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[ajx5000]

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Thank you! I was complete 8/2, and I'm OOS.



The available interview dates were 1/29, 1/30, 2/5, and 2/6.



Haha I had been checking my phone for an II every morning but haven't gotten one since October, so I wasn't really expecting anything. This was a pleasant surprise.

Congrats. I got one this morning as well! This is my first of the cycle! The ice is starting to melt! So pumped!! (Complete with arrival of CASPer 12/6, IS)


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[hope12doctor]

Congrats. I got one this morning as well! This is my first of the cycle! The ice is starting to melt! So pumped!! (Complete with arrival of CASPer 12/6, IS)


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Congrats- would you mind sharing your stats? thanks

 

[hope12doctor]

Thank you! I was complete 8/2, and I'm OOS.



The available interview dates were 1/29, 1/30, 2/5, and 2/6.



Haha I had been checking my phone for an II every morning but haven't gotten one since October, so I wasn't really expecting anything. This was a pleasant surprise.

COngrats! Would you mind sharing your stats? thanks

 

[ajx5000]

Congrats- would you mind sharing your stats? thanks

Thanks! Non-trad, 500–>514, 3.97s, 3.76c


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[hope12doctor]

Thanks! Non-trad, 500–>514, 3.97s, 3.76c


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Thanks for reply! Good luck!!!

 

[calimass]

COngrats! Would you mind sharing your stats? thanks

Thank you! 519, 3.88, OOS, reapplicant.

 

[Mariokart101]

When does next round of acceptances go out?? interviewed Thanksgiving lolol

(Didnt event get waitlisted or anything yet lol)

 

[Sagebrush]

When does next round of acceptances go out?? interviewed Thanksgiving lolol

(Didnt event get waitlisted or anything yet lol)

They should (in theory) be releasing another round of decisions early February.

 

[Mariokart101]

They should (in theory) be releasing another round of decisions early February.

Ah i see. I guess i wont call till then lol

 

[965978]

It'd be nice to get an II here since I like Philly so much. I feel like it may be my CASPER score since VCU rejected me in less than a month and I haven't gotten any II's from CASPER schools 🙁

 

[Desperate_premed1]

It'd be nice to get an II here since I like Philly so much. I feel like it may be my CASPER score since VCU rejected me in less than a month and I haven't gotten any II's from CASPER schools 🙁

They only looked at CASPER post interview here!

 

[Desperate_premed1]

When does next round of acceptances go out?? interviewed Thanksgiving lolol

(Didnt event get waitlisted or anything yet lol)

Same lol

 

[CMo12]

They only looked at CASPER post interview here!

That is not a good sign for me. This was the only CASPER school I got an interview at..😢

 

[calimass]

That is not a good sign for me. This was the only CASPER school I got an interview at..😢

Wait...I was fairly certain I messed up CASPer until I got this interview this morning because I’ve gotten no other II’s from CASPer schools. But if they look at those scores after the interview, I’m starting to think they’ll regret inviting me to interview in the first place 🙁


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[LeGOATJames23]

That is not a good sign for me. This was the only CASPER school I got an interview at..😢

I believe at my interview the admissions representative that was doing the overview said if there was something wrong with your CASPER results you wouldn't have been selected to interview

 

[CMo12]

I believe at my interview the admissions representative that was doing the overview said if there was something wrong with your CASPER results you wouldn't have been selected to interview

I really hope that's true!!

 

[949898]

I believe at my interview the admissions representative that was doing the overview said if there was something wrong with your CASPER results you wouldn't have been selected to interview

Smh so they do look at CASPER before II.

 

[MomJeansandDadJorts]

I believe at my interview the admissions representative that was doing the overview said if there was something wrong with your CASPER results you wouldn't have been selected to interview

I hope thats the same as drexel cuz I got an II there but nada from the rest of the CASPer schools

 

[noorotik20]

I hope thats the same as drexel cuz I got an II there but nada from the rest of the CASPer schools

Why would a school with tons and tons of applicants only look at an applicant’s CA$Per after giving out an II? I’m very skeptical of that anecdote. It makes way more sense to use CA$Per to decide who to invest time in to interview. If adcoms are inevitably going to look at it, then why not look at it in an earlier stage in the process?

 

[MomJeansandDadJorts]

Why would a school with tons and tons of applicants only look at an applicant’s CA$Per after giving out an II? I’m very skeptical of that anecdote. It makes way more sense to use CA$Per to decide who to invest time in to interview. If adcoms are inevitably going to look at it, then why not look at it in an earlier stage in the process?

Well idk if the schools who recently implemented it will be using it in the decision making or just want to collect data for cycles down the road. To be like "our class had avg X GPA, Y MCAT and Z CASPer so lets take data for a clinical performance and see if CASPer is a good method to predict ones performance". Ive heard some schools wanted to use it for that reason but then others use it as a screening tool when they get 74937290745 applications.

 

[noorotik20]

Well idk if the schools who recently implemented it will be using it in the decision making or just want to collect data for cycles down the road. To be like "our class had avg X GPA, Y MCAT and Z CASPer so lets take data for a clinical performance and see if CASPer is a good method to predict ones performance". Ive heard some schools wanted to use it for that reason but then others use it as a screening tool when they get 74937290745 applications.

But in that case it seems like those adcoms wouldn’t even factor CA$Per into their current decisions because they don’t understand its utility. They may consider it though if the score was alarmingly low alongside a bad/socially awkward interview


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[Hemogoblin22]

Did they mention the post-II acceptance rate?


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[calimass]

Did they mention the post-II acceptance rate?

According to Temple's website, when selecting the Class of 2021, they interviewed 811 and accepted 437, for a post-II acceptance of 54% (in that year).

Source: Facts & Figures | Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

 

[axs07]

Hi everyone! I'm really excited to interview at Temple this week! I was wondering if someone could tell me a little about the closed-file interview? I've never had one before, should we expect MMI style questions? Or is it just a normal conversation?

 

[Master Thinker]

Hi everyone! I'm really excited to interview at Temple this week! I was wondering if someone could tell me a little about the closed-file interview? I've never had one before, should we expect MMI style questions? Or is it just a normal conversation?

One is open file, the other is blinded. They are both fairly standard, no MMI. The closed file one was more of a conversation for me.

 

[axs07]

One is open file, the other is blinded. They are both fairly standard, no MMI. The closed file one was more of a conversation for me.

Thank you!

 

[Medicine Mamba]

Forgot I applied here lol. I hope they still have IIs to give out...

 

[contigo123]

Anyone know when their interview cycle runs until?

 

[futuredocmayb]

According to Temple's website, when selecting the Class of 2021, they interviewed 811 and accepted 437, for a post-II acceptance of 54% (in that year).

Source: Facts & Figures | Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

I would say Temple’s post-bac students make up a reasonably large number of their accepted students due to the preferential treatment they receive from LKSOM during the process. So for a non post-bac, I bet acceptance rate post-II is much lower. Also, because of the new AAMC rules, more applicants are going to be waitlisted (and accepted off of the waitlist) than in previous years. LKSOM was the only school I interviewed at which made it a point to tell applicants this on interview day.

 

[ajx5000]

What’s the postbac enrollment?


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[noorotik20]

I would say Temple’s post-bac students make up a reasonably large number of their accepted students due to the preferential treatment they receive from LKSOM during the process. So for a non post-bac, I bet acceptance rate post-II is much lower. Also, because of the new AAMC rules, more applicants are going to be waitlisted (and accepted off of the waitlist) than in previous years. LKSOM was the only school I interviewed at which made it a point to tell applicants this on interview day.

Do you have evidence to support that LKSOM gives preferential treatment to it’s post-bac students? I’m hesitant to believe that.


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[rob1233]

Do you have evidence to support that LKSOM gives preferential treatment to it’s post-bac students? I’m hesitant to believe that.


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Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program Admissions | Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Not only do they give “preference” to their own postbaccs, but the program is a conditional acceptance to the medical school

 

[futuredocmayb]

Do you have evidence to support that LKSOM gives preferential treatment to it’s post-bac students? I’m hesitant to believe that.


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It was clearly stated on interview day lol

 

[calimass]

Do you have evidence to support that LKSOM gives preferential treatment to it’s post-bac students? I’m hesitant to believe that.

I'm fairly certain post-bac students at many (if not most) schools are given preferential treatment in the form of guaranteed interviews, conditional acceptances, etc.

 

[Master Thinker]

And Temple has a large post bacc program so RIP

 

[ajx5000]

And Temple has a large post bacc program so RIP

What is the enrollment?


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[Throwaway21234567]

Have been complete since July. Have heard silence since then. Is this bad?

 

[greatlakes101]

Have been complete since July. Have heard silence since then. Is this bad?

I’m in the same situation

 

[Freddywap]

I’m in the same situation

+1

 

[futuredocmayb]

Does anyone have any information regarding when the next round of admissions decisions will be released? Is early February still all the information we have?

 

[CMo12]

I am pretty sure it is going to be next week. Possibly on a Wednesday which is the day it was in December. Obviously I an neurotically waiting for that day

 

[futuredocmayb]

I am pretty sure it is going to be next week. Possibly on a Wednesday which is the day it was in Decembe. Obviously I an neurotically waiting for that day

Yeah, same lmao

 

[pepper37]

I interviewed on 1/15. Do we think I'll be in this next batch of admission decisions?

 

[futuredocmayb]

I interviewed on 1/15. Do we think I'll be in this next batch of admission decisions?

I would say there is a chance, but I highly doubt it. You could go back to the thread and look at the last release of decisions in December.

 

[SaltyBalti]

Just got an II lol. Complete July, avail dates were 2/6, some the week after, and some the week after that (2/22?)

 

[soontobedoc123]

Just got an II lol. Complete July, avail dates were 2/6, some the week after, and some the week after that (2/22?)

LM?

 

[SaltyBalti]

LM?

74

 

[futuredocmayb]

I hope everyone hears back good news this week!

 

[*justcheckedemail*]

Does anyone know if Temple will tell you where you sit on their waitlist? Curios if emailing the admissions office for some detail is worth it...

 

[axs07]

Does anyone know if Temple will tell you where you sit on their waitlist? Curios if emailing the admissions office for some detail is worth it...

During the interview they said that they do not.