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[Mr.Smile12]

Podcast interview

 

[ihavetwobraincells]

anyone get secondaries?

 

[yodah]

anyone get secondaries?

Nope!

 

[RexThornman]

I am considering which campus (main or regional) is a better fit for my goals.

I want to complete research and enter a surgical specialty. Which campus offers the most opportunities for both goals?

 

[saiyan.uzumaki17]

are secondaries out yet

 

[JPace24]

Still waiting on secondaries - any word?

 

[bunsenburner66]

No secondary yet.

 

[bruhmoment12]

When are secondaries supposed to come out?

 

[JPace24]

George Washington, please send it out.

 

[moltmannfanboi]

Ya’ll are stressing way too much. Prewrite it and move on.

 

[kemkeys]

I was able to access the secondary through their website and create my login here. As of July 20, the prompts are the same as last year but you are unable to pay the application fee.

GW SMHS MD Program Applicant

 

[johndoe1717171]

I was able to access the secondary through their website and create my login here. As of July 20, the prompts are the same as last year but you are unable to pay the application fee.

GW SMHS MD Program Applicant

Same here. My generated password worked with my AMCAS ID so I guess it is good.

 

[meowsentry]

+1 IS secondary.

 

[texco23]

+1 OOS Secondary

 

[girldino22]

+ 1 OOS Secondary

 

[ScrubLife247]

+1 OOS

 

[mets05]

+ 1 OOS

 

[rosegold123]

+1 OOS

 

[hhxit92]

+1 OOS seems same as last year

**NOTE: The character limits on the responses below do not include spaces.**

1. Application Fee Payment Code

2. Have you ever registered at an institution under a different name? (Y/N)

3. Have you ever been convicted of, plead guilty, or plead no lo contendere to a criminal offense? Have you ever been arrested for a felony or misdemeanor? (Y/N)

4. Did you indicate that you were the recipient of any institutional action on your AMCAS application? (Y/N)

5. Do you understand you need to complete these recommendations prior to matriculation? (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Laboratory Experience, English, Social/Behavioral Sciences). (Y/N).

6. Select the campus you prefer for your clinical education.

• Main Campus Preferred
• Regional Medical Campus Preferred
• Main Campus Only
• Regional Medical Campus Only

7. If you selected regional medical campus preferred or regional medical campus only in question 6, please explain in detail your interest in regional medical campus and how it will be a good fit for your clinical education.? (1750 characters excluding spaces)

8. Please provide the Admissions Committee with a brief summary of your activities, academics, employment or other occupations to account for full-time activity (approx. 30-40 hours/week) from the point of application through matriculation in 2026. (750 characters excluding spaces)

9. The MD Program includes substantial content in Clinical Public Health (population health, health systems science, health policy, and community health) to prepare GW graduates for an expanded scope of practice required to be successful 21st century physicians. What are your specific interests and experiences related to that aspect of the MD Program? (350 characters excluding spaces)

10. What makes you a unique individual? What challenges have you faced? What have you learned from your experiences? (750 characters excluding spaces)

11. What is your specific interest in the MD Program at GW? What opportunities would you take advantage of as a student here? Why? (1750 characters excluding spaces)

12. Have you previously interacted directly with the MD Admissions Office through events, tours, fairs, webinars, or interviews? (Y/N) If YES, please explain.

13. Do you want to pursue the joint MD/MPH program? (Y/N). If YES, then please describe why you would want to pursue to MD/MPH program and how the combined degree would fit into your career goals.

 

[AniKar8]

+1 OOS seems same as last year

1. Application Fee Payment Code

2. Have you ever registered at an institution under a different name? (Y/N)

3. Have you ever been convicted of, plead guilty, or plead no lo contendere to a criminal offense? Have you ever been arrested for a felony or misdemeanor? (Y/N)

4. Did you indicate that you were the recipient of any institutional action on your AMCAS application? (Y/N)

5. Do you understand you need to complete these recommendations prior to matriculation? (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Laboratory Experience, English, Social/Behavioral Sciences). (Y/N).

6. Select the campus you prefer for your clinical education.

• Main Campus Preferred
• Regional Medical Campus Preferred
• Main Campus Only
• Regional Medical Campus Only

7. If you selected regional medical campus preferred or regional medical campus only in question 6, please explain in detail your interest in regional medical campus and how it will be a good fit for your clinical education.? (1750 characters)

8. Please provide the Admissions Committee with a brief summary of your activities, academics, employment or other occupations to account for full-time activity (approx. 30-40 hours/week) from the point of application through matriculation in 2026. (750 characters)

9. The MD Program includes substantial content in Clinical Public Health (population health, health systems science, health policy, and community health) to prepare GW graduates for an expanded scope of practice required to be successful 21st century physicians. What are your specific interests and experiences related to that aspect of the MD Program? (350 characters)

10. What makes you a unique individual? What challenges have you faced? What have you learned from your experiences? (750 characters)

11. What is your specific interest in the MD Program at GW? What opportunities would you take advantage of as a student here? Why? (1750 characters)

12. Have you previously interacted directly with the MD Admissions Office through events, tours, fairs, webinars, or interviews? (Y/N) If YES, please explain.

13. Do you want to pursue the joint MD/MPH program? (Y/N). If YES, then please describe why you would want to pursue to MD/MPH program and how the combined degree would fit into your career goals.

can you edit this to say that all character limits are EXCLUDING spaces so that everyone can plan accordingly?

 

[b0ldlygo]

I always lol at schools who ask 3 questions in one prompt then only give us space for like 4-5 sentences to respond

 

[bruhmoment12]

can you edit this to say that all character limits are EXCLUDING spaces so that everyone can plan accordingly?

Are you sure it's excluding?

 

[hhxit92]

Are you sure it's excluding?

yes, there's a note saying that character counts are excluding spaces, i missed it earlier!

 

[anklelocktheworld]

+1 OOS

 

[userr020104]

8. Please provide the Admissions Committee with a brief summary of your activities, academics, employment or other occupations to account for full-time activity (approx. 30-40 hours/week) from the point of application through matriculation in 2026. (750 characters excluding spaces)

Is this saying to only name activities that were full-time, or all the activities we did that added up to full-time altogether?

 

[saiyan.uzumaki17]

+1 OOS, does anyone know when's the earliest they send out II

 

[saiyan.uzumaki17]

also was there a red lining around the box at the end of the secondary for you guys

 

[hhxit92]

Is this saying to only name activities that were full-time, or all the activities we did that added up to full-time altogether?

I believe it's all activities that add up to full-time hours!

 

[dinodoctor.net]

Struggling to write anything substantial or impactful for these short answers.

 

[ilikeapples24]

Struggling to write anything substantial or impactful for these short answers.

same here, am I reading the diversity prompt correctly? It seems like they do want answers to all three of the questions right?

 

[iwanttobedoctorpls]

anyone know if they take physio and anatomy for the biology requirement?

 

[PickaGodnPray]

anyone know if they take physio and anatomy for the biology requirement?

“Demonstrated emphasis on cellular and molecular aspects of living organisms. May be met with one year of college biology (no AP/IB credit accepted)”
Assuming no since those are not cellular or molecular studies, worth an email to ask probably.

 

[iwanttobedoctorpls]

“Demonstrated emphasis on cellular and molecular aspects of living organisms. May be met with one year of college biology (no AP/IB credit accepted)”
Assuming no since those are not cellular or molecular studies, worth an email to ask probably.

when these are listed as recommendations, then is It advised to still apply? nothing on their website says a hard requirement. i will email tho and go blue

 

[yearningqueen]

did anyone receive a confirmation email that their application is completed? or is that just on the portal?

 

[tryhard.premed]

also was there a red lining around the box at the end of the secondary for you guys

Same thing happened to me! The red lining won’t go away on the signature box and I had already paid. It won’t let me submit my secondary. Contacted admissions for help and tried troubleshooting. I think it’s a glitch. If anyone finds a way to fix, let me know.

 

[princess.g.123]

Anyone receive a pre-II hold, or whatever this is? Is this a good or bad sign?

"Your application to The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences is complete and has been reviewed by the Admissions Committee. To date, no final decision has been made and the Admissions Committee has placed your application on hold for re-review at a later date. Files are re-reviewed by the committee periodically and there is no set schedule for decisions. We do interview from August through March. Please feel free to update your file during this time using the GW Admissions Portal. If we require any further documentation or if your status changes, we will contact you immediately. We do sincerely appreciate your interest in our program. Thank you for your patience."

 

[PickaGodnPray]

Anyone receive a pre-II hold, or whatever this is? Is this a good or bad sign?

Soft R from GW, especially this early in the cycle. If you want more info look at past years threads.

 

[texco23]

Anyone receive a pre-II hold, or whatever this is? Is this a good or bad sign?

"Your application to The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences is complete and has been reviewed by the Admissions Committee. To date, no final decision has been made and the Admissions Committee has placed your application on hold for re-review at a later date. Files are re-reviewed by the committee periodically and there is no set schedule for decisions. We do interview from August through March. Please feel free to update your file during this time using the GW Admissions Portal. If we require any further documentation or if your status changes, we will contact you immediately. We do sincerely appreciate your interest in our program. Thank you for your patience."

I have the same, but what I can see from previous years, this does not mean a good/bad thing. II dont start till August, and people marked "completed" and "Hold" received rejections and Interview Invites. So I think for now we just wait.

 

[iwanttobedoctorpls]

Did you guys get a confirmation email after submitting?

 

[aryabrooks]

Anyone receive a pre-II hold, or whatever this is? Is this a good or bad sign?

"Your application to The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences is complete and has been reviewed by the Admissions Committee. To date, no final decision has been made and the Admissions Committee has placed your application on hold for re-review at a later date. Files are re-reviewed by the committee periodically and there is no set schedule for decisions. We do interview from August through March. Please feel free to update your file during this time using the GW Admissions Portal. If we require any further documentation or if your status changes, we will contact you immediately. We do sincerely appreciate your interest in our program. Thank you for your patience."

When did you submit your secondary?

 

[zestyzeek]

got that message too, submitted 7/22

 

[JPace24]

Anyone receive a pre-II hold, or whatever this is? Is this a good or bad sign?

"Your application to The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences is complete and has been reviewed by the Admissions Committee. To date, no final decision has been made and the Admissions Committee has placed your application on hold for re-review at a later date. Files are re-reviewed by the committee periodically and there is no set schedule for decisions. We do interview from August through March. Please feel free to update your file during this time using the GW Admissions Portal. If we require any further documentation or if your status changes, we will contact you immediately. We do sincerely appreciate your interest in our program. Thank you for your patience."

Hey OP, when did you receive and submit your secondary?

 

[jerryperry]

Anyone receive a pre-II hold, or whatever this is? Is this a good or bad sign?

"Your application to The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences is complete and has been reviewed by the Admissions Committee. To date, no final decision has been made and the Admissions Committee has placed your application on hold for re-review at a later date. Files are re-reviewed by the committee periodically and there is no set schedule for decisions. We do interview from August through March. Please feel free to update your file during this time using the GW Admissions Portal. If we require any further documentation or if your status changes, we will contact you immediately. We do sincerely appreciate your interest in our program. Thank you for your patience."

+1 . Submitted 07/24