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Lol. I definitely wasn't going to write it. I was looking to see if anyone had a suggestion for a better/more formal abbreviated version of the word because I had the full word written out like five times in the "regional campus" prompt but I solved the problem. Thank you all.
 
There have to be other areas where you can eliminate characters. It's not even that many
 
Silly question but does anyone know if the writing activity is written or typed? I would assume typed but just want to be sure. Also are we really expected to eat lunch during the breakout session? I would feel so self-conscious haha
 
talyn86 said:
Silly question but does anyone know if the writing activity is written or typed? I would assume typed but just want to be sure. Also are we really expected to eat lunch during the breakout session? I would feel so self-conscious haha
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Typed
 
do you think they will be doing a patient simulation activity this year? i've heard they've done that in previous years.
 
Just had my interview! Everyone was super nice and welcoming (except for my one interviewer who absolutely grilled me and didn't seem satisfied with any of my answers). One helpful bit of information I picked up was that they use CASPer to help determine who gets interviews, but it's not of great importance after that.
 
talyn86 said:
Just had my interview! Everyone was super nice and welcoming (except for my one interviewer who absolutely grilled me and didn't seem satisfied with any of my answers). One helpful bit of information I picked up was that they use CASPer to help determine who gets interviews, but it's not of great importance after that.
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That is really helpful to know. Not all schools use CASPer. Some are just collecting data to determine how they want to integrate it into their admissions process.
 
For the SAT/ACT question, did anyone just select the blank response even if they took it? Or should you indicate that you took it and then leave the extra drop down slots where you input your score blank?
 
What are the styles for the interview? Is the AdCom one completely open file and the faculty member one completely blinded?
 
So how do you tell what your status is based on the portal? Its kinda hard to understand, all I see is the submitted application and some directions, it does not say under review anywhere. Am I doing something wrong?
 
MDB12 said:
So how do you tell what your status is based on the portal? Its kinda hard to understand, all I see is the submitted application and some directions, it does not say under review anywhere. Am I doing something wrong?
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You can’t tell status (as in “under review”, “hold”, etc) from the portal.
 
is there a consensus sending a thank you email after an interview for temple?
 
Is there a deadline for VITA to be completed after receiving an II? (e.g. within 2 weeks)
 
Is the interview day filled continuously with activities or are there breaks in between? Can anyone who has had an interview give a run down of what happens?
 
Rising_Sagicorn said:
Is the interview day filled continuously with activities or are there breaks in between? Can anyone who has had an interview give a run down of what happens?
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Depends if you're morning or afternoon. But there is a writing activity, two interviews, and some info sessions. They try to keep things moving along which is really nice.
 
talyn86 said:
Where did you get this information? I completed it a day after my interview and know others who did the same.
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This is what it said in my LKSOM Interview Day e-mail from Maria Zimmerman.
 
14_karat said:
This is what it said in my LKSOM Interview Day e-mail from Maria Zimmerman.
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Huh, mine said that VITA was required but didn't give a deadline. Hopefully I wasn't too late! Decisions don't come out until December so at least they should have plenty of time to review my video.
 
PatchAdamsWannabe said:
Not sure if there is a consensus, n=1... but I sent my thank you notes to admissions and asked them to forward them to my interviewers. I also included an application update. They responded kindly and said that they did forward the message and my update was added to my file. I think that was probably okay because I couldn't find specifics on their website or last year's thread.
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did you email medadmissions@temple or the medinterview email?
 
talyn86 said:
Huh, mine said that VITA was required but didn't give a deadline. Hopefully I wasn't too late! Decisions don't come out until December so at least they should have plenty of time to review my video.
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i never saw a specified date to complete for the VITA as well.
 
talyn86 said:
Huh, mine said that VITA was required but didn't give a deadline. Hopefully I wasn't too late! Decisions don't come out until December so at least they should have plenty of time to review my video.
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I didn’t get a specific date. But it said this below.

“This year, the AAMC created the Video Interview Tool for Admissions (VITA). An email is sent from HireVue when an applicant is invited to interview. Applicants will complete the VITA once during the current interview cycle. If LKSOM was your first interview invitation, shortly after you were invited, you should have received an email from HireVue to complete the AAMC Video Interview Assessment Tool (VITA). If LKSOM was not your first interview invitation, and you already completed the AAMC VITA, you will not receive an email to complete another one. Please complete the VITA prior to your interview day.”
 
14_karat said:
I didn’t get a specific date. But it said this below.

“This year, the AAMC created the Video Interview Tool for Admissions (VITA). An email is sent from HireVue when an applicant is invited to interview. Applicants will complete the VITA once during the current interview cycle. If LKSOM was your first interview invitation, shortly after you were invited, you should have received an email from HireVue to complete the AAMC Video Interview Assessment Tool (VITA). If LKSOM was not your first interview invitation, and you already completed the AAMC VITA, you will not receive an email to complete another one. Please complete the VITA prior to your interview day.”
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they must have added that after. i did not have that line in my email.
 
HumanAfterAll said:
they must have added that after. i did not have that line in my email.
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PatchAdamsWannabe said:
I did not have that line either.
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I don’t think it’s going to be that big of a deal, especially if that line wasn’t in your e-mails. Even if it was in your e-mails, it still would have been easy to miss tbh. I only just caught it the other day.
 
For anyone who interviewed already can you explain what the writing activity entails? like is it a formal essay that you need to study or prepare or is it more of something you can wing it?
 
What’s the protocol for sending thank you’s to interviewers here? Is it discouraged?
 
wiswal said:
The admissions office forwarded mine
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Did you write your thank you note in the email itself or was it an attached PDF to the email? Not sure which would be better if admissions is forwarding it to the interviewer.
 
talyn86 said:
Just had my interview! Everyone was super nice and welcoming (except for my one interviewer who absolutely grilled me and didn't seem satisfied with any of my answers). One helpful bit of information I picked up was that they use CASPer to help determine who gets interviews, but it's not of great importance after that.
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Just found out I forgot to send my CASPer to Temple :/ I just sent it to them even though I took the test in July. How do they use CASPer to determine interviews? Can you explain more?
 
They didn't really mention any specifics. They just said they use CASPer in deciding who gets interviews. On the portal, if you click on "Submit Supplemental Items", you'll be able to see if your CASPer score was received or not. Sorry I can't be of much more help.
 
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