2023-2024 Florida International (FIU)

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2nd Acceptance today!!! Truly amazing how God has delivered. Trust God and have faith yall!

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First acceptance, very happy! Now I can sleep peacefully at night (somewhat)
 
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First Acceptance this morning!! OOS, LM 70. So thrilled. Interviewed 10/04. Guess the first date went well ;)
 
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My first acceptance too! So relieved, I can finally relax!!! 🤞
 
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for those who already did the interviews, how were they? were the questions casual (about you/your app) or more about ethics/healthcare issues?
 
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for those who already did the interviews, how were they? were the questions casual (about you/your app) or more about ethics/healthcare issues?
A mix of both, a couple of "tell me about a time..." behavioral questions for each interview.
 
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I feel like a question potentially on a lot of people’s minds is relevant to a recent Reddit post regarding FIU’s high attrition rate and that it “runs like a Caribbean school”,, do you feel like those comments have any truth to them?
I'm also a current M4 - I'll make a few comments. First, I don't think the attrition rate at FIU is particularly high, it is just not widely known that many medical schools have a few students held back each year. As pre-meds, everyone tells you that you "just need to get in". That is not true. Medical school is challenging! However, it is certainly doable. You all have everything within you that you need to succeed. However, I also think the recent changes to FIU's grading and curriculum will probably reduce the number of students held back, as well as Step 1 going pass/fail.

As for running like a Caribbean school, I find this to be baseless and generally just intended as a dig. I personally feel that I received a very strong education, and even on my away rotations feel that I was better prepared than some of my peers. Remember that every story has bias, the Reddit post included.

If you have any specific questions, I am happy to answer them to the best of my ability.
 
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Can anyone tell me what the interview experience was like? Sorry if this was asked before, I would just like to know if it was chill/casual or if was more intense with ethical/healthcare issue questions? How do you think I should prepare for it? thank you!
 
Can anyone tell me what the interview experience was like? Sorry if this was asked before, I would just like to know if it was chill/casual or if was more intense with ethical/healthcare issue questions? How do you think I should prepare for it? thank you!
Mostly conversational and ‘tell me about yourself’ type questions. A few behavioral type questions thrown in, but certainly not the toughest I have faced on the interview trail. Take a deep breath and believe in yourself and you will do well. Best of luck!
 
IS RD and still no II. When should I start getting nervous?
 
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Anyone else nervous for tomorrow's release? Im really hoping they really do it tomorrow so Im not waiting for nothing.
 
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How many questions did each interviewer ask? Were the content of questions different between interviewer?
 
How many questions did each interviewer ask? Were the content of questions different between interviewer?
4-6 questions each. The content of the questions is different between interviewers but they are designed to evaluate the same attributes.
 
For those who were accepted - how many service hours did you all have in total?
 
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is fiu gaining baptist facilities as a primary teaching hospital for students or will M3s as of right now still have to rotate around multiple clinical sites? randomly saw it on the news. i know theyre building a hospital with baptist on fiu grounds, but idk if that's the transition they were talking about
 
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I was accepted a couple weeks ago. I have seen online with many US programs that there are problems with attrition, professionalism, general support, and student interactions with admin. Is this something to worry about at HWCOM and how have they changed over the last couple years to improve? This weighs heavily on my decision.
 
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Has anyone heard anything in the last several weeks?
 
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I guess if I have not received invitation by now, the Dec process is over. Hoping for Jan. 2024?
 
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Has anyone been waitlisted? Do you know when they may call off of the wait list? Thanks
 
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