2014-2015 Emory University Application Thread

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pj77 said:
Do philosophy courses count towards the humanities requirements?
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I think so.

It's crazy to get 18 credits of humanities for a science major ( for me at least).
 
Do foreign language classes count as humanities?
 
I remember seeing somewhere (not specifically for Emory) that humanities/social sciences can be anything like psych, sociology, ethics, foreign language, political sciences, economics, anthropology, etc...
 
Hmmmm, they must be screening if they are sending them out so slowly...
 
What format are you guys using to tackle the second essay prompt?
 
So it's okay if I haven't received any secondary today? I'm not like super-rejected by screening or something?
 
Ace Khalifa said:
So it's okay if I haven't received any secondary today? I'm not like super-rejected by screening or something?
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You're fine! I was verified the first day and I'm preeeeeeetty sure they would at least give me the chance to fill out the secondary before rejecting me haha.


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gettheleadout said:
You're fine! I was verified the first day and I'm preeeeeeetty sure they would at least give me the chance to fill out the secondary before rejecting me haha.


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That would be so odd if you got screened lol. I'm guessing it just takes time.
 
akhart said:
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?
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I really think this question is supposed to be personal. What role have your doctors played in your life? The lives of those you care about? Think about how the "technical" roles physicians play (diagnosing and treating disease, etc.) make an impact in society. What do you think it means to be a physician?
 
Any others that haven't received a secondary yet? The website makes it clear an initial screen will be run
 
For the courses section, are you putting every course that counts for what they're looking for-like Humanities/Social Sciences? One of my majors was one of those so I have a ton of classes to put. Do I have to?
 
ConsultantMD said:
For the courses section, are you putting every course that counts for what they're looking for-like Humanities/Social Sciences? One of my majors was one of those so I have a ton of classes to put. Do I have to?
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I am not. I am only listing 18 credits-worth of classes, in order to meet their requirements. I interpreted their question as strictly asking for a list of courses that fill their requirement, rather than asking about every single humanities or social science you ever took. It's a good question, and might merit a follow-up with Emory's admission office if you're concerned about it.
 
Just found this in their FAQ which further supports that they screen

"If you select Emory as one of your choices, AMCAS will send your verified information to us. Once your verified application is received at Emory, it will be screened for competitiveness. If you are selected to receive a Supplemental Application, you will receive an email from the Office of Admissions giving you access to Emory’s online Supplemental Application."

It is strange that the website says both things, but I am going to assume screening is happening based on the fact I have yet to receive anything, and that 2 out of the 3 places it is mentioned on the website indicates they do in fact screen for competitiveness.
 
I just submitted the secondary. I was verified 6/4 and my letters were submitted and processed already according to amcas. However the status on the Emory secondary says they haven't been received and my file is incomplete. Anyone else having this issue? Has amcas just not sent out the letters to schools yet?
 
What are the stats like for those who haven't and have received secondaries? LizzyM of 75 here. Also wondering if it could be based on first letter of your last name...mine's V...
 
Hope they do screen so I'm not given false hope lol. However, I think it's still too early to start panicking. Apps have only been available to schools for 1 day.
 
It's possible that they won't send any secondaries out over the weekend.
 
Emory must have just started screening before secondaries this year…I don't believe they used to screen in the past.

Edit: Just read the website again. They must have changed their screening for this cycle. Apparently they screen out anyone with lower than a 27 MCAT or <7 on subsections.
 
cartman11 said:
What are the stats like for those who haven't and have received secondaries? LizzyM of 75 here. Also wondering if it could be based on first letter of your last name...mine's V...
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I got verified 6/18 and my name starts with S so it might just be random. I don't see why you'd be screened out, since a lot of times screening seems mostly numerical (especially since they were able to process our primaries in a day)
 
katniss09 said:
Emory must have just started screening before secondaries this year…I don't believe they used to screen in the past.

Edit: Just read the website again. They must have changed their screening for this cycle. Apparently they screen out anyone with lower than a 27 MCAT or <7 on subsections.
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Link or it's not true 🙂
 
Can someone please give me advice on what to do with the essay Emory has in case you're interested in an MD/MPH? For those who don't know, if you say you're interested, you have to write an extra 500 words on why knowledge of public health will help you as a doctor. My primary application definitely suggests that I'm interested in public health, but I don't think I'd be interested in pursuing such a degree at Emory because it would be way too expensive. I fear that if I don't write the required 500 word essay they might just take it as me being lazy about writing it. The essay also seems pretty weird because later they give you another 200 word essay on why Emory & the degree program you chose. Thanks!
 
zinthafan said:
Can someone please give me advice on what to do with the essay Emory has in case you're interested in an MD/MPH? For those who don't know, if you say you're interested, you have to write an extra 500 words on why knowledge of public health will help you as a doctor. My primary application definitely suggests that I'm interested in public health, but I don't think I'd be interested in pursuing such a degree at Emory because it would be way too expensive. I fear that if I don't write the required 500 word essay they might just take it as me being lazy about writing it. The essay also seems pretty weird because later they give you another 200 word essay on why Emory & the degree program you chose. Thanks!
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They are pretty clear that selecting the MD/MPH program on the secondary is interpreted as interest in that program, not a concrete commitment. I don't think there would be any ill will if you ultimately choose not to go down that route. The two essays are related, but seem to serve two different purposes. The first is asking why you want to have an MPH to supplement your MD to fulfill your general career goals. The second is why you think Emory in particular is the place to train to reach those goals.

It's tough to help with your specific situation without more information. Are we talking explicit interest in public health, or just involvement in ECs that could be inferred as an interest in public health? For the former it would be weird to not express interest in an MPH program, but the latter might be less of a problem.
 
^Thanks Scribblers for your input; I wanted to ensure that not writing that essay didn't make me look lazy which I hope it doesn't. I think I'm not going to express interest in the MD/MPH route for right now; Emory already gives students like 5 months to explore extra interests, and that doesn't necessarily mean I have to get a masters in public health to have interest in it. I never specifically mentioned interest in an MPH in my primary.
 
For those who ask about what constitutes a Humanities course, this was on the Emory site:

  • Anthropology
  • Art/Art Appreciation/Art History
  • Black Studies/African American Studies
  • Classical Studies
  • Economics
  • Foreign Languages
  • History
  • Journalism
  • Literature
  • Music/Music Appreciation
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religion
  • Sociology
  • Theater/Film Studies
  • Women’s Studies
 
ThisCouldBeYou said:
For those who ask about what constitutes a Humanities course, this was on the Emory site:

  • Anthropology
  • Art/Art Appreciation/Art History
  • Black Studies/African American Studies
  • Classical Studies
  • Economics
  • Foreign Languages
  • History
  • Journalism
  • Literature
  • Music/Music Appreciation
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religion
  • Sociology
  • Theater/Film Studies
  • Women’s Studies
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Psssh, no Asian-American studies?
 
caericson said:
I just submitted the secondary. I was verified 6/4 and my letters were submitted and processed already according to amcas. However the status on the Emory secondary says they haven't been received and my file is incomplete. Anyone else having this issue? Has amcas just not sent out the letters to schools yet?
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It may be possible that letter download may be set to occur at a specific date (or after secondary is submitted). From what I've read, once letters are uploaded, schools may not be able to receive the letters until two to three days later (however this has typically been later in the cycle and not on the first day).

I wouldn't sweat it honestly. Emory will probably download all letters at a single time (maybe at night when bandwidth usage is low). Come to think of it, I wonder if schools take into account these types of costs as well as storage costs. I imagine most schools have a database on the cloud that downloads from the AMCAS database with the applications made available to their specific program.
 
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ThisCouldBeYou said:
For those who ask about what constitutes a Humanities course, this was on the Emory site:

  • Anthropology
  • Art/Art Appreciation/Art History
  • Black Studies/African American Studies
  • Classical Studies
  • Economics
  • Foreign Languages
  • History
  • Journalism
  • Literature
  • Music/Music Appreciation
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Religion
  • Sociology
  • Theater/Film Studies
  • Women’s Studies
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THANK YOU!! I actually did fulfill the requirement now😉
 
Heday said:
It may be possible that letter download may be set to occur at a specific date (or after secondary is submitted). From what I've read, once letters are uploaded, schools may not be able to receive the letters until two to three days later (however this has typically been later in the cycle and not on the first day).

I wouldn't sweat it honestly. Emory will probably download all letters at a single time (maybe at night when bandwidth usage is low). Come to think of it, I wonder if schools take into account these types of costs as well as storage costs. I imagine most schools have a database on the cloud that downloads from the AMCAS database with the applications made available to their specific program.
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Ok cool. Thanks!
 
For those of you who have already submitted your secondaries...
Does your status for receipt of LOR show as incomplete despite receipt by AMCAS?
 
rhythmisadancer said:
For those of you who have already submitted your secondaries...
Does your status for receipt of LOR show as incomplete despite receipt by AMCAS?
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Yes. Only one of the schools I've gotten secondaries from marks my letters as received so far.
 
Everyone with great stats -- you will most likely get a secondary if you submitted your app early. I have a 3.74cgpa and 30 mcat and I got one.. so all you people with 35+ shouldn't worry about anything and just be patient.
 
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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Plentiful research funding at Emory.

I'm only an undergrad student in Atlanta but I've been working with two Emory residents on projects and heard there thoughts. Both went to HMS and came down to Emory for residency. As expected, they said they collaboration and research rigor isn't close to what it is in Boston. However, funding for projects hasn't been a problem at Emory.

Good luck to you all applying! I look forward to it next year!

Emory is absolutely beautiful! Dean Larson is quite the talker so be ready! lol
 
"The average cumulative GPA for our students who enrolled in the Fall 2013 class was a 3.7. The average MCAT score was a 34, with at least a 10 in each of the science subtests." (from that link posted somewhere above)
So it shows in their MSAR, too, but it looks like you really aren't competitive (or even considered probably) if you get anything below a 10. Why would they bring the screening down to 7, then? I feel like it wouldn't be worth it to try with a 9 in a science subtest, right...?
 
toastytoes said:
"The average cumulative GPA for our students who enrolled in the Fall 2013 class was a 3.7. The average MCAT score was a 34, with at least a 10 in each of the science subtests." (from that link posted somewhere above)
So it shows in their MSAR, too, but it looks like you really aren't competitive (or even considered probably) if you get anything below a 10. Why would they bring the screening down to 7, then? I feel like it wouldn't be worth it to try with a 9 in a science subtest, right...?
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Really hope I didn't waste $156 with a 9 in VR...
 
toastytoes said:
"The average cumulative GPA for our students who enrolled in the Fall 2013 class was a 3.7. The average MCAT score was a 34, with at least a 10 in each of the science subtests." (from that link posted somewhere above)
So it shows in their MSAR, too, but it looks like you really aren't competitive (or even considered probably) if you get anything below a 10. Why would they bring the screening down to 7, then? I feel like it wouldn't be worth it to try with a 9 in a science subtest, right...?
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Yeah, it's interesting. I doubt this initial screening really eliminates that many applicants since those with super low scores probably didn't apply to Emory to begin with...
 
Law of diminishing returns. After a certain amount of secondaries they need to invest more money to have those additional secondaries reviewed as their current staff levels can only review so many in a set period of time. This would in turn reduce their return on investment (R.O.I). By setting the screen at a certain level they can ensure they receive just the right amount of secondaries to ensure the highest R.O.I.
 
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slopes23 said:
Law of diminishing returns. After a certain amount of secondaries they need to invest more money to have those additional secondaries reviewed as their current staff levels can only review so many of a set period of time. This would in turn reduce their return on investment (R.O.I). By setting the screen at a certain level they can ensure they receive just the right amount of secondaries to ensure the highest R.O.I.
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IF that is really the truth behind what they do, and they in fact do not consider anyone with <10 subscore, I have lost respect for the school. But I still love Emory and hope they consider my app!
 
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