"Is there anything else?" Questions

[themadchemist]

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What sorts of things have you guys been talking about for these dreaded questions?

 

[Thundrstorm]

If it's an app with no space to write about my activities during my year off, I stick that there. Otherwise, I leave it blank.

 

[SuzieQ3417]

What sorts of things have you guys been talking about for these dreaded questions?

Oooh...I despise those. 🙂 I feel guilty leaving them blank, so usually I just use the space to thank the admissions committee for taking the time to consider my application. It's not very creative, but it makes me feel better.

 

[themadchemist]

Probably a good call thanking them, Suzie, if you've got nothing else to say. I mean, being nice is always a good policy.

Do you think it would be an appropriate place to stick in the essay about diversity, if it's not covered elsewhere? I have some interesting experiences that I mentioned in amcas but that I expanded on for Stanford...Is that the sort of stuff that they are talking about?

 

[jc11011]

Probably a good call thanking them, Suzie, if you've got nothing else to say. I mean, being nice is always a good policy.

Do you think it would be an appropriate place to stick in the essay about diversity, if it's not covered elsewhere? I have some interesting experiences that I mentioned in amcas but that I expanded on for Stanford...Is that the sort of stuff that they are talking about?

That's what I've been doing.

 

[SailCrazy]

I'm a non-trad applicant. For those secondaries that asked about your "toughest challenge" etc. I wrote about struggling to find a satisfying career path, my course through business jobs, and decision to return to medical school.

If a school doesn't ask this question, but includes the "anything else" prompt, I've been able to pretty much copy and past this essay (depending on character limits.)

For me it works quite well. It takes almost no additional time, and further reinforces my unique story, which basically is leaving success in business to pursue the job that will provide long-term personal satisfaction.

In general I've tried to re-use or borrow from essays as much as possible! 🙂

 

[trishaaa]

I usually just write about my love for SailCrazy 😍

Oh, and I'm writing about stuff that has happened after my AMCAS submission, like how I was chosen to lead a volunteer group this fall on environment- and conservation-focused service projects.

 

[SuzieQ3417]

Oh, and I'm writing about stuff that has happened after my AMCAS submission, like how I was chosen to lead a volunteer group this fall on environment- and conservation-focused service projects.

I've done that for a few also. I've been working on boosting the job shadowing/volunteering portion of my application, so if there is no other essay that I can mention that, I will usually include a small paragraph under the "anything else" category.

 

[crazy_cavalier]

"Is there anything else you'd like us to know that isn't mentioned elsewhere in your application?"


Yes. One time, when I was little, I literally pooped in my pants. I must have been six or so at the time, and I was living in a condo that had only two bathrooms. Two bathrooms could be enough for four people, but at the time my relatives were visiting and there were a total of 8 of us. Of course, both toilets were occupied by my cousins (one male, the other female) and I was very frusturated as I struggled to hold the mass in my tiny child colon.

I decided to wait for my male cousin to finish his business. In retrospect, that was a poor decision, as this particular cousin took his time when he goes #2. The experience of pooping is more than just unloading waste matter for this person; it is a matter of a cleansing, a time for reflection and deep, profound rumination on the nature of the universe. He manages to transform that gaping crap-hole into a regal throne, and all time comes to a stand when he's sitting there.

At the time, I did not know this. Instead, I stood outside the door and continued to knock, interrupting his deep meditation. After what seemed an eternity, I felt I could hold it no more. Screaming for my cousin to relinquish the seat, I could feel the impending inevitability of my fecal fate - I would **** myself.

I guess my cousin didn't believe me when I yelped, "I NEED TO GO!!!" When he finally opened the door and saw me in my teary-eyed, soiled state, he had a glimmer of remorse on his face... He knew that his own selfish toilet-hogging bogarting had caused me to crap myself, scarring me and tainting my innocence forever. Years later I can still recall what it felt like as that huge, stinky log dislodged into my shorts.

(*NOTE: the story outlined above is indeed a true story. No part of it was made up. I **** thee not.)

 

[SailCrazy]

I usually just write about my love for SailCrazy 😍

Thanks! As long as too many other people don't pick up on your idea, that is probably going to guarantee an interview, if not a direct offer of admission. 😛

 

[crazy_cavalier]

bumping so you ingrates can read my high-larious story.

 

[TheMightyAngus]

I like to use this space to mention how I recently adopted a group of African children after their orphanage burnt to the ground. These were the same children I previously mentioned in my PS, whom I single-handedly nursed back to health after they suffered anguishly from eating maize contaminated with aflatoxin. I can't explain the unwavering joy my heart feels when I think about how much compassion I have for these sweet innocent impoverished diseased bastard children.

 

[SailCrazy]

bumping so you ingrates can read my high-larious story.

Thank you for sharing c_c. I'm sure that took a lot of courage and all of us here still value you as an individual. We hope that some day you come to terms with this very personal, challenging, and traumatic issue. 😳



P.S. If we end up at the same school, is it ok if I call you poopy pants?