2017-2018 SUNY - Buffalo
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Ha, 3 times for me too. K.
Cold indeed. One email rejecting me would have sufficed.
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I did, my GPA was about their 25th percentile.
Yes 1/2 of the accepted students had stats below the median.
Source: definition of median
Thanks for that information. Are you one of them?
Yes the rumors are true. Im a statistician
Technically right now that may not be true as a large proportion of people on the wait list who will eventually be accepted are probably below the median. So most accepted applicants are probably above the median now.
I don't think the seats are filled. The last interview day is in late April and they have said they don't fill their class until after this day. I have heard that Buffalo tends to waitlist a good amount of interviewees and figures out who they'll accept towards the end of the cycle. I have also heard of a lot of waitlist movement once May rolls around. Are you waitlisted or still waiting to hear a decision post II?
I'm currently waitlisted.
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Interviewing here this week. Any last minute words of advice or important insights into interview day?
Does anyone know if Buffalo does a second look day or the equivalent later in the cycle? I am waitlisted here but would like to see it again if I get off the waitlist.
Rejected post Interview, even though I am set on another school it stings a little.
Not sure if somebody before me has posted this already, but BEWARE the interview-day surprise short-answer essay question which DOES get considered as part of your completed application! They hand it out under the guise of 'we use this during the white coat ceremony to talk about you,' but when I asked the dean she confirmed that your interviewers do read it. The question is something to the effect of 'choose a personal flaw with which you struggle and describe how you hope to improve upon it.' (A fellow interviewee also said that both his faculty brought it up during his interviews.)
For the sake of disclosure, I interviewed 3/28 and was rejected, but will be happier anyway attending closer to home.
For the sake of disclosure, I interviewed 3/28 and was rejected, but will be happier anyway attending closer to home.
Good to know, thank you!
It's not a surprise anymore if you mention it here! The question my group got was different, though. 🙂
Mine was different too.
Interviewed yesterday, WL today 🙁
Same here
According to my friends who were accepted last year, they start waitlist movement around mid April. Best of luck everyone the wait is almost over!
Anyone that was waitlisted here: were you told if you ranked closer to the top or bottom, or was everyone told that they were ranked?
They told us not to ask about our ranking. They used to tell in past years, but not anymore.
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Any waitlist movement recently?
Does anyone know if Buffalo has had any talks about moving to a true P/F? I know they have honors now.
I heard from a current student during interview day that it has been discussed before by the administration but there hasn't been movement because a very small minority doesn't want P/F. Apparently, it might still happen eventually.
I would guess probably most movement will occur after traffic day when they know who is accepting their seat
The first day of waitlist movement last year was 4/17. Buffalo gets moving early.
That's what I saw in last year's thread. And that's what I would like to see too...
. Good to ALL on the WL !Eagerly hoping for waitlist movement, so sick of waiting...
+1 but honestly am scared since this is my last chance for this cycle
+2. Don't lose hope, it ain't over until its over ! I wish you the Best !
+3 the end is near
Is there any chance that my approval to be added to the SNMA Second Look Weekend 2018 is a mistake? Or means nothing? This is a closed group that I requested permission to join as soon as I was sent the link (the day before my flight for interview), the only admins for the group are SNMA Buffalo and the admissions office administrative assistant... But my status still says waitlist, I haven't received any official email, and I've called the office twice this morning with no response. Also, since I requested about 4 weeks ago, other people have been approved to join before I have.
My undergrad did something similar with their minority students, inviting them to a weekend before sending the official acceptance, but there was an official invitation in that case. I haven't literally been invited, just allowed to join the group and as a result could click RSVP for the event. Has anyone else been through this or know how to interpret?? There's just been so much uncertainty through this whole process I'm going crazy.
Thanks in advance,
My undergrad did something similar with their minority students, inviting them to a weekend before sending the official acceptance, but there was an official invitation in that case. I haven't literally been invited, just allowed to join the group and as a result could click RSVP for the event. Has anyone else been through this or know how to interpret?? There's just been so much uncertainty through this whole process I'm going crazy.
Thanks in advance,
Hi, I'm not sure of all the conditions to be able to attend the second look weekend but I was accepted and sent two separate emails regarding second look. One was a link to the fb group (which states it's meant for accepted students) and another with the schedule and other information. It does seem the SNMA group is a little slower with letting people join. You should email admissions and ask whether you can go but I'm under the impression it's for accepted students.
I hope this helps!
Yeah, I called again and admissions did confirm that it's for accepted students. And from you it sounds like they don't generally accept people into the facebook group before the official acceptance letter has been sent out. Maybe they didn't realize they emailed out the link beforehand and assumed only accepted students got it.... quite a bummer, but thanks a ton for your help 🙂
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No waitlist movement so far. Based on the sdn buffalo thread last year there were some people that got off around this time before traffic day. Hopefully we start hearing soon.
Hope this does not mean that there would be less movement this year...
Does anyone know the first day you have to report to campus for orientation
