2013-2014 University of Kansas Application Thread
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Also OOS. Pretty weak ties but giving it ago because of location. Very nice school though, would be happy to attend here, but not going to hold my breath.
Stats:
cGPA: 3.82
sGPA: 3.72
MCAT: just waiting for scores
Excellent ECs including several hundred hours volunteering at a health and wellness center, work in a clinical setting, and med research. Hoping these will help overcome my lack of significant ties to the state. Good luck to everyone!!
Stats:
cGPA: 3.82
sGPA: 3.72
MCAT: just waiting for scores
Excellent ECs including several hundred hours volunteering at a health and wellness center, work in a clinical setting, and med research. Hoping these will help overcome my lack of significant ties to the state. Good luck to everyone!!
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I'm applying EDP as well. Have you received secondaries yet?
Not yet, but I received a processing notice on my ku email so I imagine they will be coming soon.
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Ah you did? I haven't received that yet. But all my letters aren't in just yet. But I would have assumed they would have sent out secondaries upon receipt of just the AMCAS application.
Hoping to get a secondary soon!
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Thanks for the info!
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Could you pm me the questions? I saw them but didn't get a chance to copy them.
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I spoke with admissions this morning and they said that there were some necessary updates to the secondary application server. So the next set of emails wouldn't go out until beginning of next week likely.
Could someone who has already received the secondary application please message me the questions or post them in this thread? I'd like to get them finished ASAP!
Thanks!
Could someone who has already received the secondary application please message me the questions or post them in this thread? I'd like to get them finished ASAP!
Thanks!
Hopefully people will stop flooding my inbox now 🙂
1. What experiences have led to your decision to become a physician?
2. Describe examples of leadership experience in which you have significantly influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time.
3. Describe any of your special interests and how you have developed knowledge in these areas. Give examples of your creativity: the ability to see alternatives; to take diverse perspectives; to develop varied or original ideas; or the willingness to try new things.
4. Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to address this challenge.
5. Give an example of what you have done to make your community a better place to live.
6. Describe your experiences facing or witnessing discrimination. Tell how you responded and what you learned from these experiences and how they have prepared you for your future in medicine.
7. What special life experiences and/or characteristics would you bring to KU School of Medicine?
8. What do you do for fun?
9. If you are not a Kansas resident, what is your specific interest in applying to the University of Kansas School of Medicine?
10. If necessary, update the information contained in your AMCAS application. Indicate grades earned, alterations in your proposed course work or graduation time, additions to your extracurricular activities, or other pertinent information.
11. If there are discrepancies in your application that have not been explained in your personal statement, use this space to clarify. Examples may include unexplained gaps in time, multiple undergraduate institutions attended, multiple course withdrawals, inconsistent academic performance, inconsistency between academic performance and MCAT scores.
12. If you are currently enrolled, or plan to be enrolled during the next academic year, in a graduate or professional degree program, please describe your status within the program and your intention to complete the program. You must also request a letter from your graduate program advisor or from the dean of your professional school. This letter must include acknowledgement of your application to medical school and a description of your status in the program.
13. If you are no longer a full-time undergraduate student, briefly describe your current employment, community, and/or post-graduate educational activities.
14. For Repeat Applicants Only: Since your last application, please note any relevant academic experiences that strengthened your candidacy.
15. For Repeat Applicants Only: Since your last application, please note any relevant employment and personal experiences that strengthened your candidacy..
16. For Combined MD/PhD Program Applicants: Do you also want to be considered as an "MD-only" applicant?
*17. Have you ever been convicted for violation of a regulation or law relating to controlled substances (answer YES or NO)? If yes, provide appropriate explanation(s), including the date(s) of conviction, case number(s), and the jurisdictional court(s) involved.
*18. Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony (answer YES or NO)? If yes, provide appropriate explanation(s), including the date(s) of conviction, case number(s).
1. What experiences have led to your decision to become a physician?
2. Describe examples of leadership experience in which you have significantly influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time.
3. Describe any of your special interests and how you have developed knowledge in these areas. Give examples of your creativity: the ability to see alternatives; to take diverse perspectives; to develop varied or original ideas; or the willingness to try new things.
4. Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to address this challenge.
5. Give an example of what you have done to make your community a better place to live.
6. Describe your experiences facing or witnessing discrimination. Tell how you responded and what you learned from these experiences and how they have prepared you for your future in medicine.
7. What special life experiences and/or characteristics would you bring to KU School of Medicine?
8. What do you do for fun?
9. If you are not a Kansas resident, what is your specific interest in applying to the University of Kansas School of Medicine?
10. If necessary, update the information contained in your AMCAS application. Indicate grades earned, alterations in your proposed course work or graduation time, additions to your extracurricular activities, or other pertinent information.
11. If there are discrepancies in your application that have not been explained in your personal statement, use this space to clarify. Examples may include unexplained gaps in time, multiple undergraduate institutions attended, multiple course withdrawals, inconsistent academic performance, inconsistency between academic performance and MCAT scores.
12. If you are currently enrolled, or plan to be enrolled during the next academic year, in a graduate or professional degree program, please describe your status within the program and your intention to complete the program. You must also request a letter from your graduate program advisor or from the dean of your professional school. This letter must include acknowledgement of your application to medical school and a description of your status in the program.
13. If you are no longer a full-time undergraduate student, briefly describe your current employment, community, and/or post-graduate educational activities.
14. For Repeat Applicants Only: Since your last application, please note any relevant academic experiences that strengthened your candidacy.
15. For Repeat Applicants Only: Since your last application, please note any relevant employment and personal experiences that strengthened your candidacy..
16. For Combined MD/PhD Program Applicants: Do you also want to be considered as an "MD-only" applicant?
*17. Have you ever been convicted for violation of a regulation or law relating to controlled substances (answer YES or NO)? If yes, provide appropriate explanation(s), including the date(s) of conviction, case number(s), and the jurisdictional court(s) involved.
*18. Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony (answer YES or NO)? If yes, provide appropriate explanation(s), including the date(s) of conviction, case number(s).
Are there any word/character limits?
Yes, it is. Sorry, I guess that part got cut off.
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What a beast of a secondary...!
Anyone else having trouble viewing the "Fit" question?
It's not showing up on any browser, nor is there a space indicating that there is a missing question. However, when you view the pdf of your application it has the question with a blank next to it.
Thoughts?
It's not showing up on any browser, nor is there a space indicating that there is a missing question. However, when you view the pdf of your application it has the question with a blank next to it.
Thoughts?
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Hi guys, I'm new to this website so not sure if I'm posting this correctly. Anyways, I was just wondering if all the questions listed for the secondary app all needed to be answered or do we choose x amount? I haven't received my secondary yet but would like to start. Thanks!
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Not everyone gets one. There is always the possibility of an outright rejection. However, you can also be transitioned into the regular decision pool and interviewed there. My brother in law applied EDP a few years back, was interviewed for EDP, didn't get in then and went into the regular pool, interviewed again for regular decision, then got in.
