2016-2017 Indiana University Application Thread

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For anyone that has already interviewed, how long did the info session last? I was told we will have a financial session in the morning at 8:45, then my interview, and then another info session at noon. Just trying to gauge when I might be done.
 
TheStallion16 said:
For anyone that has already interviewed, how long did the info session last? I was told we will have a financial session in the morning at 8:45, then my interview, and then another info session at noon. Just trying to gauge when I might be done.
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I remember mine being about 45 minutes to an hour
 
Anyone else interviewing in Indianapolis tomorrow? How are we feeling?
 
al22al22 said:
I am... and I'm so sick it hurts to be alive right now, but at least that means I don't have the energy to be nervous lol
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Well I hope that you feel better, and I look forward to seeing you there tomorrow! You'll kill it 🙂
 
'In Process' ---> 'Under Consideration'

changed earlier this evening. interviewed 9/14. good luck to all of us for IUSM!


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Invited to interview in august, interviewed 9/14 in Indy, application changed to "Under Consideration" about a week ago. Regular decision, OOS, post-grad, Lizzy M score 67.3
 
loosak5 said:
Invited to interview in august, interviewed 9/14 in Indy, application changed to "Under Consideration" about a week ago. Regular decision, OOS, post-grad, Lizzy M score 67.3
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Interviewed on 9/14 as well; been under consideration since 9/15.
 
I had my interview today as well. Other than having a nosebleed from 6:00 am to almost right before my interview, it was a very positive experience.

I chose to park in the Riley parking lot. It was really full when I arrived at around 11:30 am, so keep that in mind whenever you guys go. It was a very short walk to the Van Ruhys building though, maybe 2-3 minutes.

The info sesh was about 45 mins to an hour, but I think it will just depend on the students that make up the panel. I was the first one out of the door because I had my interview in less than 20 minutes. The discussion cleared up some of my questions about the new curriculum. Attendance is now mandatory, Phase 1 is pass/fail, etc.

The actual interview was very relaxed. I was supposed to have two interviewers, but one of them was sick and didn't come. A few other people told me that their second interviewer was also absent, so it must be kind of common. The format of the interview was open and I was mostly asked about my research, volunteering, and work experience.

The financial aid presentation was also very informative; there was no attendance taken, however I wouldn't miss it. One of the best things I learned from this discussion is that Bloomington is the campus most associated with global health stuff.

IU received my application on 07/19/2016.
II and secondary on 08/08/2016.
I learned of my actual interview day on 09/12/2016.

I'm instate and my LizzyM is 75.1
 
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For those of you who are missing a semester of general chemistry lab because your school only offers one semester, what are you doing?
 
I have a very different opinion after interviewing at Indianapolis on Wednesday.

First of all, it felt as though I was simply a number there as opposed to other interviews where we have been given nametags, folders and the faculty really seemed to care to speak with us and offer us any information. Instead, we were each given a few pieces of paper stapled together (with zero information about the school included) and a map and told we were responsible for finding everything ourselves. The only person on that entire campus who knows who I am now is the ONE interviewer I had, who also interviewed tons of other students that day. I never felt like this at other interviews.

Second, it seems like some people had very relaxed interviews while others (myself included) had a list of difficult and awkward scenarios and questions to be asked. It really depends on who your interviewer was, which I find to be extremely unfair especially considering that IU only gives you one chance, unlike many other schools with at least 2 separate interviews.

Lastly, I thought the information session was incredibly unhelpful. The students seemed really unhappy and basically said that if you don't get into the Indianapolis campus you're screwed for research and the outreach clinics that they all rave about.

I walked away wondering if this is how it feels to be a student there and if their size takes away from the student experience you hear about at other schools with more focus on each individual. I guess I expected a school this good to put forth more effort. I would think if you interviewed at a different location it might be a different experience though. I still think it's a great school and would attend over some others, but I was very disappointed with the interview day itself.
 
For those who have interviews @al22al22 . Where did you go to get your 3 x 5 photos printed. I'm in Michigan and the Walgreens here doesn't offer that size.
 
drwhite said:
For those who have interviews @al22al22 . Where did you go to get your 3 x 5 photos printed. I'm in Michigan and the Walgreens here doesn't offer that size.
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That was such a pain in the butt.. I printed it in 4x6 and then cut it down to 3x5
 
@al22al22
That was my first interview, so I didn't have anything to compare it to. I guess you're right about how impersonal it was.

As far as the actual interview, I also had about 3-4 scenario questions in addition to the personal questions. IMO, they weren't impossible to answer.
 
How long did it take to hear back about student host matches? Has anyone who is interviewing next week heard back yet?
 
pathtopath said:
How long did it take to hear back about student host matches? Has anyone who is interviewing next week heard back yet?
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Word. I still haven't heard anything back and would also like to know.
 
I have a question for people who've interviewed: Did you have an opportunity to discuss or learn about joint programs such as their MD/MPH?
 
kobeandshaq said:
I have a question for people who've interviewed: Did you have an opportunity to discuss or learn about joint programs such as their MD/MPH?
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I didn't. They were asking me questions throughout the whole interview and I was only able to ask them 1 question.
 
kobeandshaq said:
I have a question for people who've interviewed: Did you have an opportunity to discuss or learn about joint programs such as their MD/MPH?
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I was able to talk with my interviewer about his experience in academic medicine and why he chose to teach and mentor 3rd and 4th years. It was a cool conversation.

I didn't really think about talking about joint programs though, and it didn't naturally come up.
 
ramsey14 said:
@al22al22
That was my first interview, so I didn't have anything to compare it to. I guess you're right about how impersonal it was.

As far as the actual interview, I also had about 3-4 scenario questions in addition to the personal questions. IMO, they weren't impossible to answer.
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Yeah, that's just how I saw it at least. I'm glad you enjoyed yours! And I agree the scenarios weren't hard, just unexpected since I'd heard they don't ask weird things here so I was expecting to talk about myself and my activities. Instead I had little to no opportunity to do so, so hopefully this helps others prepare better in the future.
 
For those of you who interviewed at Indianapolis, how many other candidates were being interviewed as well?

And how long did IU mention that it would take before you would hear back about a final decision?
 
QuentinT88 said:
For those of you who interviewed at Indianapolis, how many other candidates were being interviewed as well?

And how long did IU mention that it would take before you would hear back about a final decision?
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They send out acceptances the 15th of every month, starting this month. I feel like there were around 50 or so interviewing at Indy with me that did the same final presentation, but there was also a second group I saw as we were heading back that was almost as large, so maybe between 80 - 100?
 
Hi all, so when you enter the application portal, fill out all the information and pay the $65 application fee, when and how are you supposed to select your interview date?


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flipflop52 said:
Hi all, so when you enter the application portal, fill out all the information and pay the $65 application fee, when and how are you supposed to select your interview date?


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You select your campus choice on the bottom of the portal and they will send you an email when they schedule you (you don't really have a choice in the matter from what I can tell when I got the email)
 
flipflop52 said:
Hi all, so when you enter the application portal, fill out all the information and pay the $65 application fee, when and how are you supposed to select your interview date?


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I received my II in early September, paid and selected my preferred interview location and haven't heard back regarding any further info. Starting to get a little paranoid they forgot about me, but its only been 4 weeks so I'll wait a little bit longer before I totally lose it.
 
al22al22 said:
I have a very different opinion after interviewing at Indianapolis on Wednesday.

First of all, it felt as though I was simply a number there as opposed to other interviews where we have been given nametags, folders and the faculty really seemed to care to speak with us and offer us any information. Instead, we were each given a few pieces of paper stapled together (with zero information about the school included) and a map and told we were responsible for finding everything ourselves. The only person on that entire campus who knows who I am now is the ONE interviewer I had, who also interviewed tons of other students that day. I never felt like this at other interviews.

Second, it seems like some people had very relaxed interviews while others (myself included) had a list of difficult and awkward scenarios and questions to be asked. It really depends on who your interviewer was, which I find to be extremely unfair especially considering that IU only gives you one chance, unlike many other schools with at least 2 separate interviews.

Lastly, I thought the information session was incredibly unhelpful. The students seemed really unhappy and basically said that if you don't get into the Indianapolis campus you're screwed for research and the outreach clinics that they all rave about.

I walked away wondering if this is how it feels to be a student there and if their size takes away from the student experience you hear about at other schools with more focus on each individual. I guess I expected a school this good to put forth more effort. I would think if you interviewed at a different location it might be a different experience though. I still think it's a great school and would attend over some others, but I was very disappointed with the interview day itself.
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completely agree with this. exactly how my experience was
 
Did anyone receive primary received email? I submitted primary in few months ago but I did not receive any confirmation.
 
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Yes you should have received an email saying that your application has been downloaded or received, something along those lines. It took me about 10-14 days to get the email as an OOS with mediocre stats, so I certainly wouldn't have been a high priority app by any means. Being that you sent it in that long ago, I would certainly inquire about it with their admissions office.
 
Just got my interview date for nov 9th at Indianapolis! I would love if you guys can share your experiences with the day and interview 🙂
 
ZoomX said:
Just got my interview date for nov 9th at Indianapolis! I would love if you guys can share your experiences with the day and interview 🙂
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when did you get the II email? I'm still waiting on a date ha
 
ZoomX said:
Just got my interview date for nov 9th at Indianapolis! I would love if you guys can share your experiences with the day and interview 🙂
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I interviewed here recently (OOS so i had to fly in the night before). The day basically consists of your interview (its supposed to 2 faculty per 1 interviewee but you may just end up with 1), a financial aid session (which was surprisingly objective and extremely informative I ended up learning a lot from it), and a student panel info session for ~ 45 mins. The interview is not too bad, just be prepared to answer some basic situational questions along with the regular why medicine, etc. The campus itself is beautiful and quite new/modern I loved it!

You will have like 1.5 hours of down time during the day and I personally spent it getting to know the other people there who were interviewing with me. Overall, pretty chill and low stress I wouldn't worry too much!
 
Hi guys, I interviewed at Gary yesterday and instead of telling you guys something that someone else has already said I will let you in on some info nobody's talked about yet. Not to scare you guys or anything, just trying to let you in on the reality of the situation; during the initial presentation about the school, the presenter, who happens to be on the adcom, said that they've already accepted 50 applicants. They plan on accepting around 500 or so.
 
dinomite00 said:
I interviewed here recently (OOS so i had to fly in the night before). The day basically consists of your interview (its supposed to 2 faculty per 1 interviewee but you may just end up with 1), a financial aid session (which was surprisingly objective and extremely informative I ended up learning a lot from it), and a student panel info session for ~ 45 mins. The interview is not too bad, just be prepared to answer some basic situational questions along with the regular why medicine, etc. The campus itself is beautiful and quite new/modern I loved it!

You will have like 1.5 hours of down time during the day and I personally spent it getting to know the other people there who were interviewing with me. Overall, pretty chill and low stress I wouldn't worry too much!
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What do you mean by situational questions? Like what would you do in X situation?
 
ZoomX said:
What do you mean by situational questions? Like what would you do in X situation?
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Yes, think of them like MMI type questions except with a single interviewer and you don't have time to "read and think for 2 mins" but they are quite basic and shouldn't be all too hard to answer
 
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