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did anyone get an email that their app was submitted/complete? or should I just be going off the 6 check marks on the portal
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Just thought about applying here, does anyone know if letters from one chem prof + one math prof (that taught me) and then a psych faculty i did research with would suffice?
 
pptf327 said:
did anyone get an email that their app was submitted/complete? or should I just be going off the 6 check marks on the portal
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I never got any completion email either and I submitted first day. The portal says everything is good and that it is going to be under review so I'm assuming that I'm good to go.
 
Has anyone had the adcom respond to a question yet? I had a question about prerequisites that I emailed them about last week and they haven't gotten back to me.
 
Mr. Macrophage said:
1: Please review the Johns Hopkins Medicine Website. Is there an area of medicine or a particular medical specialty at Johns Hopkins that interests you and why? (400 word limit)

2: Briefly describe your single, most rewarding experience. Feel free to refer to an experience previously described in your AMCAS application if needed (400 word limit)

3: Briefly describe a situation where you had to overcome adversity. Include lessons learned and how you think it will affect your career as a future physician (400 word limit)

4: Briefly describe a situation where you were not in the majority. What did you learn from the experience? (400 word limit)

5: Wonder encapsulates a feeling of rapt attention…it draws the observer in. Tell us about a time in recent years where you experienced wonder in your everyday life. Although experiences related to your clinical or research work may be the first to come to mind, we encourage you to think of an experience that is unrelated to medicine or science. What did you learn from that experience? (500 word limit)

6: Please review the Johns Hopkins Medicine Equity Statement before answering the question below.

The Johns Hopkins Medicine Equity Statement:

At Johns Hopkins Medicine, we believe that everyone has a role in promoting diversity, inclusion, and equity in health care, research, and education.
We must acknowledge, actively address and work toward effectively managing our negative biases, so that we collectively make decisions that improve the lives of our patients, our colleagues, our learners, and our community.

We stand against discrimination and oppression in all their forms.

It is vital that we achieve equity for all, including those who are most vulnerable.

The purpose of this essay is to get to know you as an individual and a potential medical student. Please describe how your personal background informs your decision to apply to Johns Hopkins Medicine and what has influenced your desire to become a physician in a Medical community that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. You may address any subject you wish, such as being a first-generation college student, or being a part of a minority group, (whether because of your gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnicity, socio-economic status, political affiliation, first-generation status, religion, etc.) or being the child of undocumented immigrants or being undocumented yourself, etc. (500 word limit)

7: Would you like to share any additional information with the Admissions Committee about yourself that cannot be found elsewhere in your application?

This space can also address any extenuating circumstances (e.g., unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, areas of weakness, etc.) that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider (300 words)

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for #6 is it okay if I use it exclusively as a diversity prompt? no mention of a why us essay? and then for the optional #7 essay I go in depth about why us? currently I have one line at the end saying "With my cultural background and the lessons I've learned, I am committed to embracing diversity and equity. I believe JHUSOM is the best environment for fostering a culture of empathy, strong communication, and inclusivity." but this feels weak and I would rather just leave it as a complete diversity essay
 
wysdoc said:
1: Please review the Johns Hopkins Medicine Website. Is there an area of medicine or a particular medical specialty at Johns Hopkins that interests you and why? (400 word limit)
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Would discussing a more broad area of medicine (ie global health, medical education) and research interests be appropriate here, or does it strictly refer to clinical specialties?
 
contentlie868 said:
Would discussing a more broad area of medicine (ie global health, medical education) and research interests be appropriate here, or does it strictly refer to clinical specialties?
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I’m wondering the same thing- not sure what specialty I want to do but I have an idea of career path etc
 
contentlie868 said:
Would discussing a more broad area of medicine (ie global health, medical education) and research interests be appropriate here, or does it strictly refer to clinical specialties?
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I encountered both forms at second look when talking to folks & I personally did a little of both from a very high level. Like I mentioned broadly medical research/education and a few different specialties.

For beanie12, you could probably go into that & it's ok if you don't. I listed 3 very different ones and was open about being unsure about things!
 
When filling out my prerequisites i forgot a humanities course so the hour requirement is not fully completed on their end. I am planning to email them about this. How bad is this?
 
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For #2, can I not say family medicine? I looked on their website, and it seems to not be listed. However, I’m not sure if I’m missing something. I clicked on the “Medicine” link, and there seems to be Internal Medicine at least. Is this correct?
 
balancen said:
For #2, can I not say family medicine? I looked on their website, and it seems to not be listed. However, I’m not sure if I’m missing something. I clicked on the “Medicine” link, and there seems to be Internal Medicine at least. Is this correct?
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Unfortunately Hopkins is one of those schools that doesn’t have a family medicine department. Their academic primary care is housed in internal medicine and pediatrics.
 
is it okay to say internal medicine for #1? the website doesnt they linked doesnt have it linked directly but like it exists at JHU? lol
 
I received an email saying my letters of recommendation are missing 3 days after my application was submitted and marked as "Complete." Anyone else?
 
How are you guys differentiating between prompts 4 and 6? If I write a more traditional diversity essay for 6 about being a part of minority groups and challenges I've faced, do you think I can just take a single situation and expand on that for 4? or should it be a completely different topic?
 
hobnob12 said:
How are you guys differentiating between prompts 4 and 6? If I write a more traditional diversity essay for 6 about being a part of minority groups and challenges I've faced, do you think I can just take a single situation and expand on that for 4? or should it be a completely different topic?
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I'm doing a completely different topic. You want to show depth throughout the secondary application so I don't think it would be good to discuss essentially the same thing in two separate prompts.
 
Has anyone been able to get in touch with the admissions office about course requirements? I emailed them twice and haven't gotten a response

I took more than 4 courses to fulfill the biology prerequisite so I'm not sure how to enter the courses into the portal- I don't know if grouping multiple courses into one entry would be allowed, or what the best move would be
 
beanie12 said:
Has anyone been able to get in touch with the admissions office about course requirements? I emailed them twice and haven't gotten a response

I took more than 4 courses to fulfill the biology prerequisite so I'm not sure how to enter the courses into the portal- I don't know if grouping multiple courses into one entry would be allowed, or what the best move would be
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I think all they care about is that you meet the minimum requirements, they don't need you to list every single bio class you took (and that goes for all of the entries, just put what is necessary to satisfy the requirement).
 
pedneuro6894 said:
I think all they care about is that you meet the minimum requirements, they don't need you to list every single bio class you took (and that goes for all of the entries, just put what is necessary to satisfy the requirement).
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Yeah I’m struggling because at my school, to meet the minimum requirements I took 6 courses so I don’t know how to fit it
 
beanie12 said:
Yeah I’m struggling because at my school, to meet the minimum requirements I took 6 courses so I don’t know how to fit it
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Well, Johns Hopkins is only asking for 2 classes/8 credit hours. So I would take 2 of those 6 classes (ones that have labs), enter the information, and pretend the other 4 don't exist because Johns Hopkins doesn't care if they exist or not.

Each school does their transcripts differently. So on mine, my classes with labs are 4 credits and the lab grade is factored into the total grade of the class. If that's your case, you just need to the 2 classes. If your labs are listed separately from the class on your transcript, then you would need to do 4 entries (2 for the lectures, 2 for the labs).

I can tell you're worried about this, which I totally understand because this whole process is daunting (and everyone and their grandmother is neurotic on this site, including myself). But I promise you, the pre-reqs are simply a "check the box" thing and won't be weighed into the interview/acceptance process, just simply need to be done in order to matriculate so they know you at least have some sort of base knowledge entering med school. Don't stress, just put 2 of your 6 classes and call it a day.
 
pedneuro6894 said:
Well, Johns Hopkins is only asking for 2 classes/8 credit hours. So I would take 2 of those 6 classes (ones that have labs), enter the information, and pretend the other 4 don't exist because Johns Hopkins doesn't care if they exist or not.

Each school does their transcripts differently. So on mine, my classes with labs are 4 credits and the lab grade is factored into the total grade of the class. If that's your case, you just need to the 2 classes. If your labs are listed separately from the class on your transcript, then you would need to do 4 entries (2 for the lectures, 2 for the labs).

I can tell you're worried about this, which I totally understand because this whole process is daunting (and everyone and their grandmother is neurotic on this site, including myself). But I promise you, the pre-reqs are simply a "check the box" thing and won't be weighed into the interview/acceptance process, just simply need to be done in order to matriculate so they know you at least have some sort of base knowledge entering med school. Don't stress, just put 2 of your 6 classes and call it a day.
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Thank you for the detailed response! Unfortunately I don’t think either of those situations work for me. I actually had to take 6 courses to meet the ~minimum~ requirements. My school is weird, so my year of biology and lab was split into 6 separate courses (4 separate courses for biology lecture, 2 separate courses for lab), so I literally can’t fit all the courses I need to meet the requirement and check that box.

I guess I’ll just put four of the classes and hope they look at the rest of my transcript if/when they’re confused. I just hope this doesn’t make my secondary a donation lol.

Thanks for your help anyways!
 
Does the PhD committee only look at the letter writers we specify for on the MD/PhD secondary? Or do they still look at all?
 
what did y'all write for the "anything else" prompt (if anything)? their other essays are so comprehensive and I am struggling to figure out what I haven't mentioned already lol
 
beanie12 said:
Thank you for the detailed response! Unfortunately I don’t think either of those situations work for me. I actually had to take 6 courses to meet the ~minimum~ requirements. My school is weird, so my year of biology and lab was split into 6 separate courses (4 separate courses for biology lecture, 2 separate courses for lab), so I literally can’t fit all the courses I need to meet the requirement and check that box.

I guess I’ll just put four of the classes and hope they look at the rest of my transcript if/when they’re confused. I just hope this doesn’t make my secondary a donation lol.

Thanks for your help anyways!
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did you ever hear back about this from admissions? having the same problem haha
 
one of my science faculty letters is from my research PI, who has taught me in a class before but the majority of our interactions were in the context of lab/research. it's likely that my PI spent most of the space in the letter talking me about in the context of research, rather than in class. would this still count as a science letter from a faculty member who has taught you, or are they looking for something different?
 
This was like a sneaky duke-level effort secondary for me 🤣

def wasn't expecting it to take as long as it did lol
 
People who have emailed the admissions office how long does it take for a response? It's been 3 weeks since I reached out regarding an urgent matter and haven't heard anything
 
hi! I submitted my app on 8/19 and I never received an application complete email. Do they send them?
 
yuumiplayer said:
i got one the day i submitted my secondary for what it’s worth
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I have been working on my secondary in parts, so maybe that's why. I shall email !! they may be tired of them but I am too hahah
 
I planned to submit secondary before labor day. Hopefully JHU still reviews it.
 
southerncar said:
I planned to submit secondary before labor day. Hopefully JHU still reviews it.
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I submitted/was marked as complete in late October - got an invite in Dec and a direct offer so yes they definitely still review and will give offers/aren’t just interview for WL!
 
eschewobfuscation said:
I submitted/was marked as complete in late October - got an invite in Dec and a direct offer so yes they definitely still review and will give offers/aren’t just interview fo
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That's inspiring! Also is that partly due to the fact that MD/PhD application has less restrictive deadline than MD application?
 
southerncar said:
That's inspiring! Also is that partly due to the fact that MD/PhD application has less restrictive deadline than MD application?
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I think it's the opposite - we start interviewing on the later end but generally mostly wrap up by winter, so to me the deadlines felt much more important, though I was submitting down to the wire (hard deadlines) for most places.
 
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