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boogiecousins94 said:
Low key maybe you should ask her to marry you right now and then answer the secondary tomorrow and say my fiancée is going to Emory Law and that'll probably count as family.
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Has anyone received an Interview Invite (II) yet? According to MSAR, should have been rolling out or soon...
 
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I may be over-thinking this, but what are we all putting for "health-related" experiences? I have working in a psychiatric inpatient unit, and clinical research where I consented patients.... do I include shadowing? I guess I'm asking what are they really looking for here?
 
cj1143 said:
I may be over-thinking this, but what are we all putting for "health-related" experiences? I have working in a psychiatric inpatient unit, and clinical research where I consented patients.... do I include shadowing? I guess I'm asking what are they really looking for here?
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I included everything related to health: volunteering, working, and shadowing.
 
cj1143 said:
I may be over-thinking this, but what are we all putting for "health-related" experiences? I have working in a psychiatric inpatient unit, and clinical research where I consented patients.... do I include shadowing? I guess I'm asking what are they really looking for here?
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I briefly touched on shadowing by basically saying what specialties I saw and what stuff I saw when I shadowed etc. I volunteered helping patients with physical therapy stuff as well as hospice patients so then I just talked about those two things

It says to be brief so I think they just want a quick overview so they can see all of your AMCAS stuff in one place and then can look into the primary for more detail
 
Briefly describe your interest in Emory and the Emory degree program you have selected.

This part of the prompt seems perfect for dual degree programs. But a regular MD degree is sorta the default, there's nothing unique about it, so I'm puzzled how I can go about answering this question. Like I get for MD/PhD you can say you love research and for MD/MPH you love public health, etc. But for MD only? I want to be a doctor? Lol. How did you guys go about this?
 
Babbitt4MVP said:
Briefly describe your interest in Emory and the Emory degree program you have selected.

This part of the prompt seems perfect for dual degree programs. But a regular MD degree is sorta the default, there's nothing unique about it, so I'm puzzled how I can go about answering this question. Like I get for MD/PhD you can say you love research and for MD/MPH you love public health, etc. But for MD only? I want to be a doctor? Lol. How did you guys go about this?
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I went through their website to find the unique aspects of their curriculum then wrote about how I could build on my previous experiences and gifts through the unique programs/curriculum/etc. that they offer. That's kind of vague, but they really just want to know what you want to do (be a doctor) and how they will help you get there.
 
Babbitt4MVP said:
Briefly describe your interest in Emory and the Emory degree program you have selected.

This part of the prompt seems perfect for dual degree programs. But a regular MD degree is sorta the default, there's nothing unique about it, so I'm puzzled how I can go about answering this question. Like I get for MD/PhD you can say you love research and for MD/MPH you love public health, etc. But for MD only? I want to be a doctor? Lol. How did you guys go about this?
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I would touch on what experiences lead you to select a combined degree and what you hope to gain from it if you picked one. Then, I'd spend the rest of the essay talking about why emory. Otherwise, for regular MD, I would solely focus on why emory.
 
Babbitt4MVP said:
Briefly describe your interest in Emory and the Emory degree program you have selected.

This part of the prompt seems perfect for dual degree programs. But a regular MD degree is sorta the default, there's nothing unique about it, so I'm puzzled how I can go about answering this question. Like I get for MD/PhD you can say you love research and for MD/MPH you love public health, etc. But for MD only? I want to be a doctor? Lol. How did you guys go about this?
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Maybe focus on why emory and what's unique about emory md program compared to other md programs
 
medschoolbro said:
Maybe focus on why emory and what's unique about emory md program compared to other md programs
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I also have a question on this ...
Is there anything completely "unique" about Emory?
Like their 5month research thing is basically all I could find that was not explicitly seen at other medical schools.
What are the best places to find more info/are there any current MS at Emory willing to chime in?
 
Should we receive an email saying we are complete? Or are people just saying the date they submitted the secondary and LOR received??
 
LAmedschoolhopeful said:
Should we receive an email saying we are complete? Or are people just saying the date they submitted the secondary and LOR received??
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You can log in to the portal and check your status. Then click on communication status to get your complete date. I had issues with my LOR packet, so my complete date was 8/4, a bit after I submitted my secondary.
 
DBC03 said:
You can log in to the portal and check your status. Then click on communication status to get your complete date. I had issues with my LOR packet, so my complete date was 8/4, a bit after I submitted my secondary.
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Ok thanks! About how long did it take after you got your letters to say complete?
 
KingHourGlass said:
Yeah i submitted it ASAP. FML. Hope it doesen't cause problems. Anyone know if submitting late August is still good?
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I couldn't figure out why I wasn't complete at one school and it was my LORs - I had emailed them well over a week or two before and they never got back to me, so I forgot to submit then. It happens. Also, better to have submitted the secondary and not paid - there are a million reasons why someone may wait to pay (need the money, etc.), so it doesn't necessarily show that you aren't interested.
 
DBC03 said:
I couldn't figure out why I wasn't complete at one school and it was my LORs - I had emailed them well over a week or two before and they never got back to me, so I forgot to submit then. It happens. Also, better to have submitted the secondary and not paid - there are a million reasons why someone may wait to pay (need the money, etc.), so it doesn't necessarily show that you aren't interested.
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Thanks for the wise words 🙂 Helped calm me down haha
 
Did anyone else have problems getting their photo upload to orient correctly? Mine always seems to be 90 degrees off no matter what I do. Does it matter?
 
myfatherhasit said:
Did anyone else have problems getting their photo upload to orient correctly? Mine always seems to be 90 degrees off no matter what I do. Does it matter?
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Hmm...I didn't have that problem. Maybe contact admissions, at least so they know you care about the details, even if nothing on your or their end can be done about it.
 
SullansAndMarians said:
Hmm...I didn't have that problem. Maybe contact admissions, at least so they know you care about the details, even if nothing on your or their end can be done about it.
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I did that and they said they couldn't help. I upload my picture to Facebook, then saved it from there and it stayed in an upright position after that.


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Ohiogirl said:
I did that and they said they couldn't help. I upload my picture to Facebook, then saved it from there and it stayed in an upright position after that.


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I have no idea why that works or what made you think of doing that in the first place....but it worked!!! Thank you so much!
 
Anyone else still muddling through the secondary? Is now considered late for Emory?

(Also, for some reason, every time I see that $120 fee, I become concerned even though I know it's piddle compared to tuition)
 
sunny234 said:
Anyone else still muddling through the secondary? Is now considered late for Emory?

(Also, for some reason, every time I see that $120 fee, I become concerned even though I know it's piddle compared to tuition)
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MD secondaries submitted before labor day are still "on time". Not early, but not late.
 
Hey guys been a long time lurker. Got my secondary from Emory yesterday. Bit of an issue. I am not using my committee Letter I had an issue where the interview was. well racist. So im not very comfortable to using the letter. I know this is a solid reason not to. However, I feel like I am using the victim card if i email my explanation. I still have the letter packet on AMCAS and what do you guys think about me saying I am willing to send it to Emory if they still would like it after my explanation as to why I am not sending it in the first place.
 
_Darknight_ said:
Hey guys been a long time lurker. Got my secondary from Emory yesterday. Bit of an issue. I am not using my committee Letter I had an issue where the interview was. well racist. So im not very comfortable to using the letter. I know this is a solid reason not to. However, I feel like I am using the victim card if i email my explanation. I still have the letter packet on AMCAS and what do you guys think about me saying I am willing to send it to Emory if they still would like it after my explanation as to why I am not sending it in the first place.
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So I don't know much about committee letters but they were racist to you in the interview for the letter? But gave you the letter anyway? I'm sorry that happened to you, sounds sucky.

I think that your plan sounds fine - in my head I would say something like "I am uncomfortable using this committee letter due to racially disparaging remarks directed towards me in my interview with the committee." Or something similar.
 
_Darknight_ said:
Hey guys been a long time lurker. Got my secondary from Emory yesterday. Bit of an issue. I am not using my committee Letter I had an issue where the interview was. well racist. So im not very comfortable to using the letter. I know this is a solid reason not to. However, I feel like I am using the victim card if i email my explanation. I still have the letter packet on AMCAS and what do you guys think about me saying I am willing to send it to Emory if they still would like it after my explanation as to why I am not sending it in the first place.
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There's a big issue at hand if your university, or representatives of the university, subjected you to a different recommendation process on the basis of your race.
 
bootsandspooky said:
So I don't know much about committee letters but they were racist to you in the interview for the letter? But gave you the letter anyway? I'm sorry that happened to you, sounds sucky.

I think that your plan sounds fine - in my head I would say something like "I am uncomfortable using this committee letter due to racially disparaging remarks directed towards me in my interview with the committee." Or something similar.
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so i think they are obligated to write the letter regardless of how it goes. yeah they made racist comments about the physcians i shadowed and implied that because of those physicians i may look like a less appealing candidate myself. I will probably not go into detail about it. i dont see a reason to unless questioned during my i Im not trying to play the victim card but I need a solid reason for why im not using it. and i had no intention of not using it until that interview. I have solid individual letters professors who have known me since freshman year.
lpp06 said:
There's a big issue at hand if your university, or representatives of the university, subjected you to a different recommendation process on the basis of your race.
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i reported it to the university and the dean of the science college here knows about the issue. he told me personally he would have those individuals reprimanded for their actions. I apparently am not the only one who this happened to though so...
 
_Darknight_ said:
i reported it to the university and the dean of the science college here knows about the issue. he told me personally he would have those individuals reprimanded for their actions. I apparently am not the only one who this happened to though so...
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hats off to you sir for having to deal with this - I wish you the best of luck and I hope that any decent adcom will not think you're playing the victim card when you tell them what happened.
 
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