How many interviews do you need to guarantee ONE acceptance?

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Highly variable, I went 50% on my interview trail. So for me I guess that number would have been 2. Unless I only would have interviewed at the ones who rejected me after interview... Logic loop right. No such thing as a guarantee, just do your best at every interview. I personally think the magic number is 3 interviews. But I'm sure many people out there have proved that number wrong.
 
I went 8 for 8 on interviews... So, I guess one interview would have done it?

But, considering December 1st is kind of like Schrödinger's Cat Paradox cat.... You'll never feel comfortable with even 30 interviews.
 
A friend of mine went 7-8 on interviews, but then I just read the other day someone getting rejected after interviews. It's all different. It really depends on your stats. If you have an overall/science 3.8gpa, 23 avg DAT, great LORs and good ECs and you get 5 interviews you can probably bet you are getting accepted somewhere. There are way too many factors.
 
As a general rule, the more interviews you get the more likely your chances are of getting accepted. No number of interviews will guarantee an acceptance, but if you have over three the chances of gaining an admission are high.
 
some ppl get in with a single interview.... others go to 8 and don't get in. I think 5 is a good number. I personally have 3 and I was not happy so I ended up applying to more places.
 
hunterx2 said:
some ppl get in with a single interview.... others go to 8 and don't get in. I think 5 is a good number. I personally have 3 and I was not happy so I ended up applying to more places.
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Jumping the gun a little? Many schools haven't sent out invites yet, don't stress too much with 3 already.
 
Jumping the gun a little? Many schools haven't sent out invites yet, don't stress too much with 3 already.
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Actually most of my schools already started to offer interviews, some offered multiple rounds already ! So I figured it was better safe than sorry considering that my schools that haven't sent out interviews to anybody yet are extremely competitive (ie, harvard).
 
JAWSSS said:
It is surprising how many people have great stats and wonderful PSs... But can't hold a conversation or look others in the eye.
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no it isn't.
 
Wow nice, online training for dentistry? That's a really unique opportunity. Might have to consider Devry... is it 3 or 4 years?
 
DevryDDS said:
Lets assume you have average stats within one standard deviation of the stats of average dental school matriculant.

So your chances against those overachievers have already dropped to 84 %.

Now take the # of slots available at the school and divide it by the # of interviews given out.

Example: Devry Online Dental School has 100 seats available for its brand new flagship online dds program. Interview invites were extended to 400 lucky college dropouts that saw the ad when flipping between Judge Judy and Jerry Springer.

Now considering that some of the dropouts are top tier having taken Intro to Biology 2 and obtained a "C", that would put them above the average interviewee. Therefore the average mook that only managed to pull a "D" would be lumped in with the average 84% or at most within one standard deviation above the average. Hopefully though, the kids with down syndrome will end up in the bottom 16% because their application was a potato, but hey its Devry, and Devry is all about giving everyone a shot.

So just for arguments sake, we put them all on a similar playing field in regards to extracurriculars involving, "smokin weed out a dirty boot out in the backyard shed", "life-long juggalo", and "record for largest amount of alcohol ingested in one sitting without dying".

Let's take that 84% and apply it to the number of interviews. So then we have 336 potential matriculants. Assuming that all of the overachievers got in because they offered the dean a pack of virginia slims and a porno vhs from the 1980s, we have to assume that 16% of those spots will be gone too so only 84 spots will be left.

This leaves us with 84 spots out of 336 winners. 84 out of the 336 is .25, but wait!

If you're within 1 standard deviation of ******ation it becomes .5, so that's a 50% chance of acceptance!

Of course this only applies to 1 school. If the the University of Phoenix decided to get in on all that sweet student lo... err prestige, then clearly your chances can only increase.


DISCLAIMER: I have no idea what the hell I am talking about.
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Wow, this is almost as nice as the program they have over at the University of Phoenix! :prof:
 
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