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Congrats to those who were accepted today! Does anyone know when VCU typically sends out interview invites? I've been on "Your File Review is now complete. If you are granted an interview, you will receive a status update on your applicant portal. Please do not call the Admissions Office requesting special dates." for a couple of weeks and am getting antsy. Thanks!
 
sg2019 said:
Congrats to those who were accepted today! Does anyone know when VCU typically sends out interview invites? I've been on "Your File Review is now complete. If you are granted an interview, you will receive a status update on your applicant portal. Please do not call the Admissions Office requesting special dates." for a couple of weeks and am getting antsy. Thanks!
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Do you have the message below that saying they’re using CASPer? Cause I do but marked them on CASPer a long time ago
 
Interviewed on 8/27 and nothing today! It says the whole “your application is being placed on hold for possible future acceptance thing. I guess that means waitlist? I dunno
 
wiswal said:
Do you have the message below that saying they’re using CASPer? Cause I do but marked them on CASPer a long time ago
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Yes--I also marked them on CASPer a few months ago. I figured they mentioned CASPer as a PSA rather than an incomplete requirement
 
mmm2021 said:
Interviewed on 8/27 and nothing today! It says the whole “your application is being placed on hold for possible future acceptance thing. I guess that means waitlist? I dunno
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I think it’s neither an A nor a waitlist?
 
I am sure my question has been answered but this forum is too big.
does VCU send out pre II Rs?
If not, should we assume the “Your File Review is complete...” as a r?
 
Congrats to everyone else that got their acceptances today! I just wanted to make sure that filling out the matriculation form and paying the matriculation fee isn't binding.
 
squids82 said:
Do you have the message below that saying they’re using CASPer? Cause I do but marked them on CASPer a long time ago
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WAIT I JUST GOT THIS MESSAGE TOO BUT I NEVER WENT TO SUB COMMITTEE IS THIS A REJECTION 🙁
 
xjitfire said:
Where did you learn all this information? This would mean that the post-II acceptance rate is much lower than the purported 50%.
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In theory their acceptance rate hovers around 40%-ish I believe. Each offer date is about 25% of interviewed candidates, but some will make it off the waitlist, thus increasing the post-interview acceptance rate.

Also, as @Talldoctor96 said above, tabs usually come at the same time for everyone.
 
I was wondering, did you guys introduce yourself at the beginning of each MMI session? And if you did, was it after or during the 2 minutes of reading and taking notes?
 
pinkhighlighter said:
I was wondering, did you guys introduce yourself at the beginning of each MMI session? And if you did, was it after or during the 2 minutes of reading and taking notes?
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You read the prompt in the big room with all the other applicants and then get 7 minutes in the breakout room with your interviewer. Also, you don't get to take notes during the 2 minutes. When I entered the breakout room, I would smile, maybe a friendly wave, and waited to be greeted and then introduced myself. (I waited because they have to write down your name when you enter the room, so they are busy for the first handful of seconds and I didn't want to be rude by beginning if they weren't ready yet). It feels very natural and they encourage you to think of it as conversational. You will most likely get to say your name as all of my interviews included an exchange of names. Don't overthink it! I am sure you will do GREAT as long as you are yourself! 🙂
 
Neon-turtle98 said:
You read the prompt in the big room with all the other applicants and then get 7 minutes in the breakout room with your interviewer. Also, you don't get to take notes during the 2 minutes. When I entered the breakout room, I would smile, maybe a friendly wave, and waited to be greeted and then introduced myself. (I waited because they have to write down your name when you enter the room, so they are busy for the first handful of seconds and I didn't want to be rude by beginning if they weren't ready yet). It feels very natural and they encourage you to think of it as conversational. You will most likely get to say your name as all of my interviews included an exchange of names. Don't overthink it! I am sure you will do GREAT as long as you are yourself! 🙂
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Thank you so much! This was very helpful 🙂
 
Is anyone else having problems with submitting the enrollment fee? For some reason, it isn't processing my fee and I've tried with 2 different credit cards.
 
For those who have interviewed, approximately how long did you take to respond to the question and how many mins did you leave for follow-up questions?
 
aboodthedude said:
VCU hasn't sent out any interview invites for the past month pretty much, does anyone know if they send out in batches once a month or something?? Kinda worried, ngl.
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Sounds like they’ve scheduled out most of their cycle by now. But worry not, as people are accepted they will drop their interviews there will be more to come.
 
Talldoctor96 said:
Sounds like they’ve scheduled out most of their cycle by now. But worry not, as people are accepted they will drop their interviews there will be more to come.
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I'm not buying this. It's not November yet. Schools send out interviews until the first months of 2021. To say they've scheduled out "most of their cycle by now," I would need to see some evidence.
 
TheMCATWorther112 said:
I'm not buying this. It's not November yet. Schools send out interviews until the first months of 2021. To say they've scheduled out "most of their cycle by now," I would need to see some evidence.
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N=1 but my friend got an II last week and it was scheduled for end of October. Who knows what schools do
 
Sfts_88 said:
N=1 but my friend got an II last week and it was scheduled for end of October. Who knows what schools do
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When I received my interview, they gave me an option for September even though this forum said everything was booked until 2021. My best guess would be that they keep some interview slots unfilled purposefully to give them more flexibility with their interview invites.
 
I have a few questions for those who interviewed. I went through the feed so far and came up with the following:
  • Is there a different interviewer for every station?
  • Is the interview closed or open file? (I have read conflicting posts in this thread)
  • Are we able to view the timer that the interviewer is using/can we have a clock in the room/can we use the computer clock to time ourselves?
  • Can I ask clarification questions during the two minute prep time?
  • Can I have a clear no-label bottle of water beside me during the interview?
  • Are there scheduled bathroom/nutrition breaks?

I do apologize for the long post in advance
 
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TheMCATWorther112 said:
I'm not buying this. It's not November yet. Schools send out interviews until the first months of 2021. To say they've scheduled out "most of their cycle by now," I would need to see some evidence.
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Sfts_88 said:
N=1 but my friend got an II last week and it was scheduled for end of October. Who knows what schools do
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CK1212 said:
When I received my interview, they gave me an option for September even though this forum said everything was booked until 2021. My best guess would be that they keep some interview slots unfilled purposefully to give them more flexibility with their interview invites.
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both the October and September slots opening are exactly my point. Those were previously full— that’s why people were scheduling for February. As people withdraw their interviews these spots need to be full. Many many many more interviews will be given out. I was in no way saying they’re down for the cycle. But it sounds like for the most part they had at least initially filled out to February. As people withdraw, more interviews will go out. I’m sure there will even be interview invites extended a week or two before the last interview.
 
Talldoctor96 said:
both the October and September slots opening are exactly my point. Those were previously full— that’s why people were scheduling for February. As people withdraw their interviews these spots need to be full. Many many many more interviews will be given out. I was in no way saying they’re down for the cycle. But it sounds like for the most part they had at least initially filled out to February. As people withdraw, more interviews will go out. I’m sure there will even be interview invites extended a week or two before the last interview.
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I second this. My interview was originally scheduled for early November, but I received an email a couple of weeks ago that rescheduled it to early October. I assume someone withdrew and that spot opened up, so they asked to interview me earlier. So my original interview slot in November was likely extended to someone else!
 
iaalbakri said:
I have a few questions for those who interviewed. I went through the feed so far and came up with the following:
  • Is there a different interviewer for every station?
  • Is the interview closed or open file? (I have read conflicting posts in this thread)
  • Are we able to view the timer that the interviewer is using/can we have a clock in the room/can we use the computer clock to time ourselves?
  • Can I ask clarification questions during the two minute prep time?
  • Can I have a clear no-label bottle of water beside me during the interview?
  • Are there scheduled bathroom/nutrition breaks?

I do apologize for the long post in advance
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Yes
Closed
Use clock on your computer /watch. Notice when you go into a room and you’ll be able to keep track
No
Yes
Yes- one five minute break after the 4th question, approx 45-60 min in
 
I’m not sure how other interviews have been scheduled, but mine was just an email I received on October 1 that asked if I could interview on the 7th or 8th of October. I’m not sure if this is the norm, but if it is, I find it unlikely that they have their interviews scheduled out for this cycle.
 
Is anything moving here? I have not received a " review complete" status and I had everything completed since July lol
 
docdocdill22 said:
same...
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It is just how their reviewing system works. When your file comes in, it is put into many different priority piles and get passed around and prioritized. Your file has not been prioritized up to this point for it to reach its terminal step in the review process. All I means is that so far your file has not been prioritized.
 
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