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For people who got the A today! Huge congrats!!! Do you know if accepting the offer means that it is binding or do we get to potentially change in April once all the fin aid stuff is sorted? I’m confused since they didn’t talk about whether it’s binding or not
 
nycccpremed said:
For people who got the A today! Huge congrats!!! Do you know if accepting the offer means that it is binding or do we get to potentially change in April once all the fin aid stuff is sorted? I’m confused since they didn’t talk about whether it’s binding or not
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The email says that you have to send an email saying you intend to enroll. They also said if you decide to go somewhere else, you should send them an email stating you'd like to withdraw your acceptance. I do not think it's binding I'm assuming, until a later date. Please correct me if I am wrong.
 
CardioAF said:
The email says that you have to send an email saying you intend to enroll. They also said if you decide to go somewhere else, you should send them an email stating you'd like to withdraw your acceptance. I do not think it's binding I'm assuming, until a later date. Please correct me if I am wrong.
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It shouldn't be binding. We only have to finalize our school around April. So we can hold on to all the acceptances and come down to 3 schools and then 1 school in the spring.
 
Does Stony Brook release pre-II rejections? I was complete 7/30 and I still have not heard a thing from them.
I'm an in-state applicant and have fairly good stats

Seeing II's from people who were complete in Aug and Sep makes me think it's a lost cause for me at this point. 🙁
 
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SavingLives101 said:
Does Stony Brook release pre-II rejections? I was complete 7/30 and I still have not heard a thing from them.
I'm an in-state applicant and have fairly good stats - GPA 3.93 and MCAT 516.

Seeing II's from people who were complete in Aug and Sep makes me think it's a lost cause for me at this point. 🙁
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I have the exact same stats as you and was complete 7/14. I haven't heard anything from Stony yet either. I went to SBU for undergrad and am a re-applicant, I got waitlisted here last cycle. I don't know why we haven't heard anything from them...
 
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BeepboopCosmic2019 said:
I have the exact same stats as you and was complete 7/14. I haven't heard anything from Stony yet either. I went to SBU for undergrad and am a re-applicant, I got waitlisted here last cycle. I don't know why we haven't heard anything from them...
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Hey I know of many others complete in July who are still waiting (at Stonybrook and every other school) so don't lose hope! Being complete early is always a good thing because your app might be getting reviewed at multiple meetings throughout the cycle

If you don't mind me asking, for those of you who interviewed and got waitlisted do you have any idea why? Like did the way your interview go correlate with their decision?
 
applicant20 said:
Hey I know of many others complete in July who are still waiting (at Stonybrook and every other school) so don't lose hope! Being complete early is always a good thing because your app might be getting reviewed at multiple meetings throughout the cycle

If you don't mind me asking, for those of you who interviewed and got waitlisted do you have any idea why? Like did the way your interview go correlate with their decision?
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I was still in college when I interviewed and in hindsight I didn't have enough clinical exposure and experiences to be as competitive. I've worked hard since then and accumulated over 600 clinical hours and learned so much!
 
Based on last year's thread, the people who interviewed and didn't hear back yet were put on either the waitlist or the high priority waitlist.
 
Can anyone who interviewed here speak on the overall vibe of the interview? How was the stress level? My interview is surprising close and I’m shook.
 
Idk if this a dumb question. I was very happy to have an interview here on 10/1 but not having heard back I’m going to assume waitlist. I thought my interview was conversational and very relaxed and the interviewer complimented me on my journey and app. Does this basically mean that there’s no way to read how interviews went or how much they matter to ur entire app? Anyone else in the same boat?
 
kbsingh2499 said:
Idk if this a dumb question. I was very happy to have an interview here on 10/1 but not having heard back I’m going to assume waitlist. I thought my interview was conversational and very relaxed and the interviewer complimented me on my journey and app. Does this basically mean that there’s no way to read how interviews went or how much they matter to ur entire app? Anyone else in the same boat?
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During my interview today they said it could take 6-8 weeks, sometimes a bit longer even to hear a decision. You still have 2 weeks to go until you reach the end of that time frame and even if you don't hear anything then it doesn't indicate anything! I know it's pretty much impossible but try not to worry about it, you're still golden. Also, the admissions assistant said that if we don't hear anything after 8 weeks we could feel free to contact them whenever for an update or something.
 
theconfusedapplicant said:
During my interview today they said it could take 6-8 weeks, sometimes a bit longer even to hear a decision. You still have 2 weeks to go until you reach the end of that time frame and even if you don't hear anything then it doesn't indicate anything! I know it's pretty much impossible but try not to worry about it, you're still golden. Also, the admissions assistant said that if we don't hear anything after 8 weeks we could feel free to contact them whenever for an update or something.
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Thanks Boss
 
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kbsingh2499 said:
Idk if this a dumb question. I was very happy to have an interview here on 10/1 but not having heard back I’m going to assume waitlist. I thought my interview was conversational and very relaxed and the interviewer complimented me on my journey and app. Does this basically mean that there’s no way to read how interviews went or how much they matter to ur entire app? Anyone else in the same boat?
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I feel the same way!! I interviewed on 10/16 and my interviewers complimented me but no news 🙁 I'm sad
 
Not to put a damper on things, but I think in general interviews are generally positives for most people. it can be true that your interviewers were being genuine (which I believe they were), but other factors are still important for the post interview decision. referring to the LizzyM staircase analogy i think is of good use here. if all of us are generally likable people, which i'm inclined to believe, it also means that having a positive interview experience may not push your app one way or the other. the unfortunate part is only some of us will get A's despite so many doing well.
 
Trying to understand if OOS students need only pay out of state tuition the first year and then can drop down to in-state for last three years. Can anyone say definitively ? Residency eligibility on their website indicates living in the state "only for purposes of college" does not define residency. But in several places on SDN I have seen that after 12 months you pay in-state tuition. Anyone ?
 
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Trying to understand if OOS students need only pay out of state tuition the first year and then can drop down to in-state for last three years. Can anyone say definitively ? Residency eligibility on their website indicates living in the state "only for purposes of college" does not define residency. But in several places on SDN I have seen that after 12 months you pay in-state tuition. Anyone ?
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Hello, I have a current MS2 OOS friend at stony and she confirms that you can apply for IS tuition after ur M1!
 
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