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2012-2013 Mount Sinai Application Thread
Started by gettheleadout
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Here's hoping!!
For applicants with the FAP, do we have to submit additional documentation in order to have our app marked complete?
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No... I think you just answer yes/no. They don't care about the number of or specific schools that you applied to in the past, just that you applied to other medical schools in the past.
Then you have a short section to explain your previous applications.
Hmm, how's that working out for you? I was under the impression that the "Why us?" questions were meant to elicit specific answers, tailored to the school. If different schools have different grading systems/programs/lecture styles/locations, etc., how are you getting by with just changing the names?
Explain what specifically? Why I wasn't successful? I would have thought they'd be more direct about it then.
That's what I pretty much did, was explain why I wasn't successful in 2 sentences (pretty much all the character limit allows for.)
Yes, essentially. Or anything else you want them to know about your previous cycle(s).
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I had a specific set of things I was looking for when I chose a lot of places, so I just fill in the name/place/thing they have that matched what I wanted.
Hah, nice. Good luck
Anyone having trouble logging in for the first time? I received this email. I guess the "in the future" part means I dont have access yet? Sort of strange.
Congratulations on your decision to apply to Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
A key part of our application process is the completion of a Supplemental Application. Please read the following information carefully. In the future the Supplemental Application can be found at the following: https://apply.embark.com/Grad/MountSinai/MD/17/. In order to complete this on-line application, you will need:
· your AAMC ID as a password
· an electronic photograph of yourself in .jpg format
· a credit card (application fee should be waived if you were granted an AMCAS Fee waiver only)
Should you need assistance, ...
Congratulations on your decision to apply to Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
A key part of our application process is the completion of a Supplemental Application. Please read the following information carefully. In the future the Supplemental Application can be found at the following: https://apply.embark.com/Grad/MountSinai/MD/17/. In order to complete this on-line application, you will need:
· your AAMC ID as a password
· an electronic photograph of yourself in .jpg format
· a credit card (application fee should be waived if you were granted an AMCAS Fee waiver only)
Should you need assistance, ...
Can anyone provide input as to what a "suggested word cap" is? What word count would you guys consider to be the maximum.
I am sure they have a cap for a reason but if its suggested, do we have some liberty to go over?
I am sure they have a cap for a reason but if its suggested, do we have some liberty to go over?
I would try and stick to it if it's possible, but I'm sure 20-30 words over would be no big deal at all.
Thanks for the response! I feel the same way and just don't want to seem like I can't follow directions. Hopefully I can stay under the count.
<neuroticism> Man this application process has me on tilt. </neuroticism>
I know the feeling! Almost done with secondaries here and can't wait to spend some time away from my email / laptop.
Good luck! I'm sure it will go well!
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Can somebody please post the character limits for the first three prompts?
THANKS!
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Anyone understand how to properly get our letters matched? I'm confused because it states on the website that letters must be submitted via AMCAS but in the secondary it asks for the email address of the letter writer.
I have individual letters and filled in that section. My supervisor told me they basically sent them an email to "confirm" the fact that they were the legitimate author of your reference letter or something along those lines.
so the email does not ask the receipient to send the letters, just confirm they are the author?
I was under the impression that this meant I didn't have to fill out the register recommenders page since my letters were coming from AMCAS. I simply continued to the next step...
this is what i did
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I believe you're absolutely right. Lol how many other ways are there to interpret that statement. It was written in red too sheesh....
+1 sweetness
Thanks for posting that, I somehow completely missed it before. You saved me a lot of unnecessary confusion.
I'll refrain from asking questions in the future before checking with you to see if they're appropriate. I overlooked something, wasn't the first time of my life and won't be the last.
haha no worries. I was initially very confused too and was waiting for this to come up on SDN 🙂 I even asked random friends "hey, what does this mean to you??" Glad we were all able to figure it out!
haha I totally overlooked that too and kept selectively reading "register reference" and "upload". It's okay I already submitted and you have the option to take the registered references off the list lol (obviously this happens far too often).
That's what I did too, thanks. It would've been an awkward phone call to Mount Sinai.
So do we register our letter writers? I'm still confused as to what the consensus is lol
haha so no you don't have to. just move on. I'd imagine this is a relic of their other programs, where the school will officially contact letter writers individually to submit letters.
there seems to be mixed responses to this in previous years' threads, but when they ask about "gaps in academic record," does this include what i'm doing this upcoming year if i graduated this past may? i did not take any breaks during my college career.
If you have something good to put down, then I'm sure it wouldn't hurt.
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I believe the secondary said it may take a few days to change from "received" to "complete" but to answer your question I still have not received the "complete" email yet and submitted earlier this week.
does mount sinai have a max number of letters? or can u only send three?
No upper limit on number of letters according to the admissions office when I called them a month ago.
Applied to HuMed this cycle. Very different process then you folks are going through but thought i'd drop in and say "Good Luck!"
Just received the confirmation email for my secondary. Submitted 7/29. I check the link to the status page but all I see is my submission date and time and a to do list. Nothing telling me my letters arrived or anything.
Does anybody else get a complete message when they check the status page?
Does anybody else get a complete message when they check the status page?
nope. Got the email this morning as well. Submitted 8/1. My status page is the same as yours.
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