2019-2020 Commonwealth (Geisinger)

[PapaGuava]

Secondary Prompt:

1) Given Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s unique mission and values, please tell us why you feel you are a good fit for our institution.
2) List the five most important attributes you feel a physician should possess. Please choose one that you feel you embody and describe a personal experience that demonstrates this trait.
3) Geisinger Commonwealth values diversity and is committed to maintaining an inclusive environment. How do you think you can contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion?
4) If you have previously applied to Geisinger Commonwealth’s Doctor of Medicine program, please describe your significant experiences between this year’s application and your previous application. If you are not a previous applicant, please type, “N/A” in the response area.
5) Are you currently enrolled or a graduate of Geisinger Commonwealth’s Master of Biomedical Sciences program? (yes/no)
6) Request Fee Waiver (yes/no)

Good luck to everyone applying!

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[TheDataKing]

@PapaGuava @Goro

secondary received!!

1) Given Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s unique mission and values, please tell us why you feel you are a good fit for our institution.
2) List the five most important attributes you feel a physician should possess. Please choose one that you feel you embody and describe a personal experience that demonstrates this trait.
3) Geisinger Commonwealth values diversity and is committed to maintaining an inclusive environment. How do you think you can contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion?
4) If you have previously applied to Geisinger Commonwealth’s Doctor of Medicine program, please describe your significant experiences between this year’s application and your previous application. If you are not a previous applicant, please type, “N/A” in the response area.
5) Are you currently enrolled or a graduate of Geisinger Commonwealth’s Master of Biomedical Sciences program? (yes/no)
6) Request Fee Waiver (yes/no)

 

[u_raptor]

@PapaGuava @Goro

secondary received!!

1) Given Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine’s unique mission and values, please tell us why you feel you are a good fit for our institution.
2) List the five most important attributes you feel a physician should possess. Please choose one that you feel you embody and describe a personal experience that demonstrates this trait.
3) Geisinger Commonwealth values diversity and is committed to maintaining an inclusive environment. How do you think you can contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion?
4) If you have previously applied to Geisinger Commonwealth’s Doctor of Medicine program, please describe your significant experiences between this year’s application and your previous application. If you are not a previous applicant, please type, “N/A” in the response area.
5) Are you currently enrolled or a graduate of Geisinger Commonwealth’s Master of Biomedical Sciences program? (yes/no)
6) Request Fee Waiver (yes/no)

+1 Received as well.

 

[batpuac]

+1

 

[Ell19]

+1

 

[AW0320]

+1 Received as well.

Me too!

 

[dr.batman]

Me too!

+1

 

[PapaGuava]

Thank you @soccersoccersoccer

 

[deleted993760]

Is anybody else having trouble submitting?

 

[TheDataKing]

Is anybody else having trouble submitting?

I was able to submit mine

 

[AW0320]

Submitted!

 

[deleted993760]

I ended up figuring out how to submit

 

[pugpy_dawg]

Is anybody else having trouble submitting?

I see you've figured it out, but now I'm struggling! I paid and got an email confirming payment, but it's saying my payment isn't complete and therefore I can't submit? Anybody else?

 

[deleted993760]

I see you've figured it out, but now I'm struggling! I paid and got an email confirming payment, but it's saying my payment isn't complete and therefore I can't submit? Anybody else?

The problem I was having is that it wasn't marking the page with my essays complete, but after a few minutes and logging out and logging back in it worked. Maybe try that?

 

[pHDole]

anyone know the character/word counts? Is it 1500 characters each like last year?

 

[deleted987519]

anyone know the character/word counts? Is it 1500 characters each like last year?

Yep, 1500 characters including spaces

 

[pHDole]

Yep, 1500 characters including spaces

thank you!

 

[keanureaves]

OOS, verified 6/28/19, secondary received 7/1/19. Good luck everyone!

 

[spa1113]

submitted secondary 7/4

 

[FutureSurgical]

Looking at their MD admissions page, for the previous class, they had 37 "preferred counties." Is this counties OOS that they prefer to bring in? I'm in the south and I may have applied erroneously (like how UWash is "OOS friendly.")

 

[Dr.JordanAlexander]

Looking at their MD admissions page, for the previous class, they had 37 "preferred counties." Is this counties OOS that they prefer to bring in? I'm in the south and I may have applied erroneously (like how UWash is "OOS friendly.")

From what I know about Geisinger, they are very regionally focused. I would think those counties are the counties they serve, and that 37 students of their class of 110 are from the area.

 

[dr.batman]

Submitted; email of completion

 

[renal_corpuscle]

Anyone do the PDF update for meaningful experiences?

 

[deleted987519]

Looking at their MD admissions page, for the previous class, they had 37 "preferred counties." Is this counties OOS that they prefer to bring in? I'm in the south and I may have applied erroneously (like how UWash is "OOS friendly.")

They have a huge preference for applicants connected to Northeast PA

 

[AlexSpall]

SCRANTON WHAT? THE ELECTRIC CITY!

 

[lolhelp]

Did anyone get an email that they are complete? Never got one but my status says, “your application is ready!”

 

[dr.batman]

Did anyone get an email that they are complete? Never got one but my status says, “your application is ready!”

I did but my application status hasn't changed yet.

 

[Dr. Forbin]

Anyone do the PDF update for meaningful experiences?

Where is this?

 

[lolhelp]

I did but my application status hasn't changed yet.

Does your status say ready or complete?

 

[dr.batman]

Does your status say ready or complete?

It says "ready"

 

[Reaperjx]

I just paid for my application and it keeps saying I haven't paid. I even got the receipt for it. Anyone know how to fix this?

 

[deleted885693]

I just paid for my application and it keeps saying I haven't paid. I even got the receipt for it. Anyone know how to fix this?

This happened to me too, but I got it fixed when I emailed the admissions office with the receipt. It was annoying since I submitted the secondary on the first day I received it and checked 10 days later with that message and my secondary not being submitted.

 

[future_doctor_14]

On their website it states that they require one full year of orgo with lab, I have one year of orgo lecture but only orgo 1 lab. However, I took biochemistry lab, do you think that will be able to substitute for orgo 2 lab?

 

[cacophany]

Does anybody know when interview invites start getting sent out here?

 

[ak14]

Does anybody know when interview invites start getting sent out here?

Looks like last year the first one that got reported on sdn was 8/7. So this week possibly.

 

[TheDataKing]

II! submitted 6/28

 

[secondboys1]

II, IS submitted 7/3

 

[u_raptor]

II, OOS

 

[imbesrs]

II, OOS

Awesome stats/wars dude, and your II's show that lol. When were you complete?

 

[deleted987519]

II IS/ complete 7/3

 

[u_raptor]

Awesome stats/wars dude, and your II's show that lol. When were you complete?

Thanks! And I was complete 7/2

 

[HighYieldOnly]

II, IS submitted 7/3

You're having quite the morning, eh? Just saw you got one at Penn State also, congrats!

 

[frog301]

II for OOS secondary submitted 7/15

 

[deleted987519]

II, OOS

I am sick of you

 

[Peterp117]

II, OOS, Complete 6/29

 

[¡Sísepuede!]

Good morning! II for IS. I submitted on 7.14

 

[K-K]

II Complete 7/11. IS

 

[AnMDtoB]

II today!! (congrats to all the others!!)

IS, complete 7/15

 

[bakarian7]

II, IS, LM 73, submitted secondary 7/4/19.

 

[bakarian7]

anyone interviewing 9/9?

Lots of people, it was taken before I noticed the invite in my inbox.