Usual Confusion

[neuroj93]

Current application cycle status is as follows (I am a Virginia resident): Accepted to SUNY Upstate and Virginia Tech Carilion; Waitlisted at VCU, EVMS (top third), and SUNY Downstate

Overall thrilled as this is my second time applying. As of now, definitely leaning toward SUNY Upstate with the options that I have. If i got into VCU or EVMS, I'd almost certainly go for in-state tuition and proximity to home. I'm looking into in-state tuition after M1 at Upstate, but it's looking complex and perhaps impossible.

VCU is probably my top choice out of all the schools - great school, cool city, near home, in-state tuition. EVMS is not far behind in my rank and would be thrilled to go there as well.

Main question is do you have any recommendations on sending a letter of intent/interest? VCU seems to be pretty anti-letters if it's not a significant update. EVMS seems very transparent and my guess is they'd like to know that I'd choose them over my current acceptances. Overall just confused as to what I should do, if anything! I realize that I've been waitlisted and will have to be patient, but I wanted to see if anyone had any further recommendations.

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[Dr. Jan Itor]

Regarding EVMS, if you go to the school specific thread and go back a few pages (or just search the terms), some of the current students talk about whether or not send letters. Might be helpful.


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[Goro]

Can you share how a Virginian managed to get accepted to SUNY Upstate????

Current application cycle status is as follows (I am a Virginia resident): Accepted to SUNY Upstate and Virginia Tech Carilion; Waitlisted at VCU, EVMS (top third), and SUNY Downstate

Overall thrilled as this is my second time applying. As of now, definitely leaning toward SUNY Upstate with the options that I have. If i got into VCU or EVMS, I'd almost certainly go for in-state tuition and proximity to home. I'm looking into in-state tuition after M1 at Upstate, but it's looking complex and perhaps impossible.

VCU is probably my top choice out of all the schools - great school, cool city, near home, in-state tuition. EVMS is not far behind in my rank and would be thrilled to go there as well.

Main question is do you have any recommendations on sending a letter of intent/interest? VCU seems to be pretty anti-letters if it's not a significant update. EVMS seems very transparent and my guess is they'd like to know that I'd choose them over my current acceptances. Overall just confused as to what I should do, if anything! I realize that I've been waitlisted and will have to be patient, but I wanted to see if anyone had any further recommendations.

 

[neuroj93]

Can you share how a Virginian managed to get accepted to SUNY Upstate????

I really don't know! If I had managed to get into VCU and EVMS I'd attribute it to my application, but it may very well be due to my interview. I wouldn't call my VCU/EVMS interviews bad by any means, but I felt the best about Upstate's interview. It was a true MMI with varying questions which I believe was suited to me. Perhaps it's just dumb luck - after going through two cycles, I can certainly say that trying to explain the application cycle is a futile exercise.