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Does anybody know about NOVA's interviews? Open/closed file? Who does the interview? How long they last? Etc.
I'm sure it's posted on another thread somewhere but I only have internet on my phone so it's difficult to search. Thanks
 
dudeliness said:
Does anybody know about NOVA's interviews? Open/closed file? Who does the interview? How long they last? Etc.
I'm sure it's posted on another thread somewhere but I only have internet on my phone so it's difficult to search. Thanks
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The DO info book says it's open file, one-on-one, with 2-3 faculty members. Here's the interview feedback page: http://studentdoctor.net/schools/school/nsu-com/survey/26 (scroll down to "questions")...looks like it's around 20min 🙂
 
dudeliness said:
Yay! Does that make three or four for you now? Good job! I feel like when you get 3 or 4 then it's a pretty good chance you'll get into at least one. At least I hope that's what it means. Lol
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I agree. All it takes is 1 acceptance 🙂. This is my 3rd.
 
II from DMU this morning. That makes 5 so far and I think I may pass out. Never expected to get 5 interviews. I wonder if it's safe to start being selective about interviews yet. I applied to 20 schools. Lol
 
dudeliness said:
II from DMU this morning. That makes 5 so far and I think I may pass out. Never expected to get 5 interviews. I wonder if it's safe to start being selective about interviews yet. I applied to 20 schools. Lol
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Nice work! What day are you going?
 
Got an email from LECOM-E saying that supplemental application has been processed. Hopefully I'll hear about an interview soon!
 
dudeliness said:
II from DMU this morning. That makes 5 so far and I think I may pass out. Never expected to get 5 interviews. I wonder if it's safe to start being selective about interviews yet. I applied to 20 schools. Lol
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haha got a DMU ii this morning as well. Also my fifth, also unexpected, and feeling excited/relieved but overwhelmed. I can't be selective because I have no clue which schools I would rather go to. I went into this just wanting to get in somewhere, every school that invites me for an interview becomes my favorite.
 
dododr said:
haha got a DMU ii this morning as well. Also my fifth, also unexpected, and feeling excited/relieved but overwhelmed. I can't be selective because I have no clue which schools I would rather go to. I went into this just wanting to get in somewhere, every school that invites me for an interview becomes my favorite.
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Same here!
 
dododr said:
haha got a DMU ii this morning as well. Also my fifth, also unexpected, and feeling excited/relieved but overwhelmed. I can't be selective because I have no clue which schools I would rather go to. I went into this just wanting to get in somewhere, every school that invites me for an interview becomes my favorite.
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+1
But this is becoming a problem because I have no cash to pay for this stuff right now. I had savings but my wife got cancer (no joke) so in about two months of not working and paying for her medical expenses I now have to put each interview on a credit card.
I know it's a big investment, and I shouldn't be stingy now, but I just don't know enough about the schools to even begin to select which ones I would prefer. I've tried to figure out what matters most and I think it's the following:
Good location for activities/good neighborhoods for my wife and 2.5 yr old
Good networking for clinical rotations and therefore residencies.

Other than that, I'm stumped. Even with those two criteria I am having a hard time ranking schools.
 
hopefulMD9 said:
ATSU SOMA started today! Makes 2 for me. Nowhere near 5 but I'll take it so far 😉
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Shoot! I got one from AT Still SOMA today as well. Deeper and deeper into the rabbit hole we go. Lol

I only hoped for two or three interviews. All it takes is one...or so they say, right?
 
dudeliness said:
Shoot! I got one from AT Still SOMA today as well. Deeper and deeper into the rabbit hole we go. Lol

I only hoped for two or three interviews. All it takes is one...or so they say, right?
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Right! I hear the magic number is 3 for interviews. So you are already there!
 
dudeliness said:
+1
But this is becoming a problem because I have no cash to pay for this stuff right now. I had savings but my wife got cancer (no joke) so in about two months of not working and paying for her medical expenses I now have to put each interview on a credit card.
I know it's a big investment, and I shouldn't be stingy now, but I just don't know enough about the schools to even begin to select which ones I would prefer. I've tried to figure out what matters most and I think it's the following:
Good location for activities/good neighborhoods for my wife and 2.5 yr old
Good networking for clinical rotations and therefore residencies.

Other than that, I'm stumped. Even with those two criteria I am having a hard time ranking schools.
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Hey I got ATSU SOMA ii today also. Those are my top two criteria, but it is hard to really know which school has better rotations. I have also added a third criteria. Tuition+cost of living. If it is really a toss up between two schools, might as well have less debt.
 
dudeliness said:
+1
But this is becoming a problem because I have no cash to pay for this stuff right now. I had savings but my wife got cancer (no joke) so in about two months of not working and paying for her medical expenses I now have to put each interview on a credit card.
I know it's a big investment, and I shouldn't be stingy now, but I just don't know enough about the schools to even begin to select which ones I would prefer. I've tried to figure out what matters most and I think it's the following:
Good location for activities/good neighborhoods for my wife and 2.5 yr old
Good networking for clinical rotations and therefore residencies.

Other than that, I'm stumped. Even with those two criteria I am having a hard time ranking schools.
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I hope everything works out for her. I'm so sorry you guys have to go through that...cancer is a despicable thing.
 
HalfListic said:
I hope everything works out for her. I'm so sorry you guys have to go through that...cancer is a despicable thing.
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Hey thanks guys. It was thyroid cancer, which has one of the best survival rates. She just had to get a thyroidectomy and one radioactive iodine treatment and she's done now, but yeah it's scary having cancer strike a loved one even if it's readily curable.
 
dudeliness said:
Hey thanks guys. It was thyroid cancer, which has one of the best survival rates. She just had to get a thyroidectomy and one radioactive iodine treatment and she's done now, but yeah it's scary having cancer strike a loved one even if it's readily curable.
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Yea man i had a scare similar to your situation concerning my fiance lately. Luckily everything turned out ok. Sounds like they caught your wife's cancer before it spread?
 
Probably. They still have to do another full-body scan in a couple
Of months because her post radiation scan had some suspicious spots on it, but that's the good thing about papillary carcinoma, if there is metastasis it responds very well to radiation ablation. Just a couple of I131 pills and it usually will wipe it right out.
 
*Phone rings* -check

*Area code not recognized* -check

*Smile of anticipation* -check

BRRRRR!!!

Hello this is your captain speaking, you've just won...

Disappoint. 🙁
 
hahahaha hate when this happens...or when you get like 4 new emails and it's just junk email.
 
dudeliness said:
Probably. They still have to do another full-body scan in a couple
Of months because her post radiation scan had some suspicious spots on it, but that's the good thing about papillary carcinoma, if there is metastasis it responds very well to radiation ablation. Just a couple of I131 pills and it usually will wipe it right out.
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Great news!
 
dudeliness said:
Probably. They still have to do another full-body scan in a couple
Of months because her post radiation scan had some suspicious spots on it, but that's the good thing about papillary carcinoma, if there is metastasis it responds very well to radiation ablation. Just a couple of I131 pills and it usually will wipe it right out.
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That's some scary stuff, but it sounds like she's in good hands. Let us know how things work out.
 
dudeliness said:
Probably. They still have to do another full-body scan in a couple
Of months because her post radiation scan had some suspicious spots on it, but that's the good thing about papillary carcinoma, if there is metastasis it responds very well to radiation ablation. Just a couple of I131 pills and it usually will wipe it right out.
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Sorry to hear about this. I hope everything works out.
 
UrshumMurshum said:
*Phone rings* -check

*Area code not recognized* -check

*Smile of anticipation* -check

BRRRRR!!!

Hello this is your captain speaking, you've just won...

Disappoint. 🙁
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OMG! I'm laughing so hard, that happened to me too... i know exactly what you are talking about, as soon as i heard the boat horn... i was like UGH!
 
BabyDoc86 said:
Yes!!!!!!!!!! Interview at LECOM Erie!! That makes 2 so far!
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CONGRATS!!! Now you know I want all the details. 🙂 Stats? When were you complete? Did you find out via portal or email?

And what date? I'm so happy for you!! 😀
 
Tianar said:
CONGRATS!!! Now you know I want all the details. 🙂 Stats? When were you complete? Did you find out via portal or email?

And what date? I'm so happy for you!! 😀
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Haha, thanks Tianar!

3.9/3.9, Master's degree in Bioethics and Medical Humanities, 28R (8 PS, 10 V, 10BS)
Published research in pediatric oncology, international conference posters presented in pediatric cognition/developmental neuropsychology, currently working in breast cancer research.

Complete at LECOM-Erie on 7/9. I checked the portal this morning ~8am and there was no change, but I got the email at 10:30 and the portal allowed me to schedule online for 9/28.
 
LMU has started interview invites. I got the phone call at 4pm est. this is my 5th interview so far!
 
Congrats to all those with interviews! Although I am getting anxious to not have any. This waiting is unbearable! And it only gets worse after interviews...trying to stay positive is getting tough. Best of luck to all, and hang in there all others who are in the same boat as me! :luck:
 
Just got an interview from WVSOM today. Saw it on the portal, no email as of yet. They scheduled it for me. Sept 19. Good thing it doesn't conflict with any of my others. Man, I'm going to be a freakin traveling circus from next weekend until the end of September!
 
I didn't get any more interview invites this week. 🙁 I have my hands full with the 4 I already have though.
 
ValentineLissar said:
I'm so excited! I got an interview from DMU today by email! Is everyone signing up in October?
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I got an interview from them as well for October 12th! I was spoiled by their fast track thing so now I wish everyone worked as fast as them... but I know that won't happen 😀 Still working on submitting secondaries for a few more schools.

I'm gonna end up getting in trouble at work for the number of times I check my phone for any e-mails from schools! Haha. I submitted both LECOM secondaries on my phone during work. "Uh, gotta run to my car for a minute." *Submit*
 
Dmr6186 said:
I got an interview from them as well for October 12th! I was spoiled by their fast track thing so now I wish everyone worked as fast as them... but I know that won't happen 😀 Still working on submitting secondaries for a few more schools.

I'm gonna end up getting in trouble at work for the number of times I check my phone for any e-mails from schools! Haha. I submitted both LECOM secondaries on my phone during work. "Uh, gotta run to my car for a minute." *Submit*
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Congratulations! Maybe we'll run into each other then! I am still working on secondaries for a couple of schools too but my stress levels have gone down a bit now that I got an interview there!
 
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