habromania Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Hi friends, For those who received an interview, what do you make of the half hour online component post-interview? Is this going to be some sort of CASPer-esque test? Reading comprehension à la CARS? Is this the first year they are doing it? A very sincere congratulations to those who got interviews! And for those who weren't lucky with Western, don't lose hope!!! Take it from someone with fairly average stats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aray623 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 I'm pretty sure it's the same thing that they did last year (the first year they did it). It seems like it's looking at your reading comprehension skills. They give us an article or something and you have to summarize it based on the instructions they provide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habromania Posted January 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 I'm pretty sure it's the same thing that they did last year (the first year they did it). It seems like it's looking at your reading comprehension skills. They give us an article or something and you have to summarize it based on the instructions they provide. Interesting...129 CARS isn't enough proof? Haha. Alright, doesn't sound like something we should worry about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aray623 Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 Interesting...129 CARS isn't enough proof? Haha. Alright, doesn't sound like something we should worry about! It might be compensating for the lack of writing sample from the old, old MCAT. I don't think the people from last year thought it was that difficult, and thought it was more of a screening tool. Making sure that people are actually able to put their thoughts down on paper. But I agree with you, nothing to worry about. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 It might be compensating for the lack of writing sample from the old, old MCAT. I don't think the people from last year thought it was that difficult, and thought it was more of a screening tool. Making sure that people are actually able to put their thoughts down on paper. But I agree with you, nothing to worry about. Congratulations! that would be my guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauna Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 that would be my guess Hey rmorelan, big fan. I was wondering if you had any tips for interview prep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulu95 Posted February 1, 2017 Report Share Posted February 1, 2017 Hey rmorelan, big fan. I was wondering if you had any tips for interview prep? ^^ Especially with the prevalence of MMIs these days, I feel less prepared on how to face Western's traditional panel interview format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulu95 Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 It might be compensating for the lack of writing sample from the old, old MCAT. I don't think the people from last year thought it was that difficult, and thought it was more of a screening tool. Making sure that people are actually able to put their thoughts down on paper. But I agree with you, nothing to worry about. Congratulations!Do you think that this would be looked at as a pass/fail then, or be factored into the post-interview score ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aray623 Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 Do you think that this would be looked at as a pass/fail then, or be factored into the post-interview score ? I know some of the people on the forums last year thought it would probably be just pass fail. But that was them pondering it the same way we are right now haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvestpro Posted February 3, 2017 Report Share Posted February 3, 2017 I know some of the people on the forums last year thought it would probably be just pass fail. But that was them pondering it the same way we are right now haha No one outside of the admissions committee can really say definitively, everything you hear is just speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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