Indeed…doesn’t look too hopeful…shockingly just found out he wasn’t accepted to CUNY Mccauly Honors. don’t know what to say.
Was emailed a couple hours ago…makes me think situation might be more bleak for a chance with Sophie :((
I was also not accepted to Macaulay Honors. It is what it is
@desimishu are u in med school now? Maybe your experience with traditional route may be more beneficial in making your brother a better doc than at Sophie
i don’t think there is a connection with Macaulay and Sophie- someone i knew last year was rejected from Macaulay Honors but was accepted at Sophie… don’t lose hope! @desimishu there is still tomorrow 
@FuturePCDoc what was your sat /act scores?
@sophie10000 why are you asking everyone about their sat and act scores? I don’t see how that can possibility benefit you in any way. Not only are these two numbers meaningless to you, but only serves as a fraction of an applicant for any school or program.
Last year they said they would interview 250 but the lady said that they will keep going until the last week of march - so they ended at around 280. This year it is only 200 they are interviewing - I wonder if it is tentative this year
@FuturePCDoc so rude =((
I’m leaving this thread for a few days and will not share any new info that I receive anymore …
April 1st…
@sophie10000 there’s nothing more that can be shared except that they are taking 70 applicants and they start releasing acceptances on March 28th.
@sophie10000 @FuturePCDoc hey come on guys be nicer and more positive! @sophie10000 is just a very curious and inquisitive person even though it may be nettlesome sometimes!
I think we all just need to chill a little bit. Waiting for answers which are almost 2 weeks away can be really stressful for everyone. Every passing day feels like your life is basically on hold until answers start coming in (well, at least that’s how I feel about it lol)
And please stay @sophie10000 ! I mean hey, we all have the potential to be future classmates yah know.
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How many days do we have left to wait anyways?
12…
sigh
lol it doesn’t feel like it’s getting any closer xD
@sophie10000 yeah by all means stay, but I hope you do understand that numbers are just a small fraction of the application and that some people might not feel comfortable sharing that information. Sophie Davis cares a LOT more about your character because they are looking for someone with enough drive and passion to make it, and a score from a test that tests specified skills catered to that exam in particular does not tell much about who you are.
I really shouldn’t be on this forum, This is completely unhealthy and the chances of anyone going to Sophie is extremely slim, especially for me since I was rejected from Macaulay honors. Nothing should be taken for granted, even if you got into the interview stage.
What we should focus on the last days of high school and our long term goal of becoming a doctor
I understand that the chances of getting into sophie are extremely slim. I mean, only about 75 acceptances when there are over 200 qualified? That is definitely tough. And it can be an easy way for someone to completely lose hope. But you should NEVER lose hope. The chances are just as slim for every single person who got an interview as it is for you, so your chances are not lower than anyone else’s.
All of us here really want to go to Sophie, and I personally will be rly rly upset if I don’t get in, but we have to realize that the school we are applying to is HARD. It is VERY. HARD. This is probably as hard as it can ever get for high school students. So with acquiring something as prestigious as Sophie, there must come difficulty.
If we don’t get accepted to Sophie, it just means that the school was not meant for us. It means that our future lies somewhere else.
It becomes “unhealthy” when we think about Sophie Davis 24/7, because if we were to get rejected, we will be broken. So don’t think about it too much. Look at other school options. Do other activities to get your mind off it. Chances are very slim, yes, but what can you do about it? You did all you can do already. Don’t feel down. You went to the interview, and you gave it your all. The rest is up to another power.
And like I said, the waiting can be stressful - leaving lots of room for one to think and overthink too much. That’s the hardest part. But.
Put your mind at ease by looking at other school options. If you don’t get into Sophie, that doesn’t mean you will not become a doctor! There are LOTS of other schools for you to become a doctor. Who says the MCAT way is a bad way? Maybe you would have done better, for example, at another school than if you went to Sophie Davis.
SO. Do not lose hope. Keep it hidden in there. And if you don’t get into Sophie, no sweat. That NEVER means you can’t do better somewhere else. PROVE to yourself that HEY, I can STILL become a doctor no matter what is thrown at me.
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I’m with @smartkitt on this one. Don’t let any of your rejections define who you are! They are just a part of your journey. All of you have bright futures, and there’s always more than one path available for you
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So Wednesday is the last day of interviews…I’m guessing no more invites. Oh well. Sayonara & good luck all!
@desimishu Good luck to all your future endeavors!
Hi all,
I never heard back about an interview (aka rejected) :(, so I figured I’ll give advice to the next gen of applicants.
First some stats:
ACT - 34
SAT - 1510
GPA ~ 93
Extra curriculars - Pres of a few clubs, varsity athlete, have some shadowing, have some volunteering, participant in a few more clubs. (I hear that my extracurriculars weren’t bad but idk)
Race: White (although I am an immigrant)
Applying from: Massachusetts (although lived in NY for a few years)
Anyways, I think that “on paper” I was a very competitive applicant (besides being white and out of state). I assume my letters of rec were good. So the place where I must’ve messed up was my essays. My advice is: DON’T F UP YOUR ESSAYS like I did!!!
And here’s how I think I messed up my essays:
Basically for the “extra-curricular” essay I wrote about a medicine club that I’m the president of. Although I didn’t say this is the most meaningful club to me because I love medicine (I had a different reason… irrelevant for now), I still failed to show them what other interests I have besides medicine. This is very important! I could’ve written about my attempts to self teach violin or something like that - I can only imagine what new perspective of me this would have shown them.
For the “Problem in the U.S.” essay I wrote about socio-economic gaps between the rich and poor. I pretty much tried catering to their school mission while pointing to my volunteer work and a few personal stories to show I wasn’t BS-ing. This was a wrong choice because I’m sure there were so many others who tried to show SD they cared about the school’s mission, and because again I mainly pointed to my volunteer work (something they already knew) and failed to show them a new aspect of me.
For the “Why Medicine” essay, I think this was my best essay but this one also had problems. I mainly wrote about the doctor-patient relationship, but since one can argue with this (doc-patient realtionship) being the sole reason for becoming a doctor (i.e. teacher-student relationship etc.) my essay shifted to focus on more reasons why I wanted to become a doctor (variety of work, etc). This was bad because I never had the chance to truly make this essay personal. Focusing on so many aspects of medicine didn’t allow me to focus on one in depth. Really, I should’ve written about how I witnessed my dad (also a doctor) travel back and forth for two years after my family immigrated so that his patients can transfer to a new doctor smoothly. I should’ve written about what I learned about the doctor-patient relationship by witnessing how my dad sacrificed important family matters (starting a life in a new country) for his patients.
I feel like this is why I didn’t get an interview. I know SD cares alot about who and what we are (from what people have been saying about the questions they ask in the interviews, this seems very important to them), and I failed to show them who I really am in my essays. Too bad :(.
Advice: Make your essays about yourself. Focus on one subject and don’t get too off topic. Don’t try to simply cater to SD’s mission. Be unique - they don’t want another “ I love my medicine club” or “I really care about racial minorities suffering from poverty” essay; even if both are true, try to be more unique.
Anyways, I hope this was helpful to any future SD applicants, I wish you a lot of luck.
And to those of us who were rejected, I know we will all become amazing physicians one day, SD is simply not for us. We keep living life and working our butts off, and who knows, maybe we’ll get into Harvard Med in four years and it’ll all be worth it!
And lastly, to those who were (will be) accepted: Congrats!!! I wish you all the best.
If you read this far, you’re a true champ. Thanks for reading, feel free to reach out to me either here or on dm (if this thing has that lol), and good luck in life! 
@Tzuriel Those are really some great insights.
It is so hard to say what schools look for when it comes to the essay. I do think that you need to try to be unique while showing why you would be a good fit (which is not an easy feat when going against so many other talented individuals).
I am sure that you will excel wherever you land and Harvard Med would certainly be a heck of an achievement, so always shoot for the stars!!!
Best of luck to all of you!!!