2024-2025 Iowa

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jrlybob1 said:
yes, and i submitted my secondary 7/23
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It took me about a week to be marked complete/have LORS verified, so I would imagine they'll get to yours within the next few days
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Is getting past screening as an OOS applicant difficult? I submitted my primary to Iowa about 9-10 days ago. Kind of worried.
 
Submitted everything and paid the fee but the applicant portal shows it as incomplete and not paid, this is normal yeah?
 
stew_md said:
Submitted everything and paid the fee but the applicant portal shows it as incomplete and not paid, this is normal yeah?
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Yea Iowa manually checks everything I believe. So it may take a couple of days
 
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stroukumpo said:
i submitted my secondary 7/26, and the LORs still show pending? is it a good idea to email the admissions office? anyone in a similar situation?
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Are you still waiting on LOR verification? I submitted 8/2 and they're still pending. I heard most were done in 2 weeks so trying to see if that's still accurate or verification is getting a bit slower as more apps come in.
 
Does anybody have any idea what the special interview dates are for? There's a rural medicine focused one and a minority one. It doesn't seem like these were options last year and from the email it seems specific to info from my application.
 
Hey guys, what do y’all think about the virtual interview. I don’t think I will have the money to fly for an in-person interview so I chose the virtual interview but I’m regretting it now. It’s 19 hours drive too.
 
Buffalo Hunter said:
I feel the impression you make in person is different from online.
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I understand how you feel and that might apply to other schools, but Iowa makes it clear that the format of the interview has no bearing on your application and the admissions committee is blind to the style of interview you chose so I think you should be good.
 
andy1788 said:
I understand how you feel and that might apply to other schools, but Iowa makes it clear that the format of the interview has no bearing on your application and the admissions committee is blind to the style of interview you chose so I think you should be good.
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Thank you. I might have skipped that part. I’m glad to interview here since my current PI went to Carver.
 
andy1788 said:
I understand how you feel and that might apply to other schools, but Iowa makes it clear that the format of the interview has no bearing on your application and the admissions committee is blind to the style of interview you chose so I think you should be good.
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Wait, so you’re not being interviewed by the adcom?
 
lostvoyager said:
Wait, so you’re not being interviewed by the adcom?
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Buffalo Hunter said:
I guess not.
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I'm not sure by who, but they say this in their email.
"Whether interviewing in person or virtually, all candidates will be evaluated using the same criteria. The admissions committee will not know which format candidates used."

I take that to mean that they are trying to remove any bias that might be associated with a student picking one interview style over the other. Maybe the person who interviews you is part of the committee but they just can't disclose the style.
 
andy1788 said:
I'm not sure by who, but they say this in their email.
"Whether interviewing in person or virtually, all candidates will be evaluated using the same criteria. The admissions committee will not know which format candidates used."

I take that to mean that they are trying to remove any bias that might be associated with a student picking one interview style over the other. Maybe the person who interviews you is part of the committee but they just can't disclose the style.
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They probably have a group of committee members that make final decisions on the applicant separate from those who conduct interviews.
 
submitted my app 8/10, but my LORs are still pending. how long should I expect until they are verified, or should I reach out to admissions?
 
skyswitz said:
submitted my app 8/10, but my LORs are still pending. how long should I expect until they are verified, or should I reach out to admissions?
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Submitted my app on 8/8 and just got verified today. They got thousands of apps but don’t worry they’ll get around to you, just gotta wait on it.
 
Do you guys think it's too late to add this school?
 
For number 3. Please list and briefly describe all medically related experiences (paid/volunteer) you have completed during the past 5 years. Do NOT forecast future hours. Please include experiences listed on your AMCAS and also provide any additional experiences NOT listed on your AMCAS. (175 Characters Each)

Would research count as a medical-related experience?
 
mannatee22 said:
For number 3. Please list and briefly describe all medically related experiences (paid/volunteer) you have completed during the past 5 years. Do NOT forecast future hours. Please include experiences listed on your AMCAS and also provide any additional experiences NOT listed on your AMCAS. (175 Characters Each)

Would research count as a medical-related experience?
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I interpreted it as "clinical experience."
 
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