It is cheaper for you to drive, but not by that much. Also, if you fly it will save you a lot of time and energy. If you fly into Philly there is the option to take the Septa (the local train system) which will bring you to Jefferson station. So, ultimately it is up to you and there are a lot parking garages in Philly, but I would probably just fly if I were you.
Yeah, I just put the critical reading score. My general experience has been that reading and math are all that most people care about
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Also FYI to everybody, on the secondary application page it says:
To activate your application, please complete and return this form with your activation fee within two (2)weeks.
Just so everyone keeps in mind to submit within 2 weeks
I'm also glad that their fee is only $80... seems that I've had a ridiculous number of $100+ secondaries...
I read the email for this secondary, which didn't explicitly state the 2 week submission requirement, and unfortunately now that I've had a chance to actually look at the secondary, it's been a little over 2 weeks. I'm assuming this is a hard rule, but did anyone exceed the 2 week timeline? Thinking it's prolly just best I take this as a "whoops" moment and save the $80 on this one
Congrats! I am a first year student here and I think the most important thing for Jefferson is to truly be yourself. Know your app inside and out and know about and be ready to address any potential weaknesses.
Not really anything special about it. Way less stressful than MMIs (in my opinion). Be social, or at least friendly. Most of the students involved will be pretty enthusiastic/outgoing/positive. They will like Jefferson, hopefully you're excited, so just use that energy/positivity. Ask them things if you want (they may or may not know specifics about the new curriculum, since most are 2nd years I think, but you can always ask).
It is typically pretty standard! Jefferson has a schedule that they give you and everybody interviews at the same time and then meet up later in the afternoon for cookie hour. Sometimes, a few people may come to the cookie hour a bit late but for the most part everyone gets done at roughly the same time!
So exciting! This is a truly awesome school, so if you have any questions for me please let me know! Good luck!
I'm pretty sure that was when they marked the first submitted applications complete.
Congratulations! In general, it is always better to interview as early as you can. Jefferson does interviews for seats all the way through April, so no, it should not have any bearing on your chances of admission!
I don't know about an elephant. Maybe like.. a squirrel..
They admit plenty of people below 3.5 every year - discuss it if you want but don't worry too much about it!
I just used it as a straightforward "why SKMC" essay to demonstrate interest and some knowledge of the school.
Thanks, it was! Hoping for a similar turnaround from other schools.
I think you should be able to cover all that as long as you're concise. If I remember correctly the Jeff optional essay is 4,000 characters, so pretty long by the standards of secondary app essays.
Agreed with above. If you had 3.6, 3.6, 3.2, 3.6, I don't think I'd mention it. If you had 3.6, 3.6, 2.8, 3.6... that's dramatic enough (and low enough) that it would very likely raise a question. Mentioning something could help provide context (if there is any). Bringing their attention to a more subtle dip that resulted from over-scheduling or mono wouldn't really do much to help you (in my opinion).
Agreed. To clarify, I didn't mean that you should use all 4,000 characters (I certainly didn't). I just meant that you could cover all three and still end up well short of 4,000. But if the GPA dip wasn't too dramatic I also wouldn't mention it.
