2016-2017 Rutgers University - RWJMS Application Thread

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Does RWJ begin to review applications before they receive CASPer scores? I submitted part one of the secondary but will be taking CASPer on the 26th.
 
ChrisMack390 said:
I got an email this morning that I am complete and with some details about their review process. Then I got an email that I should have just gotten the other email lol.

Really wish schools would stop emailing things that are not interviews at this point.
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Did you take the CASPer test? If so, when?! I haven't received the completion email yet, but I took the test July 10th...
 
SaintBernard1 said:
Did you take the CASPer test? If so, when?! I haven't received the completion email yet, but I took the test July 10th...
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Na - I thought I had pretty good answers to the part 2 Qs, so I went with that.
 
ChrisMack390 said:
I got an email this morning that I am complete and with some details about their review process. Then I got an email that I should have just gotten the other email lol.

Really wish schools would stop emailing things that are not interviews at this point.
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How long did it take for the complete email to come your way? It's been 1.5 wks since I received a confirmation that they got my part 1 and I also took CASPer on July 10th. Also submitted payment.
 
LordH said:
How long did it take for the complete email to come your way? It's been 1.5 wks since I received a confirmation that they got my part 1 and I also took CASPer on July 10th. Also submitted payment.
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I totally screwed up and posted this in the wrong thread. I will delete my post so other people don't look for emails that aren't coming.
 
INTERVIEW!!! My first one! I screamed so loud my brother came and asked if I was alright lol

Because I know people will ask:

MCAT 518
GPA 3.4c/3.2s (though 3.75 my junior and senior years)
Grad GPA 3.9 (not SMP, but all hard science courses + thesis research)
Complete 7/6 or so (submitted 2nd on 7/6 and my letters were in way early)'

Did not do CASPER, but I chose not to do so because I thought I had really solid answers for part 2.

Also I stretched the hell out of all of the boxes on the secondary, so seems like that is allowed lol
 
ChrisMack390 said:
INTERVIEW!!! My first one! I screamed so loud my brother came and asked if I was alright lol

Because I know people will ask:

MCAT 518
GPA 3.4c/3.2s (though 3.75 my junior and senior years)
Grad GPA 3.9 (not SMP, but all hard science courses + thesis research)
Complete 7/6 or so (submitted 2nd on 7/6 and my letters were in way early)'

Did not do CASPER, but I chose not to do so because I thought I had really solid answers for part 2.

Also I stretched the hell out of all of the boxes on the secondary, so seems like that is allowed lol
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Congrats!!


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Does anyone know for sure if this school uses rolling admissions or not? I found a page on their website that says yes and another page that says no.....
 
ChrisMack390 said:
Does anyone know for sure if this school uses rolling admissions or not? I found a page on their website that says yes and another page that says no.....
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I believe they send out decisions twice in the cycle only from what I understand
 
ChrisMack390 said:
INTERVIEW!!! My first one! I screamed so loud my brother came and asked if I was alright lol

Because I know people will ask:

MCAT 518
GPA 3.4c/3.2s (though 3.75 my junior and senior years)
Grad GPA 3.9 (not SMP, but all hard science courses + thesis research)
Complete 7/6 or so (submitted 2nd on 7/6 and my letters were in way early)'

Did not do CASPER, but I chose not to do so because I thought I had really solid answers for part 2.

Also I stretched the hell out of all of the boxes on the secondary, so seems like that is allowed lol
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congrats! are you in state or out?
 
Can any current students comment on the RWJ interview day? Obviously not specific Qs, but any tips or anything would be awesome.
 
ChrisMack390 said:
Can any current students comment on the RWJ interview day? Obviously not specific Qs, but any tips or anything would be awesome.
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Interviewed last year and got waitlisted. There's not a whole lot of preparation you can do, but become comfortable with making a quick decision and verbalizing your thoughts. The MMIs here are NOT conversational at all. The interviewers just write your answers and for the most part, do not ask follow up questions so be thorough in your answers.
 
trainracepace said:
Interviewed last year and got waitlisted. There's not a whole lot of preparation you can do, but become comfortable with making a quick decision and verbalizing your thoughts. The MMIs here are NOT conversational at all. The interviewers just write your answers and for the most part, do not ask follow up questions so be thorough in your answers.
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Hm good to know. Thank you.
 
robojobo said:
II! submitted first day and used last years Casper. LizzyM ~70


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Did you have a high MCAT score or remarkable story to pursue medicine? I think they send early II's to the top level applicants first

ChrisMack390 said:
INTERVIEW!!! My first one! I screamed so loud my brother came and asked if I was alright lol

Because I know people will ask:

MCAT 518
GPA 3.4c/3.2s (though 3.75 my junior and senior years)
Grad GPA 3.9 (not SMP, but all hard science courses + thesis research)
Complete 7/6 or so (submitted 2nd on 7/6 and my letters were in way early)'

Did not do CASPER, but I chose not to do so because I thought I had really solid answers for part 2.

Also I stretched the hell out of all of the boxes on the secondary, so seems like that is allowed lol
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What was the earliest date offered for an II on the list of dates they sent you? Early, mid, or late August? September?
 
radioactive15 said:
Did you have a high MCAT score or remarkable story to pursue medicine? I think they send early II's to the top level applicants first



What was the earliest date offered for an II on the list of dates they sent you? Early, mid, or late August? September?
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I was given a choice of 3 dates in mid September.
 
@robojobo @ChrisMack390 @CitizenoftheWorld2016 What date did you each receive the application complete email? If you didn't receive one, what date did you submit your Part 1?

I'm trying to determine whether they offer IIs to qualified applicants chronologically or randomly

Edit: Nevermind, ChrisMack I saw your above post. Robo and Citizen, please share when you were complete
 
radioactive15 said:
@robojobo @ChrisMack390 @CitizenoftheWorld2016 What date did you each receive the application complete email? If you didn't receive one, what date did you submit your Part 1?

I'm trying to determine whether they offer IIs to qualified applicants chronologically or randomly
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Hey so I submitted my part one and two on June 25th (didn't do CASPer), I had a weird issue with the payment, the website didn't work for me for the longest time, and I live abroad so I had a friend in NJ send them a cheque, which was never cashed in and I didn't receive confirmation that they received it so I tried the website again sometime in July and it finally worked. Got that application complete e-mail on July 13! Hope that helps.
 
CitizenoftheWorld2016 said:
Hey so I submitted my part one and two on June 25th (didn't do CASPer), I had a weird issue with the payment, the website didn't work for me for the longest time, and I live abroad so I had a friend in NJ send them a cheque, which was never cashed in and I didn't receive confirmation that they received it so I tried the website again sometime in July and it finally worked. Got that application complete e-mail on July 13! Hope that helps.
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Glad to see things worked out for you!

I was complete on 7/1 but haven't received an II. Probably means they passed on my application.
 
Anyone know how much / if they consider if you were employed by RWJ? I see it's a question in one of the apps. Hoping it'll help my chances a bit.
 
Does it normally take 2 weeks for the complete email to arrive? E-mailed my secondary about 10 days ago, no complete email yet. Was gonna e-mail them in a couple days to check the status...
 
MiamiHeat11 said:
Does it normally take 2 weeks for the complete email to arrive? E-mailed my secondary about 10 days ago, no complete email yet. Was gonna e-mail them in a couple days to check the status...
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I think this depends on whether you took the CASPer test and when. I just received the complete email today. I took the CASPer test on July 10th and submitted part I secondary that same day.
 
SaintBernard1 said:
I think this depends on whether you took the CASPer test and when. I just received the complete email today. I took the CASPer test on July 10th and submitted part I secondary that same day.
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I took the CASPer test July 10 and submitted part 1 secondary that same day, but never got a complete email (my letters were sent in July 18). Anybody else have this issue?
 
medApplicant12345 said:
I took the CASPer test July 10 and submitted part 1 secondary that same day, but never got a complete email (my letters were sent in July 18). Anybody else have this issue?
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I got the complete email on Tuesday. Also took the CASPer on July 10. I submitted part 1 on July 9.


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When you submitted the secondary to the email address, did anyone get an update saying they were received?
 
sdhere1234 said:
So if you took CASPer this year do you just not send in the second part of the supplemental application? Is there anywhere you tell them you took CASPer?
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I sent the second part of the supp app and wrote a sentence about how I chose to take CASPer, then initialed the bottom of the page (in the small print).
 
tinyantibody said:
I sent the second part of the supp app and wrote a sentence about how I chose to take CASPer, then initialed the bottom of the page (in the small print).
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I guess you can do that. I didn't specify that I took CASPer, but I received the completion email about 3 weeks after I took the test.
 
sdhere1234 said:
With only sending in the first part of the supplemental application?

I already took my CASPer July 26th so I'm not sure how quickly they get the results.
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Yes I only submitted part I. I read that it takes on average 4 weeks to get results.
 
Does anyone know if there is any way to submit updates for RWJ? I was just offered and accepted a position as a clinical research assistant so my current gap year job is going to be different.
 
TightLines22 said:
Does anyone know if there is any way to submit updates for RWJ? I was just offered and accepted a position as a clinical research assistant so my current gap year job is going to be different.
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You might just be able to e-mail them with a nice letter
 
Submitted my secondary on 8/1...still no complete email yet. They responded with "Thank you" to my email that had my completed secondary ( both parts). I decided to forgo CAPSER because the grading period was too long....I then signed up for CASPER for NYMC....took it on 8/11...and decided to send scores to both NYMC and RWJMS. Is this going to be frown upon since I already sent them written essays for part b? Also, anyone here still waiting for complete email...it's been since 8/1 for me and no email yet.
 
Lnsean said:
Submitted my secondary on 8/1...still no complete email yet. They responded with "Thank you" to my email that had my completed secondary ( both parts). I decided to forgo CAPSER because the grading period was too long....I then signed up for CASPER for NYMC....took it on 8/11...and decided to send scores to both NYMC and RWJMS. Is this going to be frown upon since I already sent them written essays for part b? Also, anyone here still waiting for complete email...it's been since 8/1 for me and no email yet.
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Probably won't count against you. In previous years, part II of the application was filling out the questions and/or taking the CASPer so I don't think it'll be too much of an issue. The only way I can ever imagine it would work against you is if you had really strong answers for the part II, but then a weak CASPer test score!
 
CitizenoftheWorld2016 said:
Probably won't count against you. In previous years, part II of the application was filling out the questions and/or taking the CASPer so I don't think it'll be too much of an issue. The only way I can ever imagine it would work against you is if you had really strong answers for the part II, but then a weak CASPer test score!
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Thanks for the comforting words. Does it take them this long to send complete email? It's been 2 weeks now since I emailed them my secondaries.
 
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