my financial aid package for this school is pretty bad. no scholarships, just loans loans loans.....
Same!my financial aid package for this school is pretty bad. no scholarships, just loans loans loans.....
Nope. I also got 78k in loansDo they give merit?
Sounds better than 78k in loans and heck-- even 76k in loans. Let's get this breadddd77k in loans baby!
Yeah they seem brokeI don’t think they give out merit or need based aid just loans, loans for everyone haha
There is a government set limit on the amount of federal unsubsidized loan money that you can take out. The rest of the money needs to be taken out with a GradPlus loan.anyone know what the difference is b/w the "Direct Grad Plus Loan" and the "Direct Med Unsubsidized Loan"? the only thing I could find on FAFSA is that the former has a 5.3% interest rate and the latter has a 4.3% interest rate. can we negotiate with the school to receive more direct unsubsidized loans since it has a lower interest rate? i was awarded around half and half for each
Please let us know if you find outHow long do we have to accept our awards? Still deciding how much loan money I need based on rent and crap
I talked to a current DS student and they said they have in-person classes 2-3 times a week. I also live about 1.5 hours away and am definitely going to look for housing if I commit to DS. Spending 9hr/wk on the subway doesn't seem efficient to me (can't rly study well on there).does anyone know how often we have to be on campus for M1 assuming things are still virtual in the Fall? i live 1.5 hours away and am thinking of commuting to save money; it won't be so bad if it's 1-2 times/week; anything more and i'm probably going to have to find housing
i was only scheduled for a faculty interview...did i miss something? No student interview?I interviewed here with a faculty member on Jan. 11 and had my student interview over the phone three days later. The faculty interview was about 35 minutes and the student interview was an hour. Both had questions they were required to ask me – see the SDN interview feedback for Downstate for a good sense of what they will be. The faculty interviewer seemed a bit rushed and didn't leave any time for questions. On the other hand, I asked at least half of the questions in the student interview! It was a nice conversation.
Still waiting for a decision, and feeling a bit frustrated that Admissions wouldn't promise a decision date earlier than August.
My faculty interview was 50 mins long. A student should reach out to you via email after your faculty interview to schedule a phone call.i was only scheduled for a faculty interview...did i miss something? No student interview?
I know there is a video tour available on YouTube you can access it through the information section on your secondary portal! During my group session students said it’s right on campus and very convenient ! Hope that helpsDoes anyone know anything about dorming or has spoken with any of the students about it? Was wondering about how clean they are / whether it's close to school / easy for guests to come visit. Don't have enough available funds to rent an apt
From downstate? I’d say early March 2022First week of March interviews - when should we expect to hear back ?
I could not agree morefirst wave on Feb 16 had about ~26 ppl saying they got an A. then one person reported a week after getting an A. its been 3 weeks, and still no other big wave is so weird. they have sooooo many applicants that have interviewed from Sept-Mid January and most have not heard back... they need to realize the stress that applicants go through, it's truly not fair to them. I understand cause of COVID there's issues, but every school is having issues. most are staying in communication with us.
It was really weird, just a random scene. I don't know how it could possibly factor into admissions decision. Having talked to current students, no one really knows the purpose of it. By far the weirdest component of applying to med school this year.Curious as to of anyone knows the purpose of the post interview writing assignment of it states it will not be factored into admissions decisions
It might a way to judge if you really wrote your application materials yourself, or if you had someone else write it for you. People's writing styles don't usually change in a few months.It was really weird, just a random scene. I don't know how it could possibly factor into admissions decision. Having talked to current students, no one really knows the purpose of it. By far the weirdest component of applying to med school this year.
Edit: weird but easy don't worry
Oh hmm maybe but I spent wayyyyyy wayyy less time on itIt might a way to judge if you really wrote your application materials yourself, or if you had someone else write it for you. People's writing styles don't usually change in a few months.
first wave on Feb 16 had about ~26 ppl saying they got an A. then one person reported a week after getting an A. its been 3 weeks, and still no other big wave is so weird. they have sooooo many applicants that have interviewed from Sept-Mid January and most have not heard back... they need to realize the stress that applicants go through, it's truly not fair to them. I understand cause of COVID there's issues, but every school is having issues. most are staying in communication with us.
I think they said 6 weeks but that seems very late bc isn’t there an April 30 deadlineFrom downstate? I’d say early March 2022
I'm dying at thisFrom downstate? I’d say early March 2022
Probably just for extreme cases.Oh hmm maybe but I spent wayyyyyy wayyy less time on it
I doubt they can really assess accurately... maybe in more extreme cases though
I had some fun with it and pretended I was Sherlock Holmes analyzing the picture lmfao. Had a little backstory and everything.Did y’all just try to write out the scene from a purely objective viewpoint? As in, you just described what was on there visually? I treated it like a creative writing assignment and actually came up with a super small story for the scene in the picture. Starting to think that was too much 😭
yes everyone understands that but they also did not send their 200+ A's that they need to send out, just on that one day. they never do that, they have a few wavesyou do realize that many ppl are not on here right? so it was not only 26..
honestly last year when i applied, i did a objective POV and it didnt work out for me as i got WL, this year i did a subjective POV to change it up little hahaDid y’all just try to write out the scene from a purely objective viewpoint? As in, you just described what was on there visually? I treated it like a creative writing assignment and actually came up with a super small story for the scene in the picture. Starting to think that was too much 😭
yes exactly this is what I am talking about. waiting this long for an answer is not helpful in the case for personal, financial and other reasons when accepting a school or jus moving on. as someone said earlier, obvi there is not ONLY 30~ accepted, even if you estimate how much there is, from past stats SUNY DS accepts alotttttt of ppl and then they wait for ppl to drop the A but from what it seems a lot of people are still waiting.I know people that are holding off making plans for housing / moving for cross country acceptances, in the event that they get accepted to downstate. They are an early December interview. I’m sure there are dozens of people like this that really need to know if they’ll be staying in NY or moving to the west coast. Preferably more than a couple of weeks before orientation....
I really was about to go try but they said we aren’t allowed to reschedule...Just let go of my interview in mid march if someone wants to try to get an earlier spot!
They might be willing to if they can't fill the spot in the next few days rather than let the space go to waste!I really was about to go try but they said we aren’t allowed to reschedule...