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Hi all. I'm starting med school in the fall, and after doing my research on the HPSP, I've decided to apply with the Navy. My local recruiter who I have been speaking with is a friendly enough person, but it is clear that he is a bit inexperienced with this process (he's given me some pretty shaky answers to questions I already knew the answers to and emailed me some forms to fill out that still had some previous applicants' personal info on them), and as such I am curious if my experience thus far is typical.
In terms of paperwork, is there a usual order to this process? I've been sent a bunch of stuff - request for academic transcripts and MCAT score report, prescreening for ODS applicants, academic degree plan, requests for personal references, "commitment to success" form, medical prescreening, disclosure of SSN privacy form, DoD authority for release of info and records consent form, and my personal favorite, the US Navy tattoo screening certificate. The one form that seems conspicuously absent is an explicit "I, ____, am applying for the HPSP, and this essay indicates why." Is this normal? Is the application process usually a scattershot of paperwork like this that arrives in no particular order, or am I at the mercy of a disorganized recruiter?
Also, the recruiter mentioned that there would be a likely interview with two current Navy physicians. I've heard of people who have gotten the scholarship both with and without an interview. Is there any rhyme or reason to this?
In terms of paperwork, is there a usual order to this process? I've been sent a bunch of stuff - request for academic transcripts and MCAT score report, prescreening for ODS applicants, academic degree plan, requests for personal references, "commitment to success" form, medical prescreening, disclosure of SSN privacy form, DoD authority for release of info and records consent form, and my personal favorite, the US Navy tattoo screening certificate. The one form that seems conspicuously absent is an explicit "I, ____, am applying for the HPSP, and this essay indicates why." Is this normal? Is the application process usually a scattershot of paperwork like this that arrives in no particular order, or am I at the mercy of a disorganized recruiter?
Also, the recruiter mentioned that there would be a likely interview with two current Navy physicians. I've heard of people who have gotten the scholarship both with and without an interview. Is there any rhyme or reason to this?