2021-2022 Tufts

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proteinfolder said:
What are you all doing for the prereq section where it says "Please indicate how you have acquired this competency."? The prior ones just asked to list, so do they want this in paragraph form?...
Also, for quarter system peeps: where it says to include at least a semester's worth of something... should we equate that to two quarters of something or one?
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I have the same question for the lab competency thing
 
I had a online P/F lab due to covid. It says I need a written statement from my school explaining the grade change or something?? Who do I even ask to write that?
 
For the academic hardships question, do you guys think it’s worth commenting on my multiple MCAT attempts, and how issues in my personal life led to a poor result the first time but changing my studying habits helped me improve my score by 10 points the second time? I know the question asks for a hardship that might adversely affect my likelihood of being accepted, but Tufts does look at all MCAT scores so I’m wondering if this is worth talking about.
 
ambitious.dr said:
For the academic hardships question, do you guys think it’s worth commenting on my multiple MCAT attempts, and how issues in my personal life led to a poor result the first time but changing my studying habits helped me improve my score by 10 points the second time? I know the question asks for a hardship that might adversely affect my likelihood of being accepted, but Tufts does look at all MCAT scores so I’m wondering if this is worth talking about.
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thats what I did! I wanted to talk about it to point out the lessons I learned from retaking
 
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Did you guys use the first question to answer why Tufts or leave it blank? Debating if 1000 characters is enough to talk about this
 
I forgot to mark certain courses as online and realized t after submitting my secondary. Do I call them? Is my application going to get thrown out?
 
you guys think its worth submitting the secondary with a 509/3.5? From the NE region and within the 10th percentile in msar but not sure if thats good enough for an OOS person.
 
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pittpanther83 said:
you guys think its worth submitting the secondary with a 509/3.5? From the NE region and within the 10th percentile in msar but not sure if thats good enough for an OOS person.
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Shoot your shot you never know. People have gotten into Tufts with lower so its not completely out of the question. I would really focus on mission-fit in your essays to give the adcoms multiple reasons why they should overlook your stats to gain acceptance.
 
mdsuperhopeful said:
primary complete 7/25 IS, still no secondary. I haven’t received any secondaries? Starting to get nervous anyone else with the same problem?
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Hiya, do you mean your primary was submitted or verified on 7/25? If verified, I would consider reaching out to AMCAS or the schools you’re applying to as most schools send secondaries promptly after the primary is verified, with exceptions of course.
 
Cephalgia said:
Hiya, do you mean your primary was submitted or verified on 7/25? If verified, I would consider reaching out to AMCAS or the schools you’re applying to as most schools send secondaries promptly after the primary is verified, with exceptions of course.
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Hi! Verified 7/25. I reached out to AMCAS this morning but there doesn’t seem to be any problems from their end. I will try to reach out to a few schools just to make sure they received it then 🥴
 
mdsuperhopeful said:
Hi! Verified 7/25. I reached out to AMCAS this morning but there doesn’t seem to be any problems from their end. I will try to reach out to a few schools just to make sure they received it then 🥴
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Sounds like a plan. A friend of mine who was verified slightly later than I was received her secondaries later than I did, I just feel like if it’s every school that’s a little weird. Good luck ✨
 
For the "Do you have any withdrawals or repeated coursework listed on your transcript(s)" question, do y'all reckon taking biochem at the undergrad level and then at the grad level counts as "yes"?

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MEDNERD13 said:
For the "Do you have any withdrawals or repeated coursework listed on your transcript(s)" question, do y'all reckon taking biochem at the undergrad level and then at the grad level counts as "yes"?

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I don't think that's what they're getting at, but that's just my opinion! Those are two different levels of the same topic, not the exact same class taken more than once. It's likely more geared towards fails/withdrawals.
 
justkeepswimming2022 said:
No, I believe they are referring to if you repeated the same exact course b/c of a previously failing grade.
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JustSomeChick said:
I don't think that's what they're getting at, but that's just my opinion! Those are two different levels of the same topic, not the exact same class taken more than once. It's likely more geared towards fails/withdrawals.
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Ok, that's what I was leaning towards but I just wanted to double-check and see what others thought. Thank you!
 
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