interview day

After the tests are scored, resumes printed, and applications submitted, interview day is the last—and potentially most—stressful part of getting to your school of choice. This is your chance to make a great first impression with the interview committee, and your appearance should mirror the...

Inevitably, you will be asked to describe a time when you have failed. It’s a common medical school interview question. This blog post will help you prepare for this question. It’s a tough one. When selecting an example to discuss, consider the following strategies: Choose a recent example...

Currently, at least 29 medical schools in the U.S. offer the MMI. The average length of an MMI day is about nine hours. The Multiple Mini Interview Day If you have a morning interview, check-in can begin as early as 7:15 am which may include breakfast with medical students. After breakfast, the...

Most applicants come away from their first med school interview saying, “that wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.” As in many areas of life, the anticipation of a stressful event can be worse than the event itself. Although many med schools work hard to make applicants feels relaxed, this...

I'm an LM~70 applicant, high MCAT, research heavy, and will be interviewing at LECOM in the fall. I see LECOM has an average GPA and MCAT of 3.2 and 503 (LM 59). I like the school for its PBL curriculum, I hope to stay in the region, and they even have a little research that touches on mine...

You’ve taken the MCAT, completed all the pre-reqs, and maybe shadowed a physician, done some research, and volunteered. Now it’s time to make sure you’re all in for the last legs of this long journey. In this series, we’ll discuss how you can continue to navigate your way to a med school...

After your medical school interview, it is appropriate to send thank you’s to all of the people who helped you throughout the day. These days it is rare to receive a thank-you card. You can easily set yourself apart by sending out handwritten notes. If, like most people, you only have time to...

Hello, I have been selected for another interview and I am stressed out trying to prepare for it (I have 3 weeks still). I interviewed at west coast university and felt like it went alright, but I know I am capable of better. I am very charismatic in interviews and am 110% comfortable talking...

After the tests are scored, resumes printed, and applications submitted, interview day is the last—and potentially most—stressful part of getting to your school of choice. This is your chance to make a great first impression with the interview committee, and your appearance should mirror the...

Right now, every week, there are a slew of fresh faces coming to interview for a coveted spot at our medical school. They come mostly from Tennessee; many have done undergraduate work all over the country, had previous careers, and are very impressive on paper, but they all share one thing in...

Hello, this is a very strange question, but can anyone tell me if asking for certain dietary requests will annoy admissions? I have celiac disease and need to request an appropriate meal. In my email in doing so should I offer to bring my own meal? I hate having to tell people this especially...

Hey anyone has an interview at the Case Western on August 22nd to 23rd and want to split the rooming fee? I have a room at Courtyard Marriot Cleveland University Circle, two queen beds. This, I believe, is the closest location from the Dental School and its only 4 minutes (.2 miles) away from...

For those of you who have already endured/enjoyed the interview experience... Can you indulge my neurotic desire to plan every detail of my life a year+ in advance? thanks! :) 1) Do the schools give you a couple dates to choose from or do they only offer one date? 2) Are the interviews...

does anyone have any feedback on the Long Island University Brooklyn DPT Interview process..any information would help!!

Graduating class of 2020 ( Pham D) Has anyone got an interview coming up

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I had an MD/PhD interview where I gave a chalk talk before the members of the graduate school admissions committee. I am writing thank you notes now and wondering how I handle the committee members. I know the letters all have to be different, and was thinking I would write a note mentioning a...

Hello! I'm applying to PhD/PsyD programs for Clinical Psych at a bunch of schools in the Chicago/Florida/New York area. I was wondering when everyone got their offer for INTERVIEWS