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It definitely means you need at least 6 credits of math courses, period. They're just saying that either math or statistics courses can count towards that.

For example, you could take Basic Statistics (STAT, 3 credits), and Precalculus (MATH, 4 credits), and you would thus fulfill the requirement.

Thank you!

 

[RollyPolly10]

M2 here at VCU, happy to answer any questions

Thank you! Can you remark on how easy is it to get involved with research at VCU? On their website they have a lot of resources and contacts for getting involved, so I'm guessing it's fairly easy?

 

[goldenretriever99]

Is Casper required for this school? I can't find anywhere that it is required?

 

[sensorimotorstage]

Pre II Rejection 🙁

 

[othersfactor-scw]

PRE II Rejection... rip

 

[Hyun Chong]

pre-II rejection 5 days after submission. I'm honestly impressed how quick the decision came.

 

[ecobio]

Sorry to those who've gotten the bad news today! I know it really sucks, but its still early in the cycle... Hoping you all get those well-earned II emails from your dream schools down the line.

 

[sensorimotorstage]

@othersfactor-scw @Hyun Chong any ideas why? mcat/gpa within range?

For me I assume it’s my GPA. I have a very strong mcat and EC’s (and am confident in my writing)…my gpa is in their previously accepted range but is absolutely the weak point of my app.

Like another said below, I was at a T5 in a hard stem major

 

[Hyun Chong]

@othersfactor-scw @Hyun Chong any ideas why? mcat/gpa within range?

MCAT 519, cGPA 3.92, sGPA 3.95. I think in the "why us" essay I was trying to hard to sell myself and not my enthusiasm for the school. I told them about how I want to address health disparities and wrote about an experience I had an EMT, but my mention of the school was a cliff note in the last paragraph.

 

[TOcookiemonster]

For those that got rejections, do you mind sharing what time the email came in? And were you IS or OOS?

 

[Hyun Chong]

For those that got rejections, do you mind sharing what time the email came in? And were you IS or OOS?

OOS

 

[othersfactor-scw]

@othersfactor-scw @Hyun Chong any ideas why? mcat/gpa within range?

I guess my vision did not align with the school... all good though!

Edit: MCAT is within range, lower end on the GPA, but hard STEM degree from T10

 

[tzuyu&yuqi]

Thank you! Can you remark on how easy is it to get involved with research at VCU? On their website they have a lot of resources and contacts for getting involved, so I'm guessing it's fairly easy?

we have a deans summer research program where they give u a 3k stipend over M1 summer to do research, so its definitely something the medical school puts a priority in, they also recently created a website of all the PI's looking for student, that being said, it still took me about a month or so after cold emailing to lock down research, it all really comes down to timing - almost everyone i know that has wanted research has gotten research

 

[clubpenquin_beast]

OOS R, L74, 7/15, Q4 Casper

 

[aitet]

First R of the cycle 🙁

 

[tryingmyverybest]

OOS R, L74, 7/15, Q4 Casper

When did u submit?

 

[orioson]

Any reapplicants wanna give some insights on how you answered the "What additional qualifications do you have" question? The 150 character limit is throwing me off. Like are they looking for a list?

 

[aitet]

when did you submit?

7/5

 

[QuantumPhoton]

When choosing the specialties, if I want to do something beyond internal medicine (e.g., endocrinology), do I choose Undecided or Internal Medicine?

 

[deleted1194271]

When choosing the specialties, if I want to do something beyond internal medicine (e.g., endocrinology), do I choose Undecided or Internal Medicine?

Internal medicine, to be an endocrinologist you have to do internal medicine residency

 

[systematicX]

When choosing the specialties, if I want to do something beyond internal medicine (e.g., endocrinology), do I choose Undecided or Internal Medicine?

Im curious why they ask this when so many students have no idea so early on

 

[snoozyk]

Im curious why they ask this when so many students have no idea so early on

I understood it as them just collecting the data for themselves? Since it mentions 60% of students changing their mind during medical school.

 

[ecobio]

Im curious why they ask this when so many students have no idea so early on

They say its to match you up with interviewers that match your interests. So you can ask more specific questions about the curriculum and opportunities from that lens.

 

[kitchencabbage]

OOS R this evening !

 

[deleted1194271]

OOS R this evening !

sorry to hear that, do u mind sharing when you submitted your secondary? good luck on ur other apps!

 

[kitchencabbage]

sorry to hear that, do u mind sharing when you submitted your secondary? good luck on ur other apps!

Submitted 7/5 complete 7/7, no worries there’s more R’s to come throughout the cycle gotta get used to it 🙂

 

[applyingthiscycle]

For those that have applied to VCU's MSTP program, what are the LOR requirements/recommendations? I cannot find information about them anywhere... Are they just the same as MD only?

 

[ribonucleoprotein]

Pre-II rejection, re-app got an interview last time lol

sorry 🙁 did u get an email

 

[p4th2g0a1s]

+1 INTL secondary received 7/18

 

[bannervein]

cycletracker says someone got an interview today 👀

 

[Ubiquinolenthusiast]

cycletracker says someone got an interview today

Nice ! Hopefully they send more out in the next few days !

 

[snoozyk]

Has anybody seen a change in their communication status on the portal?

 

[ribonucleoprotein]

Has anybody seen a change in their communication status on the portal?

mines been ready since i submitted

 

[GroovyFlower]

Does anyone have Casper show up as a required material in the Status Page? I sent my score but I don't see a row for Casper.

 

[BlueCorazon]

Does anyone have Casper show up as a required material in the Status Page? I sent my score but I don't see a row for Casper.

+1

 

[flowerplant2000]

for question q regarding how our mission/values align with VCU's missions/values, did yall select just one to focus on? it seems hard to include more than 1 without fully developing that idea/value

 

[SoCalDocta]

Does anyone have Casper show up as a required material in the Status Page? I sent my score but I don't see a row for Casper.

Same here. I double checked the Casper website, and I saw that I did send my score over to them.

 

[youngdumbandbroke]

Does anyone have Casper show up as a required material in the Status Page? I sent my score but I don't see a row for Casper.

I wonder if they do this so that your application is marked "complete" and they can review it before they get your score, but they might hold off on sending an interview invite before your score comes back? idk just a guess

 

[sensorimotorstage]

I wonder if they do this so that your application is marked "complete" and they can review it before they get your score, but they might hold off on sending an interview invite before your score comes back? idk just a guess

I got pre Casper R’ed 🙁

 

[SoCalDocta]

I got pre Casper R’ed 🙁

Did you get a rejection email?

 

[sensorimotorstage]

Did you get a rejection email?

Yeah weeks ago now

 

[sensorimotorstage]

Pre II Rejection 🙁

Did you get a rejection email?

@SoCalDocta

 

[antiquekitkat]

pre ii rejection on a Sunday night!? brutal

 

[ribonucleoprotein]

pre ii rejection on a Sunday night!? brutal

🙁 sorry, when did u submit?

 

[antiquekitkat]

🙁 sorry, when did u submit?

complete 7/11

 

[SCOOPEER]

When does VCU typically start sending out II's?

 

[Ubiquinolenthusiast]

When does VCU typically start sending out II's?

Looking at the VCU discussions from the past 2 years it seems like a good amount of people reported IIs in the first week or two of August so hopefully more will be sent out soon ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[disgracedowl]

Pre-II IS R. LM 71 complete 7/17, received R 8/4 around 8pm EST

 

[jacksparrow1]

Pre-II IS R. LM 71 complete 7/17, received R 8/4 around 8pm EST

I'm sorry :/, with that LM you will have plenty of options though!

I can't tell if they are going in order by secondary submission or just sending these things out randomly

 

[ecobio]

I'm sorry :/, with that LM you will have plenty of options though!

I can't tell if they are going in order by secondary submission or just sending these things out randomly

Its *probably* a mix of both. Id assume they go in order ranking applicants (with whatever metrics they use), and every week or two they cut the people at the bottom of the pyramid. Trying to guess these things is a total crapshoot, though.