how long do I have to wait?

[irie]

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How long do I have to wait until I am sent some kind of acknowledgement that my application is complete from schools that do not have an online status check? Then, how long do I have to wait to get interview invitations?

And.....go.

 

[MedicineBird]

I'm right there with you. I applied to an ungodly number of schools and I am still stuck in this stupid holding pattern. Just one people! 1 freakin' interview. That's all I want. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!

 

[CanIMakeIt]

If they don't have a specific policy (like Emory/John Hopkins etc) I would call them after 2 weeks of sending in all the documents including LORs....but wait no more than 4 weeks....(Emory asks to hold off for 6 weeks and JH says not to call altogether) But hey it is your application and it is your responsibility to check on it so i would say be proactive......4 weeks is tha max I waited before I started calling the schools (in most cases I called 2 weeks after) ...


Good Luck

 

[Pinkertinkle]

As for when interviews come, it's one big mystery. Admissions committees seem to have an interview randomizer so that one cannot reliably anticipate anything. Some schools can offer interviews within a week or two, some can take 4 months.

 

[irie]

If they don't have a specific policy (like Emory/John Hopkins etc) I would call them after 2 weeks of sending in all the documents including LORs....but wait no more than 4 weeks....(Emory asks to hold off for 6 weeks and JH says not to call altogether) But hey it is your application and it is your responsibility to check on it so i would say be proactive......4 weeks is tha max I waited before I started calling the schools (in most cases I called 2 weeks after) ...


Good Luck

That's what I'll do! Muchas gracias.

 

[MedicineBird]

As for when interviews come, it's one big mystery. Admissions committees seem to have an interview randomizer so that one cannot reliably anticipate anything. Some schools can offer interviews within a week or two, some can take 4 months.

I think they're playing applicant yahtzee while knocking a few hard ones back. All of those serious looking pictures on their websites are really actors who have been well paid with all of our app fees.