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pablito_aimar said:
Plus it was nice that it started late at 11am!
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Ya dude...much unlike my UCLA interview that starts at 8:30... Oh well,,I hope the time differential between LA and the east coast will help me there (since 0830 at LA would be equivalent to 1130 in the east)
 
I’m interviewing here soon. To anyone who already interviewed, were the interviews casual/conversational or did they grill you or ask challenging questions to trip you up?
 
mrwup said:
I also read somewhere that your interviewers get to choose who they want to interview, so they actually might have things in common or interests in parts of your app. Also, I heard that they ALWAYS ask a question about a time you worked well/didnt work well as a team.
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Can confirm, they asked about a teamwork scenario/what happened.
 
sourpatch fetish said:
Glad the interview went great! Did you stay with a host? I am planning to fly there the day before and leave the morning after, but the pamphlet they sent in the invitation says only one night's stay is permitted. I'm kinda broke after sending in secondaries (aren't we all....) and am trying to save some dough by avoiding hotels.
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Ask your host! I've hosted the past 3 years and I've always let people stay as long as they need. We only get reimbursed a small amount for one night, but my host back in ye olden days let me stay for more than one night and I've always wanted to pay that forward (this process is too damn expensive and flights are hard to line up).
 
With all my other secondaries I've had to crunch to get my response within the character limit. But with these, I find myself writing, like, two sentences, and feeling like that's all I have to say!

Too many essays in one day?

Hours later, I'm done! (I wrote more than 2 sentences for each and every prompt 😉 4 secondaries done, 4 to go!
 
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kmbgirl97 said:
Just had my interview today! Everyone was really friendly and the interview itself was super comfortable and conversational!
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I also interviewed today and agree that everyone there was super friendly. Definitely my favorite school so far. My interviewer was asking me like a ton of questions, so it didn't feel that casual but still not terrible.
 
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mrwup said:
Interviewed here last week. Was a very relaxed day. My interviews were conversational and there were not any crazy or unexpected questions. The "dreaded" fishbowl was actually one of the better parts of the day. I think we had a great group of interviewees and student interviewers so it was fun and not uncomfortable or awkward at all.
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I also interviewed here but felt like my faculty interviewer sorta grilled me and asked a couple questions that caught me off guard, and I didn't give the best answer possible. Like not as conversational as my other interviews i've had so far. Did i do something wrong? Could it just have been my interviewer?

Also ya the fishbowl was very chill. It's just everyone sitting together and chatting. Like i don't even think you have to feel obliged to talk the entire time. Just don't say anything that can be interpreted as offensive or problematic.
 
I submitted on 7/24 and still have not received a complete email. Anyone else in the same boat or should I reach out to admissions?
 
@Mr_Kurtz It might be helpful to contact them, since I submitted a few days before you (7/21) and got the complete email a month ago on 8/7
 
Mr_Kurtz said:
+1
Let us know if you do reach out!
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HouseM.D. said:
@Mr_Kurtz It might be helpful to contact them, since I submitted a few days before you (7/21) and got the complete email a month ago on 8/7
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Just looked at their admissions FAQs and they say it can take 4-6 weeks to complete. We havent quite hit the 6 week mark so I'm going to wait a few more days and then will reach out and let you know @Mr_Kurtz
 
Hi y'all! Has anyone here successfully sent an update to Hopkins? Was it via email? Thanks!
 
jecki46 said:
Hi y'all! Has anyone here successfully sent an update to Hopkins? Was it via email? Thanks!
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I’m pretty sure they accept them after you interview! So not sure if you’ve been invited/ interviewed, but i think after that they are very receptive. Before, however, it doesn’t sound like they accept them unfortunately.
 
mdprospect2024 said:
How helpful/ necessary is the meet and greet here the night prior to the interview? I'm trying to set up a flight schedule and I'm having a hard time getting there the night prior
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Not necessary but super helpful. If it won't hurt you $ wise do it, but don't fret if not. It helped me with "why Hopkins" etc come interview day. But the info is nothing you can't find elsewhere or from talking to students ultimately
 
Current student here: I heard a story about a student who came to the interview and said "John Hopkins" instead of "Johns" about 5 times. It's not a big deal but still doesn't look good. Decided to come here just to give ya'll a head's up... if you interview at a school, be sure you say their name correctly!

Have a good day and hope your interviews are going well 🙂
 
wanderyonder said:
Current student here: I heard a story about a student who came to the interview and said "John Hopkins" instead of "Johns" about 5 times. It's not a big deal but still doesn't look good. Decided to come here just to give ya'll a head's up... if you interview at a school, be sure you say their name correctly!

Have a good day and hope your interviews are going well 🙂
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Why didn’t someone politely correct this person the first time it happened?
 
Any current students know anything about the Primary Care Leadership Track? Its mentioned like super briefly online but not much else.
 
spuding102 said:
Any current students know anything about the Primary Care Leadership Track? Its mentioned like super briefly online but not much else.
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PCLT is designed for students who are interested in primary care (Family Medicine, some Internal Medicine, some Pediatrics). It's existence helps students find mentors and resources, since you get less primary care exposure during 3rd year. For instance, we have no family medicine department (and thus no required family medicine rotation), which is unique and unlike most medical schools. PCLT allows you to get a rotation experience.
 
I see people mentioning here that there is a prereq section on the secondary. However, I submitted my secondary and uploaded my photo on 09/05 but never encountered any prereq section. Could someone please tell me which section are you talking about? Thank you!
 
MDMar10 said:
I see people mentioning here that there is a prereq section on the secondary. However, I submitted my secondary and uploaded my photo on 09/05 but never encountered any prereq section. Could someone please tell me which section are you talking about? Thank you!
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Did you find something like this?
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