2023-2024 South Carolina - Columbia

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2023-2024 South Carolina - Columbia Secondary Essay prompts: ( no word limit specified)

1- (if applicable) What additional qualifications have you acquired since your last application?
2- (if applicable) Do you have any other ties to South Carolina that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider?
3- What are your medical practice goals?
4- Describe your employment status since you completed your bachelor's degree (part-time, full-time, and dates) (only if you have graduated)
5- In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why?
6- What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time, or what areas do you plan to pursue?
7- Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant?
8- Explain any impact that COVID-19 may have had on your educational, research, volunteering or employment plans.
9- Working as part of a team is an important aspect of your medical education at our School of Medicine and as a practitioner in the future. Please share at least one experience where you worked as part of a team to accomplish a goal/objective. What was your role as a part of the team and what did you learn from working with others? How did you deal with conflict on the team and/or working with a team member who you disagreed with?

Good luck to everyone applying!

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[sillygigglegirl]

2024 secondary prompts below. No word/character count indicated.

- What additional qualifications have you acquired since your last application? (if applicable)
- Do you have any other ties to South Carolina that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider? (if applicable)
- What are your medical practice goals?
- Describe your employment status since you completed your bachelor's degree (part-time, full-time, and dates) (only if you have graduated)
- In what region of the country do you want to practice medicine? Why?
- What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time, or what areas do you plan to pursue?
- Do you have any accomplishments or experiences that make you a unique applicant?
- Explain any impact that COVID-19 may have had on your educational, research, volunteering or employment plans.
- Working as part of a team is an important aspect of your medical education at our School of Medicine and as a practitioner in the future. Please share at least one experience where you worked as part of a team to accomplish a goal/objective. What was your role as a part of the team and what did you learn from working with others? How did you deal with conflict on the team and/or working with a team member who you disagreed with?

 

[kkcat4729105]

II just now!

 

[nadalfan22]

II just now!

When did you submit?

 

[kkcat4729105]

When did you submit?

7/12

 

[nadalfan22]

Just got an II! IS, LM 72, complete 7-13

 

[brownf44]

Got an II this morning! Complete 7/20, IS

 

[jasl11]

II this morning! Complete 7/31, IS

 

[chssoccer7]

II this morning, IS complete on 7/11. This is my #1 so time to hope and pray endlessly for the next few months

 

[Jkp1675]

II this morning! Complete 7/31, IS

Congrats! What are you stats if you don't mind me asking?

 

[jasl11]

Congrats! What are you stats if you don't mind me asking?

LM is 74

 

[Jkp1675]

II just now! Complete 8/4, IS LM 72

 

[sillygigglegirl]

interview invite yesterday morning!

 

[billybob321]

Rip just got the Pre-II R. I am an OOS with no connection but still this one stings a little.

 

[PhillyW]

IS II offered just now. Complete 9/5.

 

[mcattooeasy]

Rip just got the Pre-II R. I am an OOS with no connection but still this one stings a little.

+1

 

[Ronny3]

Significant ties II. Did anyone else only have the option to schedule an interview starting in February?

 

[pandaexpresslover]

anybody know the post ii acceptance rate here and how long it takes them to tell you?

 

[thaidakar]

Significant ties II. Did anyone else only have the option to schedule an interview starting in February?

I had dates this month and next but I scheduled it right after I got my II.

 

[kkcat4729105]

anybody know the post ii acceptance rate here and how long it takes them to tell you?

In my interview they said they are interviewing 450ish, not sure how many they accept. Decisions come out October 16 for interviews that are before that date!

 

[dancetiger]

Significant ties II. Did anyone else only have the option to schedule an interview starting in February?

Yes. First date available for me was in February. I think they look at OOS after in state applicants.

 

[myaaeve123]

they accept somewhere between 100-110

 

[mattyb13]

Late to update but..
OOS II 9/13, complete 8/20, LM 72 !!

 

[urgoldfishgal]

My first rejection (OOS) lmao, submitted on 7/24

 

[one_masterpiece]

Submitted 7/31 and received a pre-II rejection. Reasoning was no ties to the state.

 

[myaaeve123]

Received pre-II rejection, even though I interviewed last cycle 🥲

 

[ktvs2017]

Received pre-II rejection, even though I interviewed last cycle 🥲

received mine today too was expecting it since I didn't realize they were so heavy w/ SC ties

 

[Little-Dude]

Submitted 7/31 and received a pre-II rejection. Reasoning was no ties to the state.

Did they say in the R email or did you have to ask?

 

[one_masterpiece]

Did they say in the R email or did you have to ask?

You have to ask

 

[kkcat4729105]

Just got the “continuing to review” email

 

[nadalfan22]

Does anyone else have an open house tab on their portal? Apparently it’s for accepted and people under review but I’m not sure if everyone has it

 

[thaidakar]

Does anyone else have an open house tab on their portal? Apparently it’s for accepted and people under review but I’m not sure if everyone has it

Yeah it popped up for me about an hour after my interview

 

[Jkp1675]

Got the A call this morning!

 

[brownf44]

Got the A!! Just so happy!!!

 

[thaidakar]

Under active consideration email just now

 

[my existential crisis]

Accepted at 9:25 a.m.!

 

[pankofries]

For the accepted people, what day did yall interview?

 

[brownf44]

For the accepted people, what day did yall interview?

9/27 was my interview

 

[Jkp1675]

For the accepted people, what day did yall interview?

Mine was 9/13

 

[DocFloc]

OOS A earlier today . Interviewed 10/4. Super friendly school.

 

[NSB2288]

OOS pre-II R. Weak ties to the state. Just emailed them back asking for the specific R reasoning.

 

[NSB2288]

OOS pre-II R. Weak ties to the state. Just emailed them back asking for the specific R reasoning.

Reasoning was weak ties, as suspected. Good luck to everyone still in the running!

 

[nicolemed]

II invite on 10/2, but the only options left were late March. I'm OOS, with close ties.. Did anyone else also have only late March options? I'm worried the class will already be filled by then

 

[PhillyW]

II invite on 10/2, but the only options left were late March. I'm OOS, with close ties.. Did anyone else also have only late March options? I'm worried the class will already be filled by then

I got mine in mid-September and only had late Jan to march options available.

 

[nicolemed]

I got mine in mid-September and only had late Jan to march options available.

Thanks! That makes me feel better haha. Also a fellow low stat, non-trad, and late applicant

 

[JF5]

Hi everyone, I am a current M1 here at the USC school of medicine. I was accepted last year off the waitlist (hopefully this gives some hope to people on the WL)! Goodluck to everyone currently applying, and to those that have already gotten interviews, congrats! It's a long process but you all have got this!!

 

[pandaexpresslover]

Any recent As?

 

[chssoccer7]

Got the A call this afternoon. Could not be any more excited, I loved every interaction i've had with this school.

 

[Jkp1675]

Got the A call this afternoon. Could not be any more excited, I loved every interaction i've had with this school.

Congrats!!

 

[pandaexpresslover]

Got the A call this afternoon. Could not be any more excited, I loved every interaction i've had with this school.

IS or Oos?