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2016-2017 SUNY - Downstate Application Thread
Started by WedgeDawg
Am I crazy or are there no attached health forms? I just see names of forms but nothing corresponding to it. I might be missing something really obvious :|
You will get an email soon with a link to an accepted students page. You can access the health forms through there. I was accepted back in March and I just finally got the link for the health forms a couple days ago. Congratulations!
I think he was being sarcastic
You can access them here: Health Forms. Then you send them all as one PDF to the student health email.
I had to choose between the same two options and obviously chose downstate. Did this for many reasons. 1. Pass fail curriculum 2. Integrated curriculum > old school curriculum. 3. Being closer to the city and not in the middle of nowhere. 4. Clinical affiliations. 5. Overall vibe. Not once did I regret this decision. I know people at nymc and their morale is way lower than ours is at downstate. I can't stress enough how balanced students here remain.
Gladly. Though as an in-state/on campus student I am not entirely sure how I can help!
Struggling to figure out how to claim IS because I've been at NYU for 4 years and had an apartment for 2 years but I filed taxes as a CA person. Anyone have advice for me :/ not sure who to contact because financial aid will probably prefer me to be OOS for the $$$
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How do I pay the deposit?? I haven't received a username or password yet
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Are you registered to vote or have a NYS drivers lisense? You can prove NYS residency using those as opposed to your taxes. There are other ways too (bills for 12 months etc). The alternatives are listed on the application!
Thanks! No I didn't because I didn't see the point... I was voting from CA and didn't change my ID. But bills would work! I can't remember if the original secondary asked for us to specify if we were an NY resident because I wouldn't have identified as one. Which app are you talking about?? You were a huge help!
I'm switching my license this week but they may find that sketchy
I remember in my acceptance letter, it says if you attend a nys undergraduate institution and graduating this year, they will automatically bill you as in state student, only if you have had gap years, you would have to send them documents to prove that you've been living in ny in the past year. You should probably let the admissions know that you attend nyu, an official transcript will do. Good luck!
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Did anyone contact Dr. Gerber directly, or is it the most appropriate to email all letters to the main medadmissions email?
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MSAR is your friend.
If you have proof of 12 months rents in NY, a NY voter's card, a NY ID, and 12 months of bank statements with a NY address, you meet the points.
Did you work in NY? Then you would need to have filed a NY state income tax form, which would get you 2 of the 4 points you need for proof.
Otherwise, you won't be considered a resident yet. There are students in our class who went to college in NY who are not considered residents this year.
Edit: sorry, didn't see that other people already responded, but here is the info again
+1 withdrew as well
I accepted, see ya in Brooklyn...
Does anyone know the protocol for submitting the stuff on the Admissions Checklist? Do we just mail it all to the office of admissions address (Office of Student Admissions, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, MSC 60, Brooklyn, NY 11203-2098) or can we email the smaller stuff, like vaccine records and passport photocopy, to [email protected]?
Also, why do they not have my transcripts or Certiphi background check from AAMC? Does AAMC not release this to them? So we have to get copies and mail them ourselves?
Sorry if these are redundant questions, I got accepted via email but I haven't gotten an acceptance package in the mail yet so maybe the instructions are in there.
Also, why do they not have my transcripts or Certiphi background check from AAMC? Does AAMC not release this to them? So we have to get copies and mail them ourselves?
Sorry if these are redundant questions, I got accepted via email but I haven't gotten an acceptance package in the mail yet so maybe the instructions are in there.
I felt the same way, man.
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You can email all of the documents directly to the admissions email except for the health forms, those go to [email protected]
As for the background check, they more than likely have it if you completed it, but probably didn't update your checklist yet. I would suggest calling to make sure they update it! AAMC doesnt send the prospective schools the official transcript, so yes you have to get additional copies sent directly from your school to Downstate's office of admissions (to address you listed above).
Hope that helps!
I find their method so strange. Considering alt movement has begun, placing people on it after traffic day seems absurd
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Hi everyone,
I am writing this message in hopes that someone please gives up their spot on the Downstate waitlist. At this point in the cycle, I am absolutely devastated. I cannot sleep, cannot go a waking moment without thinking about whether I will get into medical school. For such a long time, I wanted to go to Downstate and I felt that I was a perfect fit there after interview day. In short, my time as a waitlisted candidate has been purely hell. While I know that someone giving up a spot on the waitlist does not guarantee me a spot in the class, it does increase my chances. So, please, I implore you...give up your spot if you know you are not going to Downstate. I really appreciate your time for reading this.
I am writing this message in hopes that someone please gives up their spot on the Downstate waitlist. At this point in the cycle, I am absolutely devastated. I cannot sleep, cannot go a waking moment without thinking about whether I will get into medical school. For such a long time, I wanted to go to Downstate and I felt that I was a perfect fit there after interview day. In short, my time as a waitlisted candidate has been purely hell. While I know that someone giving up a spot on the waitlist does not guarantee me a spot in the class, it does increase my chances. So, please, I implore you...give up your spot if you know you are not going to Downstate. I really appreciate your time for reading this.
THIS! I am a reapplicant and it is my second time getting waitlisted here. Registered just so I could bump this important, beautiful message!
What happened the first time?
just withdrew my acceptance here
good luck to those on the waitlist!
good luck to those on the waitlist!
Thank you so much!!!! This is super helpful!
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yes, this sums up exactly how I have felt since interviewing in september and being passed over since 🙁
Never got off the waitlist.
Did anyone on the alternate list just get an email just now about outstanding requirements and a PDF of what's missing in their file?
Yes. My heart skipped a beat getting that email, then I realized it was just about the requirements.
I did as well. Had the same reaction too.
Yep what a tease
Did anyone also get a call about completing this checklist? I thought it was a call about acceptance. They are really testing me....!
Did you get the call today? I'd probably see it as a good sign!
I think it may have been a hack. Look at the email address: it spelled 'admissions' incorrectly even though it is still Downstate.edu. Very weird
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