2008-2009 OHSU Secondary Application Thread

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I'm just curious - how long after AMCAS verification did you guys get your secondary applications from Oregon?

It's been nearly a whole month since I was verified and I still haven't gotten OHSU's secondary yet - it's the only one I'm missing.

I was almost resigned to thinking that I got screened out somehow (3.73, 34?) but after reading everyone's posts it doesn't seem likely.

Some of you also mentioned a September 1 deadline - what is that all about?

🙁
 
So the September 1 deadline is just for EDP then, or the people who got it earlier?
 
I was under the impression that it depended on when they gave you the secondary invite. My deadline was Sept 1 and I was not EDP...but they can't expect people who got it last week to have it in by Sept 1....
 
nina7123 said:
I was under the impression that it depended on when they gave you the secondary invite. My deadline was Sept 1 and I was not EDP...but they can't expect people who got it last week to have it in by Sept 1....
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Yeah its about a month from when you get the secondary, so it's different for everyone.
 
so for the essay, i assume everyone wrote it one page single space 12 font right?
 
XRanger said:
so for the essay, i assume everyone wrote it one page single space 12 font right?
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The directions said you can do whatever font you want, so I filled a page with 8 point font and made the margins .1 inches. I highly advise the same!

:hardy:
 
Wordead said:
The directions said you can do whatever font you want, so I filled a page with 8 point font and made the margins .1 inches. I highly advise the same!

:hardy:
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Haha. Make those ADCOMs pay greater attention to your app! :clap:
 
hey - I got mine at the end of july and sent it in priority (no sig required) on friday the 22nd. Just a regular envelope inside a slightly larger clear envelope with a 5$ stamp.

My deadline was sept 1st, though they have not cashed my check yet, and I have not gotten a completion email. I know my letters are there. When I called the admissions office, I wasnt really left with a decent option to ask about my file, and they are quite honast on the message about not bothering them with naggy completion questions.

So I dont think I will worry about this too much, I imagine they are just behind a bit in having to get everything in order. Anybody else have a similiar expereince and or have any advice? thanks!
 
messenger634 said:
hey - I got mine at the end of july and sent it in priority (no sig required) on friday the 22nd. Just a regular envelope inside a slightly larger clear envelope with a 5$ stamp.

My deadline was sept 1st, though they have not cashed my check yet, and I have not gotten a completion email. I know my letters are there. When I called the admissions office, I wasnt really left with a decent option to ask about my file, and they are quite honast on the message about not bothering them with naggy completion questions.

So I dont think I will worry about this too much, I imagine they are just behind a bit in having to get everything in order. Anybody else have a similiar expereince and or have any advice? thanks!
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A lot of people are experiencing this. OHSU takes their time...and they've also been really busy getting this years M1's matriculated and what not. I hope we will see all some movement soon!
 
been verified for two months now...it's the only secondary I haven't received. I definitely meet their cut off. I'm hoping it didn't go in my spam folder and get deleted🙁
 
is the screening numbers-based only? I havent received this secondary, but I was hoping to start working on it (despite the fact that i have absolutely no ideas for what to write... what a strange prompt!)

edit: Also, what spacing did people use? Single, 1.5, double?
 
jgberken said:
I have no idea how they screen...
I used single spacing, 11 font, calibri. but that's just my personal preference.
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wow thats a lot of text! haha, I was hoping to write less than that 😛
 
Dulcina said:
is the screening numbers-based only? I havent received this secondary, but I was hoping to start working on it (despite the fact that i have absolutely no ideas for what to write... what a strange prompt!)

edit: Also, what spacing did people use? Single, 1.5, double?
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I used single spacing. I think double spacing should only be used in academics. It kinda looks sloppy. Just my opinion.

As for screening, I have nothing but speculation. I have mediocre numbers at best (certainly not at your level) and was verified July 16th. I got the secondary August 8th. So I suspect its not entirely #s based.

However, a friend of mine told me that the vast majority of the out of staters accepted are from surrounding states. He cited California as one of those states. Again, this is hearsay so grain of salt and all that. But it's possible that people outside the west coast area may get screened out or have to pass more rigorous standards.

Although I somehow doubt you're getting screened out Dulcina.

W
 
Wordead said:
I used single spacing. I think double spacing should only be used in academics. It kinda looks sloppy. Just my opinion.

As for screening, I have nothing but speculation. I have mediocre numbers at best (certainly not at your level) and was verified July 16th. I got the secondary August 8th. So I suspect its not entirely #s based.

However, a friend of mine told me that the vast majority of the out of staters accepted are from surrounding states. He cited California as one of those states. Again, this is hearsay so grain of salt and all that. But it's possible that people outside the west coast area may get screened out or have to pass more rigorous standards.

Although I somehow doubt you're getting screened out Dulcina.

W
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ahh, thanks! that was helpful, I guess I should start working on it! I was verified July 24th, so I shouldve gotten it Aug 16th, but maybe they've gotten a bit slower. Luckily, I'm from CA too, so that should help with things 😛
 
So....I'm stupid and just realized that I missed the September 1st deadline on the e-mail. Don't know how that happened, seeing as it's in BIG RED LETTERS. I'm planning on fedexing it tomorrow so it will be only a couple of days late. Anyone know whether or not they'll care?
 
js1704 said:
So....I'm stupid and just realized that I missed the September 1st deadline on the e-mail. Don't know how that happened, seeing as it's in BIG RED LETTERS. I'm planning on fedexing it tomorrow so it will be only a couple of days late. Anyone know whether or not they'll care?
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hmm for a normal school,i'd say call and ask, but its so hard to get a hold of anyone at ohsu that i'd just say let it go and hope for the best!
 
phospho said:
been verified for two months now...it's the only secondary I haven't received. I definitely meet their cut off. I'm hoping it didn't go in my spam folder and get deleted🙁
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wow that seems abnormally long. have you still not received it?
 
js1704 said:
So....I'm stupid and just realized that I missed the September 1st deadline on the e-mail. Don't know how that happened, seeing as it's in BIG RED LETTERS. I'm planning on fedexing it tomorrow so it will be only a couple of days late. Anyone know whether or not they'll care?
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you should definitely call. wait for the entire voicemail message (it will take awhile) and leave a detailed message with your cell phone number and email address so they can respond to you. i would also advise emailing dr osborne, associate dean of student affairs, at [email protected]. she is very nice and helpful! i would NOT just let it go. you missed a deadline in big red letters and trying to rectify your mistake is much better than letting them think that you think they're dumb enough not to notice.
 
phospho said:
still, nothing🙁

you think i should call or email?
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you will be fine. i would still wait. they just matriculated their MS1's and it was a holiday weekend. i just went into the admissions office on friday to double check that they got my LORs and they said that they were running at least 3 weeks behind on things right now.
 
doubleE said:
you will be fine. i would still wait. they just matriculated their MS1's and it was a holiday weekend. i just went into the admissions office on friday to double check that they got my LORs and they said that they were running at least 3 weeks behind on things right now.
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That makes me feel much better. I'll give it more time then. Thank you.

:luck:
 
Dude I turned my stuff in a while ago and still haven't been confirmed as complete, so I don't even know if they are checking the stuff close to on time anyway. I wouldn't worry TOO much about it. You never know though.


doubleE said:
you should definitely call. wait for the entire voicemail message (it will take awhile) and leave a detailed message with your cell phone number and email address so they can respond to you. i would also advise emailing dr osborne, associate dean of student affairs, at [email protected]. she is very nice and helpful! i would NOT just let it go. you missed a deadline in big red letters and trying to rectify your mistake is much better than letting them think that you think they're dumb enough not to notice.
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Yes!! Finally complete. I was worried I missed the Sept 1 deadline but all looks good. 🙂 So I guess as long as your stuff is in before the deadline, it doesn't matter if they haven't sent you the confirmation email yet.
 
How'd you get the complete notice? I still haven't.

Congrats to you ninster.

nina7123 said:
Yes!! Finally complete. I was worried I missed the Sept 1 deadline but all looks good. 🙂 So I guess as long as your stuff is in before the deadline, it doesn't matter if they haven't sent you the confirmation email yet.
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majahops said:
How'd you get the complete notice? I still haven't.

Congrats to you ninster.
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They sent me an email. But I also called the admin office last week to make sure I wasn't going to to marked late...so maybe they did a rush on it??
 
poop, still waiting for this secondary!!

i told myself I'd buy myself a flash when I was done with all my secondaries, and OHSU is delaying my shopping spree! grr
 
Dulcina said:
poop, still waiting for this secondary!!

i told myself I'd buy myself a flash when I was done with all my secondaries, and OHSU is delaying my shopping spree! grr
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Call them!!! Your spam probably caught it!!
 
Dulcina said:
hmm anyone have their phone number? its conveniently absent from the ENTIRE internet. lol
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(503) 494-2998. They cashed my check but still no complete e-mail. I guess I know they got it at least!
 
olivesolivia said:
(503) 494-2998. They cashed my check but still no complete e-mail. I guess I know they got it at least!
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ahh thanks! ill give them a call on monday i guess. Even though it's looking less and less likely that ill go, given that theyre requiring genetics 😡
 
Just received a secondary invite from them... amcas complete since july... sooo slow... last school on my list to send their secondary
 
I finally got mine today too! It only took a month!
 
Hey, I was just wondering if people were filling out the optional questions or not, especially the diversity part? Since I happen to be a white male from an upper middle class family I'm not quite sure how I contribute to the diversity of the school.
 
volklmrr said:
Hey, I was just wondering if people were filling out the optional questions or not, especially the diversity part? Since I happen to be a white male from an upper middle class family I'm not quite sure how I contribute to the diversity of the school.
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just to let you know, i recently spoke with the dean of admissions specifically about the optional diversity essay (#7 on the app). i asked if it was truly optional, or "optional" in the sense that they would look down on my app if i did not write an answer to this. i indicated that anything i would write about in this section would be information they could easily obtain/readily infer from other parts of my app. she reassured me that it was truly optional. i have spoken with her several times before and believe that she was being completely honest with me when she said this.

(additionally, i am a white, middle class female. though i think that our definition of "diversity" is a bit archaic if we think "diversity" can only be applied to race/socioeconomics etc.)
 
bahhumbug said:
On the secondary first page it says that they prefer applicants who apply for MD/MPH or MD/PhD...
I'm interested in MD/MPH, but am not applying anywhere else for MPH until i get into an MD program.
Should I go ahead and apply for the MD/MPH even if it means scrounging up another MPH specific recommendation......?

thanks guys!
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any info on this?? is it really an advantage to apply MD/MPH? The person who I would get to write me an MPH letter already wrote me a med school letter... 🙁
and what if you took a statistics class in grad school, not undergrad?
 
jgberken said:
woohoo! interview invite 😀 it comes by email, btw. no need to wait for snail mail.
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Congratulations Berken!! When were you complete? Like a month ago right?
 
bahhumbug said:
On the secondary first page it says that they prefer applicants who apply for MD/MPH or MD/PhD...
I'm interested in MD/MPH, but am not applying anywhere else for MPH until i get into an MD program.
Should I go ahead and apply for the MD/MPH even if it means scrounging up another MPH specific recommendation......?

thanks guys!
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This is a REALLY REALLY delayed response to your question, but if you have any interest at all in pursuing the MD/MPH at OHSU, you should apply to the combined program from the start. It is an extremely desirable and competitive program, and your chances are better as an applicant than as an internal transfer. Additionally, first year MD/MPH students at OHSU take classes the summer before MS1, so applying to the program later would be a disadvantage to you (if it is even possible).

As to OHSU's preference for combined degree students...I'm not really sure how much of an edge it provides for admission. I know that a few MD/PhD students (including myself) had to wait to come off of the MD-only waitlist before being offered a spot in the combined program (although spots were being held for us). This doesn't really translate to a huge advantage in my opinion.

jgberken said:
woohoo! interview invite 😀 it comes by email, btw. no need to wait for snail mail.
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Congrats! I am so excited for the interviewees to start showing up!!! Also, if anyone wants any tips on Portland (where to stay, what to see, etc) PM me...if I'm free, I may even be willing to give some sort of tour...🙂
 
jgberken said:
woohoo! interview invite 😀 it comes by email, btw. no need to wait for snail mail.
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woah congrats!!!!!!!!

i wish theyd send me their secondary lol
 
jgberken said:
dulcina...i'm pretty sure you should give them a call! there's no way you've been screened, so there must be something wrong.
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hey berk! I actually called them a few days ago, and I was routed to Mae Colbertson's (i think thats her name) voicemail. Her voicemail message said that it could take up to 8 weeks to get the secondary. I'm at 7 weeks now, so i guess i have a week to go before i can complain? 😕
 
hmm...yeah, I guess the school is really slow at sending out secondaries. But, then again, you should be getting a secondary immediately with your stats/app! Give her a call during the weekdays...she's really nice! Just tell her you love the school and want to see how your app is coming along. I bet you'd get a secondary soon after.
 
jgberken said:
hmm...yeah, I guess the school is really slow at sending out secondaries. But, then again, you should be getting a secondary immediately with your stats/app! Give her a call during the weekdays...she's really nice! Just tell her you love the school and want to see how your app is coming along. I bet you'd get a secondary soon after.
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that sounds like a good idea, it cant hurt to reiterate my interest in the school! 😛

edit: poop, she didnt pick up, so i just left a message
 
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