Too late?

[RonSwanson's Gold]

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How likely is it to receive an interview from schools I have been complete 2-3 months at? Lets say for a strong applicant, not superstar but very good (good enough to have interviewed at one top 30 school but rejected by a couple others).

Edit: More asking are these silent rejections or is there still realistically a shot even after them having my file for so long.

 

[Frogger27]

I would say most schools have 50-75% of interviews handed out... Still a decent amount of time left. If you have not been rejected, you have a shot

 

[DokterMom]

It's not over yet -- not by a long shot. 'Too Late' is probably around March.

 

[Phoodie]

No news is good news. IIs can be handed out until March/April for many schools.

 

[chrisjh]

I submitted a UMich secondary june 24th. Didnt get an II until October 17th. Almost 4 months.
My other 2 IIs took 6 and 8 weeks from the time my secondaries were submitted.

 

[vellez]

In my experience, I had all my interviews lined up by now, but it seems like this is not the case by any means. Seems like it'd be reasonable to get 1 or 2, but probably not like 5-6?

 

[RonSwanson's Gold]

Alright well thank you guys! I'm just a little surprised I guess, I thought I would have a little more love by now, especially since one very good school that I am OOS at saw fit to interview me early. It just doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

 

[WedgeDawg]

FWIW, I got 50% of my interview invites in september and october, and then 50% in november through february after being complete in august. But n=1. The takeaway here is that it's not over until it's over, and wondering won't do you any good.

 

[coffeeandcodeine]

Do you mind sharing how you fared at the schools where you interviewed late? I have a few December interviews and I'm slightly worried that I'm interviewing for the waitlist.

FWIW, I got 50% of my interview invites in september and october, and then 50% in november through february after being complete in august. But n=1. The takeaway here is that it's not over until it's over, and wondering won't do you any good.

 

[WedgeDawg]

Do you mind sharing how you fared at the schools where you interviewed late? I have a few December interviews and I'm slightly worried that I'm interviewing for the waitlist.

Invited/Scheduled/result - all schools were complete in late August

September/December/Accept
September/February/Did not attend interview
September/October/Accept
October/December/Accept
October or November, can't remember/January/Reject
November/January/Waitlist
December/January/Waitlist
February/Did not schedule interview

Don't go into an interview thinking you're interviewing for the waitlist. It's rare that schools will interview people they are not seriously considering.

 

[premedicalstudent]

I have advisees not get interviews until Feb/March

Yesssss. I needed this.

 

[coffeeandcodeine]

Thanks for this! I've been a little insecure about my interviews because many of them are at places that seem rather out of my league, so I really appreciate you saying that. Looks like you had a great cycle, and obviously you're attending an amazing school, so congrats!

Invited/Scheduled/result - all schools were complete in late August

September/December/Accept
September/February/Did not attend interview
September/October/Accept
October/December/Accept
October or November, can't remember/January/Reject
November/January/Waitlist
December/January/Waitlist
February/Did not schedule interview

Don't go into an interview thinking you're interviewing for the waitlist. It's rare that schools will interview people they are not seriously considering.

 

[RonSwanson's Gold]

Thank you all, I'll try to stay patient. This whole process feels so random

 

[JB50]

I love your avatar.

 

[RonSwanson's Gold]

It's quintessential Ron

 

[yeahi12344]

Yea, I'm kinda freaking out a bit here too. Was complete at most places late July/early August. Have gotten 1 II (coming up), 1 pre-II hold , and radio silence from around 15 other schools. Beginning to lose hope a bit...

 

[Gurkhali]

Yea, I'm kinda freaking out a bit here too. Was complete at most places late July/early August. Have gotten 1 II (coming up), 1 pre-II hold , and radio silence from around 15 other schools. Beginning to lose hope a bit...

Aren't we all....hah

 

[RonSwanson's Gold]

Aren't we all....hah

+1

 

[Shirafune]

It's quintessential Ron

Give Donna some love.

Also, glad to know interview invites slowly roll out for a lot of people.

 

[PugsAndHugs]

Just to also put people's mind at ease, my situation was:
Average applicant in all regards
Complete mid-August
1 II in October
2 II in January (both the week after new years)

I noticed a burst of IIs in January, so stay optimistic and good-luck!

 

[RonSwanson's Gold]

Another week down....

 

[ChrisMack390]

If you get an interview, you have a fair shot to get in. Physicians don't have time to waste conducting an interview, filling out an evaluation, and in some cases attending a committee meeting for some student who only might get wait listed and thats it.

 

[HwangerBanger]

From what I've seen most schools after an interview are about 30-50% acceptance, with further ranges from 20-80% depending on the school.

Thank you to the other replies. I won't feel at ease unless I get at least 1-2 more interviews.

 

[chrisjh]

If you count acceptances off the waitlist, most schools have a post-II acceptance rate well over 50%.

 

[RonSwanson's Gold]

Another week down....

 

[zurc2014]

How likely is it to receive an interview from schools I have been complete 2-3 months at? Lets say for a strong applicant, not superstar but very good (good enough to have interviewed at one top 30 school but rejected by a couple others).

Edit: More asking are these silent rejections or is there still realistically a shot even after them having my file for so long.

Youre good. I was complete at a ton of schools that long and just got a MD school II yesterday (along with a few rejections of course). They gonna contact the superstars first then to us peasants.