Is 5 interviews a good sign I will get accepted?

[crazyboi1993]

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I got 5 interview invited: NYCOM (NYIT), BCOM, CUSOM, LECOM- Seton Hill, and LECOM Bradenton. I plan on attending all of them. I did really well today on my NYIT interview today, but I am still really nervous that I wont get in anywhere. I plan to know where I am going by November/December to the latest.

lot of volunteer, shadowing and mission trip , 26 MCAT 8/8/10, and 3.82cgpa and 3.72scigpa!

 

[Prairiepalmeri]

We literally have identical stats except I took the new MCAT haha! I hope its a good sign and I hope I end up with five interviews. Good luck to you

 

[Endorphins98]

I think you should be just fine!

 

[lyana]

Well it all depends how you perform on those interviews. 🙂 But I am in the same boat as you, and hoping for an acceptance this year.
I am still going to fill out 2 more secondaries..

 

[Endorphins98]

I had lower stats, and I have been able to net two acceptances. There is definitely hope!

 

[oOKawaiiOo]

On behalf of the community of SDN, we applaud you.

 

[leslieknope2015]

I have the same MCAT but a much lower GPA, and I have had 3 acceptances.

You'll totally be fine.

 

[oOKawaiiOo]

@crazyboi1993
@leslieknope2015

Whats the secret?

 

[leslieknope2015]

@crazyboi1993
@leslieknope2015

Whats the secret?

haha honestly, I just did my research and applied early and broadly and hoped for the best.

 

[asdf123g]

haha honestly, I just did my research and applied early and broadly and hoped for the best.

what schools do you have acceptances to?

 

[leslieknope2015]

CUSOM, BCOM, ACOM, have interviews at KCUMB, MUCOM, LECOM-E, both Westerns, LMU, WVSOM, and ATSU-SOMA

what schools do you have acceptances to?

 

[Goro]

It takes some talent to get rejected after an interview, so yes, the auguries are good.

I got 5 interview invited: NYCOM (NYIT), BCOM, CUSOM, LECOM- Seton Hill, and LECOM Bradenton. I plan on attending all of them. I did really well today on my NYIT interview today, but I am still really nervous that I wont get in anywhere. I plan to know where I am going by November/December to the latest.

lot of volunteer, shadowing and mission trip , 26 MCAT 8/8/10, and 3.82cgpa and 3.72scigpa!

 

[JeBrAs]

OP, similar MCAT and lower GPA than you, also had 5 interviews and most of them were acceptances last cycle. You are in a good spot.

 

[IDK22]

Congrats, man. I have the same MCAT, but lower GPA- just submitted most of my secondaries. Hoping I get just a bit of the success you have 🙂

 

[DrPatriot]

Congrats, man. I have the same MCAT, but lower GPA- just submitted most of my secondaries. Hoping I get just a bit of the success you have 🙂

I have the same MCAT and a lower GPA also and I had 9 interviews and was accepted to my top choice before declining the rest of my interviews. You'll be alright just make sure to write solid essays that are school specific.

 

[TUVIX]

Sitting here with 5 interviews (3 down, 2 to go) and wondering the same thing. Haven't gotten an answer yet from the 3 I interviewed at. Still haven't heard from my two top choice schools. Really hope I get in somewhere and can minimize deposits at schools I won't end up attending (though that's a good problem to have).

 

[Seth Joo]

I got 5 interview invited: NYCOM (NYIT), BCOM, CUSOM, LECOM- Seton Hill, and LECOM Bradenton. I plan on attending all of them. I did really well today on my NYIT interview today, but I am still really nervous that I wont get in anywhere. I plan to know where I am going by November/December to the latest.

lot of volunteer, shadowing and mission trip , 26 MCAT 8/8/10, and 3.82cgpa and 3.72scigpa!

At most DO schools once you get an interview, your odds of getting in there are between 50 and 75 percent, so I would say luck will be favoring you. I had 9 interview invites, I only attended 5 but I got accepted at all 5 schools where I interviewed.

 

[oOKawaiiOo]

At most DO schools once you get an interview, your odds of getting in there are between 50 and 75 percent, so I would say luck will be favoring you. I had 9 interview invites, I only attended 5 but I got accepted at all 5 schools where I interviewed.

 

[Ahii]

It takes some talent to get rejected after an interview, so yes, the auguries are good.

If there's a 50% post-interview acceptance rate, does this mean that half of the people do really REALLY poorly at their interviews?

Like showing up unwashed, not in a suit, not knowing which school you're at, or being completely unprofessional level bad?

How much does what they look for in interviewees vary depending on school?

 

[Seth Joo]

If there's a 50% post-interview acceptance rate, does this mean that half of the people do really REALLY poorly at their interviews?

Like showing up unwashed, not in a suit, not knowing which school you're at, or being completely unprofessional level bad?

How much does what they look for in interviewees vary depending on school?

Interviewers are people, it just maybe they did not like the applicant. The interview is the most biased part of the whole application process other than recommendation letters. MSUCOM phased out interviews for this reason.

 

[asdf123g]

@Seth Joo If im not mistaken MSU has interviews now

 

[Seth Joo]

@Seth Joo If im not mistaken MSU has interviews now

For a while they stopped interviewing applicants, but I guess they resumed. I think the best type of interview, the least biased, is the MMI, it actually asks the applicant real questions and seems to be free of biased questions that could either favor the applicant or harm the applicant in the eyes of the interviewer.

 

[Dohnut]

I got 5 interview invited: NYCOM (NYIT), BCOM, CUSOM, LECOM- Seton Hill, and LECOM Bradenton. I plan on attending all of them. I did really well today on my NYIT interview today, but I am still really nervous that I wont get in anywhere. I plan to know where I am going by November/December to the latest.

lot of volunteer, shadowing and mission trip , 26 MCAT 8/8/10, and 3.82cgpa and 3.72scigpa!

Mathematically yeah you add up the probabilities which with 5 interviews should be over 100%. But is it just me or your MCAT scores don't really correspond with your GPA?

 

[lyana]

Mathematically yeah you add up the probabilities which with 5 interviews should be over 100%. But is it just me or your MCAT scores don't really correspond with your GPA?

i think it's just you.

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

@leslieknope2015

If you don't mind me asking what were your stats?

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

That is some awesome success you are having. I hope to have some of the same luck!

 

[leslieknope2015]

@leslieknope2015

If you don't mind me asking what were your stats?

That is some awesome success you are having. I hope to have some of the same luck!

 

[DrPatriot]

For a while they stopped interviewing applicants, but I guess they resumed. I think the best type of interview, the least biased, is the MMI, it actually asks the applicant real questions and seems to be free of biased questions that could either favor the applicant or harm the applicant in the eyes of the interviewer.

MSUCOM has interviews this year and they are MMI.

 

[igor_raptor]

At most DO schools once you get an interview, your odds of getting in there are between 50 and 75 percent, so I would say luck will be favoring you. I had 9 interview invites, I only attended 5 but I got accepted at all 5 schools where I interviewed.

Holy hell.

 

[Dr Tony T. Chopper]

It takes some talent to get rejected after an interview, so yes, the auguries are good.

Aren't acceptance rates for interviews generally 33%? Why makes you believe that "it takes talent" for a rejection?

 

[Goro]

At my school, they're well over 50%. Ditto for MD schools as well. Most subpar candidates get wait listed. Yes, ultimately they rejected, but perhaps I was not clear in that I was referring to outright rejection.

Aren't acceptance rates for interviews generally 33%? Why makes you believe that "it takes talent" for a rejection?

 

[Dr Tony T. Chopper]

At my school, they're well over 50%. Ditto for MD schools as well. Most subpar candidates get wait listed. Yes, ultimately they rejected, but perhaps I was not clear in that I was referring to outright rejection.

Gotcha. Thank you Goro.

 

[Seth Joo]

One of Nova Southeastern University's faculty members used to post online videos about the medical school admissions process, he said that if you get an interview at a medical school in the United States, your chances of being accepted range from 50 to as much as 75 percent. I think that professor now teaches at CUSOM.

 

[igor_raptor]

One of Nova Southeastern University's faculty members used to post online videos about the medical school admissions process, he said that if you get an interview at a medical school in the United States, your chances of being accepted range from 50 to as much as 75 percent. I think that professor now teaches at CUSOM.

I'm pretty sure you're personally responsible for at least a 10% increase in those statistics.

 

[The Best Psychiatrist]

Congrats on your interviews. Surely you'll get accepted somewhere!
In my case, I have two interviews in less than two weeks. And I feel way too confident about my chances of getting into medical school. I know this is bad considering I've submitted 10 secondaries so far.... Uuuuughghghhhhghh.

 

[StudyLater]

Statistically speaking, you'll get into 2-3 of the 5, and maybe more if you get more invites. Not surprising at all. That GPA is nice.

 

[mathnerd88]

You can never really be 100% sure. If you aren't good at interviewing you can be rejected everywhere.

Your chances are much better the more interviews you have, but you still have to be able to interview relatively well to get an acceptance. You shouldn't need to worry. As long as you can be clear and concise and likable, you'll probably get in.

I also have 5 interviews, and I'm on my fourth one. I'll let you know how many acceptances I get. I don't think I interviewed that well at LECOM-E.

 

[igor_raptor]

You can never really be 100% sure. If you aren't good at interviewing you can be rejected everywhere.

Your chances are much better the more interviews you have, but you still have to be able to interview relatively well to get an acceptance. You shouldn't need to worry. As long as you can be clear and concise and likable, you'll probably get in.

I also have 5 interviews, and I'm on my fourth one. I'll let you know how many acceptances I get. I don't think I interviewed that well at LECOM-E.

I've got an interview there in November. Any tips?

 

[mathnerd88]

I've got an interview there in November. Any tips?

Well it was my first interview, and it was in mid July. I would say don't talk too much because you start losing your point the more you talk. Plenty of interviewers did not realize how much they were talking.

Also, it was group so there wasn't an opportunity for them to really get to know you. You should also demonstrate how to work as a team in your group. Don't try to put down ideas of other people and be respectful. My group got a hard question, and I felt it wasn't a fair question to ask. We were asked how to solve the problem of primary care physicians being underpaid compared to specialties.

 

[StudyLater]

You should also demonstrate how to work as a team in your group. Don't try to put down ideas of other people and be respectful.

So they have you do group activities? Such as?

 

[mathnerd88]

So they have you do group activities? Such as?

You as a group come up with a solution to an ethical or social dilemma that is presented. They're looking at how you work as a team with others.

It could be luck of the draw your group gets an easier scenario. Now that I've been to several schools, I'm beginning to see the differences in quality between them.

 

[StudyLater]

You as a group come up with a solution to an ethical or social dilemma that is presented. They're looking at how you work as a team with others.

So there is no personal face time with an interviewer?

 

[mathnerd88]

So there is no personal face time with an interviewer?

Nope not at all. In the beginning you get chosen at random to answer one or two questions individually, and then half the interview it was group based.

You're answering in front of all those who are being interviewed. I recommend going to all your interviews even after acceptance to really understand schools.

 

[StudyLater]

Nope not at all. In the beginning you get chosen at random to answer one or two questions individually, and then half the interview it was group based.

You're answering in front of all those who are being interviewed.

Sounds convenient. How many people are there?

 

[mathnerd88]

Sounds convenient. How many people are there?

Mine was 16, but we were the first group. I believe subsequent groups were around 25-26 people per session. You are divided among groups of 7 or 8.

Since both LECOMs were the schools I interviewed first, I thought that I wanted to go there. Now having been to CUSOM and CCOM, I see why they have cheap tuition and noticed a difference in the quality.

 

[StudyLater]

Mine was 16, but we were the first group. I believe subsequent groups were around 25-26 people per session. You are divided among groups of 7 or 8.

Is this a common thing? Or something unique to LECOM? Do their other branches do this?

 

[Endorphins98]

Mine was 16, but we were the first group. I believe subsequent groups were around 25-26 people per session. You are divided among groups of 7 or 8.

Since both LECOMs were the schools I interviewed first, I thought that I wanted to go there. Now having been to CUSOM and CCOM, I see why they have cheap tuition and noticed a difference in the quality.

I felt the same way. It still seemed like a good school though. And their matches support that notion!

 

[mathnerd88]

Is this a common thing? Or something unique to LECOM? Do their other branches do this?

So far, just unique to LECOM. Since they interview so many applicants, that's why they do it this way. It is the most efficient.

 

[StudyLater]

So far, just unique to LECOM. Since they interview so many applicants, that's why they do it this way. It is the most efficient.

Yeah that's why I was saying it's convenient. But eh. 5 staff members, 4 interviews/day, 800 interviewees (for ~400 spots right?): that's 40 days. The cycle runs, I thought, >180 days. There's plenty of time and room for flexibility. There's not really a need to do this.

Some quotes for those interested.

Group interview consisted of 8 of us interviewees and two interviewers. Basically everyone just trying to one-up each other. We were given questions individually to answer, and then the group was asked an ethical question and we had to discuss it. I didn't like the setting, and it was way more nerve racking than a typical interview solo. Some people will talk way too long and cut into time for other people to talk and it's just annoying.

My Protip: save your money and skip the interview lol. But I guess just try to prepare yourself for this situation as best as you can. Get a word in or two to show that you are intelligent and then shutup and let other people make fools of themselves.

While I agree with a lot of this having just done a group interview at LECOM-E this past Friday I don't think it's something that should detract you from attending the interview itself. I think that it's definitely not as good as a one-on-one or two-on-one interview but it's by no means a dealbreaker, if anything its a new challenge that you have to look at as such.

The first part of the interview where we introduced ourselves was my least favorite part because it seemed like people just decided to go down their resume and say why they liked osteopathic medicine... There's no "right" length for a response so some people I feel said too much (as you alluded to).

I actually really enjoyed the group part once we got past the intro's and one individual question. We talked about ethical situations such as reporting a physician who has administered the wrong medication as well as debated universal healthcare and the caveats of adopting different types of universal healthcare systems. It showed the interviewers your ability to not only respond but participate in a group conversation and not try to "hold the floor" for too long and acknowledge other points of view.

Overall I felt that it got better as it went along but I definitely prefer an open-file one-on-one format because the conversation flows more fluidly and you have less "down-time" to sit there and worry.

TLDR; just make sure you use SDN resources to your advantage to look at questions you might get and have an idea of what you might talk about (not a rehearsed answer) and participate in the enjoyable debate/discussion with poise and humility. Good luck to anyone who has an interview at LECOM-E (or B?) or another group-interview'ing school!

 

[Gandyy]

Your chances are pretty good. But it is very rare to see someone get accepted to every school they interview at. There are too many biases that interviewers may have. And lets be honest. Not everyone is probably going to like you.

That being said, as @mathnerd said, just be clear, concise, and likable, and you should get in to at least 1 school.