U of Roch interview essays

[wjin06]

Does anyone know how strict they are with the finish at least 1 week before interview policy for responding to the essay questions? I have an interview coming up next Friday, but would love the weekend to work on this..

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[MsJLewis]

Not very strict. They have that deadline so that they can give the interviewers time to read your essays during their busy schedules. I forgot to write the essays until 2 days before my interview. When I remembered I immediately wrote them (in about 1 hour since I was panicking), sent them in via e-mail and called to make sure they got it. My interviewers all seemed to read them like 10-15 min before the interview (since they were 1 paragraph). I was accepted 5 weeks later.

Good luck!

 

[joyrunner]

Ms. J,
Did you write in complete sentances for your first prompt or bullets? It seemed like they just wanted a list since they only allow 25 words, but I didn't want to be off-putting.

 

[MsJLewis]

The first prompt was about what interests you want to continue/develop when you attend Rochester right? I wrote a paragraph.. much more than 25 words. I must have not noticed that limit since I submitted via e-mail because I passed the online deadline (they deactivate the submission button if you miss the 1 week deadline).

 

[SnoPearl]

Ms. J,
Did you write in complete sentances for your first prompt or bullets? It seemed like they just wanted a list since they only allow 25 words, but I didn't want to be off-putting.

Are you sure the limit was 25 and not 250 words? I remember writing a concise paragraph for each essay question.

 

[joyrunner]

Sorry for the confusion. I meant the Extracurricular Experiences section. Here is the prompt for convenience:

Please briefly list your four (4) most significant extra-curricular/volunteer experiences (add one at a time).

So, Do you "list" in complete sentances? This is nitpicking--I feel like a lame pre-med.

 

[wjin06]

I think I might just list them, as in, not full sentences.

So, they DO deactivate it but they're not strict about the deadline? How do I submit it after the deadline?

 

[wjin06]

Bump, just email?

 

[MsJLewis]

For the Extracurricular section I just listed them in bullet format.

Yes they do deactivate the submit button 1 week prior to your interview. I e-mailed my essays to the contact they list on the status page and then called the office to make sure they got them. I then received confirmation e-mails the same day saying they had been received, passed along to my interviewers and not to worry.

 

[1956Goldtop]

I almost forgot to do mine but remembered the morning of my dartmouth interview while i was in NH. Thankfully the hotel had internet access, so i just did it that morning. I would get it done asap. What happened to Ms.J is probably an anomaly.

 

[Jamorama]

You guys will LOVE rochester