2024-2025 Brown (Alpert)

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Anyone else's portal not allowing them login with the right username/password info?
 
www1223 said:
+1 OOS

for listing prerequisites, should we list ALL courses that fall in each category, or just enough to satisfy their minimum requirement? Some schools tell us to just list the minimum requirement but Brown doesn't have a specific rule.
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I just listed minimum
 
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Hello! Does anyone know if question 3 could be used as a reapplicant essay? Or is applying to medical school inherently academic?
 
SubwayFiveDollarFootlong said:
Hello! Does anyone know if question 3 could be used as a reapplicant essay? Or is applying to medical school inherently academic?
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I feel like they want to see a different side of you
because (this is just assumptions) but you're going to bring up a lot of academic topics by talking about reapplying

I think its best if you choose something else that shows how you problem solve outside of this process
 
is anyone still waiting to get secondary ....
 
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for the third prompt about changing course, I'm thinking about using my challenge essay. I write about playing tennis and how I felt pain one season, instead of sitting out I chose to stay but lost. I got booted off the team so I went to a dr, had to get surgery and recover, and next year I tried out again and became captain. I wrote about the lessons in persistence, seeing failure as a chance for growth, and needing community/teamwork. do you think this is good way to answer it, even though i feel like its not EXPLICITLY changing course?
 
bsajeev said:
for the third prompt about changing course, I'm thinking about using my challenge essay. I write about playing tennis and how I felt pain one season, instead of sitting out I chose to stay but lost. I got booted off the team so I went to a dr, had to get surgery and recover, and next year I tried out again and became captain. I wrote about the lessons in persistence, seeing failure as a chance for growth, and needing community/teamwork. do you think this is good way to answer it, even though i feel like its not EXPLICITLY changing course?
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I feel like you could spin it into a changing course essay. Like is there something that you changed between getting injured versus coming back after your surgery? Maybe your mindset, and you had to change your mindset? Idk just some thoughts but I think if you can find an element of your story that you changed then it could work.
 
For question 3, I work in an ER and worked on 7/19 when the CrowdStrike outage happened. it affected every part of my job and me and my team had to get creative to keep things moving. is this a good topic for this question? I can talk about adaptability, problem-solving, team work, etc.
 
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For prompt 3 about changing course, I am weighing the following options:

1. Taking a leave of absence in the middle of college to take care of a family member after they went through heart surgery
  • Pros:
    • direct caregiving experience
  • Cons:
    • I already talked about taking care of a family member recovering from septic shock in my personal statement and want to highlight other aspects of my identity
    • wondering if this is technically academically related because it has to do with changing course away from academic life?
2. Coming out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community and how that experience has informed clinical work + research in mental healthcare and motivated me to uplift and care for people with marginalized identities, particularly those who feel hesitant to seek care
  • Pros:
    • element of my identity that I haven't talked about in the rest of my application
  • Cons:
    • wondering if I am straying too far from the changing course dimension of it?

Which one do y'all think I should go with?
 
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for prompt 3, would writing about having to change course in the way i organized a community service project be okay? it was for a club in college so i'm not sure if that makes it count as "academic"
 
chailatte4556 said:
for prompt 3, would writing about having to change course in the way i organized a community service project be okay? it was for a club in college so i'm not sure if that makes it count as "academic"
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This is pretty much exactly what I wrote about lol, pretty sure when they say non-academic they just mean not directly related to a class you took
 
malpacca90 said:
For prompt 3 about changing course, I am weighing the following options:

1. Taking a leave of absence in the middle of college to take care of a family member after they went through heart surgery
  • Pros:
    • direct caregiving experience
  • Cons:
    • I already talked about taking care of a family member recovering from septic shock in my personal statement and want to highlight other aspects of my identity
    • wondering if this is technically academically related because it has to do with changing course away from academic life?
2. Coming out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community and how that experience has informed clinical work + research in mental healthcare and motivated me to uplift and care for people with marginalized identities, particularly those who feel hesitant to seek care
  • Pros:
    • element of my identity that I haven't talked about in the rest of my application
  • Cons:
    • wondering if I am straying too far from the changing course dimension of it?

Which one do y'all think I should go with?
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I would go with 2 for the reasons you said about 1.
i think anything can fit as long as you make it! like if there was a moment you realized you had a responsibility to advocate for others or something like that.
 
malpacca90 said:
For prompt 3 about changing course, I am weighing the following options:

1. Taking a leave of absence in the middle of college to take care of a family member after they went through heart surgery
  • Pros:
    • direct caregiving experience
  • Cons:
    • I already talked about taking care of a family member recovering from septic shock in my personal statement and want to highlight other aspects of my identity
    • wondering if this is technically academically related because it has to do with changing course away from academic life?
2. Coming out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community and how that experience has informed clinical work + research in mental healthcare and motivated me to uplift and care for people with marginalized identities, particularly those who feel hesitant to seek care
  • Pros:
    • element of my identity that I haven't talked about in the rest of my application
  • Cons:
    • wondering if I am straying too far from the changing course dimension of it?

Which one do y'all think I should go with?
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I like option 2, but I am unsure how it show stay you "changed course" what did you change exactly?
 
malpacca90 said:
For prompt 3 about changing course, I am weighing the following options:

1. Taking a leave of absence in the middle of college to take care of a family member after they went through heart surgery
  • Pros:
    • direct caregiving experience
  • Cons:
    • I already talked about taking care of a family member recovering from septic shock in my personal statement and want to highlight other aspects of my identity
    • wondering if this is technically academically related because it has to do with changing course away from academic life?
2. Coming out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community and how that experience has informed clinical work + research in mental healthcare and motivated me to uplift and care for people with marginalized identities, particularly those who feel hesitant to seek care
  • Pros:
    • element of my identity that I haven't talked about in the rest of my application
  • Cons:
    • wondering if I am straying too far from the changing course dimension of it?

Which one do y'all think I should go with?
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I like option two.
You "changed course" in how you decided to stop hiding yourself, how you feel. You decided to make the decision that was best for you. You lived your whole life differently prior to coming out, and you just made a major decision about your own life whether you conceptualize it that way or not. Option two totally fits, dude!
 
hey so I submitted my app, but the portal still says that my app is incomplete. Most schools usually have both of them become green arrows right away. should I be concerned?
 
flowerplant2000 said:
hey so I submitted my app, but the portal still says that my app is incomplete. Most schools usually have both of them become green arrows right away. should I be concerned?
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I think they say somewhere that it takes up to 3 days to verify. It was only like 24 hours for me though
 
Interview Invite received via email, 9:00 AM EST, Complete July 10, no ties to the school :)
 
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i still never received a secondary but to my knowledge they dont screen...what do what do
 
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tubey said:
i still never received a secondary but to my knowledge they dont screen...what do what do
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I remember I got my secondary like end of august maybe even early September the last time I applied so it could just be a few days out
 
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Okay, I submitted my secondary but instead of writing my cohort was " Black women" I miswrote to "Balc" I am an idiot and didn't catch it. Should I email them for corrections, or should I just hope they know what I am saying? Crying in the club
 
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parmi said:
Okay, I submitted my secondary but instead of writing my cohort was " Black women" I miswrote to "Balc" I am an idiot and didn't catch it. Should I email them for corrections, or should I just hope they know what I am saying? Crying in the club
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Aww. Crying in the club is so real. :/

The secondary process is long and tough, and mistakes happen. I think emailing them tomorrow during business hours with a **concise** email would probably be your best course of action, but I would do your best to reset and focus on your other secondaries from here on out. Ultimately, this is just one school, you have so many others to look forward to. Bestest of luck!!
 
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pikachu8923 said:
Aww. Crying in the club is so real. :/

The secondary process is long and tough, and mistakes happen. I think emailing them tomorrow during business hours with a **concise** email would probably be your best course of action, but I would do your best to reset and focus on your other secondaries from here on out. Ultimately, this is just one school, you have so many others to look forward to. Bestest of luck!!
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If it makes you feel better. I made like two or three typos on a secondary last cycle for a really high-ranking school and still got an II. I don't think a typo is really a deciding factor. I think its more so a red flag when you see them all over the place as it signals carelessness. 1 is not gonna make or break you.
 
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pikachu8923 said:
Aww. Crying in the club is so real. :/

The secondary process is long and tough, and mistakes happen. I think emailing them tomorrow during business hours with a **concise** email would probably be your best course of action, but I would do your best to reset and focus on your other secondaries from here on out. Ultimately, this is just one school, you have so many others to look forward to. Bestest of luck!!
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DougEFreshh said:
If it makes you feel better. I made like two or three typos on a secondary last cycle for a really high-ranking school and still got an II. I don't think a typo is really a deciding factor. I think its more so a red flag when you see them all over the place as it signals carelessness. 1 is not gonna make or break you.
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Yall are the best, I think I won't bring attention to it because I did indeed talk about it in my AMCAS and I hope they know that's what I am talking about. Crying LESS in the club hahaha
 
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parmi said:
Okay, I submitted my secondary but instead of writing my cohort was " Black women" I miswrote to "Balc" I am an idiot and didn't catch it. Should I email them for corrections, or should I just hope they know what I am saying? Crying in the club
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I wouldn't worry about this. They will interview you for sure.
 
anyone know to indicate a future course in the pre-requisites? I can only drag the classes I've already done
 
I am probably dreaming but just received OOS II on the weekend!
 
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Buffalo Hunter said:
Completed on 07/11. My LM is lower 70s. It’s pathetic compared to what I see here.
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Not pathetic, also an II is an II -- they're clearly interested in you as an applicant so keep it up :)
 
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nz356 said:
Not pathetic, also an II is an II -- they're clearly interested in you as an applicant so keep it up :)
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Thank you man. I hope I don’t feel like imposter on my interview day.
 
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