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How did you fill out your secondaries?

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  1. Tritip

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    The only school that I want to get in is my state school (10 minutes from my house) and Uniformed Services University (prior military). I know you should only apply to schools you really do want/intend to attend, but what if its only two schools?

    Believe me, I just want to be a doctor in the end so I would appreciate getting into ANY school. However, I'm having trouble filling out these secondaries for them. I looked through their website/student handbook but it all boils down to... I'm applying here because I'm supposed to apply broadly. I just feel like I'm lying out of my teeth saying I love their curriculum / mission statement / blah blah etc.

    So for those who filled out like 10+ secondaries, how did you fill out those ones who are just a means to an end?
     
    #1 Tritip, Aug 9, 2011
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  2. bucks2010

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    if you are that apathetic about the whole process you should probably just save your money.
     
    #2 bucks2010, Aug 9, 2011
  3. kpcrew

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    there are plenty of schools without essay questions on their secondaries, but this isn't really a good way to determine if a school is right for you.
     
    #3 kpcrew, Aug 9, 2011
  4. LeoGer

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    I typed mine. I used my pointer finger for letters like 'y' and 'u', my middle finger for 'k' and 'i', and so on and so forth.
     
    #4 LeoGer, Aug 9, 2011
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    I decided to go old school and use a quill pen and parchment. Then I submitted the secondaries via passenger pigeon.
     
    #5 minerva3121, Aug 9, 2011
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    I'm surprised you can afford to feed that thing on a student's budget.
     
    #6 LeoGer, Aug 9, 2011
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    Here are the ones with no essays if you're going that route:

    Albert Einstein
    Buffalo
    Drexel
    Jefferson (1 optional essay)
    Harvard (if a senior, and applying New Pathway)
    Indiana
    Mayo
    MCW
    NYMC
    Rochester
    St. Louis
    SUNY Upstate
    SUNY Buffalo
    UCSF
    UMDNJ - NJM
    UMDNJ - RWJ
    Texas Tech El Paso
    University of Cincinnati (1 essay for those taking a year off)
    University of Nebraska
    University of Wisconsin (1 optional essay)
    University of Tennessee
    University of Vermont
    UT Galveston
    UT Houston
    UT San Antonio
    Washington University - St. Louis (1 optional essay)
    Wright State University
     
    #7 minerva3121, Aug 9, 2011
  8. kpcrew

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    you have buffalo twice
     
    #8 kpcrew, Aug 9, 2011
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    What a worthless pile minerva is for missing that.
     
    #9 LeoGer, Aug 9, 2011
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    #10 minerva3121, Aug 9, 2011
  11. wololololololo

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    Play the game bro. Every school mentions something about building diverse physicians with something about leadership, education, and research. So write a paragraph about that, support it with something unique their curriculum offers and tie it in with an activity that you do.

    With the way the application process is set up, I'm sure most schools know why they're selected on AMCAS.
     
    #11 wololololololo, Aug 9, 2011
  12. kpcrew

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    hey man, just saying :oops:
     
    #12 kpcrew, Aug 9, 2011
  13. Tritip

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    Thanks for the advice. Yea I'm scared they are going to see right through my BSing! =/
     
    #13 Tritip, Aug 9, 2011
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    False. They had a whole bunch of essays this year. A whole bunch!
     
    #14 AvidAvatar, Aug 9, 2011
  15. minerva3121

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    That list is from a thread made last year. I will update it:

    Albert Einstein
    Drexel
    Jefferson (1 optional essay)
    Harvard (if a senior, and applying New Pathway)
    Indiana
    Mayo
    MCW
    NYMC
    Rochester
    St. Louis
    SUNY Upstate
    SUNY Buffalo
    UCSF
    UMDNJ - NJM
    Texas Tech El Paso
    University of Cincinnati (1 essay for those taking a year off)
    University of Nebraska
    University of Wisconsin (1 optional essay)
    University of Tennessee
    University of Vermont
    UT Galveston
    UT Houston
    UT San Antonio
    Washington University - St. Louis (1 optional essay)
    Wright State University

    If anyone else sees errors with this list please feel free to change it!
     
    #15 minerva3121, Aug 9, 2011
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