Gbenedetto Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, caitlynd36 said: Congrats!! I got the call as well, cannot stop crying haha. Mercer is my first choice and I am just so happy! Haven’t heard anything back yet, but congratulations to you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerlessVirus Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 5 minutes ago, Gbenedetto said: I didn’t get anything. But congrats! Thanks! I hope you get good news soon! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerlessVirus Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, caitlynd36 said: Congrats!! I got the call as well, cannot stop crying haha. Mercer is my first choice and I am just so happy! I know the feeling! My call broke up as she was talking, so she had to repeat herself. I'm sure they think I'm crazy now, cause all I could think was "don't scream, don't scream." I have no idea what I actually said on the phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdaniel Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 22 minutes ago, Gbenedetto said: I didn’t get anything. But congrats! I haven’t heard anything back yet either. Congrats to you two though! Holding out hope for the rest of us! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLB98 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Hi everyone! So excited about receiving an interview invite for feb 1st! This is my first interview, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerlessVirus Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 27 minutes ago, Savannahbarr2 said: Hi everyone! So excited about receiving an interview invite for feb 1st! This is my first interview, and I was wondering if anyone had any advice? Congrats, that's awesome! Honestly, they were the most chill interview I've had for anything - jobs, other grad school, anything. It was a fun morning of conversations and everyone I encountered was very kind and laid back. You'll have a small group interview, one individual interview (with 2 faculty), a student panel to ask any questions you have, and an info session. They want to get to know you better, not trip you up with questions. I'd just be as relaxed as possible going in and you'll have a good time! And the general advice I give for any sort of interview (I know, it's cliched): remember, you're interviewing them, too. Think about the kind of environment you want to be in and learn as much as you can about the culture. It's harder to get a feel for this in the age of Zoom interviews, but there are still plenty of clues to pick up on. Good luck, let us know how it goes! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthydawg24342 Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 For people who have already submitted their applications/interviewed, did you include the optional resume on the application? Not sure if it is needed as it would be repetitive from the experiences in CASPA, but since they give the option for it I’m conflicted on if I should include it. If you did include it, what did you highlight on it? Mostly just patient care experiences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerlessVirus Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 On 1/16/2021 at 4:54 PM, healthydawg24342 said: For people who have already submitted their applications/interviewed, did you include the optional resume on the application? Not sure if it is needed as it would be repetitive from the experiences in CASPA, but since they give the option for it I’m conflicted on if I should include it. If you did include it, what did you highlight on it? Mostly just patient care experiences? I did! I would say it's helpful to include, because A) They want to know your background, B) it gives you a chance to include information that doesn't necessarily fit into CASPA, and C) CASPA isn't terribly helpful in the way it lays out info, so you can set more of a narrative with your resume. I edited my resume, then copied and pasted a good bit of it into CASPA, and attached the more detailed actual resume to the secondary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthydawg24342 Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 On 1/17/2021 at 11:07 PM, PowerlessVirus said: I did! I would say it's helpful to include, because A) They want to know your background, B) it gives you a chance to include information that doesn't necessarily fit into CASPA, and C) CASPA isn't terribly helpful in the way it lays out info, so you can set more of a narrative with your resume. I edited my resume, then copied and pasted a good bit of it into CASPA, and attached the more detailed actual resume to the secondary. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLB98 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 On 1/14/2021 at 7:25 PM, PowerlessVirus said: Congrats, that's awesome! Honestly, they were the most chill interview I've had for anything - jobs, other grad school, anything. It was a fun morning of conversations and everyone I encountered was very kind and laid back. You'll have a small group interview, one individual interview (with 2 faculty), a student panel to ask any questions you have, and an info session. They want to get to know you better, not trip you up with questions. I'd just be as relaxed as possible going in and you'll have a good time! And the general advice I give for any sort of interview (I know, it's cliched): remember, you're interviewing them, too. Think about the kind of environment you want to be in and learn as much as you can about the culture. It's harder to get a feel for this in the age of Zoom interviews, but there are still plenty of clues to pick up on. Good luck, let us know how it goes! Thank you so much for your thoughtful response! That honestly makes me feel so much better. I'm really looking forward to it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prepastudent369 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Hi! I wanted to ask if anyone could give insight on what the group interview is like? Is it with other students and is it mmi format or just traditional? Any help is appreciated thanks:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthsciencedawg21 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 On 11/10/2020 at 2:41 PM, kforpa said: I got one! How long after you submitted the supplemental app did you get the email that they received it? I'm stressed about making sure it went through since it was on surveymonkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbenedetto Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 1/25/2021 at 10:38 PM, prepastudent369 said: Hi! I wanted to ask if anyone could give insight on what the group interview is like? Is it with other students and is it mmi format or just traditional? Any help is appreciated thanks:) The group interview was 6 students and 2 professors. It was kind of different that I would expect with a group interview since it is virtual. They asked asked a question and then gave everyone a chance to answer in an order they determined, and repeat x2/3 times. It was well done but not as open as I would expect a group interview to he if it was done in person. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbenedetto Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Hey! Did anyone who interviewed in December get accepted after the January interview? Curious if I need to keep my ringer on and stress out next Friday haha thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prepastudent369 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Does anyone know how many applicants Mercer gets each cycle, and how many of them are interviewed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbenedetto Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 1 hour ago, prepastudent369 said: Does anyone know how many applicants Mercer gets each cycle, and how many of them are interviewed? There were about 20 of us in the interview. I know of 4people that got accepted after the last interview, but not an exact number or how many of those people interviewed on that day or the previous session. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerlessVirus Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 On 1/25/2021 at 2:32 PM, Savannahbarr2 said: Thank you so much for your thoughtful response! That honestly makes me feel so much better. I'm really looking forward to it now! Glad to help! Good luck tomorrow to you and anyone else interviewing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerlessVirus Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 10 hours ago, prepastudent369 said: Does anyone know how many applicants Mercer gets each cycle, and how many of them are interviewed? I'm not sure how many applicants they get, but they're doing one interview per month from December to either May or June. Each date seems to have 18 to 20 interviewees, so in the ballpark of 120 to 140 interviews? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashton Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Hey everyone! I submitted my application kinda late in the cycle but I received an interview invite for March 9th! How is in the interview set up under the current circumstances? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthydawg24342 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 15 hours ago, Ashton said: Hey everyone! I submitted my application kinda late in the cycle but I received an interview invite for March 9th! How is in the interview set up under the current circumstances? Hi! Do you mind saying what day your application file was marked complete? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prepastudent369 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 To those who have already heard back after the interview, how many days after the interview did you hear back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerlessVirus Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, prepastudent369 said: To those who have already heard back after the interview, how many days after the interview did you hear back? They seem to do interviews on a Monday or Tuesday, then meet that Friday and call people who were accepted that afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prepastudent369 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 On 2/3/2021 at 1:55 PM, PowerlessVirus said: They seem to do interviews on a Monday or Tuesday, then meet that Friday and call people who were accepted that afternoon. Okay makes sense, thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prepastudent369 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Hi has anyone from 2/1 heard back yet? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaeler Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) On 2/5/2021 at 3:49 PM, prepastudent369 said: Hi has anyone from 2/1 heard back yet? I believe they said they were meeting the Monday after the interview to discuss interviewees... so today. Edited February 8, 2021 by Aaeler 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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