TOUROCOM-NY Acceptances

[highballa33]

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Amazing. I didn't realize that it said "May 15th". I kept reading March 15th. I was freaking out because March 15th is approximately 28 hours away 😱 Again, sorry for my lack of cognitive function. I'm so sleep deprived, yet I can't seem to get away from SDN....... Thanks for clarification!

 

[amathew]

aww now u guys made me ultra nervous

you and me both...so people have been getting emails AND snail mails. Where the heck is my letter?!?!? WHY oh WHY does this happen to me????

 

[Shuevee]

I just got an acceptance email about 20 min. ago!!! I interviewed on 2/27 and I was the one who watches a lot of TV and whose idea of an ice breaker was "So...Anyone here watch Hereos?"

You were all a fun group to interview with and I wish you all the best of luck! Hopefully I'll see you at Touro next year!!!!

It's hard for me to say this, but I think Heroes is worth watching over 24 this year. Sounds like a very cool class this inaugural year. I love the enthusiasm. Can't wait to meet all of you. Good luck to all of you hoping to get in. If it's meant to be then it's meant to be. I didn't get into NYCOM and I'm starting to know why.

 

[139230]

anyone else from the 27th or 28th hear back yet either way????

 

[bananayumboat]

that would be a no from me... but seeing the people that got some obscure confirmation worries me.... i hoping its just the disorganization due to the flooding.... sigh...

 

[peruanojp18]

I called obed about an hour ago and he said the delay is due to the flood but they are working on sending out the emails. He then told me that I should hear back today, when I checked my email about 30 minutes later I had received an email from him, I'm on the wait list 🙁 but i guess thats better than being rejected. So I recommend calling him, I got thru on the first try.

 

[139230]

sigh ... got my wait list e-mail today 🙁

good luck to everyone else ... hope you get in

 

[sortagrownup]

Has anyone gotten an interview invite email this week? I figured that since there seems to be a couple or so people who received post-interview emails today that the invite emails should be coming soon. I don't see why not ...

 

[Pleadin2BaDO]

To those who have gotten wait-listed at TOUROCOM, I was wondering if you would mind sharing your MCAT and GPA stats. I am just wondering where wait-listed students are falling stat wise. And ie what I might have to expect. THANKS

 

[peruanojp18]

Mcat: 25 Gpa: 3.2

 

[bananayumboat]

im waitlisted too.... and im really sad.. seems like alot more waitlisters this time than any other cycle? sigh... this is still my first choice school. but like u guys said.. its better than a rejection, but it just means we're gonna be stressing for a little while longer.. i wonder how long they are gonna wait to fill their class? if they wait till august i just might stab myself in the eye with all this waiting...

 

[rangabou]

im waitlisted too.... and im really sad.. seems like alot more waitlisters this time than any other cycle? sigh... this is still my first choice school. but like u guys said.. its better than a rejection, but it just means we're gonna be stressing for a little while longer.. i wonder how long they are gonna wait to fill their class? if they wait till august i just might stab myself in the eye with all this waiting...

I am waitlisted too.. I don't know what they are thinking. I was interviewed on march 6th. they accepted almost everyone before but now they are putting everyone on waiting list. they became more demanding..

i was hoping soo much... i am very upset...

good luck to you guys...

 

[bananayumboat]

u

 

[bananayumboat]

u know what i think personally? tho, this might be a little presumptuous and hopeful.. i think they waitlisted alot of people because they have so much to take care of right now with the flood and whatnot that they just sent them out so that they could placate us and make us stop calling. because before there were like no students waitlisted at all, and now its like everyone. they just might take us off without having us wait too long? their date for close is also june 1st.. meaning that application flow must have slowed... so maybe there arent that many more applicants and they know they can form a waitlist. i really have no idea. i know its wishful and kind of a good conclusion based on our situation, but its a possibility. keep in mind out of 60acceptances, 24 put down deposts as of end of feb. so... people arent taking them up on their offers either. i think we just gotta sit tight.


HEREs a question tho.

whats with this early acceptance candidate 2012 thingie...? feel free to take a stab at that if anyone has an idea.

 

[seabreeze811]

did the email indicate reasons why you were waitlisted and what u can do to improve your waitlisted status? my recommendation was to score higher on the MCAT...

 

[bananayumboat]

wait u got a recomendation? i just figured it was a general letter saying that i suck... haha jk jk. um no rec. are u refering to a paper letter or the email? oh and also, what was ure mcat, plz private message me if u wannaaa.

 

[sortagrownup]

Sorry about the waitlisting you guys. There's still hope; at least it wasn't an outright rejection. I'm guessing that with the volume of application they've received so far, not to mention the office flooding, they're just holding off from accepting people at the moment.

This whole waitlist thing is making me very nervous 🙁

For those of you guys that have been interviewed, what does the school's premises look like? I mean -- the buildings, offices, classrooms, lab rooms, etc.? I'm trying to look up pictures on their website but I can't find any. My sister is teasing me about the legitimacy of the school, considering that it's oh-so-new ...

 

[KingN]

u keep in mind out of 60acceptances, 24 put down deposts as of end of feb. so... people arent taking them up on their offers either. i think we just gotta sit tight.

Actually the number is closer to 45. And from what Obed told me a couple of days ago when I visited, the number of wait list etc. is only very slightly higher. Anyways there is of course plenty of hope, especially since you all interviewed relatively early. Good luck, I hope I see you all this August! 👍

 

[Hexanol]

HEREs a question tho.

whats with this early acceptance candidate 2012 thingie...? feel free to take a stab at that if anyone has an idea.

um, here's a "stab" at it...

some schools actually do something like this. I know of Touro-Mare Island off the top of my head.

Basically it's a "if you're on the waitlist but still a really good applicant" OR a "Good applicant but we don't have space in this class for you".

Then, they basically accept you for the next coming class. So if they can't fit you into this year, you're automatically accepted into the next year (being class of 2012).

by the way, Goodluck to all of you! I interviewed Feb. 6 and was accepted but I definately know the feeling of being waitlisted and know the feeling of anxiousness and impatience due to just waiting. But just hang in there and I hope to hear that you got good news real soon!

Make sure you guys keep up with their office (although I know how hard it is to get through) because you definately want to keep them informed of anything that will make you a stronger applicant and moreso, to let them know you're still very interested in coming!

 

[Hexanol]

Sorry about the waitlisting you guys. There's still hope; at least it wasn't an outright rejection. I'm guessing that with the volume of application they've received so far, not to mention the office flooding, they're just holding off from accepting people at the moment.

This whole waitlist thing is making me very nervous 🙁

For those of you guys that have been interviewed, what does the school's premises look like? I mean -- the buildings, offices, classrooms, lab rooms, etc.? I'm trying to look up pictures on their website but I can't find any. My sister is teasing me about the legitimacy of the school, considering that it's oh-so-new ...

I believe that the building itself won't be finished until april. SO check back then!

 

[highballa33]

I really believe that the waitlist will move remarkably fast at Touro simply because many people will take acceptances to a more established school over a new one. There is hope for you waitlisters

 

[amathew]

hmm should i be worried that people from the march 6th interview have heard back, but i have heard zilch from them. Makes me wonder if I am flat out rejected or something. I called the school up today and they said they're a little slow, and I should hear back by Monday, and if not call obed, and gave me his extension - surprisingly, the same extension I called to talk to them at the moment. GAAAHHHH this is getting me all worked up again!!! And I thought the interview actually went well!!!

 

[amathew]

oh, and for those who have heard from them, were these emails or snail mail?

 

[Hexanol]

oh, and for those who have heard from them, were these emails or snail mail?

don't worry! it'll only stress yourself out! wait till monday, then if you haven't heard anything by then, give him a call.

mine was through email then snail mail.

goodluck and let us know what happens!

 

[bananayumboat]

thanks for the insight.. i kinda thought it meant that im in either this year or the next, but that sorta sounded like good news that i made up for myself so i remained pessimistic.. i emailed just to make sure...

btw, got the email around 1130 this morning.

totally hoping for the best here.. congrats to everyone that got in and gluck to all those hoping 🙂

 

[bananayumboat]

i second that btw.. the fast moving theory that is.

 

[rangabou]

yess.

i am freaking out. angry... upset... all of that...
i am not sure what the email meant..

I doubt that we will either be class of 2011 or 2012...I think what they meant in the e-mail is that they will review waitlisted application from this year again in the early application pool next year. It doesnt mean that if we don't get in this year, we have a place secured for next year. but i guess we can always call to make sure exactly what they meant...


Also, i don't think the flood incident has anything to do with putting student on waitlist. They are becoming very choosy about accepting student; right now they are counting on students to apply who originally wanted to go to MD program but didn't get in. They only have 125 seats, aproximately 45 of them are filled, their deadline is june 1st, so if they fill all the seats now, they might not have any seats left for a really well qualified; high gpa high MCAT scores, graduated from a highly accredited private school, and etc. that they might want to take in. By putting ppl on waitlist, they are being on the safe side, that if no one better comes along, they will call you. They put us on wait list because they think we are good, but they are waiting for someone better. Its a little insulting on our part knowing that their seats aren't filled yet, but they are treating us like a 2nd class applicant. Its one thing to be waitlisted when seats are filled, but when seats arent filled, it only means one thing: if we are desperate we will call you.

I commend you for thinking positively because you should think positively, but i am just voicing my understanding of the situation. Good luck to all those who were waitlisted 🙁. If we are lucky, we will get called in the day before class. hehe

 

[ecaballe]

I got letters from email and regular mail in the same day. Good luck to the people who got waitlised. I'm hope everything turns out well!

 

[rangabou]

This is the exact content of what the e-mail stated regarding early accept:

"I also want to advise you that you will be considered as a candidate
for Early Accept to the Class of 2012 should you ultimately not be
offered acceptance to the Class of 2011."

...a lot of school has early acceptance pool, which is that, if it is your number one choice of school, then if you are offered admission, it is the only school you will attend. Not many school have this program, but I guess Touro will have that option. It allows them to take in applicant who they know will definately attend if offered admission. Thats what I think...

Feel free to make your own intrepretation of this "holy text"..hehe... because even though i have an idea of what it means, I am interested in knowing what you guyz think... because a part of me wants to believe that " if not this year, then definately next year!..hehehe...lol

 

[Hexanol]

This is the exact content of what the e-mail stated regarding early accept:

"I also want to advise you that you will be considered as a candidate
for Early Accept to the Class of 2012 should you ultimately not be
offered acceptance to the Class of 2011."

...a lot of school has early acceptance pool, which is that, if it is your number one choice of school, then if you are offered admission, it is the only school you will attend. Not many school have this program, but I guess Touro will have that option. It allows them to take in applicant who they know will definately attend if offered admission. Thats what I think...

Feel free to make your own intrepretation of this "holy text"..hehe... because even though i have an idea of what it means, I am interested in knowing what you guyz think... because a part of me wants to believe that " if not this year, then definately next year!..hehehe...lol

here's what i posted earlier...

um, here's a "stab" at it...

some schools actually do something like this. I know of Touro-Mare Island off the top of my head.

Basically it's a "if you're on the waitlist but still a really good applicant" OR a "Good applicant but we don't have space in this class for you".

Then, they basically accept you for the next coming class. So if they can't fit you into this year, you're automatically accepted into the next year (being class of 2012).

by the way, Goodluck to all of you! I interviewed Feb. 6 and was accepted but I definately know the feeling of being waitlisted and know the feeling of anxiousness and impatience due to just waiting. But just hang in there and I hope to hear that you got good news real soon!

Make sure you guys keep up with their office (although I know how hard it is to get through) because you definately want to keep them informed of anything that will make you a stronger applicant and moreso, to let them know you're still very interested in coming!

it's not about "definately attending or not attending". It's basically saying, you were a good applicant and Touro wants you at their school but didn't have room for you this class and is offering you admission into the next class.

Whether you accept or not is up to you. That's the system they have at Touro-Mare Island.

 

[bananayumboat]

here's what i posted earlier...


it's not about "definately attending or not attending". It's basically saying, you were a good applicant and Touro wants you at their school but didn't have room for you this class and is offering you admission into the next class.

Whether you accept or not is up to you. That's the system they have at Touro-Mare Island.

haha im glad to see im not the only one confused. see if thats the way to interpret the note then its not totally bad news, at least ure secure somewhere for sometime. i emailed issa asking what this means, when anyone finds out try to post up the offical interpretation!

 

[139230]

This is the exact content of what the e-mail stated regarding early accept:

"I also want to advise you that you will be considered as a candidate
for Early Accept to the Class of 2012 should you ultimately not be
offered acceptance to the Class of 2011."

...a lot of school has early acceptance pool, which is that, if it is your number one choice of school, then if you are offered admission, it is the only school you will attend. Not many school have this program, but I guess Touro will have that option. It allows them to take in applicant who they know will definately attend if offered admission. Thats what I think...

Feel free to make your own intrepretation of this "holy text"..hehe... because even though i have an idea of what it means, I am interested in knowing what you guyz think... because a part of me wants to believe that " if not this year, then definately next year!..hehehe...lol

I agree ... a lot of undergrad schools have this option (not too many med schools have it). If you are waitlisted and don't get in they can roll over your application into the next year's Early Applicant Pool. Early Application usually means that the school is your top choice and if you get accepted you will go there. The pros of Early Application is that you find out a decision from the school very early in the game (unless they say no, then your application goes into the "regular" applicant pile).

If the e-mail meant that you automatically get in next year it would have stated that you had been waitlisted for 2011 but are accepted in 2012 is not accepted in 2011. Instead it said a waitlister would be CONSIDERED as a CANDIDATE for 2012.

So does anyone know the final interview dates for touorocom? ... i heard june 1st maybe?

Anyone know if the waitlist will be ranked? ... I e-mailed Obed and if he responds I will post.

And for all of you who have multiple acceptances and are on the fence ... go elsewhere, tourocom sucks ... and is expensive ........ ummmm .... and only 20% of tourocom students pass the COMLEX ....

lol ... can you tell I'm on the waitlist????

 

[Hexanol]

I agree ... a lot of undergrad schools have this option (not too many med schools have it). If you are waitlisted and don't get in they can roll over your application into the next year's Early Applicant Pool. Early Application usually means that the school is your top choice and if you get accepted you will go there. The pros of Early Application is that you find out a decision from the school very early in the game (unless they say no, then your application goes into the "regular" applicant pile).

If the e-mail meant that you automatically get in next year it would have stated that you had been waitlisted for 2011 but are accepted in 2012 is not accepted in 2011. Instead it said a waitlister would be CONSIDERED as a CANDIDATE for 2012.

So does anyone know the final interview dates for touorocom? ... i heard june 1st maybe?

Anyone know if the waitlist will be ranked? ... I e-mailed Obed and if he responds I will post.

And for all of you who have multiple acceptances and are on the fence ... go elsewhere, tourocom sucks ... and is expensive ........ ummmm .... and only 20% of tourocom students pass the COMLEX ....

lol ... can you tell I'm on the waitlist????

From my understanding, this isn't the same thing as your typical undergraduate "early decision".

And NO, it is not an automatic acceptance for the Class of 2012!!!!

What it is, is a backdoor in. For those of you who are on the waitlist...

Waitlist means that you're a good applicant but they can't offer you a seat for the class as of the present moment. So, what Touro does, as with every other school in the US, is puts you on a waitlist and as the year progresses, they take people off the waitlist.

Now as the summer comes and as their class becomes filled what does Touro do with all the people they can't offer seats to???

Well, they review their files again and see if they want to accept them for the next upcoming class. If they say yes, you're given acceptance (since you've already applied and interviewed), and if they say no, then you have to apply again. It's as simple as that. Now, I say it's different from your typical early decision from undergrad because i believe that if you decide you do not want to take Touro up on it's offer to be accepted for the next class, you don't have to. But, you can reserve your seat by paying a deposit and then when a better offer comes along, withdraw if you like.

I remember my friends had to explain this system because they also use it at Touro-Mare Island.

 

[bananayumboat]

alright that makes sense.. i dont think that they're going to have us wait till then.. i mean its rolling admissions and as soon as they start seeing their app pool diminish they're gonna start pulling off the list.. also as far as MD kids who got rejected.. if they're steller, why would they go to a new school when they can go to the "best" DO schools instead... i doubt they would drip down that far. i wouldnt...

 

[confL]

I was just reading your posts and I thought I should shed some light. By the way congrats to all those accepted and going I'll see you this fall. And to those waitlisted I hope I get to see you as well. I just wanted to clear up a misconception... they did waitlist people from the first rounds of interview they just didn't post on sdn. I know because I interviewed on 2/14 and there were ppl who contacted me privately to say they got waitlisted... so they have been doing it all along. I don't know if they are doing it more so now then before, but they have. Good luck to all of you keep up the hope, you are all fighters and you'll achieve your goal one way or another.🙂

 

[bananayumboat]

i heard june 1st was their close date for primaries...

 

[rwlevin]

also as far as MD kids who got rejected.. if they're steller, why would they go to a new school when they can go to the "best" DO schools instead... i doubt they would drip down that far. i wouldnt...

At this point they have no choice. All the other schools' deadlines have passed, for primaries at least. So they have a choice, wait another year for a second chance or apply now to go to school next year.

 

[sortagrownup]

also as far as MD kids who got rejected.. if they're steller, why would they go to a new school when they can go to the "best" DO schools instead... i doubt they would drip down that far. i wouldnt...

It's a bit too late in the process for them to apply anywhere else. And the draw of living in NYC might be a factor too.

This kinda concerns me a little. If these students barely didn't make it into an allopathic medical school (whether it's a horrible interview or borderline allopathic-school-average GPA/MCAT), and they apply to TouroNY, their numbers are pretty attractive for a school that's trying to establish themselves. Maybe at this early point in the school's history, they don't/wouldn't care as much whether or not the student is committed to the osteopathic philosophy as long as they have great students. I don't know.

I believe that the building itself won't be finished until april. SO check back then!

Good to know. Thanks for that!

 

[Pleadin2BaDO]

Do you guys tend to think that almost all students who apply are getting interviews?

 

[Hexanol]

It's a bit too late in the process for them to apply anywhere else. And the draw of living in NYC might be a factor too.

This kinda concerns me a little. If these students barely didn't make it into an allopathic medical school (whether it's a horrible interview or borderline allopathic-school-average GPA/MCAT), and they apply to TouroNY, their numbers are pretty attractive for a school that's trying to establish themselves. Maybe at this early point in the school's history, they don't/wouldn't care as much whether or not the student is committed to the osteopathic philosophy as long as they have great students. I don't know.


Good to know. Thanks for that!

i think you're starting to speculate now and that doesn't lead to a productive conversation 😀 furthermore, you just don't know enough of their applicant pool to even start making a judgement like the one you're starting to make.

 

[Hexanol]

Do you guys tend to think that almost all students who apply are getting interviews?

no, not true at all. i know many people who have submitted their primaries who didn't even get secondaries yet, and many people who have submitted their secondaries who have yet to be called for an interview.

Please remember that SDN is only a small fraction of the entire applicant pool. 😀

 

[139230]

Do you guys tend to think that almost all students who apply are getting interviews?

I don't believe so. There were 800 applications by the end of January. They are only doing two interview dates each week, with about 8-12 interviewees per date. Assuming they will interview from January 1st through July 31st, they'll have 60 interview dates: interviewing between 480 and 720 applicants.

The 800 applicants in January obviously doesn't include all those who applied in Feb and March. Not to mention anyone who didn't get into different schools and decides to apply from here on out.

My best guess ... and that's EXACTLY what it is, a guess ... would be about a little more than half that send in secondaries will get an interview invite.

 

[bananayumboat]

I don't believe so. There were 800 applications by the end of January. They are only doing two interview dates each week, with about 8-12 interviewees per date. Assuming they will interview from January 1st through July 31st, they'll have 60 interview dates: interviewing between 480 and 720 applicants.

The 800 applicants in January obviously doesn't include all those who applied in Feb and March. Not to mention anyone who didn't get into different schools and decides to apply from here on out.

My best guess ... and that's EXACTLY what it is, a guess ... would be about a little more than half that send in secondaries will get an interview invite.

no school has the time, energy, or funds to interview everyone that submits an application


also, lets not get too crazy with the hypothesis.... i mean, as stated before, sdn is a small fraction of applicants, and there really is no way to deal with whats going on simply as an applicant, just handle waitlists as just that.. a wait. hope for the best, and do what u can, but really its up to the school no matter the reasoning for the waitlist or how they are going to handle them. we just gotta wait for the updates that we were told we were going to be getting, hopefully that will keep us on top of whats happening.

oh and seriously... not every person that applies to MD is steller... just so we have that out there.. just like not every person applying for DO is less than steller. a waitlist doesnt mean that ure a *****, it just means that they want a little time to think and reconsider, and they want to see if ure willing to stick around. there are quite a few people that i personally know that have 35 mcat and 3.7 GPAs and still rejected from med schools... there are other factors than just numbers as we ALL know by this time. sometimes schools dont take u cuz they know ure not gonna take them up on their offer, and some dont take u cuz ure lacking stuff they were particularly looking for. accepting 100 people that are going to turn TOURO down is not going to help them fill a class, esp when there were people within an acceptable grade range that could have performed equally well in medical school, and made them look just as good when the statistics about their first class comes out. so a DO is not necessarily a full on backup for MD's... ultimately we arent stupider than them... didnt mean to turn the beast on you but i needed to clarify that. sorry... i dont hate u... 🙂

 

[Pleadin2BaDO]

well that is really cool to hear then...feel more lucky to have been offered an interview than I already did

 

[139230]

no school has the time, energy, or funds to interview everyone that submits an application


also, lets not get too crazy with the hypothesis.... i mean, as stated before, sdn is a small fraction of applicants, and there really is no way to deal with whats going on simply as an applicant, just handle waitlists as just that.. a wait. hope for the best, and do what u can, but really its up to the school no matter the reasoning for the waitlist or how they are going to handle them. we just gotta wait for the updates that we were told we were going to be getting, hopefully that will keep us on top of whats happening.

oh and seriously... not every person that applies to MD is steller... just so we have that out there.. just like not every person applying for DO is less than steller. a waitlist doesnt mean that ure a *****, it just means that they want a little time to think and reconsider, and they want to see if ure willing to stick around. there are quite a few people that i personally know that have 35 mcat and 3.7 GPAs and still rejected from med schools... there are other factors than just numbers as we ALL know by this time. sometimes schools dont take u cuz they know ure not gonna take them up on their offer, and some dont take u cuz ure lacking stuff they were particularly looking for. accepting 100 people that are going to turn TOURO down is not going to help them fill a class, esp when there were people within an acceptable grade range that could have performed equally well in medical school, and made them look just as good when the statistics about their first class comes out. so a DO is not necessarily a full on backup for MD's... ultimately we arent stupider than them... didnt mean to turn the beast on you but i needed to clarify that. sorry... i dont hate u... 🙂

why was this a reply to my post???? ... lol

 

[confL]

This thread is getting hilarious.... if you read my above waitlist poster that I wrote and some other people pointed this out too... people from early rounds got rejected and waitlisted they just didn't post on sdn... sdn is not representative of the applicant pool so please don't make up crazy things that have no bearing... When I interviewed they had 800+ applicants they have only accepted prob around 70 at this time, so they have always been somewhat selective. So please do not "think" they are all of a sudden looking for "better" rejected MD applicants or some of the other crazy stuff posted. Everybody take a deep breath... you are all very smart, don't let the panic and hysteria of med applications start fanciful thoughts. Instead of worrying about what the med school is doing, ask when they are opening the waitlist, send in more recommendations, a letter of intent that will help more then this crazy speculation, of things that are most likely not true. You guys seem really dedicated so you'll become great physicians, I know it's hard I've had a few lapses in the past too, but don't let it make you crazy

 

[L8TAppHope2GtIn]

Touro received my secondary yesterday. IF they do decide to give me an interview, what would the date most likely be? Early April? Late April, may? Thanks guys.

 

[clement]

I was just reading your posts and I thought I should shed some light. By the way congrats to all those accepted and going I'll see you this fall. And to those waitlisted I hope I get to see you as well. I just wanted to clear up a misconception... they did waitlist people from the first rounds of interview they just didn't post on sdn. I know because I interviewed on 2/14 and there were ppl who contacted me privately to say they got waitlisted... so they have been doing it all along. I don't know if they are doing it more so now then before, but they have. Good luck to all of you keep up the hope, you are all fighters and you'll achieve your goal one way or another.🙂

Good point...I think people may have gotten the impression they were taking in more applicants earlier on, however, that notion is very obviously skewed by who posts on SDN. A LOT of people read posts on SDN, but don't post. In fact, I'm willing to go so far as to say many of those who applied learned about the school's existence via SDN (I did).
Of that small fraction who actually do post, those accepted and then those waitlisted tend to post more openly. I was in the second group to ever nterview and even then, I heard of people not even getting the secondary and people being put on HOLD from my interview batch (not sure what the difference is)....
Though I have to say, it does make sense that they would start interviewing people with the intent of strongly leaning toward waitlisting, even before the interview itself (schools get to that point, though it's unethical for them to say so, this is what a dean of one school outright told me). It's only logical that they be more lenient very early on in the cycle and then tougher. I'm guessing this will extend itself beyond the cycle and into future years' applicants with the school building its rep and being in NYC.

 

[sortagrownup]

Sorry about that you guys 🙁 Just airing out some niggling conspiracy theories; I thought it might therapeutic for me to share it with others in a similar situation. In retrospect though, it didn't really help out in an already stressful situation and my apologies for that.

 

[clement]

I was just reading your posts and I thought I should shed some light. By the way congrats to all those accepted and going I'll see you this fall. And to those waitlisted I hope I get to see you as well. I just wanted to clear up a misconception... they did waitlist people from the first rounds of interview they just didn't post on sdn. I know because I interviewed on 2/14 and there were ppl who contacted me privately to say they got waitlisted... so they have been doing it all along. I don't know if they are doing it more so now then before, but they have. Good luck to all of you keep up the hope, you are all fighters and you'll achieve your goal one way or another.🙂

Good point...I think people may have gotten the impression they were taking in more applicants earlier on, however, that notion is skewed by who posts on SDN. While many people read posts, only a small fraction actually post. Of that small fraction, I think many of those accepted and then those waitlisted tend to post more openly. I'm willing to go so far as to say I'll bet a majority of those who apply learned about the school via SDN (I did), though I had been stalking their development from day one when people were saying "Touro-Harlem is a mirage" haha

I was in the second group to ever interview and even then, even then, I heard of people not getting the secondary and people being put on HOLD from my interview batch (not sure what the difference is)....
Though I have to say, it does make sense that they would start interviewing people with the intent of strongly leaning toward waitlisting, even before the interview itself (a lot of schools get to that point, one dean outright admitted that to me, but ya know, they don't really advertise that). It's only logical that they be more lenient very early on in the cycle and then pickier as the deposits roll in. I'm guessing this will extend itself beyond the cycle and into future years' applicants with the school building its rep and being in NYC. That said, congrats to anyone who got the secondary to begin with (knowing the cost you'd think they'd send it to everyone right?)!