2019-2020 Temple

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do you need your ID at any point during the interview day? I just realized I left mine at home and am freaking out.
 
springflower4567 said:
you did need an ID to sign in that day, but they are very nice so I’m sure if you just tell them you forgot it and have the email or any other kind of verification you’ll be fine! good luck 🙂
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agreed, you’ll totally be fine! Also, on a lighter note, that freak out will probably be your most stressful moment of the interview since this one is very relaxed. Good luck!!
 
Does anyone know if there is a place to keep luggage during the interview?
 
MilkshakeDuck said:
TFW you groggily check your phone at 6am and see a sweet 2am II sitting on the home screen!! Scheduled for mid January.

complete 10/8
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Congrats! Stats? I was complete late Sep so I'm thinking no news isn't good news.
 
StewartOConnor said:
Just had my Interview here and LOVED this school. I knew i was excited for the interview but it really exceeded my expectations 🙂



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Any tips? and also how was the overall feel of the interview?
 
oddh24 said:
Any tips? and also how was the overall feel of the interview?
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Be yourself! They want to know your passions and what motivates you to be a physician. Know why you like the school and the parts of your application 🙂
Good luck!


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Is the writing portion hand written or typed
 
oddh24 said:
Any tips?? or details???
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Definitely one of the more stress-free interview days I've attended. Each interview was ~30min. One open-file, one closed-file. They make a point of trying to make you feel relaxed. Mostly standard questions in the interview - nothing really caught me off guard. Only about 10 people in my interview group. We all got a tour of the building (which was really nice by the way) and ate lunch with M2s.

I've seen people complain about the area, and yeah, it's in north Philly which is not the nicest area of the city. But A) the area immediately surrounding the school is completely safe and has plenty of police presence and B) the ability to work with the underserved populations immediately surrounding the school is a big asset IMO. They said most students live in center city/south Philly and commute anyway.

Edit: I also just remembered to mention that you might have to go outside to a different building for your interview so make sure you're dressed appropriately for that!
 
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doodle4210 said:
Definitely one of the more stress-free interview days I've attended. Each interview was ~30min. One open-file, one closed-file. They make a point of trying to make you feel relaxed. Mostly standard questions in the interview - nothing really caught me off guard. Only about 10 people in my interview group. We all got a tour of the building (which was really nice by the way) and ate lunch with M2s.

I've seen people complain about the area, and yeah, it's in north Philly which is not the nicest area of the city. But A) the area immediately surrounding the school is completely safe and has plenty of police presence and B) the ability to work with the underserved populations immediately surrounding the school is a big asset IMO. They said most students live in center city/south Philly and commute anyway.

Edit: I also just remembered to mention that you might have to go outside to a different building for your interview so make sure you're dressed appropriately for that!
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Thanks so much! Im a bit nervy for it hahahaha
 
does anyone know when the 2020 temple second look weekend is? trying to plan some spring-time travel.
 
doodle4210 said:
Definitely one of the more stress-free interview days I've attended. Each interview was ~30min. One open-file, one closed-file. They make a point of trying to make you feel relaxed. Mostly standard questions in the interview - nothing really caught me off guard. Only about 10 people in my interview group. We all got a tour of the building (which was really nice by the way) and ate lunch with M2s.

I've seen people complain about the area, and yeah, it's in north Philly which is not the nicest area of the city. But A) the area immediately surrounding the school is completely safe and has plenty of police presence and B) the ability to work with the underserved populations immediately surrounding the school is a big asset IMO. They said most students live in center city/south Philly and commute anyway.

Edit: I also just remembered to mention that you might have to go outside to a different building for your interview so make sure you're dressed appropriately for that!
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Thanks for the info! We’re the interviews back to back, or did you have a break between them?
 
skrrss said:
Thanks for the info! We’re the interviews back to back, or did you have a break between them?
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Mine were back to back but I think others had them separated (one in the morning and one in the afternoon). Everyone’s schedule was slightly different but we all did the tour and lunch at the same time.
 
People on the waitlist who sent in an update letter, did you email or upload it?
 
cyanotoxin said:
I'm assuming they meant hard pre-II rejections throughout the interview cycle, rather than silent rejections.
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By silent rejection, you mean not let applicant know? I thought all medical schools have to let applicants know if they are rejected at some point or another.
 
malmed1025 said:
Nope they don't have to, and some never do
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That is just wrong. Every time I have asked an admissions officer if students get notified if they are rejected, they are like of course! As if it was a ridiculous question. So I just stopped asking.
 
reevecj said:
That is just wrong. Every time I have asked an admissions officer if students get notified if they are rejected, they are like of course! As if it was a ridiculous question. So I just stopped asking.
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Unfortunately, plenty of previous applicants will say they were never notified of being rejected from some of their schools, despite what adcoms will say when asked directly.

Anyway, when someone is asking about pre-II rejections, I think the point they're wondering about is whether rejections are sent throughout the cycle and could come at any moment, or if the rejections are all sent at the very end of the cycle.
 
Does anyone know if they will continue to release more dates for interviews? Just got my II this morning but my only options are for next week and I'm not in the area so I would need time to coordinate travel plans.
 
starbucksmedvanillaice said:
Does anyone know if they will continue to release more dates for interviews? Just got my II this morning but my only options are for next week and I'm not in the area so I would need time to coordinate travel plans.
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Congrats on your II!! I had the same issue so I ended up emailing admissions and they were super nice about it. They just asked me to let them know which day would work best for me and scheduled me for the date I chose (Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday only though).
 
burntchorizo said:
Congrats on your II!! I had the same issue so I ended up emailing admissions and they were super nice about it. They just asked me to let them know which day would work best for me and scheduled me for the date I chose (Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday only though).
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Thanks so much for this, I emailed them and they opened up more later dates!
 
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