SUNY Upstate Waitlist Thread-- 2009

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nymd23 said:
Congrats to all you guys, did any of you write letters of intent/interest?
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I wrote them a letter of intent with my campus preference and an additional letter a month afterwards.
 
Word from admissions is that the list is moving slowly. I'm beginning to lose hope. This whole process has sucked me dry of my ambition to be a doctor. I wish you guys the best but I will be enjoying the rest of my summer. No posts from me anymore unless accepted.
 
You guys just have to hang in there, apparently these things move all summer (note: just from word of mouth, I have no inside knowledge). It's just an awful thing to wait, trust me I know. I'm also entering the class a quite a bit of time after my undergraduate degree is finished, so I've been waiting and not giving up for a long time. I'm sure you don't want to hear it, but about four years ago when I started this I sat down with a few people and they told me to my face I would never get in. The point is, don't give up. Of course that is somewhat of an empty assurance coming anonymously online but I've been waiting, so to speak, for a looong time by my standards, and at this moment those years are finally all worth it.

As for letters of intent, I wrote a very nice email after I interviewed, updated my info a little after, and then checked back in sometime in March. For me though, I had emailed Upstate (and many other schools) a year before I applied asking questions and seeking advice, and they were one of the very, very few schools to respond back. I really appreciated that, and when I was there I tried to track down and thank everyone in the office. My interest was pretty well laid out, but it meant a lot to me that in one of my moments of panic before I even applied that some schools actually would take the time to help me out. Very surprised/disappointed by the amount of schools that did not.

So from a somewhat 'older' applicant, don't let this patch throw you off course. It's not worth it.
 
PAGuyana said:
Word from admissions is that the list is moving slowly. I'm beginning to lose hope. This whole process has sucked me dry of my ambition to be a doctor. I wish you guys the best but I will be enjoying the rest of my summer. No posts from me anymore unless accepted.
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It is too early to lose hope. I know of at least 5 people contemplating upstate and another school. I wish all of you the very best, and I may be giving up my spot as well.
 
Thanks for the support and positive thoughts, KaiHa and Twosacrowd-- we sure can use it at this point!!

Good luck to all of us still in limbo:luck:
 
Any news in the past few days?
I guess the list really is moving slowly...🙁
 
Good Luck waitlistees! :luck:
 
Apparently, I'm in the grey area. God I hate waiting. Thanks for putting up this post, you guys are really cool and congrats to those of you who have already received a phone call.
 
Roll call, updated again...

Still on the HPA list:
PAGuyana
Fede
ILoveBacon
nymd23
nancy0223
Egorr11
Wannabehealer
stephentyler20
DThapa1
JBoy531
Daniel Faraday

Accepted:
Funky
SortOfMcDreamy
Twosacroud

Please make changes to your status, as appropriate. Good luck!!:luck:
 
Hi Guys,
Was just getting an idea of how the waitlist was going. Very soon, I'll be withdrawing my acceptance at SUNY Upstate and hope one of you get in. I loved Upstate, but I have a more preferable location option. ALL THE BEST Guys, future doctors!!!
 
Philistic said:
Hi Guys,
Was just getting an idea of how the waitlist was going. Very soon, I'll be withdrawing my acceptance at SUNY Upstate and hope one of you get in. I loved Upstate, but I have a more preferable location option. ALL THE BEST Guys, future doctors!!!
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Thanks so much for opening a spot for us, Philistic! And also thank you for posting and letting us know (and giving us some hope!!)

Good luck!:luck:
 
Any other movement? I'm going to drop them an e-mail to see about any changes. I've heard nothing as of yet.

I'm really getting pressed for time here. I've got a girlfriend who needs to find a job wherever we're moving, a house/apartment/condo to rent/buy, bills to pay, loose ends to tie up... And I know I'm not alone. Here's hoping for some news real soon!
 
stephentyler20 said:
Any other movement? I'm going to drop them an e-mail to see about any changes. I've heard nothing as of yet.

I'm really getting pressed for time here. I've got a girlfriend who needs to find a job wherever we're moving, a house/apartment/condo to rent/buy, bills to pay, loose ends to tie up... And I know I'm not alone. Here's hoping for some news real soon!
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You are definitely not alone... I am in the same boat, and I have heard no news either!!!

Good luck and keep us posted!:luck:
 
Hey guys,

I'm giving up my spot at the Binghamton campus this coming Monday. I hope it goes to someone who's been waiting patiently for this for a long time!
 
just withdrew (Syracuse Campus)
 
Thanks for letting us know, SortofMcDreamy and KaiHa!

Any news lately for anyone else/any more acceptances?

:luck:
 
Helloooo - anyone out there?!
 
Hey everyone,

Another high priority alternate here still waiting for a call to the show. I'm still hanging on to what was told to me by the doctor who interviewed me: that there is little difference between being accepted outright and being placed on the HPA list.

For those who are interested, when I called to get an update on my HPA status, I was told that given previous HPA history, I hold a good position. However, due to a variety of circumstances, she could not guarantee that I would get in. Whether this is better/worse/same as the "gray area" that I'm hearing from many of you, I'm not sure.
 
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Thanks for the info and welcome to the club, AG Pennypacker!👍

Anyone else hear anything recently?

:yawn: This thread is getting really boring because no one is posting in it anymore!!
 
Withdrawing from the wait list today. Good luck everyone!
 
fede said:
Thanks for the info and welcome to the club, AG Pennypacker!👍

Anyone else hear anything recently?

:yawn: This thread is getting really boring because no one is posting in it anymore!!
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Sorry aboout that. I was on vacation for a week and I'm hoping you hear good news soon!
 
fede said:
Thanks for the info and welcome to the club, AG Pennypacker!👍

Anyone else hear anything recently?

:yawn: This thread is getting really boring because no one is posting in it anymore!!
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Here's a post for the sake of posting! No news.
 
Thanks for the company guys! 😀
 
Well...maybe I am only talking to myself because hardly anyone is posting in here anymore😀 but I just wanted to let you guys know there is movement on the WL- I got the call!

Good luck to everyone else still waiting-- I hope we end up being classmates!!:luck:
 
fede said:
Well...maybe I am only talking to myself because hardly anyone is posting in here anymore😀 but I just wanted to let you guys know there is movement on the WL- I got the call!

Good luck to everyone else still waiting-- I hope we end up being classmates!!:luck:
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I knew you would get in. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!
 
fede said:
Well...maybe I am only talking to myself because hardly anyone is posting in here anymore😀 but I just wanted to let you guys know there is movement on the WL- I got the call!

Good luck to everyone else still waiting-- I hope we end up being classmates!!:luck:
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congrats! :clap:
How good does it feel?
 
Hello everyone! Congrats on your acceptances! If anyone is looking for off campus housing myself and another med student are planning on renting a 3 bedroom about 1.3 miles away. Its 910 per month and has off street parking and free laundry. Its completey renovated and has a deck and a small back yard. I have pictures if anyone is interested!
 
Congratulations fede! I can see from your posts that you've done a great job keeping yourself and other HPAs positive (and acting graciously to those who were accepted in front of you) - you are definitely deserving of that spot!
 
Thanks everyone so much for your support!!

Funky: besides the fact that I have to make all my plans for moving to Syracuse in 2 months, quitting my job, etc (a little stressful) IT FEELS GREAT! Can't wait to be classmates!😀

KaiHa: You are awesome-- you are not even coming to Upstate but you are still supporting our thread. Thank you so much and best of luck wherever you are going!!!:luck:

AGPennypacker: Thanks so much, too! You can count on me to keep checking (and bumping) this thread until I see that you have been accepted!!:luck: And that goes for everyone else too (I'm especially thinking of stephentyler20, nymd23, Daniel Faraday, PAGuyana, and anyone else I am forgetting (SORRY!!!) as well since they have also been keeping us great company in the thread!)👍
 
I just withdrew my acceptance. Best of luck to those of you on the waitlist still. It's a great school and was a difficult decision!
 
f1doc said:
I just withdrew my acceptance. Best of luck to those of you on the waitlist still. It's a great school and was a difficult decision!
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Thanks for letting us know, f1doc! Ok...now I am waiting to hear some more good news posted on this thread!!:luck::luck:
 
I'm waiting for more good news in here!!

Good luck everyone I am rooting for you all!

:luck:
 
if you post as much as fede, you'll get in! 😀
 
There is still more than a month before school starts so anything can happen until then!
 
Good luck guys!! There is still time left so don't give up hope!

I think that there may have been some movement (I have no basis for saying this except for that I doubt I was the last one...just a feeling) but maybe the people who have been called don't use SDN or haven't posted for some reason.😕

Anyway, one more time: :luck::luck::luck::luck:!!!!😀
 
Hi guys,

I just withdrew my Upstate acceptance, hopefully it'll go to a SDNer on this thread 🙂. I really loved the school but decide to go somewhere else due to personal reasons. Best of luck to those of you still waiting :luck:
 
I got a phone message from Carolyn Couch of the admissions office regarding my application on Wednesday, but I was unable to get in touch with her until this morning. She is out of the office today but I was told to call back Monday and that they thought she was offering me acceptance so its important that I only talk to her. I think I'm in, just got to wait until Monday to find out for sure.
 
hey congrats to all those who have been accepted...i'm still waitin over here...this could take all summer 🙄 🙄
 
wannabehealer said:
so daniel...were u accepted?????? wuts the big news???
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I called yesterday, yep I'm in. Now I just have to figure out what the heck to do to get everything ready. I live in NC too which makes this even more difficult to get stuff together, but SUNY was incredibly impressive campus and I'm looking forward to it.
 
Daniel Faraday said:
I called yesterday, yep I'm in. Now I just have to figure out what the heck to do to get everything ready. I live in NC too which makes this even more difficult to get stuff together, but SUNY was incredibly impressive campus and I'm looking forward to it.
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CONGRATS!!!!!!:soexcited::highfive::clap::bow:
 
Historically, Upstate has taken people off the waitlist well into August, although, of course, these numbers vary from year to year. I know there have been occasions where someone was taken the first day of orientation. The key at this point is where you stand on the waitlist. Based on history, it is likely a spot or two will still come through. I am not involved in the admissions process, so I don't want you to think I am basing this on personal experience...just passive observation over the past few years and from what others involved in the process have told me. I thought this information might be helpful. Best of luck to all of you!!
 
this thread has been dead for a while....was anyone else accepted off the hpa list???????😕😕
 
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