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what is the average time it took for you OOS folks to get this secondary after receiving the email? 4 weeks?

 

[Ms. miRNA]

what is the average time it took for you OOS folks to get this secondary after receiving the email? 4 weeks?

I got mine the next day

 

[Miiknight]

Is the math requirement strict. Can statistics replace it?

 

[ridebiker]

Is the math requirement strict. Can statistics replace it?

not sure, but I put Biostatistics in to fulfill the requirement, and I hope that's ok

 

[moltmannfanboi]

what is the average time it took for you OOS folks to get this secondary after receiving the email? 4 weeks?

Next day.

 

[Holdupwaitaminuteyeayeaye]

Do they reply to emails? I was going to email to ask them about something but I wasn't sure if they reply quickly

 

[wjrblue77]

Is the math requirement strict. Can statistics replace it?

It says college level algebra or higher. I used a semester of Calc and a semester of Stat.

 

[giornosdad]

For the work/volunteerism part, I do have some volunteering in a clinical setting (pretty much clerical work) but I don't have any experience where I had direct contact with patients without physician supervision. Should I leave it blank?

 

[Miiknight]

not sure, but I put Biostatistics in to fulfill the requirement, and I hope that's ok

I emailed the adcoms and they said statistics would be fine

 

[Miiknight]

Do they reply to emails? I was going to email to ask them about something but I wasn't sure if they reply quickly

Yes I emailed them about course prerequisites and they responded after a few days

 

[Holdupwaitaminuteyeayeaye]

Yes I emailed them about course prerequisites and they responded after a few days

I see thanks!
I just recently got my secondary(like last Friday or Saturday) and had some Qs about the biostatisics but also was wondering about the thing that says no outside help.

 

[ridebiker]

I emailed the adcoms and they said statistics would be fine

thank you for verifying!!

 

[futuredoctor242222]

I got a C+ in Organic Chemistry II my sophomore year. My overall GPA that semester was a 3.66 and I graduated with a 3.81. I didn't get any other grades below B+. Should I write about this in the poor grades question? I don't feel the need to but don't want them to see it as a red flag if I don't address it.

 

[moltmannfanboi]

I got a C+ in Organic Chemistry II my sophomore year. My overall GPA that semester was a 3.66 and I graduated with a 3.81. I didn't get any other grades below B+. Should I write about this in the poor grades question? I don't feel the need to but don't want them to see it as a red flag if I don't address it.

I didn't write about my single C+.

 

[pingu365]

what is the average time it took for you OOS folks to get this secondary after receiving the email? 4 weeks?

~4 days

 

[premedaloo]

This is an open ended question, but does anyone know why VCU is asking people to distinguish physician observation and clinical work? Do they have a preference for one or the other? It doesn't really change my answers, but I was curious if anyone had any insight because I've never seen any other school do it.

 

[ninstonbiller]

This is an open ended question, but does anyone know why VCU is asking people to distinguish physician observation and clinical work? Do they have a preference for one or the other? It doesn't really change my answers, but I was curious if anyone had any insight because I've never seen any other school do it.

as a reapplicant, I think its new for this year like I don't remember it from last cycle