Quest. for Adcoms from medical student

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Thanks for the comments in advance.

A classmate who doesn't have an SDN account wanted me to relay a question. He is a new member on the admissions committee at my school, and expressed a general concern he noted about an applicant (no personal information was disclosed) and wanted to get my take on it. I wasn't sure, so I am asking for some guidance.

How do you feel about an applicant who copies and pastes a description of an experience from the schools brochure onto their primary application. I feel this is disingenuous as part of describing experiences on the application is for adcoms to get a sense of one's written communication skills and ability to convey ideas.

Perhaps I am over-analyzing this and it is of no significant concern?

 

[Lucca]

Very disingenuous. It's plagiarism is what it is lol. Blatant plagiarism.

 

[emergencycat]

That's plagiarism. You're not overanalyzing it, really lazy and unethical on the student's part.

 

[Cyberdyne 101]

Demonstrates laziness and a lack of respect for the application process.

 

[JustAPhD]

Seems like the worst idea ever on the applicant's side.

 

[eteshoe]

Well everyone's sufficiently answered this question.

 

[Cara Delevingne]

How long was the plagiarized portion - are we talking about a phrase, a sentence, or an entire paragraph? I could see how an applicant would like to accurately describe what the experience entailed in a succinct manner, and chose to use the same wording the institution used.

 

[Goro]

Very simple: the candidate is lazy, and in interviews, I'd rip him/her new one.

Thanks for the comments in advance.

A classmate who doesn't have an SDN account wanted me to relay a question. He is a new member on the admissions committee at my school, and expressed a general concern he noted about an applicant (no personal information was disclosed) and wanted to get my take on it. I wasn't sure, so I am asking for some guidance.

How do you feel about an applicant who copies and pastes a description of an experience from the schools brochure onto their primary application. I feel this is disingenuous as part of describing experiences on the application is for adcoms to get a sense of one's written communication skills and ability to convey ideas.

Perhaps I am over-analyzing this and it is of no significant concern?

 

[Lawpy]

Very simple: the candidate is lazy, and in interviews, I'd rip him/her new one.

If he ever gets an interview that is...

 

[p0gono]

I'm kind of confused about why your adcom friend would think this is ok? Is there more to the story that makes it not so clear cut?

 

[gmbz]

This thread has served its purpose. Lazy students are lazy.

Close it!

 

[whatever5]

In a few weeks, a faculty member will be telling us about an application where the student answered "Why do you want to become a doctor?" with a copy/cut of the schools mission statement.

 

[KungFuPanda123]

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