2022-2023 Virginia Commonwealth

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sdoh_junkie said:
+1 IS II, Complete 07/22/2022. Super excited as it's my first II and top choice! 3.8 cGPA, 508 MCAT.

Any advice from those who have already interviewed would be much appreciated!
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The interview was not stressful, the interviewers are super nice and clearly just want to have a conversation with you. Practice by talking out loud as much as possible so you can work on not saying um or stumbling over your words a ton. I also recommend the MMI tips book by Desai, it really helped me understand how to frame my answers well for those MMI questions. Good luck to everyone that got II's today!!
 
sinker10 said:
The interview was not stressful, the interviewers are super nice and clearly just want to have a conversation with you. Practice by talking out loud as much as possible so you can work on not saying um or stumbling over your words a ton. I also recommend the MMI tips book by Desai, it really helped me understand how to frame my answers well for those MMI questions. Good luck to everyone that got II's today!!
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just wondering, have you had other MMIs outside of this one? I read the desai book and felt my actual MMIs I attended were not similar to that typical ethical type
 
showkayaker said:
just wondering, have you had other MMIs outside of this one? I read the desai book and felt my actual MMIs I attended were not similar to that typical ethical type
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I applied ED, so I only had this one interview. However, I did attend 2 mock interviews to practice and I thought the Desai book gave me a really good framework to build off of. Granted, VCU is more conversation as opposed to other schools that have stations, but I think this book really helped me understand how to formulate my responses effectively.
 
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II received on 09/20 URM OOS 69LM! First interview - extremely excited but super nervous about the MMI style. Has anyone who has already interviewed have tips on how to go about answering the MMI questions? I would get the Desai book but I live in SWFL and not sure when Amazon will be back up and running to deliver given the recent hurricane. Also does each interviewer at each station ask a traditional style question?
 
buzzbuzzbee07 said:
II received on 09/20 URM OOS 69LM! First interview - extremely excited but super nervous about the MMI style. Has anyone who has already interviewed have tips on how to go about answering the MMI questions? I would get the Desai book but I live in SWFL and not sure when Amazon will be back up and running to deliver given the recent hurricane. Also does each interviewer at each station ask a traditional style question?
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Only the first question was more traditional. The others were situational based. I introduced myself, and then each interviewer told me it was ok to begin answering right away. I answered and then they gave some follow up questions or tweaked the scenario. Time FLEW in these sessions. I had my sister and husband practice a few MMI questions (just google some) the weekend before to ensure I was comfortable, but overall just be yourself and think out loud. Good luck and I hope you are staying safe in FL.
 
Oh gosh yeah the time flew by, when I was practicing the 7 minutes felt like forever but the actual interview felt like it was over in no time lol
 
are there any current students at VCU that can speak to the culture there? is it generally collaborative with a happy student body, competitive, helpful admin, etc?? struggling to find any opinions on the school other than the VCU website
 
lcm.md.mom said:
They told us that the committee reviews everyone the following Monday after their interview with an A, on hold for another look, or R.
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Do they hand out the As the following Monday or do they just decide then wait for the 16th to send out emails? Has any regular decision person gotten an A so far?
 
HalfManHalfShark said:
Do they hand out the As the following Monday or do they just decide then wait for the 16th to send out emails? Has any regular decision person gotten an A so far?
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They have 3 decision dates throughout the cycle, Oct, Dec and one more I forgot. They release only on those dates as far as I am aware
 
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This might be copium but it does say that "Your profile will remain on hold until such time that you receive an offer of admission (on one of the above dates) or you are invited to be on the alternate list, which will be formulated in mid-March." Does this mean we won't straight up get rejected and we can only be put on the alternate list or accepted?
 
I received an email titled "Hold After Selection Committee." I understand that from the interview day, they said they meet the Monday after the interviews to make a decision. Does everyone receive this hold since it is before October 17th, or was I placed on "hold" in the traditional sense? The email makes it seem like everyone gets a hold since the RD decisions cannot be released yet
 
mcclash5656 said:
I received an email titled "Hold After Selection Committee." I understand that from the interview day, they said they meet the Monday after the interviews to make a decision. Does everyone receive this hold since it is before October 17th, or was I placed on "hold" in the traditional sense? The email makes it seem like everyone gets a hold since the RD decisions cannot be released yet
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I think it is because they only send out As 4x during the cycle. Oct. 17th being the first. If you remain on hold after that with no R, then it is in the traditional sense. Good luck!
 
JAK2-STAT3 said:
Do we think that people who interview the week of October 11th will have a decision on the 16th?
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So I interviewed on Thursday the 22nd, was voted on Monday the 26th and was also sent my acceptance on the 26th so it’s definitely possible you’ll be considered for the October 16th/October17th offer date.
 
You know you’re obsessed when you keep checking your email hoping for an update/A even though you know 1) committee won’t review your interview until Monday and 2) you know they won’t go out before Monday lol.

Anyone else? 😅😬
 
I am not able to add my secondary application essays. I selected the bubble questions on the general info page but wrote my essays on a word doc and when I went to post them it says " this page has closed" and does not let me input anything. I am still within the 60 days from when I received my secondary and the deadline has not passed yet so I'm not sure what happened? has anyone else experienced this? I sent them an email just now and waiting to hear back.
 
DO_medschoolistiring said:
I am not able to add my secondary application essays. I selected the bubble questions on the general info page but wrote my essays on a word doc and when I went to post them it says " this page has closed" and does not let me input anything. I am still within the 60 days from when I received my secondary and the deadline has not passed yet so I'm not sure what happened? has anyone else experienced this? I sent them an email just now and waiting to hear back.
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Same here. Glad I'm not the only one
 
iwegjoqjg said:
does anyone know approx what time admissions decisions will be released tmrw
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Last year and the year before the official announcements were 6pm. “Tabs” showed earlier for people last year, anywhere from noon to 4pm for folks it seems. Different website this year for the secondaries, so I’m not sure if tabs would show in the same way?
 
sinker10 said:
For everyone that's wondering about if "tabs" show up in the portal like previous years threads say: I didn't get an email about changes to my portal or anything, I just got an email from VCU directly. However, when I logged into the portal to pay my deposit, there was an "Admission Decision" tab on the left side. I don't see tabs that say VCU Information, In-State Eligibility, etc. which I saw people had gotten in past years. Hope this helps and good luck everyone!!
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Good luck today guys!! This is what happened the day I got my A a few weeks ago, hope this helps.
 
iwegjoqjg said:
does anyone know approx what time admissions decisions will be released tmrw
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During last weeks interviews they said that they would be voting on the weeks interviewees Monday afternoon before decisions are sent out.

That leads me to believe that it certainly won’t be before 1-2 pm today, if that helps at all.
 
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