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These secondary prompts seem much more fun than last year's prompts! Good luck to everyone applying to keck this cycle. It is an amazing institution with a ton of faculty and peer support.
submitted...and I must say I enjoyed this secondary...more schools should adopt this approach.
How long did it take you to submit?
I received yesterday but am finishing up UC Davis'.
Once I started on it, I pretty much finished it in an hour. The questions aren't that in depth and require pretty short responses.
I actually had a hard time with the "what will you be remembered for"; very difficult question to answer without sounding pretentious. I was proud of my speculative philanthropy question though
I actually had a hard time with the "what will you be remembered for"; very difficult question to answer without sounding pretentious. I was proud of my speculative philanthropy question though
How many words were you guys able to write for this question? I have like two sentences but I don't know what to talk about without bragging.
Hey, when they ask what the most difficult part of preparing for becoming a physician was most challenging, do they mean what part of the pre-med stuff was hard? classes, MCAT, ECs, etc?
Also, how do you talk about significant others without sounding like a preteen? I'm thinking about talking about my boyfriend's sister's wedding for the most fun question, but I feel juvenile talking about him. We've been together for 6 years, but I just feel stupid. I'm thinking about writing about something else...
I was advised to not write about significant others by my pre med committee, but there may be a way to pull it off well?
For USC's "If you couldn`t be a health professional, what occupation would you choose?" how should one go about answering?
I could go with research, which I genuinely like, but would that be too close to a health professional?
Or I could go with cooking, which I have always had a passion for. However, would that call into question my intent for medicine? >.<
How do i write the nickname one without it being humorous :/ ugh - I know humor is a nono for applications because of the subjectivity, but how do I do this prompt!
I'm like, yo they call me the helper cuz I love helping da peepz.
What do you guys think?
If you could give yourself a nickname, what would it be?
Bumblebee, because just like the transformer bumblebee, I can also turn myself into a yellow camarro, except, it's a toyota camry that has the check engine light on.
I also tried a bit of humor. Overall I think this was the most awesome secondary I've gotten yet. However there wasn't a good opportunity to talk about recent developments. Do you know if Keck is accepting of additional documents? I just got an epic internship at an ophthalmology institute and I want to make sure they know.
How long was your answer for "How will you be remembered by your medical school classmates 50 years from now?"
Mine's a little less than 150 words. felt that was enough to sum it up.How long was your answer for "How will you be remembered by your medical school classmates 50 years from now?"
I have a question about the first essay that asks if you represent a group underrepresented in medicine. AMCAS shows that the county of my hometown and the county I currently live in our both Medically underserved.
However, personally I don't feel that I represent a group that is underrepresented. The city I live in may be slightly short of physicians but I feel that it is not severe.
Since my AMCAS says my area is underserved does that mean I should indicate that I represent a group underrepresented in medicine?
Just submitted; what nicknames did people put?
Magnum. By the way is "If you had enormous wealth, how would you allocate your charitable donations?" a loaded question? I think I'll go with: to Keck School of Medicine. I know how much USC likes their donations.
...I just realized how this nickname could totally be taken the wrong way by the Trojans... I did explain the background story, but hopefully they don't make the connection...
...I just realized how this nickname could totally be taken the wrong way by the Trojans... I did explain the background story, but hopefully they don't make the connection...
First II mention in last year's thread was on 10 August 2012. Stats were:anyone know when Interview Invites start coming around?
In state 3.7+/35+. Complete 7/16!
II received just now! So excited!
complete 7/15
Got an interview request today! So excited, didn't expect to hear so soon!
Congrats you guys! Hopefully I can join in on the excitement soon! This is one of my top schools When is your interview scheduled for?
Thanks, I hope you hear back soon, sending you good vibes! My interview is scheduled for 9/18. It was the first available date when I checked the calendar.
So you got to pick? Awesome !
complete 7/9..nothing yet
Was complete 7/10... Should I be concerned that I haven't heard anything since as some of these people getting interviews were complete after me?
Was complete 7/10... Should I be concerned that I haven't heard anything since as some of these people getting interviews were complete after me?