What does receiving an interview mean? Are they satisfied with GPA/MCAT

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[Mbeas]

Will the questions of GPA/MCAT come up on a interview, or does getting an opportunity to interview already mean that they have looked over the Stat's and want to meet you as a person?

If people could clarify what it means to get an interview, I would appreciate it?

Usually, this is what it means. However, I also believe in courtesy interviews. Plus, TouroCOM-NY gives an interview just for turning in the secondary app. so it depends.

 

[costales]

It means you can increase your chances a lot by showing up 🙂. And they want to see if you can walk and talk like they think you should.

 

[IDFsoldierboy]

Usually, this is what it means. However, I also believe in courtesy interviews. Plus, TouroCOM-NY gives an interview just for turning in the secondary app. so it depends.

I dunno about TouroCOM-NY but with the applicant pool of schools growing and growing I would figure most schools dont have enough interview spots to give "courtesy" interviews...I think if a school sends you an interview invite it means they have seen something in ur app and want to see what else ur made of...schools know theres more to the applicant than a GPA/MCAT...which is why the interview can weed out people with really great stats but bad social skills.

 

[Wolverines83]

We had faculty at two different interviews from two totally unrelated schools tell us "Since you're being interviewed, we know you're smart enough to pass medical school. Now we want to see if you'd make a good member of our student body and a good physician."

I think that summarizes it pretty well. And for the record, 5 interviews and not one question about my grades/mcat and I'm a non-trad who screwed off during undergrad but aced post bacc so I would think they would've asked something along the lines of "why did you basically sleep through college?" But not a single question.

Be prepared if you have any flags on your transcript but overall I would focus on knowing as much about the school as possible so you can seem interested and can find an angle to "sell yourself" to the adcom because that's really what the interview is about.

 

[Mbeas]

I dunno about TouroCOM-NY but with the applicant pool of schools growing and growing I would figure most schools dont have enough interview spots to give "courtesy" interviews...I think if a school sends you an interview invite it means they have seen something in ur app and want to see what else ur made of...schools know theres more to the applicant than a GPA/MCAT...which is why the interview can weed out people with really great stats but bad social skills.

I used to think this too. However, after a few interviews last app. cycle, I spoke with the dean of admissions at each of the schools in a personal, one-on-one session. Each person said I had a "terrific interivew" (this is verbatim), yet I was waitlisted (and ultimately rejected) because of my MCAT score. It sucks and it leaves me very confused, but this is a real experience. How often does this happen? Rarely, I'm sure; but it still happens. Oh, and I also asked about any other red flags (e.g. lack of clinical experience, letters of rec. etc.) and there were none.

Obviously, I think it SHOULD happen the way you described. But, just as I feared last year, your academics can come back to bite you in the booty.

P.S. about Touro: You pay $200 for the secondary, so this may be part of the weed out process to see who actually has interest in the school. Maybe this is why you automatically get an interview? Yo no se.

 

[IDFsoldierboy]

Out of curiosity did u ask the dean why u were given an interview invite in the first place if they thought ur mcat was too low? I can't say anything about MD school but it seems like a few DO schools give u interview invites so fast makes u wonder how long they reviewed ur app

 

[Mbeas]

I didn't ask directly. I didn't want to come off as snobby or anything. I'm guessing they saw something in my app. that was appealing.

 

[donkeykong1]

Usually, this is what it means. However, I also believe in courtesy interviews. Plus, TouroCOM-NY gives an interview just for turning in the secondary app. so it depends.

It's true that touro-ny gives interviews to those who turn in secondaries, however the date of your interview, be it earlier or later in the cycle depends on the strength of your application.

 

[Mbeas]

It's true that touro-ny gives interviews to those who turn in secondaries, however the date of your interview, be it earlier or later in the cycle depends on the strength of your application.

This is interesting; I did not know this. My interview is in a couple of weeks so I'll take that as a good sign 👍

 

[Goro]

My first thought on seeing your questions was to think of the great louis Arnstrong's quote on jazz : "If you have to ask, then you won't understand".

BUT, to answer your question, it means you fulfill the minimum standards of our admissions requirements. At this point now, it's to find out about you as a person and a potential future clinician.

Your grades and MCAT ARE fair game, but we don't like to ask about those unless there's something troubling or merely curiousity provoking. For example, "you had 4.0 every semester except in 2006...what happend"? Personally, I hate the MD school characteristic of "tell me about that C+ in physics".

Hello Guys!

For those of you who are applying to osteopathic medical schools, what does it mean if you are invited for an interview? I am just curious, does it mean that they are satisfied with your GPA/MCAT?? Will the questions of GPA/MCAT come up on a interview, or does getting an opportunity to interview already mean that they have looked over the Stat's and want to meet you as a person?

If people could clarify what it means to get an interview, I would appreciate it?

 

[LUCPM]

I think it really depends on the school. Some schools may give away "courtesy" interviews (although I'm not sure why they would make you come all the way to the interview unless they are interested in knowing you) whereas others are pretty selective in giving you interview invite. For example, some schools accept a high percentange of interviewees. All in all, I think it's a good sign.