2024-2025 Rush

[priincessneuro]

Still no secondary for me

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[newbird123]

does rush like a why us essay for the optionals

 

[dolphinmed1]

How many activities are people putting in for 7? I only really have like 3 activities, one of them having over 3000 hours.

 

[jacksparrow1]

How many activities are people putting in for 7? I only really have like 3 activities, one of them having over 3000 hours.

I put 7 but in fairness I just worked a lot of part time EMS jobs over the years instead of one job full time. So you're more than fine.

 

[goobygibber]

Does anyone know why RUSH is capitalized?

 

[systematicX]

Does anyone know why RUSH is capitalized?

Good question. I never even noticed!

 

[medandcats23]

are you guys doing anything different for essays 2/2a in terms of a typical adversity/challenge essay? I'm thrown off by them including the "distanced traveled" part - it's making me think whatever I write about has to be more encompassing of long-spanning life challenge/adversity.

second this. struggling to think of something that feels like a big enough deal.

 

[NovaHealer85]

second this. struggling to think of something that feels like a big enough deal.

I personally did something different because my original challenge essay was a distinct one-event type of thing. For this one, I talked about more of a personal challenge that spanned several years.

 

[BigCoyote]

+1 OOS secondary, no ties

 

[LaCroixIsLife]

For the direct patient contact activities, should we include the shadowing experience. The question seems worded to have us not include it

 

[jacksparrow1]

For the direct patient contact activities, should we include the shadowing experience. The question seems worded to have us not include it

I did not

 

[TheDocc]

Yeah no shadowing for 7!

 

[Slowbutsteady00]

Does anyone know what date to put for question 7 that asks about patient care/contact experience if one of the activities is still ongoing? Do you put today's date?

 

[Basalganglia4life]

Does anyone know what date to put for question 7 that asks about patient care/contact experience if one of the activities is still ongoing? Do you put today's date?

I put 7/1/25 since I plan to continue activity till matriculation

 

[sushisphinx]

Is anyone else's signature date on the "Secondary Application" tab frozen? Mine says 7/21/24, and it won't let me edit before submitting.

 

[roadtomd1]

Is anyone else's signature date on the "Secondary Application" tab frozen? Mine says 7/21/24, and it won't let me edit before submitting.

Try logging out, closing the tab, and re-opening your application link and logging in again! I think that solved my problem.

 

[sushisphinx]

Try logging out, closing the tab, and re-opening your application link and logging in again! I think that solved my problem.

I just tried that, and it didn't work It's a gray, frozen box like it's locked. Do you think it will matter that much?

 

[roadtomd1]

I just tried that, and it didn't work It's a gray, frozen box like it's locked. Do you think it will matter that much?

If it's only your signature date, then I don't think it would matter as much!

 

[sushisphinx]

If it's only your signature date, then I don't think it would matter as much!

Thank you! Yes, it's just the signature date but I am ~neurotic~ Appreciate you friend

 

[sushisphinx]

Is there a delay for LORs being marked complete? I sent mine on 8/4, and they still aren't marked complete

 

[ritzcrackwan]

+1 OOS (IS Ties)

What type of person would be good for the Personal Letter? I have a Volunteer Lead at a charity I have worked at who could write me one, but the Professional Letter has that role listed.

 

[The Deep]

Listening to Troye Sivan's "Rush" while filling out the secondary for good luck

 

[sushisphinx]

Is anyone else waiting for LORs to be marked received? Does this school manually mark them?

 

[kpatrick]

Is anyone else waiting for LORs to be marked received? Does this school manually mark them?

Mine were marked complete by the time I received my secondary from them, but I submitted them alongside my primary. Considering how holistic RUSH tends to be I wouldn't be surprised if they are going through each one manually. Maybe reach out in a few days if there's no update?

 

[ANC21]

is it still worth applying here or am I past the “unofficial” period of being early/on-time?

 

[ThePearl]

is it still worth applying here or am I past the “unofficial” period of being on-time?

I think you are fine for sure, still early august

 

[flowerplant2000]

hey for question 1" RUSH Medical College is located on Chicago’s Near West Side and serves a diverse patient population. We seek to train physicians who can connect with diverse patient populations with whom they may not share a similar background. Tell us about a life experience that has broadened your own world view or enhanced your ability to understand those unlike yourself and what you learned from this experience", would it be ok to talk about working with people experiencing housing insecurity? or is RUSH looking for a racial / cultural backgrounds

 

[NocturnalSir3n]

hey for question 1" RUSH Medical College is located on Chicago’s Near West Side and serves a diverse patient population. We seek to train physicians who can connect with diverse patient populations with whom they may not share a similar background. Tell us about a life experience that has broadened your own world view or enhanced your ability to understand those unlike yourself and what you learned from this experience", would it be ok to talk about working with people experiencing housing insecurity? or is RUSH looking for a racial / cultural backgrounds

I think as long as it is your experience working with them, how that broadened your worldview and affected your comprehension of people who differ from you, and what you learned from it moving forward, then that sounds like a good essay to me

 

[flowerplant2000]

does rush like a why us essay for the optionals

following, debating on doing a "why us" or using my diversity/low income essay

 

[emonggalep]

for 7, they're not necessarily looking for narratives right as the prompt says "focus on detailing the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities you learned and applied during these experiences. " so it would be reasonable to just write something straight forward about what I did, what I learned, and why this was important but not necessarily input it into a "story" format

 

[stew_md]

for 7, they're not necessarily looking for narratives right as the prompt says "focus on detailing the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities you learned and applied during these experiences. " so it would be reasonable to just write something straight forward about what I did, what I learned, and why this was important but not necessarily input it into a "story" format

I did more storytelling in my primary W/A entries so for these I was more straightforward and tried to mention things that I did not mention in my W/A entries.

 

[rosiemo]

What does everyone's status say? Or has anyone gotten update emails? Mine still says "Your Application is Complete" and I submitted 7/29.

 

[MDCYCLE2024]

In your AMCAS application you identified the language(s) you speak, including English, your proficiency level, and your level of use in your childhood home. If you indicated a language other than English was always spoken, would you also describe English as your second language?

How do I answer this. I was born here but my first language was my own language other than English as a child. Should I put N/A since English is not my second language. Just little confused with this question, it has Y, N and N/A option.

 

[ohheymay]

In your AMCAS application you identified the language(s) you speak, including English, your proficiency level, and your level of use in your childhood home. If you indicated a language other than English was always spoken, would you also describe English as your second language?

How do I answer this. I was born here but my first language was my own language other than English as a child. Should I put N/A since English is not my second language. Just little confused with this question, it has Y, N and N/A option.

My partner, born here in the US, was spoken to and learned Spanish first. He considers English his second language even if its the one he predominantly uses now. I would put Y for this from what you described.

 

[MDCYCLE2024]

My partner, born here in the US, was spoken to and learned Spanish first. He considers English his second language even if its the one he predominantly uses now. I would put Y for this from what you described.

Thank you!

 

[doco2439]

anyone know when they start sending out IIs

 

[Basalganglia4life]

Cycletrack.org says the went out starting 9/6 last year

 

[Dinolover]

+1 II OOS

 

[Expertofbooks]

+1 II OOS

May I ask when your application was complete?

 

[Dinolover]

May I ask

May I ask when your application was complete?

Of course! Secondary received on 7/26, complete on 8/1.

 

[libero16]

+1 II OOS

Congrats!! If you don’t mind me asking, how service oriented would you say your application is? As in, a thousand plus volunteer hours?

 

[lysozome12]

is there a word count for the activities section on the secondary

 

[Dinolover]

Congrats!! If you don’t mind me asking, how service oriented would you say your application is? As in, a thousand plus volunteer hours?

Thank you and no problem at all My app is very heavily service oriented, over 1000 hours! I also have a lot of research experience.

 

[mannatee22]

is having around 300-400 volunteer hours too little for rush?

 

[123e]

is having around 300-400 volunteer hours too little for rush?

i always think it depends on how you write about the experience. If you wrote about something in your 300 hours that is 10x more meaningful than someone’s 1000, that matters!

 

[BandaMaker3000]

+1 II OOS

Can you share what dates were available to sign up for?

 

[hifromvenus]

is having around 300-400 volunteer hours too little for rush?

I had 400 and got a secondary so its really about how you write about your experiences!

 

[Dinolover]

Can you share what dates were available to sign up for?

Two Wednesdays in mid Sept!

 

[premedgal01]

i added this school kinda last minute last Tuesday (08/27) and have yet to receive a secondary. should i just lose hope that i probably won't get one? just want some insight into the screening process & how long it took for those who received one

 

[shiganshina]

i added this school kinda last minute last Tuesday (08/27) and have yet to receive a secondary. should i just lose hope that i probably won't get one? just want some insight into the screening process & how long it took for those who received one

My app was verified 8/26 and I got the secondary the same day