pneumania Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 I've been writing mine for a few weeks lol... I just worked on it a little each day and sent it to old professors, friends, family, relatives for editing. Its just about finished and polished up now. It really helps to send it around and have other people edit it and provide feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted June 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 How many days did you guys spend writing your ps? I just want to get an estimate on minimum number of hours I should be spending. I think its pretty individual-specific but still... I just started writing today I've been writing mine for a few weeks lol... I just worked on it a little each day and sent it to old professors, friends, family, relatives for editing. Its just about finished and polished up now. It really helps to send it around and have other people edit it and provide feedback. My PS is an edit of my U of T personal statement from 2 years ago. Obviously I have new experiences and I wanted to make it sound better than before. Took me about 10 days to finish it up and edit it. It went through at least a dozen drafts. Showed it to about 10 people or so for editing and comments. I don't think I was ever really happy with it, but eventually, you are nitpicking hardcore that it won't really make too much of a difference to the overall quality of it. Edit: BTW, the version I had submitted 2 cycles ago took me about 3 weeks to write. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prion Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Just submitted. Here comes another cycle:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted June 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 GLUCK!!! I'm excited for everyone. Hope we all get some good news this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediMaster Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 FINALLY my transcripts were received by AMCAS! I submitted just over a week ago and was waiting on those to get there. Now question, once my application is verified using the transcript, will my application then be sent off to schools? Or will AMCAS wait til it has received all of my LORs before sending ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegame11 Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 I think LORs are part of the secondary application Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted June 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 FINALLY my transcripts were received by AMCAS! I submitted just over a week ago and was waiting on those to get there. Now question, once my application is verified using the transcript, will my application then be sent off to schools? Or will AMCAS wait til it has received all of my LORs before sending ?? Your application has to be verified before they send it off. When your application says "is now complete" or something along those lines, it will then be forwarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted June 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 I've been reading SDN , and have heard from ffriends who applied for dentistry in the states, that it is pretty common for applicants to phone up the admissions office and express their utmost sincere interest in attending that particular school. From what I gather, this goes a long way in being granted and interview and further in the final results. Is this true? If so, when do you call? who do you call? IMO, this is sort of funny, in regards to applicant selection. I could potentiallly call all the schools I'm applying to and beg and plead on the phone, no? Yeah, but don't annoy them too much! Ugh looks like my supervisor can't send my reference this week. I'm gonna fall behind because of him. Hope he gets some time over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegame11 Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 I am wondering if anyone is willing to read my ps and give me some feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha1989 Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 I am wondering if anyone is willing to read my ps and give me some feedback. Sure! PM it to me. I've submitted my primary last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted July 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Does anyone know, once you assign letters of evaluation to a school, are you able to add more later on? Or is it one time assign and that is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 I am wondering if anyone is willing to read my ps and give me some feedback. I'd be happy to do this. I am not applying to US schools and I would need the guidelines. Send it along by PM, in sections if required, if you would like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dice Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 Does anyone know, once you assign letters of evaluation to a school, are you able to add more later on? Or is it one time assign and that is it? You can add more later. However, you can't remove them once you've assigned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted July 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 You can add more later. However, you can't remove them once you've assigned. Thanks. I've assigned them now. I am waiting on ONE MORE reference for a lot of schools. I might not get it until Wednesday though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystery_chick Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Is this gonna catch the adcom's attention in a bad way?! I hate to set a bad impression right off the bat!!!! doubt it. The X is probably more for your sake to let you know which ones they changed. Probably not one of a million things you can worry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memo_Fri Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 I have a question regarding the Work/Activities section in AMCAS application. Do we only enter volunteering works, research experiences, and extracurricular activities or should we also include paid works? I am thinking it is better not to include part-time jobs such as working as a cashier at KFC? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted July 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 I have a question regarding the Work/Activities section in AMCAS application. Do we only enter volunteering works, research experiences, and extracurricular activities or should we also include paid works? I am thinking it is better not to include part-time jobs such as working as a cashier at KFC? Thanks. Enter paid works as well! They show responsibility, commitment, maturity... etc. You have to be able to present all your activities in a good manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted July 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 I am awaiting 2 more LORs... so close to complete... come on MSc advisors!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted July 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 Lucky you! I only have one received so far, waiting for another four. and today I was filling in the Wisconsin secondary and i hadn't realized before they need a letter from the dean of the grad department..eek! time for a quick letter request...shouldn't be too complicated just needs to say that they know i'm applying I'm down to my last letter. My supervisor's letter is ready, he just needs to upload it!! I really hope he gets it done by tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natasha1989 Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 I'm down to my last letter. My supervisor's letter is ready, he just needs to upload it!! I really hope he gets it done by tomorrow. Lucky! I'm 2 down, 3 more to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted July 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Lucky! I'm 2 down, 3 more to go. What's taking these people so long?! Don't they realize our lives depend on this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lado1234 Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Hi guys, Alright so i am taking 3 pre-req courses for american med schools in this upcoming school year. So since I can not make changes on the AMCAS application about coursework, how am I going to let these med schools know that I am going to take these courses in the future since there is no where I can put that info on the AMCAS application. Do I have to contact the schools that I am applying to and let them know that I am going to complete the pre-reqs in the 2010-11 school year? Any help would be appreciated Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted July 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Hi guys, Alright so i am taking 3 pre-req courses for american med schools in this upcoming school year. So since I can not make changes on the AMCAS application about coursework, how am I going to let these med schools know that I am going to take these courses in the future since there is no where I can put that info on the AMCAS application. Do I have to contact the schools that I am applying to and let them know that I am going to complete the pre-reqs in the 2010-11 school year? Any help would be appreciated Thanks! You actually are supposed to list them in the app as future courses. Once you enter the course code, name, and credit hours, beneath it there are little boxes you can tick off. One says future/upcoming course or something like that. That way the schools have an idea you are going to complete the pre-reqs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takashi Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 I made a thread asking this question earlier but I got no response so I will try my luck here. I was wondering if its too late to start applying for American schools right now. I will probably be able to submit my primaries sometime next week or the week after. I know the earlier the better but I do have competitive stats (3.89 cGPA, 13/10/12 O mcat but rewriting for 3rd time tomorrow). Is it still worth it to apply this late? Thank you for your input and help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reflex Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 I made a thread asking this question earlier but I got no response so I will try my luck here. I was wondering if its too late to start applying for American schools right now. I will probably be able to submit my primaries sometime next week or the week after. I know the earlier the better but I do have competitive stats (3.89 cGPA, 13/10/12 O mcat but rewriting for 3rd time tomorrow). Is it still worth it to apply this late? Thank you for your input and help. Nope, still lots of time left obviously. You have good stats, why are you rewriting? To qualify for Ontario schools? Send in your primary app + transcript asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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