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ClashRoyaleKing said:
Faculty: questions from your app (open file) + a few standardized
Student: standardized questions + wherever the convo went

From my experience ^. Good luck!
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thank you sm! 🙂 did they say anything about when we'd hear back?
 
spookyszn said:
thank u & @BlueLemur for the insight. was the group exercise stressful? 🙁
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Not at all. I joined the in-between zoom session on the breaks where the other interviewees only could hang out and we just vibed and talked the whole time. By the time I had my group interview, I saw a few familiar faces and we all vibed during the group interview. It was not difficult at all.
 
ClashRoyaleKing said:
Not at all. I joined the in-between zoom session on the breaks where the other interviewees only could hang out and we just vibed and talked the whole time. By the time I had my group interview, I saw a few familiar faces and we all vibed during the group interview. It was not difficult at all.
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i love that so much!! oh so it was more so like a group interview instead of a team building thing? that's interesting
 
For those of you who already interviewed, when are you planning to either send a letter of intent or update letter?
 
aishahwjwodj said:
For those of you who already interviewed, when are you planning to either send a letter of intent or update letter?
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Honestly, I need to do something worth an update first. So, probably January or late December. But I think early December would be a good time if you have done something / have a significant update. They are probably starting to look at interviewed applicants and starting to figure out who they want or at least soon.
 
Hi, I just recently noticed that the thank-you letter I sent to my faculty interviewer (but not student) was uploaded to the portal as a part of my file. I see in the FAQ regarding follow-up letters that they upload communications between the school and student, so I was wondering if this is just their protocol with thank-you emails as well. Silly question probably but it really caught me off guard when I saw it. At least I now know (although in a very roundabout way) that my email was actually read lol
 
sillygoose1 said:
Hi, I just recently noticed that the thank-you letter I sent to my faculty interviewer (but not student) was uploaded to the portal as a part of my file. I see in the FAQ regarding follow-up letters that they upload communications between the school and student, so I was wondering if this is just their protocol with thank-you emails as well. Silly question probably but it really caught me off guard when I saw it. At least I now know (although in a very roundabout way) that my email was actually read lol
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My student one was uploaded but not my faculty one! Funny though bc my faculty member mentioned they were an adcom haha so I wouldn't weigh it too much honestly and it probably is just part of protocol
 
spookyszn said:
the interview was so lovely! very conversational and chill. loved today's group -- everyone was so sweet. 10/10 experience
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100% agree, very low stress environment and made to feel like we were already worthy of being there, not having to prove ourselves but rather take the time to tell our story.

Appreciate you, whoever you are!
- Eric L
 
Totally forgot about the informational sessions. Some aren't available until after my interview, and the email I got said to sign up for them before my interview. Will this penalize me? It's such a trivial question I don't want to bother the adcoms with it but do want to give my best shot for this school
 
skedaddleduck said:
Totally forgot about the informational sessions. Some aren't available until after my interview, and the email I got said to sign up for them before my interview. Will this penalize me? It's such a trivial question I don't want to bother the adcoms with it but do want to give my best shot for this school
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I doubt it matters. I signed up for a few of them after my interview. At the end of the day I would be shocked if they even took attendance of who attended them
 
ranbir2024 said:
Anyone received interviews recently? Or are they done for this cycle?
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I would think most, if not all, interviews have been sent for this cycle. I’d not everyone is rejected, then maybe they have some left.
 
LinkedIn update (from Beth Piraino, 8am ET, 11/12/2024)

We continue to have record numbers of applicants to PittMed for class entering in 2025. As of this morning, 9697 applications are complete (11867 initiated). We continue to review applications completed and still have some interview spots left. Deadline for secondary applications is this Friday. All decisions regarding interviews to be sent out next week.
 
Dang I was under the impression they were releasing decisions in January this whole time...just sent in my update letter I had been saving...if they're releasing post-II decisions next week not even sure if they're going to read it but thought I'd shoot my shot 😭
 
medcarrot said:
Dang I was under the impression they were releasing decisions in January this whole time...just sent in my update letter I had been saving...if they're releasing post-II decisions next week not even sure if they're going to read it but thought I'd shoot my shot 😭
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I think it means all decisions on if you are or aren't gonna get an interview?
 
medcarrot said:
Dang I was under the impression they were releasing decisions in January this whole time...just sent in my update letter I had been saving...if they're releasing post-II decisions next week not even sure if they're going to read it but thought I'd shoot my shot 😭
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I think they're just referring to interview invites, not admissions decisions.
 
Mr.Smile12 said:
LinkedIn update (from Beth Piraino, 8am ET, 11/12/2024)

We continue to have record numbers of applicants to PittMed for class entering in 2025. As of this morning, 9697 applications are complete (11867 initiated). We continue to review applications completed and still have some interview spots left. Deadline for secondary applications is this Friday. All decisions regarding interviews to be sent out next week.
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Her post from a week ago said 812 IIs had gone out. MSAR says 1020 interviewed in previous years. What that means in reality idk 🤷‍♀️🤷
 
Wow so we can expect at least a 100 more II, that’s insane! I didn’t know they interview that many people.
 
Childof_d_WayMaker said:
Any advice for how those that interviewed at Pitt prepared?
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Look at the SDN interview page for this school as well as Shemassian (link below); the questions are standardized and don't change very much year to year, so preparing answers to them really helped me!

www.shemmassianconsulting.com

How to Get Into University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine: Requirements and Strategies — Shemmassian Academic Consulting

Learn University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s requirements, acceptance rate, and admissions strategies, plus secondary essay examples
www.shemmassianconsulting.com www.shemmassianconsulting.com
 
so they send all II by next week? do they interview till early jan and release all decisions by end of jan?
 
+1 OOS R, submitted late August/early September (lowkey expected it but still hurts 🙁)
 
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