Anyone know how all the interviewers review on the same standards? Like when they report back to the admissions committee. I'm kind of puzzled because there seem to be so many interviewers out there. For example, I have a friend in one of the smallest towns in West Virginia. He just got an interview invite......his interview is a doctor a nearby small city, about 1 hour away. She is an SGU grad. It seems like this person would not interview that many SGU applicants, as opposed to someone in a big center. How do they interview and review using the same standards?

Also, it seems like from most people the interview is very relaxed and easy. So more applicants are cut from an initial review of the app? And maybe the 2nd review after the interview, looking more at grades, etc?

At least along the vet school lines... interviewers are given a packet from SGU on things they need to evaluate in the students applying, a checklist. We first had to write an essay, then the questions. My interviewer was a Grad of Ross Unversity vet school. He became an interviewer when one of his vet techs applied to the SGU vet school. After my interview he let me see the results and gave me a prospective resulte given my answers, GPA, experience, etc.---> some type of scale SGU distributed. I'm from a big city so my interviewer was within 50 miles of my home.

When we interview someone we have their whole application sent to us; we also have a three part form that asks us to evaluate the student on several dimensions, some academic, some personal/subjective. It is our responsibility to know the applicant's background by the material from the application, and to "get to know" them by letting them express themselves; this includes both strengths and weaknesses in the application itself, as well as more personal items of interest. I personally prefer to find what it is that interests the applicant and listen to them talk, as it is under these conditions people "come out" and you get to know them. I also find that it helps me break through the inevitable patter that the student has rehearsed (by the way, the only thing worse that rehearsed patter is when students dont rehearse-there's nothing wrong with having gone over what you want to say). It helps to read between the lines.

The interview then is subjective- this is inevitable. But being in a big center doesn't make much of a difference I don't think. I interview people from west virginia, Maryland, DC and Virginia and its still not a revolving door; Also we get a manule on the things we should be asking about and looking for as a guideline.
The interview isn't designed to "catch" people or trip them up; its designed to get to know them; to see if they're sane, can intercourse in a normal, professional manner, and frankly, to see if you wouldnt mind their being your doctor. An interview can make a big difference; I can think of two people now Ive interviewed that I really pushed for who may not have been admitted directly otherwise.

I forget the exact stats but I beleive its one student in three are accepted after interview...you might want to ask as I may be wrong on this; I forget.
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Yes, I echo what Steph posted above.
We get a copy of the complete application on the applicant we interview, including transcripts, letters, personal statements, and the actual paper application itself. We have a "manual" of sorts that guides us to evaluate the applicants in a way that is useful to the admissions committee. Some areas are rated on scales, while others are written evals.
From the stats I received from school, it roughly breaks down to 1 spot for every 7 to 9 applicants overall, and about 40-50% of applicants are interviewed... These are very rough figures as I remember them.
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