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II received, submitted 7/10, 519/3.88, OOS, ORM

Has anyone signed up yet? It says they offer morning and afternoon sessions, but there was no opportunity to choose when choosing a date.
 
sarturo said:
II received, submitted 7/10, 519/3.88, OOS, ORM

Has anyone signed up yet? It says they offer morning and afternoon sessions, but there was no opportunity to choose when choosing a date.
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Yeah I just signed up for a date, I didn't see another option either
 
II received! OOS, completed secondary 7/13, but my letter packet didn't go in until the 20th so that's when I was completed
 
Good luck everyone! My MCAT is a bit below their median, so hoping to join you with an II later in the season 🙂
 
Really not a fan of their “welcome” page on the portal. Why are you telling me about things like sorry we couldn’t welcome you in person here’s our housing and moving to Nashville info if I haven’t even been offered an interview?
 
How do we know if we were given a morning or afternoon interview schedule? I was able to select a date, but nothing else.
 
ellewine said:
How do we know if we were given a morning or afternoon interview schedule? I was able to select a date, but nothing else.
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@pennylane8991

I reached out to the adcom yesterday, they said that they will try to match everyone with a morning/afternoon session based on our geographic location, but that not everyone will be able to get a preferable block. So we should keep the entire block open just in case. They'll let us know a couple weeks out from the date we chose.
 
For those of you who have received II, did your app say under review? Mine still says "your application is ready" so I am not sure if its in the queue or under review
 
In addressing the "challenge" secondary prompt, I see that there has been a lot of discussion about discussing personal vs. professional challenges. However, I am having difficulty distinguishing between the two. Can someone provide a generic example of a personal or professional challenge?
 
viralhiker said:
In addressing the "challenge" secondary prompt, I see that there has been a lot of discussion about discussing personal vs. professional challenges. However, I am having difficulty distinguishing between the two. Can someone provide a generic example of a personal or professional challenge?
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I wrote about a professional challenge. My example was a mishap at work (non-healthcare field) that I was involved with; it resulted in property damage and a mishap investigation. I wrote about the incident, how I dealt with the stress of the investigation, the aftermath, what I learned, etc. (answered the prompt). Although it affected me personally, I consider this a professional challenge. While, a personal challenge might be dealing with a family member's illness, etc.
 
Thanks @WindmillChaser92 and @ChemEtoMD23. I'll ask you both (and everyone else) their advice on choosing my essay topic then. I could either discuss A) my challenging transition to college, working to support myself, and how this situation contributed to me failing a class. I would also talk about what I learned and how I addressed these challenges. I could also write about B) a challenging situation I was in as an EMT, where I had to make a rapid judgment call on how to best keep a psychiatric patient from harming themself in my care.
 
viralhiker said:
Rolling them where?
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Vanderbilt is so on top of their game, so I did not know if they were also accepting/making decisions known to applicants within a certain time frame post interview like some other schools.
 
For those that got II did your status change before your II from Application Ready
 
eelsauce said:
I tried. Not spam, you could ignore it. Thx 🙂
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It's on Vandy's website.
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For the additional documents you can upload after submitting the secondary, did anyone actually upload a publication or a CV? I looked online and could not find their policy on it.
 
srk2021 said:
Vandy is known as a stat wh0re school (as some adcoms call it ) and given your MCAT score of 513 I thought you may be an URM.
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How do you know if a school is all about stats or not? Is it word-of-mouth? Are there schools that have high GPA and MCAT medians that are not "stat wh*res", and it just so happens their entering class has high GPA and MCAT? I am slightly confused by how some prestigious schools get this label and some don't.
 
WindmillChaser92 said:
How do you know if a school is all about stats or not? Is it word-of-mouth? Are there schools that have high GPA and MCAT medians that are not "stat wh*res", and it just so happens their entering class has high GPA and MCAT? I am slightly confused by how some prestigious schools get this label and some don't.
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You look at the data in MSAR or some of the consultants sites. Vandy and WashU are known for high stats. Here is one of those sites.

magoosh.com

MCAT Scores and GPAs for Top 100 Medical Schools

A good MCAT score is one that makes you competitive for your dream school! This post wil cover the average MCAT scores and GPAs for the top 100 medical schools, and the differences between the new and old MCAT.
magoosh.com magoosh.com

You can sort by MCAT or GPA
 
WindmillChaser92 said:
How do you know if a school is all about stats or not? Is it word-of-mouth? Are there schools that have high GPA and MCAT medians that are not "stat wh*res", and it just so happens their entering class has high GPA and MCAT? I am slightly confused by how some prestigious schools get this label and some don't.
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It's partly word-of-mouth, but I think it can also be seen by looking at the 10th and 90th percentiles. Perfect example is Harvard has a broader MCAT and GPA range than Vandy or WashU, but nobody is going to argue that Vandy/WashU have better med schools or are more prestigious than Harvard.

Then with WashU, take a look at peer schools like Duke and Cornell, who are just as prestigious and renowned but have a much wider MCAT/GPA range.

I am kinda with you that I think the way they're labeled is arbitrary though, because nobody labels Hopkins as such bc of their name, but they clearly are when you glance at their stats and MCAT/GPA range.
 
Gentle_Scientist said:
It's partly word-of-mouth, but I think it can also be seen by looking at the 10th and 90th percentiles. Perfect example is Harvard has a broader MCAT and GPA range than Vandy or WashU, but nobody is going to argue that Vandy/WashU have better med schools or are more prestigious than Harvard.

Then with WashU, take a look at peer schools like Duke and Cornell, who are just as prestigious and renowned but have a much wider MCAT/GPA range.

I am kinda with you that I think the way they're labeled is arbitrary though, because nobody labels Hopkins as such bc of their name, but they clearly are when you glance at their stats and MCAT/GPA range.
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Vandy is ranked between 15-20 and Harvard and Hopkins are ranked 1 and 2 but Vandy GPA and MCAT ranges are higher.
 
srk2021 said:
At the same time you said calling them stats heavy is arbitrary and word of the mouth lol
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It is arbitrary, bc Hopkins has much higher stats than Harvard, which is usually seen as a more prestigious school. And there are other examples with stats-heavy schools not viewed as such deapite having much higher stats than their peer institutions.
 
Gentle_Scientist said:
It is arbitrary, bc Hopkins has much higher stats than Harvard, which is usually seen as a more prestigious school. And there are other examples with stats-heavy schools not viewed as such deapite having much higher stats than their peer institutions.
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In most rankings (in medicine) they ranked 1 and 2.
 
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