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Hi guys! I have my interview tomorrow at the TC campus. I'm so scared! I'm OOS and I heard that chances aren't too bright for us OOS huh?
Is there any advice that you guys can give me about what to look for? I'm so nervous but I would REALLY like to go here! Thank you!

I have been looking over this thread and a lot of people from the Duluth campus talked about the interview, but not so much from the TC campus. Do you guys know if the interviews are similar?
 
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Jelliebeans said:
Hi guys! I have my interview tomorrow at the TC campus. I'm so scared! I'm OOS and I heard that chances aren't too bright for us OOS huh?
Is there any advice that you guys can give me about what to look for? I'm so nervous but I would REALLY like to go here! Thank you!

I have been looking over this thread and a lot of people from the Duluth campus talked about the interview, but not so much from the TC campus. Do you guys know if the interviews are similar?
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I had a great experience at the TC interview (although I did recently get accepted here, so maybe my perspective is a little different now than 6-8 weeks ago!).Do you have any specific questions? As an OOS, you really need to communicate "Why MN?" and any connections you have to the school/state.
 
rmWnt3a said:
I had a great experience at the TC interview (although I did recently get accepted here, so maybe my perspective is a little different now than 6-8 weeks ago!).Do you have any specific questions? As an OOS, you really need to communicate "Why MN?" and any connections you have to the school/state.
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Congratulations on your acceptance! You must be really happy! 😀

Is the interview pretty much conversational or do they have specific questions to drill you on?
I'm afraid that if i'm not very knowledgable on whatever specific question that they drill me on, it won't leave a very good impression. I'm very nervous because Minnesota is definitely one of my top choices and I don't want to screw it up...
 
Jelliebeans said:
Congratulations on your acceptance! You must be really happy! 😀

Is the interview pretty much conversational or do they have specific questions to drill you on?
I'm afraid that if i'm not very knowledgable on whatever specific question that they drill me on, it won't leave a very good impression. I'm very nervous because Minnesota is definitely one of my top choices and I don't want to screw it up...
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They do have specific questions to ask you, but they are all about you and your experiences. This makes it slightly more difficult to get a good conversation going because they are trying to hit all the points on their list. However, my interviewers tried to make it more conversational. The first interviewer does see your file, so they may even have specific questions prepared for you! Be sure to look over the website, focusing on what the school looks for in a medical student. Think about how your experiences fit into these qualities. My theory is that if you are a good fit for the school, your experiences will already fit well into these qualities and it will be easy to show admissions why you would be a good addition to their school.You have made it to the interview, so they must like you. Now you just have to show them what makes you unique and sets you apart from all the other applicants.
 
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They do have specific questions to ask you, but they are all about you and your experiences. This makes it slightly more difficult to get a good conversation going because they are trying to hit all the points on their list. However, my interviewers tried to make it more conversational. The first interviewer does see your file, so they may even have specific questions prepared for you! Be sure to look over the website, focusing on what the school looks for in a medical student. Think about how your experiences fit into these qualities. My theory is that if you are a good fit for the school, your experiences will already fit well into these qualities and it will be easy to show admissions why you would be a good addition to their school. Remember to smile and relax a little! You have made it to the interview, so they must like you. Now you just have to show them what makes you unique and sets you apart from all the other applicants.
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Ahhhh I see. That makes sense, I will try to look up their website and see how I best fit. Thank you so much!!! That was very helpful!!
 
Jelliebeans said:
Hi guys! I have my interview tomorrow at the TC campus. I'm so scared! I'm OOS and I heard that chances aren't too bright for us OOS huh?
Is there any advice that you guys can give me about what to look for? I'm so nervous but I would REALLY like to go here! Thank you!

I have been looking over this thread and a lot of people from the Duluth campus talked about the interview, but not so much from the TC campus. Do you guys know if the interviews are similar?
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I'm an OOS and just got accepted together with the scholarship to pay in-state tuition. It's definitely possible. You just have to let them know that you truly want to go there.
 
Anyone happen to know the TC and UMD-specific OOS stats for Applications-to-Interviews-to-Acceptances-to-Matriculants?

MSAR neither gives them separated nor gives acceptance statistics.
 
Anyone else interviewing on 11/19?

EDIT: I'm especially wondering if there are Native Americans who will be interviewing that day, besides me.
 
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LittleDandelion said:
I'm an OOS and just got accepted together with the scholarship to pay in-state tuition. It's definitely possible. You just have to let them know that you truly want to go there.
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wow that's so good! Congratulations!
I think there are definitely a lot of OOS applicants this year. At least in my interview group, there was only 1 native grown Minnesotan and the rest are OOS.
 
PreMedOrDead said:
Anyone happen to know the TC and UMD-specific OOS stats for Applications-to-Interviews-to-Acceptances-to-Matriculants?

MSAR neither gives them separated nor gives acceptance statistics.
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I would be very interested in seeing this too.
 
I haven't been very successful with my carpooling attempts, but I'm heading up to the Cities to interview on December 6. If anyone else coming from or through southeast/south central MN wants to share a ride, let me know.
 
I am in Minneapolis following my Mayo interview and I am kicking myself in the ass for not applying to U Minn. Is their secondary competitive or will they take my money no matter what? I'm OOS so I understand that applying is kind of unreasonable at this point.
 
rachelkj said:
I am in Minneapolis following my Mayo interview and I am kicking myself in the ass for not applying to U Minn. Is their secondary competitive or will they take my money no matter what? I'm OOS so I understand that applying is kind of unreasonable at this point.
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I would give it a try. A friend of mine got an interview in March last year.
 
Oh heck, somehow I thought it was still before the November 15 deadline. TIme for more coffee. At least Minneapolis isn't too much of a drive from Rochester if I get in there. Good luck everyone!
 
Oh never mind. I guess there are only two of us interviewing on 11/19.
 
premed159 said:
Oh never mind. I guess there are only two of us interviewing on 11/19.
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Talk about a very personal interview 😛

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For the curious, here are some numbers, though I have no idea how reputable they are since I just found them on a random website. This is TC/Duluth campus combined, Percents are recorded as (% prev, % total).



Total admissions data

3444 applied , 505 interviewed (15%, 15%) , 367
were accepted (73%, 11%), 229 enrolled (62%, 7%)

In-state admissions data
985 applied, 337 interviewed (34%, 34%), 272
were accepted (81%, 28%), 200 enrolled (74%, 20%)

Out-of-state admissions data
2459 applied, 168 interviewed (7%!!!, 7%), 95
were accepted (57%, 4%), 29 enrolled (31%, 1.2%!!!)


Wow, being out of state looks pretty bleak. Good luck, everyone!
 
PreMedOrDead said:
Talk about a very personal interview 😛

...For the curious, here are some numbers, though I have no idea how reputable they are since I just found them on a random website. This is TC/Duluth campus combined, Percents are recorded as (% prev, % total)...
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1) I think most interview dates are about ten or less applicants... My two interviews here have had 4 and 7 each.

2) Those numbers seem wrong... But I don't have an MSAR. I think the MSAR numbers were posted earlier in this thread.
 
betheltim said:
1) I think most interview dates are about ten or less applicants... My two interviews here have had 4 and 7 each.

2) Those numbers seem wrong... But I don't have an MSAR. I think the MSAR numbers were posted earlier in this thread.
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1) Ah, I didn't know that (did not interview here). My friend who did said it was small, I didn't think it was that small. That's pretty neat. 🙂

2) They don't line up perfectly with the MSAR, but are within a couple of spots on each cutoff. I don't think they're this past year's stats. Like I said, found it online, but they look pretty accurate as a whole. Last year had over 4,000 applications (the posted have ~3500), so if anything, it's more competitive than shown.
 
Very interesting stats. Yay for being IS haha. Now if I could just get a call lol. Approaching 9 weeks post TC interview. Sigh..
 
kalbrecht17 said:
Very interesting stats. Yay for being IS haha. Now if I could just get a call lol. Approaching 9 weeks post TC interview. Sigh..
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I'm telling you, you just have to assume they mean 8-12 weeks. 😀

I'm sitting at 7 weeks post-interview, but I'll start panicking when I hit 13 weeks--or get the little envelope.
 
betheltim said:
I'm telling you, you just have to assume they mean 8-12 weeks. 😀

I'm sitting at 7 weeks post-interview, but I'll start panicking when I hit 13 weeks--or get the little envelope.
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I vote TC just gives us both acceptances now and calls it par for the course 😀
 
Good luck to you and others waiting to hear back. I finaly hit a stroke of luck - Duluth acceptance last week and TC II today! For a number of reasons, including plans to practice RFM, Duluth has always been my top choice. That said, I know that studying on the TC campus would also afford me this opportunity and there are more research opportunities there. I'm excited as all get out to get a first-hand look.

Anyway, I'm hoping those who have already interviewed can tell me what time they ask you to be there and when the day wraps up. Thanks!
 
Cartelguy said:
Anyway, I'm hoping those who have already interviewed can tell me what time they ask you to be there and when the day wraps up. Thanks!
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I haven't interviewed yet, but according to the confirmation, check in is at 8 am, and the day ends around 2:30 or 3.

Here's the schedule from the email:

8:00 AM Check in at Admissions Office, 2nd Floor, Room G-254 Mayo Memorial Building

8:15 AM Interview Day Program in Room G-254-7 Mayo Memorial Building.
Light snacks, coffee and other beverages provided.

10:10 AM Morning interview with a member of the Medical School Admissions Committee or Medical School faculty.

11:00 AM Attend a second year class/lecture. (This activity is optional and dependent on exams and labs that may be scheduled.)

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch and tour by Admissions Ambassadors (Year 2 Medical Students).

1:30 Afternoon interview conducted by a Year 4 Medical Student. (Location TBD). Interview day is complete after your interview with an MS4 student and you are free to go, typically around 2:30 or 3:00.
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PreMedOrDead said:
Talk about a very personal interview 😛

_________________________

For the curious, here are some numbers, though I have no idea how reputable they are since I just found them on a random website. This is TC/Duluth campus combined, Percents are recorded as (% prev, % total).



Total admissions data

3444 applied , 505 interviewed (15%, 15%) , 367
were accepted (73%, 11%), 229 enrolled (62%, 7%)

In-state admissions data
985 applied, 337 interviewed (34%, 34%), 272
were accepted (81%, 28%), 200 enrolled (74%, 20%)

Out-of-state admissions data
2459 applied, 168 interviewed (7%!!!, 7%), 95
were accepted (57%, 4%), 29 enrolled (31%, 1.2%!!!)


Wow, being out of state looks pretty bleak. Good luck, everyone!
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Wow, OOS sure has low interview invite rates... Thank goodness I got an interview...
My group had 9 people, and I was the only girl. Talk about pressure. Lol
 
mirimonster said:
It was over a week for me. I ended up calling after 4 days, and they sent me a tentative date confirmation, but I didn't get the official one for another 4 days.
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Thanks. I guess I can stop checking my email every 30 minutes. Luckily I live in Minneapolis so most of their dates work for me
 
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got the call today just before 5. Accepted!!!

Interviewed 9/17.
 
Accepted! I missed the call at first and only had 15 minutes to call back before Theresa left for the night. Glad I didn't have to wait any longer! I interviewed 9/17
 
greenpanda said:
got the call today just before 5. Accepted!!!

Interviewed 9/17.
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carrino said:
Accepted! I missed the call at first and only had 15 minutes to call back before Theresa left for the night. Glad I didn't have to wait any longer! I interviewed 9/17
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mad jealous guys but congrats!!! hopefully i get accepted as well and we can be classmates! 🙂
 
Finally, at long last, FINALLY accepted to medical school at the U!

After four years of struggling to get in, I feel so relieved and blessed!

Good luck to everyone else, congratulations to those accepted, and I look forward to meeting you all in the fall!
 
betheltim said:
Finally, at long last, FINALLY accepted to medical school at the U!

After four years of struggling to get in, I feel so relieved and blessed!

Good luck to everyone else, congratulations to those accepted, and I look forward to meeting you all in the fall!
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Congrats, guy! I'm still waiting on a response, but it looks like you definitely deserve yours after a couple long years of waiting!
 
betheltim said:
Finally, at long last, FINALLY accepted to medical school at the U!

After four years of struggling to get in, I feel so relieved and blessed!

Good luck to everyone else, congratulations to those accepted, and I look forward to meeting you all in the fall!
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Way to go man. Way to persevere. Congratulations.
 
:hardy: :highfive:

Way to go. Been rooting for you.

betheltim said:
Finally, at long last, FINALLY accepted to medical school at the U!

After four years of struggling to get in, I feel so relieved and blessed!

Good luck to everyone else, congratulations to those accepted, and I look forward to meeting you all in the fall!
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betheltim said:
Finally, at long last, FINALLY accepted to medical school at the U!

After four years of struggling to get in, I feel so relieved and blessed!

Good luck to everyone else, congratulations to those accepted, and I look forward to meeting you all in the fall!
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congrats! doesn't seem like it could've happened to a better person!
 
betheltim said:
Finally, at long last, FINALLY accepted to medical school at the U!

After four years of struggling to get in, I feel so relieved and blessed!

Good luck to everyone else, congratulations to those accepted, and I look forward to meeting you all in the fall!
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Way to go! You had it coming.
 
betheltim said:
Thanks for all the support everyone! It's definitely a huge weight lifted...
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Congrats man!! Way to stick with it, way pumped for you! Would be very excited to be your classmate, so keep your fingers crossed for a good waitlist number for me!
 
mnhockeyfan said:
Congrats! And thanks! I'm so relieved that I am finally able to interview at my alma mater.
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...And given your user name, if you are accepted I fully expect you to get student tickets for hockey. 😀

SBuck53 said:
Congrats man!! Way to stick with it, way pumped for you! Would be very excited to be your classmate, so keep your fingers crossed for a good waitlist number for me!
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Thank you! I agree, it would be a good idea for them to give you a good number! 👍
 
There isn't one, but sometimes I really think that there should be. How did your interview go?
 
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