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When was the last wave of interview invites sent out and what were the complete dates around ?
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Just spoke to the coolest doctor on earth. Good luck everyone
lopsidedegg
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I got an email the day before my interview with their name and specialty/area of expertise! It’s all super chill and conversational 🙂
I have my interview tomorrow, but have not received an email like that! I received my Zoom link, but that was it. Now I am nervous lol
depaysement
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How long are the interviews here typically?
Just received II this morning. Complete 8/7.
lopsidedegg
Full Member
Just looked back at my emails and the Zoom link was in a separate email from the interviewer profile information. The interviewer info should come along with your writing assignment!
lopsidedegg
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My interviewer said about 30-40 minutes at the start of the interview, and we did end up taking around 40 minutes!
Varies a lot I think. My faculty interview was 70 minutes.
lessiknowthebetter
Full Member
does this school allow continued interest letters / updates before receiving an interview? in their application complete email they explicitly say "Please do not submit any additional materials unless you receive a request to do so."
depaysement
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You say faculty interview, were there multiple?
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depaysement
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Thanks!!!
AupaAtleti
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Hi, I was just wondering if the email they sent to you said that we are supposed to complete the peer conversation within 5 days following the faculty interview as well? If so, isn't 2 weeks a bit too long. Thanks!
Mine came in like 8 days I think, either way I suggest emailing the office just to ensure your position. Best of luck!
AupaAtleti
New Member
Hey, I just submitted it in the secondary application portal. The same place you submit the writing assignment.
I saw that downstate specifically says to get your AAMC VITA in two weeks after receiving the initial email. received the initial email last Sunday, and the VITA invite this past Thursday. But I also got my wisdom teeth extracted thursday, so have been in no shape to do a virtual interview. Do you guys think it would be fine if I do it next saturday? Or do you think thats cutting it to close?
applicant20
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just make sure you're within the 2 week deadline from the day you received the interview invite
And probably a dumb question. Is it two weeks from the initial invite? Or two weeks from the AAMC Vita invite? (there was like a 5 day between the two)
applicant20
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I remember reading somewhere either in their email interview invite or in a PDF attachment they sent that it's 2 weeks from the day you were invited to interview, so I would go based on the day of the initial invite from SUNY downstate (not the day of vita invite)
yes, it is a closed file interview. My interviewer gave me the freedom to take it in generally any direction I wanted and it was very casual
Congrats peeps! When were you complete?
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I was complete 9/17!
Thank you! Complete 8/13
mdapplicant1029
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II this morning! Only Janurary dates available.
IS, ORM, LM 71.4, Complete 9/16
IS, ORM, LM 71.4, Complete 9/16
Very conversational, although I would say the questions asked were much more open-ended than in the faculty interview.
Just a follow up on this, Is everyone going to/expected to wear full suit for the session? Or will this be more of a casual session where most of us will have our cameras turned off..
applicant20
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Someone above said that most people had their cameras on. But I'm also wondering what we are supposed to wear so it would be great if someone could elaborate on this
Hi! I'm a Downstate student who is involved with the virtual chat and last session, we had a lot of students in suits but the dean said they didn't need to dress up. Wear whatever is comfortable (just make sure it's appropriate lol). It's just a chance to ask students questions and get a feel for Downstate.
Cameras on but you don't have to wear a suit.
Hi! Will It hurt us if we can't attend?
No, it shouldn't! If you are interested in hearing from students, maybe you can ask if you can attend the next info session? They're being held on the first Friday of every month. It should be fine either way tho! (The info sessions were designed to allow applicants to meet and speak to current students and have their questions answered).
Yes, it was in the email asking you to RSVP
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Did anyone else think the prompts for AAMC vita made it very hard to tell your narrative and talk about your own unique experiences? I didn't even get a "tell me about your path to medicine" type of question. It had big time casper vibes IMO, was not a big fan of it hahaha.
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Anyone know how this school feels about update letters post II? I picked up a new job and wanted to write about that
lmaoooo so I initially received an email from Downstate back in Aug saying my MCAT was too old and looks like they changed their mind about that. I just got a secondary invite today... is there any point to completing it at this point in the cycle and paying the fee?
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They’re modified rolling admission so I would def do the secondary.
sup_cyclohexane
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wait what's modified rolling admission? (sorry if dumb q, thanks in advance!)
