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has anyone gotten an interview in the last couple of days?? I thought they send out interviews on the 15th of every month......
 
lol, my mail always comes in the morning. Nothing today.
 
are we 100% positive that all September decisions have been mailed...really resisting the urge to call right now, the mailman is evil
 
grey_wind said:
are we 100% positive that all September decisions have been mailed...really resisting the urge to call right now, the mailman is evil
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Call them. I had interview 9/29 and they said to expect reply after Thanksgiving only.
 
grey_wind said:
are we 100% positive that all September decisions have been mailed...really resisting the urge to call right now, the mailman is evil
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I interviewed 9/15 they told me end of this week or it might go into december. Honestly I don't think the admissions office even knows properly when it's gonna go through. They don't really have solid communications with the admission committee.
 
ofizzmizz said:
I called, they said the September letters are sent out by now and should arrive next week.
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wednesday0012 said:
I interviewed 9/15 they told me end of this week or it might go into december. Honestly I don't think the admissions office even knows properly when it's gonna go through. They don't really have solid communications with the admission committee.
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When did you get told this information? Because it looks like you were told different things.. lol

Dusya said:
Call them. I had interview 9/29 and they said to expect reply after Thanksgiving only.
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grey_wind said:
When did you get told this information? Because it looks like you were told different things.. lol
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Yeah that's the frustrating part, they're saying different things. I called on last Friday. She said it could be this week, could be longer cause she has no idea what the admission committee is doing.
 
Nothing in the mail today too.. Instate (live 20 minutes from the school), Interviewed 9/24, im not even going here but i just want to know my decision lol
 
so I was on the John today when my mom called telling me that I've been rejected at all my schools.... And I was like sheet while i was taking a sheet. I must've messed up. but then she said psyche! wtf who does that??! ACCEPTED AHH! I'm gonna be a doctor!

II: 9/15
Letter dated: 11/17
letter received: 11/23
LizzyM: 66-70
IS
zodiac: libra
 
jmt93 said:
Did you get a rejection letter is what I mean..?
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No the mailman just didn't bring me the mail, no letter or notification of any kind.

Jk, I know what you meant. I interviewed 9/15 and haven't received anything so I am trolling as a means to cope with my inevitable rejection.
 
Lol 3 positions in Greek life.
Amen.
If anyone was in Greek life in undergrad and subsequently made it to med school.
You have my respect, I too went through that struggle.

sal4d said:
28, 3.7c/3.56s

Lots of community service, 3-4 leadership positions through Greek life, study abroad, hospital volunteering, sports team etc
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trickydick said:
No the mailman just didn't bring me the mail, no letter or notification of any kind.

Jk, I know what you meant. I interviewed 9/15 and haven't received anything so I am trolling as a means to cope with my inevitable rejection.
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They're still sending out letters and reviewing them, I wouldn't count you self out just yet. Keep your head up.
 
Spoke to admissions today, they aren't doing rolling acceptences. They have a whole pool of students and I have no idea how theyre choosing who to review first. But they said if we've been interviewed anytime between September and November to expect to hear back by the end of the year....so long wait guys, a damn long wait ahead of us.
 
wednesday0012 said:
Spoke to admissions today, they aren't doing rolling acceptences. They have a whole pool of students and I have no idea how theyre choosing who to review first. But they said if we've been interviewed anytime between September and November to expect to hear back by the end of the year....so long wait guys, a damn long wait ahead of us.
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How exactly do you know they aren't trolling you? At first, it was like in a week or so, then it was in a few weeks, then it was after Thanksgiving, and now it's until the end of the year... I'm hoping that at least you're right though, and we're not waiting for a waitlist or rejection letter.
 
PsychoPass987 said:
How exactly do you know they aren't trolling you? At first, it was like in a week or so, then it was in a few weeks, then it was after Thanksgiving, and now it's until the end of the year... I'm hoping that at least you're right though, and we're not waiting for a waitlist or rejection letter.
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I honestly called them at least once a week for the last 3 weeks if not more, everytime I ask the time frame of when we'll hear back increases. I don't think the admissions office knows even when they're gonna get done. So who knows maybe soon they'll even say wait till end of January to hear back. I wouldn't even be surprised at this point if that's how long it took.
 
wednesday0012 said:
I honestly called them at least once a week for the last 3 weeks if not more, everytime I ask the time frame of when we'll hear back increases. I don't think the admissions office knows even when they're gonna get done. So who knows maybe soon they'll even say wait till end of January to hear back. I wouldn't even be surprised at this point if that's how long it took.
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Just curious- when you have called, do you give your name and they pull up your file OR have you been anonymous and just asking about general timeframes?
 
grey_wind said:
Just curious- when you have called, do you give your name and they pull up your file OR have you been anonymous and just asking about general timeframes?
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I asked about my specific file before they gave me an update about it the first time I called. Now they're saying the status of my file is confidential and they can't tell me anything at this time. I mentioned my interview date and they said all september to November interviews will hear back sometimes between now till end of the year. I know it's frustrating and it's not much to go on, but I hope it helps someone of you guys to know what to expect at least. FYI they also send rejection letters and wait list letters, so just getting a letter in the mail doesn't mean automatic acceptence anyways.

We just gotta wait and hope for the best. I also think they're getting kinda tired of people calling so much, cause they're deff not as helpful or patient with my calls anymore. Just something I noticed.
 
Does anyone know if/how much it helps your application to have a LOR from a NYCOM graduate?
 
Do we know if they're still sending out IIs? I was complete with their secondary Oct 29 (late, I know) and I literally live down the road. 3.45 GPA, 505 MCAT. Chances?
 
jmt93 said:
Does anyone know if/how much it helps your application to have a LOR from a NYCOM graduate?
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DO schools like to see DO LORs, I'm sure it would be a plus if it's from their own medical school.

EDIT: My DO LOR graduated from NYIT-COM and I was accepted, but thats n=1
 
benzyne said:
Do we know if they're still sending out IIs? I was complete with their secondary Oct 29 (late, I know) and I literally live down the road. 3.45 GPA, 505 MCAT. Chances?
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Pretty sure most schools still are. You are slightly below their GPA and MCAT average, but you have a fair shot.
 
PugsAndHugs said:
DO schools like to see DO LORs, I'm sure it would be a plus if it's from their own medical school.

EDIT: My DO LOR graduated from NYIT-COM and I was accepted, but thats n=1
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My DO LOR also came from a NYCOM graduate and I was accepted.

EDIT: @jmt93, you asked earlier about healthcare experience. I was accepted with minimal healthcare experience (~50 hours of shadowing). However, I am heavily involved in research, with several publications. My interviewer (a microbiology researcher) hinted that research was a highly desired achievement in successful applicants to NYCOM - he may have been slightly biased though!
 
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@notorious_cog @PugsAndHugs thanks guys!

Do you mind sharing your stats and experiences?

I interviewed mid-November and am waiting to hear back.

My sGPA is 3.96 and cGPA is 3.93 but slightly low MCAT...but LOR from NYCOM DO graduate and quite a bit of healthcare experience.
 
jmt93 said:
@notorious_cog @PugsAndHugs thanks guys!

Do you mind sharing your stats and experiences?

I interviewed mid-November and am waiting to hear back.

My sGPA is 3.96 and cGPA is 3.93 but slightly low MCAT...but LOR from NYCOM DO graduate and quite a bit of healthcare experience.
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cGPA: 3.58
sGPA: 3.48
MPH GPA: 4.00
MCAT: 27

Experiences: research (resulting in publications, poster presentations, research society induction, etc.) and 3 season NCAA Div. III athlete for four years (captain of these teams during my junior and senior years)
 
notorious_cog said:
cGPA: 3.58
sGPA: 3.48
MPH GPA: 4.00
MCAT: 27

Experiences: research (resulting in publications, poster presentations, research society induction, etc.) and 3 season NCAA Div. III athlete for four years (captain of these teams during my junior and senior years)
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Thanks for the info! I have some research experience too so that gives me hope.

Do you remember by any chance what kind of questions you were asked or the name of your interviewer?
 
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Did everyone who was accepted have a letter of rec from a DO? I didn't think that was a big factor since they didn't require one and I had a fee MD letters of rec. I would assume it would be preferable, but didn't occur to me that it would make a huge difference. But it seems a lot of accepted people had one.

I did shadow a DO who was a graduate of nycom for a while but didn't get to spend enough time with him to get a letter of rec from him.
 
wednesday0012 said:
Did everyone who was accepted have a letter of rec from a DO? I didn't think that was a big factor since they didn't require one and I had a fee MD letters of rec. I would assume it would be preferable, but didn't occur to me that it would make a huge difference. But it seems a lot of accepted people had one.

I did shadow a DO who was a graduate of nycom for a while but didn't get to spend enough time with him to get a letter of rec from him.
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It says on the NYCOM admissions page that a DO or MD letter is preferred but not required. But I know some other DO schools will only take DO letters and won't accept MD letters, which is why I got one from a DO..and I happen to have a close relationship with a DO graduate of NYCOM which is why I asked him.

But if you have several from MDs then that should be good.
 
jmt93 said:
It says on the NYCOM admissions page that a DO or MD letter is preferred but not required. But I know some other DO schools will only take DO letters and won't accept MD letters, which is why I got one from a DO..and I happen to have a close relationship with a DO graduate of NYCOM which is why I asked him.

But if you have several from MDs then that should be good.
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Thanks, I would hope so. It's been such a long wait I'm starting to give up hope. I had a very diverse background in Healthcare from doing public heath work to PT to scribing. Still trying to piece together what they could be looking for.
 
Looks like people with research got their acceptances lol. I have zero research background, but a decent amount of clincal hours, and a MD, and DO letter. I have managed to get 5 acceptances this cycle, but still waiting on NYIT, even though I interviwed here first. maybe they prefer candidates with more research?
 
I have a pretty solid research background- both in undergrad and during my gap years.....still waiting on a decision :shrug:

crazyboi1993 said:
Looks like people with research got their acceptances lol. I have zero research background, but a decent amount of clincal hours, and a MD, and DO letter. I have managed to get 5 acceptances this cycle, but still waiting on NYIT, even though I interviwed here first. maybe they prefer candidates with more research?
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