2024-2025 Washington University in St. Louis

[PotatoBean]

for those of you who have already interviewed - i unfortunately didn't take casper so no idea how to prep or what to expect for the kira talent interview! any tips on how to prep / how much i should be prepping? should i be studying as if i were taking casper? i appreciate it

It was largely similar to Casper-style. Any interview prep in that vein is fine. It was not a big deal, but comes down to some degree to how comfortable you are with responding to that style of question. Having taken Casper a few months ago I didn't do any special prep for this one; went fine

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[nz356]

yea i heard something similar, like they manually check off LOR. anyway eh its fine, I don't think WashU is as anal as schools like NYU about submission at this time

What do you mean by schools like NYU and submission? Like NYU cares about how soon you submitted secondaries after you received the application?

 

[Mr. Macrophage]

What do you mean by schools like NYU and submission? Like NYU cares about how soon you submitted secondaries after you received the application?

NYU sent over a third of their interviews in one single wave in July, so early submission very much matters for them. Some schools care a LOT about early submission.

 

[oatmeal_27]

NYU sent over a third of their interviews in one single wave in July, so early submission very much matters for them. Some schools care a LOT about early submission.

unrelated but every time i see your posts on SDN you have even more interviews! absolutely cooking, dude -- congrats!

 

[southerncar]

What do you mean by schools like NYU and submission? Like NYU cares about how soon you submitted secondaries after you received the application?

No. They meant the early complete date has huge advantage. Not the duration between receiving date and submission date of your secondary.

 

[Mr. Macrophage]

unrelated but every time i see your posts on SDN you have even more interviews! absolutely cooking, dude -- congrats!

I appreciate the kind words! 🫶

 

[nz356]

No. They meant the early complete date has huge advantage. Not the duration between receiving date and submission date of your secondary.

Any insights on what other schools have a particular emphasis on this? I know early is generally better but I wasn't really aware that there were certain schools where it has a particularly huge advantage

 

[viking_lama]

Any insights on what other schools have a particular emphasis on this? I know early is generally better but I wasn't really aware that there were certain schools where it has a particularly huge advantage

Michigan, NYU, Pittsburgh, and Tulane are some examples where its crucial to be early.

 

[future_doc_hopefully]

Is anyone else still facing difficulties with scheduling an interview date?

 

[HappyFeet1]

Is anyone else still facing difficulties with scheduling an interview date?

Me... have been waiting for my workplace to get back to me, but now I don't see any available dates T^T

 

[AnAccount]

LM 73. Secondary complete 8/28, OOS II received 9/13.

Pretty much overjoyed.

 

[electricalspray]

Does anyone know if there is just one interview or multiple interviews for the interview day?

 

[Chef'n Curry]

Does anyone know if there is just one interview or multiple interviews for the interview day?

two interviews - one closed file, one open file. you should be able to find info in the "interview" tab in your portal

 

[nz356]

Does WashU have med students who are volunteers with admissions that reach out before interviews? I've had this for a couple other schools and was just wondering, since I don't know anyone who has lived in St. Louis and would like to get a sense of what life is like in the city from the med students perspective before interviewing

 

[banananabread]

Does WashU have med students who are volunteers with admissions that reach out before interviews? I saw this for a couple other schools and was just wondering, since I don't know anyone who has lived in St. Louis and would like to get a sense of what life is like in the city as med students before interviewing

yes they do!

 

[Chef'n Curry]

Does WashU have med students who are volunteers with admissions that reach out before interviews? I've had this for a couple other schools and was just wondering, since I don't know anyone who has lived in St. Louis and would like to get a sense of what life is like in the city as med students before interviewing

yup, got reached out to by an admissions ambassador yesterday. interviewing next week

 

[nz356]

That's great! Hoping mine reaches out soon then haha. Thanks for the responses!

 

[Gurububus]

+OOS II !!! LM74

 

[TheDeadrok]

+1 OOS II BOO YEAH, LM 83 Submitted 7/3 so I thought they had forgotten about me 🥲

 

[GM500]

+1 INTL II received today at 4:30PM. Complete 09/03.

 

[gundelfingen]

OOS II from TX, LM~72

completed secondary 07/23

 

[zenvibes]

OOS II from TX, LM~72
PS I already got an A from a DO, but I will still seriously prepare for this school (I know my GPA and MCAT is not that high)

congrats! complete date?

 

[texasvandy]

OOS II from TX, LM~72
PS I already got an A from a DO, but I will still seriously prepare for this school (I know my GPA and MCAT is not that high)

This is a rolling admissions school. They dont hand out early interviews if they think you dont have a shot. They must like something in your app.

 

[oatmeal_27]

OOS II from TX, LM~72
PS I already got an A from a DO, but I will still seriously prepare for this school (I know my GPA and MCAT is not that high)
completed secondary 07/23
UT Austin PhD 9 pub (one nature comm.) 1 anti-cancer drug lead patent when as associate supervisor (my name is not on it lol, but my CEO writes letter for me...)
I know I cannot do MTSP because my PhD made me ineligible for another PhD

congrats! best of luck

 

[judibrad]

For people who did the Kira talent interview already, was the time (minutes) allotted for prep and answering on the practice questions similar to the time allotted on the actual assessment?

 

[Brownies_15]

is the deans session casual dress?

 

[Chef'n Curry]

is the deans session casual dress?

i know they explicitly mentioned that meet the students was casual dress. i assume that since they didn’t clarify for the deans session that it should be professional dress

 

[Mcatbro123]

I had my interview today… but I have a big presentation at the time of Dean’s Greeting. It is probably fine if I go to the one on Thursday… right?

 

[flowfish]

I had my interview today… but I have a big presentation at the time of Dean’s Greeting. It is probably fine if I go to the one on Thursday… right?

Yes! You can go to either one during the week of your interview

 

[steerclear10]

Anyone interviewing Thursday get their interview times yet? I still haven't heard back

 

[Brownies_15]

is interview day just the 2 1:1 interviews and then the dean's greeting and meet the students for the week?

 

[barca2eth]

Best email I could have gotten this cycle from my #1 Choice just now!

+1 Newsletter recieved, OOS, Complete 7/12!!!

LM<=85.

 

[RedDevilz99]

+1 OOS Newsletter received.

No words. Thank you to everyone who has supported me through this journey! #TeamAlbatross strikes again

 

[thunderlight8]

+1 II OOS - finally my first one

 

[TheHelper74]

+1 II OOS - finally my first one

Congrats! That is a good feeling. When were you complete?

 

[TristanBongo]

+1 II OOS - finally my first one

same here! complete on 8/23

 

[a_bee]

+1 OOS II - also my first one of the cycle!

 

[cassidy_grace2325]

+1 OOS, complete 8/15, not expecting one from this school!! )) Yay!!

 

[cassidy_grace2325]

I didn't see any dates available though so I sent them an email, did anyone else have this issue?

 

[garlic_hunter]

What is the Kira talent interview like? Should you prepare for more traditional interview questions, or is it mostly ethical scenarios? How long do you have to answer each prompt?

 

[thunderlight8]

Congrats! That is a good feeling. When were you complete?

8/13

I was worried I had some major red flag so yeah I was definitely worried lol

 

[Mr. Macrophage]

+1 II OOS - finally my first one

+1 OOS II - also my first one of the cycle!

The first of many!!! Y’all are going to kick ass this cycle

 

[thunderlight8]

The first of many!!! Y’all are going to kick ass this cycle

Thanks! This def helped me worry a bit less about my app having a major red flag at least

 

[Initialneat]

Late but OOS II received 9/13, complete 7/23, LM ~76

 

[Luckypro]

what is the acceptance rate for OOS here? They interview around what percentage of OOS?

 

[pink_panther]

what is the acceptance rate for OOS here? They interview around what percentage of OOS?

admit.org shows these stats for them last cycle

 

[Luckypro]

admit.org shows these stats for them last cycle

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Thank you.

 

[cassidy_grace2325]

I didn't see any dates available though so I sent them an email, did anyone else have this issue?

Bump on this, the office hasn't gotten back to me yet either!

 

[thunderlight8]

I had a bunch of dates available but the portal was super laggy (I got to schedule one though it just took 5+ min to load each page) so maybe it's just high traffic

 

[Brownies_15]

I had a bunch of dates available but the portal was super laggy (I got to schedule one though it just took 5+ min to load each page) so maybe it's just high traffic

when r they scheduling for?