<p>@DreamAway
Thanks for the info… Keeping my finger crossed!..</p>
<p>My daughter had her Drexel interview this morning. Overall the day was fine but a lot depends on which faculty member does your interview. The professor she had started the interview by saying he does not support the BS/MD program and asked that she reconsider the route she is choosing. He feels the students are not mature enough and should not rush through their education. They should “stop and smell the roses” and go the 4 year route. It seemed all topics led back to this as he reiterated it several times. However, he did say he fully supported her application and reasons for wanting to become a doctor and even asked that she stay to speak with another interviewer who was a specialist in something she mentioned in her application essay. I said that was a good sign. </p>
<p>It does sound like she handled it well and didn’t let him ruffle her, but she didn’t feel it was a good interview like others she’s had. She commented afterwards to me that if all professors at the school feel this way, is it worth it to spend the years fighting against that mentality. </p>
<p>Hope others had a different interviewer! </p>
<p>Do any of you know of any students who were rejected after the HPME interviews but still accepted at Northwestern?</p>
<p>I had my DUCOM interview today, and overall I’m not very impressed.</p>
<p>I was so ecstatic to receive an interview but the interview wasn’t really an interview, more so it was just a conversation about health care and current topics in the field of medicine. He also talked more about his undergraduate school, Villanova, than he did about the actual Medical School. He also convinced me against the accelerated route, saying that it won’t prepare you for the real world. We talked a little bit about why I wanted to be doctor and about specialties and research and such so honestly I thought of it more as an alumnus interview. Honestly, I did not receive a good vibe from him but nevertheless it went well as I was able to make my case as to why I wanted to be a doctor.</p>
<p>The medical school itself seems very… depressing. But regardless I’m still hoping for a good result.</p>
<p>Wishing everybody good luck, though! It’s great to have people like you all supporting everybody along the way. I’m just nervous about NJMS interviews now :(</p>
<p>@FrozenShardz and @njxcdrmom, seems like interviewers are adamant to make their point that 4+4 route is better…. but nevertheless, you both were able to do well! Was there an essay to do? Or was it just an interview </p>
<p>“Do any of you know of any students who were rejected after the HPME interviews but still accepted at Northwestern?”</p>
<p>You have a better chance being admitted if turned down for interview. The interviewed but rejected generally get waitlisted because Northwestern thinks they may not be interested without HPME.</p>
<p>@FrozenShardz and @njxcdrmom, unfortunately DUCOM has a problem with students in the accelerated program. When I was last up there for my personal business and speaking to the senior leaders of DUCOM, I was told that the faculties are finding that many of the students in the accelerated programs had difficulties interacting with patients, especially in the last two years and it was generally felt that the problem is due primarily to these students being younger and spend most of their time just studying without interacting much with others.</p>
<p>@FrozenShardz, I agree that the medical school is rather depressing. I was trained in the UK and it reminded me of the some of the older medical schools in the UK. Hahnemann University Hospital is the most depressing and probably most untidy and, maybe, dirtiest hospital I have come across in this country. Unfortunately, medical schools such as Drexel and SLU that do not have their own university hospitals and are affiliated with for-profit hospitals do not have much control of the teaching hospitals and suffer financially since the medical schools are unable to benefit much from the clinical revenue from drugs and also hospitalization. As a result, these medical schools’ growth is affected by the limited financial resources. Nevertheless, Hahnemann Medical School (the previous half of Drexel Medical School) still has a very good reputation.</p>
<p>I also interviewed at DUCOM today, but actually found it ok. My interviewer didn’t have any qualms with the program. The medical student who gave my group a tour seemed to really like DUCOM, and told us that the lighting was off in several areas today due to a water pipe that burst last night. The lack of lighting on the tour did make the place seem pretty depressing as others mentioned, but I think as a medical school, DUCOM has a pretty good reputation and does match students into competitive residencies. I also think their PIL curriculum is cool.</p>
<p>@IMGDAD, do you think that only DUCOM has this issue with accelerated medical students? Because other medical schools seem very proud of the results of their accelerated programs, so it seems strange that acceleration has a negative reputation only at DUCOM. What’s different about the students that attend that program over the students who attend, for example, NJMS?</p>
<p>@IMGDAD I understand the year does make a big difference in maturity. It’s just too bad that my daughter’s interviewer didn’t stop to really talk and listen to her since it would have been an engaging conversation. He put her on the defensive right away, which could have been a tactic to see how she handled pressure although she said that was not his intent at all. She looks young so that may have worked against her. She put it behind knowing she was able to handle a rough interview. Oddly enough, the other night she had an alumni interview for another school that lasted 2 hours and the interviewer told her she seemed much older than a senior in high school…go figure! </p>
<p>@CAJ2014 There was an orientation that started with an essay while the parents sat in the back of the lecture hall. Then there was a tour, interview, and lunch depending on the students individual schedule. There were about 45 or so in today’s session. </p>
<p>@starlight27, I do not know but it is the general impression that students in the accelerated programs have difficulties interacting with patients. But having said that, students enter medical school at lot younger in the UK and yet I think most of the UK-trained physicians are very personable.</p>
<p>UMiami interview was great, really liked Miami as a whole! Also got a umkc interview as out of state :). Does anyone know have many out of state people they invite for an interview? All I could find is that they accept 15-20 out of state students to the program. </p>
<p>I read somewhere (correct me if I am wrong, anyone) that UMKC interviews proportionally to the number they accept. 300 are interviewed and 100 are accepted, so a 1 in 3 ratio. So if 15-20/300 are accepted OOS I would think they would interview anywhere from 45-60 OOS students. </p>
<p>@silverwind
Would you mind elaborating on your U Miami interview? Thanks!</p>
<p>Does anyone know when the SBU/GW second round interview notifications come out?</p>
<p>@1268623 As far as I know, it was said at the Parent meeting during interviews at SBU that all those interviewed should be notified by February 10 whether or not they will move on to interviews at GW.</p>
<p>Just got my rejection from Northwestern…</p>
<p>Good luck to everybody else.</p>
<p>@Medicalboy, Sorry to hear that. How did you hear from them?</p>
<p>Email. </p>
<p>@Medicalboy,S got the same, “we regret…”
So are you going to be in Jefferson on 12th?</p>
<p>Yes I will. Hope to meet you there!</p>