2015-2016 West Virginia University Application Thread

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jmpatt29 said:
Interviewing here this Friday!!! So excited.! Any tips or suggestions Would be appreciated!!
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Know the WHY's of your application. Why did you do that? Why did it affect you? Why will in make you a better medical student? Why are you a good fit for WVU?

You got this. Go kill it. It's a very laid back day and if you are a chill person your nerves won't get to0 high.
 
DNC127 said:
Know the WHY's of your application. Why did you do that? Why did it affect you? Why will in make you a better medical student? Why are you a good fit for WVU?

You got this. Go kill it. It's a very laid back day and if you are a chill person your nerves won't get to0 high.
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thank you both for your insight!! I really appreciate it! Good luck to both of you!!!
 
jmpatt29 said:
thank you both for your insight!! I really appreciate it! Good luck to both of you!!!
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Best of luck. It really is laid back. I really enjoyed the interview day. Also, be prepared to wait. The interview is the last part of the day. And 10 people interviewed in my group with 2 groups of interviewers. So two of us had to wait about 2 hours.
 
mk2015 said:
Best of luck. It really is laid back. I really enjoyed the interview day. Also, be prepared to wait. The interview is the last part of the day. And 10 people interviewed in my group with 2 groups of interviewers. So two of us had to wait about 2 hours.
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do they send you like a pre interview email? last time i heard from them was the II schedule email
 
I'm interviewing here on Thursday! I hear that there's a lot of downtime while waiting for your interview (around 1-2 hours). What do you guys recommend I should bring to pass the time? I'm thinking of bringing a book, but nothing along the lines of Harry Potter or Fifty Shades of Grey. Or should I just sit stoically without any personal entertainment and test my patience? Any advise, those who have already interviewed?
 
mayo33 said:
I'm interviewing here on Thursday! I hear that there's a lot of downtime while waiting for your interview (around 1-2 hours). What do you guys recommend I should bring to pass the time? I'm thinking of bringing a book, but nothing along the lines of Harry Potter or Fifty Shades of Grey. Or should I just sit stoically without any personal entertainment and test my patience? Any advise, those who have already interviewed?
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You will be waiting with the other applicants in a board room. We all socialized, it was nice getting to talk to the other applicants.
 
mayo33 said:
I'm interviewing here on Thursday! I hear that there's a lot of downtime while waiting for your interview (around 1-2 hours). What do you guys recommend I should bring to pass the time? I'm thinking of bringing a book, but nothing along the lines of Harry Potter or Fifty Shades of Grey. Or should I just sit stoically without any personal entertainment and test my patience? Any advise, those who have already interviewed?
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I personally talked to the rest of the applicants. They also say you can walk around and explore the building just as long as you come back in time for your interview (sometimes they called people back early so I would stay put). They also had refreshments and coffee ready so it's not too shabby.
 
or the people who interview you? I have heard for other schools you can know the name of the interviewers ahead of time? perhaps thats false?
 
mayo33 said:
I'm interviewing here on Thursday! I hear that there's a lot of downtime while waiting for your interview (around 1-2 hours). What do you guys recommend I should bring to pass the time? I'm thinking of bringing a book, but nothing along the lines of Harry Potter or Fifty Shades of Grey. Or should I just sit stoically without any personal entertainment and test my patience? Any advise, those who have already interviewed?
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jmpatt29 said:
or the people who interview you? I have heard for other schools you can know the name of the interviewers ahead of time? perhaps thats false?
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We all just sat around and chatted while waiting. Like others have said, it really isn't that bad. I believe they provided us with a schedule but I don't remember how much they gave us. They also told us who our interviewers were at the beginning of the day and gave us brief biographies for each of them.
 
You guys can do whatever you want in that time, no one expects you to do one thing or another so feel free to read, go on your phone, etc. They will tell you the order of interviews and who will be interviewing you!
 
Thanks for the feedback, guys! Much appreciated! Good luck to everybody 😀
 
Just submitted my primary here today. Late in the game I know, but someone suggested I send in an app here. OOS... now regretting spending $37 seeing that they don't accept very many OOS.
 
Thpinky said:
Just submitted my primary here today. Late in the game I know, but someone suggested I send in an app here. OOS... now regretting spending $37 seeing that they don't accept very many OOS.
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Someone correct me if I am wrong but their class ends up being split 50/50 IS/OOS. Maybe you meant OOS applicants usually are put on the waitlist first?
 
Thpinky said:
Just submitted my primary here today. Late in the game I know, but someone suggested I send in an app here. OOS... now regretting spending $37 seeing that they don't accept very many OOS.
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Most OOS go to the wait list, but they interview a lot of people
 
catie_jane said:
Someone correct me if I am wrong but their class ends up being split 50/50 IS/OOS. Maybe you meant OOS applicants usually are put on the waitlist first?
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In my class it's about 60/40 with a few more IS people. I don't know if it's still that way, it seems like there's more and more OOSers. There's a TON of OOS applicants though so compared to IS it's much less likely to get in as an OOS student. It's still worth the application fee, in my opinion!
 
Mountaineer12 said:
In my class it's about 60/40 with a few more IS people. I don't know if it's still that way, it seems like there's more and more OOSers. There's a TON of OOS applicants though so compared to IS it's much less likely to get in as an OOS student. It's still worth the application fee, in my opinion!
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Those are still pretty good ratios in my opinion! Excited to interview here 🙂
 
catie_jane said:
Someone correct me if I am wrong but their class ends up being split 50/50 IS/OOS. Maybe you meant OOS applicants usually are put on the waitlist first?
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Yes that's what I mean. I was reading through the thread and a lot of people were saying OOS are usually put on the waitlist so I was a little dissapointed. Still waiting for my secondary and would be excited if I get one regardless.
 
It was quite a privilege to interview here today (OOS). Everyone was super friendly, seems like a good community. Facilities are relatively new, nice and clean. Got interviewed by one of the deans, it was very relaxed and conversational, and even a lot of laughter! Feel free to ask any questions.
 
piii said:
It was quite a privilege to interview here today (OOS). Everyone was super friendly, seems like a good community. Facilities are relatively new, nice and clean. Got interviewed by one of the deans, it was very relaxed and conversational, and even a lot of laughter! Feel free to ask any questions.
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eek!! I interview this friday! it'll be my first interview so I am a little nervous! good luck to you! OOS as well!
 
You early decision people hear back in the next day or so right? Nervous? haha
 
Did others who interviewed last week get the survey email to rank preferences ? I thought they said it would be sent the next day?
 
I interviewed last week and got the email the next day. Give them a call
 
jmpatt29 said:
Did others who interviewed last week get the survey email to rank preferences ? I thought they said it would be sent the next day?
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I interviewed on Thurs and haven't received the campus survey email. Will call them later today.
 
So those of you with II, when are you interviewing?!
 
Rejected pre-secondary today... 3.7/514 OOS no ties to Virginia or east coast
 
Just turned in secondary today. So I was reading through the thread and it seems like everyone who receive a secondary get an interview, is this true? I hope so! No II so far for me and it would definitely perk up my mood.
 
Do they accept off the waitlist in any specific order? For example, if I interviewed in the first few dates and I am wait listed, is it okay to assume that they will definitely reach my name when going off the waitlist? Or do they rank in any specific way? Thank you!
 
DrFizition said:
Do they accept off the waitlist in any specific order? For example, if I interviewed in the first few dates and I am wait listed, is it okay to assume that they will definitely reach my name when going off the waitlist? Or do they rank in any specific way? Thank you!
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From SDN discussion to what I heard on my interview, it seems like they'll rank you and pull you off the waitlist based on rank order that has nothing to do with when you interviewed and everything to do with your actual interview, stats, essays, LOR, and fit.
 
piii said:
From SDN discussion to what I heard on my interview, it seems like they'll rank you and pull you off the waitlist based on rank order that has nothing to do with when you interviewed and everything to do with your actual interview, stats, essays, LOR, and fit.
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I think that is correct. For some reason I think I remember them saying they don't rank people, at least not initially, but I'm not sure how that works. I'm 96% sure it does not matter when you interviewed though. I'm guessing they reassess the wait list when the interviews are over and make some sort of rank list then.
 
DrFizition said:
Do they accept off the waitlist in any specific order? For example, if I interviewed in the first few dates and I am wait listed, is it okay to assume that they will definitely reach my name when going off the waitlist? Or do they rank in any specific way? Thank you!
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you are scored by the admissions committee. if above a certain score then its an automatic acceptance. if below, then waitlist. acceptance off the waitlist has to do with your rank based on the overall score you received by the adcom.
 
For those of you who have interviewed here already, how long does the interview day last and what does the itinerary look like?
 
DrFizition said:
Do they accept off the waitlist in any specific order? For example, if I interviewed in the first few dates and I am wait listed, is it okay to assume that they will definitely reach my name when going off the waitlist? Or do they rank in any specific way? Thank you!
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Which date did you interview? You were EDP?
 
que_bola said:
For those of you who have interviewed here already, how long does the interview day last and what does the itinerary look like?
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You spend most of the time in a conference room. First thing is check in and orientation from an admissions member. Normally one of the deans comes to talk but none were available the day I interviewed. Next is lunch with current students followed by a tour of the school and hospital. Around 1 you are taken back to the conference room where you wait to be called for your interview. I think we were told our approximate interview time either right before lunch or after the tour. There were interviews scheduled from 1 to 330 or 4 so its hard to say when you'll be done, but safe to say 5 at the latest, although it could be much sooner. I was done around 2.
 
Thanks to everyone who has posted about the interview so far! I am going on Monday for mine and you guys basically answered all of my questions. Although, I was wondering if anyone who got there early did any activities? I am doing the Med Stay, but he won't be home until 5 so I am looking for things to do. I know there are a lot of hiking trails, but my luck I will get lost or fall off a cliff so I'd like to stay away from that for the time being.
 
Med_2016 said:
Thanks to everyone who has posted about the interview so far! I am going on Monday for mine and you guys basically answered all of my questions. Although, I was wondering if anyone who got there early did any activities? I am doing the Med Stay, but he won't be home until 5 so I am looking for things to do. I know there are a lot of hiking trails, but my luck I will get lost or fall off a cliff so I'd like to stay away from that for the time being.
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If you go to Coopers Rock, there's a railing on the end of the rock so you don't fall off the cliff. The rock is also just a few hundred feet from the large parking area, so very slim chance of getting lost. Get a good look at your GPS when you get off the highway, because I lose my map shortly after that. It's beautiful here right now with all of the fall colors.

If you're avoiding hiking, there's a new WVU art museum that just opened up last month next to chik-fil-a. I haven't been yet, so I can't tell you whether it's any good. I'm sure it's not the Guggenheim, but it could be interesting.
 
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