Hi REL,
Thanks for all of the updates. Do you anticipate many more interview invites?
Thanks for all of the updates. Do you anticipate many more interview invites?
Hi REL,
Thanks for all of the updates. Do you anticipate many more interview invites?
We are pretty much done before the Christmas holidays, maybe 1-2 seats available in December. I will begin filling several of the early January dates over the next week or so.
Anyone get any strange/difficult questions during the interview? I know SDN has the interview feedback but I was wondering if other people had any additional experiences to add
Im in that same position, and the e-mail I got from Rel (my November update) said that his best guess would be between March and May, although he obviously cannot guarantee an acceptance.anyone on here that knows how long it took for people in the upper half of the middle third to get an offer in past years?
I didn't get this gem, but I thought this ethics question was awesome: A nurse messes up the administration of *some drug* to a child. The child dies. What would you do if you were:
A) The Nurse
B) The Hospital
C) The Parents
Also, the question that flustered me to no end: "Have you ever had an experience which made you humble?" Uhh, I'm sure this is easy to many people (and totally unsure how I didn't think something like this would get asked), but I've never thought "I am the best." I was always brought up to be humble. Also, I've learned to view every failure/experience as an opportunity to learn/thrive. So yea, when asked this question, I drew a total blank and was thinking "welp. this is bad. this is VERY bad." I had no answer for it, 'cept the cope out answer of "well I was raised to be humble" *shudders*. This week, while talking to people and having some fun with self-deprecating humor (I like to laugh at myself), I realized the exact experience I was poking fun at was humbling. In the future, I know what I'll say, so that's good.
More about humbling, and a general synopsis of thoughts about applications: I could have tried to use last cycle as an example, but it really wasn't humbling. Rejections happen, there are many qualified applicants to medical school, and at the end of the day it is important to realize, 53 or so percent of applicants, don't make it. The trick is to learn from past mistakes, improve as a person, and adapt such that one leaves the legacy he or she prefers. But I didn't find this humbling in any way, trying to make it sound that way would have felt fake... so I was left totally blank.
Also: Bottom Third. Good Luck y'all, UCF is an awesome school and super thanks to REL and the admissions process for being so transparent about the process. Love it.
Interviews are all luck.
My UCF interview went really well and I felt that a lot of the questions they asked, by chance, I had good answers for. I've had interviews at other schools that didn't go nearly as good and the only difference is the subjective nature of the interviewer as well as the questions they ask, which is all chance and out of your control.
Do I need to show new grades on my transcript in order to send an update, or can I just write what grade I received in each class for the fall semester in an email? My update is due Wednesday by 5 and grades will not be officially posted in transcripts for another week.
Thanks
Do I need to show new grades on my transcript in order to send an update, or can I just write what grade I received in each class for the fall semester in an email? My update is due Wednesday by 5 and grades will not be officially posted in transcripts for another week.
Thanks
why do you say your update is 'due' by wednesday? i thought we were supposed to send updates whenever we had them?
So I interviewed here last friday and I was blown back. It was the most well organized and thorough interview I have attended to date, and I just have to write a review. This will be deja-vu for those who interviewed but those who are wondering whether to make the trip, I highly recommend you read this before you decide...ECT
Anyone's status disappeared? I was on the EFI pool, but now it shows nothing. They're probably preparing that e-mail rejection letter. I'm almost done with my first semester at the Tufts MBS - hopefully I don't get rejected before I can send out my grades and update LOR.
Anyone's status disappeared? I was on the EFI pool, but now it shows nothing. They're probably preparing that e-mail rejection letter. I'm almost done with my first semester at the Tufts MBS - hopefully I don't get rejected before I can send out my grades and update LOR.
This has happened to me a few times.. It goes away and comes back. At least it has for me.
Hey REL, can you give us an update as to how far into January you are on the interview invites? Also can you give some words of encouragement to those of us who applied a bit later in the cycle
We are nearly complete in filling the January 4 and 7 dates and have some of the 11, 18, and 25th dates in January filled. I anticiate that we will fill the 11th and 18th by the end of next week.
I do not feel that completing an application later in the process is a great hindrance IF your file is competitive in all of the areas. If there are some areas where the experiences were not as strong as those already in the pool then there probably is a disadvantage. It is always better to be eligible for selection for as much of the interview season (Sep-Mar) as possible.
As of this time we have interviewed/scheduled for interview 260 of the ~450-475 that we intend to interview. That appears to translate to 55% of those that we will interview have been invited. As of now there are about 1,300 that are EFI. If you have been EFI for awhile, EMAIL updates to include significant information regarding activities, research, fall term grade updates (NO transcripts/NO PAPER --- EMAIL ONLY) etc. may help to get it done.
I'm not sure how encouraging this is, but it is as clear as I can make it.
II for Jan 11th!!!!
Complete 11/6
+1 for the Jan 11 interview date! I was complete much earlier though (back in August) and have been on EFI list since September (aka there's still hope for others waiting to hear!)
OOS btw
We are nearly complete in filling the January 4 and 7 dates and have some of the 11, 18, and 25th dates in January filled. I anticiate that we will fill the 11th and 18th by the end of next week.
I do not feel that completing an application later in the process is a great hindrance IF your file is competitive in all of the areas. If there are some areas where the experiences were not as strong as those already in the pool then there probably is a disadvantage. It is always better to be eligible for selection for as much of the interview season (Sep-Mar) as possible.
As of this time we have interviewed/scheduled for interview 260 of the ~450-475 that we intend to interview. That appears to translate to 55% of those that we will interview have been invited. As of now there are about 1,300 that are EFI. If you have been EFI for awhile, EMAIL updates to include significant information regarding activities, research, fall term grade updates (NO transcripts/NO PAPER --- EMAIL ONLY) etc. may help to get it done.
I'm not sure how encouraging this is, but it is as clear as I can make it.
^ congrats! when did you interview? were you on the list for a while or were you accepted right after interviewing?
^ Congrats! I was put on the wait list as well, interviewed third week of October, initially right at halfway of the upper third but now I slipped to the bottom half of the upper third...but I can't complain because it was my first interview and I'm honored to be in this position
^ Congrats! I was put on the wait list as well, interviewed third week of October, initially right at halfway of the upper third but now I slipped to the bottom half of the upper third...but I can't complain because it was my first interview and I'm honored to be in this position
Does anyone know if UCF is open to letters of intent post-interview?
It seemed like they didn't want the "extra credit" stuff (Thank you letters, Letter of interest, letters of intent, etc.). I think everyone is limited to the three updates but I could be mistaken.