2022-2023 Eastern Virginia

[chilly_md]

Thank you to @OatMuncher for sharing this year's questions

2022-2023 Eastern Virginia Secondary Essay Prompts (2000 character limit each)

1. Briefly describe your exposure to medicine.

2. What do you think you will like best about being a physician?

3. What do you think you will like least about being a physician?

4. Describe yourself and your medical career as you see it ten years from now.

5. Please indicate your reasons for applying to EVMS.

6. EVMS is dedicated to inclusivity and supporting patients and students from diverse backgrounds. Feel free to share your personal experience or ties to communities from diverse backgrounds. Please explain in detail if you wish to respond. Some examples include but are not limited to race/ethnicity, culture, LGBTQ+, differently-abled/disabled, etc. (optional)

Good luck to everyone applying!

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[gasstationsushi]

Anyone received a secondary yet? This is the last one I'm waiting on.

 

[JAK2-STAT3]

Nothing yet. IS

 

[Medschoolpls2023]

Anyone received a secondary yet? This is the last one I'm waiting on.

OOS and have not received anything

 

[szeth]

Anyone received a secondary yet? This is the last one I'm waiting on.

Negative. Still waiting as well (OOS)

 

[thebizniskitty]

Negative. Still waiting as well (OOS)

OOS with nothing as well

 

[lcm.md.mom]

OOS with nothing as well

IS also still waiting.

 

[FiletFrenzy]

OOS. Dead silence.

 

[emsea123]

IS. No secondary here...

 

[C564]

OOS. Still waiting. This will be my last one...
Does anybody know if they do a fairly in-depth "holistic review" prior to sending secondaries?

 

[Dr_ Pepe]

still hearing crickets oos

 

[lcm.md.mom]

still hearing crickets oos

IS still hearing nothing also

 

[thebizniskitty]

Finally got a secondary!

 

[jenkinss]

Finally got a secondary!

+1 OOS

 

[HalJordann]

+1 OOS Secondary received

 

[momoli]

OOS secondary just received!

 

[The_JLK]

OOS just received notification of an invitation to complete secondary. Still waiting on the actual link to the portal though

 

[HauntingDevil_0776]

Same here...lol they sent me three same exact emails inviting me to complete their secondary. But no email with the link to their portal

 

[guinshiny]

OOS just received notification of an invitation to complete secondary. Still waiting on the actual link to the portal though

+1, also waiting on separate email with link

 

[thebizniskitty]

+1, also waiting on separate email with link

+2 waiting on separate email with secondary linked. Received 3 invites though lol

 

[meerkat__]

+2 waiting on separate email with secondary linked. Received 3 invites though lol

same here with the 3 invite emails!

 

[signomiii]

I got 8 emails from them geez

 

[rabbitaficionado]

Just got the portal link!

 

[HalJordann]

There is a 2000 character limit on each question.
1. Briefly describe your exposure to medicine.
2. What do you think you will like best about being a physician?
3. What do you think you will like least about being a physician?
4. Describe yourself and your medical career as you see it ten years from now.
5. Please indicate your reasons for applying to EVMS.
6. EVMS is dedicated to inclusivity and supporting patients and students from diverse backgrounds. Feel free to share your personal experience or ties to communities from diverse backgrounds. Please explain in detail if you wish to respond. Some examples include but are not limited to race/ethnicity, culture, LGBTQ+, differently-abled/disabled, etc.

 

[YouShouldBeDrivingAKia]

Just got the email with portal link, OOS

 

[scaredpremedgui]

There is a 2000 character limit on each question.
1. Briefly describe your exposure to medicine.
2. What do you think you will like best about being a physician?
3. What do you think you will like least about being a physician?
4. Describe yourself and your medical career as you see it ten years from now.
5. Please indicate your reasons for applying to EVMS.
6. EVMS is dedicated to inclusivity and supporting patients and students from diverse backgrounds. Feel free to share your personal experience or ties to communities from diverse backgrounds. Please explain in detail if you wish to respond. Some examples include but are not limited to race/ethnicity, culture, LGBTQ+, differently-abled/disabled, etc.

My other diversity secondary responses have been based off my engineering background…do y’all think that fits in with what question 6 is asking or should I just leave it blank?

 

[uthrowaway98130]

For 6, if we have experiences working with underserved populations, can we put that down?

 

[Julatteluver]

Are they sending secondary in batches? Have not received yet 🥺

 

[Needstogetlifetogether]

Are they sending secondary in batches? Have not received yet 🥺

+1 OOS

 

[B***scratcha**]

+1 OOS weewoo

 

[gasstationsushi]

For 6, if we have experiences working with underserved populations, can we put that down?

I work with the intellectually/developmentally disabled population and think I'm going to. Especially because it's a large part of my journey to medicine as detailed in my personal statement, and I already have a few possible essays that could work from other secondaries.

 

[jenkinss]

Does anyone know where we are supposed to upload this photo of ourselves? The first email said in the "Documents" section, but all I can see is the main application.

 

[thebizniskitty]

Does anyone know where we are supposed to upload this photo of ourselves? The first email said in the "Documents" section, but all I can see is the main application.

I can’t find it either

 

[Dr_ Pepe]

secondary received yesterday oos

 

[scaredpremedgui]

IS and still haven’t received, verified 7/11 😳

 

[Dr_ Pepe]

Anyone else get the email about a profile picture and prereq issue?

 

[thebizniskitty]

Anyone else get the email about a profile picture and prereq issue?

Yes but I’ve yet to receive the follow up email with the correct link

 

[Dr_ Pepe]

Yes but I’ve yet to receive the follow up email with the correct link

just got it

 

[YouShouldBeDrivingAKia]

EVMS needs to get it together lol I have received like 10 emails from them in the past 24 hours lol

 

[uthrowaway98130]

are we supposed to receive a complete email?

 

[pastagirl]

for #1 - briefly describe your exposure to medicine, do they want a brief recap of clinical experiences, or more of a description of the initial exposure that sparked your interest in medicine?

 

[jenkinss]

are we supposed to receive a complete email?

I submitted mine rather early and have yet to receive a complete email. Other schools that use the AAMC Gateway also seem to take forever to send complete emails.

 

[walnutfloor]

are we supposed to receive a complete email?

I submitted mine rather early and have yet to receive a complete email. Other schools that use the AAMC Gateway also seem to take forever to send complete emails.

I submitted my essays on Thursday, then submitted my photo and pre-reqs yesterday evening. Got a complete email this morning.

 

[chilly_md]

for #1 - briefly describe your exposure to medicine, do they want a brief recap of clinical experiences, or more of a description of the initial exposure that sparked your interest in medicine?

I do not believe it needs to be solely about your initial exposure. It should be about all your clinical experiences as a whole.

 

[pastagirl]

I do not believe it needs to be solely about your initial exposure. It should be about all your clinical experiences as a whole.

how brief should it be?

 

[chilly_md]

how brief should it be?

You do not have to use the full 2000 characters, but it would be a good idea to use more than half as long as what you are writing is not fluff.

 

[gasstationsushi]

For anyone who doesn't have access to a committee letter but is submitting more than 3 letters unrelated to the graduate program requirement, which 3 are you listing on your application? Should I go by their letter requirements and do my two science faculty and one non-science faculty, or should I use my two science faculty and a clinical supervisor at the job I held during my gap years? I assume that they'll review all 4 letters I'm sending regardless, but I just wanna cover my bases.

 

[sadburrito]

have any IS folks received secondary?

 

[sleepingpupper]

have any IS folks received secondary?

yes, me and multiple other IS applicants have gotten it Thursday

 

[sleepingpupper]

Marked complete today, 7/25, submitted 7/21