Don't give long responses trying to impress them, keep it brief but sufficient. They tell you not to in the beginning but there's always one or two people in each breakout group who do it and it's cringey, the interviewers get obviously annoyed and have to repeat "give short responses" multiple times throughout the interview lol. Other than that, it's pretty easy. You can split screen your Zoom with a word doc with notes and you even have time to google stuff while others are responding, which leads me to another point. There isn't a set order that people talk in and they don't call on you, your turn is when you make it your turn. Don't be passive and wait to be the last person on every question, but don't be that person that always has to be first to the punch. (Fwiw, I was accepted.) Good luck!
What were your stats?
So did mine! Also want to reiterate how important it is not to have super long answers. They were obviously annoyed with those specific people and kept mentioning to keep it short. Also, with it being a group interview you can hear everyone’s answers, so try really hard on saying something different! I never said a common answer, and also kept it short and sweet and got in on dec 15
3.23 overall GPA, not sure of my science GPA, 20 AA 19Bio 18chem 19ochem 21Qr 22 pat 23 RC
They called you to change it? That’s weird, I wish I could get my date moved up lol
You don’t have to strive to have the most unique answers to be accepted. Be yourself, be genuine to you. I was accepted in Dec last year and I agreed with people on some answers and some were more unique. What they want to see is how you work in a team setting, so always having the most unique answer is not necessary to get in. Just make sure if you agree with someone to state why briefly in your own words, so you can add your own personal thoughts on it!
Most likely in the next couple of weeks, once they see who accepts/declines from the January batch.
Feel free to email Chandler and let her know you wish to be moved to an earlier date if a spot opens up. However, make sure to keep Thursdays open if you do this because it could be a more last minute invitation.
I completely agree! I think the value of the group interview was to see how you interact with fellow students. Speak to your own experiences and that will shine. Of course people will have similar answers to some questions and that is OK. The purpose of this isn't to stand apart by having new or original thoughts. It is mostly a chance to see how you interact with others, what your "vibe" is, and how well you can articulate your thoughts. Compliment your fellow interviewees and show you're listening by drawing on what others had said. I think it's good to jump at the questions because it shows you're excited and engaged BUT do not be a time hog and give everyone a chance.
Who is that? Do you know their email?
She helps with admissions. You can use the regular admissions email [email protected].
19AA is above average so I would say YES it is definitely possible. I would recommend sending a letter of interest.
Hopefully in the next couple of weeks.
The program starts at about 8am and ends at about 12:30pm. The actual interview portion is about an hour. It's very relaxed and chill.
Not to me they're not
I think they tends to interview until April but rolling basis. This cycle is an odd one though, so we can’t tell but contact the admission
3.95 masters gpa 21aa nothing under 19
feb 15th or 16th ..... but there are very few spots left from what I could tell.
How do you know about the few spots?
In previous years it was only 15 days. This year may be different due to COVID.
Keep in mind that no one knows the actual amount of available seats left except for the admissions comittee. Until they cancel interviews or stop sending out interview invites, then there are still seats available.
Joker16z Is probably right. I am sorry I made an assumption based on how late it is in the cycle and the tone and the words she chose in telling us about the feb 16th date.. It's a statement I made up with no actual information, for all I know there could be many spots left open.
I sent a letter of interest and received a response, but haven't heard from them since
If you have interviewed you could. If you have not, I would send a letter of interest. Save a letter of intent for once you have interacted with the people at the school and experienced if you feel you will fit or not. But regardless of which you send, LECOM does like people expressing interest, so either way it can’t hurt anything!
Mine also changed to none today. I interviewed last week
What does your LECOM portal status say?
Yeah I did
Same!
It still says under review.
I would watch the LECOM portal over AADSAS. It typically has more detail about what’s going on with your file. Wouldn’t pay much mind to AADSAS. Once the portal changes to a decision being made that means you’re either accepted, waitlisted, or rejected, and would likely hear within a few days. If it still says under review, then I would assume you’re most likely not rejected, and they haven’t made a decision yet.
It is pretty routine for LECOM to change your status to "None" after the interview. By no means is this a rejection. It is just a default status for this school after your interview. Some people get "under review" and some get "none", all depends on who was working on the files that day. Same meaning, just a different name.
