Mid-February. My guess is I won't hear anything until an alternate list decision in April followed by a potential admission in May. I was really hoping this MPH decision was a sneak peek of an MD acceptance but it doesn't seem like that's the case
I just logged in and was able to see my award and all I can say is...big yikes this is going to cost me a fortune...
I still can't log in :/ and their IT dept isn't helpful, and all of their offices are closed. Yikes.
+1, not a fan of Schrödinger’s Financial Aid
I emailed the financial aid office and they fixed it for me today! I would just reply to their email and ask for help.
Hmm strange. When did you interview md/mph?
I didn’t interview at this school
I got accepted to the MD/MPH and it was just one email to check the portal, where it showed the md/mph offer along with more details about the mph.
Hm, when did you interview and when did you receive your acceptance if you don't mind my asking?
I think they are always receptive to updates. When someone asked the dean who spoke at my interview day, they said they want everything even spring grades updated or internship updates. So no harm in sending them I think you should put your best foot forward and make sure they have everything from you even interest letters about your commitment to being their student.
There are a LOT of people who interviewed in 2020- when I got my email there were dates open all the way till April 28. It obviously means that many of them will get accepted so no don't give up hope at this point!! They wouldn't be interviewing people if they didn't actually have a shot. They don't want to waste their time either right? They are dealing with a totally online admissions process at this point which means that things will be delayed even further. A lot of the committee members are professors and doctors in the hospital (they are probably doing more with COVID rn than just being on the committee) so just hold on tight for a bit longer they will contact us all eventually. They mentioned repeatedly on my interview day that many people who they accept initially get accepted to other NY schools and so their waitlist gets a lot of movement...like so so much movement that maybe a bit less than half of their class was on the list. This year obviously has unprecedented issues and delays. Hold on tight. GL to us all!!
i went back and checked (cuz im bored) and ~ 20 acceptances were reported on sdn last year by this time, compared to like ~25 this year, so I think this month will consist mainly (probably exclusively) of alternate list offers.
dude you literally only post negative things on this thread. stop speculating and try to be positive.
He does have a reasonable point though. Also, Downstate explicitly said that alternate list would be determined in April, and there is no indication that further acceptance waves are coming. But idk I’m just a pessimist.
Why does it seem unlikely ? If 10% of interviewees post acceptances here, then that’s about 250 acceptances handed out already — with a first year class size of 200. I don’t know what kind of yield Downstate gets, but it makes sense the majority of 2020 interviews are for alternate list. There is no negativity here, just being real that’s all.
. Everyone on here is speculating one way or another. The waitlist movement has been pretty good here, so there’s plenty of hope there. I’m just telling people what might happen initially based on what happened last year, and there hasn’t been any indication it’ll be much different. I wish everyone good luck! It really is a crapshoot process., so how is it unlikely?Nah, they’re not wasting their time, they need an alternate list just in case some accepted students don’t attend. They’re really wasting OUR time.
