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thatgoldendoodle said:
I interviewed here over a week ago and still have not heard anything from the current students to schedule a peer interview, did this happen to anyone else? Did anyone reach out to admissions to let them know of the delay? Not trying to have my application withdrawn
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Email the admissions team
 
Im a little confused? I’m reading all the emails, and I don’t see anywhere that there’s a peer interview? i just got the link for the staff interview
 
Hi there. I interviewed in September and have been waiting f o r e v e r to hear back. These past nine days have been especially anxiety filled. This might be a silly question, but will they send out emails with the decisions? Or just by letter? I would assume both, but who knows.

Good luck everyone who's waiting like me! On Downstate or otherwise.
 
snarkula said:
Hi there. I interviewed in September and have been waiting f o r e v e r to hear back. These past nine days have been especially anxiety filled. This might be a silly question, but will they send out emails with the decisions? Or just by letter? I would assume both, but who knows.

Good luck everyone who's waiting like me! On Downstate or otherwise.
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SAMEEE. I'm pretty sure email is sent out.
 
snarkula said:
Hi there. I interviewed in September and have been waiting f o r e v e r to hear back. These past nine days have been especially anxiety filled. This might be a silly question, but will they send out emails with the decisions? Or just by letter? I would assume both, but who knows.

Good luck everyone who's waiting like me! On Downstate or otherwise.
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It's via email. They'll email you telling you to check the portal. I think decisions will come out either next Monday or Tuesday. Probably Tuesday since Monday is a federal holiday. Fingers crossed for everyone here!
 
I'm dying with this waiting. I just want to know. Worst part is I interviewed mid January and the chances of me actually getting a response in the first wave is probably .00001%. Meanwhile I have friends accepted to plenty of other schools that let them know within two weeks of their interview. ANYWAYSSSSS....Stay positive guys 🙂
 
laurh1236 said:
I'm dying with this waiting. I just want to know. Worst part is I interviewed mid January and the chances of me actually getting a response in the first wave is probably .00001%. Meanwhile I have friends accepted to plenty of other schools that let them know within two weeks of their interview. ANYWAYSSSSS....Stay positive guys 🙂
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I interviewed yesterday so I have an even smaller chance but all we can do is hope! 🤞🏻
 
premedmc said:
Likely sometime next week! Hopefully they send out decisions for everyone who has interviewed so far 🙂
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Are we sure it's going to be next week? It's supposed to be February 15th but I feel like many things are slightly delayed this cycle. And last year's first acceptances were on February 18th.

Edit: February 18th
 
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Kardelen said:
Are we sure it's going to be next week? It's supposed to be February 15th but I feel like many things are slightly delayed this cycle. And last year's first acceptances were on February 19th.
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I think they try to get out some decisions by the 19 because that is when the Choose Your Medical School Tool opens
 
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Hi everyone! Question: just finished interviewing and Downstate student reached out that day. Is the peer-to-peer just casual for asking questions... or is it also like an interview/ will they report back / will it affect my consideration?
 
wanderer108 said:
Hi everyone! Question: just finished interviewing and Downstate student reached out that day. Is the peer-to-peer just casual for asking questions... or is it also like an interview/ will they report back / will it affect my consideration?
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Consider it an interview; the committee has said they weigh the student convo almost as much as the faculty interview.
The student asks you a couple of standard interview questions.
 
Kardelen said:
Are we sure it's going to be next week? It's supposed to be February 15th but I feel like many things are slightly delayed this cycle. And last year's first acceptances were on February 18th.

Edit: February 18th
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Last year Feb 15 was on a weekend.
 
I recently got an interview this week and is it just VITA? Or is there another portion of the interview where I talk to someone
 
Bio413 said:
I recently got an interview this week and is it just VITA? Or is there another portion of the interview where I talk to someone
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There is also an interview with a professor or MD, and then you will schedule an interview with a student after that. Congrats on the II
 
Interviewed here on October 7th and this is my top choice school. Waited for this week to come for the last 4 months! Really hope they stick with their Feb. 15th timeline by at least giving us the first wave of decisions by this Friday. The wait has been brutal
 
DrummerMD said:
Interviewed here on October 7th and this is my top choice school. Waited for this week to come for the last 4 months! Really hope they stick with their Feb. 15th timeline by at least giving us the first wave of decisions by this Friday. The wait has been brutal
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heyyyy i interviewed here 10/8 and same. made myself forget about it until i checked this thread just now and realized decisions are coming out this week. cue anxiety
 
Interviewed 1/7. Nervous as hell as this is the only school out of 4 others that I got an II. PLZ GAWD

And good luck to all the other people that are waiting for decisions I hope we all get accepted
 
last year decisions came out 10:30...assuming time stays the same I'm gonna guess today isn't the day? ):
 
wanderer108 said:
Hi everyone! Question: just finished interviewing and Downstate student reached out that day. Is the peer-to-peer just casual for asking questions... or is it also like an interview/ will they report back / will it affect my consideration?
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Ik a MS who did some peer-to-peer interviews last cycle, said that it's more to make sure you aren't a robot etc. Adcoms listen to what the MS says, but most MS will mark you well as long as it wasn't disastrous.
 
I screwed up.

I got an II 1/21 and only today realized that I hadn't completed the VITA; I just finished it and submitted it (They specified a 2 week deadline for VITA, it's been 4 weeks).

Is this likely to affect my chances at Downstate? Is it worth sending an email to the admissions office apologizing?
 
defuturemedstudent said:
I screwed up.

I got an II 1/21 and only today realized that I hadn't completed the VITA; I just finished it and submitted it (They specified a 2 week deadline for VITA, it's been 4 weeks).

Is this likely to affect my chances at Downstate? Is it worth sending an email to the admissions office apologizing
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Hey there, I went through something similar. I wouldn't worry about it.

I had a technical issue with my VITA and had to retake, and the process for retaking was painstakingly long. I ended up being like 4 weeks late for this school, but the issue was never brought up.

That said, I can't be 100% sure because I am still waiting for a decision from this school. I just don't think bringing it up to attention won't really serve you well, especially since it's a school that assigns something for you to turn it in on time (i.e. writing about that picture).
 
L1lBoat said:
Interviewed 1/7. Nervous as hell as this is the only school out of 4 others that I got an II. PLZ GAWD

And good luck to all the other people that are waiting for decisions I hope we all get accepted
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Woah, you only applied to 4 schools? Balls of steel right there, I got my fingers crossed for us!
 
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