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Hey everyone!

I have my group interview with Maryland on Wednesday and was wondering if anyone has gone through their interview process/ has any tips for me?

Thanks!! :)

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Hey!! I had my interview for them on 9/29! (I’ve had a couple other interviews since then so I’m hoping I get all the details right!) in the interview you’ll meet faculty, current students, and the other candidates! You’ll have a small group interview with ~4 candidates and 1 faculty member and I believe you all get to answer the same questions which usually gives you time to think of what you’ll say before you answer it. I’d say definitely pay attention though to what the other candidates are saying because they’ll want you to interact and have conversations with each other. I can’t remember the exact questions but I believe they were pretty straightforward PT interview questions. Good luck and let me know if you have any more questions!!
 
Hey!! I had my interview for them on 9/29! (I’ve had a couple other interviews since then so I’m hoping I get all the details right!) in the interview you’ll meet faculty, current students, and the other candidates! You’ll have a small group interview with ~4 candidates and 1 faculty member and I believe you all get to answer the same questions which usually gives you time to think of what you’ll say before you answer it. I’d say definitely pay attention though to what the other candidates are saying because they’ll want you to interact and have conversations with each other. I can’t remember the exact questions but I believe they were pretty straightforward PT interview questions. Good luck and let me know if you have any more questions!!
Hey!! Thank you! It really helps!
When you meat with faculty/staff/current students, was that technically also part of the interview process? Did you get to ask questions to current students? Also how long did it take for you to hear back from them after your interview?
 
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Hey!! Thank you! It really helps!
When you meat with faculty/staff/current students, was that technically also part of the interview process? Did you get to ask questions to current students? Also how long did it take for you to hear back from them after your interview?
So the whole event was around 4-5 hours I believe. The actual interview part was at the end and about an hour long with 2 faculty members, but since it was a small group interview it wasn’t unbearable and gave you all enough time to talk. The rest of the day (meeting current students & faculty and the presentations about housing and the curriculum) was not technically part of the ‘interview’, but definitely don’t take that time to slack off or anything- you’re still on camera in front of faculty and staff who will make decisions about your future! Yes you definitely have time to ask current students any questions you may have, and they were all super nice and easy to talk to! I haven’t heard back from them yet. They said they would start to release acceptances after the last interview date which I believe is tomorrow so hopefully we will start to hear soon! They did say mid-December so we’ll see.
 
So the whole event was around 4-5 hours I believe. The actual interview part was at the end and about an hour long with 2 faculty members, but since it was a small group interview it wasn’t unbearable and gave you all enough time to talk. The rest of the day (meeting current students & faculty and the presentations about housing and the curriculum) was not technically part of the ‘interview’, but definitely don’t take that time to slack off or anything- you’re still on camera in front of faculty and staff who will make decisions about your future! Yes you definitely have time to ask current students any questions you may have, and they were all super nice and easy to talk to! I haven’t heard back from them yet. They said they would start to release acceptances after the last interview date which I believe is tomorrow so hopefully we will start to hear soon! They did say mid-December so we’ll see.
Yes! I just had my interview with them and honestly I would say it was the best experience I’ve had with interviews since I started the whole process. They said we should get acceptance letters starting the week of December 13th.
 
Did anyone get a weird email about their student account being activated today?
 
Did anyone get a weird email about their student account being activated today?
I got an email yesterday saying: "Your University of Maryland, Baltimore account (UMID) has now been activated and is ready for you to set up."
but it did say in the email: "IMPORTANT: This is NOT an admissions letter" so unsure how indicative the email is in regard to acceptance to the program.
 
I got an email yesterday saying: "Your University of Maryland, Baltimore account (UMID) has now been activated and is ready for you to set up."
but it did say in the email: "IMPORTANT: This is NOT an admissions letter" so unsure how indicative the email is in regard to acceptance to the program.
Yeah that’s the one I got. A few of my classmates didn’t get anything. I don’t know why they would send that out before admissions though since it’s weird to make an account for someone you might reject
 
Yeah that’s the one I got. A few of my classmates didn’t get anything. I don’t know why they would send that out before admissions though since it’s weird to make an account for someone you might reject
Maybe it’s an error? I didn’t get anything. Did you guys get that on PTCAS or your email address?
 
Oh okay! Do you know many people who got that email as well? I hope it doesn’t mean anything that I didn’t get it lol… When did you guys interview with them?
I interviewed 9/29. No one I know who interviewed got it which is why I can here. I did get an email a couple days ago saying they would begin sending out admissions starting/after 12/6
 
I interviewed 9/29. No one I know who interviewed got it which is why I can here. I did get an email a couple days ago saying they would begin sending out admissions starting/after 12/6
Oh okay! I didn’t get that email either about them starting to send out admission letter starting 12/6. When I interviewed on 11/17 they said 12/13. I’m guessing they changed it
 
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Oh okay! I didn’t get that email either about them starting to send out admission letter starting 12/6. When I interviewed on 11/17 they said 12/13. I’m guessing they changed it
I also didn’t get either email! I also interviewed 9/29. I know we’re not supposed to read into those emails as being indicative of decisions but now I’m nervous that not getting them means something :(
 
I also didn’t get either email! I also interviewed 9/29. I know we’re not supposed to read into those emails as being indicative of decisions but now I’m nervous that not getting them means something :(
Yes I agree! I know you are not supposed to read into them but I also have a feeling that it means something… :/ well let us all know if we have any updates on acceptance letters, etc.
 
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Has anyone heard anything from UMB yet? I know we are supposed to hear something starting today
 
Are you planning on attending?
Thanks! They said they would be sending emails out soon when they called this morning so hopefully you'll hear soon!

Yes, I'm planning on attending! UMB was my top choice!
 
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Just got an acceptance call!! good luck to everyone!
 
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Not sure yet, still waiting to hear back from a bunch of schools!
Gotcha! Were you part of the people that received that weird email that is mentioned earlier in this thread a few weeks ago?
 
Anyone know if acceptance calls are over with or if we should keep holding out for calls throughout the week? I haven't received any emails since my interview.
 
Anyone know if acceptance calls are over with or if we should keep holding out for calls throughout the week? I haven't received any emails since my interview.
No one knows! They have to call 70 people so it might be through the course of two days but I haven’t received a waitlist email or rejection email yet
 
I got waitlisted as well! A little disappointed but not surprised tbh. Fingers crossed we both get pulled off of it!
Right! I’m not a Maryland resident so I had a feeling I wouldn’t in their first selection but hopefully around January 15th we will get off the waitlist!
 
Same just got the waitlist email. Now I wish they told us how many were waitlisted! It never ends!
I think there’s about 190 people on the waitlist because I was told on my interview day (11/17) that there were 260 of us that made it to the interview process and I think no one who gets an interview gets denied but I might be wrong!
 
Same just got the waitlist email. Now I wish they told us how many were waitlisted! It never ends!
I got waitlisted too. Hopefully all of us will get pulled off soon! Best of luck to everyone and congrats to those admitted!
 
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I got a waitlist email too... not a comforting feeling and having to wait until potentially June 10th!
 
I got a missed call on Tuesday from admissions but they didn’t say if I was accepted or not in the voicemail. Got email today confirming I was accepted!
 
Update, I just received an email that I was offered a seat!! So incredibly excited! I really wasn’t expecting to get off the waitlist so soon!
 
Update, I just received an email that I was offered a seat!! So incredibly excited! I really wasn’t expecting to get off the waitlist so soon!
Congratulations! still waiting to hear back from them. Will you be accepting? I know the first deposit date is not until January 15th so still crossing my fingers!
 
Congratulations! still waiting to hear back from them. Will you be accepting? I know the first deposit date is not until January 15th so still crossing my fingers!
Thank you!! I am about 95% sure I’m accepting- still just mulling things over a bit and waiting on one more waitlist but just want to make sure this is the decision that feels right to me :)
 
Thank you!! I am about 95% sure I’m accepting- still just mulling things over a bit and waiting on one more waitlist but just want to make sure this is the decision that feels right to me :)
Yes for sure it is a big decision! Are you a Maryland resident? I’m an out of state and I’m trying to figure out if a lot of out of stater go it
 
Yes for sure it is a big decision! Are you a Maryland resident? I’m an out of state and I’m trying to figure out if a lot of out of stater go it
I’m in-state! I don't really know in vs. out but I'd imagine since it's only one of two Maryland schools they get a lot of in-state applicants.
 
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Got off the waitlist yesterday as well. I really didn't think I was getting off that waitlist either! @sixz02 I think there are several deadlines cause they gave me until the 21st to submit my deposit. I am also in-state as well.
 
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Got off the waitlist yesterday as well. I really didn't think I was getting off that waitlist either! @sixz02 I think there are several deadlines cause they gave me until the 21st to submit my deposit. I am also in-state as well.
HI did you get an admissions call or email beforehand, or an interview? I have not recieved a call or email and I don't know if I missed one or not. I applied Nov 1 deadline and it said my application was under review since Nov 11th. I emailed Nicole multiple times and have not gotten a response.
 
HI did you get an admissions call or email beforehand, or an interview? I have not recieved a call or email and I don't know if I missed one or not. I applied Nov 1 deadline and it said my application was under review since Nov 11th. I emailed Nicole multiple times and have not gotten a response.
Did you do an interview? Interviews are required for admission, but I thought they were all finished with them… Did you check your spam folder for any emails you might have missed?
 
Got off the waitlist yesterday as well. I really didn't think I was getting off that waitlist either! @sixz02 I think there are several deadlines cause they gave me until the 21st to submit my deposit. I am also in-state as well.
Are you accepting your seat?
 
I just got an email this morning about them starting to remove some people off the waitlist. Has anyone been removed off the waitlist recently other than the ones who got removed January 7th week? Also has anyone asked them their spot on the waitlist? Their email was a little confusing as they mentioned that they have a ranking system but when they first notified us that we were placed on the waitlist they said they didn’t rank people and no one had a spot on the waitlist… 😅
 
I got accepted off the waitlist today!! Don’t lose hope :)
 
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Just got off the waitlist yesterday. Prayers answered 🙏🙌
For those still waiting, keep up the faith! A lot of other programs have deadlines coming up, so they will surely have more movement off the waitlist soon enough
 
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