Same I have no idea what they want in the autobiography, but I was so eager to get it over with I didn't really care. Did people just write about their life starting from when they were born through highschool up until now? Or was it meant to be more recent?
I had a paragraph about each major life period. So, a birth to highschool paragraph, a paragraph about basic training, a paragraph about becoming a leader and lab tech, a paragraph about a new job and marriage, an adversity paragraph with said new job and a new child, a filler paragraph that brought me to college, and a paragraph about college.
Mine was also very chronological. The main problem I had is that everything that I did during college since high school was already covered in my primary, so my autobiography contains a lot of stuff from middle school and high school. Hopefully vanderbilt shows me mercy.
I think that’s fine as long as you didn’t just copy and paste stories
I think they are talking about LORs.
Probably not... unless part of that collaboration involved you doing research physically AT Vanderbilt.
Does anyone know who the info on the linked page is from? Is this just some general admissions advisor or is it the committee from the actual school themselves that is providing those responses?Here is what the c/o 2023 M1 was talking about in last year's thread.
I don't think a personal essay for the challenge is off-limits, the prompt never makes an explicit distinction. If your application isn't personal enough, I would argue it would benefit more from a personal essay, and vice versa. Notwithstanding, I believe whatever you feel is more compelling to write about is putting your best forward, here.
Just speculation from a fellow applicant, though.
Ah that makes me more hesitant about following their advice then. I initially used a personal challenge essay but changed it to professional after reading that but now I'm torn.
Kill it with that UCSD lol
How long did it take for them to reply after you emailed and ask? I also had issues paying my fee (it's their stupid payment processor...I did a quick google search for that error and it came up everywhere), emailed early morning (5am EDT) and haven't gotten a response.
Yes
Probably for MSTP
I wouldn’t say it is a fetish, but I too love the moist embrace as my mouth fills with saliva induced by those sweet sweet sour gummy children.
Be me, just woke up
Please take down these pictures of me. This is supposed to be an anonymous forum.
how do you know they're sending out II today?
I’ve got $20 on @u_raptor2023-2024 Admission Timeline
May 30, 2023: Earliest date for submission of application to the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). Mid-July 2023: The earliest date to be invited to complete the secondary application. The secondary application and letters of recommendation are required for consideration to...medschool.vanderbilt.edu
I'm not taking that bet. I don't have $20 to spare.
Are you me?? Chose my state school as well
Are you me?? Chose my state school as well
Agreed. And hey coming from a little ole state school hasn't hurt me yet!
Guys now I'm worries I'll let y'all down
If you don’t get one today, you should just withdraw your applicationGuys now I'm worries I'll let y'all down
even if no one else gets one?
We shall all weep together
but only you have to withdraw?
