I'm from the area, would only recommend it if you're from southern Westchester, otherwise it's too far.
Some people commute all the way from Manhattan so it's probably doable but I don't know that I would recommend it. As Ripgordo said, it would be much more annoying during clerkships since some of them are farther away from campus. Still, there are people that commute daily from Manhattan and that's definitely harder considering driving or taking public transit from Manhattan takes forever, especially if there is traffic. Getting to Westchester is relatively easy from campus because we are right next to the highway but if you aren't from Southern Westchester then it's probably better to just live on campus. Our housing is pretty cheap for NYC.
+1, are iPads provided?
There’s a discord that was emailed to accepted students a few weeks ago
So if we're on the WL do you think it would be wise to mention that we are willing to defer our acceptance to next year if we are accepted off of the WL?
That's not really an option for WL students because you are not currently accepted or filling a spot. They need deferrals from accepted students so that their incoming class number is the right size. They will just tell a WL student to apply again next year - they have no reason to automatically add you to the next class. (Please correct me if this is wrong, but I have never heard of this working!)
holy ****! after the CTE deadline? damn damn damn
Thats how most schools WLs work. After april 30th they start taking ppl off
oh got it, i didn't realize that would mean Einstein would have to make a decision to waitlist first THEN make decisions after june 1st.
The discord has around 150 people, but idk if everyone who was accepted has joined yet
This is just a thought but I feel like they'll still add a few people to the WL since it does no harm. I'm suspecting that once financial aid awards go out people may ask other schools to match and attend there instead (like my friend). So I still feel like there will be some movement unless they simply tell people who are deferring to attend in the fall instead and don't move anyone off of the WL at all.
for the financial aid questionnaire I am not sure if they are still doing that. I think you should send an email to Asst. Dean, Damien Jackson and check if they are going to send/update the questionnaire. It is always good to double check and showcase you are interested in financial aid for housingDoes anyone know the process of applying to financial aid? I have been looking at this site
How to Apply | Student Finance | Albert Einstein College of Medicine
www.einsteinmed.edu
But it's not really updated and the Einstein financial aid questionnaire does not look updated. I know that the deadline is March 15th, and I'm trying to see if they offer need-based aid for housing and living expenses. (Ik I sound greedy but I'm going to have to take out full loans to fund medical school) Has anyone else begun the financial aid process for need-based aid? Please feel free to DM me or just reply. Thank you so much!
wait interviews after feb come out on May? Wouldn't that be difficult with traffic rules when some school asks for decisions on April
next round of As*. WL/HPWL were every few weeks
Def send it now. Just mention the pub coming out and give them a link or tell them how they can see it
oh wow so A's don't come out until after some acceptance deadlines for some schools :O
i’m in the same boat… nothing we can do but do our best and pray
Most haven’t sent out aid info yet. People will wait til they have all the info then make a decision. Some schools match. Some don’t. People have posted that they’ve had their matched by other T50 even. So no one will know anything until all the aid is laid out by other schools and they ask to match
Yup I'd mentioned that I had a friend match it somewhere already. Also knew someone who got into NYU in the past and was able to get a couple institutions to match. Definitely feel like there might be some movement in the WL if enough people are able to get matches elsewhere or choose elsewhere if finaid packages are good enough. Just sucks that FAFSA is so messed up this year and that's gonna push back timelines quite a bit.
Good luck you guys! Just focus on doing well on the interview and that'll put you a bit more at ease. What others who have As and the admissions committee do are out of our hands so we just gotta do the best we can. Wishing everyone waiting on decisions or on the WL luck!
lol def leaning toward the free tuition here but waiting for finaid at t20
You are so kind, unfortunately I also happened to apply a little late in the cycle. wishing you good luck on your interview!
Hey thanks for responding, this makes me feel better! Please feel free to dm me if you wanna talk
so do you think they are pivoting and only accepting the top students who are left?
No one gets an A after 2/1 historically. Every person got WL/HPWL/R. Then WL movement was in May. If they don’t expect WL movement/have enough people on WL/HPWL, they could just be sending Rs. But who knows how this year will go
There’s around 150 people in the discord so assuming that there are def some people who haven’t joined I think they’ve accepted close to a full class. They are probably waiting until April 15/30 to see if they need to accept anyone else because now nobody is gonna withdraw their As until they have to
People are going to wait for fin aid offers from other schools, then try to match if they want to go elsewhere. No one knows what’s going to happen
