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Is anyone else a little confused by the pre-reqs section of the secondary? Feels clunky and weird…I had to add some of my lab courses multiple times.
 
Gwynbleidd said:
Is anyone else a little confused by the pre-reqs section of the secondary? Feels clunky and weird…I had to add some of my lab courses multiple times.
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Yes... if my physics course included a physics lab (1 entry on my transcript), do I inputted it twice for the course and lab section?
 
@wysdoc

MD/PhD specific Prompts (unsure if there is any overlap with the normal prompts)
Each Essay limited to 1800 characters
1) Highlight your experiences in the health care field. What insights have you gained about potential problems you will face as a physician?
2) How will the University of Connecticut School of Medicine best serve your needs of becoming a physician or physician scientist?
3) Please take a moment to explain how the COVID-19 pandemic directly and personally affected you as it pertains to preparing for medical school. (e.g. MCAT test date delay, financial impact, research/clinical experiences, self-quarantine, etc.)
 
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Submitted my secondary last night and never received a confirmation or ‘complete’ email. Is this true for anyone else?
 
Prereq question

UCONN requires 4 semesters of chemistry lab

My undergrad only offered 3 (I took all of them - 2 semesters gen chem, 1 semester orgo. We do not offer a biochem lab although I took biochem).

Do you think I need to contact the admissions office to make sure they know that I have fulfilled the prereqs to the best of my ability based on what my undergrad offered?

OR do I assume that UCONN knows this based on my transcript, my committee letter packet which explains it, and previous students from my school?

There is no space in the secondary to address this issue.

I just don't want them to screen my application out because it looks like I did not fulfill the prereqs based on the way they're entered on the secondary (left the one chem lab section blank).
 
frosty42 said:
Prereq question

UCONN requires 4 semesters of chemistry lab

My undergrad only offered 3 (I took all of them - 2 semesters gen chem, 1 semester orgo. We do not offer a biochem lab although I took biochem).

Do you think I need to contact the admissions office to make sure they know that I have fulfilled the prereqs to the best of my ability based on what my undergrad offered?

OR do I assume that UCONN knows this based on my transcript, my committee letter packet which explains it, and previous students from my school?

There is no space in the secondary to address this issue.

I just don't want them to screen my application out because it looks like I did not fulfill the prereqs based on the way they're entered on the secondary (left the one chem lab section blank).
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I would email and ask. I also had to email and I found out their requirements are pretty strict so I would just confirm with them!
 
Question about the prereq portion on the uconn secondary app. There are 3 different entries for "chemistry" I thought you only needed 1 year of gen chem to apply which would fulfill 2 entries. What do we put for the third entry?
 
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pdog20 said:
Question about the prereq portion on the uconn secondary app. There are 3 different entries for "chemistry" I thought you only needed 1 year of gen chem to apply which would fulfill 2 entries. What do we put for the third entry?
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I had a similar question and emailed admissions with no response yet (already submitted my secondary anyway RIP). I used my first orgo course for the 3rd chem section and my second orgo course for the orgo section. Not sure if that’s what they wanted but the way they set it up was soooo janky
 
Is anyone else unable to pay the fee? I've tried two credit cards on two separate days but it keeps saying my payment is declined.
 
mr248 said:
Is anyone else unable to pay the fee? I've tried two credit cards on two separate days but it keeps saying my payment is declined.
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I had this problem. I switched to a debit card and it worked but all my credit cards got declined
 
baz2020 said:
@wysdoc

MD/PhD specific Prompts (unsure if there is any overlap with the normal prompts)
Each Essay limited to 1800 characters
1) Highlight your experiences in the health care field. What insights have you gained about potential problems you will face as a physician?
2) How will the University of Connecticut School of Medicine best serve your needs of becoming a physician or physician scientist?
3) Please take a moment to explain how the COVID-19 pandemic directly and personally affected you as it pertains to preparing for medical school. (e.g. MCAT test date delay, financial impact, research/clinical experiences, self-quarantine, etc.)
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I also applied MD-PhD and was wondering if you ever got any confirmation that your app was complete? It says on their website that we should receive an email, but I have not yet.
 
looongshot said:
I also applied MD-PhD and was wondering if you ever got any confirmation that your app was complete? It says on their website that we should receive an email, but I have not yet.
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Oh hmm I also did not get an email, just portal says finshed/submitted
 
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Gwynbleidd said:
Submitted my secondary last night and never received a confirmation or ‘complete’ email. Is this true for anyone else?
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mm_premedstudent said:
Same here. I think its a gateway thing because one of my other apps was on that platform and the same thing is going on. Can anyone confirm?
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gogomed0000 said:
Yeah I also didn't get an email, just it saying completed on top and finished on bottom.
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Did you guys ever end up getting an email confirmation saying your application was complete?
 
Worth mentioning in secondaries that my aunt went to UCONN SOM and now is a pediatrician in CT? It ties into my paragraph ab research since she helped me with it, but idk if mentioning that she went to the school is helpful/hurtful?
 
doctorwannabe252 said:
Worth mentioning in secondaries that my aunt went to UCONN SOM and now is a pediatrician in CT? It ties into my paragraph ab research since she helped me with it, but idk if mentioning that she went to the school is helpful/hurtful?
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I don't think it would hurt, especially as a casual aside:

"My aunt, a former graduate of UCONN SOM, helped me with my research."

Something simple like that doesn't detract from the focus of what they're asking and also introduces the fact you have familial ties. In-staters had about a 40% II rate according to the class of 2021 data on MSAR. Connecticut is a small state so that isn't too surprising, so having ties to it should only work in your favor!
 
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