feel the same way with my 8/7 completion! although, where are you seeing people with that submission date get interviews? don't see it on here or admit
Thanks for asking actually, I submitted 7/26... silence. Someone on Admit said I am cooked, but according to UCSD's website, I have it until end of November. If they don't H or R me, I still want to hope and so do you! LOL
Sure! I am from California, for the record (LA area). I have had 12 interviews and think (perception may be different than reality LOL) they have all gone really well. My interviews at Kaiser, UCLA, UCSD (all of which I recently received an acceptance to) were good too, but didn't particularly "stand out" compared to the others. I haven't received any post-ii rejections yet, so holding out hope for the others. To answer your first question, I have always been a very extroverted person and have befriended people quickly my whole life! I think that quality was apparent throughout all my interviews and I always had my interviewers laughing at some point. Almost all of my interviews have ended with "we hope you choose us among your acceptances" or "let's grab coffee when you get in", but I am not sure if these are things they say to everyone? Anyways, just try to be as a laid back (but not too much) as possible and be your natural amazing self (always rolled my eyes when people say this, but it is TRUE). They are trying to gauge if you fit into their school; so, if you put on a facade, then maybe you won't actually fit in?...
I thought the interview went pretty well. It was my 2nd MMI interview (my first was Kaiser), but this was more difficult in my opinion than Kaiser. I will say, I prepared a lot for the Kaiser one...so I felt ready for the UCSD one which was a couple of weeks after Kaiser. I read the UW bioethics page and practiced interjecting my life experiences (especially clinical ones) into my answers, which was helpful. In one of the MMI stations, I mentioned an experience working in a post-partum unit as a CNA with a mother who had lost her baby and my interviewer just happened to be a NICU attending (they complimented my answer) so that was cool -- you never know who can relate to your experiences, but if your answers can be informed by them, I think it makes it so much more powerful. That said, I felt like one of the stations did not go well, lol, but that was because the interviewer kept "hammering" me, which I felt was odd and unnecessary (the prompt was so odd), but I just rolled with it and did end up getting in, so there's that!
Thank you for your transparency!! You’ll be a wonderful doctor and the schools see that 🙂 hope you get a great scholarship and in the best program.
Nope nothing yet.
mainfesting it for you. i hope you survive 😭 🙏
I did not 🙁
yooo finally they’re giving mstp ii
8/14 and still patiently waiting🤞
Same. 8/10
8/4 and still waiting !
When did you submit? 🙂
On a weekend?!
8/6!
when did you submit?
Following, or early September
following, i submitted 8/23 so im nervous!!
I'm about a week before you, nervously waiting! I wonder if they're all going out at once or trickling in. goodluck to you!
manifesting II for both of us!! fingers crossed
