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How long does it take Casper to update on your application page? I submitted my secondary and Casper scores about 2 days ago but it still says “no casper on file” and I know they get sent instantly so I wasn’t sure
 
jbg123 said:
When did you take Casper? It takes a few weeks for it to get scored.
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I took it 2 months ago, got my score and everything. It just isn’t marked as received on my BU portal.

Still seeing “*** No CASPer score found in your record. ***”
 
medicineiscool456 said:
I took it 2 months ago, got my score and everything. It just isn’t marked as received on my BU portal.

Still seeing “*** No CASPer score found in your record. ***”
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I had the same issue! The status updated about a week after I sent my CASPER to BU. I think it transmits within 24 hours but BU just takes a while to update the portal.
 
medicineiscool456 said:
I took it 2 months ago, got my score and everything. It just isn’t marked as received on my BU portal.

Still seeing “*** No CASPer score found in your record. ***”
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I had a similar issue too! I definitely suggest writing a short and sweet message to BU on the portal if you haven't already, as it was suggested by them to let them know if there is any updated material added as a part of your application. I did that and I was quickly notified that my scores were received a day or two after. Good luck!! 🙂
 
arepadoc said:
Complete 7/19 and nada 🙁
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That doesn’t mean they review completely linearly. What I meant was that some schools very clearly push applicants way ahead of the queue based on their MCAT scores. Other factors likely play a role in how Boston queues their review, but unlike other stat ****** (looking at you Pritzker), submit date seems to heavily factor
 
Did everyone who receive their II submit secondary within two weeks? I had to push to the 3 weeks deadline because of a family emergency and was wondering if that tank my opportunity 🙁
 
PlemmeInMedSchool said:
Did everyone who receive their II submit secondary within two weeks? I had to push to the 3 weeks deadline because of a family emergency and was wondering if that tank my opportunity 🙁
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i submitted like a month after i got it!! secondary recieved 6/29 and i was complete 7/20, just got an II today so i think you are totally fine!!
 
scpm said:
i submitted like a month after i got it!! secondary recieved 6/29 and i was complete 7/20, just got an II today so i think you are totally fine!!
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Okay thank you for sharing! Congrats on the II!!
 
Hi, can someone comment on the structure of the interview day or a general schedule? I only see the start time on my portal. Thanks
 
eleanorroosevelt said:
Hi, can someone comment on the structure of the interview day or a general schedule? I only see the start time on my portal. Thanks
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A new tab called "Interview Details & Events" should pop up after you refresh a couple times. There are 3 components to your "interview day" consisting of Intro to BUSM, Student Panel, and your interview itself. You can use the new tab to sign up for the Intro to BUSM (90 minutes) and Student Panel (60 minutes).
 
hey, can anyone comment on how their interviews went?
 
can anyone share what the intro session and student panel are like? super excited to attend these soon!!
 
scpm said:
can anyone share what the intro session and student panel are like? super excited to attend these soon!!
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I really enjoyed both but especially the intro session. Dr. Goodell seems like a gem. She gave great information about the school and was very receptive to questions.
 
Is it normal to not hear anything back from all of the schools you applied to? I applied to 23 schools and not a peep from any single one lmao * I was complete the first week of July for 90% of them
 
Medicat said:
Not to send y'all into a frenzy, but I randomly checked portal and it says invited for interview, but I haven't gotten email yet?
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I had something similar happen to me around two weeks ago. I think the email inviting you for an interview is delayed. I scheduled my interview and ultimately never got an official interview invite email, only interview confirmation emails 🙂
 
puppylove101 said:
I had something similar happen to me around two weeks ago. I think the email inviting you for an interview is delayed. I scheduled my interview and ultimately never got an official interview invite email, only interview confirmation emails 🙂
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Yup, that's exactly what happened to me!
 
does anyone who has interviewed know how to send a thank you letter to the interviewer? do we upload it to the portal or send it to the interviewer directly?
 
probably_crying said:
Wait are you for real…. Why was it stressful!? I thought BU was supposed to be a chill interview!?
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I feel like it just comes down to the interviewer. I just had a ridiculously tough interview from a school that everyone claimed to be really chill, but my interviewer told me at the end that he likes grilling applicants.
 
desperate20 said:
my interviewer just asked me a lot of difficult ethical questions, I think it does depend on the interviewer which sucks because I feel like i'd have a better chance if my interview was chill and friendly
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Actually, this is all over the place and there is really no way to know. The only thing that is for certain is that you leave the chill interview feeling better. You have absolutely no way to know whether or not the person conducting the stress interview is actually very generous in their evaluation of you, and vice versa. This is why the adcoms universally say we suck at judging our own interview performance.
 
KnightDoc said:
Actually, this is all over the place and there is really no way to know. The only thing that is for certain is that you leave the chill interview feeling better. You have absolutely no way to know whether or not the person conducting the stress interview is actually very generous in their evaluation of you, and vice versa. This is why the adcoms universally say we suck at judging our own interview performance.
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Just to add to this thread... My interview here was very relaxed. Not any ethics questions. Very much just conversational about my experiences etc.
 
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