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[pmont]

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This presentation is a few years old, but it has all sorts of interesting graphs, and data on questions that I had always wondered about but never had answers to.

It also has some funny essays and a CLASSIC letter of recommendation from the father of an applicant.

Check it out, I think many of you will find this interesting:


http://csh.depaul.edu/student-resou.../LoyolaStritchSchoolOfMedicinePresentatio.pdf

 

[Dipraman]

Dang it is a long powerpoint! It has some interesting information though. Thanks for sharing

 

[Mt Kilimanjaro]

The fathers name and home address are not fully redacted. Why not just extend the lines?

 

[syoung]

Wow that was an intense pdf/ppt. Definitely had nuggets and rough gems in there, that can be beneficial to the next year's applicants!

 

[loungebunny]

It was long ... but worth the time 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

 

[occams_razor]

thanks for sharing. I just wish there were notes from the presentation included. with a few of the essays, it was hard to tell if they were using them as examples of what not to include or if they were saying they were good things to write about. For example at the end of the presentation they included a few LGBT related essays (the bisexual applicant with a transgender parent and the other essay by another applicant with a transgender parent) and an essay about someone who suffered from an eating disorder. So without knowing what the presenter said it's hard to tell if these were supposed to be good or bad examples

 

[WhittyPsyche]

thanks for sharing. I just wish there were notes from the presentation included. with a few of the essays, it was hard to tell if they were using them as examples of what not to include or if they were saying they were good things to write about. For example at the end of the presentation they included a few LGBT related essays (the bisexual applicant with a transgender parent and the other essay by another applicant with a transgender parent) and an essay about someone who suffered from an eating disorder. So without knowing what the presenter said it's hard to tell if these were supposed to be good or bad examples

Agreed, it had tremendously valuable stats in there but the comments were a bit unclear.

 

[somefun]

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[502623]

Related to essays of topics involving transgender subjects and eating disorders, does anyone have any idea of whether or not a personal statement regarding past drug addiction and coming back from it to have multiple years of sobriety be appropriate or if this should probably be stayed away from unless it absolutely has to be explained because of convictions?

 

[markyb03]

Agreed, it had tremendously valuable stats in there but the comments were a bit unclear.

Whoa I recognize this! I was actually at this presentation at DePaul. The essays about LGBT and eating disorders were not shown as negative examples from what I remember. This was such a helpful presentation for me when I was just starting out my pre-med coursework at DPU.

 

[WhittyPsyche]

Related to essays of topics involving transgender subjects and eating disorders, does anyone have any idea of whether or not a personal statement regarding past drug addiction and coming back from it to have multiple years of sobriety be appropriate or if this should probably be stayed away from unless it absolutely has to be explained because of convictions?

dumakey1212,

Honestly I would stay away from it, I strongly support recovery and rehabilitation and believe it is very attainable. But many people do not share this same sentiment, much of the population do not believe people ever truly recover from drug addiction and so you are risking one of these people being your interviewer. Try to think of it objectively, med school, and residency will be one of the most difficult parts of your life many struggle through it. Would a former addict be a safe bet to maintain sobriety through the years of stress, anxiety and possibly depressive moods? I don't know what others on here would say but I think that is a clear no.

 

[occams_razor]

i think the lgbt comment was a completely legitimate thing to put on there... was i wrong?

I thought the LGBT stuff was good too, but I always hear mixed things. Some people say writing about LGBT stuff is a positive if its helped shape your decision to pursue medicine, others say not to because you risk being discriminated against

 

[syoung]

I think it will depend on where you apply to. Do your homework and make sure the school is NOT anti- stuff.

 

[BABSstudent]

Page 127 is my worst nightmare. I don't think it happened in any of my letters because of the interview invites and acceptances I got but I was still nervous because I have no idea what is written in the letters.

 

[sinombre]

Page 127 is my worst nightmare. I don't think it happened in any of my letters because of the interview invites and acceptances I got but I was still nervous because I have no idea what is written in the letters.

Yeah same. It's really strange to think so many adcoms read letters about me that I've never seen and never will see.

 

[OCDOCDOCD]

thanks for sharing. I just wish there were notes from the presentation included. with a few of the essays, it was hard to tell if they were using them as examples of what not to include or if they were saying they were good things to write about. For example at the end of the presentation they included a few LGBT related essays (the bisexual applicant with a transgender parent and the other essay by another applicant with a transgender parent) and an essay about someone who suffered from an eating disorder. So without knowing what the presenter said it's hard to tell if these were supposed to be good or bad examples

i think the lgbt comment was a completely legitimate thing to put on there... was i wrong?

I thought the LGBT stuff was good too, but I always hear mixed things. Some people say writing about LGBT stuff is a positive if its helped shape your decision to pursue medicine, others say not to because you risk being discriminated against

They looked like they were all examples of really bad things to have in an application. The transgender father essay was probably in there as an example of an essay that doesn't know to not discuss the personal lives of other specific people in an essay. It's one thing to talk about supporting your LGBT friend. It's something else to talk about supporting your LGBT father who can be easily identified by the fact that all a person has to do is find out who your father is. That lack of confidentiality isn't a good quality for someone hoping to go into a profession where confidentiality is paramount.