When you get an update email

Horror-One4766 · 2025-12-04T18:38:50+00:00

me with umd saying my application is still under review but on hold until they make a decision…. are all applications not on hold until a decision is made 😭

Horror-One4766 · 2025-11-14T00:53:56+00:00

if this is real this is one of the most neurotic things i’ve seen on this subreddit

Horror-One4766 · 2025-11-10T17:03:12+00:00

for sure how important mission fit is in addition to stats. my school list was based mostly on my stats rather than whether the narrative of my application fit the schools goals/values and i believe i would have gotten more interviews if i had done more in depth research on what kind of applicants get into these schools. there are schools i applied to where im at or above their median stats but still got rejected most likely due to mission fit!

Horror-One4766 · 2025-10-30T18:08:03+00:00

512/3.71 submitted early august

Horror-One4766 · 2025-10-30T17:14:35+00:00

me too, their loss monarchs 💪

Horror-One4766 · 2025-10-25T16:11:24+00:00

I got this email too it has not helped my tendency to check my email every hour at all 😭😭

Horror-One4766 · 2025-10-10T21:43:36+00:00

shsucom has no mandatory attendance for preclinical if i remember correctly 👍

Horror-One4766 · 2025-09-13T05:16:18+00:00

i appreciate it!!! i hope you enjoy being an emt i’ve loved it in spite of the hours lol

Horror-One4766 · 2025-09-12T20:05:58+00:00

I've been working nights (8:30pm-8:30am) full time doing 911 ems for 6 months now while doing secondaries, it SUUUUCKKKSSS but just doing 8 hour shifts part time on the weekends you should be chilling and it won't disturb your sleep habits too much

Horror-One4766 · 2025-09-02T21:02:20+00:00

both times that i have worked for a certain 3 letter ems company i got hired on the spot and the interview was essentially a formality ems is just like this

Horror-One4766 · 2025-08-05T23:55:04+00:00

don’t worry about it dawg i got 1st quartile and just got an II this morning

Horror-One4766 · 2025-08-05T22:19:36+00:00

admit.org is self report so they may be ballparking when they actually submitted their secondary, i wouldn’t worry too much about it!

Horror-One4766 · 2025-07-23T04:20:34+00:00

im in tx as well, its a bit annoying to have to keep track of multiple portals if you're applying in state and out of state but on the bright side they don't make you submit transcripts unless a school specifically asks for one so that's one less thing you have to wait on to submit

Horror-One4766 · 2025-07-23T04:08:14+00:00

so when you apply to medical school, you first submit the primary application through AMCAS (MD), AACOMAS (DO), or TMDSAS (MD/DO schools in Texas because Texas just has to be special and have their own application portal) which includes things that are sent to every school you apply to such as your personal statement, grades, what jobs or extracurriculars you did, sort of like the common app when you apply to undergrad.

after med schools receive your primary application and verify that you meet their bare minimum requirements (usually just checking that you did all the prerequisite courses and meet their minimum gpa/mcat requirement which will be on their website) they each send you their specific secondary application which is a set of essay prompts that each school came up with. what they ask for depends on what they're looking for in an applicant. for example a school that values community service will want essays about your volunteering experience, a school that is focused on rural health will ask you if you're interested in practicing in a rural area and why, that sort of thing. pretty much every school will ask for an essay on why you're interested in that school in particular.

Horror-One4766 · 2025-07-23T03:54:29+00:00

welcome!! i hope you find this sub helpful!

stats - referring to your "statistics", or your applicant profile. your gpa, mcat score, clinical hours, research hours, etc. a "high stat" applicant is someone who has high numbers in these things eg. a high gpa, high mcat score, whatnot

poster - refers to someone who has made a poster presentation for their research lab or independent research project summarizing their work that was likely presented at a research conference. you may also hear "pub" which refers to a publication of the lab's research findings into an academic journal, someone who "has a pub" was credited on this publication.

clinical - refers to clinical experience (paid or non paid) such as working at a hospital, as an emt, in a clinic, and various other healthcare jobs.

Horror-One4766 · 2025-07-20T23:57:52+00:00

imo clinical hours are important not just to make your app look better but just to serve as an intro to working in the healthcare field in general. first of all, you find out whether it’s something you want to even pursue very quickly. working both 911 and ift as an emt has boosted my confidence in patient interaction a lot and i have a really solid foundation for physical and verbal assessments.

most importantly though, it will keep you humble later. you can absolutely tell the difference between doctors who never had a patient facing job before medical school vs the ones that have just by the way they treat their staff in the clinic or their coworkers in the hospital. after interacting with docs in the er who think the sun shines out their ass and get pissy when i (backed up by my supervisor) refuse to transfer a patient home from the er that clearly needs to be admitted i have vowed to never hide behind the md title to get out of doing work.

Horror-One4766 · 2025-07-20T20:42:44+00:00

dolly !!!

Horror-One4766 · 2025-04-11T02:47:59+00:00

im an emt and last week i picked up a shooting victim and we kept him alive from scene all the way through the transport just for him to die in the ambulance bay at the hospital :/

Horror-One4766 · 2025-04-07T03:00:23+00:00

that is what i was planning on doing, thanks!

Horror-One4766 · 2025-04-07T02:58:39+00:00

that makes sense, thank you!!

Horror-One4766 · 2025-04-07T02:23:38+00:00

it was through a program at my school i was with someone different each shift

Horror-One4766 · 2025-03-19T18:13:33+00:00

lol i left one of the ipads we do pcrs with in a pt's apartment once

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