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I think so, in response to all the emails they've most likely been getting.
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Thanks!!! I'm thinking the option to submit an updated "essay" will be their version of a secondary, for this cycle. Ok, time to get writing!
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What topics are you guys writing these essays on? I have previously written secondaries on my challenges/failures, leadership qualities, my gap years, what kind of physician I aspire to be, diversity, why I want to attend this school, etc. What do you guys think we should submit?
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The point of the link is to send an update. How are people writing an essay with no prompt haha. There is no need to write an essay stating youre interested, if you applied, they know youre interested
That’s what i was thinking. The updated essay may be for an updated personal statement, if something significant has changed in the one you submitted a year ago. Otherwise it would seem odd to send in a random essay.
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Yes, I think if you can tie in something like "this is how these new experiences have affected my desire to go to med school/etc" then you could tie it in nicely with an update, but it seems a little strange to just send them a diversity essay or w/e.
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I’d shy away from sending in excessive content, just to send it. I mean that’s where you have the “volunteer/work experiences” essay for.
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This is the best school because it's March and I have no acceptances.
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When are interviews sent out?
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When they read my application.
Edit: On a serious note, no one really knows. I'm guessing a week from now.
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Pretty sure they just started accepting primary apps this week from AMCAS, so maybe in another week or two?
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Know the deadline?
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Like when they fill the class? Soooooo many Qs
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Probably just by their orientation date in mid-July...their handbook says "Applications will be available beginning February 18th, 2018 and must be submitted no later than May 1st, 2018 for enrollment in our inaugural class. Students are selected and notified of their acceptance on a rolling admissions basis beginning April 10th, 2018; therefore, early application is advantageous." But their application was not available until end of March, so everything may accordingly be pushed back a month except I think the AMCAS deadline is still May 1st or 15th for the primary.
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Does anyone know if I can apply if I did not fill out a 2017 AMCAS application? I was planning to apply for the 2018-2019 cycle, but I have my personal statement and LORs sorted and would love to apply if the deadline is in May!
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I dont think so because I dont think AMCAS is verifying the 2017 applications anymore
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I just realized I submitted my update with lots of activities as the essay option because I thought of it as an "update essay" but it meant "updated essay". Probably should've read the options more carefully. I did mention some of those activities increasing my drive for medicine so I hope that's alright.
If that was possible, I'd be extremely jealous. After having gone through this cycle for almost a year with nothing but wait list after wait list, someone going from applying to being accepted and starting med school all in a 3 month time period just sounds too good to be true.
If that was possible, I'd be extremely jealous. After having gone through this cycle for almost a year with nothing but wait list after wait list, someone going from applying to being accepted and starting med school all in a 3 month time period just sounds too good to be true.
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Submit one if you have somewhat significant updates since you verified your amcas, like graduating or a new job or presenting research.
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I did not either.
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Good luck everyone! I just finished reading the weekend edition of the Wall Street Journal and SHMS has taken out a giant full page ad advertising the addition of the med school in partnership with Meridian Health, it was pretty cool to see.
Yes, you can. You can use the 2018 application.
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But is Amcas even verifying primaries right now?
Yes. You can add Seton hall through your 2018 AMCAS app and submit (I've actually received this information from the admissions since the 2017 AMCAS is no longer active). It took a less than a day for my app to be verified. Hope this helps.
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Log in, view application, go to "medical schools", at the top of the list it says "add school", select new jersey from state list then select seton hall, add letters, then click resubmit application in top left. Then pay.
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The 2018 application is for 2018 matriculation, the 2017 amcas wouldn’t even be in question...
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I think so, especially since they have not attempted any communication with the applicants yet.
Thats not what verifying means.
I’m sure you can as long as the page is up. And you can also upload different types at once.
do we think SHU will screen heavily based on numbers and the fact that there is no secondary, to make their tight deadline? Just curious because it seems like the site doesn't mention anything about MCAT/GPA cutoffs like CalMed or the other med school that opened this cycle. It seems like they're really mission-based but that could also be due to the fact that they don't have time to put more info on the site, considering they have to build a class in like a hot second lol.
Thoughts? Do other inaugural classes usually have a broader range of MCAT/GPA scores?
Thoughts? Do other inaugural classes usually have a broader range of MCAT/GPA scores?
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For the letter of recommendations, at least one letter has to be from a health care professional? Or will the committee letter suffice? From reading the website descriptions, it's unclear if they would like a health care professional letter as well as a committee letter.
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Yeah, I think their numbering was off in that section. I read it as "(1) healthcare professional, (2) professor, and (3) other appropriate source; a committee letter can substitute for two of those three." So if you have a committe letter, they want at least one more individual letter from an "appropriate source" but that letter wouldn't have to be from a healthcare professional.
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also would caution not to just get a LOR to check a box. you would be better off making sure you have good quality LOR from people who actually know you, rather than calling up a person that fits the letter criteria and having them write a basic form LOR that doesn't add value to your application. almost every school is flexible on the LOR policy and prefer LOR from people who actually know the applicant and can write genuine information.
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my guess is they will have plenty of qualified applicants due to the proximity to NYC. I am not sure if students accepted elsewhere would attend this school due to it being new but I do think NYC osteopathic admits will attend if they were not admitted to any other MD program.
You can use Interfolio's Dossier service to request and submit confidential letters but from what I remember there is a fee associated with it.
Good thing you aren’t then
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Okay, so I submitted amcas and update to this school.
My committee packet was uploaded to amcas back in June 2017 by my premed advisor. If I submitted a primary to seton hall last week, can I be confident that the committee packet is automatically sent to them? The premed committee at my school asked that they be given a list of all the schools I applied to back in June 2017 ( n=9..err, bad move) but seton hall obviously wasn’t in that list.
What do you guys think? Are committee letters automatically sent to all schools that you submit a primary for on amcas?
My committee packet was uploaded to amcas back in June 2017 by my premed advisor. If I submitted a primary to seton hall last week, can I be confident that the committee packet is automatically sent to them? The premed committee at my school asked that they be given a list of all the schools I applied to back in June 2017 ( n=9..err, bad move) but seton hall obviously wasn’t in that list.
What do you guys think? Are committee letters automatically sent to all schools that you submit a primary for on amcas?
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They are automatically sent, I believe. I sent a primary for another school that just opened and the school basically just received the entire AMCAS since it's all been verified. Maybe your premed advisor just wants a list as a reference. You can also just send an email to your advisor to keep them in the loop
