Iowa interview and MN secondary

I just interviewed at Iowa on Friday. My group of ~15 students was made up of 13 out-of-state residents and 2 residents. We were told they stop interviewing January 15. My assumption would be they interview both in- and out-of-staters until January 15.

In regard to how long it took for them to review my file, I believe it was almost a month after I submitted the secondary. But I got an interview before my last letter of recommendation was in.

I'm in-state at MN so my info there wouldn't be of much help.

 

I just received an interview invitation from Iowa, and I believe I submitted my secondary a month ago as well, although my letters arrived a bit later. I'll be there Dec. 19, anyone else??

I also applied to MN as an out-of-stater, and haven't heard a word from them.

 

gi,

I just looked around, and though I can find my U of MN essays, I can't find the actual questions! Paraphrasing then, the essay questions are:

What are you doing/plan to be doing before matriculation (about 1/4 page)

describe any early experiences with family/community that got you interested in medicine(about 2/3 page)

describe TWO EC experiences from your AMCAS application that you thought were particulary important to you and why (ie, how they helped you decide to go into medicine) (about 1/2 page)

Why did you apply to the U of MN (about 1/4 page)

Application update--any new grades, honors, or anything else you'd like the committee to know (less than 1/4 page)

Hopefully this will get you started. The fee I think was 75 dollars. There are some other forms to fill out (just use a pen--they don't care) and some evaluation forms for your recommenders that they send with their letters.

Good Luck!!