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boogiecousins94 said:
Do you think its a waste to apply OOS with a 3.33 and a 515? I have an upward trend with 3.67 last 2 years, just poor first 2 years. I don't want to apply if I get rejected presecondary as that's a waste of money.
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I received a phone call to apply and I was honest with them that I didn't believe I'd even make their screen (OOS 3.3 GPA, 505 MCAT) but I was told I was right on the border but my experience was noteworthy and in the end I received a secondary. This could be attributed to my URM status as well but may be worth it?
 
boogiecousins94 said:
Do you think its a waste to apply OOS with a 3.33 and a 515? I have an upward trend with 3.67 last 2 years, just poor first 2 years. I don't want to apply if I get rejected presecondary as that's a waste of money.
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Hmm... Well because the adcom sends out secondaries after the prescreen, you'll only pay once you receive it. Not before.
 
melaninmonroe said:
I received a phone call to apply and I was honest with them that I didn't believe I'd even make their screen (OOS 3.3 GPA, 505 MCAT) but I was told I was right on the border but my experience was noteworthy and in the end I received a secondary. This could be attributed to my URM status as well but may be worth it?
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Congrats!!!!
 
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melaninmonroe said:
I received a phone call to apply and I was honest with them that I didn't believe I'd even make their screen (OOS 3.3 GPA, 505 MCAT) but I was told I was right on the border but my experience was noteworthy and in the end I received a secondary. This could be attributed to my URM status as well but may be worth it?
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DreamPursuer said:
Hmm... Well because the adcom sends out secondaries after the prescreen, you'll only pay once you receive it. Not before.
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Yea thats why I'm not sure, my strongest experience is in research- 1 first author pub, multiple national and international abstracts, published book chapter, 400hrs in 2 different labs, 2500 hours as lab manager at top 3 hospital/med school. My others ECs are bleh tho like 120hrs clinical volunteering 100hrs nonclinical with Special Olympics, food bank, etc.
 
I got a secondary OOS with a sGPA below 3.46, so that doesn't seem to be all encompassing. My MCAT was also a 514 though, so idk.
 
anybody get " error processing payment" when they try to pay?

edit: internet issue lol
 
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mcatjelly said:
For 1-2 of them I definitely did 1/4-1/2 of the character limit haha.



Yes. 😛
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Good to know that prescreening is involved! I'm OOS and haven't received anything yet (verified early June) but am learning these things take time
 
Got an email that my app is on hold because I have some letter writers who didn't date their letters, and that I need to resubmit from AMCAS. Do I need to create new letter writer entries for the updated letters, so I have 2 for those authors?
 
Got the email my app was completed and forwarded for review on Friday... and then again just now. The exact same email haha #awkward
 
OOS secondary received today! No MCAT score yet so I don't think there is a definite minimum
 
Wouldn't they want secondaries to see if you have a community-based medicine approach?

Unless you didn't have any non-clinical volunteering.
 
trimethylpurine said:
Wouldn't they want secondaries to see if you have a community-based medicine approach?

Unless you didn't have any non-clinical volunteering.
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I literally thought about that in the middle of the night last night haha. Yeah I'm probably wrong, it would make more sense to have the secondaries first to screen applicants out based on the community mission.
 
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Is anyone having trouble making their picture small enough to fit their requirements? Basically I don't know how to make mine any smaller to fit their pixel requirement.
 
Just got my first rejection presecondary.
Kinda sad, wanted to go here cuz my cousin graduated and loved it.
OOS, 3.38 and 3.16 sgpa. 518 mcat, 500 nonclinical volunteering hours(teaching), 400 clinical paid, 800 hours research, 200 shadowing. They recommended me to their MS program in the email, is that their way of saying why i got rejected or does everyone get that / marketing?
 
acetylcholinesterasee said:
Just got my first rejection presecondary.
Kinda sad, wanted to go here cuz my cousin graduated and loved it.
OOS, 3.38 and 3.16 sgpa. 518 mcat, 500 nonclinical volunteering hours(teaching), 400 clinical paid, 800 hours research, 200 shadowing. They recommended me to their MS program in the email, is that their way of saying why i got rejected or does everyone get that / marketing?
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That's definitely marketing. Expect a lot of similar offers towards the end of the cycle. Jefferson has sent me roughly 20 letters about their MPH program.
 
how are you guys answering the what you will like best about being a physician. i have an answer but having a difficult time elaborating on it. how long did the responses get?
 
bostonsportsfan said:
how are you guys answering the what you will like best about being a physician. i have an answer but having a difficult time elaborating on it. how long did the responses get?
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I pursued the classic "humanistic" side of medicine path. Connecting with people.
For 2 of the essays, I had almost 2000 chars. For this one.. I had about 1100. I had one thing I wanted to talk about, and I didn't beat it to death (or wasn't capable, haha).
 
lcm28 said:
Is anyone having trouble making their picture small enough to fit their requirements? Basically I don't know how to make mine any smaller to fit their pixel requirement.
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I zoomed waaaaay out in Preview and took a screenshot of it on my Mac. It's a super tiny pic.
 
SadAsian said:
I zoomed waaaaay out in Preview and took a screenshot of it on my Mac. It's a super tiny pic.
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If you have a Mac then open it in preview > tools > adjust size (or something similar to adjust size). It should be ~72 pixels/inch. It'll also let you adjust the dimensions by inches.


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SadAsian said:
I pursued the classic "humanistic" side of medicine path. Connecting with people.
For 2 of the essays, I had almost 2000 chars. For this one.. I had about 1100. I had one thing I wanted to talk about, and I didn't beat it to death (or wasn't capable, haha).
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yea thats how i was answering too. i think my brain was just fried and i couldnt formulate sentences so i just left it for tomorrow. thanks for your help!
 
3.19 cGPA/3.07sGPA 517MCAT OOS and was luckily not screened out. Very surprised and thankful, but I'm staying cautiously optimistic.
 
Are there answers that you should obviously avoid in the "What will you least like about being a physician" question? I feel like answering with "Paperwork" might be a mistake, because the job is full of it...
 
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doggiebag said:
Are there answers that you should obviously avoid in the "What will you least like about being a physician" question? I feel like answering with "Paperwork" might be a mistake, because the job is full of it...
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I talked about it in my own secondary but made sure to also justify it and balance it out with other parts of being a physician. 🙂 Tone is everything!
 
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