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[aac29]

adding to the pre-ii R. GL anyone still in the running

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[CowBoy98]

I think this has happened to several people before including myself. Someone from the admissions office reached out to me with available dates soon after. If you still can't schedule by tomorrow and haven't heard from them, you could try emailing the office.

Thanks, I emailed the admission office yesterday and they scheduled interview on 2/26 (only available date )

 

[natusperdere]

Anyone know how to actually schedule the interview? I can't for the life of me figure it out on their portal.

 

[natusperdere]

Thanks, I emailed the admission office yesterday and they scheduled interview on 2/26 (only available date )

+1 they were quick to respond and scheduled me for the same day as well

 

[rep_the_don]

For those who interviewed, what was the interview day like? Mine is coming up soon and I'm curious what the vibe was like.

 

[spottedcory]

For those who interviewed, what was the interview day like? Mine is coming up this week and I'm curious what the vibe was like.

For closed file, I cannot recommend the SDN interview feedback page enough for example questions. The interviewers here were very supportive and encouraging to talk to. For open file, all the students told me to know my application well, esp to explain research. Surprisingly, my application never came up and we just talked about Nashville. It was extremely conversational and relaxed (and was told it would've had this vibe even if I had been asked about my app)

 

[rep_the_don]

For closed file, I cannot recommend the SDN interview feedback page enough for example questions. The interviewers here were very supportive and encouraging to talk to. For open file, all the students told me to know my application well, esp to explain research. Surprisingly, my application never came up and we just talked about Nashville. It was extremely conversational and relaxed (and was told it would've had this vibe even if I had been asked about my app)

Thanks for sharing! Appreciate it!

 

[nashmd2024]

For those who interviewed, what was the interview day like? Mine is coming up this week and I'm curious what the vibe was like.

Interview day here was one of my favorites. Obviously do your best and don't blow it off, but it was really low stress and laid-back. 1 hour open file interview where you should be prepared to be asked about any part of your application, but also be ready for genuine conversation for you and your interviewer to get to know each other. 30 min closed file behavioral questions (~5 or so questions). Southern hospitality is real, and I'm excited for you to experience what we have to offer!

 

[natusperdere]

Interview day here was one of my favorites. Obviously do your best and don't blow it off, but it was really low stress and laid-back. 1 hour open file interview where you should be prepared to be asked about any part of your application, but also be ready for genuine conversation for you and your interviewer to get to know each other. 30 min closed file behavioral questions (~5 or so questions). Southern hospitality is real, and I'm excited for you to experience what we have to offer!

Thanks for the response, this is my dream and I'm super excited. It's pretty late in the cycle but I hope I have the chance for an A here!

 

[rep_the_don]

Interview day here was one of my favorites. Obviously do your best and don't blow it off, but it was really low stress and laid-back. 1 hour open file interview where you should be prepared to be asked about any part of your application, but also be ready for genuine conversation for you and your interviewer to get to know each other. 30 min closed file behavioral questions (~5 or so questions). Southern hospitality is real, and I'm excited for you to experience what we have to offer!

Thanks for the tips!

 

[victory_1]

I JUST GOT THE A CALL!!!! (They said they do the call before sending out the email which I'll get by Monday!)
edit: interview was 1/29

 

[Baloo123]

I got the A call as well!!!!!!!!! SO excited

 

[gomdoliborae]

I got the A call as well!!!!!!!!! SO excited

Congrats!! Is it ok if I ask when you received the call today and your interview date?

 

[eagledoc2025]

Got the A call today!! Interviewed last week of January

 

[Baloo123]

Congrats!! Is it ok if I ask when you received the call today and your interview date?

I interviewed late Jan and got the call a couple hours ago!

 

[alan138]

Congratulations to everyone who received acceptances today!! I interviewed on 11/2/2020. Do you think my hopes for attending VUSOM for medical school over? Did any non 2021 interviewees receive any acceptance today?

 

[gomdoliborae]

Did anyone who interviewed in early/mid January receive acceptance calls today?

 

[spottedcory]

Friendly reminder that in the last acceptance wave, some calls went out at like 9pm CST and others got theirs into the weekend

 

[tomato-pancake]

Interviewed in early/mid December and haven’t gotten the call yet

 

[Muffin Crust]

Got the A call for MSTP today!!!

 

[purple_jpg]

Just got the A call! Interviewed mid September! LM 70.5

 

[Coffee&EM]

Congrats everyone!! Was anyone informed of merit aid on their call?

 

[victory_1]

Congrats everyone!! Was anyone informed of merit aid on their call?

nope. think someone said back in the december acceptance round that if you arent told about merit aid on the call that means you didnt receive it :/ that being said, i didnt see any reports of people saying they received merit aid in the last round

 

[gomdoliborae]

Got the A call for MSTP today!!!

Congrats!! What was your interview date?

 

[Muffin Crust]

Congrats!! What was your interview date?

Thank you! I interviewed on 2/4

 

[Mr.Blackdoc.5]

Was interviewed 2/5 for regular md and they told us we were March wave

 

[purple_jpg]

Just got the A call! Interviewed mid September! LM 70.5

To add to my previous post, I sent one letter of interest and one update letter about a month apart in case anyone is curious about details like that

 

[gomdoliborae]

Seems like there weren't any acceptance calls today... I guess we should take that as the February wave is over? 😥

 

[unsuremedstudent1234]

Seems like there weren't any acceptance calls today... I guess we should take that as the February wave is over? 😥

 

[Orims]

Seems like there weren't any acceptance calls today... I guess we should take that as the February wave is over? 😥

Maybe they will continue on Monday?

 

[iraqiboi]

Maybe they will continue on Monday?

Dang, I really hope so, this kinda sucks ngl

 

[anythingmatcha]

for those of you who got in recently, have you already gotten an email/portal update? I'm in a different country right now and am unable to receive international calls, but I'm hoping there's still a possibility for me this wave 😅

 

[heyhihello99]

Congrats everyone!! Was anyone informed of merit aid on their call?

I got accepted back in December and got merit based aid on the acceptance phone call. They also told me the need based aid wouldn’t come until Spring after we’ve filled out the CSS profile and FAFSA.

 

[Baloo123]

for those of you who got in recently, have you already gotten an email/portal update? I'm in a different country right now and am unable to receive international calls, but I'm hoping there's still a possibility for me this wave 😅

Yeah, I got it this morning. Good luck

 

[gomdoliborae]

If your interview date seems like it should have been part of the February wave, but no call was received, does this mean you are about to be WL/R, or does this mean that decision is deferred until March?

 

[Orims]

If your interview date seems like it should have been part of the February wave, but no call was received, does this mean you are about to be WL/R, or does this mean that decision is deferred until March?

Probably deferred to March. Wonder if they accept roughly a third of the class on each date, or if March will be a big wave of As and WL/R.

 

[sr4b]

nope. think someone said back in the december acceptance round that if you arent told about merit aid on the call that means you didnt receive it :/ that being said, i didnt see any reports of people saying they received merit aid in the last round

just adding a +1 of an A with no mention of merit aid. Definitely eager to hear if anyone got it this time around/if this for sure means there's none for us

 

[Baloo123]

just adding a +1 of an A with no mention of merit aid. Definitely eager to hear if anyone got it this time around/if this for sure means there's none for us

I was notified of merit aid on my call!

 

[eagledoc2025]

I was also notified of merit aid on my call this past friday

 

[sr4b]

Wow congrats you guys! ngl pretty bummed out because I loved Vandy but am realizing it is veryyy pricey haha. Does anyone have any idea if they ever play ball with matching merit etc? I have no idea how to even go about that but am realizing it may be the only way I could attend

 

[MD34289403]

They really don't match merit at all. They offer more scholarships than they have, so you need to hope that at least a few people don't take theirs. And the school doesn't really know if people are taking them until after April 30 so they can't offer them out as they are given up because people often do not give much notice before April 30 about not attending. Best you can do is let them know that it's a dealbreaker and try calling April 30 hoping they have one for you (but it's extremely unlikely).

 

[sr4b]

They really don't match merit at all. They offer more scholarships than they have, so you need to hope that at least a few people don't take theirs. And the school doesn't really know if people are taking them until after April 30 so they can't offer them out as they are given up because people often do not give much notice before April 30 about not attending. Best you can do is let them know that it's a dealbreaker and try calling April 30 hoping they have one for you (but it's extremely unlikely).

Thanks for explaining! I think it’s best if I just let my love go then unfortunately haha

 

[chembio45654222]

Hey everyone! So I interviewed with Vanderbilt way back in October but did not hear in the first two acceptance waves. I sent a letter of interest as well. Do you all know if the later waves were historically used for applicants who interviewed later? Or did people who interviewed in the beginning of the year get accepted after being passed up multiple times? Like I see people are interviewing this month. Would the March wave likely be intended primarily for them? Vanderbilt is definitely a school I'm excited about, so I'm looking forward to hearing back something soon

 

[purple_jpg]

Hey everyone! So I interviewed with Vanderbilt way back in October but did not hear in the first two acceptance waves. I sent a letter of interest as well. Do you all know if the later waves were historically used for applicants who interviewed later? Or did people who interviewed in the beginning of the year get accepted after being passed up multiple times? Like I see people are interviewing this month. Would the March wave likely be intended primarily for them? Vanderbilt is definitely a school I'm excited about, so I'm looking forward to hearing back something soon

I think if you haven’t heard back you’re still in the running! Vandy has usually done only 2 waves in the past so this is a new format, but I know I interviewed in mid September, didn’t hear back in December, but heard back in Feb so they definitely are still looking at people from previous months! It ain’t over til it’s over

 

[nashmd2024]

Hey everyone! So I interviewed with Vanderbilt way back in October but did not hear in the first two acceptance waves. I sent a letter of interest as well. Do you all know if the later waves were historically used for applicants who interviewed later? Or did people who interviewed in the beginning of the year get accepted after being passed up multiple times? Like I see people are interviewing this month. Would the March wave likely be intended primarily for them? Vanderbilt is definitely a school I'm excited about, so I'm looking forward to hearing back something soon

You are very much still in the running. Hang in there!

 

[medappquery]

Has anyone who interviewed in early to mid January heard back yet? During my interview day, they had said that we are borderline for the Feb wave but it seems like folks who interviewed at the end of Jan have already heard back.

 

[lopsidedegg]

Has anyone who interviewed in early to mid January heard back yet? During my interview day, they had said that we are borderline for the Feb wave but it seems like folks who interviewed at the end of Jan have already heard back.

Interviewed in late November and haven’t heard a thing lol I think we’re all deferred to the March wave

 

[gomdoliborae]

Has anyone who interviewed in early to mid January heard back yet? During my interview day, they had said that we are borderline for the Feb wave but it seems like folks who interviewed at the end of Jan have already heard back.

also interviewed in mid-January and haven't heard back yet

 

[srstudent]

Did you guys send 2 letters of interest - one when you interviewed and one closer to decisions? Or do you guys think 1 letter of interest is enough? Would a 2nd letter even make it to them on time at this point? Hoping someone is kind/altruistic enough to answer. I have not been on SDN for months

 

[victory_1]

Did you guys send 2 letters of interest - one when you interviewed and one closer to decisions? Or do you guys think 1 letter of interest is enough? Would a 2nd letter even make it to them on time at this point? Hoping someone is kind/altruistic enough to answer. I have not been on SDN for months

i did not send any update post-interview and was accepted in the feb wave. i think that it definitely wont hurt your chances if you send an update, but it will only help you if it's a meaningful one. if there haven't been substantial changes/progress since your first one, sending an update just for the sake of doing it probably wouldnt be worth your time (or theirs)!