percentage of people accepted after interview?

[tprice108]

After one gets asked to have an interview what are the chances of getting in provided a good showing a the interview? I assume that they only invite people for interviews if they are seriously interested in them, because it would waste their time if not. 50% chance, 75%, 10% what do you think? Has anybody got rejected after an interview and thought they had a good showing?

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[ValeRx]

Depends on the school. You can usually figure it out from their website. 600 applicants, 200 interviewed and 100 students accepted, etc.

 

[xxone2trixx]

Totally depends on the school. sometimes 1/3 or even 1/2 depending on where you applied

 

[tprice108]

Totally depends on the school. sometimes 1/3 or even 1/2 depending on where you applied

excellent, about what I was thinking. To the post above, its difficult to find numbers of exactly how many a school interviewed last year, unless you have some trick up your sleeve. thanks though, and any other answers will be welcomed with open arms.

 

[calisoca]

More importantly, it depends on how early you interview. If you interview late in the year and only a few seats remain, your interview had better be pretty good as your chances are far slimmer simply because adcoms become relatively more picky.

Analogy to consider:

Imagine you had $1,000 in one dollar bills and your friends started asking you for money one dollar at a time. The first few times you'd be like, yeah ok here you go I have 1,000 dollars, it's no big. However, when you are down to your last two or three dollars you're going to be pretty particular about who you give those dollars to and for what they are to be used for.

Also, just because the school interviews 400 and takes 100 doesn't mean you have a 1/4 chance and that 1/4 of the people there on your interview day will get accepted. One interview day they could take zero and then another day could take 3/4 of the people. Taking 100 out of 400 simply means that after all of the interview days, 100 people are accepted--it says nothing about your odds on your particular interview day. Just focus on kicking ass rather than odds.

 

[confettiflyer]

excellent, about what I was thinking. To the post above, its difficult to find numbers of exactly how many a school interviewed last year, unless you have some trick up your sleeve. thanks though, and any other answers will be welcomed with open arms.

doesn't pharmcas usually have this data on school pages?

random example
http://www.pharmcas.org/collegesschools/schoolFloridapage.htm
UF

Number interviewed - 350
Number accepted - 300
Estimated entering class size - 300
130 to main campus, 50-60 each to distant campuses

 

[GT500]

For rolling schools, as calisoca mentioned, the earlier the interview the better. It is usually very difficult to pinpoint your odds. I think it is very important to mention that not everyone enters the interview stage with the same statistics (GPA/PCAT/LORs/ECs). My guess is the interview score is weighted equally to other factors when determining the eligibility of acceptance.

 

[Ejaz Khan]

The chances of interviewed candidate is far more than to those who r not. I will say it increases your chances to 60%.

 

[hktt1801]

Also, only a percentage of those accepted will end up going to that school and the rest will choose to go elsewhere. For instance, 240 are interviewed for 60 seats. The adcoms will most likely admit more than 60 to account for those who choose other schools. It again depends on the school.

Yeah, I agree that you should focus more on your own performance, but keeping in mind the stats is useful. Good luck!

More importantly, it depends on how early you interview. If you interview late in the year and only a few seats remain, your interview had better be pretty good as your chances are far slimmer simply because adcoms become relatively more picky.

Analogy to consider:

Imagine you had $1,000 in one dollar bills and your friends started asking you for money one dollar at a time. The first few times you'd be like, yeah ok here you go I have 1,000 dollars, it's no big. However, when you are down to your last two or three dollars you're going to be pretty particular about who you give those dollars to and for what they are to be used for.

Also, just because the school interviews 400 and takes 100 doesn't mean you have a 1/4 chance and that 1/4 of the people there on your interview day will get accepted. One interview day they could take zero and then another day could take 3/4 of the people. Taking 100 out of 400 simply means that after all of the interview days, 100 people are accepted--it says nothing about your odds on your particular interview day. Just focus on kicking ass rather than odds.

 

[Hels2007]

Typically schools try to interview about three times as many applicants as there are spots. Sometimes a bit more, sometimes a bit less, but that seems to be the magic ratio.

Don't know about schools with rolling admissions, though.