Sophie Davis Pgm.

<p>90.5W 1410/2120
Don't know what my ACT was.
Volunteering
Research
Shadowing
A few clubs.</p>

<p>oo..u took the ACT at Sophie Davis?</p>

<p>Yessir. I'm sure I did well though. Probably 33+</p>

<p>I wasn't grilled about my essays the way some people have reported being. They didn't come up in my first two interviews at all. In the administrator interview, they did, and the woman had obviously read them, because she asked me about things in them, mainly to elaborate or flesh out. The domestic issue one barely came up in my interview, maybe because it wasn't particularly strong or revealing, but the other two did. Nothing stressful, though, just elaboration type questions.</p>

<p>sar what do you say. Should I wear a suit? I didn't for my other college interviews but this seems to be more formal and more "medical schooly".</p>

<p>makshim,
For any interview (except one that specifies "casual attire"), you'll never go wrong with formal wear. It'll help you show them that you're taking this very seriously. :)
good luck!</p>

<p>that projected act score iz good, makshim. but beware of arrogance, probly not a trait well recieved in medicine, heh. not saying ur arrogant, but a comment like that at an interview may not shine well, know what i be saying?</p>

<p>I don't see anything wrong with that comment. It shows confidence, not arrogance. The idea behind an interview is to sell yourself, not sell yourself short.</p>

<p>true, but there is a fine line between confidence and arrogance.</p>

<p>Hey guys....</p>

<p>just making this thread to see how competitive SD is... where does it stand compared with brown's 7 year, and hplme.... rice/baylor .. etc. ?</p>

<p>Also, many have said the area around SD is dangerous, since its in / near harlem... how dangerous?</p>

<p>thanks</p>

<p>I can't speak to your competitiveness question, but I can definitely say that safety is totally relative. If you're an NYC resident like myself, it's probably not going to be a big deal. I mean, I was up there for the tour/interview and it looked okay.</p>

<p>just a note..brown has 8 year plme..not 7 year</p>

<p>i was also wondering how safe it is..i know that it is good..but i really care about how safe/dangerous it really is 2</p>

<p>well, it is harlem. I've lived in nyc for a couple of years and i didn't really feel safe walking to the subway at 7 pm after the open house there.</p>

<p>oo..ic</p>

<p>i lived in NYC a few years 2..when i was younger..my parents didnt think it was safe</p>

<p>I agree with the fact that safety is subjective but it is not in one of the better neighborhoods of NYC. I remember when I was leaving from the open house I picked up one of the student run papers. There was an article on how there was a busy but poorly lit spot near the outside of the campus and students were concerned about their safety. Basically, the article said that it is indeed an unsafe neighborhood when its dark. </p>

<p>In my opinion, if its daytime it is okay, but a friend's dad did get punched in the face there and another got robbed in the elevator. If its dark you should always be with another person...or 5. lmao. All in all, if you have good street smarts, no one will harm you.</p>

<p>I've been in the five boros since 1990 (I was 5). I've been going to school in Manhattan since 1999. In my 4 years at Sophie, I've always commuted, and I haven't had any safety troubles. <em>knock on wood</em></p>

<p>The neighborhood sure doesn't give anyone a warm, fuzzy feeling, but it isn't sinister either. You should be fine if you take the same precautions you would anywhere else in Manhattan (I don't know of any area in Manhattan that IS safe after dark lol). Harlem has cleaned up in the last few years, and the area around the school is nothing like the ghetto Harlem seen on TV.</p>

<p>Some of your classes will end late, but you should be able to find a group of people who are going your way, or just follow a random person who's walking in your intended direction. If you're alone, you can wait at the bus stop for a school bus, MTA bus, or security minivan (schedules are available from the security office and other random places lol). If it's really late (like after 8pm or in the wee hours), you can always call security for an escort. I've done that a few times, and it was fine. Or if you know someone who lives nearby, you can ask to stay for the night.</p>

<p>soooo..has any1 else gotten an interview notification?</p>

<p>no, still hoping for one.</p>

<p>yea the thing is im a sophomore going to school at bronx science, and i actually was lucky enough to find my mentor for research at sophie. sophies been my dream school forever, but the first time i got out of the 1 train, i was shocked. "am i in the bronx?"</p>

<p>thats why i made this thread, to give everyone out there a little sense of sophie. it IS a cuny ... and frankly i dont feel safe at all. we'll see how the next few meetings go ...</p>

<p>Great idea. It's important to make sure you feel comfortable about actually being in and around the school. Ask yourself how you feel about spending 5 years at CCNY. Most of your electives will be taken with CCNY students--which is not a bad thing, but make sure your ego can handle it, especially if you had dreams of having rich ivy league friends. lol :)</p>

<p>Have you asked the CCNY security office for safety/crime statistics yet?</p>

<p>Another small annoyance (to me) is that not a lot of people know about this school, so it's sometimes a hassle to tell people about it and distinguish it from CCNY itself. It totally bothers some of my classmates, but it's really not a big deal compared to the benefits of this school, and at this point in my career path, I don't really care what random people think about my school. lol</p>