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For those of you who have already gotten II and the Vita Invite, did you complete the Vita interview before the traditional Wright State Interview? In my Vita email, it says to complete Vita asap as they are reviewed on a rolling basis.
 
girlydoctor said:
Anyone who has gotten an interview: how long does it take for WSU to send the interview confirmation that we need to sign + attach a photo with (within 48 hours of receiving it, I believe)?

Just selected my date so I want to be on the look out for the confirmation/agreement we sign.
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i got mine about 6 hours after the interview invite email
 
aprmd said:
For those of you who have already gotten II and the Vita Invite, did you complete the Vita interview before the traditional Wright State Interview? In my Vita email, it says to complete Vita asap as they are reviewed on a rolling basis.
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yes, I completed it before hand
 
Has anyone who recently received an II received the confirmation email w interview details after submitting the agreement/photo?
 
quick question: part of me feels uncertain about the picture I submitted for the passport photo (slight shadow in the background, did not notice until after submission), do you think it's worth emailing the admissions committee just to confirm if it's substantial?
 
is anyone a student here right now that I could chat with about the school before my II? 🙂 would greatly appreciate it!
 
premed703 said:
Has anyone who recently received an II received the confirmation email w interview details after submitting the agreement/photo?
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Yes, the email will open with "We have received your Virtual Interview Agreement and digital photo" you interview is scheduled blah blah blah
 
godsgirly4320 said:
quick question: part of me feels uncertain about the picture I submitted for the passport photo (slight shadow in the background, did not notice until after submission), do you think it's worth emailing the admissions committee just to confirm if it's substantial?
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I feel like they aren’t going to be very strict about the photos. Yours is probably fine but if it makes you feel better to ask them just to be sure it can’t hurt
 
How many days in advance should we compete the VITA before our actual interview?
 
Sabr1 said:
How many days in advance should we compete the VITA before our actual interview?
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Kinda wondering this too. I'm still reading my interview prep book and putting together some responses to have ready to pull from. I believe the VITA email will go out 8am EST tomorrow, but my goal is to complete it by middle of next week, at the latest.
 
LANYOH said:
Kinda wondering this too. I'm still reading my interview prep book and putting together some responses to have ready to pull from. I believe the VITA email will go out 8am EST tomorrow, but my goal is to complete it by middle of next week, at the latest.
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I believe the AAMC recommends at least 2 weeks from when you get the VITA email, but I don't think there's a hard deadline unless a school says so
 
Accepted today, OOS interviewed 10/20.
I'll be turning down my acceptance since I already got into my top choice school. Hope my spot goes to an awesome aspiring physician like one of you. Good luck everyone and I hope to work with you one day as fellow doctors!
 
GGFW123 said:
Yeah, Interviewed 10/7 as well
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Omg I was freaking out cus I thought I was the only one, so glad both of you posted because this is a little reassuring. I interviewed 10/6 and haven’t heard anything
 
Does anyone know when/if we will find out who we will do the 2 individual interviews with?
 
Does anyone know if the interview is an open or closed file? If it is an open file, how do you guys talk about your experiences without being too redundant?
Thanks
 
Sabr1 said:
Does anyone know if the interview is an open or closed file? If it is an open file, how do you guys talk about your experiences without being too redundant?
Thanks
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Mine was open file and it really just depends on the question regarding the specific experience. My strategy may be controversial but I did not read over my application at all before the interview. So when questions came up about my personal statement/experiences, my answers were very fluid and it let me think about those experiences from a 'right now' perspective rather than a 'make it sound great for the application' perspective. I also tried to focus on how the experience helped me grow as a person (learned specific teamwork/leadership skill) and then how I would try to apply that lesson or skill in med school and as a physician.
I think interviews are more about showing your maturity and ability to talk to other people rather than just being a socially awkward 4.0 robot that can write a fluffy paragraph.
 
CricB4Tube said:
Mine was open file and it really just depends on the question regarding the specific experience. My strategy may be controversial but I did not read over my application at all before the interview. So when questions came up about my personal statement/experiences, my answers were very fluid and it let me think about those experiences from a 'right now' perspective rather than a 'make it sound great for the application' perspective. I also tried to focus on how the experience helped me grow as a person (learned specific teamwork/leadership skill) and then how I would try to apply that lesson or skill in med school and as a physician.
I think interviews are more about showing your maturity and ability to talk to other people rather than just being a socially awkward 4.0 robot that can write a fluffy paragraph.
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I actually agree with your controversial strat. At my first ever interview, I had reviewed my app just beforehand and I got caught up in some of the things I had written there and because I was so nervous, I had trouble expanding to the "right now perspective" as you said. In my second interview, I did not review my app and I had a great flow.
It depends on the person, I'm sure, but I wanted to add to your anecdote!
 
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Question for anyone who’s already interviewed: is the link they sent us the same link we will use for our individual interviews as well? I’m confused as to how we will all branch off into our one-on-one interviews
 
premed703 said:
Question for anyone who’s already interviewed: is the link they sent us the same link we will use for our individual interviews as well? I’m confused as to how we will all branch off into our one-on-one interviews
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Yes, it is the same. The link takes you to the Director of Admissions, Director of Financial Services, and the Medical student panel that each give a short 30 min presentation and let you ask any questions. They will then place you in breakout rooms with your individual interviewers.
 
aprmd said:
Yes, it is the same. The link takes you to the Director of Admissions, Director of Financial Services, and the Medical student panel that each give a short 30 min presentation and let you ask any questions. They will then place you in breakout rooms with your individual interviewers.
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Thank you so much!
 
beautymd22 said:
Submitted secondary in September and received Interview Invite exactly one month after on the Weekend. Actual Interview was 10 days after. Im out-of-state. No ties to Ohio or the school. and I really liked my interview. Super nice. Conversational and informative.
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Congrats! Mind sharing when exactly you were complete? I'm also OOS, submited 9/18 and haven't heard back since then.
 
Has anyone sent the one time portal update to this school yet? Wondering when I should do that.
 
docad07 said:
Has anyone sent the one time portal update to this school yet? Wondering when I should do that.
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I sent mine a couple of weeks before I got the interview invite. Some people suggest waiting after you complete your interview but it is definitely up to you!
 
Hey friends.

I'm a little confused. I received an email at 7:30 this morning from Boonshoft titled, "Boonshoft SOM Interview Information." Is this an II? Or does everyone receive one of these? The other II that I received started with, "Congratulations, we want to interview you... blah blah blah." But this one just starts rambling off requirements to complete the interview. Can't schedule any dates, so I don't know if I should be excited... I have not completed VITA.
 
DEFPOTEC said:
Hey friends.

I'm a little confused. I received an email at 7:30 this morning from Boonshoft titled, "Boonshoft SOM Interview Information." Is this an II? Or does everyone receive one of these? The other II that I received started with, "Congratulations, we want to interview you... blah blah blah." But this one just starts rambling off requirements to complete the interview. Can't schedule any dates, so I don't know if I should be excited... I have not completed VITA.
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Got the same thing last night! I'm pretty sure it's an II. I agree its a weird way to send an II
 
DEFPOTEC said:
Hey friends.

I'm a little confused. I received an email at 7:30 this morning from Boonshoft titled, "Boonshoft SOM Interview Information." Is this an II? Or does everyone receive one of these? The other II that I received started with, "Congratulations, we want to interview you... blah blah blah." But this one just starts rambling off requirements to complete the interview. Can't schedule any dates, so I don't know if I should be excited... I have not completed VITA.
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when were you complete?
 
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