2022-2023 SUNY - Downstate

[iloveoranges14]

Hi! I am an accepted student, does anyone have a link to a group I can join for other accepted students/students planning to enroll in the fall?

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[Gothpanic]

Hi! I am an accepted student, does anyone have a link to a group I can join for other accepted students/students planning to enroll in the fall?

Same here. I know there's a groupme somewhere but I never found a link

 

[MD_CO27]

Awfully quiet today...

 

[lu73]

got off WL today :’) interviewed mid Feb

 

[turning_pnt]

Has anyone else (besides the person who got in earlier) who interviewed in April heard back? I haven’t heard anything so far

 

[PSG123]

got off WL today :’) interviewed mid Feb

Congratulations! Did you send a letter of intent?

 

[MD_CO27]

Has anyone else (besides the person who got in earlier) who interviewed in April heard back? I haven’t heard anything so far

Same boat as you

 

[lu73]

Congratulations! Did you send a letter of intent?

thank you! i did not send one

 

[coolkid5678]

I feel like I’m slowly losing hope 🙁 the wait is killing me

 

[therapy&wellbutrin]

Has anyone else (besides the person who got in earlier) who interviewed in April heard back? I haven’t heard anything so far

I interviewed the week before you and heard back last Thursday.

 

[MD_CO27]

Did anyone receive a fairly bland response from the admissions email after sending an update/LOI? can't be a good sign 😳

 

[turning_pnt]

@therapy&wellbutrin oh ok - do you mind saying if it was waitlist/acceptance? I guess I should wait and see what happens this week

@KennyPickett when did you interview?

 

[emcix]

Has anyone else (besides the person who got in earlier) who interviewed in April heard back? I haven’t heard anything so far

Yes but I withdrew my acceptance yesterday.

 

[turning_pnt]

@emcix lol ok well not a great sign for me I guess - when did you interview?

 

[MD_CO27]

@turning_pnt early April. Haven't heard anything yet.

 

[PotatoSauceTomato]

So like are all the As with people who have average or above average stats right now?

 

[pupa4077]

So like are all the As with people who have average or above average stats right now?

After the admissions committee votes on your score order (5-1), the final rank order and the WL to Acceptance order is based on something called the "priority personal attributes criteria" by the Admissions Oversight Subcommittee (AOS), which are as follows:

1- NYS resident
2- URM
3- Low SES/disadvantaged
4- 1st generation college graduate
5- US Military Service

So our movement off of the WL will depend more on our background at this point rather than GPA/MCAT. I'm willing to bet that the people who were recently moved off the WL met some combination of this criteria.

 

[jeffreysorandom]

Has anyone recieved a post ii R tho?

 

[PotatoSauceTomato]

After the admissions committee votes on your score order (5-1), the final rank order and the WL to Acceptance order is based on something called the "priority personal attributes criteria" by the Admissions Oversight Subcommittee (AOS), which are as follows:

1- NYS resident
2- URM
3- Low SES/disadvantaged
4- 1st generation college graduate
5- US Military Service

So our movement off of the WL will depend more on our background at this point rather than GPA/MCAT. I'm willing to bet that the people who were recently moved off the WL met some combination of this criteria.

This is great info, thank you! I meet 3/5 of these criteria so hopefully I hear something soon because this wait is torture.

Do you mind sharing where you got this information from though?

 

[MD_CO27]

After the admissions committee votes on your score order (5-1), the final rank order and the WL to Acceptance order is based on something called the "priority personal attributes criteria" by the Admissions Oversight Subcommittee (AOS), which are as follows:

1- NYS resident
2- URM
3- Low SES/disadvantaged
4- 1st generation college graduate
5- US Military Service

So our movement off of the WL will depend more on our background at this point rather than GPA/MCAT. I'm willing to bet that the people who were recently moved off the WL met some combination of this criteria.

So an LOI wouldn't help?

 

[ltina]

my eyes burn from constantly refreshing my email

 

[MD_CO27]

After the admissions committee votes on your score order (5-1), the final rank order and the WL to Acceptance order is based on something called the "priority personal attributes criteria" by the Admissions Oversight Subcommittee (AOS), which are as follows:

1- NYS resident
2- URM
3- Low SES/disadvantaged
4- 1st generation college graduate
5- US Military Service

So our movement off of the WL will depend more on our background at this point rather than GPA/MCAT. I'm willing to bet that the people who were recently moved off the WL met some combination of this criteria.

Also, curious about where you got this info?

 

[pupa4077]

This is great info, thank you! I meet 3/5 of these criteria so hopefully I hear something soon because this wait is torture.

Do you mind sharing where you got this information from though?

It's a combination of two Policy Statement pdfs that were released by Downstate in 2019 & 2020. I couldn't find the one from 2021.

 

[PotatoSauceTomato]

This is great info, thank you! I meet 3/5 of these criteria so hopefully I hear something soon because this wait is torture.

Do you mind sharing where you got this information from though?

found the link for 2020: https://www.downstate.edu/education...licy_on_admissions_committee_interviewers.pdf

 

[PotatoSauceTomato]

So an LOI wouldn't help?

From the 2019 policy:
“Applicants who are placed on the waitlist are encouraged to provide updated grades and information.”
Link: https://www.downstate.edu/education...uments/policy_on_selection_and_admissions.pdf

 

[pupa4077]

found the link for 2020: https://www.downstate.edu/education...licy_on_admissions_committee_interviewers.pdf

Yup, that's one them. The 2019 version had a lot more info on the committee scoring and the WL movement.

 

[pupa4077]

I think that Downstate's bad reputation on SDN & Reddit will lead them to offer WL spots to applicants who have not selected "Plan to Enroll" for any school after April 30, since those applicants would definitely choose to attend & offering an acceptance is resource-intensive, since schools have to notify AAMC, portals and logins have to be made, and the financial aid office has to be called into action to draw up a financial aid offer within 24 hours.

 

[MD_CO27]

I think that Downstate's bad reputation on SDN & Reddit will lead them to offer WL spots to applicants who have not selected "Plan to Enroll" for any school after April 30, since those applicants would definitely choose to attend & offering an acceptance is resource-intensive, since schools have to notify AAMC, portals and logins have to be made, and the financial aid office has to be called into action to draw up a financial aid offer within 24 hours.

I hope you're right 🤞🤞

 

[emcix]

@emcix lol ok well not a great sign for me I guess - when did you interview?

4/9

 

[pigsrock100]

Got in off the waitlist today!! First A, so excited!!! IS, LM 69, Interviewed in December

 

[ltina]

Got in off the waitlist today!! First A, so excited!!! IS, LM 69, Interviewed in December

Congrats you are gonna be a doctor!!!! Did you hear back just now or earlier today?

 

[pigsrock100]

Congrats you are gonna be a doctor!!!! Did you hear back just now or earlier today?

Thank you!! I got an email a few hours ago.

 

[ilikepotatos]

I think that Downstate's bad reputation on SDN & Reddit will lead them to offer WL spots to applicants who have not selected "Plan to Enroll" for any school after April 30, since those applicants would definitely choose to attend & offering an acceptance is resource-intensive, since schools have to notify AAMC, portals and logins have to be made, and the financial aid office has to be called into action to draw up a financial aid offer within 24 hours.

Accepted off WL recently. Had "Plan to enroll" selected for another school, never sent Downstate a letter of intent (or thank you email for that matter), and also only meet 1 of the 5 criteria mentioned. Sample size = 1, but I'm not sure how much all those factors matter relative to your actual application review

 

[PotatoSauceTomato]

Accepted off WL recently. Had "Plan to enroll" selected for another school, never sent Downstate a letter of intent (or thank you email for that matter), and also only meet 1 of the 5 criteria mentioned. Sample size = 1, but I'm not sure how much all those factors matter relative to your actual application review

BDE…lol congratulations tho!

Assuming you also had average/above stats. Im guessing downstate is accepting those with higher ”rankings” first before going to the criteria rubric.

 

[turning_pnt]

Not sure how much stats has to do with it either… I have a 4.0 and a 100th percentile MCAT so I wish it was stats based haha

It seems pretty futile to guess how they’re deciding.

 

[cat_chase_dog]

How many more A’s do we expect this week? I feel like I’m losing my mind, I want to just accept my fate and start reapplying…

 

[PotatoSauceTomato]

How many more A’s do we expect this week? I feel like I’m losing my mind, I want to just accept my fate and start reapplying…

Tootsie pop: “The world may never know”

 

[Lalloo75]

How many more A’s do we expect this week? I feel like I’m losing my mind, I want to just accept my fate and start reapplying

Hang in there !!! We are all in the same boat

 

[coolkid5678]

Anyone get off WL yet today? 🤔

 

[k323]

Everything just seems awfully slow.. Is the class full already?

 

[monkeynuts]

I doubt it. The racism accusations definitely hit this school's reputation hard. People were dropping this school from their lists. I seriously doubt anyone who has another acceptance could choose this school.

 

[PotatoSauceTomato]

According to the waitlist support thread, someone said that the CYMS was experiencing a glitch which may slow down the process.

 

[tiramisu008]

I doubt it. The racism accusations definitely hit this school's reputation hard. People were dropping this school from their lists. I seriously doubt anyone who has another acceptance could choose this school.

What accusations? Something happened recently?

 

[PuzzlesMD]

What accusations? Something happened recently?

look at this thread like a couple months ago and keep reading for all the gossip

 

[fardnpoob]

According to the waitlist support thread, someone said that the CYMS was experiencing a glitch which may slow down the process.

Anything to cope rn 😭

 

[JonChase]

What accusations? Something happened recently?

They’re referring to the interview stuff and reports from current students, which you already know about.

Side note, I think the safe bet is to avoid downstate if you have other acceptances, and obviously go here if it’s your only option. People on both sides are getting triggered at this point but I think it’s really this simple.

 

[jiminjoestar]

Did anyone from the alternate list get asked for immunization records to be sent before May 11? Does this mean you are close to being off the list?

 

[cat_chase_dog]

Did anyone from the alternate list get asked for immunization records to be sent before May 11? Does this mean you are close to being off the list?

I think we all got this email last week.

 

[shimogamoyasaburo]

got off the WL today, interviewed january

 

[monkeynuts]

What accusations? Something happened recently?