How many interviews do people usually get?
Started by Gladiolus23
The "average" you're asking about is probably not a meaningful number and would be highly dependent on the schools you applied to, your PS and your ECs in addition to the numbers you provided.
The "magic number" is said to be 3 though -- "Interviews three, a doctor you'll be" is the old cliche. If you get three interview invitations with the first received prior to Thanksgiving, you're probably in decent shape.
The "magic number" is said to be 3 though -- "Interviews three, a doctor you'll be" is the old cliche. If you get three interview invitations with the first received prior to Thanksgiving, you're probably in decent shape.
It depends on how you arrange it. I know of people with worse GPAs and MCAT scores getting 2-4 interviews while people with those stats get 1-2. I also know of a guy with a 3.9/518 that applied to only Ivys and got rejected and is now a re-applicant.
As you probably already know, yield is far more important than number of schools. Apply smart, 30-50 schools will not give you a higher yield than applying to 15-20 schools you are very qualified for.
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Thanks for the replies! If an applicant applies very early with good stats, could they technically attend interviews in August? Or is that close to impossible? Most interviews I hear of are scheduled for Sept or Oct...
gonnif, I'm not sure that answers the question. That's average interviews for matriculants, not applicants in general
Depends on the school. Most don't start until sept., but some DO programs interview as early as mid August.
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Do you know any MD programs that do so? I'm likely not applying DO
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Some MD schools start inviting applicants for interview in July and begin interviewing in August (I know Albany and ECU have started interviewing).
UChicago has started too, first interviews were last week, I believe
I've already interviewed at GW.
Lecom this year started interviews on July 15 and quite a few colleges start interviewing in August.
I've interviewed at Quinnipiac already to answer the question asking if August interviews are possible (I was complete before July).
Last cycle I received 2 II from 19 apps for a few reasons, most important probably: 1. letters were not submitted until October 22 and 2. Low yield and uneducated school list (too many top tiers, too many state schools which don't take many OOS). WL at one, rejected at the other. This cycle I already have 6 MD II (plus 3 holds, ew). Submitted on the first day with a school list I spent days on this time around (23 total MD, 2 DO).
Last cycle I received 2 II from 19 apps for a few reasons, most important probably: 1. letters were not submitted until October 22 and 2. Low yield and uneducated school list (too many top tiers, too many state schools which don't take many OOS). WL at one, rejected at the other. This cycle I already have 6 MD II (plus 3 holds, ew). Submitted on the first day with a school list I spent days on this time around (23 total MD, 2 DO).
I'm particularly impressed by the 1.3% of students who got in without attending a single interview.
They may have been deferred or members of "special programs."
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I'd wager a large majority of them were part of a BS/MD program where an interview was not required.
Average applicant has around a 3.55 and a 28.3 (about 505) based on AAMC published data: https://www.aamc.org/download/321494/data/factstablea16.pdf
Probably gets 0-1 interviews.
The caveat should be that this is mostly state schools accepting ISS
