2013-2014 Rosalind Franklin University Application Thread

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sciencebooks said:
Schools already started with rejections? I'm sorry! 🙁
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It's okay. I have a bad cGPA from when I did my bachelors that I've been working on recovering. Some school look at last 50 credits, others have a hard limit on cGPA. I was .01 below their minimum for secondary screening.
 
Yehoshua24 said:
Nothing here. Infact I'm still waiting to hear back from 9 programs (some MD some DO) and I was completed on 6/13 (AMCAS) & 6/21 (AACOMAS)
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sciencebooks said:
I'm waiting on eight (just heard from the ninth yesterday). I was definitely not expecting the sudden lull.
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Damn, who knew a one week delay from amcas would cause a huge delay from other school!
 
Yehoshua24 said:
It's okay. I have a bad cGPA from when I did my bachelors that I've been working on recovering. Some school look at last 50 credits, others have a hard limit on cGPA. I was .01 below their minimum for secondary screening.
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I would gladly give you that difference for 1 pt on the MCAT. Lol.
 
sciencebooks said:
I'm not sure where RFU cuts off in particular, but I know that most people think 8 is the magic number for screenings but also that 10 is what you want in each section. Most of the schools I called with this kind of question were nice enough to answer -- worth a shot, 🙂.
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RFUMS doesn't cut off at 8. A non-URM at our school got in with a 6 VR, though everything else on his app was stellar.
 
HopefulReapp said:
I don't think there are any word limits. It seems like every thread in the recent past has complained about not knowing how little or much to write for the essays!

I'm looking for a little advice on the "life in discovery" prompt. I'm a reapplicant and submitted my primary to RFU last year, but not the secondary. One of my most meaningful experiences in research from last year responds indirectly to this question, and I didn't include it in my primary application this year.

If I tweak it to respond more directly to this question, do you think it is okay to include? I don't want to be perceived as lazy, but re-reading it, the idea seems perfect.
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If you didn't complete a secondary, then the RFUMS staff didn't even look at your application. You're fine.
 
ChemicalKat said:
Hey guys,

applying to Rosy this application cycle. I have a 3.9 GPA, 31 MCAT, tons of research including a masters degree, tons of shadowing/volunteer hours. Usually terrible in interviews though.

I was hoping that any of the current med students or anyone involved with Rosy could tell me a little bit more about the school and location? Truth be told, I applied to Rosy because someone told me to but I don't know a thing about the school. Or Chicago for that matter other than the fact that it's absurdly cold there. I'm a small town guy so big cities intimidate me a little bit. Currently live in an Atlanta suburb so the 'burbs don't really frighten me.
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We're about 40 miles north of the city in an area with very little in it. It's definitely not a city. We stay here for the first two years and most people move into Chicago for rotations in third year, but some (very few) do the "North Track", which keeps you north of Chicago.

Insofar as the school is concerned, it's a pretty normal med school with one exception: We don't have an affiliate hospital, so clinical rotations occur at any number of hospitals, including Mount Sinai, Cook County/Stroger, Masonic, and Christ Hospitals. Pro? Varied experiences. Con? Lots of travel required for rotations and huge variance in their difficulty.

The curriculum is not systems based. Normal physiology happens in year 1, and abnormal physiology happens in year 2.
 
tantacles said:
If you didn't complete a secondary, then the RFUMS staff didn't even look at your application. You're fine.
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Has anyone actually received a secondary here yet? I cannot quite tell.
 
Better question first is to find out when secondaries were sent out last year. That is what I would like to know if anyone has this information it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
 
jdfamily said:
Better question first is to find out when secondaries were sent out last year. That is what I would like to know if anyone has this information it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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The first "secondary received!!1!11!" post on SDN from last year was on 29 June 2012.
 
Hi everyone.

have your folks received secondary? if so,, how long did it take. Thanks
 
tiwenti said:
Hi everyone.

have your folks received secondary? if so,, how long did it take. Thanks
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No secondaries yet as far as I know. The thread will probably blow up a bit when they come out.
 
IllinoisHopeful said:
Idk why people don't like screening ? It saves you time and money since they were never going to consider you anyways
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👍 I agree. I wish EVERY school screened. I'm not a big fan of wasting time writing out all of these essays and shelling out another $100 at a school that I'm not even sure is interested in the slightest in my application.
 
airbornebearcat said:
👍 I agree. I wish every school screened. I'm not a big fan of wasting time writing out all of these essays and shelling out another $100 at a school that i'm not even sure is interested in the slightest in my application.
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+2
 
If I had received my Rosalind Franklin secondary, I would have submitted today. Anyone want to venture a guess as to why 😉 ?
 
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msquaredb said:
Also, when were you complete?
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Verified 6/10

Prompts are preferably 1 page but up to 2 pages.

1) Describe your unique characteristics, a significant difficulty you have overcome or a major accomplishment you have achieved that will help to shape you into a physician who will pursue the CMS Admissions Vision. *

2) How do you envision the physician role within interprofessional health care teams? *

Are we sure they screen prior to secondary? The sec said "we invite you to submit a sec," but every school says that?
 
MSAR says all applicants receive a secondary..
 
Ubiquinator said:
Verified 6/10

Prompts are preferably 1 page but up to 2 pages.

1) Describe your unique characteristics, a significant difficulty you have overcome or a major accomplishment you have achieved that will help to shape you into a physician who will pursue the CMS Admissions Vision. *

2) How do you envision the physician role within interprofessional health care teams? *

Are we sure they screen prior to secondary? The sec said "we invite you to submit a sec," but every school says that?
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Yeah every school makes it sound exclusive even if it isn't.
 
Ubiquinator said:
Oh okay. I thought there was some debate whether or not they screened pre-sec.
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They still may screen...I am just saying their phrasing doesn't seem to indicate one way or another to me.
 
Also, what is the secondary fee?
 
I wonder if they send them in waves? Nothing for me yet.
 
Ubiquinator said:
They "recommend" writing a page per question
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Granted, but I still believe if I can convince them in less than a page there will be no issues. I haven't started writing so I can't say what I will do but I think a page is quite a bit much, esp single spaced.
 
ph7 said:
Granted, but I still believe if I can convince them in less than a page there will be no issues. I haven't started writing so I can't say what I will do but I think a page is quite a bit much, esp single spaced.
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Agreed. 1 page seems a bit much
 
Has the secondary been sent out yet?
 
YankeeBean said:
Has the secondary been sent out yet?
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Yes. Prompts:

We recommend essays to be approximately one page in length. We request no longer than two pages single spaced.

Describe your unique characteristics, a significant difficulty you have overcome or a major accomplishment you have achieved that will help to shape you into a physician who will pursue the CMS Admissions Vision. *

How do you envision the physician role within interprofessional health care teams? *
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Gust said:
those are it? no optional essays?
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yup, no optional essays. they got rid of the life in discovery essay ( woohoo!). The "how did you hear about RFU?" is now just a dropdown box. It use to be a short answer question, I believe.
 
Gust said:
those are it? no optional essays?
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Yup, the secondary is tiny this year! It literally only asks for your name, AMCAS ID, email address, dropdown box for "how did you hear about Chicago Medical School" and those two essay prompts. Not even an "additional comments" section.
 
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