@DualDegreeDoc Your advice certainly eased my tension and made the experience more enjoyable. Thank you!
@shiningbright There is no minimum time, but I would recommend taking enough time to answer the prompt as thoroughly and clearly as possible. The interviewers will definitely ask follow up questions if you finish your response. Also, the chem test was extremely straightforward and as long as you can remember the chem basics from freshman/sophomore years, you will be fine. It was no where near as difficult as AP Chem so you should fine. Good luck 
@UMedBro, thanks for the insight! my interview is from feb. 25-26 and im a little anxious but really excited! your post definitely helped ease some tension, along with @DualDegreeDoc.
Had my interview yesterday too, Toledo chemistry was easy , mini interview was laid back ,not specific to medicine or your personal experiences, just scenarios to stimulate discussions to identify your personality.
Dont stress out for nothing, they said 70-80 out of state to fill out 10 -15 spots…
I really hope I get into this program!!! 
I’m guessing I’m the only one from nj
isnt it more like 20-25 spots? 
Ehhh, from Southern California here
Hey 6 year applicants! I’m a first year in the program. I saw some of you at the student union today. A few tips:
- You’re are not better than anyone else whose interviewing. Don’t treat others as lesser than you, but as colleagues, because if you make it in to the program they will be your colleagues.
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If you think UMKC has “Tuff’s syndrome” you’re wrong. I have geniuses in my class who, if anyone, would be overqualified. I don’t think there is such a thing as being overqualified to help people. If you think you’re overqualified because you got wait listed, your application probably came off as too self centered, rather than empathetic.
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RELAX. The interviewers aren’t there to scare you. They are volunteers who enjoy what they do. Be yourself.
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I can’t comment on the interview process as a whole because it has changed, but I can tell you my experience. Most questions were aimed towards finding out who you are as a person. what drives you, why are you interested in medicine, and how well rounded you are. If anything, remember your answers to the application questions, because they reuse them.
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If you do make it in and decide to come here you will be better off than all other medical school students in a clinical setting. I took a patient history in the second week of school. I do that regularly now in the second semester. You wouldn’t get that opportunity in the traditional route until the 3rd year of medical school (I’ll be a doctor by then).
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Maybe my opinion is biased, but I know that I have never regretted the decision to come here, and have never heard any of my classmates do so either.
If you have any questions you can email me at <a href=“mailto:bjk7dd@mail.umkc.edu”>bjk7dd@mail.umkc.edu</a>
Hey guys, based on a couple posts I saw, I thought I’d post some basic stats about program admissions. I am in the program. This is what I remember regarding admission stats from last year (disclaimer: these numbers are not going to be pinpoint accurate, so please just take them as estimates. This year, the admissions process is probably more competitive with more applicants, but you guys already knew that…)
2012 admissions:
800 completed applications
119 acceptances
63 MO residents were accepted, 56 OOS+REG were accepted (31 REG acceptances, 25 OOS acceptances)
Though 119 were given the offer of admission, eventually about 109-111 ended up enrolling (so we have between 109-111 or so in our class)
From what the admissions office told me, half of the applications were from the state of Missouri, so 400 MO applications and 400 OOS+REG applications
Acceptance Rates: 63/400=15.75% for MO and 56/400=14% OOS/REG
Do they accept more oos than they offer?
Sorry that came out wrong…do they offer more than they accept? I heard that 130 will be offered Admission.
also, what makes a good interview? like what do you guys think are the characteristics of a a good interview?
Yes, For OOS+REG they give acceptances to more people than they have “spots” for, because they know that many people will drop the offer and that a good amount will also remove themselves from the waitlist.
For the interview, I would recommend showing the following characteristics:
-A sense of openness to the ideas of others (don’t come across as someone who is overly opinionated and pushy-remember that medicine is a team sport)
-Be friendly and smile at everyone you see (other applicants, interviewers, tour guides, and older students that you meet with)
I was definitely able to show those
@rasor do u mind pming me ur stats and where you are from like oos reg ?
How many seats were there for oos last year 10-15? And they offered 18ish?
According to my numbers, they accepted 25 OOS applicants last year. I don’t know how many “seats” they planned for. But the number of “seats” doesn’t matter as long as you just get accepted.
Unfortunately, I have not posted enough on CC to be able to pm people (I never used it as a High School Senior).
Stats don’t matter that much once you have your interview.
Our class’s ACT average was a 31. If you have at or above that number, I would say you are fine in terms of stats. Even if you have less than that, given that you’ve gotten an interview, it doesn’t really matter.
It doesn’t matter if you are oos at this point. You have to beat out a smaller number of oos students for less oos spots rather than having to beat out more in state students for more spots. You have the percent chance as the in staters now that your at the interview stage. You all have good stats, ec’s, recommendations, and essay since you got interviews. The only thing that can set you apart now is your interview.
I heard they look at everything from the beginning and they include the interview now…so it’s basically everything… I hope the interview is not a break it or make it situation… The interview was different this year cuz o the mmi so that’s why I was wondering what are the good characteristics of an interview lol
It’s very likely that the reason they switched the interviews to MMI format was precisely to avoid the “break it or make it” scenario you are talking about. For us, there were only 2 interviewers that assessed each applicant. So if we messed one up then it was basically over. However, for you guys, since you have multiple interviewers, doing less than optimal on one will probably not hurt you as much as it would have hurt us last year.
There’s no question that they assess all parts of your application after the interview. However, at this point, your interview is probably 50% of the weight (possibly more) of your applicant profile. This is why you need not think too hard at this point about stats.
If everything goes well for you and you are accepted to the program, I assure you that some of your class mates may have higher ACT scores than you, some may have similar scores, and some may have less. It’s a very mixed group of students. So don’t worry too much about stats right now.