2014-2015 Hofstra University Application Thread

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gracekelly530 said:
Should the 30% match within the system be a concern? Wasn't NS-LIJ guaranteeing residency spots as incentive for enrolling in a new med school in case people couldn't match elsewhere?
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I don't think this number is surprising. The home program draws a lot from its own even in more established schools. The LIJ programs are plenty strong, no?

It's hard to know the reality of this unless we know where lij ranked on people's lists.
 
ridethecliche said:
I don't think this number is surprising. The home program draws a lot from its own even in more established schools. The LIJ programs are plenty strong, no?

It's hard to know the reality of this unless we know where lij ranked on people's lists.
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Very true. I had also been thinking they may disproportionately have wanted to stay on Long Island--the first hofstra class was likely strongly interested in being located there!
 
gracekelly530 said:
Very true. I had also been thinking they may disproportionately have wanted to stay on Long Island--the first hofstra class was likely strongly interested in being located there!
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I believe there is also some loan forgiveness on student loans taken out through North Shore-LIJ if you do residency or work there, so that might be an incentive. If you are interested in staying in the area long-term, LIJ is a great place to work.
 
gracekelly530 said:
Should the 30% match within the system be a concern? Wasn't NS-LIJ guaranteeing residency spots as incentive for enrolling in a new med school in case people couldn't match elsewhere?
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Hi everyone,

I am a current Hofstra MS4 who recently matched outside of NS-LIJ. I will address a few questions and share my overall impression of the school's first match. There were 29 people who entered the match this year because a few students took time off as they are applying to more competitive specialties (i.e. derm, plastics, CT surg) or are waiting for their significant other to couples match.

1) 9 students are staying within the NS-LIJ system for their categorical programs. Of those, I believe a couple of students ranked NS-LIJ 1st or 2nd on their ROL, mainly because of strong ties to the Long Island area.

2) 4-5 students matched at their absolute #1 choice, which is much less than the national average per NRMP. However, many of my classmates interviewed at top-notch institutions such as BWH, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Sinai, NYU, Penn, Duke, Vanderbilt, Emory, Pittsburg, Northwestern, Chicago, Wash U, Mayo Clinic, UCSF, UCLA, etc. Despite the competitive nature of where my classmates wanted to go, we are sending students to Jefferson, Yale, Duke, Tufts, USC, NY Presbyterian, Sinai, UConn, Einstein/Monte, Chicago, BU, Vanderbilt (I basically listed off all programs outside of NS-LIJ that people matched at, in alphabetical order by student name). Finally, the majority of us matched at one of our top 3 choices, which is consistent with national averages.

3) NS-LIJ as a hospital system offers good clinical training in most specialties, although basic science research (even though students/residents have access to the Feinstein Research Institute) at the resident level is lackluster compared to more established institutions. Residencies that I personally consider strong within the healthcare system include psychiatry, pediatrics, orthopedic surgery, anesthesia, and to a lesser extent, IM. NS-LIJ also started an integrated CT surgery program last year. NS-LIJ does NOT have strong Ob/gyn or general surgery programs. The healthcare system has a loan forgiveness program for students who took out loans through NS-LIJ (max $16,000/year; for every 2 years you stay within the system, 1 year of loans will be forgiven). NS-LIJ also has one of the highest resident salaries in the nation and offers subsidized housing for many of their residents. This is in stark contrast to the majority of the NYC programs where you have to pay ~$1600-2000 for a studio in Manhattan.

4) NS-LIJ does not "guarantee" a residency spot for Hofstra graduates, although the individual departments are encouraged to rank Hofstra students competitively.

5) Overall, the mood was pretty tempered at match day. Many of my classmates did NOT match at their absolute #1 choice. My class is also skewed towards high-achieving, super-ambitious students (which is not me). Yet if we take into consideration how competitively everyone applied, where we all matched, and the fact that we are the first class ever to come out of Hofstra, personally I think it bodes well for future students who are considering applying to this school. My best guess is Hofstra's 1st match was probably better than any of the other new medical schools.

Hope this was helpful.
 
Do you think full match list would be available to the public?
 
Sorry if this has been asked already, but what do you think the typical chances are of getting in off the waitlist?
 
Any current students have a match list for hofstra's first class they could share here?
 
Dr. Stalker said:
Any current students have a match list for hofstra's first class they could share here?
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Anesthesiology
Yale-New Haven, CT

Emergency Medicine
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY
Maimonides, NY
Maimonides, NY
NY Presbyterian, NY
Kaweah Delta Health Care District, CA
Yale-New Haven, CT

Internal Medicine
Duke, NC
Tufts, MA
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY
Jefferson, PA
Mount Sinai, NY
Albert Einstein/Montefiore, NY
Vanderbilt, TN

Neurology
Jefferson, PA
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY

Ophthalmology
Boston University Medical Center, MA

Orthopedic Surgery
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY

Otolaryngology
UConn, CT

Pathology
USC, CA

Pediatrics
Jefferson, PA
Hofstra NS-LIJ Cohen's Children's Hospital, NY

PM&R
Schwab Rebab Hospital, IL

Psychiatry
Hofstra NS-LIJ Zucker Hillside Hospital, NY

Rad Onc
SUNY downstate, NY

Radiology
Lenox Hill Hospital, NY
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY
Boston University Medical Center, MA

Surgery
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY
 
Dr. Stalker said:
Any current students have a match list for hofstra's first class they could share here?
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Categorical spots
Medicine -- NSLIJ, Tufts, Vandy, Duke, Jeff, Monte, Sinai
Peds -- Jeff, NSLIJ
Ortho- NSLIJ
GEN SURG -- NSLIJ
Rads-- Bu, NSLIJ, Lenox Hill
EM -- California vaialia, Yale, columbia/Cornell, Maimonides , NSLIJ
ENT - UConn
Anesthesia- Yale
Path- USC
OPTHO- BU
Psych- NSLIJ
RAD Onc - SUNY downstate
PMR - u Chicago
Neuro - NSLIJ, Jeffersons
 
Here is my honest opinion of Hofstra.

The 1st year class i believe is composed of stronger applicants than subsequent years due to it's financial aid. If i'm not mistaken, the averages dropped the following year. Anyway, there are many plusses and some negatives to the school. Positives include it's curriculum, EMT training, and being part of a very wealthy system. Negatives include short track record, etc.

Since ~10 ppl decided not to participate in the match, that is literally 25% of the class for whatever reason. That is significantly much higher than other medical schools.
The match list is not bad for a new school, however compared to other schools with comparable avg MCAT/GPAs (Stony, Downstate), the match list is subpar, but since it is a new school, it will probably improve in the future. Also ~25% of the class got #1 choice which is half of national average of 50% for US grads.

For pre meds, and even MS1/MS2s, it's hard to judge a rank list solely based on name of the program because while Yale might sound very impressive and have a very big brand name to the general public, it might not be a great program in certain specialties. (one example is Emergency medicine. The top 3 not order, is NYC/LI is Jacobi, Downstate, NYU, not cornell/columbia, sinai, so just becareful when you are looking at a rank list)

Breaking down the rank list for you, hofstra did very well in Internal medicine. Also props for sending a person into ENT, Ortho, Optho, and Rad Onc, all very competitive specialties. With that said, the rest is subpar/par except here and there.

I marked some opinions below, but keep in mind that Hofstra did well for it's first ever graduating class!




Anesthesiology
Yale-New Haven, CT - mid tier. Less competitive than the 3 Manhattan programs

Emergency Medicine
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY - uncompetitive
Maimonides, NY- uncompetitive
Maimonides, NY - uncompetitive
NY Presbyterian, NY - mid
Kaweah Delta Health Care District, CA - dont know
Yale-New Haven, CT - mid

Internal Medicine - overall, very strong list for IM
Duke, NC - very competitive
Tufts, MA - mid
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY - mid
Jefferson, PA - competitive
Mount Sinai, NY - very competitive
Albert Einstein/Montefiore, NY - competitive
Vanderbilt, TN - very competitive

Neurology
Jefferson, PA - very strong program
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY - weak.

Ophthalmology - any match is good in optho.
Boston University Medical Center, MA

Orthopedic Surgery - any match is good.
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY

Otolaryngology - any is good
UConn, CT

Pathology
USC, CA

Pediatrics - peds uncompetitive
Jefferson, PA
Hofstra NS-LIJ Cohen's Children's Hospital, NY - mid

PM&R - PMR is uncompetitive in general
Schwab Rebab Hospital, IL

Psychiatry -
Hofstra NS-LIJ Zucker Hillside Hospital, NY

Rad Onc - competitive
SUNY downstate, NY

Radiology - not impressed
Lenox Hill Hospital, NY
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY
Boston University Medical Center, MA

Surgery - not impressed
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY
 
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Having just done the match and looking at a lot of programs' fellowship match lists along the way, It's important to not judge anywhere on any one match list. Geography, family, couples matching, and other reasons besides perceived strength of program will play a huge role in making your list.
Bottom line, if you want to do a super competitive field like rad Onc or ENT at Hofstra, you can. If you want to go to a big academic IM program, you can, too.
 
waterbottle10 said:
Here is my honest opinion of Hofstra.

The 1st year class i believe is composed of stronger applicants than subsequent years due to it's financial aid. If i'm not mistaken, the averages dropped the following year. Anyway, there are many plusses and some negatives to the school. Positives include it's curriculum, EMT training, and being part of a very wealthy system. Negatives include short track record, etc.

Since ~10 ppl decided not to participate in the match, that is literally 25% of the class for whatever reason. That is significantly much higher than other medical schools.
The match list is not bad for a new school, however compared to other schools with comparable avg MCAT/GPAs (Stony, Downstate), the match list is subpar, but since it is a new school, it will probably improve in the future. Also ~25% of the class got #1 choice which is half of national average of 50% for US grads.

For pre meds, and even MS1/MS2s, it's hard to judge a rank list solely based on name of the program because while Yale might sound very impressive and have a very big brand name to the general public, it might not be a great program in certain specialties. (one example is Emergency medicine. The top 3 not order, is NYC/LI is Jacobi, Downstate, NYU, not cornell/columbia, sinai, so just becareful when you are looking at a rank list)

Breaking down the rank list for you, hofstra did very well in Internal medicine. Also props for sending a person into ENT, Ortho, Optho, and Rad Onc, all very competitive specialties. With that said, the rest is subpar/par except here and there.

I marked some opinions below, but keep in mind that Hofstra did well for it's first ever graduating class!




Anesthesiology
Yale-New Haven, CT - mid tier. Less competitive than the 3 Manhattan programs

Emergency Medicine
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY - uncompetitive
Maimonides, NY- uncompetitive
Maimonides, NY - uncompetitive
NY Presbyterian, NY - mid
Kaweah Delta Health Care District, CA - dont know
Yale-New Haven, CT - mid

Internal Medicine - overall, very strong list for IM
Duke, NC - very competitive
Tufts, MA - mid
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY - mid
Jefferson, PA - competitive
Mount Sinai, NY - very competitive
Albert Einstein/Montefiore, NY - competitive
Vanderbilt, TN - very competitive

Neurology
Jefferson, PA - very strong program
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY - weak.

Ophthalmology - any match is good in optho.
Boston University Medical Center, MA

Orthopedic Surgery - any match is good.
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY

Otolaryngology - any is good
UConn, CT

Pathology
USC, CA

Pediatrics - peds uncompetitive
Jefferson, PA
Hofstra NS-LIJ Cohen's Children's Hospital, NY - mid

PM&R - PMR is uncompetitive in general
Schwab Rebab Hospital, IL

Psychiatry -
Hofstra NS-LIJ Zucker Hillside Hospital, NY

Rad Onc - competitive
SUNY downstate, NY

Radiology - not impressed
Lenox Hill Hospital, NY
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY
Boston University Medical Center, MA

Surgery - not impressed
Hofstra NS-LIJ, NY
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Your assessment of the caliber of the programs Hofstra students matched at is accurate, although your interpretation of the results is not. To all applicants: where a student matched at cannot be taken at face value. 30% of the graduating class couples-matched, which is a whole different ballgame. I also want to echo what MedicalStudent2015 said above. Multiple students ranked Hofstra NS-LIJ as #1 or #2 on their ROL, because of proximity to family or because their significant other currently works in the area.

I do wonder if you are a student at Hofstra though. If so, you will know that of the initial class of 40 students, 4 were MD/PhD's, 1 student passed away 2 years ago because of brain cancer, and 6 people took a year off (1 going into derm, 2 considering plastic surgery, 1 going into integrated cardiothoracic surgery, 1 waiting for her husband to couples-match). All of this contributed to only 29 people entering the match, and Hofstra had a 100% match rate for the graduating class.

Yes, IM applicants had a great match. 3 of the 6 AOA students from my class went into IM. The deans of the school (Dr. Smith, Dr. Catanese, Dr. Batonelli) were IM doctors. I am not sure whether that contributed to the strong IM showing (it certainly didn't influence my decision to NOT go into IM).

The inaugural class definitely has a number of high-achieving students who probably could have gone to a top-20 US medical school. From my knowledge, the current MS3s had just as high of average USMLE step 1 score as my class, if not 1-2 points higher. I am not sure what you mean by "averages dropping" (are you talking about college GPA/MCAT scores? if so, I have not seen a single residency who cared about your college GPA/MCAT score). If you can provide contradicting evidence, I am more than happy to admit that I am wrong in this aspect.

In conclusion, I think the match was good, but not exceptional. If ~50% of students got their #1 choice, then you would have seen the likes of BWH, UPenn, UCLA, etc., and everyone would have been "wow"-ed by Hofstra. Yet most of us matched at one of our top-3/4 choices, consistent with national averages.

As Hoya2009 above said, no doors will be closed by your coming to Hofstra. Your chances at cracking into a top academic institution is similar to that of any other non-top 20 US medical school. The rest depends on you.
 
member271 said:
Holy match list, people. I'm not sure when it'll be posted officially on the SOM's page, but, since I know you all are curious, here are some of the highlights. 100% match (29 people), ~30% matched within the health system, almost all of them matched to one of their first four choices, and the majority of the class that did not match within the health system is going to a program where most medical schools have never sent a resident. Big names include: Duke, USC, Yale, MSK, Jefferson, Columbia, Sinai, Einstein, NYU, and Vandy.
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See my post above for where everyone matched at. Nobody is going to NYU. MSK is for a prelim/transition year for the student who is going into ophthalmology @ BU.

OrbitalOverload said:
Hey guys - had a thought/question that I just wanted to pose to the forum :

How much weight are you placing on the significance of the match results from Hofstra this year? My question arises from the fact that Hofstra SOM's first class was, from what I understand, composed of rock star applicants that were poached with full scholarships. I don't know how objectively competitive I will be in four years, but I am inclined to say that this first graduating class out of Hofstra will be skewed towards the upper end of the competitiveness spectrum because of the quality of candidates in the cohort. Do you all think this will affect the match results this year in ways that make it so that we cannot interpret them as the typical match record for the school on a given year after this one?

Hopefully that wasn't too confusing... Thanks for your thoughts!
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See my post and MedicalStudent2015's post above. This year's match list is actually a good standard for future years' students, as many of my classmates did not get our #1 choice, but were still able to crack top-20 programs. As more students from Hofstra graduates, the class size increases, and Hofstra gathers more of a reputation, my guess is you will see some students staying in the NS-LIJ system, many students going to mid-top tier programs (i.e. the Jeffersons, the Einstein/Montes, the BUs, etc.) and a few students going to the academic powerhouses (i.e. the Dukes, UPenns, the Columbias, etc.)



I am also happy to answer any questions you may have via PM. Hofstra is not for everyone because of the curriculum and its unique challenges. However, not choosing to come to Hofstra because of its lack of track record (even though you liked the interview/revisit day and felt that you would fit in) is silly. Same with residency applications. Go with your gut instinct. Go to a place not necessarily based on name/reputation, but based on where YOU think you would thrive.
 
Did anyone of you guys get financial aid information? I think we are supposed to get it before April 1st.
 
PassItToKobe said:
Your assessment of the caliber of the programs Hofstra students matched at is accurate, although your interpretation of the results is not. To all applicants: where a student matched at cannot be taken at face value. 30% of the graduating class couples-matched, which is a whole different ballgame. I also want to echo what MedicalStudent2015 said above. Multiple students ranked Hofstra NS-LIJ as #1 or #2 on their ROL, because of proximity to family or because their significant other currently works in the area.

I do wonder if you are a student at Hofstra though. If so, you will know that of the initial class of 40 students, 4 were MD/PhD's, 1 student passed away 2 years ago because of brain cancer, and 6 people took a year off (1 going into derm, 2 considering plastic surgery, 1 going into integrated cardiothoracic surgery, 1 waiting for her husband to couples-match). All of this contributed to only 29 people entering the match, and Hofstra had a 100% match rate for the graduating class.

Yes, IM applicants had a great match. 3 of the 6 AOA students from my class went into IM. The deans of the school (Dr. Smith, Dr. Catanese, Dr. Batonelli) were IM doctors. I am not sure whether that contributed to the strong IM showing (it certainly didn't influence my decision to NOT go into IM).

The inaugural class definitely has a number of high-achieving students who probably could have gone to a top-20 US medical school. From my knowledge, the current MS3s had just as high of average USMLE step 1 score as my class, if not 1-2 points higher. I am not sure what you mean by "averages dropping" (are you talking about college GPA/MCAT scores? if so, I have not seen a single residency who cared about your college GPA/MCAT score). If you can provide contradicting evidence, I am more than happy to admit that I am wrong in this aspect.

In conclusion, I think the match was good, but not exceptional. If ~50% of students got their #1 choice, then you would have seen the likes of BWH, UPenn, UCLA, etc., and everyone would have been "wow"-ed by Hofstra. Yet most of us matched at one of our top-3/4 choices, consistent with national averages.

As Hoya2009 above said, no doors will be closed by your coming to Hofstra. Your chances at cracking into a top academic institution is similar to that of any other non-top 20 US medical school. The rest depends on you.
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I agree w you mostly. The reason I left those things out is because couples matching is common everywhere not just hofstra. People couples matching shouldn't have a huge effect. There are couples couples matching to derm/neurosurgery at other schools so I didn't mention it.

I also understand the ppl taking yr off thing. I personally saw it as a negative vs an established school BC as mentioned above, ppl go into deem, rad onc, plastics from many schools including stonybrook downstate Einstein etc and other similar schools. However hofstra had a much larger percentage of ppl taking Yrs off while other ppl in other schools are mostly applying right away unless their applications are deemed lacking. So either the hofstra applicants lack confidence (possibly BC its a new school) or their app was lacking and they want to boost it. Either way applying to derm is nothing new or special so that's why I saw that as a negative compared to established schools but will probably be 'fixed' as time goes on.

Same reasoning w ranking a place 1 due to location. Happens everywhere. Not new w hofstra. Ppl rank stony 1 for being close to spouse etc.

Yes I was mentioning MCAT mainly BC step scores are heavily influenced by curriculum. Many carribean students have 250-270+ but ppl still say US trained are higher quality. But either way its fine. But if current ms3 has higher step score that's definitely a good sign!!

Either way hofstra is doing great for a new school and I have lots of faith for its future successes. However at the moment I would choose Sinai Cornell Columbia over hofstra.
 
waterbottle10 said:
I agree w you mostly. The reason I left those things out is because couples matching is common everywhere not just hofstra. People couples matching shouldn't have a huge effect. There are couples couples matching to derm/neurosurgery at other schools so I didn't mention it.

I also understand the ppl taking yr off thing. I personally saw it as a negative vs an established school BC as mentioned above, ppl go into deem, rad onc, plastics from many schools including stonybrook downstate Einstein etc and other similar schools. However hofstra had a much larger percentage of ppl taking Yrs off while other ppl in other schools are mostly applying right away unless their applications are deemed lacking. So either the hofstra applicants lack confidence (possibly BC its a new school) or their app was lacking and they want to boost it. Either way applying to derm is nothing new or special so that's why I saw that as a negative compared to established schools but will probably be 'fixed' as time goes on.

Same reasoning w ranking a place 1 due to location. Happens everywhere. Not new w hofstra. Ppl rank stony 1 for being close to spouse etc.

Yes I was mentioning MCAT mainly BC step scores are heavily influenced by curriculum. Many carribean students have 250-270+ but ppl still say US trained are higher quality. But either way its fine. But if current ms3 has higher step score that's definitely a good sign!!

Either way hofstra is doing great for a new school and I have lots of faith for its future successes. However at the moment I would choose Sinai Cornell Columbia over hofstra.
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Haha 99.9% of medical students, myself included, would choose Sinai, Cornell, Columbia over Hofstra. They have an established track record and boast world-class residencies at their own hospitals, not to mention strong basic science research and NIH funding that is the holy grail of academic medicine. I don't think Hofstra's mission is to compete with the likes of those schools.

On the other hand, if I were to go back in time, I would choose Hofstra over Downstate or Stonybrook, regional schools that are considered to be on the same tier as Hofstra, for personal (loved the interview/revisit day, felt that health system was invested in students, etc.) and objective reasons. I have looked at Downstate and Stonybrook's match lists. While they do send students to top tier academic powerhouses, they also send many students to programs that are a downgrade compared to their home institution. At Hofstra, only the students who matched at Maimonides for ED went to a "weaker" residency program. Everyone else either stayed put or went up. Obviously, this needs to be taken with a grain of salt (sample size n=1).

The greatest predictor of USMLE step score is not the curriculum, but your MCAT score, which in turn is best predicted by your SAT score. This gloomy statistic has been studied extensively and certainly reinforces our standardized test-taking culture. If the average MCAT scores in subsequent classes are lower, then I would be curious to see if the USMLE step 1 scores are also lower. So far, from a sample size of 1, that is not the case. But, I agree that this needs to be followed to see if the trend holds up.
 
Does anyone know if Hofstra has a high priority waitlist and a regular one, or if it's just all one waitlist?
 
Just got my financial aid award package... Anyone else dissapointed?
 
Irish Luck said:
Just got my financial aid award package... Anyone else dissapointed?
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Don't see an award on my portal yet, but I resubmitted FAFSA corrections on the 19th. Do you get an email telling you to go check your portal?
 
unnumzaan said:
Don't see an award on my portal yet, but I resubmitted FAFSA corrections on the 19th. Do you get an email telling you to go check your portal?
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No I got an email with the award details. If you got the need based app and the fasfa in before march 20th you should be hearing by today.
 
did anyone get scholarships or is it all loans? I didn't make the priority deadline but I'm jc how the packages look
 
mik30102 said:
I received a substantial scholarship. I'll most likely attend here due to it.
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Would you mind telling me if you got a scholarship just now with your financial aid package? Or a while ago? I talked to a few people at the second look day who said they had already gotten merit scholarships... I was wondering if they awarded all of those to people earlier and April 1 was just for the normal loans, etc., or if those people just got their FAFSA stuff in way before me.
 
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I was under the impression that scholarships are primarily need based at Hofstra, not merit based? I believe the financial aid office gave students estimates of their awards (which I'm assuming included scholarships) at the financial aid meetings on the first day of Second Look.
 
They do give out a few merit based scholarships. I received one a few months after I got accepted.
 
So i'm an idiot... read the e-mail super quickly while at work, and missed the part about "go to the portal to see your full award". Not disappointed anymore!
 
Did anybody else not get a financial aid package yet?

I'm pretty sure I submitted all my applications in before March 20.
 
CoffeeBean1 said:
Would you mind telling me if you got a scholarship just now with your financial aid package? Or a while ago? I talked to a few people at the second look day who said they had already gotten merit scholarships... I was wondering if they awarded all of those to people earlier and April 1 was just for the normal loans, etc., or if those people just got their FAFSA stuff in way before me.
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I got it today but found out about it at second look.
 
Fishier3000 said:
Did anybody else not get a financial aid package yet?

I'm pretty sure I submitted all my applications in before March 20.
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They told me on second look that they had a lot of applications so don't be surprised if it's a couple days after April 1 even if you got everything in on time. she said we should hear by next week at the latest
 
bkl7 said:
They told me on second look that they had a lot of applications so don't be surprised if it's a couple days after April 1 even if you got everything in on time. she said we should hear by next week at the latest
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Thanks for the info!🙂

I just called the financial aid office today, and I think my tax transcript was listed as not received. That was quickly resolved, and the lady on the phone told me to expect the financial award next week.
 
Sorry to ask this again, but does anyone know if Hofstra also has a high priority list, or if it's just one wait list?
 
CoffeeBean1 said:
Does anyone know if scholarships are usually renewed for the 4 years, or is it only for one year? My package says "annual scholarship", but then the description says it "may be a one time award".
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I asked the same question in response to my aid package. The award is need based, so as long as your need stays the same you can expect a similiar award package each year, although it is not guaranteed.
 
CoffeeBean1 said:
Does anyone know if scholarships are usually renewed for the 4 years, or is it only for one year? My package says "annual scholarship", but then the description says it "may be a one time award".
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If its need based it is semi renewable. I was told that if your income and your parents income stays the same your award will also be similar but that it will go up or down based on any changes.
 
Congrats! I interviewed at a lot of the same schools as you so I keep seeing your other posts and am curious about how your existing loans behave while you attend med school. Are they in deferred interest? Do you plan on utilizing repayment programs? I can't imagine starting med school with so much debt so I am very glad to see that the schools have given you generous financial packages. Sorry if this is too personal, feel free to ignore me or reply in pm. 😳

Fail quote @mik30102
 
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