2015-2016 University of Chicago (Pritzker) Application Thread

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I'll find something else. It would have been perfect if I could use it though because it would have talked about who/what I valued, how I went about settling whatever problems I had, and what resources I sought out.
 
bararaboi said:
I'll find something else. It would have been perfect if I could use it though because it would have talked about who/what I valued, how I went about settling whatever problems I had, and what resources I sought out.
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If it's about that stuff you just mentioned rather than religion, maybe it would work? Try to post somewhere where admissions people like Goro and LizzyM would see it.
What I'm saying is all based on stuff I've read on SDN and in books, I'm an applicant just like you.
 
This challenge question is giving me a bit more trouble than the others. I think it's the "coping skills" part. To me, coping means how you deal with something you can't necessarily change, whereas my situation involves more of what I would call "problem solving skills". :shrug:
 
starlite911 said:
This challenge question is giving me a bit more trouble than the others. I think it's the "coping skills" part. To me, coping means how you deal with something you can't necessarily change, whereas my situation involves more of what I would call "problem solving skills". :shrug:
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I just looked back at my essay and it was definitely problem solving for me rather than coping.
 
Kevindurant35 said:
I just looked back at my essay and it was definitely problem solving for me rather than coping.
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Yay thank you! It's probably more an issue of semantics of the two definitions anyways. Chicago is one of my top choices and biggest reaches, so I'm just really trying to make sure I give these essays my all.
 
From the MSAR: Pritzker is "unique among medical schools in that it is a part of the academic Division of Biological Sciences."
What does that mean?
 
ChillDawg said:
From the MSAR: Pritzker is "unique among medical schools in that it is a part of the academic Division of Biological Sciences."
What does that mean?
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Part of the Biology department of the University of Chicago itself.
 
ChillDawg said:
What are the implications of that?
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Nothing that would really affect med students. We do share a building with the undergrads and grad programs, so there were times when we got kicked out of rooms during TA review sessions
 
ChillDawg said:
Can you explain why?
How would you expect that to affect you, directly or indirectly, assuming you matriculate here?
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I'm big into research, and I think with Pritzker being inside the school of Biological Sciences, this would provide more opportunities for research aimed at understanding disease from a molecular basis. Alternatively, I could be way over estimating the effect it will have on me, but with the med school being situated inside the larger context of the University of Chicago, I think it would still provide lots of opportunities for more interdisciplinary work.
 
starlite911 said:
I'm big into research, and I think with Pritzker being inside the school of Biological Sciences, this would provide more opportunities for research aimed at understanding disease from a molecular basis. Alternatively, I could be way over estimating the effect it will have on me, but with the med school being situated inside the larger context of the University of Chicago, I think it would still provide lots of opportunities for more interdisciplinary work.
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Tbh, I'm not sure if that really means anything beyond admin stuff. Collaboration still happens at schools without such a classification system, and the process of collaboration is really up to individual faculty members rather than department heads. Classifying all those med faculty under the bio department isn't going to make them collaborate more imho. Unless there's an angle to this that I'm not picking up, such as it making it easier for them to get funding for stuff?

And if this was true, then why haven't other schools done something similar? Not that Pritzker isn't a phenomenal program, which it really is. Just that it feels like an advertising gimmick with weakly explained logic on their webpage.

Maybe @NickNaylor can shed some light on this?
 
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It very well could be more of a mindset that Pritzker is trying to convey versus an actual tangible benefit. Regardless, I'm a fan of the mindset of understanding disease at its biological basis.

ElCapone said:
Tbh, I'm not sure if that really means anything beyond admin stuff. Collaboration still happens at schools without such a classification system, and the process of collaboration is really up to individual faculty members rather than department heads. Classifying all those med faculty under the bio department isn't going to make them collaborate more imho. Unless there's an angle to this that I'm not picking up, such as it making it easier for them to get funding for stuff?

And if this was true, then why haven't other schools done something similar? Not that Pritzker isn't a phenomenal program, which it really is. Just that it feels like an advertising gimmick with weakly explained logic on their webpage.

Maybe @NickNaylor can shed some light on this?
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starlite911 said:
It very well could be more of a mindset that Pritzker is trying to convey versus an actual tangible benefit. Regardless, I'm a fan of the mindset of understanding disease at its biological basis.
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But what other basis is there? Evil spirits? Their tagline doesn't make sense.

All diseases are ultimately biological. Unless they're trying to say that they are more focused on bio research vs sociological and health policy stuff?

Imho though, it sounds like something the publicists cooked up vs an actual faculty mindset.

I'm just being really nitpicky here though. They have a really good molecular research program.
 
Is it beneficial to include SAT scores in the optional standardized test score section?
 
Buttered Toast said:
Is it beneficial to include SAT scores in the optional standardized test score section?
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...from reading other forums, I think the rule of thumb is to include SAT scores if they put MCAT score into context somehow. However, if it is strong SAT score, I cannot see it hurting either way.
 
So what kind of phonetic spelling do they want?
 
Buttered Toast said:
Is it beneficial to include SAT scores in the optional standardized test score section?
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My SAT score was neither great nor awful, and I included it because I remembered it. I don't think it really is going to affect admissions decisions one way or the other; I think they just like to run stats comparing if SAT/ACT performance correlates with MCAT performance, etc. Who knows though.
 
I left the date of my SAT exam blank because I couldn't remember it. Hope that isn't a big deal
 
shh-pthway said:
...from reading other forums, I think the rule of thumb is to include SAT scores if they put MCAT score into context somehow. However, if it is strong SAT score, I cannot see it hurting either way.
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What do you mean in context?

Also, idk if I should include it. I got a 2160 in a single sitting, but a composite of 2210. Obviously they want the highest single sitting one.
 
Xenith said:
What do you mean in context?

Also, idk if I should include it. I got a 2160 in a single sitting, but a composite of 2210. Obviously they want the highest single sitting one.
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I really don't think it's something to lose sleep over either way. I got a 2100 and listed it, which is comparatively worse percentile-wise than the 36 I got on the MCAT.
 
Kevindurant35 said:
I think they should be out soon, considering last cycle at this time they were already out. However I'm sure from cycle to cycle it varies.
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Do you know the relative breakdown of what happens during these initial notifications (e.g., X percent are invited to interview, Y percent are rejected immediately, Z percent are put on hold)?
 
justadream said:
Do you know the relative breakdown of what happens during these initial notifications (e.g., X percent are invited to interview, Y percent are rejected immediately, Z percent are put on hold)?
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I'm sorry, I don't have those exact break downs. Maybe one of the upperclassmen does. I can say that pritzker had the fastest turnaround when I applied. I got my II July 11th, interviewed August 25, and was accepted October 15.
 
My LOR's haven't been uploaded and it's been over a week since secondary submission. I assume they are overwhelmed with application volume right now. We just need to be patient =]
 
It completed on Friday so they turned it around really quick
 
I've been marked complete for 7 days now. Keeping my fingers crossed!
 
On a scale of 1-10 where 1 is "totally fine" and 10 is "don't even think about it", how bad is it if my essays are 100 words shorter than the limit?
 
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