What are the steps you need to take AFTER your medical school interview? In this video, I'll cover a few things you should be doing after each interview—and one thing NOT to do!
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The first thing I'll mention that you should be doing after your interview is sending thank you notes to your interviewers. This is particularly true when you're doing a traditional interviewer and getting to speak at length with one interviewer. You can also send a thank you note to the admissions office. It can potentially help you stand out, and it's also just common courtesy.
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You should also be taking your own notes after each med school interview. Can you see yourself going to that school? Do you have any more questions? How do you see yourself fitting in at that medical school? You don't want to choose your school just based on cost or prestige. Take notes of what you thought after each interview on whether you'd like to go to that school and why.
After your interview, you may be contacted to say you've been put on the school's waitlist.
Here's my podcast episode on waitlists: [ Ссылка ]
Unfortunately, some medical schools won't even respond if you're not accepted. They'll ghost you! This happens more often if you're rejected before an interview, but it can happen after an interview, too. They just say, "We'll contact you if you're accepted."
Here's what you SHOULDN'T do after your interview: Don't bug the schools, constantly checking in. Most med schools have rules for how you can contact them. Please follow their rules for update letters. Some don't want updates. If you don't follow their rules, that could hurt you.
The waiting period that comes after the med school interview can be painful. You want to KNOW already whether you're accepted or not.
So here is some encouragement: There is often movement on the waitlist right at the end of the application cycle. Because students will be making decisions, and spots will likely open up. So an acceptance could realistically still come together for you very late in the cycle. It happens.
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