Was literally wondering the same thing lol
I don’t think there is a character limit for the gap year essay just FYI
"BIO 101 General Biology 1; BIO 102 General Biology 2" etc. So... I'm going not in detail
+1 , straight up listed.
We're not required to put all that fit, but I'm just putting everything.
FYI, in the directions, it says not to list all your courses. Just put the minimum to fulfill the requirements
so did you just copy and paste for both Bio sections? the very first box and then the bio box under competency prerequisites?
Oops, already submitted. But FWIW: "You are only required to list the specific coursework that fulfill our minimum requirements and not every course taken in that discipline"
This is where you would talk about low grades or anything else not covered in the AMCAS or secondary that you want them to know. No need to add anything if you feel your app is complete already.
I added... a "Why Tufts?" piece... I hope that wasn't a bad call
I think that’s fine, you just don’t want to be redundant. But they don’t have that as one of their questions (most schools do) so I wouldn’t worry about it
I feel like they kind of want it... schools usually use this essay for gap years, withdrawals, time off.... but they very clearly have other places to put that info
Yeah I was thinking about telling them that my research group is starting to write a manuscript for publication, something that I didn't get to show in my AMCAS. Should I include that or nah?
Gotcha. But do you think that it would be thought of as negative in that case, or would being able to explain why things went south or were delayed be a strong aspect in an interview? Just wondering, I haven't thought about that stage too much yet.
You definitely want to say yes to that and insert your diversity essay
I have a Boston connection that isn't obvious from my app, that's the only thing going there for me. Talking about useless fluff just gives you the ability to make some major grammar mistake or something and shoot yourself in the foot. At best it wastes your and their time.
I wrote about accepting an offer with Teach For America, and that I will be pursuing deferral from med school to complete my TFA commitment and complete a masters at Johns Hopkins. I got that offer between AMCAS submission and secondaries.
I'm in the same position.... writing a manuscript in its final stages to submit for publication. I mentioned it as part of my what are you doing this year type essays but I would not give it the spotlight of an entire essay because the process can take longer than expected/have weird delays. I think its important to mention somewhere but not for a whole essay if that makes sense.
didn't apply to the maine track, so grain of salt warranted, but it sounded like the program is looking for people with an interest in rural medicine
Thanks for the response! The rural medicine topic is covered in the other two essays. The first question simply asks about your ties to Maine. I also was wondering if they were asking about professional or medical experiences, but that would cause a lot of overlap with the other prompts.
Same thing happened with me an NYMC. I think AMCAS is just a little behind itself.
