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It's P/F without a curve. In fact, it was P/F/H when I was there. Either way, the classes are always collaborative.
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I made my optional essay a diversity one. Where my family came from, the struggles we overcame, and how those push me to want to attend their school.
Just to add, it should be more collaborative because they do have small group sessions which will lead to more discussions among students.
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Thank you, I appreciate the response!
Yeah, You must have checked the box on the bottom. That box is to be checked for people who do not have an AAMC fee waver, but are in need of a reduced secondary price. You have to submit proof to SKMC
Hi! Yeah I think you will be good to go if you just check the first two since the third is included in the second!
Secondary complete.
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Duke is a monster! But so worth it
Kudos for doing LLU. I loved the looks of that school and I came from a super religious undergrad, but I just could not survive without coffee.
How does one survive medical school, or even just being a pre-med without caffeine?
My thoughts exactly! From what I have heard Med school is hard or something!
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Hi! I am going to be a first year med student this fall so I went through the same process last year. I found that the best thing to do in these situations is to call admissions. The people in the office are super nice and helpful and they can tell you if the problem is on your end or if they just haven't updated your portal yet.
In my opinion, it is up to you how you want to structure your essay. As long as it doesn't come off as two distinct essays I think it should be fine!
Duke is the bane of my existence. I'm saving it for last because its just a lot. If its a month late then at least the other ones were on time!
What essays? I thought it was just anything extra you needed to inform them.
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Yeah no worries! It's the same thing. You can use the space for whatever you like!
Has anyone not received a secondary yet?
Just checking because some other schools sent me secondaries and I did not receive them. I had to call to get the invitation resent.
Just checking because some other schools sent me secondaries and I did not receive them. I had to call to get the invitation resent.
Jefferson downloads applications in batches. So, if you have not received one yet do not worry. Everybody does receive a secondary from Jefferson!
Thank you for your prompt clarification! Much appreciated.
I don't drink coffee
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Nope
In regards to the LORs I see that I am not the only one that does not fulfill all of the requirements. Which is a relief, but I am still trying to figure out how I need to write the email. The sheer fact of the matter is that I did not know to get specifics instead I have 2 BIO, 1 Psych, 1 doctor, 1 athletic trainer. I could try and give a detailed excuse or just own up to my mistake. . . I'm leaning towards the latter what do you all think?
I don't drink coffee
No coffee or tea for me either. Can't stand the taste of coffee.
I sent an email last night and received a reply this morning saying " The letters you are providing are acceptable for application to our school."
All I said in the email was "I am in contact because I have submitted my secondary application to Sidney Kimmel Medical College, however I am unable to supply the requested recommendations of faculty from each Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Humanities. In light of this, the letters I will be submitting are from the following........"
Then I listed the letters writers and their title. No need for an explanation.
Thank you! I'll be sending them an email promptly!
If Jefferson is telling everyone that their letters are perfectly fine, is it really necessary for everyone to email and ask the same question?
If you want to make sure that your letters are fine, then you should ask. It's better to be safe!
I just emailed them and said hey I see these are the preferential letters you want...I have these (detailed them out)...and would these satisfy the requirement? And they e-mailed me maybe ten minutes after with a response saying it was fine!
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Edit: and yes you should e-mail because the secondary specifically states to e-mail with what letters they should be expecting.
Lucky. I emailed them yesterday and am still waiting to hear
They probably are getting a bunch now. I asked before the secondaries were even sent out.
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No worries! They will definitely get back to you. If you still do not hear after a couple of days (maybe by next Monday or Tuesday), you can try giving them a call.
Ooh, such an exciting new admissions portal.. 😀
Jeff gets two thumbs up for having such a reasonable secondary. Submitted!
Jeff gets two thumbs up for having such a reasonable secondary. Submitted!
Hey, @Doctor Strange - when you were a student at Jeff, did you have any classmates that lived out in the Philly suburbs? I assume most people live on or near campus, but if someone was commuting, would they be completely out of the loop or the odd one out?
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It doesn't make sense to me why they have the bio/chem/physics letter requirement, knowing up front that most kids don't have all 3.....especially if they are just gonna waive it so easily. Seems like it would just be a hassle for them.
My only thought is that they get tons of apps, and use it to weed kids out. People who email to ask about the letter requirement and get the OK show an interest to the school. And people who don't ask "aren't following instructions" and just get tossed.
Just a guess
My only thought is that they get tons of apps, and use it to weed kids out. People who email to ask about the letter requirement and get the OK show an interest to the school. And people who don't ask "aren't following instructions" and just get tossed.
Just a guess
same here. I had to email because i don't have a bio/chem/phys. They responded and waived/OK-ed the requirement for me. But still, none of my letters are shown as received, and my app is marked "NOT complete."
Not sure if I should email again. But i'm assuming its a system glitch because my letters are showing received to every other school I applied to.
From speaking with previous applicants, I think that's a neurotic inaccurate speculation. They're going to reject someone purely for not bothering them with a simple question? You think that the multiple thousands of applicants who aren't on SDN and don't meet the letter reqs and don't send an email are automatically weeded out? Even if that were true, wouldn't it quickly become common knowledge to every applicant every year? Come one now. It would be much easier to weed people out by glancing at their stats and apps then it would be to try and trap students into not following instructions, plus adding the work of answering thousands of emails asking the same question.
If after a couple of days it still is marked as not received, I would give them a call.
