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Update: I was accepted to the school that I interviewed with! I'm not sure that emailing the interviewers helped me in any way (I did get a reply from both), but it definitely didn't hurt at all!

Numbers are important, but they are not everything! My GRE is a 149V, 145Q and 4AW. I took it four times. My overall GPA is a 3.5, but I was determined to be more than just a number! My junior year I joined and became very active in NSSLHA, got involved with research, started working two relevant jobs, observed as much as I could (over 60 hours), completed over 400 volunteer hours, completed 50 clinical clock hours, and tried to do everything that I could to make connections with faculty and have a killer resume. Even with my average GRE and GPA numbers, my other numbers (clock hours, volunteer hours, and observation hours) helped me to stand out because I wrote about them in my personal statement. I have now been accepted to two great schools! You have plenty of time to make those connections and beef up your resume, but those things are not going to do themselves. You will have to make all of it happen, but it will pay off! Do not wait for opportunities to come your way, CREATE them!

I emailed them separately with a simple "Thank you" as the subject

Update: I did email my interviewers, and got back a "Thank you for your time and efforts as well" from one of them that night

Is is acceptable to email and thank the faculty who interviewed you? Or does that seem desperate? I feel like the interview went well, but I don't want to come off as desperate! If you emailed and thanked your interviewers, can you give me an example of what you said? Thanks!

Good luck with yours! How are you feeling right now? Part of me feels like I've got this, but then another part of me just keeps thinking about what happens if I get rejected. It's my top choice, so I have a lot riding on this 15 minute interview!?

Thanks! The interview is actually at my undergrad university, and I have clinical experience and know quite a few of the current first year grad students. It does make me feel better that I am comfortable with most of the faculty who will potentially interview me, but it has made it hard to think of questions to ask about the program. Obviously I don't want to seem like a know-it-all because I'm not, but I am pretty familiar with the clinic and program itself ?

Hi, friends! What are some tips for preparing for an interview? Obviously, graduate school interviews are HUGE and I am starting to get in my head about it. What do you to do prepare? I have made a list of popular general questions that they might ask, but I don't know what else to do besides read through them and script answers, but I'm trying to not do that TOO much because I don't want to sound completely scripted, you know? The interview is only 15 minutes, so I don't know how many questions could be asked in that time. Are slacks, a blouse, and heels acceptable? (I know heels are sometimes a problem, not set in stone that I'm wearing them) Do you have any other tips besides getting there early? Also, I know that immediately after the interview I am going to over think every possible thing that happened and think that it went terribly. Is that just me??? How do I not do this?!

Who knew that WAITING would be harder than APPLYING? As stressful as applying was, at least I had control in that situation. The lack of control in waiting is excruciating, and checking my email every 5 minutes is exhausting!

Update: I got an interview with my top choice school!! I am super excited, for now at least. I know that when it gets closer I will be freaking out!

I feel like I can breathe easy after 5pm, but from 8am-5pm I am checking obsessively!

SAME. I have girls in my class who already have two or more acceptances and it's only February 12. It would't be such a big deal for me, except for I know of a lot of people who have been accepted to a school I also applied to, and I haven't heard anything back yet. I am trying to look at is as no news is good news (at least I haven't gotten any rejections yet), but I am driving myself crazy with checking this site and refreshing my email multiple times an hour. I am also feeling super discouraged and anxious with my life being in limbo right now. It makes it hard to focus in my classes because I want to constantly check everything. It's basically all I think about ?