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2019-2020 Albert Einstein
Started by PapaGuava
+1. They give 3000 characters for all of these questions, should we be using even a significant portion of that? I'd think just a few sentences explaining why I have a W, for example, would suffice. Not sure tho.
Application Complete: 7/11/2019
Saaaame lol
Is anyone still waiting? I'm getting kinda nervous....
Do they prescreen?
Do they prescreen?
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Doubt they prescreen. I havent gotten it and im applying with a 3.8+ and 521 mcat.
Am I the only one that had a lot of trouble with their portal? When typing information in, it seemed like my cursor would sometimes jump around on its own. Never seen something like that before. Also, there's no way to save intermittently so when I accidentally hit the back button on my mouse, it deleted everything I'd already done.
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their website says they don't
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deleted911896
Still waiting, also getting nervous
I feel your pain. Its done, but it hurt (the lack of intermittent saving especially!).
If you have graduated before this year, the first question applies. If you just graduated the second question applies.
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can somebody post the secondary questions?
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deleted972488
I did already.
r u guys still waiting? cause i am
Yup
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deleted972488
Still waiting. I was verified a few days before schools received primaries. Anybody else in the same boat?
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did anyone still waiting for a secondary call the admissions office?
I haven't, but maybe I will by the end of the week if it doesn't come
I haven't, still waiting and working through other secondaries in the meantime.
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deleted911896
I called they said they are emailing secondaries in the order they were received...confused though because I was verified the first day. They said they don’t screen though.
same, I submitted AMCAS 6/1 and haven't received one
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Maybe they are also sending them out based on when LOR were received? I was verified 6/27 but my LOR were uploaded until 7/5 so it's not like they didn't have my primary the first day
I was totally complete at time apps were sent out. Still haven’t received one.
Did you get an email?
+2!! Verified 6/25
nothing, only one I'm waiting on now
I graduated a few years ago, but from the way they phrased the latter part of the second question, it sounds like it applies to me too?
I plan to take time off from school this year while I apply to medical school. (Answer “yes” if you are not a full-time student this year.)
secondary received this AM and submitted
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Agreed that this is strange given this question as well "I have taken at least a year off from school since college graduation."
I graduated last year but am taking 2 gap years so given their wording, I would answer yes to both question but my explanation would be the same. Not sure if they want me to copy-paste the same response
Yeah, I'm having the same dilemma. I emailed them this morning, so I'll keep you posted on what they say!
Are there addition md/phd specific questions?
This is how I see it: first question is asking, “what did you do in the gap year after you graduated,” second is asking, “what are you doing in the upcoming year while you apply to school.” You might be doing the same stuff so if that’s the case just quickly explain that you’ll be continuing with whatever you were doing. If not than say what’s coming up!
Secondary received this morning!
Finally received this secondary just now!
I answered the two differently, as in "what am I going to be doing during the 2019-2020 year" and "what have I been doing since undergrad". For some people, those might cover the same activities, but for me, the latter has a lot more.
wondering this as well. Anyone write anything for this essay?
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