2023-2024 Oakland (Beaumont)

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Man they're already at 81+ admissions offers for a class of 125 we done :(
Nah, remember some people will get into other schools and not select this one

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They admit a lot more than the spots they have. Even schools like Harvard and UCSF don’t have 100% yield rates and have to admit more than their class size.
 
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I think Oakland’s waitlist also moves a decent amount, at least based on previous SDN threads.
 
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Appeal to school-specific thread: Beaumont Oakland University SOM recommended PREview for the 2023-2024 cycle.

Complete the 2023 Situational Judgment Test Experience survey.

HPSA/SDN has the 2023 SJT Experience Survey available to anyone preparing for SJTs (especially Casper and PREview). If you completed the 2022 survey, you are welcome to go ahead and complete the survey again. This survey consists of multiple pages and will take up to 10 minutes. You can also place yourself on a waitlist for a study focusing more on school-run SJTs run through platforms like Kira Talent, to be released later in the year.

Your feedback matters!
We learned a lot about how applicants prepared for Casper and PREview last year, but the number of PREview schools has almost doubled this cycle! Over 20% of all AMCAS applicants will likely have taken PREview, and up to 90% of all medical school applicants will likely have taken Casper this cycle (according to Acuity Insights). This does not include applicants in non-medical professions who have had to take these assessments for admission to physician assistant, anesthesiology assistant, dental, veterinary, pharmacy, or physical therapy programs, where we see a trend that applicants with higher Casper results are preferred. Medical residency applicants are also being asked to complete Acuity Insights Assessments, and very little is known about how program directors use these data. Your responses are vital to get objective insights on how admissions committees value the results of these exams.

Your feedback matters!
We want to hear from as many people as possible, especially those attending or applying outside of medicine (MD/DO). This year saw an expansion of SJTs in admissions, and more information has been made available on preparing for these assessments. We want to stay current with these trends to guide future applicants and students facing these SJTs.

Many of our findings from the 2022 survey align with the NAAHP Testing Task Force report released last summer. This includes concerns about proctoring, consistency of scoring, and concern that applicants are paying for validity research. But we need more student voices to gain a louder voice to advocate for future health professional school applicants.

Your feedback has helped HPSA develop a workshop focused on preparing for SJTs like Casper and PREview. This workshop is part of our Becoming a Student Doctor preparation course, and we have already had some positive results among those who have participated in our mock interview workshops. An updated workshop will be presented at the UC Davis Prehealth Conference on October 14, and we welcome opportunities to present the full-length SJT workshop to your campus!

Fill out this survey and help future applicants become physicians in their chosen profession!
 
Have any early October interviews gotten news yet? I'm so nervous and feel like we should be getting something soon right? :')
 
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Have any early October interviews gotten news yet? I'm so nervous and feel like we should be getting something soon right? :')
I feel like they're gonna wait a few weeks to send out a wave or something
 
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Can anyone who has interviewed PM me or respond with any advice? This is my top school so Im super nervous lol
did anyone reach out with advice? I'm in the same boat. Would you mind sharing any tips on how to prepare or what to expect?
 
did anyone reach out with advice? I'm in the same boat. Would you mind sharing any tips on how to prepare or what to expect?
I got the A a few weeks ago. I had no traditional questions, all tell me a time X Y Z. Make sure to stress their mission where you can as well.
 
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did anyone reach out with advice? I'm in the same boat. Would you mind sharing any tips on how to prepare or what to expect?
I actually got all traditional questions other than a few situational ones so maybe its all subjective based off interviewer honestly
 
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OOS WL today :/ anyone know what the waitlist movement is like?
 
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Are they giving tiers rn, or is that in March?

Tiers are in March. Also seems like waitlist moves a decent amount at least according to last year’s SDN thread.
 
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Hi everyone! For those of you who interviewed and attended the Diversity & Inclusion Panel video chat the night before your interviews, can I ask how long that took?
 
Hi everyone! For those of you who interviewed and attended the Diversity & Inclusion Panel video chat the night before your interviews, can I ask how long that took?
Last year was about 45 minutes and probably would’ve been shorter if they had more than one out of the five medical students actually show up.
 
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Got an OOS II earlier today (Sunday) and I’m really hoping it isn’t a computer glitch bc they seem to happen sometimes with Oakland 😭 did anyone else get an II today?
 
Got an OOS II earlier today (Sunday) and I’m really hoping it isn’t a computer glitch bc they seem to happen sometimes with Oakland 😭 did anyone else get an II today?
i can't perceive them taking it back, that would be cruel (right??)
 
IS II last week, completed secondaries around first week of September!
 
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To those who received A/WL today, when were the interview date(s)?
 
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