KaryoKid

For those who are waiting to hear back with interview invitations, I recorded a podcast episode with a 3 fellow first-year GC students (all who I met through Grad Cafe!). We all matched with programs and have a semester under our belts, so we wanted to share some tips. In this episode, we talk about our personal experiences during the interviews, preparation strategies, ranking schools, the match system and much more! We created this episode for you guys to have a better sense of the application process. This is a follow-up episode to us talking about how to gather experience and complete a competitive application (episode #87), but I imagine most people in this group have already done that. Both are linked below though. 
http://dnapodcast.com/episodes/2018/12/30/97 < Preparing and Completing Applications 
http://dnapodcast.com/episodes/2018/12/30/97 < Interviews, Rank, Match
We all wish we had a resource like this when we were in your shoes. Hopefully y'all find this helpful and please feel free to reach out with questions or comments (info@DNApodcast.com)! We love hearing from other future genetic counselors

Hey guys!  For those of you who don't know, there is this great spot where a lot of current students and current applicants can chat online called Discord!  It's an app and on the computer and there are so many resources for people like us who are applying to GC programs this fall.  You can see a list of GC resources, see the list of people who can take in guests for application season, find out about when you will hear back, and so much more!  I have been a part of the app for a little over a year now and I love it so much!  All love here!  Click on the link I've posted and you can join this awesome community if you haven't already!
 
https://discord.gg/XRjE4p

Apparently, I can't copy and paste correctly... below is the link to the first part (episode #87). But #97 is the episode more relevant to you anyways!
 
http://dnapodcast.com/episodes/2018/8/3/87-genetic-counseling-grad-school-apps

For those who are waiting to hear back with interview invitations, I recorded a podcast episode with a 3 fellow first-year GC students (all who I met through Grad Cafe!). We all matched with programs and have a semester under our belts, so we wanted to share some tips. In this episode, we talk about our personal experiences during the interviews, preparation strategies, ranking schools, the match system and much more! We created this episode for you guys to have a better sense of the application process. This is a follow-up episode to us talking about how to gather experience and complete a competitive application (episode #87), but I imagine most people in this group have already done that. Both are linked below though. 
http://dnapodcast.com/episodes/2018/12/30/97 < Preparing and Completing Applications 
http://dnapodcast.com/episodes/2018/12/30/97 < Interviews, Rank, Match
We all wish we had a resource like this when we were in your shoes. Hopefully y'all find this helpful and please feel free to reach out with questions or comments (info@DNApodcast.com)! We love hearing from other future genetic counselors

Thanks so much for your help! Also I have been listening to your podcasts for a couple months now, I find them so interesting and love them! Hope grad school life is treating you well! 
 
Kamille

Hey Kamille, 
For the schools I interviewed (all northeast), I had plenty of warning, around a month if I am remembering correctly. I was given dates the interviews were being held and could choose what worked best for me. Many schools have a group of interviews in the morning and a different group in the afternoon, then lunch all together. Probably depends on which schools you are applying to. Let me know if you have other questions! 

Sarah Lawrence anyone?

https://m.facebook.com/groups/144346269745352
 
Join the facebook group if you Matched

Tomorrow! This time tomorrow we'll know our results Good luck to everyone

I think from most people's understanding you can receive an e-mail anytime that morning (their goal is to have all of them out by 11am), BUT if you haven't gotten an e-mail yet you can log onto the match site and see your results at 12PM. 

Welcome! If your interested in more of a conversational setting, we have a chat going on Discord that you can access here: https://discord .gg/cgErukr

Oh gosh why does it have to take two weeks after the deadline!! So impatient ?

Sending warm wishes to all who are figuring out ranks!
Sending warm wishes to those who aren't ranking and will reapply!

Happy ranking everyone! 

My Gene Counsel just posted a blog post with GC grad school interview advice from over 20 GCs. I found it to be helpful in preparing for my interviews. The most helpful tip for me, going in with 5 things you want to cover in your interview, kind of like a to-do list. It has helped me talk about a variety of experiences in my answers. 
http://www.mygenecounsel.com/blog-recent-posts/2018/2/26/advice-for-interviewingranking-genetic-counseling-grad-schools
I also interviewed a Sarah Lawrence interviewer (Eleanor Griffith) on her insight into the application process and the interviews. It's a podcast so you can listen on iTunes (DNA Today) or on the website below.
http://dnapodcast.com/episodes/2017/11/30/71

Thanks! That's so cool you listen! I started a different podcast before this (about the Hunger Games series, lol total nerd here) and once I had a better handle on the tech side of things I started my genetics podcast. It's been so fun having different guests on!

Thanks! That's so cool you listen! I started a different podcast before this (about the Hunger Games series, lol total nerd here) and once I had a better handle on the tech side of things I started my genetics podcast. It's been so fun having different guests on!

I have been sending a thank you email to the program director for their time, what I liked about their program specifically and aspects of the interview day.

I think it's a nice touch, but I don't think it'll make or break your application.

I was wondering if you were on the forum. I'm super impressed at the fact that you have your own podcast. How did that come about?? Its one of the podcasts I listen to while I'm at work.

This is wonderful. THANK YOU!

My Gene Counsel just posted a blog post with GC grad school interview advice from over 20 GCs. I found it to be helpful in preparing for my interviews. The most helpful tip for me, going in with 5 things you want to cover in your interview, kind of like a to-do list. It has helped me talk about a variety of experiences in my answers. 
http://www.mygenecounsel.com/blog-recent-posts/2018/2/26/advice-for-interviewingranking-genetic-counseling-grad-schools
I also interviewed a Sarah Lawrence interviewer (Eleanor Griffith) on her insight into the application process and the interviews. It's a podcast so you can listen on iTunes (DNA Today) or on the website below.
http://dnapodcast.com/episodes/2017/11/30/71

My Gene Counsel just posted a blog post with GC grad school interview advice from over 20 GCs. I found it to be helpful in preparing for my interviews. The most helpful tip for me, going in with 5 things you want to cover in your interview, kind of like a to-do list. It has helped me talk about a variety of experiences in my answers. 
http://www.mygenecounsel.com/blog-recent-posts/2018/2/26/advice-for-interviewingranking-genetic-counseling-grad-schools
I also interviewed a Sarah Lawrence interviewer (Eleanor Griffith) on her insight into the application process and the interviews. It's a podcast so you can listen on iTunes (DNA Today) or on the website below.
http://dnapodcast.com/episodes/2017/11/30/71

Is anyone writing thank-you notes to program staff after interviews? I feel silly that it didn't cross my mind until now. :/

My Gene Counsel just posted a blog post with GC grad school interview advice from over 20 GCs. I found it to be helpful in preparing for my interviews. The most helpful tip for me, going in with 5 things you want to cover in your interview, kind of like a to-do list. It has helped me talk about a variety of experiences in my answers. 
http://www.mygenecounsel.com/blog-recent-posts/2018/2/26/advice-for-interviewingranking-genetic-counseling-grad-schools
I also interviewed a Sarah Lawrence interviewer (Eleanor Griffith) on her insight into the application process and the interviews. It's a podcast so you can listen on iTunes (DNA Today) or on the website below.
http://dnapodcast.com/episodes/2017/11/30/71