Thank you so much for that info!! Did he happen to mention anything regarding the ability to match? (I realize he has not gotten to that point quite yet, but wondering if maybe he has heard from others?)
yup
So there was something on there for a couple of days, and I got on and did all my background check stuff and paid 140 bucks, but it seems like that info has gone away, so I hope I didn't waste that money
An email will go out most likely today.
I agree about the utah campus. but the CO campus was awesome, I loved it. Would choose over a couple MD schools.
I had a super weird interview at utah as well. Old guy, white mustache. After why medicine/why DO he spent the entire interview asking me about US foreign policy. really specific stuff, including budget questions. But like I said earlier, the CO campus was amazing, the people were awesome, etc. I would leave your file in the mix there, you can always decide not to go later.
Isn't it interesting how much the interviewer can sway us in our opinion on the school? I literally had the exact opposite experience at Utah but the exact same experience for WesternU, and it Western they ask me that question as well, but I didn't get asked that at either Utah or Colorado. I went into that interview honestly expecting it to be my number one choice and by the time I left it was not, doing very large part to the interviewers. And then after leaving Utah campus it was my first choice with Colorado just barely behind it. Definitely why we apply to a bunch of schools, one school may be perfect for someone else and horrible fit for someone. Good luck and wherever you choose to go! Thanks for the review
Email sent today. We have until our first deposit to register
Yes actually and they spoke on it at the interview as well. They have great match rates. You can find it on their website as well I believe. IFFC they had 100% the past few years. Definitely last year at least
Just to chime in on the conversation, I had an awesome interview at the UT campus and was never asked if I'd applied/been accepted anywhere else.... I'm kind of surprised that would come up. But ya, I left feeling super warm and excited about the program. I too would choose it over many MD programs.
You're absolutely right, the thing is many of us interview at so many schools that we put a lot of emphasis on vibe, which is hard to quantify, yet really is important. Within 12 hours of every interview I make a pro and con list, which will include anything that I think is important at the time. And then I evaluated one week later, and when I do that I realize that a lot of the things I thought were important at the time really weren't want some distance got in there. At that one week mark I give the school a rating on a one-to-ten scale. I think that it has helped me take out the emotional impact of some things like that. Because we might have a tendency to focus on some of the negative things that really aren't as important as the abundant positive things. I just think sometimes how lucky I am to even have these options!!
So to be clear, we just have to register by those dates, not have everything done?
RVUCOM has had a 100% placement rate every year of its existence.
Perfect! Thank you so much!!
Not sure. I emailed and have not had a response yet. Would also like to know
Let me know if you hear anything!
The link is under announcements. I checked and see it there.
I see the link to register for the studentcheck website there, but not the pdf attachment of the requirements. I'll email them next week if I can't find it!
Once you sign up for student check and pay for it, you’ll get an email with the physical and vaccine information
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I'm having the same problem. Guessing it's for everyone.
The interview is pretty laid back. Like you said, it's 2-on-1 and it's pretty conversational. I really liked my two interviewers and felt super comfortable talking with them, so I'm not sure if that impacted my experience, but they asked the standard questions like "why RVU" and "why do you want to be a doctor". My interviewers didn't ask me "why osteopathic medicine", although other people who interviewed with me said they were asked that, so I would definitely have an answer prepped for those 3 questions. Other than that, I got some other standard interview questions (like what I think my biggest weakness is) and like one or two ethics questions. I wouldn't stress too much over this interview-- just be yourself! On my interview day, they told us that they had accepted ~90% of the people who had interviewed so far. They really only invite you to interview if they want you as a student, and they make that clear to you when you're there.
It is the login you use to access your myVista portal.
That is what I used and it took about a week and a half but it now shows on my portal that I have completed my background check.
Interview today was awesome. George + brownies rocked. My interview was extremely conversational and not stress inducing at all. Two of the guys in my group said they got a little grilled but didn’t elaborate. Everyone was super nice! I guess I’m within the first set of interviews and they meet on the 17th to decide and call the week of thanksgiving. Hopefully I get something extra to be thankful for
Good Luck!!! Rooting for you!!Interview today was awesome. George + brownies rocked. My interview was extremely conversational and not stress inducing at all. Two of the guys in my group said they got a little grilled but didn’t elaborate. Everyone was super nice! I guess I’m within the first set of interviews and they meet on the 17th to decide and call the week of thanksgiving. Hopefully I get something extra to be thankful for
Yay!!!! So happy things went well in the end. Fingers crossed for youInterview today was awesome. George + brownies rocked. My interview was extremely conversational and not stress inducing at all. Two of the guys in my group said they got a little grilled but didn’t elaborate. Everyone was super nice! I guess I’m within the first set of interviews and they meet on the 17th to decide and call the week of thanksgiving. Hopefully I get something extra to be thankful for
Thank you
