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pagingdocopp
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Holistic review is just their way of saying your app is complete and under review - I think it is being looked at, maybe sorted into different piles? Who knows. I entered holistic review on a random day early in the cycle (I submitted July 5th), and am still in holistic review! But I know others' turnaround times have been quicker 🙂 hope that helps!
Secondary submitted 7/21, still not under Holistic Review.
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sadpremed121
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I’m interviewing first week of September!
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Any kind of review you are under will certainly NOT be holistic. Just be patient, your time will come.
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deleted972488
I’ll be there on 9/17
Medical AI
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200 words.
juliannewman
Full Member
for the stress one, did you guys explain how you solve situations or list ways you cope w/stress (hobbies, family, etc).???
Another Monday and still not in holistic review 🙁
I talked about a stressful situation and what I learned from it that now helps me cope w stress
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deleted958920
I feel this. I was complete 7/18/19 and thought for sure I'd see a check in that review box today. My naivety strikes again.
Edit: The check mark is there! Finally, I can't wait... to wait some more.
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juliannewman
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how long after submitting the secondary, was the check box marked for secondary received? also what does holitisitc review mean here?
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deleted996731
Buckle in my guy
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juliannewman
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LMAOOO, aite i gotchu, ill check back in in late sep
How are you guys getting to campus from O'Hare? Are most of you Uber-ing/Lyft-ing?
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deleted972488
That was my plan.
just a bit more info for the people traveling in- the blue line doesn't go very near northwestern but agreed it is wayyyyy cheaper (uber pools can be like 30+ sometimes) to take than an uber for sure. So if you have the time, and would like to discover chicago's public transportation, I would take the blue line but you will either have to uber or transfer trains at some point. Anyone is free to PM me if you need help navigating or more specifics!
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deleted994247
agreed, but I'd warn people that the tricky part for first-timers is transferring from the blue line onto the bus. make sure you know how to find the bus stop, and be prepared to wait up to 20 minutes for it to arrive.
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deleted972488
Thank you all for this information... given my circumstances I will probably just take an uber.
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deleted996731
Interesting so it’s not only on Mondays. Good to know
Hopefully that means that me and my 7/23 are gonna get the holistic treatment soon
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deleted972488
Your “holistic” review and II are coming soon to an email inbox near you. Northwestern seems to be very into the LGBT (and high stats).
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deleted958920
This is good to hear!
I think this is a large part of why I got an MSTP II!!! lgbt + high MCAT at least haha
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deleted972488
Did you also get the “Reach OUT” message on your portal?
So is it about a month give/take?
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juliannewman
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yup!
For "Discuss a current unanswered questions in biomedical research that you find particularly interesting and what research you would like to see done to address it" in the MSTP application, what do people believe is the type of "unanswered question" they're looking for?
I wrote an essay about a specific problem in drug resistance in a certain type of cancer and which experiments I'd like to see done to answer that specific question, but I've gotten feedback from my scientifically-trained friend that the essay is too specific and doesn't do enough thinking about bigger questions like "how does immune system contribute to cancer?"
What are people's thoughts?
I wrote an essay about a specific problem in drug resistance in a certain type of cancer and which experiments I'd like to see done to answer that specific question, but I've gotten feedback from my scientifically-trained friend that the essay is too specific and doesn't do enough thinking about bigger questions like "how does immune system contribute to cancer?"
What are people's thoughts?
Tomorrow's our day. I'm almost willing to bet on it.
the_expert
Full Member
Congrats!
II earlier
Does anyone know if you stay in holistic review until you either get an II or they release your application at the end of the cycle, or do they reject?
the_expert
Full Member
I'm complete 7/25 and still not in review. Maybe next week...
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Submitting the primary or had it verified?
the_expert
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been in holistic for two weeks now? is this a R?
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Been in holistic for over a month. Certainly hoping not an R.
pagingdocopp
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I've been in holistic for 6 weeks. Not an R until it's an R!
hey, would you mind sharing your source for this info please? sad non trad here
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From MSAR, a high number of students with no volunteering, shadowing, or paid employment suggests both young applicants and many BS/MD folks. Also, less than 20% of their class is older than 24 suggesting few gap years and even fewer real nontrads.
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This link says that 19% of students are admitted through early entry pathways (HPME and NUPSP), which personally doesn't sound like a lot but is a significant portion.
That being said, *chuckles* because I'm a "traditional applicant"
