Dr. Doofenshmirtz Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 Dont usually post here but curious to feel out everyones thoughts on Macs decision going forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PleasePleasePlease Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 Pretty frustrating. You’d think that tech issues would have been cleared up - they would have known for almost a year that interviews would be online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthicsForBreakfast Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 Frustrated. Wish they’d give us the option to accept the technical issues and use the score we were given. I felt great about it despite the challenges but understand people may have felt rattled and lost focus. Give a chance to redo, but give a chance to keep the original score. They’re also not giving us much time to make new arrangements. A lot has to go into home-interviews. Daycare arrangements, booking time off work, ensuring family is aware if you live at home etc. Gm1001 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdnisG Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 While I can understand that Mac probably had a difficult time finding an effective solution, I still feel bad for a lot of individuals who felt they did well in their interview only for it to be scrapped entirely. At the same time, March 13th interviewees may also feel disadvantaged given that some interviewees were exposed to, essentially, a mock MMI with official McMaster interview questions. Just seems like an overall sticky situation - I wish everyone the best moving forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthicsForBreakfast Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 29 minutes ago, EdnisG said: While I can understand that Mac probably had a difficult time finding an effective solution, I still feel bad for a lot of individuals who felt they did well in their interview only for it to be scrapped entirely. At the same time, March 13th interviewees may also feel disadvantaged given that some interviewees were exposed to, essentially, a mock MMI with official McMaster interview questions. Just seems like an overall sticky situation - I wish everyone the best moving forward. Yeah super true too. I hadn’t even considered the fact that this now gives half the applicants a chance to restart but the March 13th applicants don’t have that choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMK Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 There is no way I can replicate the energy and passion I put into making that one interview my one shot at getting in. I am completely drained ideas-wise and passion-wise. I have nothing to give to a second interview. Gm1001, Banananana and retawxy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banananana Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 I felt I did well so this is very frustrating news. Communicating with people through conversation is one of my strengths so if they’re making us speak to a screen for 8 minutes I’m not too hopeful for the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsAaronSamuels Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 As somebody not following the situation can someone give me a quick recap of what happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdnisG Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 2 minutes ago, MrsAaronSamuels said: As somebody not following the situation can someone give me a quick recap of what happened? Synchronous McMaster MMI interviews that took place on March 6th and 7th unfortunately had an abundance of technological problems. Some interviewees got less time than others and some even reported missing out on entire stations. To account for this difference in experience, McMaster made the decision today to entirely scrap out all the interviews that have already taken place. Moving forward, all applicants must do an asynchronous MMI, regardless of whether they've already done the synchronous interview. hbmed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepK Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 Honestly why don't they give applicants a choice to redo or keep your original score? I feel like that is most fair because it pleases those who think they did well and those who think they didn't. Also, I think their response form did not ask the right questions. Everyone had technical difficulties, and some more than others, but I think most people were actually content with how their interview went despite the issues. They should have asked specifically if we want to redo the interview. Banananana and Gm1001 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AB27 Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 27 minutes ago, DeepK said: Honestly why don't they give applicants a choice to redo or keep your original score? I feel like that is most fair because it pleases those who think they did well and those who think they didn't. Also, I think their response form did not ask the right questions. Everyone had technical difficulties, and some more than others, but I think most people were actually content with how their interview went despite the issues. They should have asked specifically if we want to redo the interview. Probably because they are moving to asynchronous, wouldnt be fair to use two methods of evaluation for these groups IMO. Very unfortunate situation all around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly_ Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 That's rough. So sorry to hear that you guys had so many technical difficulties. I hope the asynchronous ones will turn out better. Best of luck and I wish you all success!! Banananana 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banananana Posted March 9, 2021 Report Share Posted March 9, 2021 Does anyone think it’s worth it to email them and let them know our thoughts/concerns? Or would that just be a waste of time? DeepK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepK Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 I think if enough people say something there's a chance they at least consider our viewpoint. Banananana 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banananana Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 10 minutes ago, DeepK said: I think if enough people say something there's a chance they at least consider our viewpoint. I agree. It can’t hurt to bring this to their attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggsbenny Posted March 10, 2021 Report Share Posted March 10, 2021 Based on the email sent out by Admissions committee today, will we be asked two questions up front (the main question, plus a follow up question) during the two minutes to read? I found it unclear if we were being asked one or two questions all at once, with 7 minutes to address both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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