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IS secondary received today:

Activities, Service, Research​

  1. Please describe any new or additional medically related employment, volunteer activities or observation experiences not included in your AMCAS application (2000 character limit).
  2. Please describe any new or additional community service, volunteer or leadership activities not included in your AMCAS application (2000 character limit).
  3. Please describe any new or additional research experiences not included in your AMCAS application (2000 character limit).
  4. Please select the description(s) below that best describes your overall research experience. If a project status is pending, choose the option that represents the current status. Use the space in question 5 to describe the anticipated timeline and outcome of any pending projects.
    • 1or more publications where you are listed as an author for a peer-reviewed publication, 2 or more National oral presentations, 2 or more National poster presentations OR doctoral dissertation
    • 2 or more local/regional/district poster presentations, 1 or more National oral presentation, OR Master's thesis
    • Member of a research team for more than a year OR 1 or more local/regional/district poster presentation
    • A Member of a research team for less than a year with no publications or presentations
    • No Research
  5. Use this space to provide clarification of your research experiences, if needed (1000 character limit).

Personal Information​

  1. Please consider sharing experiences, challenges, family or personal circumstances, interests, etc. that you believe would bring added value and unique lived experience to the learning community at USC School of Medicine Greenville (2000 character limit).
  2. If you are not a South Carolina resident, what relationships, bonds, or other interests or connections do you have to the state?(1000 character limit).
  3. Is there any additional information you would like the Admissions Committee to consider that has not been previously addressed? (1000 character limit).
  4. Why have you chosen to apply to USC School of Medicine Greenville and how do you think your education at USCSOM Greenville will prepare you to become a physician in the future? (2000 character limit).
  5. What areas of medicine are you interested in at this time or what areas do you plan to pursue, and why? (1000 character limit).

Essays (500 word limits)​

  1. At USCSOM Greenville we are committed to Transforming Medicine One Doctor at a Time. Share how, as a physician, you will seek to transform medicine.
  2. Caring for under-resourced and underserved communities is critical to the mission of our medical school and in best meeting the health needs of the most vulnerable patient populations. Please provide personal examples of how you have demonstrated your commitment to supporting these communities, and what you have learned about providing quality care in this process.
 
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One of the prompts is the following: "Sometimes the Admissions Committee has questions about an applicant’s MCAT score or GPA. Please use this space to discuss any insight you have into your past performance as well as lessons learned to improve future performance." Is this space intended for explaining any discrepancies in our academic statistics? If we do not have anything to clarify, is it acceptable to simply put "N/A" for this part? Thank you in advance!
 
bobalover123 said:
One of the prompts is the following: "Sometimes the Admissions Committee has questions about an applicant’s MCAT score or GPA. Please use this space to discuss any insight you have into your past performance as well as lessons learned to improve future performance." Is this space intended for explaining any discrepancies in our academic statistics? If we do not have anything to clarify, is it acceptable to simply put "N/A" for this part? Thank you in advance!
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To me it seemed like they wanted you to say something regardless since it's worded different than other prompts about that. So even though my MCAT and GPA are good, I talked about when I got a B in ochem and what I learned from that.

But I could be totally wrong I'm just guessing
 
premed13579 said:
To me it seemed like they wanted you to say something regardless since it's worded different than other prompts about that. So even though my MCAT and GPA are good, I talked about when I got a B in ochem and what I learned from that.

But I could be totally wrong I'm just guessing
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Thank you for your response! I emailed the admissions, and they said we can put N/A if we have nothing to share.
 
bobalover123 said:
One of the prompts is the following: "Sometimes the Admissions Committee has questions about an applicant’s MCAT score or GPA. Please use this space to discuss any insight you have into your past performance as well as lessons learned to improve future performance." Is this space intended for explaining any discrepancies in our academic statistics? If we do not have anything to clarify, is it acceptable to simply put "N/A" for this part? Thank you in advance!
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is this an IS specific prompt? it is not in the list above?
 
bobalover123 said:
One of the prompts is the following: "Sometimes the Admissions Committee has questions about an applicant’s MCAT score or GPA. Please use this space to discuss any insight you have into your past performance as well as lessons learned to improve future performance." Is this space intended for explaining any discrepancies in our academic statistics? If we do not have anything to clarify, is it acceptable to simply put "N/A" for this part? Thank you in advance!
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Where does this one appear in relation to the other ones listed by @bold-and-brash- ?
 
XflamingeskimoX said:
I’m OOS but no ties, should I even submit secondary
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USC Greenville is relatively friendly to out-of-state applicants. According to their FAQ page, "We accept out-of-state applicants, and about 30 percent of each class hails from outside of South Carolina."
 
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bobalover123 said:
USC Greenville is relatively friendly to out-of-state applicants. According to their FAQ page, "We accept out-of-state applicants, and about 30 percent of each class hails from outside of South Carolina."
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I also read they only consider if an applicant has ties to SC though
 
XflamingeskimoX said:
I also read they only consider if an applicant has ties to SC though
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Where did you read this? Can you send the link?

I saw a comment from a USC Greenville thread a few years ago, where a matriculant said most people have some kind of tie but there were a few accepted without any ties? I don't know. I'm confused on if I should send it.
 
sushisphinx said:
Where did you read this? Can you send the link?

I saw a comment from a USC Greenville thread a few years ago, where a matriculant said most people have some kind of tie but there were a few accepted without any ties? I don't know. I'm confused on if I should send it.
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shoot, I may have been looking at USC Columbia since the websites are so similar. But I could've sworn I saw it. If there's nothing about needing a tie, then I think we should apply.
 
XflamingeskimoX said:
shoot, I may have been looking at USC Columbia since the websites are so similar. But I could've sworn I saw it. If there's nothing about needing a tie, then I think we should apply.
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Yeah, I made the same mistake lol. USC Columbia is way more strict about ties. That being said, I do think the chances of us getting interviewed/accepted at USC Greenville still might be significantly lower than those with residency/ties. I emailed the admissions office and asked just in case, so we'll see tomorrow hopefully! I don't want to write such a long secondary if my chances are abysmal.
 
sushisphinx said:
Yeah, I made the same mistake lol. USC Columbia is way more strict about ties. That being said, I do think the chances of us getting interviewed/accepted at USC Greenville still might be significantly lower than those with residency/ties. I emailed the admissions office and asked just in case, so we'll see tomorrow hopefully! I don't want to write such a long secondary if my chances are abysmal.
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Thanks so much for emailing them! Please do lmk what they say, bc, ya me either lmao
 
Do you get a confirmation email from Greenville after submitting?
 
krypticad said:
Has anyone simply submitted N/A to all three of the first prompts? I truthfully don't have any activities to talk about that I did not include on my AMCAS, but I am worried putting N/A to these appears lazy and would be damaging to my application. Does anyone have any input?
  1. Please describe any new or additional medically related employment, volunteer activities or observation experiences not included in your AMCAS application (2000 character limit).
  2. Please describe any new or additional community service, volunteer or leadership activities not included in your AMCAS application (2000 character limit).
  3. Please describe any new or additional research experiences not included in your AMCAS application (2000 character limit).
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Yes I put NA for 2/3 of those because nothing had changed
 
krypticad said:
Has anyone simply submitted N/A to all three of the first prompts? I truthfully don't have any activities to talk about that I did not include on my AMCAS, but I am worried putting N/A to these appears lazy and would be damaging to my application. Does anyone have any input?
  1. Please describe any new or additional medically related employment, volunteer activities or observation experiences not included in your AMCAS application (2000 character limit).
  2. Please describe any new or additional community service, volunteer or leadership activities not included in your AMCAS application (2000 character limit).
  3. Please describe any new or additional research experiences not included in your AMCAS application (2000 character limit).
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I wrote about an experience I plan to begin for 1, and then answered N/A to 2 and 3.
 
did y'all use up all of the character counts?? they are soooo long and i don't want to sound too wordy. i'm not sure if they are there just to not limit us or if they're there because they actually want us to include that many details
 
purplegiraffe16 said:
did y'all use up all of the character counts?? they are soooo long and i don't want to sound too wordy. i'm not sure if they are there just to not limit us or if they're there because they actually want us to include that many details
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I may be in the minority, but I always try to use as many characters/words that I need to adequately tell my story or address the question. ADCOMs, like anyone else reading an essay, can certainly tell when people are just adding filler to their essays.
 
How long did it take to receive secondaries for this school? I submitted my verified primary last week, and have yet to receive a secondary.
 
For Question 2: If you are not accepted to medical school for the upcoming academic year, what are your plans?

I'm confused. I'm a reapplicant so is it asking about the 2024-2025 year or what I'll do in 2025-2026 if I don't get in? There's other questions asking what we'll be doing too so I'm confused.
 
KloMed said:
FYI, Greenville was impacted by the hurricane and USC SOM Greenville has canceled didactic classes this week. Definitely best for us to be patient with the admissions process as they work through the aftermath. Hoping everyone in Greenville is okay!!
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they postponed my interview that was supposed to be tomorrow fyi
 
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