Anyone else with only 1 interview? O_o

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This evening I made carmel apples from scratch! I even grew the apples and made the soil from my own self! You'd be surprised how good of a fertilized it can be! Nitrogen is a great thing for apple trees. But they turned out pretty good. Hopefully I can bring a dozen to the adcom meetings and hand them out and get noticed. Mind you, I made this in a freshman all guys dorm - as you could imagine, how insane the hall was going.

I am still here as well - is da moto outta here? I gotta get a new avatar, it worked once, may work again!

 

[Pepper1o1]

Hey ya I'm still here too! Just got back from the Buff last night... wow.... I did NOT feel confident about that interview. Equals I need more interviews. Now. Please?

 

[tank you]

hi everyone.
im out of this club too, received invite from chicago med school 🙂

 

[gdbaby]

hi everyone.
im out of this club too, received invite from chicago med school 🙂

Yeah Jtank!!!! How did they let you know?

 

[tank you]

Yeah Jtank!!!! How did they let you know?

i couldnt take the suspense, so i called in

r u waiting on them too?

 

[gdbaby]

i couldnt take the suspense, so i called in

r u waiting on them too?

August MCAT? Just wondering how much suspense I can take...

 

[tank you]

August MCAT? Just wondering how much suspense I can take...

no, april mcater, but complete pretty late (09.09)
just call in and ask!
good luck gdbaby

 

[drmota]

no, april mcater, but complete pretty late (09.09)
just call in and ask!
good luck gdbaby

no way. way to go jtank. that awful last night was just foreshadowing your invite today. btw, is it a dec or jan interview?
-mota

 

[tank you]

no way. way to go jtank. that awful last night was just foreshadowing your invite today. btw, is it a dec or jan interview?
-mota

thx damota 🙂
its on december 1st.
i hope im not interviewing for a waitlist spot..

 

[bubbleyum]

i'm sure december 1st is plenty early enough that you woudln't be interviewing for a waitlist spot.

i am happy to be able to join this thread now! just got my invite to drexel today! interview will probably be in january or some other late date, but for now i am happy enough.

 

[tank you]

i'm sure december 1st is plenty early enough that you woudln't be interviewing for a waitlist spot.

i am happy to be able to join this thread now! just got my invite to drexel today! interview will probably be in january or some other late date, but for now i am happy enough.

enjoy it while u can, after a few days, u will be sick of this club too 😛

 

[drmota]

i'm sure december 1st is plenty early enough that you woudln't be interviewing for a waitlist spot.

i am happy to be able to join this thread now! just got my invite to drexel today! interview will probably be in january or some other late date, but for now i am happy enough.

bubbleyum...following in my footsteps. she's all growns up.
-mota

 

[63768]

damota, you suck even harder. and jtank, you suck. i had my interview at a&m today and i really hope i get in. because i like it a lot. i still want more interviews...i wanna see more schools. i rather enjoy the interview process.

 

[abcd1234]

1 interview is all it takes to get an acceptance!!!

 

[crazy_cavalier]

hi everyone.
im out of this club too, received invite from chicago med school 🙂

wahhooo!! 😀

Now you only have one more club to lose membership from... you know which one I'm talkin' about 😉 🙂

Can't wait! and congrats again 👍

 

[crazy_cavalier]

hahah man, i remember that. i was just joking around. i'm really just jealous. i also just liked seeing my new avatar a bunch of times.

yeah I think we ALL like seeing your new avatar a bunch of times... keep posting...

seriously that girl is beautiful. wow.

 

[ShyRem]

So who's left in this club besides me and yourmom?

 

[annamarie]

So who's left in this club besides me and yourmom?

I'm still here! 🙂

 

[Pepper1o1]

I'm still here! 🙂

me too! i got an email from albany this morning, and it was a HOLD. boooooo

 

[drmota]

me too! i got an email from albany this morning, and it was a HOLD. boooooo

better than the rejection i got. see, i really dont suck that much
-mota

 

[DrHuang]

i rather enjoy the interview process.

youre sick!

 

[Jaider]

Yay, I am officially in your club. This afternoon I got a December interview at the U of U. Wahoo! The funny part was that at the precise time the interview email was sent, I was actually walking through the school of medicine. Good vibes, good vibes. 🙂 Wow, I'm one step closer to actually belonging there-- then I won't have to wander the halls anymore just wishing I were a med student. Three cheers to a positive outlook! 👍

 

[gdbaby]

Yay, I am officially in your club. This afternoon I got a December interview at the U of U. Wahoo! The funny part was that at the precise time the interview email was sent, I was actually walking through the school of medicine. Good vibes, good vibes. 🙂 Wow, I'm one step closer to actually belonging there-- then I won't have to wander the halls anymore just wishing I were a med student. Three cheers to a positive outlook! 👍

Congrats Jaider!! Great news!

 

[Jaider]

Thanks! I went out to celebrate tonight. 👍 Had an Indian curry feast and bought an overpriced belt as my special prize. Kind of a random choice-- not even going to wear it to my interview or anything-- but ya know, it was just the super-cutest belt ever. Gotta celebrate in the best way I know how. Cha-ching!

 

[ZigZag]

In 2002 I only had one interview. It was at a school 20 minutes from my house. I am applying for residency now. Go figure...

 

[gdbaby]

In 2002 I only had one interview. It was at a school 20 minutes from my house. I am applying for residency now. Go figure...

Even though the school that is 10 minutes from my house has not called me, your story is encouraging.

 

[bubbleyum]

RESURRECTED FROM PAGE 19!!! 😱 😱 😱

this is the the grandest bump of all.

 

[LucidSplash]

RESURRECTED FROM PAGE 19!!! 😱 😱 😱

this is the the grandest bump of all.

LOL - I was just doing a search for this thread and was VERY confused when it popped up first on the list of results sorted in chronological order!

I am joining this thread, as I just received an invite from USUHS

 

[Cinnameg]

I've only got one interview invite. I did take the August MCAT, but I had all my materials in early, and most of my secondaries were done by the time the MCAT scores were actually released. So, I'm worried! I haven't heard anything at all from most places, and I applied to 30 schools; just three rejections, one hold placement, and one interview invite. The interview is at Drexel . . . which I hear is everybody's backup school, so while I would of course go anywhere to be a doctor I feel that I might have cause to be ashamed if it's the only place that's even willing to interview me. My stats are not great, but I don't think they're horrible either: 3.3 science gpa, 3.48 overall gpa, 14 BS, 13 VR, 8 PS, T. Do any of you have any idea what the timeline is supposed to be for August MCAT takers? Should I not expect to hear anything more until late January or February?

Thanks! 🙂

 

[bubbleyum]

I've only got one interview invite. I did take the August MCAT, but I had all my materials in early, and most of my secondaries were done by the time the MCAT scores were actually released. So, I'm worried! I haven't heard anything at all from most places, and I applied to 30 schools; just three rejections, one hold placement, and one interview invite. The interview is at Drexel . . . which I hear is everybody's backup school, so while I would of course go anywhere to be a doctor I feel that I might have cause to be ashamed if it's the only place that's even willing to interview me. My stats are not great, but I don't think they're horrible either: 3.3 science gpa, 3.48 overall gpa, 14 BS, 13 VR, 8 PS, T. Do any of you have any idea what the timeline is supposed to be for August MCAT takers? Should I not expect to hear anything more until late January or February?

Thanks! 🙂

well not to provide any more discouragement, but there is an "august mcaters" interview thread that can give you a good idea of how they are doing. it actually looks like a lot of august mcaters are getting a lot of interview action these days, compared to the april mcaters (like ME!!)

but i feel your concaern. i have the same concern myself. if i don't hear from schools until jan-feb, doesn't taht mean the interview will be scheduled in like april or after? that is, if they even give me an interview and not a rejection.

and as for drexel, i have my one interview at drexel as well and i am not ashamed at all. it is one of my top choices, even if i had multiple interviews. it is a great school. so you shouldn't feel ashamed! you have a very high mcat score anyways, you should be hearing from more schools soon i bet.

 

[ShyRem]

OK. Who's still here? I'll start the list:

Shyrem
Cinnameg
Bubbleyum

 

[Arachnia]

Hey, this is MY kinda club! ALso, the folks at the only school that gave me an interivew emailed me this morning and put me on hold! There's nothing like the comforting aroma of frustration to get you going in the morning, that and a steaming cup of resentment...mmm

 

[chaeymaey]

Sometimes I wish schools knew that they were our only chance. Like if they knew that I only had one interview they would feel like they had to take me b/c I have no alternative.

 

[DrZee]

Sometimes I wish schools knew that they were our only chance. Like if they knew that I only had one interview they would feel like they had to take me b/c I have no alternative.

VCU just posted a status change for me but it sounds like a rejection!! 🙁
It said that the committee would like to interview you but that they have more ppl they want to interview than they actually invite for interviews and that they will keep asking until february. So does this mean that its all over for me??? 😕 🙁 How do they reject people for sure (snail mail, email, status update on their website)?

 

[jebus]

VCU just posted a status change for me but it sounds like a rejection!! 🙁
It said that the committee would like to interview you but that they have more ppl they want to interview than they actually invite for interviews and that they will keep asking until february. So does this mean that its all over for me??? 😕 🙁 How do they reject people for sure (snail mail, email, status update on their website)?

I didn't apply to VCU so I'm not totally certain about this, but it sure does sound like a rejection, DrZee. But they do keep the door open, so all hope at VCU isn't lost.
Hey, keep your chin up, the cycle still has a lot of time and you can still interview at some other schools.

 

[laboholic]

OK. Who's still here? I'll start the list:

Shyrem
Cinnameg
Bubbleyum

Im still here.... Iowa was my only allo interview so far. Please, please, please accept me Iowa!

 

[DrZee]

I didn't apply to VCU, so I'm not totally certain about this, but it sure does sound like a rejection, DrZee. But they do keep the door open, so all hope at VCU isn't lost.
Hey, keep your chin up, the cycle still has a lot of time and you can still interview at some other schools.

Thanks for your encouragement 🙂 😉 😛
why do these schools give us false hope, I mean the website just says keep checking back for more information. I guess its like :"hold for interview" or something.
I have interviews coming up next year, but i feel they are prolly for waitlist spots
Oh, well, enough whining on my part...
Good luck to everyone else this week (I think the ad coms are getting busy after thanksgiving weekend and more invites will go out) 👍 👍

 

[LusuR]

Well, I'm witcha.
Just hanging, hanging, hanging on Drexel. Something smells like impending doom...........

 

[ShyRem]

VCU just posted a status change for me but it sounds like a rejection!! 🙁
It said that the committee would like to interview you but that they have more ppl they want to interview than they actually invite for interviews and that they will keep asking until february. So does this mean that its all over for me??? 😕 🙁 How do they reject people for sure (snail mail, email, status update on their website)?

Not a rejection. Look through the "VCU Central" thread - they do things by "priority number". About a 1 gets immediate interview invite. I think from 3.5-5 gets rejected immediately. Between the immediate invite and 3.5 there are a variety of messages you get depending on where you are in the list. Folks have gotten this exact message and ended up with an interview invite. Folks have gotten this message and ended up with "sorry, but the interview season is now closed and we didn't get to you". They have about 700-800 folks in the "we wanna interview these people" pile every year, but only about 600-700 interview spots (if I remember correctly from my interview in September).

Keep your chin up... you may yet get an interview invite. But definitely NOT a rejection 🙂 ! Yay for you!!

 

[ShyRem]

Ok. So we've got:

Shyrem
Cinnameg
Bubbleyum
Arachnia
chaeymaey
DrZee
laboholic
LusuR
LucidSplash

Good. Now at least I don't feel so lonely! 🙂 Good luck to all of us

 

[63768]

add me too.

 

[gdbaby]

Ok. So we've got:

Shyrem
Cinnameg
Bubbleyum
Arachnia
chaeymaey
DrZee
laboholic
LusuR
LucidSplash

Good. Now at least I don't feel so lonely! 🙂 Good luck to all of us

Add me too!! The thread only states "One interview" and I have only had one interview. One acceptance, but also one interview. BTW Cinny, I was rejected from my safety school when I called to check in on my status. And from the looks of the "Wall of Shame," i must be really special since I am the only one they have let go.

 

[DrZee]

Not a rejection. Look through the "VCU Central" thread - they do things by "priority number". About a 1 gets immediate interview invite. I think from 3.5-5 gets rejected immediately. Between the immediate invite and 3.5 there are a variety of messages you get depending on where you are in the list. Folks have gotten this exact message and ended up with an interview invite. Folks have gotten this message and ended up with "sorry, but the interview season is now closed and we didn't get to you". They have about 700-800 folks in the "we wanna interview these people" pile every year, but only about 600-700 interview spots (if I remember correctly from my interview in September).

Keep your chin up... you may yet get an interview invite. But definitely NOT a rejection 🙂 ! Yay for you!!

How do you get to know your priority number? I dont remember seeing anything on the website. Is this something the admissions office uses internally and doesnt release to anyone?
Thanks,
DrZee

 

[gdbaby]

Im still here.... Iowa was my only allo interview so far. Please, please, please accept me Iowa!

labaholic, we will soon be together, just as the cosmos had planned.....

 

[NapeSpikes]

Shyrem
Cinnameg
Bubbleyum
Arachnia
chaeymaey
DrZee
laboholic
LusuR
LucidSplash
yourmom25
NapeSpikes

 

[gdbaby]

Whoa! I don't get to be on the list. Not so subtle, but fine.

 

[NapeSpikes]

Ha! Gdang baby, I was replying and typing the list, but you fast typers snuck up above me in the thread!

But anyway, this is dedicated to us with one interview INVITE. If we went by your count (interviews already attended), Kimka with the 4.0 gpa and 40 August mcat, would probably be able to join!

 

[ShyRem]

How do you get to know your priority number? I dont remember seeing anything on the website. Is this something the admissions office uses internally and doesnt release to anyone?
Thanks,
DrZee

Dr. H in the admissions office was really awesome about explaining the whole priority number deal when I had my interview. And no, you will never (ever) get to know your priority number - they never release it. Even if you beg, plead, and bribe with cookies, candy, Krispy Kreme donuts, or Starbucks caramel macchiatos. But you can pretty much figure out where you stand by analysis of the vague messages you get. And as long as you don't get rejected, you have a chance for an interview.

Just wait - after your interview you're either rejected or "placed on hold for further action." Then you get to sit on pins and needles for the next decision date when you may or may not have a status change from VCU...

 

[tacrum43]

Even if you beg, plead, and bribe with cookies, candy, Krispy Kreme donuts, or Starbucks caramel macchiatos.

Do you realize what that much sugar could do to a person? 😱

 

[DrZee]

Dr. H in the admissions office was really awesome about explaining the whole priority number deal when I had my interview. And no, you will never (ever) get to know your priority number - they never release it. Even if you beg, plead, and bribe with cookies, candy, Krispy Kreme donuts, or Starbucks caramel macchiatos. But you can pretty much figure out where you stand by analysis of the vague messages you get. And as long as you don't get rejected, you have a chance for an interview.

Just wait - after your interview you're either rejected or "placed on hold for further action." Then you get to sit on pins and needles for the next decision date when you may or may not have a status change from VCU...

Thanks, Your awesome!! 👍


Now, How do I analyze their vague messages?? I'm sure The Da Vinci code had a chapter on how to understand the mystic, implied genius communications of medical school admissions committees! oh, wait, no..I am mistaken 😛 oh, well...pins and needles for me 2.