Interviews after applying...

[chattkis]

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If I get my AMCAS application in at the latest the middle of June, will I be offered interviews (if any!) by September, October? It's crucial If I do get accepted somewhere that I find out ASAP preferably before November so that my husband can start looking for a job in our new respective location.

I guess it also depends on how fast I get in my secondaries?

Thanks for any input!

 

[uproarhz]

If I get my AMCAS application in at the latest the middle of June, will I be offered interviews (if any!) by September, October? It's crucial If I do get accepted somewhere that I find out ASAP preferably before November so that my husband can start looking for a job in our new respective location.

I guess it also depends on how fast I get in my secondaries?

Thanks for any input!

Hi there,

I finished my AMCAS app by end of July, had my first interview by end of Oct. and my first acceptance by mid Nov. So if you finish by mid June it should definitely be possible. But one main thing to consider is if the schools you are looking at are rolling or none rolling and sometimes this is different even between MD and MD/PhD programs within the same school. So if you need to know before Nov. choose programs accordingly.
The other thing to consider is the randomness of this process and the fact that it doesn't necessarily matter when you submit your app, they might put you on hold or interview you in random order. I ended up interviewing earlier than some of my friends who had submitted their app waaaaaaaaaaaaay before mine at some places and also waited for months before I heard anything from some of the places that I had applied to early.

So bottom line: there is no guarantee, but definitely pick programs that make their decision two weeks or a month after interviewing you.

Best of luck!

 

[Mitro]

One thing you can do to help you with the turn around for secondaries is to write a "why MD/PhD?" essay. Pretty much everyone asks this along with a "why our school?" and "what are your research interests?" essays. You can definitely write some generic ones that you modify for each school before hand. This will allow you to get those secondaries back ASAP.

As far as schools that were quick to offer interviews and acceptances, a few come to mind:
Pitt
Case
WashU
UVA
Michigan

Uproarhz made a good point that some schools will just shuffle you back for months and you'll end up getting interviews from them six months after your secondary was submitted. Similarly, post interview, some schools will offer a handful of immediate acceptances while the majority of applicants are put into the "wait and see" pile. Chances are if you do get acceptances early on, you'll get more in time. Also, some schools don't even start interviewing til fairly late in the process. For example, the UWash doesn't start interviewing until January. Anyway, there are a ton of schools that don't start handing out acceptances until after November, and there are many that are not rolling at all so don't worry so much about November - that's a ton of time to find a job - more then is probably needed.

Good luck.

 

[Reckoning]

Just want to ditto the random factor of this process. It is long and can't be rationalized. I got into to Pitt by early Dec. But my wife just started sending resumes out around Feb time frame and was fine. Your husband must be looking for a specific training program with a definite starting date? Planning to move to the city early?

Another thing to keep in mind is that once you have your acceptances in hand the second look weekends were really helpful in finalizing my decision. Those don't happen until April.

Signing up for an MSTP is a big commitment (I hear🙂 ) and you don't want to make a hasty decision. So do as much research as you can on the front end/ eg contact Prof's directly to help you make an informed decision if you forgo the second look weekends. Good luck!

 

[milliardo_L]

Signing up for an MSTP is a big commitment (I hear🙂 ) and you don't want to make a hasty decision. So do as much research as you can on the front end/ eg contact Prof's directly to help you make an informed decision if you forgo the second look weekends. Good luck!

I agree 100%, it is a tough decision, and the revisits are specially important. As you know, this is where you will be getting most of your professional education, thus will have a huge impact on your life. Maybe your partner can send resumes to all places you are interested in?