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Interview Feedback: Eastern Virginia Medical School
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Interview Feedback: Eastern Virginia Medical School
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Hi everyone, I am a current student (just finished M1 year). Ask me anything.
Where are you living now? It would be easier for me to describe if I compare sort of
Does the secondary often change, or is it something we could start working on from previous years?
summerdays
New Member
The secondary doesn't change often. It'd be a safe bet to work on the old questions (though no guarantees).
premiepremie
Full Member
Well I am not really supposed to give you advice on application . All I can say is try to dig into your heart , and really think of what You want to answer .
summerdays
New Member
As with any secondary, answer the prompts honestly! There's not a "perfect" answer and they're not trying to trick you.
There doesn't appear to be a stat cut-off for secondaries!
I am sorry i dont. The best way to find out - email admissions. They do publish that median score for successful matriculants is 3.5GPA and 511 MCAT, but i didnt see reference for cutoff. sorry
Our classes are historically about 50/50 out of state vs in state. I think there are more ppl applying for out of state spots, so statistically, it is harder. I would discourage you from thinking about it this way. Just think that you are competing against yourself. Look at school goals, look at stats. Are you competitive - than you have a chance. From that on - just do your best.
What's your impression of the program so far ? Friendly student cohort ? What's the school / class environment like ? Faculty ? Favorite things ?
student cohort is definitely friendly, - i think ppl get along well. The scoring system in the school is set up in such a way that you dont really benefit from other ppl not doing well, so everyone always shares resources, helps each other, etc. I think its a comfortable place to be.
center of academic development and student wellness are amazing, - first of all they are very helpful. When i was having problems with studying - just couldnt figure out my "way", - they sat down with me FOR AN HOUR, and we made a plan that worked for ME. Next exam my points jumped from mid 70s to high 80s and low 90s. THey really care.
School is very warm, - warm colors, wood everywhere, plants. nice bathrooms, fresh paint. Everything looks very put together, clean. It is very comfortable to be there.
Coffee is pretty good in the store.
Faculty - it think everyone has their favorites, you know? specific faculty members that they like more than others. I definitely have my favorites, especially since they teach the subjects i am interested in. Overall, faculty is very available (which is great), and they try to focus on Step 1 relative material. They literally tell you during lectures whats high yield and whats not. It is very helpful (we also get free uworld, and free sketchy).
Favorite things - i think the fact that lectures are all online, the fact that we have a lot of free resources available for us that normally cost a lot of money, the fact that we have a portal with anki decks and such, the fact that there is always some sort of free food somewhere on campus 🙂 (they like to feed us, i think). Overall i really love that there is enough flexibility that ppl can make their school experience whatever they want, you know?
Thanks for sharing🙂
Stoked to be applying this year! Hampton Roads born and bred. I lived in Ghent for part of undergrad and loved every minute of it, really hoping to move back
i emailed admissions and they said while they don't have an automatic cut-off, they generally look for a 3.5 or higher in the sciences and in general!
One helpful thing I learned from applying here last year is that EVMS is one of few schools I know of that screens holistically (not just based on stats) pre-secondary. There will be people with 3.3 gpa that get a secondary, and there will be people with a 3.5 that do not. This also means there is often a 1-2 week delay between when your primary is verified by AMCAS and when you the get EVMS secondary, so don’t feel like you need to bug the admissions office if you do not receive it right away.
good luck everyone. I know you are all stressed out right now, because of everything going on, but just try to stay positive and keep pushing!!!
Definitely. I am aS non traditional as they get 🙂))
hey everyone! I recently received a secondary and have a question about the fee. I have FAP through AMCAS, is EVMS waiving their secondary fee for FAP applicants and how do I go about doing this?
qwertyjuice
Full Member
Prompts?
Briefly describe your exposure to medicine. (2000 characters)
What do you think you will like best about being a physician? (2000 characters)
What do you think you will like least about being a physician? (2000 characters)
Describe yourself and your medical career as you see it ten years from now. (2000 characters)
Please indicate your reasons for applying to EVMS. (2000 characters)
so exactly the same as last yrs?
First R of the szn rip. good luck all!
Rejected before secondary, OOS non trad. I respect the consideration to my bank account.
It's really considerate that they do pre-secondary R's, to be honest. I'm OOS and waiting on a secondary. Does anyone know how they screen for secondaries?
Edit: In 2018-2019, someone OOS got screened out with a 3.7X/515, lol. I wonder if it's holistic? Or maybe based on hours in certain categories?
Edit: In 2018-2019, someone OOS got screened out with a 3.7X/515, lol. I wonder if it's holistic? Or maybe based on hours in certain categories?
I would assume it is not an auto-screen. I have 3.5X/513, decent volunteer hrs, and a lot of clinical exp. With so many apps I think a lot of it just comes down to some luck as well.
Definitely doesn't sound like an auto-screen. I'm sorry to hear about the R, but it sounds like you have a great app and will get love elsewhere. Best of luck!
Did you get a call from them about the R? I missed a call from EVMS today. Obviously scared ****less.
nope just got a presecondary email
Just received a secondary, OOS! Got the same email 3 times for some reason lmao
They like you so much they wanted to make sure it got to you.... lol
wet_blanket_
Full Member
So we will receive a rejection letter if they screen you out from their secondary?
that will be I. I went to ODU and Live in Norfolk lol. But as I said above, they dir. of admissions called me and left a vague voicemail so idk.
smearguardhighlighter
Full Member
Does anyone know the percent of applicants that are selected for secondaries/how selective it generally is?
I'm from Chesapeake which is right next to Norfolk. Still waiting on secondary invite. The lack of an R is slightly comforting I guess lol.
wet_blanket_
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good luck with everywhere else you are applying!!
Is anyone else having trouble inputting the prerequisites on the secondary? Only two of my classes are showing up as options...
