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honestly didn't understand this question either. I ended up just answering it by explaining in what way it's affected the way I plan to practice medicine as a physician.
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MoonQuail
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This might be an absolutely stupid question. But how do you select the most meaningful activity you are about to write about in the portal??? I see them all listed but there isn't a box to check or any way to "select" an activity. But the question says "Please select..."
Is this an issue with my browser or computer?? I tried both safari and chrome and I still see no way to select.
Or is no-one actually selecting anything off that list, and just saying which activity they are talking about within the 1000 characters???
Is this an issue with my browser or computer?? I tried both safari and chrome and I still see no way to select.
Or is no-one actually selecting anything off that list, and just saying which activity they are talking about within the 1000 characters???
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I didn't select, just indicated as part of the response. I do not believe there was a way to actually click/select?
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deleted1054798
I didn't select it physically, I just wrote about it in the text box
MoonQuail
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ok!! thank you so much guys!! I got very confused for a minute there.
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deleted1058452
Payment isn’t working for me either and I don’t wanna try multiple times so I’m gonna call tomorrow and see what the issue is.
inked.cuse
Full Member
IS received yesterday
inked.cuse
Full Member
for the second COVID question when it asks about inabilities to complete "prerequisites" is anyone in their gap year just writing about how it affected you otherwise? Like in your job / personal life ?
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deleted1058452
Hey everybody I have an update on the payment thing!
so the third party they were using to process payments saw the volume of transactions coming in and marked it as fraudulent. Admissions reached out to the third party to fix the situation and they’ll send out an email when it is sorted out. Since the payments were marked as potentially fraudulent they should be voided and none of them should have gone through.
Which means whenever it’s fixed we will be notified and then pay once and it should be good to go
so the third party they were using to process payments saw the volume of transactions coming in and marked it as fraudulent. Admissions reached out to the third party to fix the situation and they’ll send out an email when it is sorted out. Since the payments were marked as potentially fraudulent they should be voided and none of them should have gone through.
Which means whenever it’s fixed we will be notified and then pay once and it should be good to go
Tried to pay app fee today and it appeared to be fixed. Was able to submit secondary just now.
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deleted1058452
I just tried it and the payment went through. Also shows up on my bank account as well.
Can’t “finalize” it because my submitted app and fee are still at pending but at least the payment Does work now
It's asking you to reflect on how COVID has impacted the field of medicine as a whole.
yup
I see the same thing. How long did it take for you two before the "pending" became a "yes"?
I checked back a day or two after submitting and it allowed me to click finalize
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where the prompts @
For the payment issue. It didn't work with my AMEX, but when I put it on my Visa it worked fine. n=1 right now.
MoonQuail
Full Member
This is interesting! Mine appeared to go through but are you saying that even if it said it went through it really didn't? So ill have to pay again? Maybe thats why I still have a "pending" status for my payment and it hasn't switched to yes yet....?
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deleted1058452
If it went through on your portal and bank account then you’re solid. It shows pending for me too because it takes a day or two for them to process payments. If it takes longer you can just give em a call and see if something is up
Tacocalifornia
Full Member
"Tell us one thing about yourself that would help the Admissions Committee determine if you should be admitted to our program."
Any advice on how to go about answering this question in 1,000 characters? Would an adversity essay be appropriate for a response?
Any advice on how to go about answering this question in 1,000 characters? Would an adversity essay be appropriate for a response?
Yeah, but make sure the "one thing" is resilience or persistence and that you are just illustrating it with the adversity essay.
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deleted1054798
Anyone else still "pending" for two categories. Submitted 7/28
Same here. I sent them an email about my PR card and they replied "it has been uploaded to my file" 10 days ago.
I emailed them back two times between now and then about portal not being updated..no response
Same. Submitted 7/29. Was gonna wait till it hit the 48 hr mark til I email them
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deleted1054798
dang lmk if they reply
No secondary yet - OOS LM 71 - is it worth an email?
Same here. I emailed the person who replied to me and no response yet...
Similar stats and I am also still waiting for a secondary
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HappyHippo0533
New Member
I also submitted 7/29 and it still says pending. Frustrating not being able to submit when it's already done.
boopboopbeepboop
Full Member
Also still waiting on a secondary, OOS
How come the "finalize" button is greyed out and I can't click it?
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deleted1058452
I’m assuming that one of the following isn’t marked “yes”: supplemental application, supplemental application fee, mcat scores, LORs
if any of those have “pending” next to them you won’t be able to finalize
if they all do have “yes” next to them then you should be able to finalize
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deleted1064759
Does anyone know if Albany screens for secondary?
I believe everyone receives one.
Ah, that's the problem, thanks!!
Should I be worried about not getting a secondary? only school left...
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deleted1064759
I haven't gotten one either but I wouldn't sweat it since someone said they don't screen
Does anything happen once you hit "finalize"? I clicked it and it brought me back to the status page, but now the button is grayed out with no indication I sent it (no email either)
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deleted1058452
Nope I think now any updates or decisions will be through email
Still no portal update and no reply on my email since they told me my PR has been added to the file. Lol
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Same for me- finished supplemental on 7/29. I checked at 8:00AM PST and everything was still pending, but I was just able to finalize rn (11:00AM PST). So check again 🙂
You’re right it let me finalize!
Your application status page should now say "Application complete and ready for review by our Admissions Committee" after you hit Finalize.
