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Has anyone just gotten one interview and got accepted to that school? I'm kinda in this boat right now :X
Congrats. But I thought you had two interviews.
No for the most part schools are around 40-50%. WashU is the lowest I've seen and it is still above 20%.It's certainly possible, of course. Likelihood obviously depends on the school; I interviewed at a school this cycle that accepts between 60-70% of the people they interview. At many other schools, less than 20% interview acceptance rate is the norm.
Has anyone just gotten one interview and got accepted to that school? I'm kinda in this boat right now :X
Has anyone just gotten one interview and got accepted to that school? I'm kinda in this boat right now :X
No for the most part schools are around 40-50%. WashU is the lowest I've seen and it is still above 20%.
She's apparently already written off the "bad" one.
OP, like I and many others said in your previous thread, applicants are VERY bad at interpreting how they did in an interview. You can't use your interviewers non-verbal cues to gauge how it went. Just wait it out and do whatever else you need to do.
I'd just like to chime in and say that I've been extremely accurate with my post-interview predictions. 5 for 5 so far, and I don't see myself slowing down on the premonition train. So no, not all of us are bad.
I'd just like to chime in and say that I've been extremely accurate with my post-interview predictions. 5 for 5 so far, and I don't see myself slowing down on the premonition train. So no, not all of us are bad.
Thank you for you kind words! But I was 5 for 5 in guessing acceptances and wait lists alike. I guess it was a fit vibe, and the schools felt the same about me as I did about them.As said above, the interview is a small factor in the admissions decision. My decision after reading an application is very seldom swayed by the interview, and if it is swayed, it's usually in the negative direction. My point was that applicants tend to see the worst in an interview and judge non-verbal cues and lack of smiling and a ton of other things as a "bad" interview, when in fact that's just the interviewer's personality.
Congratulations, I'm sure you're a competitive applicant for the schools you were accepted to, and I have no doubt your interviews went well. My comment was geared towards the other end of the spectrum (thinking the interview went poorly), though.
Interesting, and I'm sure it depends on the school. But I remember reading something from an AAMC survey that indicated that the interview was THE biggest factor for admission.As said above, the interview is a small factor in the admissions decision. My decision after reading an application is very seldom swayed by the interview, and if it is swayed, it's usually in the negative direction. My point was that applicants tend to see the worst in an interview and judge non-verbal cues and lack of smiling and a ton of other things as a "bad" interview, when in fact that's just the interviewer's personality.
Congratulations, I'm sure you're a competitive applicant for the schools you were accepted to, and I have no doubt your interviews went well. My comment was geared towards the other end of the spectrum (thinking the interview went poorly), though.
Interesting, and I'm sure it depends on the school. But I remember reading something from an AAMC survey that indicated that the interview was THE biggest factor for admission.
EDIT: Here's the link to that survey
https://www.aamc.org/download/261106/data/aibvol11_no6.pdf
Sounds way more reasonable than the "be all end all" narrative that med school interviews are often given.To me, it's more nuanced than what is the biggest factor. For the most part, the people with good interviews have good applications and LORs. The interview just supports the strong application and glowing recommendations. Sometimes, the interview elucidates professionalism issues or a lack of understanding of medicine or something in an otherwise strong applicant...in THAT case, the interview is absolutely vital to the decision. And then other times, a less strong applicant on paper gets to interview and the interviewer says something like "we MUST admit this brilliant person," and that can bump up the application. So the interview absolutely has importance, I just think for the most part it doesn't make a huge difference in my decision (reading the whole application before the interview reports).
And yes, it might depend on the school and even individual committee members. I attend a school that has a lot of self-selection, i.e. most of the applicants are extremely strong, so that probably biases my perspective.
As said above, the interview is a small factor in the admissions decision. My decision after reading an application is very seldom swayed by the interview, and if it is swayed, it's usually in the negative direction. My point was that applicants tend to see the worst in an interview and judge non-verbal cues and lack of smiling and a ton of other things as a "bad" interview, when in fact that's just the interviewer's personality.
Congratulations, I'm sure you're a competitive applicant for the schools you were accepted to, and I have no doubt your interviews went well. My comment was geared towards the other end of the spectrum (thinking the interview went poorly), though.
If you are very seldom swayed by an interview, then why interview people you weren't impressed with to begin with?
It's things like this that make this process more competitive, expensive, and irrational than they have to be.
I didn't say that we interview people we weren't impressed with...
If you get offered an interview, on paper you are qualified for admission. Med schools don't waste their time interviewing someone who is not a potential admit on paper. Then the interview factors into the equation, plus the 800 or so other applicants who are also interviewed. Not everyone can be accepted.