2020-2021 Mt. Sinai (Icahn)

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Their fb group is still only around 120 students,
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premeddie19 said:
They are probably waiting till after 4/30 to avoid overfilling
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For sure I agree. Maybe that's why they said we can hear back from them between now and May for deferred students, which suggests that there may be more active WL motion
 
ladybug321 said:
For sure I agree. Maybe that's why they said we can hear back from them between now and May for deferred students, which suggests that there may be more active WL motion
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so were there people who were previously deferred who didn't hear back today? or did anyone get deferred today?
 
Quick question for those who were accepted: is there a deposit we have to pay? Also, did anyone have issues saving their SSN? Thanks!
 
DorianDinosaur said:
Quick question for those who were accepted: is there a deposit we have to pay? Also, did anyone have issues saving their SSN? Thanks!
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No deposit required.
Your SSN saves the first time you enter it. It’s saved internally even though it doesn’t appear to
 
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chezchet said:
"Waitlist movement throughout the summer"... a bunch of schools let WL people know on May 1 after the commitment deadline. Does that mean Sinai will keep us on the hook for longer?
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WL movement at most schools is a rolling process that begins around May 1 (no guarantees) and continues through the summer. It’s usually a trickle as opposed to a decision for everyone at once.
 
breeland said:
During my interview they said they send post II Rs as well. People prob just choose not to post about it
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True, but not a single person has reported receiving a post-interview rejection here. Agree that it's less common for people to post about them, but usually at least some people are brave enough to share. Skimming last year's thread, looks the same. Just makes me wonder if they do really reject many people post-interview.
 
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I want to write a letter of intent but I’m wondering if it’s too early after being waitlisted. How long does someone typically wait before one sends a letter?
 
lollp said:
I want to write a letter of intent but I’m wondering if it’s too early after being waitlisted. How long does someone typically wait before one sends a letter?
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After a WL, I think the earlier, the better actually
 
Cap001 said:
See attached!
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thanks, appreciate it! Also, I was wondering about something in general for these match lists: Do they include students who have done gap years? For example, let's say a student entered med school in 2017, but decided to take a year off to do something else - would they be included in next year's match list, even though they were technically with the class of 2021?
 
Can someone explain the Enhanced Scholarship Initiative (ESI) to me? Does this apply to everyone who applies for financial aid, or only those who meet a certain level of need?
 
DorianDinosaur said:
Can someone explain the Enhanced Scholarship Initiative (ESI) to me? Does this apply to everyone who applies for financial aid, or only those who meet a certain level of need?
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Yes. It’s based on need. So the goal is that after EFC, your total loans for 4yrs wouldn’t exceed $75k.

The amount of ESI you’ll be given = Cost of attendance (Tuition, fees, Living Expenses) - Expected Family Contribution(EFC) - $18,750 base loan.
 
where should i send my letter of intent to? thanks so much for the help!

should i just email admissions?
 
Quick question: do MSSM students actually rotate at the main campus hospital? all the online clerkship descriptions are for satellite sites. Thanks!
 
When should we expect any waitlist movement?
 
lollp said:
When should we expect any waitlist movement?
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Based on previous years, seems like after May 1. But there's been relatively few acceptances so far this year, so maybe we could see something a bit sooner perhaps.
 
Does anyone know the waitlist procedure for this school? How long will the school give to make a decision if taken off the waitlist? I know other schools have different deadlines for when you were taken off the waitlist.
 
Are there any current students (or even admitted students who went to second look) who could share any thoughts on the curriculum at Sinai? Seems it’s a pretty old school preclinical curriculum that’s two years long and is not organ- or systems-based.
 
Is anyone still waiting for financial aid from Icahn? The 4/30 deadline is rapidly approaching and I'm so nervous about trying to make a decision before knowing what the money's like 😬
 
skyman89 said:
Based on previous years, seems like after May 1. But there's been relatively few acceptances so far this year, so maybe we could see something a bit sooner perhaps.
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waiting anxiously on this. Mt sinai is my number one school
 
skyman89 said:
Based on previous years, seems like after May 1. But there's been relatively few acceptances so far this year, so maybe we could see something a bit sooner perhaps.
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If you don't mind me asking, how do you know there've been relatively few acceptances so far here?
 
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SpreadKindness20 said:
If you don't mind me asking, how do you know there's been relatively few acceptances so far here?
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This is by no means an exact science, but when you compare the relative numbers of posts of acceptance in previous years' Sinai threads to this one (neuroticism lol), there is a marked difference, although i'm not sure it's significant enough

Also, even if this isn't the case, I do think there's been a phenomenon this year in which due to the fact that interviews are over Zoom, more "superstar" applicants (who would prob end up at T 7) have been accepting interview offers from a wider spread of schools in the T 10 - 30 ish range than they would in a normal year where travel makes it hard to go to all interviews; hence, more WL for those a cut below until April 30 since these star applicants get dibs

Anywho, I could be totally wrong, but I've just been trying to make sense of the wackiness of this cycle lol
 
skyman89 said:
This is by no means an exact science, but when you compare the relative numbers of posts of acceptance in previous years' Sinai threads to this one (neuroticism lol), there is a marked difference, although i'm not sure it's significant enough

Also, even if this isn't the case, I do think there's been a phenomenon this year in which due to the fact that interviews are over Zoom, more "superstar" applicants (who would prob end up at T 7) have been accepting interview offers from a wider spread of schools in the T 10 - 30 ish range than they would in a normal year where travel makes it hard to go to all interviews; hence, more WL for those a cut below until April 30 since these star applicants get dibs

Anywho, I could be totally wrong, but I've just been trying to make sense of the wackiness of this cycle lol
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This makes sense to me and is what I am hoping as well since this school is my top choice

Also there seem to be fewer students in the accepted student facebook group than years past. Currently there are only 149 people in the whole group which seems lower than in previous years. but of course this is just a prediction and something that helps me keep some hope alive for getting into Icahn.

Good luck to everyone on the waitlist, manifesting some good news for us in May 🙂
 
totempolarbody said:
What are your guys’ thoughts on WL movement? Are we optimistic or...
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It seems they maintain a long WL, and no one reported receiving a rejection post-interview, so I would say the odds are not high. This year may be different, but none of us really knows.
 
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