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I was complete on 7/16 🙂 good luck everyone!!Congrats! When did you submit/complete?
I was complete on 7/16 🙂 good luck everyone!!Congrats! When did you submit/complete?
I was complete on 7/16 🙂 good luck everyone!!
Thanks!! IS, 514, cGPA 3.71 and sGPA 3.57
Hey everyone,
I'm a rising second year, and I help with the admissions welcoming committee on interview days at UF. If you have any questions about the school please don't hesitate to message me! I really love being here and want to make sure everyone is informed about the school and application process.
Good luck in applying to med school, its a very long but potentially very rewarding adventure.
If those topics haven't been covered anywhere else in your application and you feel like you need to address them, go ahead and write it. Just dont repeat a bunch of info they already know. If you have nothing important to your application to add, just leave it out.Hi!
In the secondary application, is the "additional info" space (250-500 words) mainly for applicants to explain any academic difficulties/adversities experienced? Thank you in advance for your help!
Thank you!If those topics haven't been covered anywhere else in your application and you feel like you need to address them, go ahead and write it. Just dont repeat a bunch of info they already know. If you have nothing important to your application to add, just leave it out.
Hi everyone,
I'm about to start at UF in just a few weeks as an M1! I'm beyond excited to be a Florida Gator and I hope many of you will join us next fall.
Please reach out to me if you have any questions about the essays, interview, UF's program, etc.
FYI: I'm IS for Florida. My LizzyM was 72 and I came from a top 15 undergrad. I completed the UF secondary 7/22, received my II 12/23, interviewed 1/20, and was accepted 1/31.
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One more question unless you've already started - did you add anything in the additional info spot on the application when you applied last year? Everything is ready to go in my app except for that. The application seems a little generic - like there's no way for any of us to stand out. I thought about a brief explanation of my freshman year grades and then maybe something about how I think. Or is that unnecessary?
If you and your pre-med advisor feel that your Freshman grades need to be explained, then include that. If not, I wouldn't put anything. "How you think" sounds like it would be an essay they didn't ask for, and doesn't really address their request for additional info. More appropriate responses there would be stuff like: explanations for grades, other deficiencies, app inconsistencies; explaining that a disability/condition you may have mentioned in the application will be "fully-functioning" for medical school; any extraordinary circumstances that got you where you are
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how much favor does UF place on IS/OOS. I am OOS but I am doing my undergrad in Florida and hoping this constitutes ties to the state.
Hi, ya'll. Current MS1 here. Willing to procrastinate Genetics studying to drop nuggets of wisdom upon you. Let me know if you have any questions!
Hey! When did you get your II and subsequent acceptance?
Actually Oct 17* since Oct 15 happened to fall on a weekend =/Hi, I submitted my AMCAS on the first possible day (June 1st I think). I received my secondary on July 5. I received my II on August 8 (and interviewed August 26) and was accepted on October 15. Hope this helps!
I was thinking this thread was rather quiet. Would really like to have an II soon before school kicks in full gear.II by phone tonight! Complete on 7/18 but was waiting on my last letter until 7/31.
II tonight !!!!! Via email (idk why they didn't call since others got phone calls 🙁 oh well, at least their ears weren't punctured by squeals of joy) I'm over the moon since this is my first II and *definitely* top choice in-state! If it helps: I had been complete since mid-late July, but just last night I added an update about my gap year employment and ECs. Could've been the extra push to get the II. Who knows.
Best of luck to all of you! The silence was killing me. Hopefully all goes well this interview season and we could end up being future MS1s together 🙂
Hiya! I'm not sure-- I actually didn't know exactly what I would be doing this academic year when I had submitted my secondary. Thus, my employment was an update that was completely new and for which I had no specifics at the time of initial submission. If you're doing what you said in the secondary, it's up to you if it's worth reiterating in an update. I don't know your situation; I only know mine! But yes, I did update through the portal.Did you update through the portal? I have my one grade back from my summer class, have started volunteering, and have my final course list for this semester. Would it be worth adding something about that to the portal as it is mostly the same as what I said I *would* be doing? (ie I am actually doing what I said I would be doing - only now it's official. Is it worth updating to confirm that I'm actually doing it?)
Hiya! I'm not sure-- I actually didn't know exactly what I would be doing this academic year when I had submitted my secondary. Thus, my employment was an update that was completely new and for which I had no specifics at the time of initial submission. If you're doing what you said in the secondary, it's up to you if it's worth reiterating in an update. I don't know your situation; I only know mine! But yes, I did update through the portal.
Congrats to those interviewing and good luck! Would anyone mind sharing their stats through here or in a message? 🙂
Hi! I interviewed here very recently and LOVED it. On interview day, someone briefly mentioned that UF is now giving out merit aid. I'm wondering if any of the current students here can comment on that. How generous are these merit scholarships? Who is eligible? When are they given out? Thank you!
Any questions, guys?? We just finished Genetics block this past Friday and I'm feeling chatty.
Any questions, guys?? We just finished Genetics block this past Friday and I'm feeling chatty.
Any questions, guys?? We just finished Genetics block this past Friday and I'm feeling chatty.
Do you mind telling us about your interview experience? Did you find that the two one-on-one interviews were relaxed and mostly conversational? Just looking for your thoughts in general.
Can you tell us what they are looking for in applicants? Do they ever accept low GPA applicants with high MCATs and a really good GPA trend? I'm sure I'll have more questions later!
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How's the social scene in Med school?
Do you mind telling us about your interview experience? Did you find that the two one-on-one interviews were relaxed and mostly conversational? Just looking for your thoughts in general.
Any IIs recently? I feel like this thread is rather quiet in terms of IIs, do they maybe only send them out once a month or something?
I feel like most FL schools have had quiet threads when it comes to II lately, hopefully that means the silence will break soon.Any IIs recently? I feel like this thread is rather quiet in terms of IIs, do they maybe only send them out once a month or something?
I was thinking the same thing. I would be thrilled if I got an II here, but I'm not getting my hopes up.
I feel like most FL schools have had quiet threads when it comes to II lately, hopefully that means the silence will break soon.
Any IIs recently? I feel like this thread is rather quiet in terms of IIs, do they maybe only send them out once a month or something?
If you're comfortable, would you mind sharing stats?I got the call on 9/20. I’m sure y’all’s will come soon 🙂 Complete 8/8.
Sure thing. 520/3.4. In-state, very non-trad. Graduated from a top-10 in 2012.If you're comfortable, would you mind sharing stats?
Oh my gosh. Those are so close to my stats. I graduated forever ago, though (well before 2012), so I'm still nervous I'm too old.Sure thing. 520/3.4. In-state, very non-trad. Graduated from a top-10 in 2012.
Oh my gosh. Those are so close to my stats. I graduated forever ago, though (well before 2012), so I'm still nervous I'm too old.
I got the II call 9/19, scheduled II for 10/20. IS 520, 3.99, complete around 8/11Any IIs recently? I feel like this thread is rather quiet in terms of IIs, do they maybe only send them out once a month or something?
See you there!I got the II call 9/19, scheduled II for 10/20. IS 520, 3.99, complete around 8/11
This is making me nervous since I was complete 08/04 (admittedly just before the weekend). It looks like they are past my date at this point, but I'm hoping they are getting caught up post-hurricane...[/QUOTE
This is making me nervous since I was complete 08/04 (admittedly just before the weekend). It looks like they are past my date at this point, but I'm hoping they are getting caught up post-hurricane...
I honestly wouldn’t worry because there’s a good chance they don’t go in submission order like a lot of schools!
Yeah, I sincerely doubt that they go in order, because I've had all my secondaries done since July and only one II thus far, and I think my app is decently competitive.This is making me nervous since I was complete 08/04 (admittedly just before the weekend). It looks like they are past my date at this point, but I'm hoping they are getting caught up post-hurricane...