2014-2015 Hofstra University Application Thread

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Can any current students comment on student involvement? Are there clubs, volunteer opportunities, intramurals, etc.?
 
ShaolinMaster said:
For those that interviewed already, were the interviewers open for questions or was the Q&A session the main opportunity for answers?
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They were very open for questions. It was a significant part of each interview so I was glad I had a bunch prepared.
 
I got accepted here yesterday (!) and I'm trying to figure out how to respond via the Hofstra portal. Having trouble because no idea what my username is. Can anyone help?
 
hockeypucks said:
I got accepted here yesterday (!) and I'm trying to figure out how to respond via the Hofstra portal. Having trouble because no idea what my username is. Can anyone help?
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Congrats!

When did you interview?

Also, isn't your username just your AAMC ID? Your password should be in an email with the secondary info.
 
hockeypucks said:
I got accepted here yesterday (!) and I'm trying to figure out how to respond via the Hofstra portal. Having trouble because no idea what my username is. Can anyone help?
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I think the username is the number they sent you in the email with a "h" in front of it (unless I'm thinking of something else)
 
suitandtie said:
For those of you who interviewed, how relaxed is the interview? do i need to brush up on current health topics/issues or is it more conversational?
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I think it varies pretty wildly on who your interviewers are. I had one that couldn't have been more relaxed and conversational, the other much more serious and application-based. Brush up on your application and if you mentioned you keep up with health topics or are interested in various health-related orgs, then I would recommend brushing up on it. Overall, don't fret and you'll do excellent! :nurse:
 
bkl7 said:
Can any current students comment on student involvement? Are there clubs, volunteer opportunities, intramurals, etc.?
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Second year student here. There is a tonne of student involvement. We have a lot of interest groups, like emergency medicine, obgyn, pediatrics etc. We also have fun groups like a food club, a comedy club, bhangra, art. These are all student run organizations that can get funding from the school.
We also have intramural sports that are organized through the undergrad campus, there is soccer, basketball, football.
As for volunteer opportunities, we have a community service committee that organizes volunteer opportunities that anyone in the school can be a part of. This is also run by a student.
 
TrixTheCat said:
Second year student here. There is a tonne of student involvement. We have a lot of interest groups, like emergency medicine, obgyn, pediatrics etc. We also have fun groups like a food club, a comedy club, bhangra, art. These are all student run organizations that can get funding from the school.
We also have intramural sports that are organized through the undergrad campus, there is soccer, basketball, football.
As for volunteer opportunities, we have a community service committee that organizes volunteer opportunities that anyone in the school can be a part of. This is also run by a student.
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Thanks so much!!
 
Anyone here that interviewed in early-mid november? One person here from my group heard already, so I'm just trying to see if I should expect anything or not. They had said early-mid december. Trying to figure out if not hearing is indicative of anything.

It was my first interview so hoping it didn't go as poorly as I thought it did, hah!

I want to call the school but I'm scurred.
 
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Interviewed 11/5, silence.

I don't know that anyone's heard from my group yet...
 
Interviewed here mid-November and was very impressed by just about everything. I was overwhelmed with joy when I received an acceptance here earlier this week. Interview is very relaxed, just be yourself, show them what you're about and what makes you a good fit. Good luck to everyone still waiting on a response!!!
 
Hofstra has been my only interview so far and I don't currently have any more lined up so everything is riding on that decision. 🙁 I interviewed early nov and another person from my day has already been accepted so I'm feeling pretty low. T_T
 
Giving up on Hofstra.. Folks way after me have heard already and I'd rather not expect anything anyway.
 
kthxbai said:
Giving up on Hofstra.. Folks way after me have heard already and I'd rather not expect anything anyway.
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🙄 seriously? it's barely been a month since you interviewed. did you not listen to anything the dean actually said?
 
pbjbanana said:
🙄 seriously? it's barely been a month since you interviewed. did you not listen to anything the dean actually said?
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The admissions rep said that they'll release decisions gradually. She never gave a firm time frame, but said we'll know our position by March 15th. That's all that was said to my group about this matter. The rest of the info I'm learning here, on SDN. At any rate, I'd rather not anticipate anything. Just move onto the next interview.
 
I spoke to admissions recently as other people from my day had been accepted and I hadn't. I didn't get a straight answer, but doubt that my committee hasn't met yet.

I'm under the impression that they put you on a post interview hold and re-evaluate you at future committee meetings and release the final decision of the limbo people in march as @kthxbai stated.

I'm doing the same. Considering this as W/R and moving on and concentrating on my future II's.
 
during my interview, the dean of admissions directly addressed using sdn. she said that committees can't always meet chronologically as the interviewers are all physicians who have very busy schedules. as a result, just because someone on your interview day was admitted a month from your interview date, and you haven't heard back yet, it doesn't mean that you have been rejected/wl. it varies from individual to individual
 
also if you check last year's thread, you can see how irregular the acceptances are
 
You shouldn't count yourself out until you hear from admissions directly. The dean stressed the fact that not everyone from a certain interview day will hear back on the same day so avoid making assumptions that will unnecessarily stress you out. Just take a breath, relax, and try to be patient!
 
Seriously guys? C'mon.

No one here has posted any post interview decisions aside from acceptances (correct me if I'm wrong). They're not releasing everything even if the committee has met. I loved the program. The process is just not transparent. That's just how it is.
 
based on last year's thread: some people were accepted a week after they interviewed and others from the same date range were accepted 2 months after they interviewed. however, it does appear that all waitlist/post interview rejections are released in March at the same time. since you interviewed a little more than a month ago it is highly possible that the committee has not met yet to discuss your file. i'm not saying for sure that is the case, but I think it's premature at this point to rule yourself out just because a couple of people happened to have quick turnarounds. just my 2 cents
 
pbjbanana said:
based on last year's thread: some people were accepted a week after they interviewed and others from the same date range were accepted 2 months after they interviewed. however, it does appear that all waitlist/post interview rejections are released in March at the same time. since you interviewed a little more than a month ago it is highly possible that the committee has not met yet to discuss your file. i'm not saying for sure that is the case, but I think it's premature at this point to rule yourself out just because a couple of people happened to have quick turnarounds. just my 2 cents
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You're right, but I was talking more generally.

It's really not worth discussing any further lol.
 
ridethecliche said:
I spoke to admissions recently as other people from my day had been accepted and I hadn't. I didn't get a straight answer, but doubt that my committee hasn't met yet.

I'm under the impression that they put you on a post interview hold and re-evaluate you at future committee meetings and release the final decision of the limbo people in march as @kthxbai stated.

I'm doing the same. Considering this as W/R and moving on and concentrating on my future II's.
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What exactly did they say to you? I'm in the same boat but I don't want to call and annoy them so I'm curious what their response was.
 
journalistdoingscience said:
What exactly did they say to you? I'm in the same boat but I don't want to call and annoy them so I'm curious what their response was.
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Essentially reiterated what they said at the interview, i.e. that it depends when the committee meets, that timing means nothing, etc. Personally, I still think it is unlikely that the people that interviewed months ago haven't been looked at in a committee and it gets more unlikely as time goes on. They reiterated the time of now through early next year sometime. Given that no one here has heard anything but a yes post interview, I honestly think they might just delay talking about some people or just don't notify even if there is an internal decision. This is all fine. I just wish the process were more transparent. I remember at my interview date they wouldn't give people last years stats of interviews/acceptances etc. So it goes.

TLDR: They just said we'd hear between now and early next year. They basically just avoided my question. As is their right I suppose.
/shrug.
 
ridethecliche said:
Essentially reiterated what they said at the interview, i.e. that it depends when the committee meets, that timing means nothing, etc. Personally, I still think it is unlikely that the people that interviewed months ago haven't been looked at in a committee and it gets more unlikely as time goes on. They reiterated the time of now through early next year sometime. Given that no one here has heard anything but a yes post interview, I honestly think they might just delay talking about some people or just don't notify even if there is an internal decision. This is all fine. I just wish the process were more transparent. I remember at my interview date they wouldn't give people last years stats of interviews/acceptances etc. So it goes.

TLDR: They just said we'd hear between now and early next year. They basically just avoided my question. As is their right I suppose.
/shrug.
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At my interview they told us they accept roughly 3/4 people for every 1 spot and that it ended up being something around 30% of the number who interviewed (something like that, I believe?). They did also give us the spiel about it all depending but I actually have heard that from several other schools as well and am not surprised. Obviously there are going to be some students in the "we must accept these kids" pile but I imagine the rest of us all fall somewhere in between that and the reject pile so it may just take a few extra weeks to hear back. This actually makes me feel a little better so thanks for sharing what they told you!
 
journalistdoingscience said:
At my interview they told us they accept roughly 3/4 people for every 1 spot and that it ended up being something around 30% of the number who interviewed (something like that, I believe?). They did also give us the spiel about it all depending but I actually have heard that from several other schools as well and am not surprised. Obviously there are going to be some students in the "we must accept these kids" pile but I imagine the rest of us all fall somewhere in between that and the reject pile so it may just take a few extra weeks to hear back. This actually makes me feel a little better so thanks for sharing what they told you!
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Sure. Happy to have been the sacrificial lamb in this case.lol.

I feel like an idiot. That poor admissions guy probably hates me now.
 
Although my interview day went really well, it doesn't exactly look like Hofstra is the cards for me. Anyway, no worries. I got what I wanted. Best of luck to all of you still waiting for an acceptance somewhere! Hang tight and it'll all work out.
 
kthxbai said:
Although my interview day went really well, it doesn't exactly look like Hofstra is the cards for me. Anyway, no worries. I got what I wanted. Best of luck to all of you still waiting for an acceptance somewhere! Hang tight and it'll all work out.
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Calm down, you got in somewhere. 😛
 
Still no news on the 12/8 interviewed camp! Was hoping to hear before New Years. Looks like it'll be mid-January then (hopefully)!
 
Congrats to the acceptances! Sorry to those who received bad news, but there's plenty of schools out there and you'll all get in where you're meant to be!
 
withdrew my interview - hopefully it goes to one of you guys
 
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