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Followup on your interviews |
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Sunday, 28 March 2010 19:51 |
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The end of March is the pretty much the end of the interview season. If you got lots of interviews, that's awesome and you'll most likely be a medical student starting in the Fall. However, if you received only a couple interviews or you really want to get into your top choice for medical school, then now is the time to start following up vigorously on your interviews. It is best to send an email instead of calling them because if you send them an email it will save them time from writing what you said from the phone conversation into a file. Plus, most applicant records these days are all electronic so attaching an email to your electronic file should be very easy.
What to write?
First, write them an email to tell them how their school is your number one choice and that you had a great time interviewing their. Put names down of the people you interacted with there even if they were not officially interviewing you. This makes the email more personal and shows that you do take initiative to interact with other people.
Second, update them on your activities that you have done since you submitted your secondary application. Remind them in your email you are still participating in the activity you listed and what additional things you have achieved with that activity.
Third, email them a list of your recently accepted scientific abstracts or publications.
Fourth, update the committee on your course grades. If you are applying during your senior year in college, then your Fall semester or Fall and Winter Quarter grades from your senior year will not be in your file. Even if those grades have not been validated by AAMC, at least the school can know that you did improve your GPA and they can validate the grades letter when you send in an official transcript to the medical school prior to matriculation.
Lastly, thank the admissions committee for the opportunity to interview there. |
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Don't wear sunglasses during your interviews |
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Thursday, 07 January 2010 18:14 |
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Not all interviews are conducted inside an office. If you are one of those few people who get to interview outside and its particularly sunny outside, be sure to take your sunglasses off before starting the interview. How will an interviewer gauge your eye contact if they are hidden behind sunglasses. If its too sunny, you can always ask your interview if you can move to a shadier place so you don't need to use your sunglasses.
Eye contact is critical in an interview. You don't want to have the eyes hidden by sunglasses or constantly look squinty as the sun shines in your face. |
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Leveraging for interviews (especially MD/PhD interviews) |
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Friday, 18 December 2009 08:06 |
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If you receive a medical school interview, and there is another school in the same city or state that you haven't heard from, why not email their admissions department and ask them if they can reach a decision sooner concerning whether you get an interview or not since you will be in the same area for an interview at another medical school. The logic goes that if one school deems you "intervieweable" material, then the other school that you are waiting to hear back from would highly get "jealous" and offer you an interview as well.
Even if you don't get an offer for an interview from the other school, at least you get an earlier decision on your secondary application than have it wait in limbo until the end of the interview season.
This strategy works especially well for MD/PhD applicants, since the interview coordinator has only a small group of MD/PhD applicants and you can get a quicker response from them than from the medical school admissions staff who has to handle thousands of applications. |
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Invest in an compact umbrella for interviews |
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Wednesday, 25 November 2009 06:32 |
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When traveling to medical school interviews, make sure you bring a compact umbrella. Don't leave home without one. You don't want to be caught running in between student and faculty interviews in the rain. Plus, if you have an umbrella, it gives a great impression to the interviewer that you are well prepared and think about the details. Remember, its all about the details when you are going to be a physician.
Good luck on the interviews. |
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Need housing for your MD interview? Here are some helpful advice |
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Wednesday, 04 November 2009 07:49 |
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Travel and lodging make up the bulk of the costs when getting into medical school. Here are some ideas for saving money on lodging for medical school.
- Hostels: If the medical school is located in a large metropolitan city, then there most likely will be travel hostels. Although many will be travelers on holiday, you can still book a night or two at a hostel instead of paying top dollar for living at a hotel.
- Student Hosts: When you are offered an interview, ask if there are any student hosts for interviewing applicants. Many medical schools will have such a program where you can stay a night at a first or second year medical student. Not only will you get a roof over your head, you will get a chance to learn more about the medical school before the day of the interview. The next day when you interview, it will seem as if you did a lot of background research on the school.
- Schedule back to back interviews: Many schools will try to accommodate your interview schedule especially if you are studying overseas at the time you are applying. Just ask nicely if you can schedule your interview to a closer date and the admissions office may be willing to reschedule your interview.
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