PANCE51 Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Hello, name is PANCE51. I'm having trouble with my interviews and could use some advice. Here are my stats: Science GPA: 3.19 | Overall GPA: 3.29 | PreReq GPA: 4.0 317 GRE SCORE 3000+ Patient Hours, 150+ Shadowing Hours I've applied to 24 PA schools, and have yet to hear back from 11. I've had three interviews so far and have gotten rejected from every one. No waitlist... no maybe... rejected. I look the interviewers in their eyes, remain confident, have an answer for every question. I even did a mock interview beforehand which I paid a lot of money for. I don't know what could be wrong! Anyone have any interview advice, or advice on what could help me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted September 26, 2019 Administrator Share Posted September 26, 2019 2 hours ago, PANCE51 said: Hello, name is PANCE51. I'm having trouble with my interviews and could use some advice. Here are my stats: Science GPA: 3.19 | Overall GPA: 3.29 | PreReq GPA: 4.0 317 GRE SCORE 3000+ Patient Hours, 150+ Shadowing Hours I've applied to 24 PA schools, and have yet to hear back from 11. I've had three interviews so far and have gotten rejected from every one. No waitlist... no maybe... rejected. I look the interviewers in their eyes, remain confident, have an answer for every question. I even did a mock interview beforehand which I paid a lot of money for. I don't know what could be wrong! Anyone have any interview advice, or advice on what could help me? You may be coming across as offputting in some way: too aggressive, too smug, too forced. 3/3 rejections strongly point to it being your interview skills rather than your stats, LORs, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT2PA Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 I'll add: paying a lot of money for a mock interview doesn't necessarily mean you got your moneys worth. One mock interview is not really enough practice. Plenty of advice around the forum or online on how to improve interview skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGoLong Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Your grades and GRE scores are probably kind of average at best. You need to come across in your interview better to offset that. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Sometimes, if you are too rehearsed, it comes off as not being genuine. Try to have ideas for answers, but do not necessarily know answers word-for-word. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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