Is it ok to tell schools about other interviews?

[13132]

Is this awkward or do schools understand and expect that students will have multiple interviews? I need to warn a school that I have an interview scheduled for a certain date and not to schedule my interview over that. I feel giving them the courtesy of a forwarding is better than having to reschedule.

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[freakingoutabit]

You could always just tell them that you'll be unavailable on certain dates. No need to tell them that you have interviews other places. Obviously they know, but I wouldn't bring it up unless specifically asked.

 

[13132]

You could always just tell them that you'll be unavailable on certain dates. No need to tell them that you have interviews other places. Obviously they know, but I wouldn't bring it up unless specifically asked.

Hmm something makes me feel better psychologically to give a reason. I was once told to let employers know about other job offers because it makes you seem more desirable. Think it doesn't work this way for med school?

What if I just said I would be traveling on X date?

 

[SN12357]

Hmm something makes me feel better psychologically to give a reason. I was once told to let employers know about other job offers because it makes you seem more desirable. Think it doesn't work this way for med school?

What if I just said I would be traveling on X date?

Letting employers know about other job offers is often true, but it's not universal advice. It depends on your situation and the timing of everything.

You don't need to give a reason. Just say you can't interview that date. Exactly no one will care if you do that, but if you get caught in an awkward lie, even a small one, that's worse. Learning to politely decline requests without feeling you have to make excuses for yourself is a good life skill.

 

[13132]

Letting employers know about other job offers is often true, but it's not universal advice. It depends on your situation and the timing of everything.

You don't need to give a reason. Just say you can't interview that date. Exactly no one will care if you do that, but if you get caught in an awkward lie, even a small one, that's worse. Learning to politely decline requests without feeling you have to make excuses for yourself is a good life skill.

To be clear...I wasn't proposing a lie. I was simply curious how much detail to disclose. Thanks for the advice though.

 

[CoxMD]

Only a couple schools explicitly asked me during last cycle. I made sure to always understate the # of other interviews I had and to make that school seem like a top school of the lot, yet with one "better" school so they'd know I was being shown interests by other competitive schools.

 

[slopes23]

Only a couple schools explicitly asked me during last cycle. I made sure to always understate the # of other interviews I had and to make that school seem like a top school of the lot, yet with one "better" school so they'd know I was being shown interests by other competitive schools.

Are you saying you lied about it? (I don't mean to ask that in a how could you way, I am asking in a genuine interest to see how that worked out for you)

 

[CoxMD]

Are you saying you lied about it? (I don't mean to ask that in a how could you way, I am asking in a genuine interest to see how that worked out for you)

I never stated any schools which I did not in fact have an interview at. Never lie during interviews. That can only come back to hurt you.

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[slopes23]

I never stated any schools which I did not in fact have an interview at. Never lie during interviews. That can only come back to hurt you.

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I wasn't planning on it, I was just curious to see if you had. Being that by telling every school there is one above them, that has to stop at some point....

 

[CoxMD]

I wasn't planning on it, I was just curious to see if you had. Being that by telling every school there is one above them, that has to stop at some point....

Not all schools asked. I think 2 of my 6 schools asked. No lying required or wanted.

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[slopes23]

Not all schools asked. I think 2 of my 6 schools asked. No lying required or wanted.

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Fair enough.