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What does the OOS matriculation look like?
Hey Guys,
I was looking at the NYCOM Secondary online. It says to list all the activities and dates. In the FAQs it says list and describe. Is anyone describing all their experiences? I feel like to do this I'd just have to copy and paste everything over from the primary into the supplemental. But I also feel this is redundant. Anyone have any advice about this? I'd really appreciate it.
Any word on secondaries?
does anyone know when they start reviewing and sending out interviews?
Can anyone post the NYCOM secondary questions if they have them? Thanks
Here's the prompt: List and describe your hobbies and recreational interests
For this section do you think they are looking for more academic interest and hobbies or do they literally want to know what are my hobbies (I'm only asking bc I have a lot of interest and hobbies so I don't what to sound like a douche and list a bunch of stuff they care nothing about) .
So far I have this:
1.Basketball: 4 years varsity college women's basketball, I've played since the 3rd grade.
2. Soccer: Just picked up this sport post undergrad (Indoor and Outdoor)
3. Electric Guitar: Recently(within the last 2 years) got into rock music, currently teaching myself to play the guitar ....
I have a lot more but stopped there bc I thought those are stupid as far as a medical school app.... Am I wrong? If I'm right what stuff should I include here?
I don't think those are stupid at all, schools like well rounded applicants. Varsity soccer shows you're a hard worker, and teaching yourself to play guitar shows you're a good learner... You might want to include some other more medically related stuff, but I'd keep those
I don't think those are stupid at all, schools like well rounded applicants. Varsity soccer shows you're a hard worker, and teaching yourself to play guitar shows you're a good learner... You might want to include some other more medically related stuff, but I'd keep those
Yeah, I kind of took it as ECs outside of academia, as you have plenty of other sections to talk about employment, volunteering, and research.
FYI, you can't go back to edit a previous section once you hit "Save and Continue"
Has anyone received an email telling them to submit the secondary?
so... should i not submit the application? i have it filled out and ready, but then i saw something about an application key given by NYCOM. Would that application key come from a confirmation email or something?
Anyone got secondaries yet?
Been verified for nearly a month...
Did ANYONE hear back from this school yet? My primary has been verified for quite a long time now, but no secondary invite from NYCOM still. Does this mean that I have been screened out already? Or do we just complete the secondary and send it in anyway?
I haven't heard anything yet either- I don't think this means you were screened out.
Doesn't really seem like anyone on SDN has heard back from them yet. NYCOM is the only school I have yet to hear from! I supposed patience is a virtue
They don't send an invite for the secondary, it's just on their site. Everyone is invited to submit it, someone posted a link in an earlier post
I called them a few times, including just last week, regarding the secondary. The adcoms repeatedly stated to wait for an email confirming receipt of a primary app before submitting the secondary. So I'm not entirely sure if it's wise to submit the secondary prior to the email. In addition, in the past NYCOM starts handing out interviews in october, so these emails should come out sometime in september as they did last year.
If tlayng is correct, I wonder why the adcoms would tell you to continue waiting for a confirmation email of the secondary.
So I emailed the admissions office to ask them what was up with the secondary. I was verified on 8/8 and the scores released to them on 8/11. They replied that I can either wait until a confirmation email was sent stating that they received my secondary, or that I could go ahead and fill out the secondary and, presumably, send it in (directions for which they included in the email).
To which I replied that I did not want to send in a secondary application if the school had in fact not received my primary application. They replied that they received my primary.
So, apparently, it looks like you can go ahead and fill out and send in the secondary or wait for an email. I'm going ahead and sending it in tomorrow.
But if they don't have the intention to give you a secondary (as in they are not interested in you), then sending in the secondary ahead of time would be a waste of money..unless your essay blows them away.