How to explain grades this year

[el799]

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As the title says, I know med school will look at grades during covid with somewhat of an asterix. That being said, I also lost a parent during this pandemic so was affected more by COVID than your average college student. If i try to explain this on my apps, will it come off as making excuses?

 

[deleted1082375]

It depends how you phrase it. In these circumstances, it matters more how you said you grew from this experience. Since you have had little time to fix it, I don't know how you can accomplish this. Focus on improving and it will be a blip that can be explained later. Always take full responsibility for your actions.

 

[Goro]

As the title says, I know med school will look at grades during covid with somewhat of an asterix. That being said, I also lost a parent during this pandemic so was affected more by COVID than your average college student. If i try to explain this on my apps, will it come off as making excuses?

Very sad to hear this.

Context will be everything.

 

[el799]

Very sad to hear this.

Context will be everything.

Thank you. Is this something that gets explained in a "any other info" section or should I just try to work it in to primaries/secondaries? Also on that note, if I mention it in primaries (big reason for wanting to go to med school was growing up with an ill parent) should I not mention it again in a, lets say, adversity secondary?

 

[mvsrocks]

Thank you. Is this something that gets explained in a "any other info" section or should I just try to work it in to primaries/secondaries? Also on that note, if I mention it in primaries (big reason for wanting to go to med school was growing up with an ill parent) should I not mention it again in a, lets say, adversity secondary?

My condolences. If the experience doesn't fit in primaries or secondaries, most schools (like 90%) have a section in the secondary that asks if "you have anything else you would like the admissions committee to know." You could put it there if needed.

If I were you, I'd put it in the personal statement and demonstrate how you overcame the situation and was motivated to become a doctor. Maybe the experience gave you new insight into life and what kind of doctor you want to be (not talking about specialty)

 

[Goro]

Thank you. Is this something that gets explained in a "any other info" section or should I just try to work it in to primaries/secondaries? Also on that note, if I mention it in primaries (big reason for wanting to go to med school was growing up with an ill parent) should I not mention it again in a, lets say, adversity secondary?

That's exactly where it should go.

Having a LOR writer also explain your situation also will help

 

[el799]

That's exactly where it should go.

Having a LOR writer also explain your situation also will help

Should some form of note go here (briefly) even if I do end up talking about it in my personal statement and/or secondaries?

 

[el799]

My condolences. If the experience doesn't fit in primaries or secondaries, most schools (like 90%) have a section in the secondary that asks if "you have anything else you would like the admissions committee to know." You could put it there if needed.

If I were you, I'd put it in the personal statement and demonstrate how you overcame the situation and was motivated to become a doctor. Maybe the experience gave you new insight into life and what kind of doctor you want to be (not talking about specialty)

Thank you for the reply. This is very likely what I will write about

 

[Goro]

Should some form of note go here (briefly) even if I do end up talking about it in my personal statement and/or secondaries?

Those events should not be in your primary