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08.19.08INTERVIEW TIPS FOR APPLICANTSMy friends, I am also new in this field of residency but I have personally met couple of people and asked them about the interview tips. Fair Interviews and chances: If you are invited for an interview without any contacts from that particular program, I mean a fair interview call, then you surely have a very good chance for that program. You can imagine that out of 1000-1200 applications for interview, why they have selected you?. I have seen people going to the interview without any preparations, which is wrong because the interview is your only way to express yourself and I ...
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01.18.08B1/ B2 Visa Interview questions for USMLE aspirantsThese are some of the sample questions that might be asked during your US Visa interview: What specialty are you applying for? Why do you want to study in the US rather than your home country? What are the Universities you applied (None of the officers asked me for "Hospitals". They always asked for "Universities") What would you do after residency? Why cant you take the exam(CSA or STEP 3) in your home country? What is your estimated expense for the trip? Tell me something about your family. What does your sponsor do in the US. How long has he been in the US? When did you meet ...
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01.17.08What helped me get 26 interviews in Internal Medicine? : MATCH Tips and tricksHi everybody, Though this might be a bit late for the Match 2008, I hope this blog post would help at least those who are planning for Match 2009 or later. What I did: 1. I applied to 150 Internal Medicine programs: It gets more competitive every year especially for the IMGs. Most of the IMG-friendly programs claim that they received more than 3000 applications this year. The record gets broken each year. This might also be due to each applicant applying to more than 100 programs. I thought applying to more programs would fetch more number of interviews. Hence I applied to 150 ...
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01.15.08B1/B2 visa Interview- Tips & FAQsYou must provide specific contact and address information both in India and the United States. Applications with responses such as "any hotel" as the address in the U.S. will be rejected for additional information. Letters of Recommendations have minimal or no value during the visa interview. The visa officer has the right to grant/ reject visa without looking at any of your documents. The visa officer might record in your file whatever you say during the interview. So you are expected not to give conflicting answers each time you go for a visa interview. Take a copy of your application form before you submit ...
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01.14.08Surname and Firstname issue with US visaThe following issue has been raised for Indian Passport Holders, though it might be applicable for other nationals as well. To process your visa cases efficiently, the US Consulate recommends your surname and the given name written separately on the first page (the biographic data page) of your passport. Example: Surname (last name): Wesley Given name (first name): John Edward Once your visa is approved, the immigrant and the nonimmigrant visas will be printed as your name appears in your passport. If you do not have a surname listed separately, your entire name will be printed on the surname field of the visa. Your first ...
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01.13.08B1/B2 visa Interview- Documents to carryUS visa interview is always unique to each person. Each candidate has a different experience and would have a new story to tell you about what happened inside the consulate. Also visa interview procedures vary from consulate to consulate. Find your nearest US embassy here Here is a rough list of documents which one is expected to carry for the US visa interview. Forms DS 156 & 157. I have attached these forms here. Just have a look at the kind of questions asked. Click here for DS 156 A valid passport with a validity date at least 6 months beyond your intended stay. Passport ...
