Roughly how long after secondaries show as "complete" will schools give an interview (if they decide to)?

[Ikzencriel]

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I was just wondering about this; it probably doesn't matter either way, but would probably help to soothe some of my anxiety.

 

[Wolvvs]

Anytime between now and 6 months from now. Not worth stressing about.

 

[drtribbiani]

We're in this for the long haul bud. Just focus on yourself now and enjoy being free of not having to write a bunch of essays everyday xD

 

[rdyotz]

Somewhere between 4,236 seconds and 24,147,283 seconds. Better start counting down.

 

[Moko]

Depends heavily on the competitiveness of your application. Applications are generally not read on a first-come first-serve basis.

 

[710118]

Depends heavily on the competitiveness of your application. Applications are generally not read on a first-come first-serve basis.

So stronger applicants are given interview invites first, generally? I asked this in a previous thread but its worth mentioning. Most people who get early invites like July or August schedule their interviews for Aug, Sept, or Oct. Are applicants who interview in these months admitted at a higher rate than what is typical simply because they were more competitive to begin with?

 

[Moko]

So stronger applicants are given interview invites first, generally? I asked this in a previous thread but its worth mentioning. Most people who get early invites like July or August schedule their interviews for Aug, Sept, or Oct. Are applicants who interview in these months admitted at a higher rate than what is typical simply because they were more competitive to begin with?

Those with stronger applications are more likely to be offered invitations, and they are also more likely to be looked at sooner. So yes, those in the first waves of invitations usually are stronger applicants.

Those interviewing early tend to also have higher rates of eventual acceptances; not because they happened to interview first, but because they are stronger applicants in general. At my school, most of the acceptances are ultimately given to those who interview before December; however, we intentionally keep enough acceptances open to give those interviewing later a fair shot.

 

[Goro]

I was just wondering about this; it probably doesn't matter either way, but would probably help to soothe some of my anxiety.

This is literally impossible to answer. It depends upon you app, the applicant pool, and what the school prioritizes.

 

[710118]

Those with stronger applications are more likely to be offered invitations, and they are also more likely to be looked at sooner. So yes, those in the first waves of invitations usually are stronger applicants.

Those interviewing early tend to also have higher rates of eventual acceptances; not because they happened to interview first, but because they are stronger applicants in general. At my school, most of the acceptances are ultimately given to those who interview before December; however, we intentionally keep enough acceptances open to give those interviewing later a fair shot.

Thank you that was my hunch. This might be impossible to answer but roughly, what percentage of applicants who interview early are eventually accepted. Lets say the average school acceptance rate post interview is 33%, would you say those offered interviews in the first batch receive acceptances at a 50% or greater rate? How "extreme" is it?

 

[Moko]

Thank you that was my hunch. This might be impossible to answer but roughly, what percentage of applicants who interview early are eventually accepted. Lets say the average school acceptance rate post interview is 33%, would you say those offered interviews in the first batch receive acceptances at a 50% or greater rate? How "extreme" is it?

These statistics really depend on the school.

 

[710118]

These statistics really depend on the school.

How is it at your school for example?

 

[907914]

How is it at your school for example?

The only thing that matters is that, even for early interviewers, it is not 100% acceptance so you should give your all regardless. These are not statistics that you can play around with, don't hedge your bets.

 

[710118]

Not sure why everyone keeps saying "don't worry about the statistics its 100 percent on you". I know that. But if 70 percent of the people in my group interviewing were going to get accepted I would be a hell of a lot less nervous than if only 25% were going to be.

 

[907914]

Not sure why everyone keeps saying "don't worry about the statistics its 100 percent on you". I know that. But if 70 percent of the people in my group interviewing were going to get accepted I would be a hell of a lot less nervous than if only 25% were going to be.

Then tell yourself that 70% will get an acceptance and you will be less nervous and perform better at the interview. Flipside of the coin is if you don't get an acceptance then you will beat yourself up even harder knowing you were part of the 30% that was a failure.

 

[Moko]

How is it at your school for example?

I don't keep track of these statistics. If I had to guess: rates of eventual acceptances would probably go from 60% early on down to 40% later on. Once you adjust for academic achievements though, I suspect that the actual difference becomes even smaller. I am pulling all of these numbers out of nowhere