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Would any current students like to comment on what they like about Georgetown?
I will give you guys a golden nugget of info as you begin to write "Why Georgetown."
Look up "Cura Personalis" this is Georgetown's underlining theme. Investigate what that means to the University and what it means to you as a future medical studet at Georgetown.
This should give you all a good running start.
I will give you guys a golden nugget of info as you begin to write "Why Georgetown."
Look up "Cura Personalis" this is Georgetown's underlining theme. Investigate what that means to the University and what it means to you as a future medical studet at Georgetown.
This should give you all a good running start.
Now they're going to get 3,000 secondaries mentioning only this. You've created a monster!
Now they're going to get 3,000 secondaries mentioning only this. You've created a monster!
anybody getting the invalid section error for the application essay section? It almost seems liek this section isn' even necessary since all the essays are in the secondary application section.....
also, after clicking save and continue on certification do any of you guys get the error that you haven't completed the EA-application?
I believe that is the Early Assurance program which is only valid for current Georgetown undergrads.....
I'm getting a bit confused and not confident in submitting just yet until some of these errors get worked out.
input?
I will give you guys a golden nugget of info as you begin to write "Why Georgetown."
Look up "Cura Personalis" this is Georgetown's underlining theme. Investigate what that means to the University and what it means to you as a future medical studet at Georgetown.
This should give you all a good running start.
I have written 3500 characters on cura personalis, the curriculum, and the location. I just wanted to know what some students really liked about the school.
Out of curiosity, any idea what will happen when BRAC finishes moving Walter Reed to colocate with Bethesda Naval? Will students do clerkships at the Bethesda site?14) We have many affiliate hospitals that are much nice than our university hospital where you can do many of your rotations in. Including the famous Walter Reed hospital, great for surgical clerkships.
Before I comment, let us take a small moment of silence to appreciate my post #69.
Ok now getting serious:
Cura Personalis is a must to include in the secondary, but should not be the central theme, as you have correctly stated that 80% of secondaries will include it in one way or another.
What I personally like in no particular order:
1) The faculty here are amazing, they really care about the students and have a genuine interest in our education and future.
2) The systems base curriculum which was implemented 3 years ago is great. We now have Systems modules where we cover embryo, histology, physiology ect. per organ system.
3) The students are very friendly and the environment is social, helps to balance the hard work.
4) They are starting to pump lots of money into the school, new classrooms, beatification of campus and facilities, recruiting impressive faculty and beefing up their research programs. This will no doubt increase GT's rankings in the near future.
5) 24 hour access to the library
6) Course modules are extremely well organized and lectures are all amazing. It makes you want to go to class. Classes are recorded for those lazy folk.
7) Clinical training begins the first year with interviewing patients. Second year you learn to give both male and female physical exams.
8) The lounge for Medical Students is nice, open 24 hours. Couches, tables and a separate game room.
9) Living in DC is great. It's the nations capitol. Great Bars, restaurants, free museums, monuments. Go say hi to Obama (he came to our school a few times).
10) Our gym if big and fairly nice. Above average I would say.
11) We have an AMAZING match list. Top schools and Top programs. This is in part to the faculty really helping you get to where you want to go. It really is one of the more impressive parts of being at Georgetown.
12) This one is a bit vein, but hey I'm including it cause you asked what I liked. The are lots of good looking students. Im just saying..
13) We have free university bus transportation to the local metros, and a free shuttle service at night to your house if you don't want to walk home alone at night.
14) We have many affiliate hospitals that are much nice than our university hospital where you can do many of your rotations in. Including the famous Walter Reed hospital, great for surgical clerkships.
15) The name Georgetown is recognized and highly regarded by both medical academia and patient populations across the country.
16) Our Dean is super friendly, crazy smart and is always involved in your education.
17) This is a great Networking School. Something that will help you both during and after medical school.
18) The Hoya Clinic is a student run clinic in the city that gives you medical exposure your first year as well. It is voluntary, but a wonderful experience.
19) The 4 story medical library has tons of models to checkout, textbooks (so you don't have to buy) and lots of study space. Could use some remodeling, but they have started with some of the study rooms in the Lower Level.
Things I don't like:
1) Tuition is a bit pricey, but comparable to other private institutions.
2) We went all digital last year, so now we have to pay for our own photocopies if we want to print out lectures.
3) No campus parking for M1 or M2, but you can rent monthly parking from local residential area for about $150 a month.
4) Class size is a bit large the first year because we share most lectures with the SMP students (Med class ~190, SMP class ~180). But the med students sit on the balcony and SMPs in the lower seats for the most part. We don't share in Anatomy though, as cadavers are only for med students. SMPs use a digital dissector.
12) this one is a bit vein, but hey i'm including it cause you asked what i liked. The are lots of good looking students. I'm just saying.
Before I comment, let us take a small moment of silence to appreciate my post #69.
Ok now getting serious:
Cura Personalis is a must to include in the secondary, but should not be the central theme, as you have correctly stated that 80% of secondaries will include it in one way or another.
What I personally like in no particular order:
1) The faculty here are amazing, they really care about the students and have a genuine interest in our education and future.
2) The systems base curriculum which was implemented 3 years ago is great. We now have Systems modules where we cover embryo, histology, physiology ect. per organ system.
3) The students are very friendly and the environment is social, helps to balance the hard work.
4) They are starting to pump lots of money into the school, new classrooms, beatification of campus and facilities, recruiting impressive faculty and beefing up their research programs. This will no doubt increase GT's rankings in the near future.
5) 24 hour access to the library
6) Course modules are extremely well organized and lectures are all amazing. It makes you want to go to class. Classes are recorded for those lazy folk.
7) Clinical training begins the first year with interviewing patients. Second year you learn to give both male and female physical exams.
8) The lounge for Medical Students is nice, open 24 hours. Couches, tables and a separate game room.
9) Living in DC is great. It's the nations capitol. Great Bars, restaurants, free museums, monuments. Go say hi to Obama (he came to our school a few times).
10) Our gym if big and fairly nice. Above average I would say.
11) We have an AMAZING match list. Top schools and Top programs. This is in part to the faculty really helping you get to where you want to go. It really is one of the more impressive parts of being at Georgetown.
12) This one is a bit vein, but hey I'm including it cause you asked what I liked. The are lots of good looking students. Im just saying..
13) We have free university bus transportation to the local metros, and a free shuttle service at night to your house if you don't want to walk home alone at night.
14) We have many affiliate hospitals that are much nice than our university hospital where you can do many of your rotations in. Including the famous Walter Reed hospital, great for surgical clerkships.
15) The name Georgetown is recognized and highly regarded by both medical academia and patient populations across the country.
16) Our Dean is super friendly, crazy smart and is always involved in your education.
17) This is a great Networking School. Something that will help you both during and after medical school.
18) The Hoya Clinic is a student run clinic in the city that gives you medical exposure your first year as well. It is voluntary, but a wonderful experience.
19) The 4 story medical library has tons of models to checkout, textbooks (so you don't have to buy) and lots of study space. Could use some remodeling, but they have started with some of the study rooms in the Lower Level.
Things I don't like:
1) Tuition is a bit pricey, but comparable to other private institutions.
2) We went all digital last year, so now we have to pay for our own photocopies if we want to print out lectures.
3) No campus parking for M1 or M2, but you can rent monthly parking from local residential area for about $150 a month.
4) Class size is a bit large the first year because we share most lectures with the SMP students (Med class ~190, SMP class ~180). But the med students sit on the balcony and SMPs in the lower seats for the most part. We don't share in Anatomy though, as cadavers are only for med students. SMPs use a digital dissector.
Out of curiosity, any idea what will happen when BRAC finishes moving Walter Reed to colocate with Bethesda Naval? Will students do clerkships at the Bethesda site?
AwesomeVery Good question. They haven't updated us on this, but because of our good relationship my guess is that we will have clerkships at the Bethesda site.
I saw both of those errors when I was going through it this morning. I'm going to wait for the errors to get worked out. If they aren't fixed by Friday I might call them.
Blast! One typed page does not equal 5,000 characters. 3,800 characters put me 4 lines over. Just venting. Carry on.
Blast! One typed page does not equal 5,000 characters. 3,800 characters put me 4 lines over. Just venting. Carry on.
Expand the margins. I think they only want one page for filing purposes.
Expand the margins. I think they only want one page for filing purposes.
I thought of that, but was afraid of an auto-reject after their printer said, "Text outside the printable area." But your avatar lets me know you're a person I can trust. 0.5" margins: check.
I don't think it's a strict limit. I had about ~4300 characters, which corresponded to about 4 lines on the second page.
Does anyone know if Georgetown is relatively prompt in evaluating applications?
They certainly have one of the fastest records for rejections. Don't know if that helps.
They certainly have one of the fastest records for rejections. Don't know if that helps.
Care to explain? Should I be expecting an email soon?
Yeah, I thought some people were rejected within 24 hours. Well, I'm glad to say that we've passed that point
Does anyone have trouble submitting due to their name not being on the secondary application? It won't let me submit because I don't have a name, but there's no textbox that would let me input it...
Ahh, and first post ever! Hope to contribute after lurking around for so long now.
Did you use the ID/password that they e-mailed you or your own account? While Georgetown uses the ApplyYourself website, you still have to use the set they give you and not an account that you got from filling out another secondary.
That's strange. And yeah, if you see your AMCAS ID, you are doing it right. I'd say give admissions a call.I did so, and just checked that I wasn't using the PIN from the JHU application. My AMCAS ID number is there and correct, as well as some of my other personal info. Name appears correct in the "My Profile" area of the site as well. Just won't show up in the application field.
You never fail to bring this up in every year's thread, eh?Might I refer you guys to my experience with applying to Georgetown????
I refuse to insincerely write that, but I'll let you know if I am accepted despite my decision. Although if I do get accepted, I'm not saying your statement is untrue for your time.I personally think it is a bit unfair that they offer acceptance letters based on who writes them letter about how much they love GT rather than the academic record of the applicant, so I am all for everybody telling them that GT is their number one choice.
That's strange. And yeah, if you see your AMCAS ID, you are doing it right. I'd say give admissions a call.
Does anyone have trouble submitting due to their name not being on the secondary application? It won't let me submit because I don't have a name, but there's no textbox that would let me input it...
Ahh, and first post ever! Hope to contribute after lurking around for so long now.
I feel like Jalby posting his grievances with Georgetown every year in the GT applicants thread is one of SDN's oldest and most storied traditions. You can call it immature or vindictive, or what have you, but it's tradition!