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I talked about my experience in a different light (more big-picture) and really focused on what it meant to me in the context of this long journey towards medical school and wanting to pursue a career in medicine.
I talked about working with the elderly. I scribe at a urology clinic and everyone who comes to the clinic is ancient so I talked about how that experience specifically made me want to work with the elderly. I spoke generally rather than one specific patient but I did go into detail about some specific ailments I saw at the clinic with the old people
😆Just realized that this question wasn't included in Wake's secondary this year. Oh well, at least now I have an essay pre-written in case some other school asks me.
I think you can do either. I gave a specific example of am interaction I had and what I learned from it.
Yes I agree you can definitely do both.
Their admin commented on this thread last week about how they aren't uploading CASPer scores until later this week.
This is happening for me too! I keep re-filling the date but nothing is working.
CollegeNet ( the application portal ppl) fixed the issue for me after i filed a complaint. If it is still happening to you try contacting them!
Me too! I have to wait until 7/20 😭
My application status looks the same and submitted 06/25. Some of my schools have been updating LORs and CASPer scores throughout this week on their respective portals, so I think we just gotta wait!
Admin has already commented on this thread about CASPer scores.
I attended a Q&A session a while ago and asked about how they would be using Duet during the process. They said they wouldn't use it to review our applications. I'm assuming that because this is the first year Duet, they're using it to collect data and see if they actually want to use it in the future.
Is everyone still waiting to be marked complete?
Thanks! If there is no Duet, will my application be marked as 'Incomplete'?
I emailed them about this and they said my application would still be reviewed because they didn’t know how they were using duet this year.
Me as well!
+4 DARN CASPer
MSAR says August
If you didn’t know your quartile, would you submit? Let that make your decision.
But what if there is another bet that can go 50-50 either way on whether CASPer is weighed heavily or not? You said so yourself, "assuming CASPER is weighed heavily." CASPer is still relatively new and only one piece of the puzzle - I highly doubt it could really make or break an application (unless you're applying to a Canadian school, which this is not). Just my $0.02, but if you can afford it, why not shoot your shot? You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
If you are sure you wouldnt have been screened out based on MCAT and GPA you should contact admissions. I recieved my secondary not even 30 minutes after AMCAS verification.
In outlook, spam and junk are the same thing.
in gmail I've been checking spam, social, & promotions
I received second quartile so I know how you feel. From what I have read on Reddit it seems that some schools have a cut off for Casper score and some don’t. Although no one seems to know for sure which schools do. You could email them maybe and see if they have a cutoff.
I did not. Submitted and complete on July 3
