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For people that submit early, is it possible to receive late interviews?
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Of course!
Patience... there's plenty of time.
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Is it just me or does it seem improbable to anyone else that applicants would receive interview invites in May and June when primaries aren't even verified and transmitted to schools until late June?
yes inexplicable
Yeah, it is an internal control to make sure people read the prompts. Not sure it is a weird TMDSAS aberration either.
1) it all depends upon the strength of the application
2) yes
I'm just one person, but I submitted almost all of my applications in July and all 5 of my interviews would come before October. My top-tier options came very quickly in August, roughly within 3 weeks. I got a couple state school interviews after that. Interviewed at all of them in October, and had my first acceptance by Halloween.
I would not know what school I would matriculate at until the end of April. My #1 choice put me on a high-priority ranked waitlist in February and had me waiting for what felt like an eternity.
Hang tight. You're going to have at least 3 existential crises by the end of the cycle.
I would not know what school I would matriculate at until the end of April. My #1 choice put me on a high-priority ranked waitlist in February and had me waiting for what felt like an eternity.
Hang tight. You're going to have at least 3 existential crises by the end of the cycle.
Schools will want to make offers to "hot" candidates on or shortly after the earliest date that offers can be made in the hopes of attracting "the best". Many of those hot prospects will stop interviewing after they have a few offers so smart admissions officers are not going to drag their feet with those applications.
On the other hand, many schools want to see the entire pool before making all the offers they'll need to make to fill the class. That means that some schools will wait until the deadline for making as many offers as one has seats. It can be nerve-wracking but that's how it goes.
The bar graph does give credence to my adage that if you don't have an interview by Thanksgiving, the chances that you will have one later are slim but not out of the question.
On the other hand, many schools want to see the entire pool before making all the offers they'll need to make to fill the class. That means that some schools will wait until the deadline for making as many offers as one has seats. It can be nerve-wracking but that's how it goes.
The bar graph does give credence to my adage that if you don't have an interview by Thanksgiving, the chances that you will have one later are slim but not out of the question.
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