I interviewed on 4/11, so here's a little update...
There were 10 or 11 candidates being interviewed. Overall, a very
friendly bunch.
Just about every one of the administrators I encountered seemed
light-hearted, positive, and in excellent spirits. They seem to be
enjoying themselves and feeling good about the direction of the
incoming class. Even the Dean, Dr Diamond seemed rather playful.
Construction is still incomplete in the main building, so all we saw
was the outside. The main entrance will be on 124th St.
We toured a local hospital, which will be one of the clinical sites
(and also used by Mount Sinai SOM). To be honest, it was a little
bleak. But that's kind of the way hospitals are. I've never seen
a hospital like the ones they show on "House" or "Grey's Anatomy".
And of course, you can't smell through the TV, which is half the
experience...
On the 11th, I think they said they had received ~80 deposits.
Obviously more may have arrived since then.
There was some discussion of maintaining the waitlist through
the Summer, and even having a few waitlisted candidates come
to orientation in case someone doesn't show up. If there's a
space, they get it. If not, they're automatically guaranteed a
spot for the next year. NOTE: They didn't say this was definitely
going to happen, just that it was under consideration.
Obed said he's going to stop sending acceptances by email, and
stick with snail mail for now so as to avoid any technological
mishaps.
Harlem itself seems quite vibrant and action-packed. For anyone
visiting NY for the first time and wanting to see other sites, I don't
recommend cabbing it unless you've got a lot of extra money you
want to get rid of (in which case, please IM me and I'll send you an
address). Take a little time to figure out the subway system... it's
what you'll likely have to use if you get in and decide to come to
school here, so you may as well check it out. It's tricky at first, but
if you can't figure it out, you might want to reconsider going to med
school!
As far as I know, they're scheduling interviews through the week
of 4/25-ish.
Best of luck to everyone.