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For this question: Share with us a difficult or challenging situation you have encountered and how you dealt with it. In your response, identify both the coping skills you called upon to resolve the dilemma, and the support person(s) from whom you sought advice. We suggest that you limit your essay to about 550 words.

Is it okay if i talk about a ruff upbringing that shaped my pursuit of education, and ultimately, medicine?

Or are they asking about how I dealt with a recent problem/ethical dilemma?
 
Submitted. For some reason, LORs are showing as not received, so I am not "complete" yet.
 
EmbryonalCarcinoma said:
Submitted. For some reason, LORs are showing as not received, so I am not "complete" yet.
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Same here, LORs are not received. Looks like this is the same service that WashU uses and WashU says not received either. Maybe this service is slower at getting hooked up to AMCAS?
 
MemeLord said:
Same here, LORs are not received. Looks like this is the same service that WashU uses and WashU says not received either. Maybe this service is slower at getting hooked up to AMCAS?
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Idk. UPenn uses the same service and we got marked complete by them. I think someone at the school has to mark them as received.
 
EmbryonalCarcinoma said:
550 words is a lot for "why our school" ...
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every "why us" prompt
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NeuroGeek20 said:
For this question: Share with us a difficult or challenging situation you have encountered and how you dealt with it. In your response, identify both the coping skills you called upon to resolve the dilemma, and the support person(s) from whom you sought advice. We suggest that you limit your essay to about 550 words.

Is it okay if i talk about a ruff upbringing that shaped my pursuit of education, and ultimately, medicine?

Or are they asking about how I dealt with a recent problem/ethical dilemma?
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I think that would be sufficient, yes.
 
Anyone else applying MeSH? If so, how are you going about prioritizing your separate PhD application? Are you trying to have it submitted at the same time as your secondary?
 
Does anyone know if for MeSH applicants, Pritzker will review the supplemental application if the separate PhD application is not yet submitted? I am submitting a separate application to the Harris School of Public Policy and am awaiting one last letter writer to submit their letter there.
 
For those who received secondaries, did you receive it after your primary was verified?
 
jmlee0108 said:
For those who received secondaries, did you receive it after your primary was verified?
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Yes, that is how the process will work for the VAST majority of schools. Very very few schools submit secondaries out to unverified applicants.
 
In case anyone has not gotten a headshot yet, Pritzker asks for one before you can schedule your interview invite.
 
xkcd6330 said:
Are all the dates Mondays?
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No, they are across the week. The first couple are just M/F, then the next few weeks looked like they are M-F with some days off. I didn't really look beyond august lol I just picked the first available day and went with it.
 
MemeLord said:
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nircat said:
Just got a II as well, secondary submitted 7/6
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Question! I'm waiting for one of my rec letter writers to complete the rec letter so this will probably hold my application back from being complete. But I remember reading somewhere (don't remember where, probably MSAR?) that the admissions committee will review once the first 3 letters arrive and that any letters sent after review will not be looked at. Did either of you experience this or was your app complete before getting the II?
Thanks!
 
MemeLord said:
No, they are across the week. The first couple are just M/F, then the next few weeks looked like they are M-F with some days off. I didn't really look beyond august lol I just picked the first available day and went with it.
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They didn't have any dates available past Aug yet for me. Kinda strange?
 
alwayseating said:
Question! I'm waiting for one of my rec letter writers to complete the rec letter so this will probably hold my application back from being complete. But I remember reading somewhere (don't remember where, probably MSAR?) that the admissions committee will review once the first 3 letters arrive and that any letters sent after review will not be looked at. Did either of you experience this or was your app complete before getting the II?
Thanks!
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My app was complete prior to submission, however if they state that on their website you should be fine (so long as you have a check mark by your LOR box)
 
So, I do not know how long closing sessions will be but they start at 3pm...Is anyone familiar enough with Chicago and/or O'hare to recommend if 658PM will be late enough to make the flight the evening of the interview? That is the latest flight I have available...Or should I just fly out the next morning and book a hotel?
 
MemeLord said:
So, I do not know how long closing sessions will be but they start at 3pm...Is anyone familiar enough with Chicago and/or O'hare to recommend if 658PM will be late enough to make the flight the evening of the interview? That is the latest flight I have available...Or should I just fly out the next morning and book a hotel?
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You probably cannot make that flight. The screenshot of the email you posted said to allow 2 hours of travel TO the airport. And that's a busy airport.
 
O'Hare can have super fast security - 5 minutes, but the traffic to get there is going to kill you at that time. You can look into Midway Airport as it is closer to UofC.
 
rdyotz said:
O'Hare can have super fast security - 5 minutes, but the traffic to get there is going to kill you at that time. You can look into Midway Airport as it is closer to UofC.
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Now the latest out of Midway is at 5:30 which is not enough time. I am not just looking for 6 AM the next morning out of O’Hare
 
MemeLord said:
So, I do not know how long closing sessions will be but they start at 3pm...Is anyone familiar enough with Chicago and/or O'hare to recommend if 658PM will be late enough to make the flight the evening of the interview? That is the latest flight I have available...Or should I just fly out the next morning and book a hotel?
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Hey I live in Chicago. I actually think that would be fine if you found out how long closing sessions were. Let's say they're an hour, that takes you to 4. From the UChicago to O'Hare is probably going to be a little over an hour, call it 5:30. Even if security is bad that day (which trust it can be bad sometimes), I think you would be fine. Obviously safer to book the next morning, but if you're okay with a little risk I think you would make it. Check to see how long the closing session is first tho.
 
premed athlete said:
Hey I live in Chicago. I actually think that would be fine if you found out how long closing sessions were. Let's say they're an hour, that takes you to 4. From the UChicago to O'Hare is probably going to be a little over an hour, call it 5:30. Even if security is bad that day (which trust it can be bad sometimes), I think you would be fine. Obviously safer to book the next morning, but if you're okay with a little risk I think you would make it. Check to see how long the closing session is first tho.
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Too late, spending the night in Chicago lol I am mildly impulsive.
 
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