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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?
bump on this, if anyone knows
 
bump on this, if anyone knows
IIRC it was discussed earlier in the thread. It's basic Casper-style stuff; been a while since I did it but it's the typical 2-minutes-to-think followed by 5-minutes-to-respond (those numbers aren't exact, but should be directionally accurate).

I can't recall the specific questions at this point but they were pretty typical SJT for the most part, if memory serves.
 
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Is the 30 minute interview closed file and the 45 minute interview open file? The 30 min is with someone on admissions so I'm a bit confused by this
For me personally, the open-file interview was 45 min and in the morning, the closed-file was 30 min and in the afternoon. Good luck with your interviews, you will kill it!
 
How many days before the interview did most people receive their interview times? I'm scheduled for this coming Wednesday and have yet to receive any word.
 
How many days before the interview did most people receive their interview times? I'm scheduled for this coming Wednesday and have yet to receive any word.
Can't recall specifically, but in general for most schools you'll know sometime in the 48 hours beforehand. You might get a general timeframe for the day as a whole, but for multiple schools I've gotten specific interview times either the morning of, or the day before.
 
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for those who have already interviewed, how did it go? was it mostly conversational or more structured?
 
for those who have already interviewed, how did it go? was it mostly conversational or more structured?
V conversational, personally. A little structure, in the most basic sense. But one of the more conversational interviews I've had.

Could have come down to my specific interviewers, but definitely felt more relaxed and conversational than the majority of interviews.
 
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V conversational, personally. A little structure, in the most basic sense. But one of the more conversational interviews I've had.

Could have come down to my specific interviewers, but definitely felt more relaxed and conversational than the majority of interviews.

How research-focused were your interviews?
 
How research-focused were your interviews?

another n=1 but my interviews were v chill and conversational both for open and closed file, just questions about my activities here and there and anecdotes from them and what I learned. just typical interview.

overall interviewers were chill as well
 
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another n=1 but my interviews were v chill and conversational both for open and closed file, just questions about my activities here and there and anecdotes from them and what I learned. just typical interview.

overall interviewers were chill as well
Awesome! Was Kira talent the same for you? CASPer like?
 
lmao how bad is it if I got cut off before finishing a sentence on kira interview...I know CASPer says this doesn't matter and they care about your thought process more but haven't heard anything about kira
 
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lmao how bad is it if I got cut off before finishing a sentence on kira interview...I know CASPer says this doesn't matter and they care about your thought process more but haven't heard anything about kira

same thing happened to me so I'll let you know šŸ˜‚
 
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Anyone planning to do the Kira talent interview the same day as the live interviews? Hopefully that's okay..
 
Anyone planning to do the Kira talent interview the same day as the live interviews? Hopefully that's okay..

personally did this. got an email the morning of my interview reminding me to complete it but it was fine
 
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How many days before the interview did most people receive their interview times? I'm scheduled for this coming Wednesday and have yet to receive any word.
My interview was Oct 3 and my interview times were emailed to me on Oct 1 at 5:45pm. Hope this helps!
 
+ OOS II, Complete 7/7, earliest date is Mid November
 
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+ IS II, complete 7/14. Ditto on the mid November date.
 
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for post interview thank you notes, do any of you guys know whether washu accepts them & how to send them in?
 
for post interview thank you notes, do any of you guys know whether washu accepts them & how to send them in?
During the meet the dean session Dean Hagemann said if you donā€™t have their email you can also email admissions and they will forward your note!
 
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During the meet the dean session Dean Hagemann said if you donā€™t have their email you can also email admissions and they will forward your note!
thank you so much! do you remember if they said to attach the thank you notes as separate email attachments? (I cannot recall for the life of me if this was washu or another school that mentioned this)
 
thank you so much! do you remember if they said to attach the thank you notes as separate email attachments? (I cannot recall for the life of me if this was washu or another school that mentioned this)
I donā€™t rememberā€¦ I attached mine as a pdf though and received confirmation that they forwarded it
 
How important is the Kira Talent portion of the interview? The entire Kira Talent experience felt quite unnatural, and my answers reflected that.
 
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How important is the Kira Talent portion of the interview? The entire Kira Talent experience felt quite unnatural, and my answers reflected that.
Interested in this as well. I hated Casper and preview.
 
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if i submitted mid-July and havenā€™t heard anything, should I just assume they donā€™t want me šŸ˜­
 
Is okay. Just didn't want u to feel left out ā¤ļøā€šŸ©¹

Congrats to Mr./Mrs. Physics. šŸŽ‰
Youā€™re the best, screw WashU, I got PotatoBean ā¤ļø may you get all the As

Mr. Physics wants you to know that you seem cool
 
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Semi-urgent question: Leaving for a trip tomorrow for a research project and need to know if I need to pack a suit and tie. Is the washu Wednesday zoom call formal or informal dress?
 
Semi-urgent question: Leaving for a trip tomorrow for a research project and need to know if I need to pack a suit and tie. Is the washu Wednesday zoom call formal or informal dress?
Hey! No need to stress about packing a suit and tie for the WashU Wednesday Zoom callā€”itā€™s usually pretty casual. A nice shirt or something business casual should be just fine. If you want to dress it up a bit, go for it, but youā€™ll be good without the formal wear
 
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Hey! No need to stress about packing a suit and tie for the WashU Wednesday Zoom callā€”itā€™s usually pretty casual. A nice shirt or something business casual should be just fine. If you want to dress it up a bit, go for it, but youā€™ll be good without the formal wear
Thank you so much! Appreciate the quick response :)
 
If they ask me to give some hobbies before my interview should I list them out or write full sentences?
 
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If they ask me to give some hobbies before my interview should I list them out or write full sentences?
I don't remember getting asked this, did your specific interviewer reach out?
 
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Wait... when is the meet the dean's session? I have my interview a week from today and I'm not finding that info in my emails/portal
check the original interview email that listed things to complete! it's tuesdays/thursdays
 
Wait... when is the meet the dean's session? I have my interview a week from today and I'm not finding that info in my emails/portal
You will find the zoom link under the interview tab on the secondary application portal. Its a 30-minute zoom session where the dean of admissions talks about the curriculum and the medical school. A quick Q&A at the end, but we only had time for 3-4 questions with around 40 applicants in attendance.
 
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