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Interview Invite Burnout
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I am doing a few Friday -> Monday.
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That’s a good problem to have
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Had August interviews on a sequential Thursday and Friday in cities that are a 5 hour drive apart. I would venture to say that the second day actually went better but when I got home I looked in the mirror and my eyes were bloodshot from wearing contacts for too long.
As long as adcoms didn't think I was high, we're good lol. Overall would avoid doing that if possible but sometimes u just cant.
As long as adcoms didn't think I was high, we're good lol. Overall would avoid doing that if possible but sometimes u just cant.
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My quickest turn arounds are Friday —>Tuesday and Tuesday —> Friday all with West coast to East coast to West Coast to East Coast to West Coast.....I would have liked to have a full days rest between travel days as an ideal standard. It is easier to do consecutive days if you are out East where travel is not a full day...but you take what your schools will give you. This is a good problem to have. An exhausting problem, but a good one nonetheless.
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But only have one West Coast interview right? And it's right around where you live iirc.
I think 2 days is reasonable. I did Friday -> Monday -> Thursday -> Monday -> Wednesday and I regret that. I'd say 2 days is reasonable but when it becomes a lot in a row, more space would be nice. It also depends how close they are geographically!
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Correct, I have one interview in my home town in the west, then 2 in the Midwest/East, and 2 in the east in like a 2.5 week timeframe with the Midwest and East ones requiring 2 nights because my local airport is small AF. Meh. I know others have it worse.
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The one time I tried to take advantage of nearby geography, the one interview slot that would’ve allowed it was taken up...in a half hour....this game is a game.
a game... that we will win (hopefully) haha
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Hopefully. Although, our complaints are trivial in comparison to others. Having too many interviews and needing to miss class or work <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< (<*10^15) having no interviews at all.
10000000000% agree - we're lucky so far. V glad I'm on a gap year because I'm missing almost all of September for interviews and flights and driving. It's a doozy without classes so I can't imagine adding them in with it.
My response to the title:
I have 2-3 back-to-back interviews every week this month. To be honest, I think it'll be fine, since I'll end up spending less time in transit (tried to group together interviews in nearby locations) and I won't have any time to overthink the previous day's interview.
Had a back-to-back also involving 6 hr drive that night followed by 2 hours in the morning. Know yourself. I knew that interviews wouldn't mentally tax me to the point it would effect my second interview. If anything, it helped my second interview go better because I was in "the zone". If you think you can handle it, go for it. If you have to question it, maybe put a couple days in between.
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It depends on how many clean shirts you have and how far you have to travel. Ideally you don’t want any back to back, but sometimes you don’t have much choice. Jet lag is real.
It really is a good problem to have (honestly so grateful). I'm out of town pretty much every Friday except 1 for the next month. Was able to schedule 2 far away ones back to back with a day in between (flight expensive AF).
Also been lucky that I can drive to half of them (all less than 4 hrs).
The only person I feel sorry for is my dog (and my rescheduled patients).
Also been lucky that I can drive to half of them (all less than 4 hrs).
The only person I feel sorry for is my dog (and my rescheduled patients).
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So thankful I haven't cracked double-digits. Thank you Lord 
Heh yeah same, ugh that would suck to have over 10 interviews!!!So thankful I haven't cracked double-digits. Thank you Lord
Bullet dodged heh
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I know this is a joke, but I have reached my 6 interview maximum for affordability lol I will now initiate “protocol turn down II.” I only have 6 specific schools I will accept II from.So thankful I haven't cracked double-digits. Thank you Lord
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That is so nice...I only have two schools IS with none in the 5 states surrounding me and one of those 2 doesn’t start offering interviews until October.....gah.
Oof that’s rough!! Best of luck though!
