2019-2020 Columbia VP&S

[bones-n-sconez]

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Sorry to disappoint everyone but I heard (on good authority) that admissions decisions are going out next week. Of course there’s always a possibility they go early but that’s what I was told

Blasphemy!



Dam was really hoping to hear back this week

 

[Med.Geek]

Sorry to disappoint everyone but I heard (on good authority) that admissions decisions are going out next week. Of course there’s always a possibility they go early but that’s what I was told

Wow okay next week is going to BLOW.

 

[deleted1017848]

x

 

[ls1422]

Thanks for sharing what you’ve got
I just really really really want this to be over

Trust me I could not agree with you more. It’s taking all my power not to march over there and demand a decision haha

 

[mpa19]

Trust me I could not agree with you more. I live in NYC so it’s taking all my power not to march over there and demand a decision haha

I’ll come with you haha

 

[ls1422]

I’ll come with you haha

Perf lmk a time

 

[deleted996731]

Perf lmk a time

Can I come? We can get tacos afterwards.

 

[mpa19]

Can I come? We can get tacos afterwards.

There’s this really good Mexican place that just opened near me we can go there

 

[runmed11]

I will say I do trust the person who told me, very reliable source. But pls don’t kill me if they come out this week!

Is the person someone (student/staff/etc) from/involved in admissions?

 

[Droseraceae]

Yo does anyone know what dates Columbia second look is?

 

[medicine999]

More importantly, where's this taco place yall are talking about?

 

[spontaneous23]

Wow okay next week is going to BLOW.

for real am I about to get hit with all these decisions the day before my spring break? yes

 

[Med.Geek]

for real am I about to get hit with all these decisions the day before my spring break? yes

Same boat. Either I’m gonna get effed up to celebrate or black out to forget

edit: or both

 

[deleted996731]

More importantly, where's this taco place yall are talking about?

My favorite is los tacos no 1. Yes it’s touristy but god damn that adobada

 

[sadpremed121]

My favorite is los tacos no 1. Yes it’s touristy but god damn that adobada

Better and cheaper tacos are in queens haha

 

[marcosma]

Yo does anyone know what dates Columbia second look is?

Seems like it is first weekend in April

 

[Cherry1997]

Seems like it is first weekend in April

Yeah MD/PhD email says that the medical school is holding events April 3rd for second look

 

[ls1422]

There’s this really good Mexican place that just opened near me we can go there

Great. Count me in. Tacos for everybody

 

[sadpremed121]

I really hope columbia comes out this week otherwise next week will be a terrible week with Harvard and penn also coming out 🙁

 

[bones-n-sconez]

I really hope columbia comes out this week otherwise next week will be a terrible week with Harvard and penn also coming out 🙁

or it becomes a massive party after you get As at all three!

 

[sadpremed121]

or it becomes a massive party after you get As at all three!

Lol I can only take so much heartbreak in one week. Need to evenly spread it out

 

[medschoolthrowaway2020]

Lol I can only take so much heartbreak in one week. Need to evenly spread it out

many small sad instead of one big sad

 

[sadpremed121]

many small sad instead of one big sad

Exactly

 

[deleted994247]

Lol I can only take so much heartbreak in one week. Need to evenly spread it out

username checks out

 

[FranklinDelanoRoooosevelt]

anybody get in yet?

 

[deleted994247]

Btw would you consider Columbia over NYU?

My two cents: If they have a low EFC, Columbia is probably a better choice cuz of the need based scholarship. If they have a high EFC, it’s probably smarter to stick with the free tuition. Unless money is not a concern at all: Putting money aside completely, Columbia is a more attractive school than NYU imho.

 

[MD_Throwaway_2016]

My two cents: If they have a low EFC, Columbia is probably a better choice cuz of the need based scholarship. If they have a high EFC, it’s probably smarter to stick with the free tuition. Unless money is not a concern at all: Putting money aside completely, Columbia is a more attractive school than NYU imho.

I thought NYU is now considered a top 5 after giving full tuition scholarships?

 

[deleted994247]

I thought NYU is now considered a top 5 after giving full tuition scholarships?

I don’t exactly know what “considered a top 5” means, but I’m just referring to my impression of the school, not rankings.

 

[sadpremed121]

I thought NYU is now considered a top 5 after giving full tuition scholarships?

NYU figured out how to game the US news ranking system, but in terms of reputation and prestige they are not t5. On the residency director ranking (the ranking that actually matters for matching) nyu is around 20.

 

[deleted994247]

NYU figured out how to game the US news ranking system, but in terms of reputation and prestige they are not t5. On the residency director ranking (the ranking that actually matters for matching) nyu is around 20.

I think “game the system” is a bit harsh. A less malicious and more accurate take would be that they’ve recently taken huge steps to improve their medical school, but reputation is something that’s built over decades.

 

[deleted996731]

I’m still a firm believer that today’s the day

 

[AMCASTuesdays]

I’m still a firm believer that today’s the day

Fr is so cruel if its not this week. This has all been a real waste of our time imo

 

[deleted976595]

I’m still a firm believer that today’s the day

I wish. Not gonna hold my breath though

 

[deleted996731]

Anyone know if there’s a time that calls usually go out around

 

[hikeNE123]

Anyone know if there’s a time that calls usually go out around

IIRC from a review of previous threads, it has been after 12PM

 

[runmed11]

If we don’t hear anything on here by like 1ish today im guessing its a bust

 

[mzlipton]

Anyone know if there’s a time that calls usually go out around

just based on the threads from the last 2 years, people first reported getting calls between 9:30-10:30 AM (EST I think?). And I'm guessing they went on throughout the late morning/afternoon. I hate that I even looked this up 😳

 

[FranklinDelanoRoooosevelt]

NYU is probably the hardest school to get into in the country right now. From my PI, the chiefs/residency/program directors at my hospital (big academic center in the northeast) all know this. Apparently they are weighting NYU applicants quite heavily because of this.

No idea if this is true everywhere, but my PI has been making the argument that the reputation of NYU will only increase as years pass and more people apply. I don't know when the residency director ranking list that people refer to was made, but my guess would be that residency directors are very aware of how qualified you have to be to get into NYU.

FWIW, I am in at NYU and my columbia interviewers gave a very strong impression that I'd get in a Columbia (but who ****ing knows its so random), so I've been thinking about this a lot over the last months.

 

[AMCASTuesdays]

NYU is probably the hardest school to get into in the country right now. From my PI, the chiefs/residency/program directors at my hospital (big academic center in the northeast) all know this. Apparently they are weighting NYU applicants quite heavily because of this.

No idea if this is true everywhere, but my PI has been making the argument that the reputation of NYU will only increase as years pass and more people apply. I don't know when the residency director ranking list that people refer to was made, but my guess would be that residency directors are very aware of how qualified you have to be to get into NYU.

FWIW, I am in at NYU and my columbia interviewers gave a very strong impression that I'd get in a Columbia (but who ****ing knows its so random), so I've been thinking about this a lot over the last months.

anyways for the rest of us unlucky plebs whose interviewers didn't write "you're getting an A" in black sharpie on their foreheads, godspeed see you all at 3pm lol

 

[spontaneous23]

anyways for the rest of us unlucky plebs whose interviewers didn't write "you're getting an A" in black sharpie on their foreheads, godspeed see you all at 3pm lol

If it was coming out this week, is it more likely its today or tomorrow based on patterns?

 

[AMCASTuesdays]

If it was coming out this week, is it more likely its today or tomorrow based on patterns?

I'm actually not sure, but I think @mzlipton did the digging so maybe they know

 

[medschoolthrowaway2020]

NYU is probably the hardest school to get into in the country right now. From my PI, the chiefs/residency/program directors at my hospital (big academic center in the northeast) all know this. Apparently they are weighting NYU applicants quite heavily because of this.

No idea if this is true everywhere, but my PI has been making the argument that the reputation of NYU will only increase as years pass and more people apply. I don't know when the residency director ranking list that people refer to was made, but my guess would be that residency directors are very aware of how qualified you have to be to get into NYU.

FWIW, I am in at NYU and my columbia interviewers gave a very strong impression that I'd get in a Columbia (but who ****ing knows its so random), so I've been thinking about this a lot over the last months.

Honestly I think any school in the top 10-15 is going to put you on a basically even playing field with other top15 students and the exact school you come from matters less than your LOR and what you do with your time in med school and that’s really going to be what makes you competitive or not. Really digging into whether the prestige of NYU vs Columbia vs Harvard Is going to affect your ability to match to a competitive residency is just conjecture and probably not super meaningful. The good news is you have at least one amazing option and it seems like you will probably be able to choose based on fit and campus culture. Congrats!!

 

[lizbrown1]

NYU is probably the hardest school to get into in the country right now. From my PI, the chiefs/residency/program directors at my hospital (big academic center in the northeast) all know this. Apparently they are weighting NYU applicants quite heavily because of this.

No idea if this is true everywhere, but my PI has been making the argument that the reputation of NYU will only increase as years pass and more people apply. I don't know when the residency director ranking list that people refer to was made, but my guess would be that residency directors are very aware of how qualified you have to be to get into NYU.

FWIW, I am in at NYU and my columbia interviewers gave a very strong impression that I'd get in a Columbia (but who ****ing knows its so random), so I've been thinking about this a lot over the last months.

Yeah....I wouldn’t say that in a forum full of anxious people who probably (definitely) got the R from NYU. deep down (real fluffing deep) we’re happy for you, but that statement is 25 steps beyond a humble brag to just bragging. We get it, you have a great future and I’m sure you’ll be happy at NYU or Columbia and residency directors will love you. Now let the rest of us worry in peace.

 

[AMCASTuesdays]

Yeah....I wouldn’t say that in a forum full of anxious people who probably (definitely) got the R from NYU. deep down (real fluffing deep) we’re happy for you, but that statement is 25 steps beyond a humble brag to just bragging. We get it, you have a great future and I’m sure you’ll be happy at NYU or Columbia and residency directors will love you. Now let the rest of us worry in peace.

 

[mzlipton]

I'm actually not sure, but I think @mzlipton did the digging so maybe they know

Haha sure @spontaneous23, if this week "was" the week, it could be today or tomorrow based on patterns. but it's prob just gonna be next week (*tries to protect the little sanity I have left*)...

 

[AMCASTuesdays]

Haha sure @spontaneous23, if this week "was" the week, today or tomorrow based on patterns. but it's prob just gonna be next week (*tries to protect the little sanity I have left*)...

big R I P in the chat

 

[bones-n-sconez]

Yeah....I wouldn’t say that in a forum full of anxious people who probably (definitely) got the R from NYU. deep down (real fluffing deep) we’re happy for you, but that statement is 25 steps beyond a humble brag to just bragging. We get it, you have a great future and I’m sure you’ll be happy at NYU or Columbia and residency directors will love you. Now let the rest of us worry in peace.

NYU R checking in

 

[bones-n-sconez]

Haha sure @spontaneous23, if this week "was" the week, it could be today or tomorrow based on patterns. but it's prob just gonna be next week (*tries to protect the little sanity I have left*)...

I thought we had a credible source saying next week.


Am I on edge again??

 

[deleted996731]

I thought we had a credible source saying next week.


Am I on edge again??

were just hoping for some mercy. Pls Columbia I know you see us suffering.

 

[mzlipton]

I thought we had a credible source saying next week.


Am I on edge again??

a credible source + columbia's admissions timeline online + msar say march... methinks it's march lol. but ofc I won't be mad if it happens this week