I'm even more neurotic! The year before the first acceptances were received on 10/20. So hopefully we'll be finding out good news in a week give or a take a few days!
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2013-2014 SUNY Downstate Application Thread
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Just curious, but why do you feel like you won't receive OOS love other than the stats that their class is mostly IS?
Hold for Spring Consideration by email today. :-( I'm really bummed about this one.
🙁 better than a rejection guys stay strong
Email. I think someone posted earlier on the thread that in previous years waitlists/rejections come by email and acceptances come by snail mail. So if you get an email it's probably not a good thing.
Does anyone know what percentage of OOS students who are interviewed are accepted?
When'd you interview? I wonder if they sent out emails/mail at the same time for certain interview dates.
Interviewed 9/10
My interviewer told me to email them with updates about my app.
How is one supposed to maximize his chances of getting in after receiving a hold for spring consideration or wait list (both post-interview)? Are you expected to provide fall semester and/or spring semester grades even if not explicitly requested? Are they usually explicity requested in these cases at Downstate? send a LOI? thanks
Nothing yet... I'm also getting really anxious! At this point I'm hoping no news is good news since it seems they've emailed a bunch of the holds. Hopefully they've mailed out acceptances and they arrive within the next couple of days!!
no, you don't want an email from them. Acceptances come in snailmail - at least thats how they did it in previous years
It was just last year that they did that, but I'm apt to assume it will be the same for this year. Snail mail = acceptance, and waitlist/rejection come by email. Everyone anxious as hell, and it doesn't seem like a lot of people got waitlist/rejection email either.. only a few people. Acceptances on the other hand are probably in the mail now, on their way to the first lucky winners. Fingers crossed.
From the Downstate website:
"Following your interview, it might take as long as 4–6 weeks before you will be notified of your status post-interview. You will be notified of your admissions status by email."
http://sls.downstate.edu/admissions/com/review/index.html
it sounds like acceptances might be through email this year
You might be right. If that's the case, oddly surprising that no one has gotten acceptances yet, though some have heard of waitlist/rejections.
They started 9/3. Interviewed 9/4, haven't heard back yet.
Haha, I'm just hoping we hear back this week. I'd be very happy if that happened
Oh great... now I have to neurotically check if the regular mail came yet too?
I feel like that's gonna be my life for the next few days: check email, run donwstairs to the mail, check email again, run downstairs again.... you know what? Maybe I'll just hang out in the lobby and refresh my email on my smartphone till the mail comes! 🙄
I feel like that's gonna be my life for the next few days: check email, run donwstairs to the mail, check email again, run downstairs again.... you know what? Maybe I'll just hang out in the lobby and refresh my email on my smartphone till the mail comes! 🙄
hey i'm interviewing at downstate next week. any advice?
Yes, the questions in the interview feedback are verbatim.
If you're OOS, be prepared to explain your ties to the city (or basically your interest for applying to downstate).
Any recent IIs for IS applicants? I've been complete since Aug but have not heard anything.
No one else has received any news from Downstate? Not even rejections/waitlists? Surprising no one has reported being accepted yet.. last year and the year before, people received notification by this time. Not to mention superstorm Sandy last year should've delayed things. No excuse this year 🙂
Exactly what I was thinking. I figured we would know by the same time or earlier this year lol
Hi Guys! So I was wondering if everyone received a complete email after submitting their secondary? I submitted it on 10/05, and havn't received a complete email. On the supplemental site, it says my payment had been made. Does this mean it's complete and ready for review for ii?
They're probably in the mail, or will be soon. If you've interviewed early and haven't gotten a hold or rejection, it's probably a good sign!
Or they want you to have false hopes and then slam you with the email on a Friday afternoon.. eeeek.
Noooo I want to believe wannabemd19. I like her outlook on life more right now
Congrats!!!
Being the first one...can you tell us your interview date, how you received the acceptance (email vs phone vs snail mail), and when you received? Thanks!
This was my first interview back in late September and I haven't heard back from my any of my interviewed schools yet so I'm biting my nails.
Ahhhhhh congrats!!!! Echoing the above posters...when did you interview and where do you live????? If I don't get a letter today I'm gonna flip out.
Accepted! Woooo!!
IS, Interviewed 9/19 received via snail mail 😀
IS, Interviewed 9/19 received via snail mail 😀
