raindaywoman
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Congrats!!
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I was rejected by email last year, but I think it came much later than the interview invites.
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I second the flats! Look for interview wear on any website for grad students. I saw girls with tons of makeup (and I know this is subjective) but I feel like being able to see the face of foundation makeup and 4 layers of mascara its too much. Too much on the hair front can be overwhelming too. Professional, but so people notice you and not your makeup, hair, clothes or shoes.
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Some of the more practical tips I got were to highlight the specific genetic counseling experiences/ more in my resume. I ended up using some of the formatting from the Northwestern application supplemental form (attached), and adding a chart that summarizes my healthcare exposure/advocacy exposure/research exposure/Disability exposure/medical exposure. I ended up sending these to all of the schools I applied to. It was really helpful to see on paper for me too. NU-GPGC-Sup-Form-2017 (3).doc
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Maybe the word tips was too strong, but these are the things they stressed to me that put people over the edge of being accepted or not: Experience in the genetic field/medical field, experience with patients Shadowing and talking with genetic counselors (they asked a lot about this in the interviews I went to as well). I know its harder in some places than others (like in my home state of California) but the more of this the better. Can't stress enough - Crisis Counseling or peer counseling - I found it hard to find this, and a lot of place it takes a lot to get into them. I finally found Crisis Text Line. They are an awesome community and always looking for new counselors https://online.crisistextline.org Advocacy work If you haven't already I highly recommend taking the online embryology course at Univ. Cincinnati, some but not all schools require it. I know Ive forgotten some things because I can't find the other email. I may add more to the list later!
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I thought I would share this with everyone, as I feel that it would help those who are feeling nervous or down about certain decisions. It was sent to me by Quinn Stein (the director of the Augustana program). I was 9th on their list, and all 8 that were chosen, accepted. I think it applies to most of us (except the last bit): "Many of the best genetic counselors I know, took 2 or 3 application cycles until they found the right time and right program that it worked in that given year. If this is a career you truly have a passion for, it’s likely that the time will come for you as well. I’m so grateful you applied and that I had the opportunity to meet you, to learn about Oakland, your travels, and your ability to speak German!" He and another program gave me tips on how to make my application more "Genetic counselor" friendly, and I am happy to share, with those of you that might be interested.
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Those of you who haven't received anything, double check your portal - that's where I found mine!
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Sorry to hear I was rejected there too. It was a long shot for me, but still doesn't feel any better!
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From my experience and from what others here have said I would say its common to have anywhere between 4-8 people in a day. I think a lot of them require students interview with all of the faculty (yes thats means sometimes 8 or 9 consecutive interviews in a day for us!) and so it depends on whether they can get everyone's schedule in line. (And the professors don't want to interview too many candidates in a day) The ones I went to were 5 and 7 people being interviewed for the day.
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I think I just made it up on the spot. I do have a MS in Medical Genetics though, so I have some experience with the scenarios already. They were mostly looking at your thought process and how you think through things, so as long as you explain how you got to your answer and it makes sense, I think you are okay.
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The waiting is the worst part! I start nit-picking at every part of my application that might cause them to reject me... Its good to know that they sent them out then. That sounds a little more formal than Augustana, but it was their first year, so I would guess they may be doing a bit more this year.
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Yes. They were fairly standard questions re. interest and experience with Genetic Counseling and background info, they gave a lot of scenario type questions (what would you do if a patient came in with...) I think I interviewed with 8 or 9 different people. I think 2 or 3 interviews were over skype as the people were in San Diego or elsewhere. Unfortunately I was first on the waitlist last year but everyone said yes!
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Last year Augustana interviewed 24 people for 8 spots.