Interviewer said "Hopefully we get to see you next year" three times. Good sign?

[wsdcfgf]

My interviewer is on the admissions team. He said that to me at the end of the interview one time, by the end of the interview day when I said goodbye a second time, and when he responded to my thank you email a third time. He also replied to my thank you note very fast. I sent it at 8pm on a Friday night and he replied at 9pm.

Is that a good sign or is it just courtesy?

Edit: Not asking if I am gonna get accepted, but rather if I did OK on the interview. Because I really thought I bombed it.

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[wsdcfgf]

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[Lupercal]

Sounds like a habitual line if they keep repeating it at the end of every interaction. I personally would not look too deep into it.

 

[voxveritatisetlucis]

They say it to be polite

 

[Goro]

What Vox said

 

[wsdcfgf]

What Vox said

I guess my question is, even if its just being polite, would the interviewer say this if I did really badly on the interview?

 

[Goro]

I guess my question is, even if its just being polite, would the interviewer say this if I did really badly on the interview?

Probably not.

Also keep in mind that even the interviewer absolutely loved you, the Adcom might not.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

The operating word is "hopefully." Don't read too much into it.

 

[srirachamayonnaise]

Hard not to get excited about it. But you just have to wait to find out.

 

[tossaway000999888]

At one of my interviews, the interviewer hooked me up with two other physicians to talk to, one about research i was interested in and the other about global health related to stuff i had worked in. They both said the interviewer had rated me highly, one who was a dean of something or other said getting an interview when i did meant i was basically in. The school told me absolutely nothing for 7 months after the interview before rejecting me outright. Interviewers might be lying, and even if they're not they don't have all the power.

Edit: I don't say this to get you down, but just to set some realistic expectations, as I really had my hopes up after these interactions

 

[Boltman10]

At one of my interviews my interviewer closed with how excited they would be to have me as part of the class next year. I am currently on the Waitlist at that school.

 

[DarkBluMage]

Take it with a grain of salt. The interviewer doesn’t make the final decision. Adcom has to move forward on you as a whole and they may/may not feel the same about your application.

 

[wsdcfgf]

The operating word is "hopefully." Don't read too much into it.

But do you think the interviewer would say that if I did badly during the interview? I know it's by no means an indication of acceptance, but could it indicate that the interview was at least okay?

 

[notsurewho]

But do you think the interviewer would say that if I did badly during the interview? I know it's by no means an indication of acceptance, but could it indicate that the interview was at least okay?

this has to be peak premed neuroticism (also people above already answered your question lol, you probably did fine).

 

[wsdcfgf]

this has to be peak premed neuroticism (also people above already answered your question lol, you probably did fine).

it's my only interview. It is so hard no to be neurotic

 

[srirachamayonnaise]

it's my only interview. It is so hard no to be neurotic

tbh, if you have only got 1 II, the chance of this turning into an A is slim. One hit wonder does happen, but very rarely.

 

[wsdcfgf]

tbh, if you have only got 1 II, the chance of this turning into an A is slim. One hit wonder does happen, but very rarely.

thank you you're a real therapist

 

[notsurewho]

it's my only interview. It is so hard no to be neurotic

I understand, but there's no purpose to thinking over what you could've done better or the exact words an interviewer used; the past is in the past. Interviews comprise only a single part of your whole app, and I'm sure you probably did better on the interview than you think you did. If you get accepted, it's possible that the interview didn't contribute much to why you got accepted. Likewise, if you get WL/Rejected, it's also possible the interview wasn't the reason why either.

 

[srirachamayonnaise]

thank you you're a real therapist

psych is my most hated subject in med school lol. You want the real answer. It sucks to hear it.

 

[wysdoc]

tbh, if you have only got 1 II, the chance of this turning into an A is slim. One hit wonder does happen, but very rarely.

That isn’t true, many have only 1 interview

 

[srirachamayonnaise]

That isn’t true, many have only 1 interview

check this out. It happens, but it's not the majority of the people who got into med school. Don't forget, a lot of those one hit wonders are ED applicants and BS/MD applicants.

https://www.aamc.org/media/50081/download

 

[Mr.Smile12]

But do you think the interviewer would say that if I did badly during the interview? I know it's by no means an indication of acceptance, but could it indicate that the interview was at least okay?

We could be less subtle... (h/t given her announcement today)...

 

[wsdcfgf]

We could be less subtle... (h/t given her announcement today)...

sorry I don't understand what you mean
are you saying the interview could just be lying

 

[currentdadfuturedoc?]

check this out. It happens, but it's not the majority of the people who got into med school. Don't forget, a lot of those one hit wonders are ED applicants and BS/MD applicants.

https://www.aamc.org/media/50081/download

I disagree with this take. The data you shared shows that 21% of matriculants last year only received 1 interview invite, which equates to roughly 4980 first year medical students. I was also surprised to see that only 50.8% of matriculants reported being accepted to more than one medical school.

Obviously this data only reflects about 2/3 of all matriculants, and I am also curious to know how many applicants receive at least 1 interview but 0 acceptances.

Regardless, if one school liked you well enough to interview, you're probably good enough to be admitted, and it is likely that other schools will see the same positive attributes that caused the first school to invite you to interview. Stay positive and try not to focus on things that have already happened. You got this OP!!

 

[srirachamayonnaise]

I disagree with this take. The data you shared shows that 21% of matriculants last year only received 1 interview invite, which equates to roughly 4980 first year medical students. I was also surprised to see that only 50.8% of matriculants reported being accepted to more than one medical school.

Obviously this data only reflects about 2/3 of all matriculants, and I am also curious to know how many applicants receive at least 1 interview but 0 acceptances.

Regardless, if one school liked you well enough to interview, you're probably good enough to be admitted, and it is likely that other schools will see the same positive attributes that caused the first school to invite you to interview. Stay positive and try not to focus on things that have already happened. You got this OP!!

The real data is how many didn’t get in with one interview. Not the other way around. Every year there are applicants with more than 5 interviews who didn’t get in anywhere. I also know so many people who got in with one A despite having 5 or 6 interviews. This process is incredibly competitive. those 5k people on that list are the exceptions to the rule. In most scenarios, at this point, the likelihood of becoming a med student is in your favor if one has over 3 interviews.

 

[currentdadfuturedoc?]

The real data is how many didn’t get in with one interview. Not the other way around. Every year there are applicants with more than 5 interviews who didn’t get in anywhere. I also know so many people who got in with one A despite having 5 or 6 interviews. This process is incredibly competitive. those 5k people on that list are the exceptions to the rule. In most scenarios, at this point, the likelihood of becoming a med student is in your favor if one has over 3 interviews.

I agree that knowning how many people didn't get in with one interview would be valuable data to have. I also would love to see the data your referencing that shows how many applicants with more than 5 interivews don't get in anywhere, but unfortunately it does not exist. There is a lot that is unknown, but at least I feel confident saying that the people who got exactly 1 interivew have a better chance of getting accepted than those who got 0 interviews.

Without this nonexistent data, I think it is unfair to jump to a conclusion and say that applicants who get accepted off of only 1 interview are the exception to the rule. Are their odds great? I'm can't say. But it feels wrong to confidently assert that their chances are slim without sufficient data to back it up.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

sorry I don't understand what you mean
are you saying the interview could just be lying

Nancy didn't say anything in those gifs... but was trying to be polite.

 

[EArlyBirdGetsTheWorm]

I was told this in two of my interviews. One of them accepted me and the other waitlisted me.

 

[drthedude]

I'll do one better, I was told this twice and got accepted for one and a fat post II rejection for the other

 

[cj_cregg]

sorry I don't understand what you mean
are you saying the interview could just be lying

The interviewer could be just being polite. It is just a thing people say at the end of interviews. I specifically try not to say things like this to ANY candidate I interview because it leads to questions like yours, but I am just as kind and encouraging to applicants I thought had a stellar interview as I am to people who completely bombed it, as are most interviewers. What your interviewer says to you during an interview is a reflection of their personality, not the strength of your interview or application.

 

[notsurewho]

so you're saying that most interviewers completely bomb the interview?

I really want to know how you managed to reach this conclusion from cj_creeg's reply...

 

[cj_cregg]

I really want to know how you managed to reach this conclusion from cj_creeg's reply...

In OP's defense, I phrased it badly lol, I can see how "....to people who completely bombed it, as are most interviewers" would be confusing.

To clarify, I meant most interviewers (i.e. the people asking the questions) are going to behave the same towards most interviewees (i.e. the people answering the questions) regardless of whether the interviewee was stellar or bombed. I do not think most interviewees bomb their interviews.

 

[Prehealth1011]

Don't believe a word they say until you're an attending