NYU Summer Research Program

[bootylicious]

Hi SDNers:

I am currently on the waitlist for the summer research program at NYU, but I would like to send a formal letter to the admissions committee to update. However, the letter I received says that there's no need to turn in additional information. Since it didn't say that I SHOULDN'T turn in anything, I would like to send a letter to tell them of my other summer research program acceptances for the summer and WOULD accept their offer in a heart beat. Is it a bad idea to update? Also, can you please provide a sample letter? Thank you in advance!

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[marctam86]

hmm, if you let them know you have other places to go, I think they would be more inclined not to give you the spot, since they know you've backups.

getting into those programs is quite difficult, so really, just having a place to go is a pretty good position to be in, good luck though with nyu, a friend was in that program, and they treated him really well

 

[bootylicious]

Thanx for the reply.

That is exactly one of my concerns, but I would just like to let them know that if I have been accepted to other SRP's like NYU I might be better than what they actually thought and should place me in their program... hehe...sorry if that sounded cocky-ish...

 

[bootylicious]

bump....


can anyone help PLEASE !?!

 

[ADeadLois]

Hi SDNers:

I am currently on the waitlist for the summer research program at NYU, but I would like to send a formal letter to the admissions committee to update. However, the letter I received says that there's no need to turn in additional information. Since it didn't say that I SHOULDN'T turn in anything, I would like to send a letter to tell them of my other summer research program acceptances for the summer and WOULD accept their offer in a heart beat. Is it a bad idea to update? Also, can you please provide a sample letter? Thank you in advance!

You're not really in a position to leverage, IMO. It's most likely they won't care; but you do run the risk of someone being "well, he's got other jobs, let's give his spot to someone else!"

 

[QuakerPreMed]

The program is extremely hard to get into, so congrats even on a waitlist (they took 30 people out of 1100 applicants my year). Joel is a really cool guy so send him any update information, but like others said, I don't know if it will help. I doubt they'll get many rejections of their offer, so I have no idea if people get in off the waitlist or not...

 

[bootylicious]

Thanx.

I guess I will not send a letter. I thought that the process might be similar to being accepted to med. school (you know, when you get on the waitlist it would be a good idea to update).