Samuel Merritt SMU ELMSN FNP Spring 2021

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Hello fellow applicants. It's been 3 weeks since the submission deadline and wanted to know if anyone have heard anything. I don't think this cycles' group has been made so I assume no one has been invited to an interview yet. Best of luck to us all

Does anyone know the format of the interview? MMI, group, essay?! 

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On 9/19/2020 at 12:46 PM, matchaicedlatte said:

For the interview registration confirmation email, is anyone else having trouble seeing a link to where the interview will be? Mine's just says 

"The interview will take place at ." 

There is no link and I am not sure where to click on the day of the interview. 

I believe they will give you the link a few days before! 

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When is everyone's interview? Getting really nervous but fingers crossed for us! 

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On 9/20/2020 at 8:34 AM, Jack Robins said:

I was wondering what is the interview format look like? This is my first time invited for interview and trying understand how are they conducting an interview in a group?

Are they going around and ask each person a question based on their resume or may be separated in the smaller group? ...

If anyone done interview in the past, I would greatly appreciate it to provide a bit of feedback..I am I'm supper nervous but excited for everyone! 

I emailed ----------------------- but no response back. 

Last year's forum someone wrote about the interview experience. First the entire group does an ice breaker then they were paired up to do role-play/scenario question. After that, they were brought into bigger groups for debate. With virtual interview I have no idea what we are up against LOL. 

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On 9/22/2020 at 4:40 PM, Tiiinnnaaa said:

I emailed ---------------------- but no response back. 

Last year's forum someone wrote about the interview experience. First the entire group does an ice breaker then they were paired up to do role-play/scenario question. After that, they were brought into bigger groups for debate. With virtual interview I have no idea what we are up against LOL. 

Thanks Tiiinnnaa.

I was thinking to email --------------------, but since you have asked already I will not ask the same question again. Please share if you hear anything back from her.

My interview time slot is for next week.

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Curious how everyone is preparing for the interview? I'm super nervous and also don't know what to expect because we'll be doing them via zoom. Does anyone know if they'll be group or one on one interviews? And if there is still an essay portion? I saw on a forum from last years cohort that they had an essay section. 

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I am preparing by writing every possible question I can on a doc, as well as watching Youtube videos on group interviews. I emailed admissions today and they said it will be a group interview with a panel. I don’t believe that they have an essay section, but I’m not sure either! My time is Friday @ 2:30 PM. What about you guys?! I’m so nervous!

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6 hours ago, npapril said:

I am preparing by writing every possible question I can on a doc, as well as watching Youtube videos on group interviews. I emailed admissions today and they said it will be a group interview with a panel. I don’t believe that they have an essay section, but I’m not sure either! My time is Friday @ 2:30 PM. What about you guys?! I’m so nervous!

Apparently, last year the interviews were 90 mins long.. This year it's only 45mins, I highly doubt we will have time to write an essay. 

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I also wonder how the group interview will turn out, given it's virtual and it can possibly just be completely different compared to previous years. 

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I have my interview Friday at 2:30 as well. Good luck on preparation to everyone. 
 

im doing pretty much the same thing everyone else is doing. Looking up Youtube videos, writing down question, practicing in the mirror, etc. 
 

the fact that these interviews are 45 minutes long is what worries me the most. ?

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5 hours ago, Tiiinnnaaa said:

Apparently, last year the interviews were 90 mins long.. This year it's only 45mins, I highly doubt we will have time to write an essay. 

I highly doubt that too! How would that be possible through virtual? I'm super nervous about the way this will go. I believe they're going to pair us off and ask us behavioral questions and then into groups to do a debate on ethical/moral problems. Then later we would be asked personalized interview questions? I'm not too sure. That's what I heard from last year's applicant. I'm not too sure how it'll go since its on webex ?

2 hours ago, Murse09 said:

I have my interview Friday at 2:30 as well. Good luck on preparation to everyone. 
 

im doing pretty much the same thing everyone else is doing. Looking up Youtube videos, writing down question, practicing in the mirror, etc. 
 

the fact that these interviews are 45 minutes long is what worries me the most. ?

OMG! See you there, I'm doing the exact same! 

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Well Webex can do breakout rooms, so I can see them doing pairs then larger groups. I just hope we all have enough time to talk LOL. Or maybe 45 mins might be the longest time of our life haha. 

BTW, I selected for next Thursday at 5:30pm. Anyone else select that slot??? ?

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