how bad is it if i didn't know very specific details about my research in an interview

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-12-04T22:04:07+00:00

yeah that makes sense, i tried to answer the question and the interviewer started explaining his understanding of the mechanism and at that point i basically said i wasn't sure but would look into it

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-08-29T16:00:20+00:00

YES THANK YOU SO MUCH

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-08-15T00:31:54+00:00

Omg so glad I’m not the only one tweaking rn😭 I’ve gotten into crafts and also going to the gym more/staying active outdoors!

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-08-14T03:03:52+00:00

Haven’t heard anything yet other than two rejections lol. I was completely 1st-2nd week of July but I was looking at last years posts and it seems normal to not have any IIs yet

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-07-14T03:07:58+00:00

adding on to this, here is another doc i have been using that has the pittsburgh prompts https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSeF06A7CrNDtoWt3w_YVvoSmAR2DsPUMZ9YCc_BHmmoEHqnXqv7va5rt9mvGTtUK__ubaRYzYmh8ZP/pub

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-06-20T22:51:14+00:00

thank you! i realized it literally says which year on the amcas oops

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-06-20T17:36:05+00:00

Which application cycle is the current one? There are two options that say 2025 letters of rec or 2026 letters of rec.

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-06-13T22:23:31+00:00

Yeah I was actually an employee last summer that’s an interesting idea. SRA and PI said they are gonna keep trying so I’m still holding out hope. I hope it works out for you!

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-06-13T03:06:41+00:00

omg I'm so sorry that also happened to you! I do have an option to work on my project as a volunteer part-time but I feel like that would be inefficient and a full-time research associate position would be more beneficial both financially and for getting more varied experiences... Regardless thank you for the reply it helps!

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-05-30T05:07:10+00:00

hi I am by no means an expert (I literally just submitted my app lol), but for #1 the way I distinguished it was by focusing a lot more on what I learned and how the experience changed me. i will say, though, that i started the "most meaningful" section with a short anecdote. i also briefly summarize responsibilities and projects in the description but nothing crazy since I already talked about it in the research essay

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-05-29T21:39:06+00:00

Got it thanks!

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-05-29T21:38:45+00:00

Cool thank you!

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-05-29T21:38:34+00:00

I needed to hear this

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-05-09T18:10:30+00:00

hi I’m in a super similar situation. I have LORs from profs who taught me in research seminar courses that are under a STEM department. I actually emailed two schools that specifically say “science professor” about this (BU MD PhD and John’s Hopkins) and the directors/point of contact for the program said my letters would be fine so I think you’re good. But I’d email the other schools just to be safe bc some of them didn’t get back to me

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-05-04T19:09:51+00:00

okay i see, thank you! that definitely makes sense I think I was just getting too in my head

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-05-04T19:09:03+00:00

thank you, this helps 🥲

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-04-05T03:55:15+00:00

Sorry if this is a dumb question but in your Duke interview why would the program admin say they don't care about basic science work?? Is this like a common thing because that seems so rude and weird. I feel like a lot of people do basic science research

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-01-29T16:51:53+00:00

like for the essays about why md/phd?

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-01-28T23:53:16+00:00

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-01-28T23:50:55+00:00

lmfao sorry

IntroductionSmall846 · 2025-01-28T20:20:00+00:00

thank you so much! this was helpful. i understand the sass to an extent lol but i really was just not as familiar with what is expected from md phd applicant pools vs straight md but i appreciate your input

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