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[FatherTime-PhD]

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Dang yeah that’s what I thought, I was pretty excited when I first got it and was under the impression it was personalized

Yeah - everyone here gets it. Pretty sure it caused a lot of commotion last cycle too lol.

 

[mvsrocks]

Dang yeah that’s what I thought, I was pretty excited when I first got it and was under the impression it was personalized

I thought I was special too..

 

[jecki46]

Did everyone who sent a thank you get a reply with “Although it is too soon to know definitely how things will go this year, I can assure you that the Admissions Committee will keep you very strongly in mind.” I’ve talked to a few other students who got that same email after sending thank you, which is kinda sad because the wording makes it seem like they are basically saying you have a likely shot of getting in? At least that’s how it comes off to me but I could be reading too much into that

Yep. It’s a form letter.

 

[marcosma]

Yeah - everyone here gets it. Pretty sure it caused a lot of commotion last cycle too lol.

Of my four friends that interviewed, only two got it. So, not everyone gets it. Also, mine had personal details from my interviews in the first para so it certainly wasn’t a form letter!

 

[medschoolthrowaway2020]

Of my four friends that interviewed, only two got it. So, not everyone gets it. Also, mine had personal details from my interviews in the first para so it certainly wasn’t a form letter!

Did your friends that didn’t get it send thank you notes? I thought it was a response to thank you notes that everyone gets where they have a first paragraph that’s has details about your interviewers and then a second canned paragraph.

Either way, their admissions team has been very personable the whole way through and you love to see it folks!

 

[mass-premed66]

Did everyone get the first paragraph about appreciating the interest you expressed because it’s a very special place?

 

[deleted976595]

Did everyone get the first paragraph about appreciating the interest you expressed because it’s a very special place?

Yes everyone who sent in thank you notes got the same email with your/your interviewer's names pasted in.

 

[jecki46]

Of my four friends that interviewed, only two got it. So, not everyone gets it. Also, mine had personal details from my interviews in the first para so it certainly wasn’t a form letter!

Yes, everyone who received it gets a slightly tailored version of the same form letter with the names of who they interviewed with added in.

 

[runmed11]

Does anyone know whether we can expect mid February decisions like was suggested at my interview day or if it will more likely be in march?

 

[AlexCarusoStan]

Does anyone know whether we can expect mid February decisions like was suggested at my interview day or if it will more likely be in march?

I was told late February at my interview, so who knows?!

 

[~Uncle Iroh~]

Did you guys submit your FAFSA and CSS to VP&S even though we don't hear back for another ~month?

 

[HingleMcCringleberryPSU]

Did you guys submit your FAFSA and CSS to VP&S even though we don't hear back for another ~month?

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think the pamphlet in my interview folder said to submit the FAFSA but to hold off on the other supplementary forms until after you have been offered an acceptance

 

[medschoolthrowaway2020]

Does anyone know whether we can expect mid February decisions like was suggested at my interview day or if it will more likely be in march?

What point in the cycle did they say this? For some reason I had mid February written down also.

edit: just cause I wrote it down in my folder doesn’t mean it’s correct. I was so nervous I don’t even remember writing it lol

 

[~Uncle Iroh~]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think the pamphlet in my interview folder said to submit the FAFSA but to hold off on the other supplementary forms until after you have been offered an acceptance

Oops, I submitted both.
Thanks for the info 🙂

 

[deleted976595]

What point in the cycle did they say this? For some reason I had mid February written down also.

I’m not the person you replied to but at my mid-November interview they said they were shooting for mid Feb but couldn’t make a guarantee other than by March at the latest

 

[medschoolthrowaway2020]

I’m not the person you replied to but at my mid-November interview they said they were shooting for mid Feb but couldn’t make a guarantee other than by March at the latest

 

[~Uncle Iroh~]

I’m not the person you replied to but at my mid-November interview they said they were shooting for mid Feb but couldn’t make a guarantee other than by March at the latest

+1

 

[AlexCarusoStan]

What point in the cycle did they say this? For some reason I had mid February written down also.

edit: just cause I wrote it down in my folder doesn’t mean it’s correct. I was so nervous I don’t even remember writing it lol

I interviewed mid-late December and they said they hoped to release decisions by late February. It'd be great if it was sooner, though!

 

[marcosma]

Did your friends that didn’t get it send thank you notes? I thought it was a response to thank you notes that everyone gets where they have a first paragraph that’s has details about your interviewers and then a second canned paragraph.

Either way, their admissions team has been very personable the whole way through and you love to see it folks!

I do know that one friend who sent thank you notes did not get the email, but maybe it was a flub!

 

[runmed11]

What point in the cycle did they say this? For some reason I had mid February written down also.

edit: just cause I wrote it down in my folder doesn’t mean it’s correct. I was so nervous I don’t even remember writing it lol

I interviewed in October so I was wondering if anyone who interviewed recently had more accurate info as the cycle progressed.

 

[almostthere2024]

Did you guys submit your FAFSA and CSS to VP&S even though we don't hear back for another ~month?

I submitted FAFSA and CSS but will hold off for Columbia-specific forms.

 

[FatherTime-PhD]

I interviewed in October so I was wondering if anyone who interviewed recently had more accurate info as the cycle progressed.

I interviewed Jan and was told late Feb-early March

 

[deleted996731]

Last three years have been: Mid feb, mid-late feb, and late Feb. Its coming up guys and after that Pitt WL I’m not looking too optimistic

 

[Med.Geek]

I interviewed Jan and was told late Feb-early March

+1, interviewed mid-Sept

 

[deleted972488]

Last three years have been: Mid feb, mid-late feb, and late Feb. Its coming up guys and after that Pitt WL I’m not looking too optimistic

Fortunately, decisions at one school don't affect decisions at another. Also on the Pitt WL and hoping for an A here.

 

[deleted996731]

Fortunately, decisions at one school don't affect decisions at another. Also on the Pitt WL and hoping for an A here.

Hoping the best for you!

 

[Droseraceae]

Has anyone gotten word from Bassett? I presume all their initial decisions have gone out but so quiet here

 

[AlexCarusoStan]

Fortunately, decisions at one school don't affect decisions at another. Also on the Pitt WL and hoping for an A here.

So true! I needed that reminder after a few tough rejections!

 

[I<3PopeyesFriedChicken]

Has anyone gotten word from Bassett? I presume all their initial decisions have gone out but so quiet here

Been wondering the same! I'm guessing they've gone out, too. Do you know when we'll hear back for a WL or R decision?

 

[FatherTime-PhD]

Fortunately, decisions at one school don't affect decisions at another. Also on the Pitt WL and hoping for an A here.

Pitt R here, let’s get it

 

[Droseraceae]

Been wondering the same! I'm guessing they've gone out, too. Do you know when we'll hear back for a WL or R decision?

No idea!!

 

[71650]

Is this school sending any more II?

 

[deleted976595]

Is this school sending any more II?

They finished conducting interviews in January, unfortunately.

 

[Jeremy Bearimy]

They finished conducting interviews in January, unfortunately.

So the question is, do I withdraw now to avoid the R or go down with dignity?

 

[KnightDoc]

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So the question is, do I withdraw now to avoid the R or go down with dignity?

Unless your ego just can't handle the R, if you might have any interest at all in the school, it costs you nothing to wait and see what happens.

What you think is going to happen is very likely correct, but unless you are receiving your information directly from the administration, there is always a chance whatever information you source from the interweb is not 1,000,000% accurate. Plus, schools reopen interviews on occasion for various reasons.

 

[FatherTime-PhD]

Unless your ego just can't handle the R, if you might have any interest at all in the school, it costs you nothing to wait and see what happens.

What you think is going to happen is very likely correct, but unless you are receiving your information directly from the administration, there is always a chance whatever information you source from the interweb is not 1,000,000% accurate. Plus, schools reopen interviews on occasion for various reasons.

I think it was a rhetorical question...

 

[FatherTime-PhD]

@KnightDoc

 

[Jeremy Bearimy]

Unless your ego just can't handle the R, if you might have any interest at all in the school, it costs you nothing to wait and see what happens.

What you think is going to happen is very likely correct, but unless you are receiving your information directly from the administration, there is always a chance whatever information you source from the interweb is not 1,000,000% accurate. Plus, schools reopen interviews on occasion for various reasons.

Please let me and my ego joke about rejection in peace, sir.

 

[deleted996731]

Unless your ego just can't handle the R, if you might have any interest at all in the school, it costs you nothing to wait and see what happens.

What you think is going to happen is very likely correct, but unless you are receiving your information directly from the administration, there is always a chance whatever information you source from the interweb is not 1,000,000% accurate. Plus, schools reopen interviews on occasion for various reasons.

You remind me of the pre-med that wears scrubs to class

 

[GoBlue2019]

Are Student IDs only issued after acceptance? (for Netpartner)

 

[deleted994247]

Are Student IDs only issued after acceptance? (for Netpartner)

yea, at this point you can only do FAFSA and CSS. The rest is for after acceptance

 

[gruffgoat]

anyone else waiting on that pre ii R still?

 

[Med.Geek]

It all comes out at once closer to release of As

Should we be expecting some A's next week? or are we expecting to hear closer to the last week of Feb?

 

[FatherTime-PhD]

Should we be expecting some A's next week? or are we expecting to hear closer to the last week of Feb?

I’m expecting last week of February best case scenario

 

[pharmblr]

I am FREAKING OUT. I got an email from my interviewer reaching out just now but I haven't been formally accepted? Does this mean I will be?? Did anyone else get this? Or has my interviewer gone rogue????

 

[spontaneous23]

I am FREAKING OUT. I got an email from my interviewer reaching out just now but I haven't been formally accepted? Does this mean I will be?? Did anyone else get this? Or has my interviewer gone rogue????

omg what did they say?

 

[deleted996731]

I am FREAKING OUT. I got an email from my interviewer reaching out just now but I haven't been formally accepted? Does this mean I will be?? Did anyone else get this? Or has my interviewer gone rogue????

Holy crap what did they say? Also what are the initials of your interviewer?

 

[pharmblr]

omg what did they say?

Very short and sweet. They were thinking about our interview and enjoyed meeting me. If I have any questions about Columbia going forward, reach out. I never reached out post-interview bc I was kinda waiting to see if I would even be accepted first, but this also means, idk where they got my email from...

 

[FatherTime-PhD]

JA team where ya at

 

[deleted996731]

JA team where ya at

We can be called by either interviewer correct?