NYMC - Waitlist 2008

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Interviewed 3/26. Waitlisted this morining. I pray I get in. I love this school.
 
I am withdrawing from the waitlist hope it helps you guys
 
FatherOblivion said:
me too
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same here, waitlist letter. Its strange as it seems they haven't rejected anyone and accepted less ppl who interviewed in march. Anyway gluck to you all. We're back at square one.
 
Has anyone gotten straight up rejected post-interview or are they just adding everyone to the WL?

Also, is it just me or is it ludicrous to not have a ranked WL, my guess is that we are all ranked, but they choose not to tell us?

Good luck to everyone who hasn't heard back!
 
interviewed 3/26, waitlist letter postmarked 5/5 arrived at my house today.

this is really disheartening, especially because i felt like I had a good shot at NYMC and really loved the school. My only other option is a school I also love, but have a much lower shot at (I feel). Med school admissions, why must you be so cruel?! 🙁
 
They have rejected few ppl from feb and january... also 3 of my friends who had really good stats( better than mine) were rejected after the interview. So, they def reject ppl.
shasud88 said:
Has anyone gotten straight up rejected post-interview or are they just adding everyone to the WL?

Also, is it just me or is it ludicrous to not have a ranked WL, my guess is that we are all ranked, but they choose not to tell us?

Good luck to everyone who hasn't heard back!
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shasud88 said:
Has anyone gotten straight up rejected post-interview or are they just adding everyone to the WL?

Also, is it just me or is it ludicrous to not have a ranked WL, my guess is that we are all ranked, but they choose not to tell us?

Good luck to everyone who hasn't heard back!
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I was just speaking about this over dinner with my parents. To me, with an un-ranked WL, I fear that I am just at the bottom of some huge pile due to the fact that I was added 5/5. What do others think?

It also concerned me that people who had been on the WL since, say, October were just coming off of it within the past month.
 
I tend to think that the person pulled off the waitlist depends in large part upon the person who has turned down a spot. So the waitlist is not a straight-forward seeding arrangement because certain factors, whether this is the male/female or trads/non-trads ratio, must be taken into account each time a spot opens up. I'm sure there's some sort of score given to the person, but it's not as cut and dry as a single ranked list. I also think the date of entry is less important than other factors.




mbe36 said:
I was just speaking about this over dinner with my parents. To me, with an un-ranked WL, I fear that I am just at the bottom of some huge pile due to the fact that I was added 5/5. What do others think?

It also concerned me that people who had been on the WL since, say, October were just coming off of it within the past month.
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Barfalamule said:
I tend to think that the person pulled off the waitlist depends in large part upon the person who has turned down a spot. So the waitlist is not a straight-forward seeding arrangement because certain factors, whether this is the male/female or trads/non-trads ratio, must be taken into account each time a spot opens up. I'm sure there's some sort of score given to the person, but it's not as cut and dry as a single ranked list. I also think the date of entry is less important than other factors.
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Agreed, sorry if I wasn't clear.

What I meant is that they should have a tier system where they can tell you top 1/4 or bottom 1/2 or something like that.

I'm guessing there are over 200 ppl on the WL so it'd be nice to know at least in general how we compare to other applicants, not necessarily a fully ranked list. It seems improbable that they will look at all applicants when someone declines an acceptance, they obviously will look to a small pool of WL'ers (aka a tier) and select from there.

Sorry if this dragged on. I really liked NYMC and I'm not digging the fact that after 9 months of waiting we get a vague 'somewhere on the WL' position.
 
shasud88 said:
Agreed, sorry if I wasn't clear.

What I meant is that they should have a tier system where they can tell you top 1/4 or bottom 1/2 or something like that.

I'm guessing there are over 200 ppl on the WL so it'd be nice to know at least in general how we compare to other applicants, not necessarily a fully ranked list. It seems improbable that they will look at all applicants when someone declines an acceptance, they obviously will look to a small pool of WL'ers (aka a tier) and select from there.

Sorry if this dragged on. I really liked NYMC and I'm not digging the fact that after 9 months of waiting we get a vague 'somewhere on the WL' position.
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I have to agree with barfalamule on this. Technically, this is just hearsay, but I've also heard that some schools, when a student declines an offer, they offer the place to a wait list candidate with similar qualities to maintain the diversity/mix they've established.

*shrug* In any case, I totally agree with you. I mean, I don't have any acceptances, just a bunch of wait lists at this point. So, the fact that the application process has taken over a year, most of which is spent waiting, is unbelievably frustrating. But what can you do?
 
There's no doubt that this is a frustrating process. But multiple waitlists is nothing to shrug off. It means that you are competitive and that medical schools are interested. If it works like I've seen it in other schools, then it should be 300-400 acceptances for a class size of 200 and a waitlist about the same size, which gives maybe 600-800 people playing in the nymc pool. What I'm struck by, and this is limited info coming out of mdapplicants, is the number of nymc accepted that decide to go elsewhere. It was maybe 1 in 8 or something on nymc. Now, as you get lower on applicant numbers, obviously that ratio is going to go up, but I do believe there is large movement on the waitlist. To quantify that movement from year to year has to be a pretty difficult exercise.

shasud88 said:
Agreed, sorry if I wasn't clear.

What I meant is that they should have a tier system where they can tell you top 1/4 or bottom 1/2 or something like that.

I'm guessing there are over 200 ppl on the WL so it'd be nice to know at least in general how we compare to other applicants, not necessarily a fully ranked list. It seems improbable that they will look at all applicants when someone declines an acceptance, they obviously will look to a small pool of WL'ers (aka a tier) and select from there.

Sorry if this dragged on. I really liked NYMC and I'm not digging the fact that after 9 months of waiting we get a vague 'somewhere on the WL' position.
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Has anyone interviewed in March and still not heard back yet. I interviewed March 12, and still have not heard anything.
 
Barfalamule said:
There's no doubt that this is a frustrating process. But multiple waitlists is nothing to shrug off. It means that you are competitive and that medical schools are interested. If it works like I've seen it in other schools, then it should be 300-400 acceptances for a class size of 200 and a waitlist about the same size, which gives maybe 600-800 people playing in the nymc pool. What I'm struck by, and this is limited info coming out of mdapplicants, is the number of nymc accepted that decide to go elsewhere. It was maybe 1 in 8 or something on nymc. Now, as you get lower on applicant numbers, obviously that ratio is going to go up, but I do believe there is large movement on the waitlist. To quantify that movement from year to year has to be a pretty difficult exercise.
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I'm not shrugging off my waitlists, in fact I'm betting my future on the return they'll give me 🙂 but I'm definitely venting.

I'm drawing from memory, but 1 in 8 is probably a fair estimate. I think there are a good number of people withdrawing from the waitlist as well (optimistically 1 in 5?). So yes, there is definitely a significant amount of movement. Are you waiting to hear back from nymc too?

doctormang said:
Has anyone interviewed in March and still not heard back yet. I interviewed March 12, and still have not heard anything.
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doctormang, I wouldn't worry about it too much. It sounds like they're pounding through march interviews and pushing people onto the waitlist with impunity. A nice way to think of it would be: if they're taking extra time to deliberate on your app then you've probably got some interesting/redeeming quality that they really want for their entering class.
 
Yeah, I interviewed on 3/19 and got waitlisted on 5/5. After visiting mdapps and looking through the other applicants, I'm just thankful to have a sliver of hope at this point. Brutal cycle.
 
I interviewed on 4/9 and just got accepted through e-mail.
 
is there anyone with me who interviewed in march and hasn't heard back yet? i'm getting so anxious.
 
people who were waitlisted/accepted, did your status change online?
 
doctormang said:
people who were waitlisted/accepted, did your status change online?
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Waitlisted people receive a letter in the mail with no status change on the website. I know accepted people get an email but I don't know if their status changes on the website.
 
I was accepted in early April via email and my status page says "a decision has been sent via regular mail on 5/2/08". It took at least two weeks to show up on my status page.
 
Interviewed in January with a part-time faculty member who clearly did not want to be there. Needless to say, the interview went pretty poorly and got the waitlist letter at the end of March. Sent an LOI in April, haven't heard anything since. Good luck to everybody.
 
I got the acceptance e-mail today and my status online did not change. I have heard from other friends that their status did not change for a while.
 
those of you who got recently accepted, is this your first acceptance? also congrats!
 
I was also accepted at UB.
 
I dont know if I should call nymc to get a status check. I interviewed early-mid march and a lot of people on this forum who interviewed in march and april have heard back. however, the secretaries also get pretty annoyed when people call in. any advice? still wait a bit longer. when i interviewed, the guy had said we would prob hear back by may 15th.
 
Stay Cheery! Interviewed 4/15 accepted 5/12 no waitlist. So I think there are actively spots available or people are moving. I'm not a super awesome candidate and I had, what I thought anyway, a bad interview.
 
skyjump said:
Stay Cheery! Interviewed 4/15 accepted 5/12 no waitlist. So I think there are actively spots available or people are moving. I'm not a super awesome candidate and I had, what I thought anyway, a bad interview.
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congrats to you too! I'm glad to see so much activity from adcom -- I'll keep my fingers crossed.
 
doctormang said:
I dont know if I should call nymc to get a status check. I interviewed early-mid march and a lot of people on this forum who interviewed in march and april have heard back. however, the secretaries also get pretty annoyed when people call in. any advice? still wait a bit longer. when i interviewed, the guy had said we would prob hear back by may 15th.
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Yeah, I hear ya, NYMC has by far the worst admissions office people I've contacted. They don't answer or even acknowledge emails and try to end the call as soon as possible when you talk to them about a legitimate issue (not just status update). It is ridiculous.
 
just withdrew from nymc. good luck to you guys! :luck::luck::luck:
 
interviewed 5/5, accepted today (e-mail at 8am)...will be withdrawing, though🙂 goood luck!!!
 
aww thanks guys. I could very well take your spot 🙂

and thanks for letting us know it definitely does make me feel a little more hopeful.
 
I received my acceptance two weeks after my interview. I interviewed 4/28 and was accepted 5/12. Hopefully there is a lot of movement on the waitlist. Good Luck Everybody!
 
Interviewed 5/5 and accepted today as well. Leaning somewhere else...but haven't made the decision yet....
 
Withdrew last night (sorry it took me so long), hope it goes to one of you guys.
 
👍Thank you to those of you who have freed up spots!
 
hey, anyone hear anything today?? also, is anyone else waiting since march to hear back?
 
Now that March 15 has passed, can everyone who's on the waitlist post here if they're accepted? Thanks!
 
well we can start a list: interview date/ WL /acceptance

Isradoc1983 I: 3/10 WL: 5/5
 
GeorgesStPierreI: 2/12 Wl: 5/3
Isradoc1983 I: 3/10 WL: 5/5
 
GeorgesStPierreI: 2/12 Wl: 5/3
Isradoc1983 I: 3/10 WL: 5/5
MBe36 I:3/26 WL:5/5
KansasBuff I:3/10 WL: 5/5
 
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