2017-2018 Oregon Health & Sciences University
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Congrats! When was your application complete on the portal?
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I was complete 7/17 on portal. Secondary submitted a week prior.
Congratulations!
congrats! when were you complete? IS or OOS?
II yesterday. Secondary complete 7/21. Verified 6/9/17. In state Applicant.
Congrats! What are your stats?
Thanks! GPA 4.0 MCAT 513
WICHE applicant submitted 8/24
Congrats everybody so far! Let me know if you have any questions, feel free to PM me (MS1, also dual degree student)
Thank you for being a resource to us!
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I submitted 8/17 and was marked complete 8/18, FWIW. I also am applying MD/PhD here, IS with low gpa, high mcat URM
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What do you guys mean "marked complete"? I submitted 8/1 and the last thing it says on the portal is my submission date.
This is what it says for me:
All updates to contact information must be done by clicking on the "Update Your Contact Information" at the top of this page.
Please note: Updates submitted after the secondary application is complete may not impact your file.
This is what it says for me:
Your secondary application was submitted on 08/17/2017.
All updates to contact information must be done by clicking on the "Update Your Contact Information" at the top of this page.
Please note: Updates submitted after the secondary application is complete may not impact your file.
Your secondary application has been processed.
Your file was complete on 08/18/2017.
Do you think it would be too forward to contact the admissions office? I don't want to bother them (and they do say that it can take up to six weeks for applications to be processed) but I also hope that there isn't something missing from my application that's preventing it from moving forward!
it's still somewhat early in the process so I would just wait until all six weeks pass if you still don't hear from them.
II yesterday! Freaking out! OHSU is my dream school. We can do this y'all!
Did anyone who got an interview invite so far, or anyone who is applying this cycle for that matter, NOT fill out the adversity essay (the one where you are given 4000 characters and you check above it which type of adversity you've experienced). Is this something that they expect everyone to fill out, or just people who genuinely have experienced adversity during childhood (it says "while you were growing up..."). I am not a disadvantaged applicant and really do not want to BS anything here. On other secondaries, when this type of question comes up it is usually optional and I leave it blank. This is not a diversity essay as in "what is unique about you that you would bring to our class?" Is it ok to leave it blank if you honestly have not experienced anything that would count as adversity growing up in the eyes of a medical school?
It's okay to leave blank for sure! Out of my cohort of dual degree students (7) only two of us (me and one other) filled it out.
Yay congrats! II for me too tonight! Wayyyy OOS, but +mission group
Was complete 7/26, 2 days after rec. the secondary
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Congrats! Good to see people from August submissions getting their II's.
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No I wish it did. I've been complete since 7/20 and am still not sure if I fit under the mission values enough.
Mine also says this. I'm not sure if it's because I'm a re-applicant or because I'm out of state (though I do identify as mission-based, and the last time I applied I never saw this prompt).
Mine doesn't say anything either. I'm not sure I qualify!
From their site:
- Non-resident applicants with superior achievements in academics and other related experiences. For the 2018 cycle, superior academics is defined as a cumulative total GPA, as reported by AMCAS, of 3.70 or higher, and a cumulative score of 513 or higher on the most recent eligible MCAT. Superior achievements is defined as significant experiences in healthcare, leadership, extracurricular activities, and/or community service activities.
I'm in the same boat but with my MCAT. (508 lmaoo) gpa is close to a 3.9 science and overall. But it looks like the "and" they have might mean I don't make the mission. I certainly have the extracurriculars and what not as well. But from reading it a 10th time I'm starting to think to meet that criteria you need the gpa, mcat, and significant experiences. Who the hell knows tho...
Oh ****t!!! Good luck, my fellow Nevadan! Lol
If you don't mind me asking what was your complete date and gpa/mcat?
Trying diligently to see if I meet there mission based standards as well. Haha
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Figured out why I haven't received an II yet
3.63 I'm assuming
Yeah lol IDK how that happened
Lol! x)
Just curious how long did it take most people to get the complete designation? I submitted my secondary a month ago and still have the following message: "Once your file has been processed, updates about the status of your application, including the receipt and processing of all letters of recommendation, will appear on this status page. Before that time, your status here will NOT change. If you are concerned about the status of your letters, please verify with AMCAS that they have been submitted and that you have designated OHSU as a recipient."
Do you think I should try to contact them?
Do you think I should try to contact them?
Ah okay thanks. I'll do the same then!
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II this afternoon!! So excited!! Good luck everyone, rooting for all of you 🙂
Got this too, anyone know what it means?
Congrats! When were you complete? and are you OOS?
This is just a PSA that if you submitted mid-August or so, it's normal for them to not have processed your app yet. I called them because more than 6 weeks had passed and I was concerned that my fee didn't go through (I have fee assistance and they don't have a way to see if it was processed on their portal). They're just not there yet but should be by the end of next week. I feel so impatient for calling now lol
Thank you! Complete 8/10. And yes, OOS (California).
