Do people ever get REJECTED post-interview at Sinai?

[exmike]

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It seems like they waitlist everyone. If thats the case getting in off waitlist doesnt seem that great of a possibility seeing as they only admit 300/700. Anyone know?

 

[Kashue]

Originally posted by exmike
It seems like they waitlist everyone. If thats the case getting in off waitlist doesnt seem that great of a possibility seeing as they only admit 300/700. Anyone know?

Yes, they do. One of the postdocs that I work with met with the Dean a few months ago and he said that you have to be a real jerk to get rejected. He said about 100 people are rejected out right and that Sinai's waitlist is about 300 people.

 

[exmike]

Originally posted by Kashue
Yes, they do. One of the postdocs that I work with met with the Dean a few months ago and he said that you have to be a real jerk to get rejected. He said about 100 people are rejected out right and that Sinai's waitlist is about 300 people.

that means one out of four interviewees are jerks. wow.

 

[CalBeE]

Knowing how many people they reject just kinda gave me the feeling that Mount Sinai doesn't choose who they interview carefully (place more emphasis on grades/MCAT?)

 

[Kashue]

Originally posted by CalBeE
Knowing how many people they reject just kinda gave me the feeling that Mount Sinai doesn't choose who they interview carefully (place more emphasis on grades/MCAT?)

Yup. I mentioned this in another thread exmike started I think?

Sinai is definately numbers driven. They care about their US News Ranking. Two of my friends, both who got their PhDs from Sinai, got rejected to Sinai's Medical because of their low MCAT(27 and 28). And if you are thinking if it was for other things besides MCAT. Nope it wasn't. One of them was told face to face by the Dean that his MCAT was the reason and if he had 30 or even 29, "he would have gotten "noticed." So, he's studying for April MCAT and hopes to break or make 30.

 

[Kashue]

Originally posted by exmike
that means one out of four interviewees are jerks. wow.

One in seven actually (100 out of 700 they interview). I guess it also depends on the interviewers and what they think of you. You can get an interviewer whose just a d|ck rate you bad.

 

[SpiritiualDuck]

what's the difference between 28 and 29?

 

[Kashue]

Originally posted by SpiritiualDuck
what's the difference between 28 and 29?

1 point? Actually the person with the 27 was told if he had even a 29. The 28 guy got a job as a Director in a big Pharm company and is making over 150k so I don't think he cares 😉

 

[CalBeE]

WOw and I thought I was a shallow person...I guess I meet a challenger

 

[TRUE]

Originally posted by Kashue
Yup. I mentioned this in another thread exmike started I think?

Sinai is definately numbers driven. They care about their US News Ranking. Two of my friends, both who got their PhDs from Sinai, got rejected to Sinai's Medical because of their low MCAT(27 and 28). And if you are thinking if it was for other things besides MCAT. Nope it wasn't. One of them was told face to face by the Dean that his MCAT was the reason and if he had 30 or even 29, "he would have gotten "noticed." So, he's studying for April MCAT and hopes to break or make 30.

I don't know, but I wouldn't necessarily say this is the case. Perhaps they are MCAT # driven, but I don't think the same can be said for their GPA #'s. I was accepted and my GPA was nothing to write home about...

 

[CalBeE]

Originally posted by facted
I don't know, but I wouldn't necessarily say this is the case. Perhaps they are MCAT # driven, but I don't think the same can be said for their GPA #'s. I was accepted and my GPA was nothing to write home about...

Facted, what Kashue was talking about could be the general trend at Sinai's admission process. Obviously there can be people who don't fit the trend and still got in.

 

[TRUE]

Sure, of course that could be the caes, but it's unfair to qualify a school as being #'s driven because you know two people who weren't accepted because they had low MCAT scores...Just like my case is an individual basis, I would say their's are too. See what I'm saying?

I think that this whole process is very individualistic and people might not realize that. Sometimes there just is no rhyme or reason to any of it as there are so many different variables involved in not only your application but in what each school is looking for.

 

[Kashue]

Originally posted by facted
Sure, of course that could be the caes, but it's unfair to qualify a school as being #'s driven because you know two people who weren't accepted because they had low MCAT scores...Just like my case is an individual basis, I would say their's are too. See what I'm saying?

I think that this whole process is very individualistic and people might not realize that. Sometimes there just is no rhyme or reason to any of it as there are so many different variables involved in not only your application but in what each school is looking for.

Trust me facted, Sinai is numbers driven. All schools are. If they weren't, people with 20 MCAT, 3.0 GPA's would be getting in. And your GPA isn't so bad, ~3.4. only 0.2 below their average and your MCAT is 1.4 higher then their average of 32.6. So it will probably all even out in the end.

 

[exmike]

He's also URM. thats probably one of those "individual factors"

 

[Kashue]

Originally posted by exmike
He's also URM. thats probably one of those "individual factors"

Yea, I didn't want to mention that. I was afraid to start another AA thread. Sinai does actively recruit minorities.
Their student body is 18.2% URM(USNEWS.com).



So it begins...

 

[TRUE]

Originally posted by exmike
He's also URM. thats probably one of those "individual factors"

Actually, be definition i'm not a URM according to the AMCAS website. I'm not mexican, puerto rican, etc... I'm from S. America. Anyway, regardless. Sure that might have something to do with my being accepted to the schools I was accepted to. So might have my MCAT score, the fact I went to an Ivy League school, the fact I might have interviewed well, research I did in school, my ec's, etc... My point was that #'s don't tell it all and I think it's unfair to categorize one school as "numbers driven" because people you know didn't get in with low #'s. There are plenty of people with high numbers who don't get in places as well...

 

[finnpipette]

I think Wash U is highly numbers driven...

 

[darkcity998]

Originally posted by facted
Actually, be definition i'm not a URM according to the AMCAS website. I'm not mexican, puerto rican, etc... I'm from S. America. Anyway, regardless. Sure that might have something to do with my being accepted to the schools I was accepted to. So might have my MCAT score, the fact I went to an Ivy League school, the fact I might have interviewed well, research I did in school, my ec's, etc... My point was that #'s don't tell it all and I think it's unfair to categorize one school as "numbers driven" because people you know didn't get in with low #'s. There are plenty of people with high numbers who don't get in places as well...

Congratulations facted! Have a good time at MSSM. At least you have an acceptance to your top choice. It sucks how you offer your info for the benefit of others, put Hispanic down and people assume you're URM when you're not. MSSM must have seen something great about your accomplishments for you to get an acceptance. Good Luck there!