negative unforeseen implications. But the fact that Einstein constantly is willing to address these issues upfront and in real time in order to benefit the students, is something you should be looking for in any medical school. Not to mention I would add that we get an outstanding clinical education.
 
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Can someone give a complete overview of the waitlist and hpwl with numbers and acceptance chances and the process. Also whats the best way to get off the waitlist to hpwl or acceptance and at what point in time does the waitlist move the the most
 
Kibriaq said:
Can someone give a complete overview of the waitlist and hpwl with numbers and acceptance chances and the process. Also whats the best way to get off the waitlist to hpwl or acceptance and at what point in time does the waitlist move the the most
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haha seriously? Why don't you send these questions to the admissions office and share it with the rest of us. Wouldn't we all want to know...
 
yup, me too. im not totally surprised, i considered it my hardest interview. my interviewer barely asked any questions... and from his expression, i felt like he thought all my answers were wrong.
 
has acceptances from the waitlist historically been through email or snail mail?
 
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