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Just received mine this morning! Exciting times
 
Iz_FtB said:
The safest thing to do in a situation like this is to really read into who gets a secondary first and who doesn't.
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If I don't get a secondary then the government won't allow me to have children, right? RIGHT?!?!
 
Are you in the first generation of your family to graduate from high school?

Does this question include your parents or just out of your siblings?
 
JohnQ666 said:
Are you in the first generation of your family to graduate from high school?

Does this question include your parents or just out of your siblings?
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????

Of course it's your parents. Why the hell would they ask if you are the oldest sibling?
 
JohnQ666 said:
Are you in the first generation of your family to graduate from high school?

Does this question include your parents or just out of your siblings?
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Your siblings belong to the same family generation as you.


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Is anybody else having an issue where Yale says it didn't receive the LORs, even though AMCAS sent it ages ago? :c
 
Seeking advice if it's worth submitting a secondary here with a Lizzy of 67 but 10 yrs clinical experience as a paramedic and now a PA and some teaching on the side as well. I live 15 mins from here so applied as a reach due to proximity. Not sure if residency plays any role. Any love for nontrads here?
 
Secondary received

EDIT: prompts
Please use this space to write an essay in which you discuss your interest in Yale School of Medicine. Please limit your response to 500 words.

This section is optional. It should be used to bring to the attention of the Admissions Committee any important information (personal, academic, or professional) not discussed in other sections of your Yale Secondary Application.
Please limit your response to 500 words.

@WedgeDawg @Ismet @Lucca @gyngyn
 
Medic2MD4me said:
Seeking advice if it's worth submitting a secondary here with a Lizzy of 67 but 10 yrs clinical experience as a paramedic and now a PA and some teaching on the side as well. I live 15 mins from here so applied as a reach due to proximity. Not sure if residency plays any role. Any love for nontrads here?
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Take the chance, man. That's a lot of experience. Do you have research? What was your MCAT?


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how optional is the optional essay? Would you recommend uploading a CV to the doc upload box?
 
Medic2MD4me said:
Seeking advice if it's worth submitting a secondary here with a Lizzy of 67 but 10 yrs clinical experience as a paramedic and now a PA and some teaching on the side as well. I live 15 mins from here so applied as a reach due to proximity. Not sure if residency plays any role. Any love for nontrads here?
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Agree with @Cigar! I would take the chance. Not much to lose 🙂
Have you spent a portion (or all) of those 10 years working in New Haven? (Something to consider, but you may not want to reply to this question here for anonymity purposes).
According to the MSAR, more than 1/3 of last year's incoming class (36/104) were students aged 24-29. 2 incoming students were 30-39 yrs old.
 
TaroMilkT said:
Agree with @Cigar! I would take the chance. Not much to lose 🙂
Have you spent a portion (or all) of those 10 years working in New Haven? (Something to consider, but you may not want to reply to this question here for anonymity purposes).
According to the MSAR, more than 1/3 of last year's incoming class (36/104) were students aged 24-29. 2 incoming students were 30-39 yrs old.
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I'm aged 24-29! There was also a guy at my interview who was definitely mid 30s.


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I am just posting to get on this thread. Good luck everybody!
 
Secondary received. Long shot for me, but go big or go home!
 
7331poas said:
Okay. Not to sound condescending but generally you do not use the word invite in that context.
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It's a funny thing, the premed lexicon. That post made me appreciate that some words take on whole new meanings and significance once your become familiar with the premed journey.
 
For matriculating students @Cigar @TaroMilkT did you guys write anything for the optional essay or did you leave it blank? For optional essays I usually write a "why that school" but since that's the actually essay prompt I was thinking about leaving it blank.
 
Orthopedics101 said:
For matriculating students @Cigar @TaroMilkT did you guys write anything for the optional essay or did you leave it blank? For optional essays I usually write a "why that school" but since that's the actually essay prompt I was thinking about leaving it blank.
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Yes, I wrote something for the optional essay. It's valuable space to express something that you want admissions to know that isn't conveyed elsewhere, whether it's about your upbringing, activities, or whatever. In general, I would advise answering optional essays unless they don't apply at all, but don't fill it with fluff just for the sake of answering the question. If you feel like all your bases are thoroughly covered, go ahead and leave it blank, I guess. I have no idea how many applicants/interviewees answer the optional prompt.
 
Hi Orthopedics101,
I used the optional essay as an adversity essay.

There is no one right way to go about this prompt, but if you have anything at all that you would like to mention to shed light on who you are as a person (that you haven't already mentioned in other parts of the app), I would take advantage of this opportunity to do so.
 
Do you guys recommend using my diversity essay for the optional ?
 
xialmos said:
Do you guys recommend using my diversity essay for the optional ?
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It's hard for us to know what exactly about our applications secured the interview, but if you have an informative diversity essay to add, go ahead and throw it in there. If it's a fluff piece that you wrote out of necessity for another app, maybe spare the admissions committee.


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Iwannaknow said:
Incoming MS1 here. Feel free to ask me anything and I will *try* to answer
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Hello,
I am writing the "Why Yale" part of the secondary, and I would like to focus on my interest in autism research in accordance with Yale's Autism Program and the school's investment in understanding it's impact as a renown institution on the New Haven community. My stats are 516/4.0. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks.
 
Hmm, I haven't gotten my secondary yet. I'm also applying MSTP so that may explain it. Anyone else still waiting?
 
Submitted my secondary today!

Do anyone else's Letters of Recommendation still say "not received"?
 
Christine Johannson said:
Submitted my secondary today!

Do anyone else's Letters of Recommendation still say "not received"?
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For Yale and many other schools, it takes time for them to process all that stuff and mark it complete online.

If you're verified and AMCAS has your stuff, you guys don't need to worry about receiving a secondary or having your letters transmitted.


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re: letters not yet marked as received

I just got an email from Yale saying my file was complete, so it looks like they were just a bit behind in checking letters (my letters were received by yale june 5th and just now got marked complete).
 
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