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Does anyone know how much of GW's curriculum is considered passive learning (lectures) vs active learning opportunities? Would love to hear from a current student.
 
Submitted July 16 and still not reviewed yet (I still have the complete status). Has anyone who submitted before me or at the same time also not been reviewed yet?
 
Also y'all - GW announced yesterday that we would be full online for the Fall. I think they've been incredibly timely with communication but incredibly slow to make decisions. Fall starts in 1 month. People have leases. :/ They only asked us for our opinion (through our Fall professors) on whether we want to attend like 2 weeks ago. Could have probably seen this coming with the new mask ordinance in place in DC but .... ugh :bang:

Still <3 them though. Everyone is so responsive and receptive. It's a team effort. If only DC wasn't so expensive to live in and I would have known I could move home until January lol.
 
Complete on the 18th i think and i still havent gone under review yet. is this to be expected?
 
GameOfZones said:
Complete on the 18th i think and i still havent gone under review yet. is this to be expected?
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Same complete 07/16 and tbh no idea. They might be doing high stats/URM's first. Or we could just be rejected I'm not sure.
 
carbonred said:
It could be by MCAT then, I looked on reddit's tracker and most II's were relatively high MCATs, the lower MCATs that received II's were URM's.
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Idk, I have LM 73 with MCAT of 515. I feel like that's at least moderately comparable to those receiving IIs.

I think they might be looking at volunteer hours or community service, honestly. isn't that one of the things GW likes? i know i dont have as much as probably the more stellar applicants do
 
GameOfZones said:
Idk, I have LM 73 with MCAT of 515. I feel like that's at least moderately comparable to those receiving IIs.

I think they might be looking at volunteer hours or community service, honestly. isn't that one of the things GW likes? i know i dont have as much as probably the more stellar applicants do
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I have LM 68-69, ORM and plenty of community service (2000ish hours). I was under review for like two days before being put on hold. According to the interview tracker, there doesn't seem to be an obvious pattern for these IIs
 
Anyone else not get a secondary despite being verified?
 
jpfmdmr said:
I have LM 68-69, ORM and plenty of community service (2000ish hours). I was under review for like two days before being put on hold. According to the interview tracker, there doesn't seem to be an obvious pattern for these IIs
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Hmm I wonder what the order is haha
 
carbonred said:
It could be by MCAT then, I looked on reddit's tracker and most II's were relatively high MCATs, the lower MCATs that received II's were URM's.
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jpfmdmr said:
I have LM 68-69, ORM and plenty of community service (2000ish hours). I was under review for like two days before being put on hold. According to the interview tracker, there doesn't seem to be an obvious pattern for these IIs
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On the flip side, I was put on hold with a 77 LM and a 519 MCAT as an ORM. Might be a combo of stats, community service, and ORM/URM?
 
OOS, but pretty close to the region (Northern Virginia), complete/secondary sent 7/13 but I've been under review for a while.
 
mammalia21 said:
It definitely has to do with the "Why GW?" question. They probably interview people with a CLEAR reason to go to GW first, then follow with other stuff (URM/ORM, service, LM, and other experiences).
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I think this was key for me. Writing the Clinical Public Health and Why GW essays were very, very easy for me because 90% of my application already aligned with their focus as a medical school (social justice, healthcare delivery sciences). I felt that my Why GW was strong because I could highlight specific ways GW would help me reach my career aspirations. I personally didn't have much traditional volunteering but a LOT of employment in the previously mentioned areas, so I'm not sure if they value community service in itself as much as other service-oriented schools like Rush.

I am ORM with average stats for MD matriculants, and no connection to DC, so nothing special here outside of that shared personal mission.
 
Just an FYI: GW is doing maintenance on the secondary portal tomorrow, saturday aug. 1 so they are asking applicants not to sign into the portal, work on the application or submit the secondary during that time.
 
mammalia21 said:
It definitely has to do with the "Why GW?" question. They probably interview people with a CLEAR reason to go to GW first, then follow with other stuff (URM/ORM, service, LM, and other experiences).
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That's interesting because I actually thought that was an extremely strong part of my app here. I had a very clear why GW, felt like I'm a great fit, and worked super hard to make sure this secondary was excellent because this is my top choice. My LM obviously isn't the best, but others with my stats have gotten interviews already sooo I don't know. At least a hold isn't an R but still.
 
jpfmdmr said:
That's interesting because I actually thought that was an extremely strong part of my app here. I had a very clear why GW, felt like I'm a great fit, and worked super hard to make sure this secondary was excellent because this is my top choice. My LM obviously isn't the best, but others with my stats have gotten interviews already sooo I don't know. At least a hold isn't an R but still.
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Yeah, that is weird. It is also that there are so many different physicians who read these applications, so while that may be the standard, everyone will find different value in what you've written.
This process is a literal crapshoot lol.
 
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kpessi20 said:
Just an FYI: GW is doing maintenance on the secondary portal tomorrow, saturday aug. 1 so they are asking applicants not to sign into the portal, work on the application or submit the secondary during that time.
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how did you know that
 
will scott said:
Where does it say on hold? Mine has a paragraph in green font saying my file is complete and basically under review. Is that where it will say on hold?
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Yup. The text will change once they've read your file and made a decision to either interview you or put you back into the list. I haven't heard of any straight rejections yet
 
Homunculus150 said:
Yup. The text will change once they've read your file and made a decision to either interview you or put you back into the list. I haven't heard of any straight rejections yet
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Ah okay thank you! I’ve been under review since 7/18 so it’s stressful seeing people move past that. LM 74.9
 
on hold - not sure when that was updated but I just checked the portal today. Submitted secondary 07/21. Interviewed last year in November and still on their alternate list...
 
drtwin said:
on hold - not sure when that was updated but I just checked the portal today. Submitted secondary 07/21. Interviewed last year in November and still on their alternate list...
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I’m in the exact same boat lol feeling much better about this cycle though
 
drtwin said:
on hold - not sure when that was updated but I just checked the portal today. Submitted secondary 07/21. Interviewed last year in November and still on their alternate list...
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Washerman said:
I’m in the exact same boat lol feeling much better about this cycle though
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Dang! Do you remember ever being put on hold last year? Good luck to you both
 
does anyone's else portal say this:

"Your file is now complete. At this point we have received all the necessary credentials including your secondary application and your letters of recommendation in order for your application to be reviewed. While the committee works diligently to review applications in a timely manner, please be aware that in order to do a thorough review of your file it may be sometime until you hear from us again."
 
SouthernGeorgiaPines said:
does anyone's else portal say this:

"Your file is now complete. At this point we have received all the necessary credentials including your secondary application and your letters of recommendation in order for your application to be reviewed. While the committee works diligently to review applications in a timely manner, please be aware that in order to do a thorough review of your file it may be sometime until you hear from us again."
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Mine does. It's said this since 24 hours of when I was complete (before then, it just said I was pending AMCAS verification). No "under review" or "on hold" so I'm guessing we're still in the queue for someone to read our apps.
 
GarbanzoMD said:
Mine does. It's said this since 24 hours of when I was complete (before then, it just said I was pending AMCAS verification). No "under review" or "on hold" so I'm guessing we're still in the queue for someone to read our apps.
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when were. you complete?
 
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