Complete mid-august, received II yesterday
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It is the first year that this is being done, so there are definitely hiccups with it. It's intended to be a more relaxed way of finding out who the applicants are. Think of it more as just talking to somebody who has been in your shoes. It's a good opportunity to learn more about the school, and is designed to be relatively low stress. However, the student's impression of you is added to your file which is reviewed in full when the adcom meets.
Also...i'm an MS3 in case anybody has any questions.
Does Downstate review apps chronologically? Or do they stratify apps based on mcat and gpa before a full review?
I honestly have no idea how they do it, but from my personal experience I would say it's not chronological as I was complete July 3 and received an II in December lmao
Thanks for answering questions! Can you tel is what you like/ dislike about the school? How is the sense of community between the classmates? 🙂
lol i hope waiting 5 months isnt typical
Does anyone who interviewed in Sept know when we should expect to hear back?
Same boat - I don't' understand how are they reviewing applications - it is definitely not rolling
They told us 4-6 weeks. I think an MS1 on here told us they heard back right on week 5, so for me that's like 1st to 2nd week of November which feels so soon lol.
One of the students that led my tour said that Downstate sends out acceptances by regular mail, and wait list offers (and I'm assuming rejections too) by email. For the first time ever, I'm hoping I don't get an email haha
you got this! Good luck
I never was contacted about a peer to peer interview?? was everyone else? Should I call?
Yeah WTF?
were you also not contacted?
I was wondering the same thing! I'll let you guys know if I hear anything.
It will be added to your application materials, and my call included scripted questions. Although it is WAY more relaxed, I'd take it as seriously as you did your faculty interview.
anyone here submit the secondary mid sept and hear back for II? im starting to feel nervous because DS is my top choice
Okay that makes me feel better, I am 3 weeks post interview basically today. I called/emailed admissions and they said it just takes the med students time to reach out because of their schedule etc.
Complete July 10th, should I be expecting a rejection? Based on last year's thread, those who were complete early kept receiving II until January smh
My solid guess is this Thursday for any word (hold, acceptance, rejection) and I have firm ground to assert Thursday will be the day for acceptances as well.
7 of 12 post interview status updates came via email since the 2011/12 cycle.
6 of 7 email correspondences came on a Thursday.
Further, based on the language of last year's thread, it seems that they are transitioning to using email for initial acceptance correspondence rather than relying on the post. They had used post for the 4 years prior.
Application Review - also indicates the usage of email for status updates.
The 2014/15 cycle was a bit of an outlier because decisions took so long to come out. Disregarding that cycle, it took an average of 3.4 business days to receive an initial correspondence, 5.2 days for an acceptance, and 3 days if that acceptance came via email. So if the trend of notification by email continues, we will hear acceptances on Thursday.
TL;DR : Thursday
7 of 12 post interview status updates came via email since the 2011/12 cycle.
6 of 7 email correspondences came on a Thursday.
Further, based on the language of last year's thread, it seems that they are transitioning to using email for initial acceptance correspondence rather than relying on the post. They had used post for the 4 years prior.
Application Review - also indicates the usage of email for status updates.
The 2014/15 cycle was a bit of an outlier because decisions took so long to come out. Disregarding that cycle, it took an average of 3.4 business days to receive an initial correspondence, 5.2 days for an acceptance, and 3 days if that acceptance came via email. So if the trend of notification by email continues, we will hear acceptances on Thursday.
TL;DR : Thursday
Congrats to all of you acceptedand those waiting... But doany of you have an idea regarsing the next batch of II?
You need a hobby mate
hahaha these forums are becoming one of my hobbies. SOS
does anyone know when the first day of interviews was here?
Hoping you're right and today's the day! Even if I was waitlisted I would rather know sooner rather than later.
Does SUNY-downstate accept updates?
Their admissions office is pretty responsive, not sure if they accept updates but I've had good interactions with them.
Would any current students be willing to answer some questions for me?
MS4 here, happy to.
Has anyone interviewed here in September and still not received their Peer-to-peer conversation?
Yes, I haven't I contacted admissions and they said that the med students are busy and not to worry about it someone will reach out soon... so... not sure if it is a necessity in the decision making process or not?
I interviewed on what I think was the first possible date and still haven’t heard anything!
What day did you interview?
Open file, one on one interview
Sept 5th
ohh wow okay, I was the 26th so I guess I have a while then.
Does anyone's portal still say "Your Online Supplemental has been completed and your payment has been made. Your Online Supplemental has been submitted to the Office of Admissions for further processing."? Been complete since 7/14 U_U
Yep thats what I have, complete a few days later than you
Tbh I don’t think they update this. I interviewed here and mine still reads that message
It took me about 5 weeks for a student to contact me after my interview. It just happened tonight!
Do you think that is required for them to make an admissions decision?
I think it said "may" I was kind of hoping it wasn't required because it's just going to delay the whole process so much ugh
