"You feel really tired," she says, adding that traveling, especially by bus, takes a lot of energy and she has to keep her energy level up for the next interview.
McClelland, like Ng, developed similar money-saving methods. His father drives him to most schools on the east coast and he is waiting to visit schools lower on his list. If he gets into a preferred school, then he will cancel the remaining interviews.
Holding the Strings
Like most schools, Harvard Medical School (HMS) does not offer regional interviews to its candidates.
Three years ago, HMS ended the practice of holding interviews in three cities in addition to Boston because it cost too much for them to send the administrative team. Plus, they argued, under the old system, the applicant does not get a chance to see the campus.
"Many medical schools consider the interview visit an opportunity to encourage the likelihood that, if admitted, the competitive applicant will accept the offer," Theresa J. Orr, associate dean for admissions at HMS, wrote in an e-mail message.
Like HMS, New York University (NYU) Medical School experimented with regional interviews 10 years ago, but they were conducted by alums.
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