2021-2022 Kaiser (Tyson)
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plaguedoctor23
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IS II just now!!! Complete mid July
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II as well, OOS, complete early August!
plaguedoctor23
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Can anyone speak on if the interviews typically last all the way until 3 pm or is it more of a ~interview in batches and possibly finish early~ situation?
neuroticprem
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Also, approx how long is the personal interview? And is it integrated into the MMI as a “long station” or just a separate thing
sassypug101
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There are two groups of interviews. So for half of the total "interview" time, you'll be on break. You also get a few 10 min breaks in-between MMIs. The entire day does last until 3pm because there's a end-of-day big group session, but it's not so bad with the breaks.
sassypug101
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It is 25-30mins and is integrated into MMIs as a long station.
What's your MCAT?
MCAT score? congrats!
plaguedoctor23
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518/3.54
palmtrees1234
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Does Kaiser like letters of interest post-II? Or do they not really care about them?
purple_hydrangea
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II just now! OOS and complete early August!
I thought CHSU doesn’t have MMI ?
Wrong thread
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Ooops sorry
Anxiously awaiting a post-II decision
Crying for a II
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deleted1106140
Is there a final day I can expect to hear back about a post-II decision?
Probably March or early April at the latest
plaguedoctor23
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This is probably a dumb question but are we expected to be on the zoom call before 7:00 or before 7:30 for our interview? The time is different on the emails they sent and on the portal.
neuroticprem
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Join the zoom call at 7 for attendance/check in and the actual agenda begins at 7:30!
Any more II?
sassypug101
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Question of the century
neuroticprem
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Probably, I think they interview through march. But don’t quote me on it. Good luck!
Personally, I believe that they intentionally over-interview for strategic purposes, being a new school. Nobody can tell me that a school needs to interview august-March, 25 kids per week for 48 spots
This! NYULISOM does similar with interviewing many people for a relatively small class because many of the students that they attract will receive competitive offers at other top schools. Waitlist movement is real.
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That’s true but I’ve heard that kaiser has been able to fill it’s class with 80-100 offers. Not sure how true this is. Tuition + living expenses is a powerful incentive
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inoffensivepersona
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What strategic purposes though?
Plus a good amount of CA people that want nothing more than to stay in CA!
Applicant 1: “I heard NYU only has a 25% post II acceptance rate”
Applicant 2: “Really, that’s low but I hear kaiser has a post II rate of 15%”
Applicant 1: “wow, I didn’t know kaiser was that selective. It must be elite”
inoffensivepersona
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I mean. Do they even release their post II acceptance rate because I’ve never seen an official source for the 15% number? If they don’t, there’s math and assumptions that go into coming to an estimate like 15%. Most people won’t go through all of that. So this conversation likely doesn’t happen very often.
I’m not sure if Kaiser Permanente is spending tens of thousands of dollars (maybe more) to interview 720 applicants just for the possibility of having a little extra clout among the SDN math geek population.
If someone does have a source for the 15% number, I very much would like to see it. I’m interviewing with them pretty soon.
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deleted1106140
This comes from what the dean says during their interview, that they normally interview around 750 and accept around 100 for a 50 seat class. I heard this at my interview from the Kaiser Permanente dean and she'll probably repeat it for you too.
Also if a school interviews and rejects a lot of students who go on to other top schools, these students will always remember kaiser as a school that didn’t accept them (and therefore give a perception of selectively)
inoffensivepersona
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Welp. When I got the II, I had an apathetic immediate reaction since I didn’t think I was going to get in. It’s days before another interview for a school I really want to get into that has a similar interview format, and it seems like good practice for that interview.
Not really. It's new. Not established. Someone who gets into HMS really gonna say damn Kaiser more selective? Lol
inoffensivepersona
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I think people are underestimating the value of free tuition/CoA scholarships.
After they stop providing those, their acceptance rate will likely go up a little.
After they stop providing those, their acceptance rate will likely go up a little.
Maybe not more selective, but selective nonetheless.
A's have already been given out - 6-7 or so reported on SDN
What options?
lakerslover777
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does anyone have any insight when there may next be As sent out? or have they been consistently doing a few every other wk and just not reported here?
When you interviewed?
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lakerslover777
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oo do you mean when did i interview? or they announced something specific during the interview (and i missed it)...?
When did you
lakerslover777
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oh very recently, 1/18, so i wouldn't imagine anything soon but just wanting to know how "rolling" it is
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deleted1106140
I haven’t been accepted but have interviewed, and from what I’ve seen, they will call you or leave a voicemail. Otherwise, you’re on unknown status until you receive an email saying you’re waitlisted/rejected.
II just now!
