In the area emails, last interview workshop, SPH today and Friday, and checking on your applications
by Williams, Ellen Kathleen
Dear Applicants,
I hope this finds you well and surviving the "waiting for interviews" stage. Some of you have several. Many of you have none. This is all normal at this stage. Hang in there for now.
1) "In the area" emails for interview invitations.
I have been getting a lot of emails about sending "in the area" requests. The answer is that it is fine to send these to schools that are some distance away once you have one interview in the area. It makes less sense to do them for places like NYC if you are in Boston, but by all means try to group your California interviews, your Chicago interviews, etc. I would not try to do this if the scheduled interview is less than 10 days to two weeks away.
When you send your request, you just want to be very gracious with the language--you realize that not everyone is granted an interview, you understand this may not be possible; you will be honored to come whenever they invite you, but it would save you the financial hardship of an additional trip, etc. Give them the specific days you would be willing to come. Keep the language professional. This is not the time to sneak in an update. This is just a simple request. If you are unclear about whether you are saying the right thing, I am happy to look at a draft of your email to the school or you can ask your House tutor to take a look at it.
2) Interview workshop-- Tomorrow
The last interview workshop is tomorrow, September 22, 4:30 to 6pm at OCS. RSVP in Crimson Careers.
3) Schools of Public Health visits-Today and Friday
If you are interested in getting a degree in public health in addition to an M.D. these visits can be a great time to hear about the field. In addition, if you are applying to the JMP program at UC Berkeley/UCSF you should make every effort to attend Friday's presentation. RSVP in Crimson Careers.
Columbia Mailman, Harvard T.H. Chan, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg, and Yale Schools of Public Health-TODAY, 4-5pm at OCS
UC Berkeley School of Public Health-Friday, September 23, 4-5pm at OCS.
4) Checking on completeness of applications
Remember to check in with all of your schools if you are not sure your application is complete. For some schools you will have already received an email. For others you can check on their portal. For others you can send a brief email just confirming that your application is complete. This is not an update, but rather a simple request for confirmation. Keep checking Spam folders.
Best,
Ellen and Emiko
Premedical and Health Careers Advising
http://ocs.fas.harvard.edu/medical-health
Office of Career Services<http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/>, Harvard University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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