NYMC decision after Dec interview?

[BlueBoy]

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Greetings to everyone,

I interviewed at New York Medical College the 3rd in December and here it is First week in March. I am anxiously waiting for their decision, and I was wondering if there is anyone out there who had interviewed in December and has heard of a decision yet. I considered calling their office, but by the sound of their status check message, it didn't seem like they would appreciate my call.

[This message has been edited by BlueBoy (edited 03-07-2001).]

 

[sjldoc]

I interviewed with NYMC right before Thanksgiving and found out in late January that I was put on the wait list, which is NOT ranked. Does anyone know how that works?

 

[BlueBoy]

I called NYMC admissions office today and they told me that a decision on my file has not been made yet. I'm curious to know if anyone who interviewed in December has not heard yet either.

BB

 

[Katie]

interviewed Dec. 11, have not heard a thing.

 

[BlueBoy]

I got my letter from them today. The letter sent out 03/07/01 but dated 03/01/01. Hopefully you'll hear soon to Katie. Hopefully the letter is a good one.

sjldoc, I'm not sure how the non-rank waitlist works at NYMC. George Washington has a non-ranked waitlist, too. I was told there that when a spot opens open, the admissions committees goes through the whole waitlist and chooses people for acceptances. When more spots open up again, then they'll go through the whole list again. I'm assuming that it works the same way at NYMC.

 

[Katie]

got my waitlist letter yesterday with the exact same mailing date and letter date as yours.. did you get an acceptance or waitlist? couldn't tell from your post, but if the former many congratulations to you! if the latter, hey, I still think we have a chance since NYMC draws heavily from the waitlist. I met many students who came off the waitlist while I was there.

 

[BlueBoy]

Katie,

Mine was a waitlist too. I'll be sending in my update letter soon. I've also heard that their waitlist can be pretty active too, so that's good news for us. 🙂

I read in a previous post that you interviewed at George Washington, too. I'm curious how that went for you.

 

[s2417]

Hi BlueBoy,
I wanted to ask you what you thought of GW since you've already interviewed there. If you compared NYMC and GW, which one would you choose, if cost wasn't a factor? Btw, how well does GW do in residency matches? Thanx

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by BlueBoy:
I got my letter from them today. The letter sent out 03/07/01 but dated 03/01/01. Hopefully you'll hear soon to Katie. Hopefully the letter is a good one.

sjldoc, I'm not sure how the non-rank waitlist works at NYMC. George Washington has a non-ranked waitlist, too. I was told there that when a spot opens open, the admissions committees goes through the whole waitlist and chooses people for acceptances. When more spots open up again, then they'll go through the whole list again. I'm assuming that it works the same way at NYMC.•

 

[BlueBoy]

I liked both NYMC and GW. If we were talking about location, I would choose NYMC. Since they emphasize primary and sends students out to preceptors the first, I think I would get a great clinical exposure. Their step 1 scores are great and you can see their residency matches. As for Washington, DC, I didn't like the city much. That is just a personal feeling, however. The school itself, I thought was great. Have you interviewed there yourself? If you didn't know, they are in the process of building a totally new hospital, one that we would be able to rotate through. For location, I think NYMC might have a slight advantage since it their students would be rotations in the suburbs and NYC. But I got the impression that GW has a better reputation.

Money is probably not a consideration, since both GW and NYMC are pretty expensive schools. The housing at NYMC is also a plus. It would be tough to make a choice between them. I guess if more about name, I would choose GW, and if I cared me about the school's philosophy, I would choose NYMC because their emphasis on primary care is more align with mine.

I also saw on a previous post that you got accepted at Hahnemann. Have you been accepted at all three of these schools. My view of Hahnemann might be bias because I di not think my interviewer was very nice at all.

 

[s2417]

Hi BlueBoy,
Of the three, I'm accepted at NYMC and MCPHU. I'm still waiting to hear from several others, including GW. I probably have to wait at least another month for GW, since they take 8-10 weeks for a reply. Btw...if you don't mine me asking, did you hear from GW after the interview? How long did it take for them to reply?
As for MCPHU, my faculty interviewer was really cool and friendly. The interview was more like a conversation about various issues. The student interviewer (I believe he was a MS4), was more "stiff" and serious. But that's my general experience with student interviewers. I felt that my student interview did not go as well as I liked...I wasn't able to answer all the detailed ?s he asked as thoroughly as I would like to have (eg. a specific decision of a recent Supreme Court case). In any case, good luck with the rest of the application process. One question about GW. Did you receive any info at the interview about residency matches for GW students? Do GW med students share athletic facilities with undergrad? Is the undergrad next to the medical school? Yeah...I know that they should be done with the new hospital by Fall 2001...but are the classroom there going to be used for teaching MS1 and MS2 students...'cause I hear that the classrooms at GW right now are kinda old. What do you think? Do you know if the school is ethnically diverse? Or is it biased toward a single minority group, etc? I'm asking a lot of ?s but any info would be very appreciated!

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by BlueBoy:
I liked both NYMC and GW. If we were talking about location, I would choose NYMC. Since they emphasize primary and sends students out to preceptors the first, I think I would get a great clinical exposure. Their step 1 scores are great and you can see their residency matches. As for Washington, DC, I didn't like the city much. That is just a personal feeling, however. The school itself, I thought was great. Have you interviewed there yourself? If you didn't know, they are in the process of building a totally new hospital, one that we would be able to rotate through. For location, I think NYMC might have a slight advantage since it their students would be rotations in the suburbs and NYC. But I got the impression that GW has a better reputation.

Money is probably not a consideration, since both GW and NYMC are pretty expensive schools. The housing at NYMC is also a plus. It would be tough to make a choice between them. I guess if more about name, I would choose GW, and if I cared me about the school's philosophy, I would choose NYMC because their emphasis on primary care is more align with mine.

I also saw on a previous post that you got accepted at Hahnemann. Have you been accepted at all three of these schools. My view of Hahnemann might be bias because I di not think my interviewer was very nice at all.•

 

[dcpayne]

I'm interviewing at NYMC next week (I applied in September, and got my interview invite in February). How was the interview? I understand that they draw heavily from wait lists (600-700 acceptances for 190 spots, but I wonder what my chances of getting in are with such a late interview.

 

[gower]

New York Medical College

Of those students interviewed, approx. one third are accepted, one third placed on the wait-list, one third rejected.

The class of 190 is oversubscribed
by a small number, no more than 20-30 students.

The wait-list is not rank ordered. Students with a particular interest in NYMC are urged to send additional useful information for the Committee. To remain on the wait-list an applicant must return a completed form letter. Greatest movement from the wait list: July.

Approximately one third of the class is from New York, one-third from California (!!!), and one third from elsewhere.

Approximately one third of accepted applicants apply for admission after more than one year off after undergraduate school
[postbacs mostly].

The deadline for deferred admission is July
1. Five to 20 students generally defer, usually for one year for a variety of reasons. NOTE: these students, actually holding a place in the class, CANNOT reapply to any medical schools the following year, hoping to do better and if successful then withdrawing from NYMC (or holding deferred admission from ANY medical school). If that is attempted, or the student withdraws altogether, she/he must wait out another cycle before reapplying again anywhere. AMCAS HAS RECORDS.

1998 first year class:

Applicants: about 11,000
Interviewed: 1,300
New ENTRANTS: 184

All took MCAT, all had baccalaureate degrees.

 

[BlueBoy]

<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" size="2">Originally posted by s2417:
Hi BlueBoy,
...did you hear from GW after the interview? How long did it take for them to reply?
...One question about GW. Did you receive any info at the interview about residency matches for GW students? Do GW med students share athletic facilities with undergrad? Is the undergrad next to the medical school? Yeah...I know that they should be done with the new hospital by Fall 2001...but are the classroom there going to be used for teaching MS1 and MS2 students...'cause I hear that the classrooms at GW right now are kinda old. What do you think? Do you know if the school is ethnically diverse? Or is it biased toward a single minority group, etc? I'm asking a lot of ?s but any info would be very appreciated!

•

I haven't heard back from GW yet. It's been a little more than month since my interview. I didn't hear much about residency matches during the interview day. I understand how tough it would be to make a decision without having visiting the school. I had a regional interview with St. Louis Univ. If I get accepted, I'll definitely make a trip out there to check out the school. I remember my impressions of schools changing greatly after visiting the campus and talking to the students.

The med school is right on the campus and right next the new hospital too. I think the lecture halls will be the same though. When I took the tour, I didn't think they were that bad. They share the building with MPH students I think. But the lecture hall has the usual AV equipment. I'm not sure about racial diversity. During my visit, I didn't see a large preference to any racial group. Student population seemed to be like any other med school in a big city.