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Just had my Mayo phone interview today. I'm feeling way behind the game compared to you guys. Pretty please.....can I too join the waiting club?
shlom_yup said:FictionalGirl,
I recieved an on-site interview request today via email and my phone interview was on Oct 17th. Here's hoping that you too get an e-mail in your inbox from mms! Cheers!
Ashanti Rock said:Just had my Mayo phone interview today. I'm feeling way behind the game compared to you guys. Pretty please.....can I too join the waiting club?
At least you're still in the game!Ashanti Rock said:Just had my Mayo phone interview today. I'm feeling way behind the game compared to you guys. Pretty please.....can I too join the waiting club?
Welcome to the club! You're not far behind...I just had my interview a little over a week ago. We all seem fairly spread out in this waiting game.Ashanti Rock said:Just had my Mayo phone interview today. I'm feeling way behind the game compared to you guys. Pretty please.....can I too join the waiting club?
FictionalGirl said:Side Note: I need a hug. I'm like one big 'ol exposed nerve. :-D
TheDarkSide said:<<<hug>>>
I'm rooting for you!
SuzieQ3417 said:<<group hug>>
Lol...seriously...everyone on this thread is awesome. I guess that says something about the type of applicant Mayo attracts. You all are so supportive and upbeat...I love it.
FictionalGirl said:Maybe we should all just fly down to Minnessota together and show up at the dean of admissions office doorstep. Perhaps, being so impressed by our initiative and willingness to already work well in a team, she will accept us all on the spot. Yes, indeed. That is how it will go. That is how it will go.
*slips into happy little delusion*
THANKS YOU GUYS FOR THE SUPPORT! Man, do I appreciate it. My roommate tries to ply me with alcohol to calm my nerves, but since I'm not much of a drinker this is a way better avenue. Plus, after watching her drunk 'n' dial a med school answering machine to inquire about her application status ... and slur and cry... I don't think that booze and crazed applicants mix.
Oh, and On a side note..
Q: What did the lady pig say to her blind date after he spent the whole night talking about his stamp collection
A: My goodness, you're such a boar!
wowzer said:phone interview in less than 4 days..
for those who have interviewed on the phone, is there a lot of pressure to keep your answers short but sound unprepared at the same time? I plan on looking over the questions for a couple hours two days before (have a couple of exams to study for this weekend) and just having an idea of what I want to say. Which questions do you feel really defined if Mayo was to offer you an on-site interview?
FictionalGirl said:Maybe we should all just fly down to Minnessota together and show up at the dean of admissions office doorstep. Perhaps, being so impressed by our initiative and willingness to already work well in a team, she will accept us all on the spot. Yes, indeed. That is how it will go. That is how it will go.
mashce said:That sounds great! I'll bring snacks! Who likes watermelon flavored twizzlers?
Some of the questions you are supposed to just respond "yes" or "no" and then they may ask you a second question to elaborate or give an example. I found this difficult, because in other interview settings where you are asked a yes/no question you answer it and elaborate on your own (otherwise you may come off as unfriendly or unable to back up your answers). I really recommend not rehearsing too much. They read some statement to me that I had to agree not to simply read essays to them, so I don't think they are looking for anything too formal. Just something to keep in mind. It's seemed fairly laid back.wowzer said:phone interview in less than 4 days..
for those who have interviewed on the phone, is there a lot of pressure to keep your answers short but sound unprepared at the same time? I plan on looking over the questions for a couple hours two days before (have a couple of exams to study for this weekend) and just having an idea of what I want to say. Which questions do you feel really defined if Mayo was to offer you an on-site interview?
Have people done that before they got the phone secondary, before they got the regular interview or after they got waitlisted?sequencer said:to those of you planning your trip :
It never hurts to write out a well thought out letter to the dean of admissions outlining specifically your reasons for wanting to attend Mayo. Mayo loves the assertive type and one that can illustrate their reasons for wanting to go to Mayo in a well written letter.
Just and idea that has worked in the past
mashce said:Have people done that before they got the phone secondary, before they got the regular interview or after they got waitlisted?
sequencer said:all three
bsteves4 said:hi sequencer,
you have me also thinking about writitng one of these letters. im just worried about coming across as desparate to the dean. would you recommend doing this now in my case.. i interviewed (phone) a little over two weeks ago..
thanks!!
ps is this a letter you can write to a school that has not invited you to interview yet? i dont know how to word this really
Thanks...I needed that. I just started and finished a paper for one of my classes that is due tomorrow (only four pages, not too bad...I swear I don't usually procrastinate this bad) and my brain is exhausted...so I definitely could use a good laugh. If there is one thing that takes the stress off of waiting to hear from med schools it is the stress of trying to keep up in classes while applying to med school I was actually having a good day today, and started to think that I might have a relatively good shot at getting an on-site interview at Mayo even though my phone interview wasn't so hot. Then I get home and check my email, only to find out I have been put on hold by a school. I know it shouldn't bother me, because I already feel like I have a ridiculous amount of interviews so early in the game, but I was getting so used to seeing good news in my email box that it was disappointing to read something to the contrary. <sigh> I think I am just rambling now...I probably ought to get some sleep since I have to be up early tomorrow morning. I'll be sending you some good vibes ("those are not spirit fingers...THESE are spirit fingers") Lol...OMG I am quoting Bring It On...must...get....some sleep....FictionalGirl said:me: "So we're found that when the GGBP is inserted into the YFP, the protein fluorescence is affected only by sugar concentrations greater than.... "
him: hello?
me: I love you.
him: what?
me: You work for Mayo. I love you. Know anyone on the admissions committe? Tell them I love them too. True love.
him: I'm not sure I understand
me: STELLA!!!!!!!!!
*Grin* I think I can contain myself. Waiting on a decision and still hopeful!!! Keep sending me those good vibes, they're staving off a thin letter.
FictionalGirl said:Survivors log # 4,567.9889
Hello! It's me. I dreamt last night that I got an acceptance from Mayo. So here's hoping I"m psychic! I'm actually going to be going to be talking to a guy from a Mayo lab on the phone tomorrow, he's doing some research on bio sensors and our lab is doing some research sharing with him. I get to make the phone call to talk about new data. I'm hoping i'll be able to contain myself and not say things like this...
me: "So we're found that when the GGBP is inserted into the YFP, the protein fluorescence is affected only by sugar concentrations greater than.... "
him: hello?
me: I love you.
him: what?
me: You work for Mayo. I love you. Know anyone on the admissions committe? Tell them I love them too. True love.
him: I'm not sure I understand
me: STELLA!!!!!!!!!
*Grin* I think I can contain myself. Waiting on a decision and still hopeful!!! Keep sending me those good vibes, they're staving off a thin letter.
mashce said:The weeks are slowly passing, and still no word for little me on whether I'm even going to make the phone interview cut... But I haven't seen any August MCATers post one, so it's not just me (or at least that's what I tell myself) Today I managed to make it all the way to noon without checking my email. I thought maybe it was like "a watched pot never boils" and if I just stopped looking so often it would come. Did not work.... Don't know what to do now...
StrssdOut said:Fictional Girl, I have also been waiting over a month since my phone interview. I am afraid to call because I'm sure it must be bad news. I hate my mailbox...
mdung said:just had my interview....AHHHHHHH~?
she told me they 250 people are invited for the on-site interview out of like 650.
said i would hear back from them in 3 weeks. positive results by email by 3 weeks. negative result by postal mail >3 weeks.
wowzer said:650?????? wow, the number must have shot up from last year, cause it was 350 or so then