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2012-2013 Albany Medical College Application Thread
Started by gettheleadout
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I'm hoping to get some love from Albany!
Submitted my primary today. What essay prompts did Albany give out last year?
What should I know about Albany's application procedure and Albany medical school in general?
What should I know about Albany's application procedure and Albany medical school in general?
According to the MSAR their averages are MCAT 32, cGPA 3.62, sGPA 3. 54.
I think you have a good shot!
Negative.
how much longer do we have to wait??!?!
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I'd say maybe half of the schools don't have secondaries out yet. It's July 😛 Be patient.
Just got an email from Albany!
+1 I got excited when I saw an email from them in my inbox...assumed it was the secondary.....guess we'll have to wait another week or so
yeah i got this too. hopefully they'll send the secondary soon. i need some good news!
Same here.
Doesn't work for me.
Doesn't work for me, either. I get the error message "You do not have permission to view this directory or page." when I try to open it from the link in the email.
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Are there any essay questions? (Not sure if they're even visible since it seems nobody can open it)
they put a new link to the site! I think it's working now!
Questions:
If you have previously applied to Albany Medical College or another medical school and were not accepted, how have you spent the intervening time? (1,000 character limit)
Describe yourself:
(1,000 character limit)
If selected for an interview, what one life experience would you most like to talk about?
(160 character limit)
If your school has a Premedical Advisory Committee but you are not using that service,
please indicate why:
(1,000 character limit)
Questions:
If you have previously applied to Albany Medical College or another medical school and were not accepted, how have you spent the intervening time? (1,000 character limit)
Describe yourself:
(1,000 character limit)
If selected for an interview, what one life experience would you most like to talk about?
(160 character limit)
If your school has a Premedical Advisory Committee but you are not using that service,
please indicate why:
(1,000 character limit)
Yes
I didn't get a secondary....is this normal?
+1. . . maybe we will get ours tomorrow
maybe something is wrong with our apps
I guess.
maybe something is wrong with our apps
Lol. It took me a week to get most secondaries, sometimes you're just not in the first batch. Give it a week before you start worrying 🙂
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It'll be okay....it'll be alright.*breathes into paper bag*maybe something is wrong with our apps
Looks like we're not the only ones, hopefully we'll be hearing back soon.
I called the admissions office and they said that they are planning to send more secondaries out this week.
They are just starting up, so only a few were sent out yesterday. 🙂
Also, amazing/friendly person on the phone.
They are just starting up, so only a few were sent out yesterday. 🙂
Also, amazing/friendly person on the phone.
Just received the secondary
Sent from my SGH-T959V using SDN Mobile
Sent from my SGH-T959V using SDN Mobile
sames. hmmmm how do i describe myself
After I click certify (no payment due to FAP), I don't have to worry about anything else right? I clicked on application status on the main menu and it states that none of my letters have been received, but I'm assuming that the admissions staff will just download them from AMCAS.
I know.. what a lame question. I wasn't planning on having an answer for this until interviews.
Now what happens if you get an interview at Albany and the interviewer says "So, tell me about yourself."
Can't repeat your secondary essay answer!
Here are prompts for you guys:
Describe yourself:
(1,000 character limit)
If selected for an interview, what one life experience would you most like to talk about?
(160 character limit)
Not a bad secondary, I'll get to it later tonight 🙂
Describe yourself:
(1,000 character limit)
If selected for an interview, what one life experience would you most like to talk about?
(160 character limit)
Not a bad secondary, I'll get to it later tonight 🙂
I think you're correct - I pressed certify and it gave me a warning that I would not be able to change anything (as I recall).
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Same. Gonna have to think about the "describe yourself" thing for a while. Probably submit tomorrow.
Received/Submitted today. GoGoGo
I didn't. Did not even think about it haha, I put sports and a hobby...
I may have misunderstood, but we were only supposed to mark the activities that we thought were most meaningful to us right? I only chose like 5 or 6 of my AMCAS activities...
Just noticed I certified before I paid, when the directions say pay and then certify. Hope that's not a problem...
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