2014-2015 Emory University Application Thread

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1. List your entire curriculum plan for the 2014-2015 academic year. If you are not currently in school, please briefly describe your plans for the coming year. (200 Words)

2. Briefly describe your health-related experiences. Be sure to include important experiences that are in your AMCAS application, as well as any recent experiences. (200 Words)

3. Briefly describe your interest in Emory and the Emory degree program you have selected. (200 Words)

4. What do you consider to be the role of the physician in the community? (200 Words)

5. If you have any updates or new information to report since you have submitted your AMCAS primary application, please briefly describe below. (200 Words)
Good luck to everyone applying! :luck:
 
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Am applying here. Would love to hear what current students love most about the school.
 
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I want to apply here but I don't have a lot of research experience. Will this be a detriment in the eyes of the adcom here?
 
I interviewed at Emory last year. They are awesome! Very laid-back and quite hilarious, but still professional. They will really help you get where you need to go whether you want to get a MPH or have a baby while in school. Students are very cool. Transcript service available for classes. Variety of rotation locations including Grady, which is home to a lot of urban impoverished populations. Integrated pathology and A+P curriculum. Good residency placements. Only downside is $$$. You can easily go $300k into debt here.
 
Leslie_Knope said:
I want to apply here but I don't have a lot of research experience. Will this be a detriment in the eyes of the adcom here?
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Not applying this cycle, but I wanna know if I should be investing my time in getting research experience.
 
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peudamour said:
True.
I plan to try for it, but I want to know if it would be hopeless to apply without substantial research.
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I wouldn't say it's hopeless, but you should be aware 92% of accepted applicants for last cycle at Emory had some form of research.
 
PrinceofMaladies said:
I wouldn't say it's hopeless, but you should be aware 92% of accepted applicants for last cycle at Emory had some form of research.
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Wow! That answers my question.

If you dont mind my asking, how did you find that out?
 
gettheleadout said:
FWIW according to USNWR the average 2012 graduate indebtedness (for graduates that incurred debt) was just under $150k with just over 50% of students receiving grants/scholarships.
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They offer some grant money, but it wasn't very substantial next to the quoted $300k all inclusive 4 year price tag. I was considering it from the perspective of those, like me, that have no personal savings or parent savings to pay for school. That <$150k is likely skewed as an average. The median is likely to be higher.
 
tried looking on their website for an answer, but does emory have any connections with the CDC being in Atlanta?
 
The Chemist said:
They offer some grant money, but it wasn't very substantial next to the quoted $300k all inclusive 4 year price tag. I was considering it from the perspective of those, like me, that have no personal savings or parent savings to pay for school. That <$150k is likely skewed as an average. The median is likely to be higher.
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I'm in the same financial situation as you, but I guess I don't see how this is particular to Emory. Many of the top 20 schools have total four-year COA's of $280-300k.
 
I am wondering if any current med students can shed some light on what it's like having the medical school on the same campus as the undergraduate school.
 
The more and more I look into schools that I applied to, the higher Emory keeps moving up on my list! Hoping for some love, seems like an awesome school. Any M3/4 care to chime in on how rotations are at the various ATL hospitals?
 
Also applying here. I've heard there's not enough research opportunities at Emory. Does anyone know if this is true?
 
No Limits said:
Also applying here. I've heard there's not enough research opportunities at Emory. Does anyone know if this is true?
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The Emory curriculum contains a 5-month dedicated research phase called Discovery, and Emory as a whole receives substantial research funding. I've not seen concerns about research opportunities at Emory raised before, do you know the reasoning behind them?
 
gettheleadout said:
The Emory curriculum contains a 5-month dedicated research phase called Discovery, and Emory as a whole receives substantial research funding. I've not seen concerns about research opportunities at Emory raised before, do you know the reasoning behind them?
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Yes, I'm familiar with their Discovery Phase but some people I have met have said there is not much research opportunities beyond that. I'm not too sure if this true but it's a little concerning to me. I'll see if I can find out more information, hopefully a current med student can chime in though.
 
So what's the final consensus on the COA? Normal or way more pricey? I think I read only a couple of users saying that it was very pricey when compared to other medical schools but when I look on their website the price looks more or less the same as plenty of other schools.
 
josegorgeous said:
So what's the final consensus on the COA? Normal or way more pricey? I think I read only a couple of users saying that it was very pricey when compared to other medical schools but when I look on their website the price looks more or less the same as plenty of other schools.
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I think Emory's COA is comparable to that of other privates. Maybe they aren't as generous with financial aid as schools of similar calibre.
 
Cheers everyone, following this thread with high hopes for the cycle!
 
As far as the social sciences/humanities courses are concerned, do they accept international coursework on those subject areas if it has transferred to a US institution w/o grade? I'm right on the cusp of fulfilling the credit requirement if I take additional classes on those subjects for my senior year.
 
Emory surrounding area is really expensive unless you want to drive, but traffic is terrible around work time.

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would appreciate some insight from current students!
 
mdblues said:
I am wondering if any current med students can shed some light on what it's like having the medical school on the same campus as the undergraduate school.
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How about from the flipped perspective?
 
Secondary Application Essays (Received Today):

1. List your entire curriculum plan for the 2014-2015 academic year. If you are not currently in school, please briefly describe your plans for the coming year. (200 Words)
2. Briefly describe your health-related experiences. Be sure to include important experiences that are in your AMCAS application, as well as any recent experiences. (200 Words)
3. Briefly describe your interest in Emory and the Emory degree program you have selected. (200 Words)
4. What do you consider to be the role of the physician in the community? (200 Words)
5. If you have any updates or new information to report since you have submitted your AMCAS primary application, please briefly describe below. (200 Words)
 
Emory screens for secondaries, right?
 
And the fun begins. Just received the secondary!
 
Are there multiple waves, or can I consider myself screened out? 37/3.45
 
Yes they do. That's what their website indicates anyways. "Once Emory receives a verified AMCAS Application, an initial screen will be run. An invitation to submit a Supplemental Application is offered only to students felt to be competitive in the current pool. "
 
Just realized that Emory requires 18 semester hours of humanities and social sciences.. only got 6. oh man
 
slopes23 said:
Yes they do. That's what their website indicates anyways. "Once Emory receives a verified AMCAS Application, an initial screen will be run. An invitation to submit a Supplemental Application is offered only to students felt to be competitive in the current pool. "
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Are you sure? http://www.med.emory.edu/education/admissions/md/how_to_apply/index.html
"If you select Emory School of Medicine on your AMCAS application, you will automatically receive information about completing the online Emory Supplemental Application. This information will be sent via email and after your AMCAS application is submitted and verified. The deadline to submit the supplemental application is December 1 (prior to the year of matriculation)."

I felt special for about 5 minutes, then I had to double check. Maybe they changed it for this year? It does say screened on MSAR.
 
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ConsultantMD said:
Are you sure? http://www.med.emory.edu/education/admissions/md/how_to_apply/index.html
"If you select Emory School of Medicine on your AMCAS application, you will automatically receive information about completing the online Emory Supplemental Application. This information will be sent via email and after your AMCAS application is submitted and verified. The deadline to submit the supplemental application is December 1 (prior to the year of matriculation)."

I felt special for about 5 minutes, then I had to double check. Maybe they changed it for this year? It does say screened on MSAR.
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I was just about to say, it says that they screen on MSAR... but I feel like that turnaround is just way too quick for any kind of legitimate screening.

areserine said:
http://med.emory.edu/education/admissions/md/how_to_apply/application_requirements.html

Weird. They appear to say both things on the same website. That said, I'm verified and didn't get one with a 3.66/35... surely they aren't screening that hard on the first day?
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I'd be patient. They send these emails out in batches, and with those numbers you are absolutely a competitive applicant. (According to Emory's Secondary Website: average MCAT is 34.5, average GPA is 3.7). Just hold on, and I bet you'll get an email soon.
 
That's what I figured. Other schools with a heavy screen pre-secondary (specifically UCSF) look like they take a few weeks before sending out the first ones, since it takes a while to actually read the applications. Must be batch by batch type of thing.
 
Any thoughts on what they are asking for in the role of the physician in the community? I feel like it is to heal the sick and educate people on how to remain healthy...but not sure if this is answering the question / way too obvious and generic. Do physicians generally have a wider role than that?
 
Do philosophy courses count towards the humanities requirements?
 
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