No interview, no rejection

[ballyhoo]

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Hi,

So there are three schools I have yet to hear back from regarding interviews. I was wondering why they wouldn't have rejected me already if they weren't giving me a pre-dec interview? Is it because they want to have options for after people reject admissions decisions on dec 3rd? Or is it all for waitlist now?

Thanks!

 

[Zbtb7]

Either they want to keep you in the applicant pool for post-Dec interviews, or they're being polite.

Schools are looking for students that best fit with their school. If you don't have an earlier interview, you're not a better fit; this could mean you're too good/poor a student for them or your profile doesn't align with the school philosophy (i.e. future clinician for Temple/Tufts). If you're still a good pick, they might send a post-Dec interview your way after most students have received acceptances and admissions becomes a big game of musical chairs.

On the other hand, schools might be waiting to reject you at the end of the cycle as a professional courtesy. This makes sense: think of how Penn is upsetting people with pre-Dec rejections. Prior to Dec 3rd, a rejection hits you like a brick. At the end of the cycle, you're probably holding onto at least one acceptance and it hardly phases you.

 

[mrg276]

13 out of the 17 schools I applied to still haven't invited me for an interview or rejected me either -___- Hopefully we get some post-december interviews!

 

[predental1231]

I am in the same situation. I only received one response ( rejection from Missouri) out of the 10 schools I applied to.

 

[jl3295]

Applied to 13 and got an interview from NYU and a "continuing review/we're really just going to reject you" from SUNY buffalo.