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If you have had 8 interviews this cycle, there is something in your application that makes adcoms think that you are a reasonable candidate for admission. Is it possible that an LOR addresses the struggles you had as an undergrad due to your health?
LizzyM was only trying to help... and I think you should listen to the advice. Telling an interviewer that you were immature is a completely different thing from saying that you got sick and were not mature enough to take time off/deal with the sickness....
Two different things....in this case I think you are airing only part of your dirty laundry in a way that is to your detriment...I think the full story would be much more helpful to an admit committee....
Obviously it is your choice and you know the situation best, but just know that admit committees may make assumptions about the situation that aren't necessarily true, that they wouldn't if you told them the whole story.
Not sure what your point is. Like I said: omitting a detail does not = lying. My text in red is meant to represent a "generic" answer, which is what I gave, without focusing on the specific details of the situation. Immaturity and lack of direction were both part of the equation, and that's what I chose to focus on in the moment, because I didn't want to make excuses to my interviewer. Things like this are not so black-and-white.
You have a great future in politics.
Whatever man, haters gonna hate!
Well... That escalated quickly.
Welcome to the Internet, where everything is made up and opinions don't matter. take it easy.I resent being called a "liar" and a "dishonest student." I am neither.
Okay, this is getting ridiculous. You don't know anything about me except one post I made on SDN.
I am not a dishonest student, and I will not be a dishonest doctor.
I have only been asked about my grades in 2 interviews. In the first one, I attempted to mention the illness, but it didn't go over well because my interviewer was a poor English speaker and I needed to simplify things quickly/move on.
In my second interview, I was asked about how I "adjusted to college." I talked about my immaturity. In retrospect, I SHOULD have mentioned the illness, not because I am somehow obligated by a covenant of truth to do so, but because I think it would have painted a more complete picture.
I am simply asking if this is something I should bring up. Are you suggesting that students air all of their past mishaps and dirty laundry in the interest of being "honest?" I am sorry, but if that's what constitutes honesty in your book, that is ridiculous. My professional colleagues do not need to know every detail about my past and my private life.