Columbia and stuff

[Benjo]

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Does Columbia have an unusually high interview rate? I took the AUgust MCATs and they are the first school to invite me for an interview (yesterday-11/03). How soon should I be expecting to hear from other schools?
Another question--does anybody know how medical schools react to disciplinary action (not academic, like cheating). I made it clear on my application that I dealt with everything, and my grades, mcats, experience are good enough that I hope they can look past it. Any stories/info out there?

 

[Habari]

columbia interviews about 50% of their applicants. there is 1 interview at the school.

 

[po' boy]

this is in large part due to the fact that many fewer people apply here than to AMCAS schools. Part of the reason columbia remains non-AMCAS is so they don't have to sift through 5-6,000 apps, but can pick among the 2,000 or so applicants who really want to come here enough to fill out a separate form.

 

[ewing]

Originally posted by po' boy
this is in large part due to the fact that many fewer people apply here than to AMCAS schools. Part of the reason columbia remains non-AMCAS is so they don't have to sift through 5-6,000 apps, but can pick among the 2,000 or so applicants who really want to come here enough to fill out a separate form.

So that's why they're not with AMCAS. I thought it was just because Dr. Frantz is the devil incarnate. Silly me; my mistake.

 

[TheFlash]

Originally posted by Benjo
Does Columbia have an unusually high interview rate? I took the AUgust MCATs and they are the first school to invite me for an interview (yesterday-11/03). How soon should I be expecting to hear from other schools?
Another question--does anybody know how medical schools react to disciplinary action (not academic, like cheating). I made it clear on my application that I dealt with everything, and my grades, mcats, experience are good enough that I hope they can look past it. Any stories/info out there?

First off, congrats on getting the interview! I just got the "you're complete" email yesterday (yeah I know, I should've filled out the app earlier). How long did you have to wait from until you completed your file to get the interview invite?

Thanks,

TF

 

[Benjo]

I never really got the "you're complete" e-mail. I jsut got confirmation that I submitted my application successfully. Then, about two weeks after the mcats came back I got a letter in the mail. Thanks for the congrats. Hopefully there will be more to come. good luck--it seems that less applications means a more prompt response.

 

[TheFlash]

Originally posted by Benjo
I never really got the "you're complete" e-mail. I jsut got confirmation that I submitted my application successfully. Then, about two weeks after the mcats came back I got a letter in the mail. Thanks for the congrats. Hopefully there will be more to come. good luck--it seems that less applications means a more prompt response.

Thanks for the info! Are you scheduled for a December date by the way?

TF

 

[missbonnie]

It was about 3 weeks from the complete email to the interview email.

Also, this year they said that they would be interviewing less ppl than in previous yrs. I think they said sumthing like they've interviewed over 1000 applicants, but this year it would be 700-900.

b

 

[loomis]

hi
just an fyi, i got an interview over a month after my app was complete (late aug) so if you don't hear ASAP then don't worry too much! Good luck!