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There was a slight delay for mine so I'd hold tight for a bit! Remember, it's not your fault if they don't call so they'll be accommodating
lanadelgay124
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II earlier today! IS, LM 77. Phone interview complete 9/9.
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I'm OOS, 3.84, 513, experiences review on 8/7, phone II on 8/26, phone interview completed 9/3.
Yep, the phone interview had some straight forward questions and a few weird ones. Hopefully I did well enough to get the live II!
Good luck! You got this
Best wishes to you! You're going to rock it.
future_dr_j
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Experiences review started 8/26
Under consideration for phone II 9/21
Definitely thought it was a silent R but super excited to be moving along with the process. WMed is one of my top choices
Under consideration for phone II 9/21
Definitely thought it was a silent R but super excited to be moving along with the process. WMed is one of my top choices
Yay congrats!! Do you mind sharing when the review was complete?
future_dr_j
Full Member
Experiences review complete / under consideration for phone interview was the same email today🙂
Anon_medgirl
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Congrats! When did you submit?
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future_dr_j
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Secondary received 7/20
Application submitted 8/3 and assessment completed 8/3
Complete email 8/4
Probably not a soft R. It is still pretty early in the cycle so I would wait a little longer.
I'd say that if you haven't been rejected, then you are still under consideration. It's still early in the cycle.
Some people get flat rejections after the experiences review, so it isn't bad news. However, it's unclear whether it's good news, since a lot of people are under consideration for phone II but don't get one. I believe 17% of applicants get phone interviews -- that's the number I've seen thrown around. So it's the first major bottleneck. Don't lose hope. Folks in previous years have gotten campus interviews in winter after completing phone interviews in early fall.
Thank you for the clarification. Hoping for the best
Hopeful_MD_Cat_Mom
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Me sitting here waiting to hear ANYTHING after my phone interview on 9/4
Its alright news for you right now. At least it's not a flat out rejection. The next step for you would be the phone II which only 800 applicants receive so, yes, a bit of bottleneck and if you receive it, that's definitely good news.
That makes sense, thank you. Each school has a unique process. It gets hard keeping up with them all.
And WMed is probably one of the most unique with the hoops you have to jump through! This year, the personal assessment (with secondary), phone interview, VITA, and campus interview. It's a lot.
Same, phone interview 9/2
Does anyone know the style of their campus interviews? I saw that VITA replaces their "structured" interview, which I assume was MMI lite. So are we just doing one interview with faculty on interview day? Open- or closed-file? They updated their website with COVID information, so I don't know what they usually do for interview days.
I emailed admissions and they said that it's a 30 minute one-on-on interview with member of the WMed community. Not sure if it's open or closed file. The VITA will replace the structured interview component.
Thank you for doing the legwork! There isn't much in the SDN interview feedback.
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Last year the one on one interview was open file. And the structured interview that VITA is replacing was kind of an MMI where you were with two different interviewers each for about 10 minutes where they went through 2-3 questions each.
Finished the phone interview last night - anyone know how long it typically takes to hear back?
orthopod19
New Member
Had mine today. Interviewer said start checking your email after a week for possible next step 🙂
Their screen is a 497/3.0. If your numbers are above, send them an email.
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lanadelgay124
Full Member
Additional info packet received just now!
Just received an email that they are reviewing my experiences. Does everyone get this? Should I be excited that I'm moving forward or does everyone who applies get this?
Experiences review is the next step in the process after your secondary is complete. You should still be excited that you're moving forward. In my book, anything that isn't an (R) is worth being excited over!
Anon_medgirl
Full Member
That is great news! When was your secondary completed?
I received the secondary 7/30, submitted 8/13
MollyWeasley
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II today! phone interview was sept 5
+1!!! Elated!!
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Anon_medgirl
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Congrats! When was your secondary marked complete?
Anon_medgirl
Full Member
Yes. Overall GPA must above a 3.0 and a min of 497 on the MCAT.
Phone II today! Experience review complete 8/31.
pescatarian19
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Normally I am not this neurotic, but I've been waiting a while for Western Michigan so here it goes:
I am an OOS applicant, 3.8 GPA with a 511 MCAT (which I know is below their median), and my experiences review was finished 8/12. Anyone have any thoughts of whether I'll get even a phone interview?
I am an OOS applicant, 3.8 GPA with a 511 MCAT (which I know is below their median), and my experiences review was finished 8/12. Anyone have any thoughts of whether I'll get even a phone interview?
