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anyone receive a secondary yet?
Looking at my stats. My cum GPA is 3.82 sGPA 3.78 and my MCAT score is 23R. I'm an NJ resident. I really more than any other school want to get in umdnj-som. Does anyone from previous classes have an idea if i have a chance for an interview? I'm planning to retake the MCAT in Sept..hoping to increase my score, do you think I should seriously consider retaking it. Or since I've taken the exam three times already with no improvement, should i stick to the score I have?
Are we supposed to wait for an email invite to submit secondaries??? Or can we just send them anytime after we send the primary? I'm confused... The website doesn't say anything about that.
send them off.
are u sure man? i called the admissions office and was told to wait for an email.
I think it's okay if you sent it off before the e-mail. I just received the email and it states:
"If you have already submitted the secondary application, please disregard this email message."
"Please complete your essay and include your responses to the following questions: (Please use font size 12 and limit your essay to one page. You may attach your essay to the application if additional space is needed.)"
To me it sounded like they wanted 1 essay answering both questions limited to one page. That's what I did and was accepted, but I don't think it really matters that much.
I think that makes sense. Thank you, and good luck to everyone applying.
just wondering what people think about using a few of the same phrases or sentences in my personal statement & secondary. my personal statement basically addressed why I want to be a DO and why it fits into my goals. I don't want to be redundant though. does anyone else feel the same way about these prompts?
I felt the same way, hence my comments above. I felt like I touched a lot on my goals in my PS. I would say go ahead and be redundant if you have to, give them what they want. It does not tell you NOT to repeat information.
If it helps, when you think goals, think of what you want to be doing, not why you want to do it...if that makes sense. Get specific. That is what I will be doing.
On another note - I see no instruction on how to send this thing back! E-mail? Snail mail? I'm hesitant to call because I'm probably just missing the instructions and I don't want to look foolish!
Edit: I don't see a fee amount either. Am I missing some all important webpage?
I felt the same way, hence my comments above. I felt like I touched a lot on my goals in my PS. I would say go ahead and be redundant if you have to, give them what they want. It does not tell you NOT to repeat information.
If it helps, when you think goals, think of what you want to be doing, not why you want to do it...if that makes sense. Get specific. That is what I will be doing.
On another note - I see no instruction on how to send this thing back! E-mail? Snail mail? I'm hesitant to call because I'm probably just missing the instructions and I don't want to look foolish!
Edit: I don't see a fee amount either. Am I missing some all important webpage?
I was talking to a student who interviewed at UMDNJ and she said the school was in a really bad part of town. Apparently there are barbed wire fences around the school. Has anyone else heard about this? It kind of dissuaded me from applying when I talked to the girl.
Anyone have thoughts on writing one essay to answer both questions or writing two smaller essays? I wrote one last year and obviously didn't get in!
Does anyone know whether UMDNJ has the minium mcat score requirement?
does anyone know whether umdnj has the minium mcat score requirement?
I wrote ONE essay. In the instructions, essay is singular...
Please complete your essay and include your responses to the following questions: (Please use font size 12 and limit your essay to one page. You may attach your essay to the application if additional space is needed.)
Limit your ESSAY to one page. Not "essays." Hopefully I was correct lol.
Well darn it! It looks like I'm wrong. I read "include your responses to the following questions" and immediately thought there there were two. My wife did not catch it either when she helped me proofread read it. Oh well!
I am wondering this as well.does anyone know if they send a complete email?
They do send a complete email, i got one yesterday
for UMDNJ, it says we need 2 science LORs, which I have. However, since I'm an older applicant, I have a lot a other LORs from my volunteering. SHould I include all my LORs or would that look bad that I send more letters than what they requested?
Thanks for the help!
Well darn it! It looks like I'm wrong. I read "include your responses to the following questions" and immediately thought there there were two. My wife did not catch it either when she helped me proofread read it. Oh well!
When did you submit your application? I submitted back in June I think and haven't heard anything.
Just call up the school. Everyone is nice there and they were very helpful when I called to check up on stuff. I mean, you are sending stuff in through the mail. Call and make sure it didn't get lost along the way.
From last year's thread it looks like interview invites come out right at the end of August.
what percentage of oos students are typically accepted here?