2014-2015 Florida State University Application Thread

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Saxappeal1 said:
Tallahassee UF student, AMCAS verified 7/25, 3.5 CGPA/ 3.33 SGPA 30 (11/9/10) MCAT. Hoping for a secondary.
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The majority of applicants receive a secondary invite. Unless you're applying to the EDP, I wouldn't stress about it. You'll be receiving one in your email soon!
Good Luck!
 
Thanks Exline. Their essays seem a lot more fun to write than other secondaries lol
 
Saxappeal1 said:
Thanks Exline. Their essays seem a lot more fun to write than other secondaries lol
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They seem to be more interested in you than your view on current healthcare topics, etc. I have seen those types of questions on secondaries from other florida schools. ie. USF and UM.
 
Exline.J said:
Also, my FSU secondary app was marked complete! 7/29 Submitted 7/27
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ive had all my letters in for a month and submitted on 7/16....still not complete status 🙁
 
Can anyone give insight on how long it takes them to process the letters of recommendations and update the status to received after it has been upload to AMCAS?
 
singads said:
Can anyone give insight on how long it takes them to process the letters of recommendations and update the status to received after it has been upload to AMCAS?
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They verified mine 4 days after they received my secondary.

By the way, does anyone know if we need to send a picture to them? Every other school seems to require one.
 
So i just got put under review and marked complete but one of my science letters isnt in yet... lol not sure what that means
 
CpnClwVie said:
So i just got put under review and marked complete but one of my science letters isnt in yet... lol not sure what that means
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I believe FSU only requires 3 letters, so if you have 3 or more into AMCAS when you submit you'll be complete.
 
Beachgoober said:
They verified mine 4 days after they received my secondary.

By the way, does anyone know if we need to send a picture to them? Every other school seems to require one.
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Similar, I received and submitted my secondary on 7/9 and was marked complete on 7/14. AMCAS had all the letters weeks ahead of that, so I'm guessing it takes 2-3 business days, although their secondary application states that it takes 2-3 weeks.
 
Beachgoober said:
They verified mine 4 days after they received my secondary.

By the way, does anyone know if we need to send a picture to them? Every other school seems to require one.
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No photo is required for FSU.. Not on the secondary at least. They used to require it but have recently stopped asking for some reason.
 
Exline.J said:
I would def call if it's been more than 2-3 weeks like the website states.
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I called but they can't disclose any info over the phone. After emailing them they said to wait a bit longer and that the completion process (adding letters from AMCAS to your secondary app) is a manual process so it will take some time. they already have 2000 primaries designated to them!
 
Primo Beats said:
I called but they can't disclose any info over the phone. After emailing them they said to wait a bit longer and that the completion process (adding letters from AMCAS to your secondary app) is a manual process so it will take some time. they already have 2000 primaries designated to them!
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If it makes you feel any better my letters were complete and sent out before the secondaries came out, yet were still not complete right away when I finished the secondary app. I am sure they will get to yours soon.

Oh and since everyone is sharing them [3.60s 3.6 -3.7c 30Mcat] good luck everyone.
 
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Saxappeal1 said:
Tallahassee UF student, AMCAS verified 7/25, 3.5 CGPA/ 3.33 SGPA 30 (11/9/10) MCAT. Hoping for a secondary.
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Their website says that MOST applicants will get a secondary, so no worries. I'm verified but still holding for my MCAT scores, and I got a secondary already.
 
lol i was verified on 7/25. How long did it take for your secondary?
 
Hey everyone, an FSUCOM grad here. I love this school, you will see what I am talking about during the interviews. Staff and everyone is nice and friendly. I have classmates who went off to do good residencies in competitive fields, so don't even worry about the "new" school reputation. If you work hard you will get the residency that you want.

Exline.J said:
They seem to be more interested in you than your view on current healthcare topics, etc. I have seen those types of questions on secondaries from other florida schools. ie. USF and UM.
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you hit the nail on the head, FSU likes to get to know YOU. They pick people that will fit their motto and such. Be well rounded.

good luck everyone
 
Did it really take you guys 2-3 weeks to get your letters of recommendation confirmed by the office?
 
imadome said:
Just received the secondary. Having a difficult time getting anywhere close to 500 words with some of these prompts and don't want to fill my responses with fluff.
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Remember, quality > quantity. I didn't reach the 500 word mark for most of them.
 
singads said:
Did it really take you guys 2-3 weeks to get your letters of recommendation confirmed by the office?
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My letters were on AMCAS since 6/10...but they dont start adding the letters to your secondary app until you have submitted it (for me 7/16), so it takes 2-3 weeks from submission of your secondary for them to complete your app (for me 7/31)
 
Primo Beats said:
My letters were on AMCAS since 6/10...but they dont start adding the letters to your secondary app until you have submitted it (for me 7/16), so it takes 2-3 weeks from submission of your secondary for them to complete your app (for me 7/31)
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I just got the complete email. Finally its ready. Wooo!!
 
Hey guys,
So for the parents question in the secondary, how's the format? Do we get 500 characters for each subquestion? For example the describing their background? Do we get 500 characters to describe both mom and dad, or 500 for EACH?

Thanks
 
MasterZod said:
Hey guys,
So for the parents question in the secondary, how's the format? Do we get 500 characters for each subquestion? For example the describing their background? Do we get 500 characters to describe both mom and dad, or 500 for EACH?

Thanks
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500 total
 
MasterZod said:
Hey guys,
So for the parents question in the secondary, how's the format? Do we get 500 characters for each subquestion? For example the describing their background? Do we get 500 characters to describe both mom and dad, or 500 for EACH?

Thanks
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Isn't it 500 words per essay, not characters?
 
Applying OOS here, 3.522 cGPA, heavy uptrend and 32 MCAT (11/10/11). Chance?
 
AlphaKY1 said:
Applying OOS here, 3.522 cGPA, heavy uptrend and 32 MCAT (11/10/11). Chance?
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I hope you have a strong Florida connection. The secondary is free tho, so if you get it, fill it out. Basically to get in you need to live in Florida or have lived in Florida for a long period in your life, or have close family who live here. This school is not an OOS friendly one. But on the Bright side, with your stats, I think you will get plenty of interviews elsewhere!
 
HandsomeRob said:
I hope you have a strong Florida connection. The secondary is free tho, so if you get it, fill it out. Basically to get in you need to live in Florida or have lived in Florida for a long period in your life, or have close family who live here. This school is not an OOS friendly one. But on the Bright side, with your stats, I think you will get plenty of interviews elsewhere!
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Thanks! I was looking at them on the MSAR and saw 33 MCAT at the top of their range, so I thought I'd be competitive even though they accept very few OOS. I also have 200 clinical volunteer hours, 40+ non-clinical, and started a fundraiser. So I'll send it there, fill out the secondary and see what happens! At least they only interviewed 9 OOS and accepted 5 so if you get an interview you have a solid shot and aren't wasting the $$ on it. I have some family in FL, but I'm from Nebraska. I should be strong for UNMC, but man winter 😢
 
AlphaKY1 said:
Thanks! I was looking at them on the MSAR and saw 33 MCAT at the top of their range, so I thought I'd be competitive even though they accept very few OOS. I also have 200 clinical volunteer hours, 40+ non-clinical, and started a fundraiser. So I'll send it there, fill out the secondary and see what happens! At least they only interviewed 9 OOS and accepted 5 so if you get an interview you have a solid shot and aren't wasting the $$ on it. I have some family in FL, but I'm from Nebraska. I should be strong for UNMC, but man winter 😢
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I think if you have a genuine reason for wanting to be in Florida, that will really make or break your interview. I'm coming from an FSU undergrad and this is my second time applying after interviewing and staying on the waitlist until classes started. Im more familiar now with FSU's admissions process, and i think if you submit early enough they will have room still to consider OOS. It isn't that they only want someone with a Florida background, but they want someone who will fulfill their mission to help local and state need after graduation. Someone who saw the need for physicians in Florida, had some family down here, and planned on settling here would be just as good as an in state student.
 
My primary just got verified a few days ago by AMCAS and I'm a regular applicant, so how long do you think I have to wait for a secondary? I want to try to get these filled out as soon as I can before school starts back up!

With that being said, I was wondering if anyone had some thought about my chances here. I am a FSU undergrad born and raised here in Tallahassee with my mom being a nurse here for 25+ years, and family being here for 40+ so I DEFINITELY have ties to say the least lol. One of my letters is coming from an MD from here in town who works with FSU residents at TMH. cGPA 3.7 sGPA 3.65 and fairly long list of ECs with leadership and 300+ hours of clinical shadowing and volunteering. My 1 draw back is my MCAT score at a 25 (7-PS, 9-VR, 9-BS). I'm trying not to beat myself up too much about it because I had a serious family event happen the week before I took it and just wasn't mentally ready for it, but that's life so what ya gonna do? Lol I'm retaking on September 12, and definitely feel like I can go up from there.

Any feedback?
 
kris_noles15 said:
My primary just got verified a few days ago by AMCAS and I'm a regular applicant, so how long do you think I have to wait for a secondary? I want to try to get these filled out as soon as I can before school starts back up!

With that being said, I was wondering if anyone had some thought about my chances here. I am a FSU undergrad born and raised here in Tallahassee with my mom being a nurse here for 25+ years, and family being here for 40+ so I DEFINITELY have ties to say the least lol. One of my letters is coming from an MD from here in town who works with FSU residents at TMH. cGPA 3.7 sGPA 3.65 and fairly long list of ECs with leadership and 300+ hours of clinical shadowing and volunteering. My 1 draw back is my MCAT score at a 25 (7-PS, 9-VR, 9-BS). I'm trying not to beat myself up too much about it because I had a serious family event happen the week before I took it and just wasn't mentally ready for it, but that's life so what ya gonna do? Lol I'm retaking on September 12, and definitely feel like I can go up from there.

Any feedback?
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Don't retake unless your average is at least 5 points higher than your previous score. I retook cause of a simular situation and my average was only a couple points higher than my prior score, i ended up with almost exactly the same score again, even tho it wasnt even in my "range" practice test wise (I had scored better on 6 straight aamc test, but somehow scored below that range on the retake. Its infuriating. With that in mind I think you should retake as long as practice are way up. Also I think you should add at least a few DO schools. As far as fsu goes they are really the only instate that a below 30 mcat has a decent shot at. So your not out. Thats all I got tho. I feel your pain with the MCAT, but just be careful that you dont make the 25 look like a trend, also some schools might not look at a september retake as it is getting kind of late.
 
kris_noles15 said:
My primary just got verified a few days ago by AMCAS and I'm a regular applicant, so how long do you think I have to wait for a secondary? I want to try to get these filled out as soon as I can before school starts back up!

With that being said, I was wondering if anyone had some thought about my chances here. I am a FSU undergrad born and raised here in Tallahassee with my mom being a nurse here for 25+ years, and family being here for 40+ so I DEFINITELY have ties to say the least lol. One of my letters is coming from an MD from here in town who works with FSU residents at TMH. cGPA 3.7 sGPA 3.65 and fairly long list of ECs with leadership and 300+ hours of clinical shadowing and volunteering. My 1 draw back is my MCAT score at a 25 (7-PS, 9-VR, 9-BS). I'm trying not to beat myself up too much about it because I had a serious family event happen the week before I took it and just wasn't mentally ready for it, but that's life so what ya gonna do? Lol I'm retaking on September 12, and definitely feel like I can go up from there.

Any feedback?
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Hello

If you are feeling confident and, as HandsomeRob said, if your practice test scores are a few points above your goal I say go for it! Most people I know, including myself, score 2-3 points below their practice test scores on the real thing so I'd say it is a good performance indicator. The rest of your app is pretty solid so don't beat yourself up over a bad test day. Best of luck to you 🙂
 
Verified last week. Still waiting on that secondary 🙂
 
Hello ! Everyone. I was looking over the whole thread and did not see any comments on the ACT/SAT question? Did you guys just wrote what you got on that section and specified if it was in the 2400 or 1600 scale ?? Also i took it 8 years ago I really dont recall what it was, for sure it was on the lower side. Does it matter ? ANy thoughts on this. What do they want that for ? To compare to your MCAT score ?

Oh well ! I hoping to submit in the next 3 days !
 
I think you could put the overall score (ie. 1600/1600 or 2400/2400) and just list the date taken (08/2014).

They seemed lenient when I asked them the format they preferred.
 
any other ED applicants have an idea when we'll be contacted about an II?
 
How long did it take you guys to receive a secondary? I got my AMCAS verified on Monday, so its been about 3-4 days but most of my other schools have already sent me an email regarding secondaries.
 
NonNocere2015 said:
any other ED applicants have an idea when we'll be contacted about an II?
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When did you submit and when were you complete? I think it took me about a week after my application was complete for me to get a secondary, but I also submitted within the very first hour that the window was open and all of my letters were already processed.
 
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