As mentioned in this thread, Hofstra will matriculate 60 students, accept about 110-120 (rough estimate) out of 600 interviewees. I wonder if any other medical schools, especially the private schools, that have this tough chance of acceptance.
Johns Hopkins, please.John Hopkins
Johns Hopkins, please.
hm, interviewed 1/6 and i thought they said it'd take about a month to hear back, tho i kno alot of you guys been waiting much longer....did they not make some sort of decision after our interview or sth (thought they said that during the day when i asked about it). rather hear about rejection asap
apparently they can, as someone metioned in another thread that MCW had to do this a few years ago on May 15th when too many of t heir accepted student dropped them.Because the students they accept are likely to be even "choosier". If they reject too many and they end up with too few students, they can't go back and re-accept you.
apparently they can, as someone metioned in another thread that MCW had to do this a few years ago on May 15th when too many of t heir accepted student dropped them.
Anyone has problem logging in? It said "this is the disaster recovery portal" or sth like that.
Anyone who is looking for a roommate for next yr hit me up. Especially if you are within driving distance to the school since I am from CA. I will probably have to rely on you for scoping out places and such. I am a very clean guy. PM me and we'll talk about details.
If there is a facebook group please link me also. I tried to search but couldn't find it. Thanks guys.
Can you log in now? I still can't even though the announcement message is gone. The login button gives no response when clicked on and there is no error message.There's an announcement before you login: "Outage of technology services starting 5 p.m. Friday due to test of disaster recovery procedures"
Yes, I can login fine. Maybe try a different browser?Can you log in now? I still can't even though the announcement message is gone. The login button gives no response when clicked on and there is no error message.
I thought the day was well-organized. In the morning, you have your two interviews with a financial aid info session. After lunch with some students and possibly the dean, you hop on a bus to the simulation center.Hello, I am interviewing here next week and was hoping someone who has already interviewed can provide feedback? there isn't too much information on the interview feedback section so if anyone has something to add I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks
My interviewers asked all the standard questions (Why medicine, how did you study for the mcat, etc.) and were very cordial.
I have never been asked "how did you study for the MCAT"
That's odd...I'm pretty sure both of mine were open file.My first interviewer asked me a lot about my MCAT prep as well, and how I thought I did vs how well I think I could have done. Definitely unusual. Then my second interviewer told me that the first one was closed file while the second was open file. Huh.
I have never been asked "how did you study for the MCAT"
That's odd...I'm pretty sure both of mine were open file.
Maybe they were trying to see how you would do on a unusual question to see how you think...
I have never been asked "how did you study for the MCAT"
That is not unusual enough to test anything. It is just a weird question that makes you wonder why he cares about it in the first place.
An unusual question to test you would be "define the color blue" like that one guy from Tufts that we heard so much about.
Does anyone know anything detailed about their housing? - Dorms vs. off-campus apartments?
Anyone else have feedback on questions asked at the interview? Mine is tomorrow!
they asked me like 5 questions about working in a group environment, like a time when i went with a group decision but disagreed with it, or a time when i worked with a group and accomplished something significant. I didn't like those too much . Besides that one interview, the whole thing was relaxing and I really liked it. My GPA sucks though so I am worried.
Dean Smith gave a speech to our interview group and he said that once the adcom establishes that you are a competent enough to pass medical school, meaning you have decent grades/scores, they throw your stats out and look at the rest of your app. While I cannot say with 100% confident that your GPA will not play a role after your interview, I wouldn't be too worried based on what Dr. Smith said.
I got some questions like that too. Had a little trouble answering them but evidently it didn't matter for me.they asked me like 5 questions about working in a group environment, like a time when i went with a group decision but disagreed with it, or a time when i worked with a group and accomplished something significant. I didn't like those too much . Besides that one interview, the whole thing was relaxing and I really liked it. My GPA sucks though so I am worried.
That's odd...I'm pretty sure both of mine were open file.
Mine we're definitely both open, or at the very least they had the titles of my activity listings. Actually, the one interviewer pulled up my application on his computer because there was one thing in particularly he had read that he wanted to ask me about, but couldn't quite remember.
mind you, i got accepted in a first batch, and my GPA sucked badly also. if they invite you for interview, it means they like you for a reason, and they are interested in hearing how you are going to fit into their program (its unique! which is why i think i will love it), and so forth.
i really think hofstra, at least at this stage of their academic system, is niche school. No lecture is something that is very novel to me, and from all of my interviews at different schools, this was one that caught my eyes.
so go to the interview, show why you and how you will fit in, and do your best.
good luck.
What do you mean? Both of them asked me questions that they could only have asked based on information they read on my application.You guys might want to check your facts.
yea, mine both had my application open on their computer or in front of them during my interview.
What do you mean? Both of them asked me questions that they could only have asked based on information they read on my application.
I don't think anyone ever asserted that it was fully open file. The last time I checked, if it is partially open then that is more "open" than "closed". Otherwise they should both be considered closed since neither should know your GPA or MCAT score (although one of mine did because a recommendation letter mentioned it).There is a difference between an interviewer knowing things that were included on a part of your application and a fully open-file interview.
I don't think anyone ever asserted that it was fully open file. The last time I checked, if it is partially open then that is more "open" than "closed". Otherwise they should both be considered closed since neither should know your GPA or MCAT score (although one of mine did because a recommendation letter mentioned it).