2009-2010 Rosalind Franklin Application Thread

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I sent them an email a week ago asking if they received my secondary which I mailed on 7/6. They replied quickly and said they received it, and would be sending me an email when my app is complete, which I have yet to receive. I see people on here however who sent their secondary later than mine and already received complete emails. This definitely does seem random
 
trueBelief said:
Indeed. They just cashed my check and its been a while. Let's hope my complete email comes sooner.
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They are slow on emails...they said im complete like 2 weeks ago, and yet i have not recieved a complete email yet. Its no worries they are just slow or busy it seems.
 
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linkin06 said:
beggars may not be choosers
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second that 👍

Either way I don't believe in judging a school based on a couple of isolated incidents. If things were really that bad there and brought out in the open, I would surely choose not to attend there given another option.

Having said that, I must add for the n'th time on this thread that I am not a fan of their paper secondaries and they could clearly move to an online system given how much their applications cost and the # of people that apply.
 
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So I believe there are two essay questions for this school. Are the following questions their essay questions? What are the character limit for each one? Thanks!

Please use the space provided below, and do not attach additional pages.
At Rosalind Franklin University, we celebrate and support a Life in Discovery. Briefly describe what a Life in Discovery means to you.

Future physicians and research scientists are expected to work in an interprofessional environment, and Rosalind Franklin University allows students to learn in such an environment. Describe what you envision to be your greatest challenge in working on an interprofessional team.
 
robocop1998 said:
So I believe there are two essay questions for this school. Are the following questions their essay questions? What are the character limit for each one? Thanks!

Please use the space provided below, and do not attach additional pages.
At Rosalind Franklin University, we celebrate and support a Life in Discovery. Briefly describe what a Life in Discovery means to you.

Future physicians and research scientists are expected to work in an interprofessional environment, and Rosalind Franklin University allows students to learn in such an environment. Describe what you envision to be your greatest challenge in working on an interprofessional team.
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Even though the boxes on the pdf look small they can fit about 2400-3000 characters in them because when you type/paste your response in them the font is much smaller than what you would expect.

My essays were closer to the upper limit. Hope this helps!
 
Got a big fat envelope from RFU today....it was my returned secondary and a letter asking me to sign the check, which I forgot to do when I sent it. Awesome.
 
how much did you guys write for the secondary essay? Mine is about 1500 characters but there is still a lot of room left. I don't want the adcom to think that I am slacking off or anything.
 
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robocop1998 said:
how much did you guys write for the secondary essay? Mine is about 1500 characters but there is still a lot of room left. I don't want the adcom to think that I am slacking off or anything.
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Don't worry about it. Say what you need to say and don't write any more. I don't think any adcom member will hold it against you after his 3000th application.
 
robocop1998 said:
how much did you guys write for the secondary essay? Mine is about 1500 characters but there is still a lot of room left. I don't want the adcom to think that I am slacking off or anything.
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I know it's been said 1000 times already, but as always "quality over quantity". 1500 characters is fine if you were able to make your point and keep the reader interested. Unless your an amazing writer, I wouldn't try to fill the page for the sake of filling it.
 
Alvarez13 said:
I know it's been said 1000 times already, but as always "quality over quantity". 1500 characters is fine if you were able to make your point and keep the reader interested. Unless your an amazing writer, I wouldn't try to fill the page for the sake of filling it.
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I think ive said thise 20 times...im going to put it as my new sig lol
 
PanicAttack said:
Got a big fat envelope from RFU today....it was my returned secondary and a letter asking me to sign the check, which I forgot to do when I sent it. Awesome.
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I did the same thing but remembered that I didn't sign the check, so I resent my secondary with a signed check, (as instructed by the admissions women I contacted over the phone).
 
I added this school a week ago, how long did it take you guys to get your secondary invite?
 
How did you guys mail this in? Big hard envelope? Or did you just fold it into a regular one?

You mail the printed version of the PDF + photo + cheque right?
 
CdnHopeful said:
How did you guys mail this in? Big hard envelope? Or did you just fold it into a regular one?

You mail the printed version of the PDF + photo + cheque right?
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big envelope, but doesnt matter, fold it into a small envelope, or pay 5 bucks for priority mail :shrug: both are fine.
 
Ilovewater said:
I sent it over a month ago too and still haven't gotten a complete email. They were quick on cashing my check though....
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Yeah I hadn't either, but then I emailed them and got the complete email the next day. I guess they only do they amount of work that they need to.
 
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Ilovewater said:
I sent it over a month ago too and still haven't gotten a complete email. They were quick on cashing my check though....
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same, though you are probaly complete if they cashed your check...i emailed them, they said im complete, but I still have not received that official complete email. Its been over a month also.
 
Elijah05 said:
same, though you are probaly complete if they cashed your check...i emailed them, they said im complete, but I still have not received that official complete email. Its been over a month also.
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I've received several complete emails from RF over the past few days. Maybe some of them were supposed to go to you guys instead 😀
 
xmsr3 said:
I did the same thing but remembered that I didn't sign the check, so I resent my secondary with a signed check, (as instructed by the admissions women I contacted over the phone).
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This also sort of happened to me, except that they sent my app back AFTER they had cashed my perfectly legit check (which I complained about a few pages ago).
I talked to them and sent my app back post-haste, and today got a "complete" email.
Even though they screwed up, they were very quick to help me out and get things sorted! Thanks, RFU.
 
Finally bunkered down and wrote these two essays.

When's the earliest people get interviews?
 
did you guys get this secondary immediately after you submitted amcas?

I was verified 6/28 and I added RFU a week ago but I haven't heard back, is this normal?

thanks
 
8mile said:
did you guys get this secondary immediately after you submitted amcas?

I was verified 6/28 and I added RFU a week ago but I haven't heard back, is this normal?

thanks
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I was verified mid June and applied for RFU back in June and still haven't gotten their secondary. I think they're just very slow.

Also, does anyone know what the campus is like? I find it sketchy that I can't find a single picture of their campus on their website, not even in their viewbook. Is it in a more dangerous part of town? Because that + their slowness in getting the secondary to me is making me re-consider even applying.
 
just got complete notice in the mail. submitted the secondary more than a month ago
 
Holy crap, I got an email today saying I'm complete now. I just sent everything in yesterday by FedEx. They are (or can be) fast!

I'm in-state, BTW.
 
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hubins said:
I was verified mid June and applied for RFU back in June and still haven't gotten their secondary. I think they're just very slow.

Also, does anyone know what the campus is like? I find it sketchy that I can't find a single picture of their campus on their website, not even in their viewbook. Is it in a more dangerous part of town? Because that + their slowness in getting the secondary to me is making me re-consider even applying.
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Glad to know I'm not the only one.😳
 
8mile said:
Glad to know I'm not the only one.😳
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Yeah, to be perfectly honest, I hate to make negative comments about a school, but if this is the only school I get into, I may consider reapplying. It just seems sooo sketch compared to other schools!!
 
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hubins said:
I was verified mid June and applied for RFU back in June and still haven't gotten their secondary. I think they're just very slow.

Also, does anyone know what the campus is like? I find it sketchy that I can't find a single picture of their campus on their website, not even in their viewbook. Is it in a more dangerous part of town? Because that + their slowness in getting the secondary to me is making me re-consider even applying.
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it's not in a dangerous part of town. north chicago gets a little dicey farther north, but the campus is situated basically right in the center of the great lakes naval station/communities, so it feels pretty safe.

the campus is nothing too impressive though. there are just a few academic buildings, which are all just kinda "there" (they aren't necessarily aesthetically pleasing but they don't hurt the eyes either). the dorms are just blah from the outside as well, but the rooms are very large and very nice. the best part about the campus is that right behind the dorms there is this small lake with benches around it (technically part of the VA which lies immediately to the north) and a small area of wild-grass.

http://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/DNN...Staff/CurrentStudents/tabid/2268/Default.aspx (the photo on the top right of this page is dean ross with some students sitting next to that lake)

http://www.rosalindfranklin.edu/dnn...g/ProspectiveResidents/tabid/612/Default.aspx (heres a video for prospective housing students, but it gives you a few views of the academic buildings as well)
 
Lady Z said:
Does anyone know what the maximum number of LORs they accept? I tried contacting them but had no luck! Thanks.
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I called the admissions around 8/3, and they said there's no official maximum limit on the # of LORs. However, the lady said you shouldn't send too many b/c the adcom may just rush right through your stronger letters, i.e. too many letters would dilute your stronger letters. So it's good to put the letters in order of importance (not sure if you can do that on AMCAS).

I asked if 6 is ok (my max), and she said 6 is reasonable. Just be reasonable in your # of letters, like around 5 in my opinion.
 
called them up and got confirmation that i'm complete, lady marked my app as complete over the phone. they must be backlogged a lot cuz it said they got my app 7/27.
 
I also called them up because there were one of the schools that never got back to me even though I sent my secondary more than a month ago.

The lady checked over my application and then said it is complete and apparently also changed the status right on the phone, then sending me an email. She says that they have a lot of applications so they are behind. But after being complete she said now I am submitted for the screening process so I guess everyone should call to make sure they are complete.
 
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