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I emailed them prior to posting here. Hopefully they'll respond soonI would contact them. I found them to be readily responsive via email.
I emailed them prior to posting here. Hopefully they'll respond soonI would contact them. I found them to be readily responsive via email.
Isn't there a section in the secondary to list family connections? I'd stick to filling that section out and nothing further.my sister attended and graduated from this medical school a few years ago.
would it be a good idea if she contacted them and recommended me or something? or is that a completely bad idea?
thanks for getting back to meIsn't there a section in the secondary to list family connections? I'd stick to filling that section out and nothing further.
my sister attended and graduated from this medical school a few years ago.
would it be a good idea if she contacted them and recommended me or something? or is that a completely bad idea?
my sister attended and graduated from this medical school a few years ago.
would it be a good idea if she contacted them and recommended me or something? or is that a completely bad idea?
How long after submitting did you get this email?
How long after submitting did you get this email?
Confirmations are sent out every wednesday apparently
Submitted 8/2 and got the email on 8/11How long after submitting did you get this email?
This would not be a good idea. WSUSOM graduates 290 students a year. They've probably seen 1000 students since she was there, and they likely don't remember her (although it's possible). It would come across as unsportsmanlike in my opinion. As someone else mentioned, mention it in your interview, and use it in the context of how her positive experience influenced your decision to apply at WSUSOM.my sister attended and graduated from this medical school a few years ago.
would it be a good idea if she contacted them and recommended me or something? or is that a completely bad idea?
+1. As well as my productivity
Complete emails go out on mondaysStill no complete email I'm assuming they're a little swamped now.
Did anyone receive a confirmation e-mail regarding the interview time/date?
I'm serious though. How do you keep your responses within 1000 characters?
In the Activities and Community Service section, should we list hours that we anticipate to complete, like we did in AMCAS, or should we list hours we have completed up until today? Also, would it be OK to split hours between different categories? For example, I tutor English literacy in an underserved community. I have 200 hours for this activity. Can I put 100 hours of this activity under "Participating in mentoring and/or tutoring activities" and the other 100 hours under "Volunteered or worked in an underserved area"?
It just says not to double count hours. I split some of mine, based on how much time I thought qualified from a given activity.
For the rewarding experience/challenge question, do you think it would be an appropriate place to discuss mediocre sGPA, how I've matured, improved, overcome it, etc? I don't know how harsh the screen is here, so maybe if they thought my grades were decent enough to get a secondary then I would be shooting myself in the foot by mentioning it... any thoughts? Thanks guys!
How mediocre are we talking?For the rewarding experience/challenge question, do you think it would be an appropriate place to discuss mediocre sGPA, how I've matured, improved, overcome it, etc? I don't know how harsh the screen is here, so maybe if they thought my grades were decent enough to get a secondary then I would be shooting myself in the foot by mentioning it... any thoughts? Thanks guys!
For the rewarding experience/challenge question, do you think it would be an appropriate place to discuss mediocre sGPA, how I've matured, improved, overcome it, etc? I don't know how harsh the screen is here, so maybe if they thought my grades were decent enough to get a secondary then I would be shooting myself in the foot by mentioning it... any thoughts? Thanks guys!
Don't shine a spotlight on weak areas.
How mediocre are we talking?
Don't shine a spotlight on weak areas.
Why not? They'll see those weak areas anyways. Why not explain/contextualize those very weak areas for the reviewer?
Like, just squeaking above 3.0. Everything else in my app is strong and jives with their mission.
I'd probably not address in the secondary.
I'd probably not address in the secondary.
If that was truly one of the most rewarding things you've done. Then go for it. My consensus is that they have seen your grades already and can probably reason this out themselves. They want to get to know you as a person, including outside of academia.For the rewarding experience/challenge question, do you think it would be an appropriate place to discuss mediocre sGPA, how I've matured, improved, overcome it, etc? I don't know how harsh the screen is here, so maybe if they thought my grades were decent enough to get a secondary then I would be shooting myself in the foot by mentioning it... any thoughts? Thanks guys!
Anecdotally: I did something like that and WSU gave me a shot. Though, specifically, I talked about the challenges associated with leaving the workforce as a mature applicant to re-build a competitive application through a post-bacc. Didn't focus on the weaknesses but rather my growth.For the rewarding experience/challenge question, do you think it would be an appropriate place to discuss mediocre sGPA, how I've matured, improved, overcome it, etc? I don't know how harsh the screen is here, so maybe if they thought my grades were decent enough to get a secondary then I would be shooting myself in the foot by mentioning it... any thoughts? Thanks guys!
Don't. If they invited you to submit a secondary then they have acknowledged that you are qualified. However, they will likely ask you about it in your potential interview. So it should go without saying that you should be prepared to respond appropriately. But at this point, there is no need to, as was mentioned, shine a spotlight on weaknesses. They are experts at finding those without your help.For the rewarding experience/challenge question, do you think it would be an appropriate place to discuss mediocre sGPA, how I've matured, improved, overcome it, etc? I don't know how harsh the screen is here, so maybe if they thought my grades were decent enough to get a secondary then I would be shooting myself in the foot by mentioning it... any thoughts? Thanks guys!
In the secondary they are looking for breadth not depth, as indicated by the restrictive character limit.For the rewarding experience/challenge question, do you think it would be an appropriate place to discuss mediocre sGPA, how I've matured, improved, overcome it, etc? I don't know how harsh the screen is here, so maybe if they thought my grades were decent enough to get a secondary then I would be shooting myself in the foot by mentioning it... any thoughts? Thanks guys!
Confirmations are sent out every wednesday apparently
I submitted yesterday (8/16) and got the "We have received all of your materials including letters of recommendation... Your application will be reviewed..." email today.
Maybe they've cleared the backlog?
Just read one of my essays over and I accidentally a whole word when editing down to 1000 characters... doh.
Is it a coincidence that you missed an entire word in this post too? Haha
I submitted yesterday (8/16) and got the "We have received all of your materials including letters of recommendation... Your application will be reviewed..." email today.
Maybe they've cleared the backlog?
Just read one of my essays over and I accidentally a whole word when editing down to 1000 characters... doh.
Well that's not very neurotic of youVery deliberate hahah... hopefully they don't notice, can't imagine it'll keep me from an II if they like me enough.
Well that's not very neurotic of you
current ms1 here, would be happy to answer questions
current ms1 here, would be happy to answer questions
I'm still in the 2 week post submit neuroticism, but it's starting to wane, finding that calm state.
There's a certain amount of comfort knowing you have done the best you could and the rest is out of your hands. Until it's time for interviews...I'm still in the 2 week post submit neuroticism, but it's starting to wane, finding that calm state.
Complete email today! Submit 8/12