2010-2011 Vanderbilt University Application Thread

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madskillz99 said:
Hey guys...Vanderbilt confirmed the receipt of my primary on 7/21 but I have yet to hear anything....is that weird or should I expect to wait longer?
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I wouldn't freak out. Since they screen their primaries, it'll probably take a little longer to work through them. I have no idea if a month is considered long or not though.
 
Cole, you are certainly reassuring, although I just wanna hear from my last big secondary....
thanks tho.

btw, madskillz, I am a 41Q 3.91, and I havent heard anything (i dunno if a screen would weed me out, but i doubt it unless a rec was bad, which I also doubt)

hopefully this reassures you. I think we just gotta wait until their reviewer processes us
 
Interview! Via snail mail no email... the letter was dated Aug 16th and I'm in MA

Also, I was in the second batch of "We got your application" emails that was sent on Aug 2nd...just FYI
 
SodaScientist said:
Interview! Via snail mail no email... the letter was dated Aug 16th and I'm in MA

Also, I was in the second batch of "We got your application" emails that was sent on Aug 2nd...just FYI
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Interview here too!! Got the "we have your application email" on Aug 2.
 
Word of advice to everyone: Don't schedule your interview during a big football game. I didn't know that a big name school is coming to town the weekend before my interview, and the hotel prices more than doubled/many hotels didn't even have available rooms. Also, none of them will take the educational discount the nights before/after the game. 🙁
 
Kip said:
Word of advice to everyone: Don't schedule your interview during a big football game. I didn't know that a big name school is coming to town the weekend before my interview, and the hotel prices more than doubled/many hotels didn't even have available rooms. Also, none of them will take the educational discount the nights before/after the game. 🙁
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call and ask to reschedule. Judy is EXTREMELY nice.
 
washupremedSV said:
is anyone else interviewing/has interviewed in the past with Dr. Kirshner, Professor of Neurology and Professor of Psychiatry? Interestingly, I wrote my PS on a psych patient..hopefully won't get grilled to hard...

anyways, going up on Oct. 1st
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I have only seen him on the Neuro service FWIW.
 
I was looking at the interview schedule; what are the interviewees who interviewed in the morning supposed to do from 1:15 - 2:15 PM?
 
northdakota87 said:
I was looking at the interview schedule; what are the interviewees who interviewed in the morning supposed to do from 1:15 - 2:15 PM?
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I don't know. I scheduled my interview at 9am and I am confused about that too. I also don't know what I am supposed to do between 10am and 11:15.
 
Acp2010 said:
I don't know. I scheduled my interview at 9am and I am confused about that too. I also don't know what I am supposed to do between 10am and 11:15.
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I scheduled mine for 10am, and I kinda regret it since we have to be there by 8:30am anyway. It's going to be a verryyy longgg hour and a half wait for my interview.
 
All taken care of, thanks!
 
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For those of you who just received interview invites, did you also recieve an email? I know it says that you will only receive and interview invites via snail-mail, but some others also received email invites (in addition to their snail-mail invite), so I was just curious🙂
 
brooksie442 said:
For those of you who just received interview invites, did you also recieve an email? I know it says that you will only receive and interview invites via snail-mail, but some others also received email invites (in addition to their snail-mail invite), so I was just curious🙂
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No email not really sure what that was all about...
 
mccarty7 said:
I'll be there this week! Look forward to meeting you. Any interview tips specific to Vandy?
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Hi mccarty7, how about interview? can you tell me if a resume needed? what is the toughest questions they have asked you? Do you mind share with me?
I will appreciate!!
 
brooksie442 said:
For those of you who just received interview invites, did you also recieve an email? I know it says that you will only receive and interview invites via snail-mail, but some others also received email invites (in addition to their snail-mail invite), so I was just curious🙂
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I did receive the email followed by the paper letter a few days later, which was a copy of the email (even before my LORs were released). I know a couple of others also received an email, but I'm not sure why. The subject of the email was something like "Interview Invitation to VUSM - Email followed by hard copy." But I don't know if anyone has gotten an email after that first batch.
 
qsue said:
Hi mccarty7, how about interview? can you tell me if a resume needed? what is the toughest questions they have asked you? Do you mind share with me?
I will appreciate!!
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Hey! I didn't take a resume. The toughest Q I got was "Have you ever had experience with cheating or plagiarism?" It was very laid back actually.
 
SterlingArcher said:
Snail mail invite today! Confirmation email was 7/21
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Omg that gives me hope! I was also from the 7/21 group but it seemed like everyone else had heard earlier which led me to think it was a silent rejection. Here's to hoping for something good in the mail!
 
Yea definitely. I'm from the 7/21 group too and I was thinking for sure a rejection letter was coming my way. I guess time will tell tho.
 
invite in the mail today! i was beginning to lose hope and then the envelope appeared : )
 
Interview invite today! Letter dated August 23rd. I was complete on August 9th, took way shorter than expected. . . They want an autobiography for an essay!?! Here we go. . .!
 
Ceasar said:
Interview invite today! Letter dated August 23rd. I was complete on August 9th, took way shorter than expected. . . They want an autobiography for an essay!?! Here we go. . .!
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Ceasar where do you live? I was complete on the 10th....now I'm getting nervous......


Edit: Correction. Went to the mailbox. Good news🙂
 
1st interview invite!!!
Can someone please post the link for the online login. I'm away from home at school and my baby cousin somehow managed to mangle my letter 😱. Good thing I got the user ID and password immediately it got there...

Thanks😀
 
Interview invite for me too! Got the complete email 8/10, letter is also marked 8/23, I live in CA.
 
mccarty7 said:
This is my first interview, too. But I decided that I would rather interview early than make it later in the year just to have experience. Mine is on 8/20.
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when we should write a thank you letter after interview? ASAP or next day is better ? Thanks!
 
Interview invite here 👍
Application received on 8/10. Letter is dated 8/23. Received the letter 8/27. I'm in WA state. After writing ~15 other secondaries, the Vandy one doesn't look too bad. I'm actually looking forward to the autobiographical statement.
 
Got mine in the mail today. Postmarked August 23rd and was acknowledge on 8/2. I got scared at first because it came in a regular sized envelope. haha
 
Has anyone gotten a rejection yet? This was a reach but I was complete on 7/21 and just want to know 😀
 
Had my interview yesterday. Great impression so far. Nashville is a VERY friendly city, and I met some great people there (med students introduced themselves to me and we talked). I would definitely love to go.
 
Hey that's great to hear. I am interviewing late September, so I am excited!
 
hey guys,

new member here. i got the secondary/interview invite last wednesday, and i'm still currently working on it. i feel like i'm taking forever, and i was wondering how many days after receiving it you guys sent it back.

also, for those who have seen the interview schedule recently, are there still a lot of dates available in sept/early oct? when is the latest month to schedule an interview?

thanks a lot for your help!
 
upennugrad said:
hey guys,

new member here. i got the secondary/interview invite last wednesday, and i'm still currently working on it. i feel like i'm taking forever, and i was wondering how many days after receiving it you guys sent it back.

also, for those who have seen the interview schedule recently, are there still a lot of dates available in sept/early oct? when is the latest month to schedule an interview?

thanks a lot for your help!
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i spent like 3 days on it but if you're taking a few extra days to complete it, don't rush it. most important thing is that you make the essays the best that they can be. you already have a guaranteed interview after all! there were a lot of available dates so don't worry about that either. there were available ones 7 days from when i tried to schedule up through the end of november. they interview 4 days a week so there are a lot of slots. take your time, perfect your essays, and relax!
 
I'm happy I applied to UC San Diego. Writing that autobiography sure helped me focus the one for this secondary. Good luck with all your essays! 😎
 
In a truly shocking development, I was rejected today. 😛


Complete 8/10.
 
I was rejected too, snail mail, complete 8/2.
Not too surprised at this point, you guys are all such tough competition 🙂
I was really expecting to have to wait in agony much longer than this, so in a way I'm pleasantly surprised.
Best of luck to those still waiting for the next step!
 
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