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I had the same question. "one such gap" is making me think they want it to be pandemic-related but Im really struggling with this one
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2021-2022 Wayne State
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I initially interpreted it as being unrelated to the pandemic. Then i had a friend read the question, and she interpreted it the other way. So i asked a bunch of people to read it - most (7 of 9) interpreted it as asking about a pandemic specific gap
yes that's what i think they're aiming for like this question is probably their "COVID" question for this cycle
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cofactorcoenzyme
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For this question: "Please answer if you have had a gap between completion of your undergraduate degree and applying to medical school (career change, re-applicant, etc.) What have you done during the interval since graduation or your previous application? How does that experience or activity relate to your future career in medicine? Please mark N/A if this does not apply to you."
Should we answer if we graduated in Spring '21 and will be taking a gap year until (hopeful) matriculation in Fall '22? The way this is worded makes it sound as though this can only be answered by those who have >1 gap year. Could I still use this space to describe my plans for this upcoming year?
Should we answer if we graduated in Spring '21 and will be taking a gap year until (hopeful) matriculation in Fall '22? The way this is worded makes it sound as though this can only be answered by those who have >1 gap year. Could I still use this space to describe my plans for this upcoming year?
You can mention what you plan to do but I think this is geared towards reapplicants and those who had a gap year already (not those going into one).
I don't see a max listed on their website, just the requested 3.
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Same! I emailed them a while back as well with no response. Should I just not send anything beyond the 3 requested? Even if I would like to send more?I don't see a max listed on their website, just the requested 3.
Application process
The Wayne State University School of Medicine evaluates candidates through a holistic admission process. In addition to fulfillment of all admission requirements, your entire record, including grade-point average, Medical College Admission Test scores, rewww.med.wayne.edu
cs_doc
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MSAR indicates that they have a max of 10. Sending a few over the minimum should be perfectly fine
For the leadership question, are you guys answering it generally or incorporating anecdotes?
Due to the low character limit, I answered it generally. I thought about incorporating an anecdote, but I felt as though I couldn't talk about it in-depth enough while also answering the prompt
tennisstar201
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I did the same thing as well
Thank you!
Does anybody know how course waivers work here? Their website says they give them out in "unusual instances and at the discretion of Adcoms, provided one has an exceptional academic record." When I prodded them further, they said that the associate dean makes the ultimate decision for course waivers and that they couldn't predict what they'd do in my situation. I don't know what to make of this; I was just wondering if I could've gotten a waiver for orgo 2, but the ambiguous responses don't seem to be a good sign. I really love how clinically involved the school is, but not sure if I'd just be making a donation if I did apply at this point.
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I saw some people post that Wayne State rejected them within a few days of receiving their secondary. If you already submitted (completed) and a few business days have passed without hearing from them, I think that might be a good sign.
Oh wow! They sent invites like late October last year I think, so probably going to be the same this year right?
MSAR says that first interview invites are sent out in July, but the accuracy of that is somewhat in the air.
proteinfolder
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Where did you see that people were getting Rs?
tennisstar201
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Well I know the EDP people get theirs in September. Not sure for regular
Guessing after that right?
omg can u give more details abt people being rejected after submitting their secondary
wondering the same ^^^^
tennisstar201
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According to the SDN interview tracker, it seems people are getting interview invites. I'm assuming they are for EDP though.
yeah on wayne's tracker they sent out 27 interview invites! Wow last year they sent out edp invites during september so this year seems really efficient
also where's the sdn interview tracker?
tennisstar201
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Here it is
tennisstar201
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Do you think they are the EDP people?
Thank you!
I think they're EDP but i may be wrong. Last year the tracker updated around sept with 40IIs and it was all EDP. this year i'm assuming they're doing EDP invites first and sending those in batches from now until Sept
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It's so scary that someone got the R pre-II this early on :/
tennisstar201
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yeah, where did you hear that from? I guess it's a small victory that I didn't get the R yet.
it's on the spreadsheet :/ if you go to the tab at the bottom (outcome 21-22)
bruh high af stats too
why was it 1 day after they submitted secondary omg???
maybe they're reviewing apps faster this cycle
if you go to the SDN interview tracker and click the "outcome" tab at the bottom, you can see one poor soul who already submitted their data. I've been following r/premed, and some people who submitted their 2º got a rejection the next day. Wayne State probably skims through your essays to see if they are way off of their mission, and if so then send an R. Personally I like that, since I'd rather know sooner rather than later if I'm rejected.
reddit on r/premed, and at least one person reported an R the day after 2º submission on the SDN tracker "outcomes" tab
Singular Banana
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For " Please answer if you have had a gap between completion of your undergraduate degree and applying to medical school (career change, re-applicant, etc.) What have you done during the interval since graduation or your previous application? How does that experience or activity relate to your future career in medicine? Please mark N/A if this does not apply to you."
If you graduated in 2021, and applied to Medical school do we write N/A to this? Or is the year of the application process considered a gap?
If you graduated in 2021, and applied to Medical school do we write N/A to this? Or is the year of the application process considered a gap?
It’s a gap
Anyone else run into this issue on Wayne's secondary portal? It says "Your Session will expire in [x] seconds." And when I click "Stay Logged in," it still boots me out after a couple seconds. I am a liiiiitle worried 😳
EDIT - it was apparently an issue with the timezone set on my PC. After I fixed it the issue disappeared!
EDIT - it was apparently an issue with the timezone set on my PC. After I fixed it the issue disappeared!
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determinedbuttired
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I emailed them to ask about this a little while ago and they told me they'd accept a max of 7🙂
serotonin1
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I would guess for EDP?
It says on the website that September is when those interviews are conducted though, so confused.
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idk if it's all edp though because edp interviews happened in sept last year and the tracker updated late sept. it might also be some regular applicants
Will do, thanks!
serotonin1
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IS II just now!!!
