Interview Invite this morning! I'm so beyond excited about this interview
SS: 8/24; C: 9/12; II: 10/5; I: 10/17
I'm interviewing too that day. What part of Bama are you from?
Interview Invite this morning! I'm so beyond excited about this interview
SS: 8/24; C: 9/12; II: 10/5; I: 10/17
Congrats!!
I also interviewed on October 3rd. Very very relaxed. Good luck to everyone.
I'm interviewing too that day. What part of Bama are you from?
Trena said she plans on mailing decisions out sometime next week for the Oct 3rd interviews.
Sweet! I was starting to get worried I'd been given the wrong interview date with so many people interviewing the following Tuesday. I'm originally from Georgia, but I'm currently in Birmingham. You?
Sweet! I was starting to get worried I'd been given the wrong interview date with so many people interviewing the following Tuesday. I'm originally from Georgia, but I'm currently in Birmingham. You?
Trena said she plans on mailing decisions out sometime next week for the Oct 3rd interviews.
Ha, I live in Bham too, (work and went to school at UAB) but originally from Huntsville, AL. I love the fact that I have an afternoon interview and don't have to get there until 11:45am. No hotel costs is muy bueno!
Excellent! I did my grad work at UAB, and that's where I'm employed as well. What dept. are you in? I'm in Pharm/Tox. Ditto about the afternoon interview. My parents live 1-1.5 h from the campus. It's nice to be able to cut some costs, even if it does mean I'll still hit traffic on the way back.
Nice, I did grad work there too in Nutrition Sciences/Biology. Now I work in the Neurobiology department.
Trena said she plans on mailing decisions out sometime next week for the Oct 3rd interviews.
Totally dipping in yall's conversation but: UAB alum here as well. Completed their Nurse Anesthetist program. I'm no longer in AL though.
That's awesome . I think it's fun to see fellow UAB alums in the most random of places. It speaks well of the school. Are you interviewing in October?
Oh how I wish. Unfortunately, it took forever for one of my schools to submit my transcript, so my primary hasn't been processed
Thanks for the rundown...getting excited/nervous. Did they happen to mention when you would hear back? I'm most nervous about a long decision turn-around time (where I will surely go insane checking the mail).I just did my interview today. All of the students who were leading the tours were other osteopathic students. There were three tour guides (they call them ambassadors) for 5 interviewees.
I have decided that this school might be a real life Tardis as it appears bigger on the inside as it does on the outside. Short people, I would recommend getting stilts as trying to look over the security desk is down right impossible.
It was a pretty easy interview though. The questions were:
1) Why Medicine? Why DO?
2) What do you do for fun?
3) What specialties are you interested in?
4) How have the rest of your applications been going?
Thanks for the rundown...getting excited/nervous. Did they happen to mention when you would hear back? I'm most nervous about a long decision turn-around time (where I will surely go insane checking the mail).
Am i supposed to get an email saying they received my secondary? Or just once everything is complete? I emailed my app last Wednesday and haven't heard anything.
2 to 3 weeks is what they are expecting.
I hope the decisions for Oct. 3 interviews come out soon
I believe decisions for 10/3 interviews are done (ie they have already decided); they hoped to mail this week but I haven't seen mine yet
Accepted!!!!
Accepted!!!!
Accepted!!!!
Anyone else that interviewed 10/3 get their letters yet?
Congrats!!! 10 day turn-around...not to shabby Is this where you will attend?
I agree the turn-around was great, I can't believe I know so quickly.
As for attending, I'm about 99% sure yes.
I have two allo interviews (one done, one on 10/31) but right now I'm leaning heavily to PCOM regardless of how they turn out. And my kids have already made their votes clear for PCOM
Accepted! I interviewed on October 3rd too and I am from Augusta just like LifeTake .. My letter came in this afternoon.
That's so great...I'm glad your kids are happy with a place you were accepted. That definitely helps! It's an awesome school. Hopefully here in a couple weeks I'll be able to tell ya we'll be classmates (I'm trying to stay optimistic!)I agree the turn-around was great, I can't believe I know so quickly.
As for attending, I'm about 99% sure yes.
I have two allo interviews (one done, one on 10/31) but right now I'm leaning heavily to PCOM regardless of how they turn out. And my kids have already made their votes clear for PCOM
Congrats!!!! Awesome feeling Now you get to relax!Accepted! I interviewed on October 3rd too and I am from Augusta just like LifeTake .. My letter came in this afternoon.
If you don't mind sharing, what MCAT score did you have before that they are making you retake (I'm a little concerned about mine...I only have a 25R -- the MCAT is the weak point of my app). I'm trying to gauge whether I will be asked to retake as well. Thanks for any insight you can offerCongrats to all those that were accepted!
Got my letter yesterday.
They are holding my acceptance decision pending my January MCAT.
I'll be busting my butt for the next three months.
Hope to see you all in the fall.
My Mcat was a 23.
Got an interview a week or two ago for Monday 10/24 . This will be my first interview so I'm glad it seems laid back as that'll ease me into the process. As for the 10 day reply rate - this isn't my first choice and I have 2 other interviews 11/18 and 12/3. Do you know how the "you must accept within 4 weeks" rule works? Is it that concrete, or do you just have to make a few hundred dollar deposit or something within 4 weeks to hold your spot?
I got mine today (Thursday) in Augusta, though Trena told me someone got theirs yesterday in Atlanta. That would imply they were mailed Tuesday afternoon likely.
I will be right behind you guys. Anyone interviewing on the 10/24? I will be there with a big smile.
1) Why Medicine? Why DO?
2) What do you do for fun?
3) What specialties are you interested in?
4) How have the rest of your applications been going?
Interviewed this morning, figured I'd post some quick notes while in the airport:
-Small interview group (5) overall pretty laid back.
-Quick group chat with Trena (admissions coordinator);
-35min tour with a 2nd Masters student who is applying this cycle as well to the DO program.
-back to room to sit for a while and just talk among ourselves
-2 interviewers, took 1 person at a time to conference room and then you were done once they finished with you
-interview was 2 interviews at once, informal "tell me about yourself' type of questions, VERY little details on application/grades/etc. Felt very much a test of personality/fit rather than screening.
Overall went well, think I did well.
Only two thoughts:
1) Would have liked a medical student as a tour guide (other school I have interviewed w/ used MS2's) rather than a Master's student because while she was very nice, she is not a medical student and can't speak personally for the program or what life/classes are like as a MS1.
2) School is growing faster than the building allows IMHO. With the addition of PharmD and increasing class sizes seem to be having space issues. A key example is this Spring I was told they would be expanding DO lecture rooms to fit the larger class, instead they expanded the parking lot and just squished the added students in. Honestly, this may not be as much an issue as it felt like, but see #1 for why I can't tell what it really is like.
To those to come behind, good luck!!