"very strong candidate.........."

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I was just wondering when you fellow SDNers interviewed at medical schools, did any of your interviewers say that you were a "very strong candidate"? Do you think this means anything or do they tell this to many applicants. If they did tell you this and you actually got an offer of acceptance, please share. Thanks in advance... (as you can see the wait is killing me)

 

[indigoblue]

no interviews yet so i wouldn't know, but that does sound like a really good sign

 

[jlee9531]

well i dont think a school would interview someone they thought was a "very weak candidate"

so dont put too much thought into it. waiting is inevitable. it would suck to think that was a secret code for getting an acceptance but then you get a rejection notice.

just wait for the mail. 😉
but the fact that you got an interview at least and got to show off your skills should be enough to keep you confident during this lull period.

 

[ah8345]

when i interviewed at michigan state, my interviewed said something to that effect, along with "see you in the fall"... but i didn't get their acceptance call on the 15th.

 

[Megalofyia]

I recently got "You need to be a doctor, I am going to be seeing what I can do for you."

I won't find out for a while the outcome of this.

I was pretty happy when the interviewer said this.

 

[Catalyst]

At the schools that have accepted me thus far, they both stated that I was an impressive candidate. So, I'm sure it means something

Sachin

 

[burlypie]

After my GW interviewer discovered that I was a regular at his daughter's bakery in rural Northern California, he said, "that does it, you're in!"

I hope he meant it... 🙂

 

[calebho501]

If an interviewer gave you positive feedback, that certainly means he/she thinks positively of you (Obviously!). However, all decisions are comittee decisions, so it's hard to predict sometimes, especially if your interviewer is not a voting member of the comittee (A voting member will have a better sense of what the comittee look for and predict chance of acceptance better)

 

[*hopefully*]

I had a friend, after his UCLA interview (there was only one interviewer he had to interview with). The committee member said "You're in".

Then, 2 weeks later, he got waitlisted.

Just take everything with a grain of salt

 

[jlee9531]

Originally posted by burlypie
After my GW interviewer discovered that I was a regular at his daughter's bakery in rural Northern California, he said, "that does it, you're in!"

I hope he meant it... 🙂

how much are their croissants? 😉

good luck man.

 

[taehong81]

Mmy interviewer asked me two or three questions (which took up only 20 mins) and said that I had great grades, scores, recommendation and he had no more questions that he wanted to ask me. Then my interview ended. Month later, I got an acceptance letter from them 🙂

 

[Grumpy Bear]

I could swear my interviewer at GW winked at me and said something to the effect of "you will be hearing from us in October"... lo and behold, i got the happy letter on Oct 17th.

 

[Tezzie]

I guess i am not liked much 🙁

Out of all of my interviews so far, noone said "you will be hearing from us..." OR "you are a very strong candidate...". Oh well!

 

[Bridaddy]

I say think about it from their perspective.

They don't want to be rude to you, and want you to have a good interview experience, even if they know you aren't going to get in.

Later on you'll get in somewhere, and always hold a grudge against their school, telling all your collagues and students (I remembered when I interviewed at ....., and they said this, and did this, and made me feel like crap".

I think interviewers telling applicants "see you in the fall", or "You're in" is really irresponsible. They might not be able to guarentee that, and really cause someone trouble. If I was told that, and didn't get in, I'd think that some transcript was wrong, or someone lost some LOR, I'd start freaking out.

I liken this experience to a first date. You guys talk a bit and get to know each other, and maybe you'd be perfect for each other, getting married and such. But if one of you says something you didn't mean, or says something silly, usually won't be a second date.

Its not a big deal though, as there are a lot more med school in the sea! 🙂

 

[AverageMan]

I thought I had a great interview at Rochester. My first interviewer told me that I was a "very strong applicant", and my second interviewer even took me on a personal tour of the ER there. But still no word from them. Quite a shame, I really liked it there.

 

[kito]

Search the forums because there is an SDNer from Houston (I forget her name) who interviewed at 12 schools from all walks of life. She got all of the pats on the back, the encouraging one liners and anything else that you could possibly get from an ultra positive interview experience. The thing was that she got waitlisted and ultimately rejected everywhere. She is now applying again, and gave us the best advice ever for the post interview applicant who hears something that might be construed as positive from an interviewer: just smile, nod, say thank you and forget it every happened. In other words, don't bet the house on it.

 

[calebho501]

When I was interviewing at SUNY Upstate, the first thing my interviewer said when I entered the room was, "You're gonna get in unless you screw up this interview terribly"...However, I'm skeptical about comments like that. Later on he asked me since I'm a UCLA undergrad, did I apply to UCLA Med as well. I felt that that was a sign that he felt I won't choose SUNY Upstate.

Oh well...I have to wait 3 weeks or so to find out.

 

[exmike]

But you got in a great school! someone likes you!

Originally posted by Tezzie
I guess i am not liked much 🙁

Out of all of my interviews so far, noone said "you will be hearing from us..." OR "you are a very strong candidate...". Oh well!

 

[dstn2bmd]

Here's an interesting response from an interviewer.

He says "Ask me any questions I am an open book!"

I think, "Yeah right..."

"Ask me anything and don't be afraid"

"OK, why did your sons become doctors."

"I don't know. I hope it's because they saw how happy I was being a doctor...my dream was to win a Nobel Prize. I guess they grew a love for it by seeing me happy"

(The infamous) "OK, you have had a long career in medicine and you've contributed to medical knowledge and served many patients. God comes down and tells you that she has good news and bad news. The good news is you are going to be rewarded for every great deed you have done. The bad news is you're going to die in three days. Before you die you can have a evening dinner everynight with any family members and you can invite three people that are famous, fiction or nonfiction, Who would you invite to dinner and what would you ask them?"

He said "That is a very good question.....but I have to think about this..." "OK, I love nobel prize winners so the first one would Madam Curie, the second one would be XXX (a student of Rutherford), the third one I will tell you when you go to medical school here in the Fall."

"Huh?" 😱 I think to myself, "What did he say?"

Who knows....I hope it was a good sign if not it was a pretty d*mn cool experience.😀

Heb

 

[dan0909]

that actually be kidna funny if he told everyone that...itd also be funny if u went there and confronted him with the question next fall...but nonetheless, best of luck

 

[Catalyst]

Wow, the more I hear interview stories, the more I am convinced that the whole medical school interview process is like dating..

Flirting goes on during the interview in which the interviewer and the interviewee attemp to convince each other into that they are a good match (occassionally there's the dingus guy/girl though that screws the date up, like my interview experience at a certain school)

Then there's the whole waitlist thing, which is the equivalent of "I'll call you sometime." Then you send a letter of intent, which can be construed as you being too interested.. resulting in a "you're dismissed" come late may/summer time.

OK, so it's late and I'm exhausted, but I thought it was funny 😀