When do interviews start?

[aleksap]

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So, I am a reapplicant, but I am applying early this time! I need to know when interivews start - approximately. Mainly, before or after August?

When I was on the phone yesterday with one of the schools I thought they said that their interviews wouldn't begin until November. I need to know because I have an offer at a foreign school that I cannot defer for a year, and the school starts in early September!

So, if they don't start until November, I will probably just go to the foreign school so that I don't risk applying to DO schools and not being accepted, and having to take a second year off and possibly never getting in... Which means, I would rather not spend all the money on applications if I am going to be in med. school already by the time interviews start! So frustrating!

 

[scpod]

I need to know when interivews start - approximately. Mainly, before or after August?

After. Classes don't usually begin until the end of July or early August. People are still being pulled off of the waitlist in August in a lot of cases. Early acceptance interviews may begin in September and October, but not all schools do that. Most begin much later.

 

[simpleman]

are u going to the carribean??? Ross, SGU?? which one? i am just curious.

and to answer you, most will start interviews around mid october

 

[MaximusD]

Don't go carib.

Flame away, it's no matter to me.

Best of luck 🙂

 

[scpod]

Don't go carib.

Flame away, it's no matter to me.

Best of luck 🙂

No reason for a flame; you stated your opinion. I would tend to agree with you, but I really don't have that much experience with carribean grads. I only know one personally. He had one heck of a time finding a residency, but he makes a pretty good living now as an FP. Of course, he spends most of his time giving botox injections in a resort community and the rest playing golf, so I wouldn't exactly say he's practicing medicine-- but he could if he wanted to 🙂.

 

[Boner]

Historically, NOVA offers the earliest interviews of the season, starting in September. Most other will start in October with a handful starting in November. Check my MDapps profile for my interview schedule. I submitted my application the first week I could, so my profile should represent what a very early applicant can reasonably expect.

 

[Animus]

Historically, NOVA offers the earliest interviews of the season, starting in September. Most other will start in October with a handful starting in November. Check my MDapps profile for my interview schedule. I submitted my application the first week I could, so my profile should represent what a very early applicant can reasonably expect.

Texas starts interviewing in July.

 

[aleksap]

Thanks everyone! It's actually a school in Poland that is associated with UPenn med school and has students getting good US residencies. Actually, my neighbor is a doctor and knows someone who came from there and just finished residency at UCSF. I've done lots of research on the school, and I'm confident I would do just as well there as in a DO school.

Of course, I would rather stay in this country, but I am nervous after being on 3 waitlists that the same thing will happen the next time around and I will miss out on a decent opportunity! I haven't made up my mind yet, I have a few days before I need to get my US apps. in.

I would love to get into the Texas school, I grew up there and would love to go back, but it's so hard from out of state! They only take something like 10% from out of state. Thanks for letting me know that they interview earlier!

 

[Dr JPH]

Gotta do what you gotta do.

Best of luck.