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Okay I might have exaggerated but that doesn't change the point that most applicants will be applying with the 2400 version. Not a big deal though.
Hence the "or total SAT, or ACT"
Okay I might have exaggerated but that doesn't change the point that most applicants will be applying with the 2400 version. Not a big deal though.
Post #93.
Describe your unique qualities and how they might contribute to or benefit our medical school class.
But how did you know this? It shows up as a blank prompt on my computer.
If you save that page and then continue with the application you can go back and the prompt appears.
Now...is ANYONE even planning to come close to the 8000 character limit?
Submitted secondary.
I'll be the first to ask, how the heck did you write an essay ready to submit in a matter of 2-3 hours.
Pre-written and/or copy and paste something together from other similar prompts. I've done a lot of that so far.
Also, the more you pre-write, the more things you come up with and the easier it is to apply them to "new" or "unique" essay prompts.
As an example, you could use the almost exact same essay to answer the following prompts.
1. Greatest personal achievement.
2. Unique qualities/reason why we should accept you into the class of 2017.
3. Greatest obstacle or hardship.
4. Anything else you want to share that isn't included on your AMCAS.
5. What can you offer to our class?
6. In what ways can you have a positive impact on our school and your classmates?
etc.
Wow 1 year college math requirement? I'm glad I took the calc series now, but I've never run across any other school that needed so much math!
"Please briefly explain any lapses in your undergraduate education"
is this like why i skipped a year of college? or why my grades were bad through x period?
Post #93.
Describe your unique qualities and how they might contribute to or benefit our medical school class.
Wow I feel super behind. My primary was verified this morning, how long after did it take yall to get your secondary?
Primary was sent out on 6/29. Received secondary the day before yesterday (or yesterday).
Does anyone know if 1 semester of math == 1 "year" of math?
I would image 1 year of math = 2 semesters of 3 quarters
Man, I must have a weak heart or something. Got a sudden loss of appetite, heart rate elevated, and my hands were trembling as I incorrectly entered my login information. If I'm gonna get so worked up about something like getting screened in for a secondary, I'm gonna have a loooooong application cycle ahead of me. :|
Me too! Checked my e-mail right after waking up from a nap, saw the "Your status has changed in the past 24 hours" and instantly thought, "Here comes the first rejection". I kept entering different variations of my standard password for things, getting increasingly nervous, until I noticed they were asking for my PIN. I guess I better get used to high stress email checking. It's gonna be a long year.
I guess I fail as an anal premed. I don't remember my SAT scores =/ I took it twice, and made an 800 in Verbal once, but I seriously can't remember either overall score. Nor can I log in to College Board because I used an e-mail address specific to my high school, which I don't have access to anymore.
Arghhh, guess I'll check to see if my parents kept my scores somewhere...
Also, statistics counts in BCPM...but does it count as a semester of math for VCU?
haha finding my SAT scores was fun. I found out my collegeboard account name was "dasexybeast"
Unfortunately I am much lamer now :/
that's what I took and I'm going with it.Just to confirm what was said above, if I took calc 1 and also took a statistics course, that means I have fulfilled the math requirements right?
what is the point of looking at our SAT scores? Maybe they want to compare how we do on standardized tests or something? ie..mcat vs sat? Although, I don't know how they can make such a comparison...
I never took the SAT. joys of being a midwesterner I guess
Does this mean I'm screened already?
3.86/3.95/29/CA Applicant Here...
When you guys log in to fill out the secondary, which year are you selecting, 2012 or 2013? Also, did you receive TWO emails from VCU; one about "Application Status" and a second inviting you to do the secondary?
I got two emails. One saying they received my prelim and one two days later with the title "VCU School of Medicine Application Update Status", which tells you to log on to check your status. After logging in it said congrats you've been invited or whatever.
Wait, you got interview invite already?
invited to complete secondary.
oh haha, i was about to say....whose 11th finger did you have to suck to get an interview THIS early!