AspiringGC
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You're definitely still okay for the other schools. Most don't send offers until mid February so there's still plenty of time ? Congrats on your interview so far!
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Wow that is a long day! But thank you so much for this. Will definitely refer back to it if I get an interview there this year
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I'd love to hear about the Irvine process! And it seems like you've put in work to improve your application this year so hopefully it works out ?
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I have a question that some of you might be able to answer: As I mentioned earlier, I am interested in prenatal; however, I haven't volunteered at a pregnancy center in my area for various reasons. 1) most of the ones in my area are faith-based and 2) 90% of them are strictly pro-life and the few that talk about abortion, still talk of it in a negative light. There have not been any positions available at Planned Parenthood, which is why I haven't gone there. I am not religious, but can easily work in a religious center. My issue is with the second point. While everyone can have their opinions (really not trying to start a debate here), I am very pro-choice and do not feel I could push my beliefs aside, even to get experience in an area that I would hopefully end up in. Has anyone had to put their own personal beliefs/morals aside for certain volunteer positions? And if so, how? I'm really torn between just telling myself to "man up", but also staying true to myself.
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Well I know that Utah is currently reading my application because I received an email about one of my prerequisites, so that's nerve-wracking and exciting I also read somewhere on the Oklahoma site that interview invites are sent out 2-3 weeks after the application closes (Jan 15th), yesterday marked 2 weeks, so I'm anxiously waiting an email from them too. Seeing everyone else get invites (even from schools I didn't apply to) makes me both jealous of you and happy for you.
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I had found that list before and speculated that it could be it. And seeing as 5 of the associate members now have programs it would make sense. I have talked to two GCs in my area and both told me it was not allowed due to state privacy laws or something similar to that, so I have only been able to do informational interviews. I have a friend who was able to set up a "internship" of sorts with one of her old friends who is now a GC in the Phoenix area, but from the sound of it she volunteered more as what is now being called a Genetic Counseling Assistant, and did more data entry and answering phone calls. She did get to hear about certain cases the GC had seen, but I do not believe she was ever allowed to sit in on a session. I found it very frustrating that I cannot get that experience in state :/
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Oh AND there's a new Canadian program in Manitoba for any Canadian applicants! http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/health_sciences/medicine/units/biochem/10437.html And the due date is February 1st..
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No, she did not. She had a list of them (that I was really interested in seeing cuz it had all the schools on it), but she couldn't find it :/ I believe the list only contained schools that had reached out to ACGC to start the accreditation process, so I would hope that would mean they would be popping up within the next year or 2, but there's many outside factors that could make the process take longer (which is the case for the Arizona program).
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Yeah, the resident's are very quiet! Since they are all grad students, the ones who live there seem to be pretty studious/serious about their studies. The cool thing about La Aldea is that they have RAs of sorts, but they put on programs for the residents, like for Thanksgiving they had a big pot luck dinner for the hall or they have board game nights and stuff, so it's a nice way to get to know people. The university is HUGE, there's around ~500 undergraduate clubs (and most accept grad members too), we have an art museum on campus that has various rotating exhibits. There's also Centennial Hall which holds concerts, plays, and other events that are open to the public. We had Dirty Dancing there just this last week! For international undergrads I know that there are various day-trips organized and I'm sure grads are more than welcome too. This site: http://www.cesl.arizona.edu/activities has great info about the trips, clubs, and things available to do on campus. Tucson is a very cool town, it has a very small town feel, but with still tons of stuff to do. A weird fact is that Tucson has the largest number of non-profit organizations in the United States, so that translates to a very involved, do-go kind of community. Downtown area is where most of the events and activities happen besides things on campus (the University is kind of the hub of the city and has a wonderful relationship with the community so there's tons of events held on campus for the community). I have only ever felt unsafe once in Tucson, and it was a pretty weird situation. If you are on/around campus there's not too much crime. The further south you get in Tucson, it does get a little more "crime-y". The North and East of Tucson are the richer/"safer" areas, while the West is still nice, just not as rich feeling. I hope that all helps! If you have any other questions that pop up, just let me know!
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My mentor who is a genetic counselor and the new director of the program opening at the University of Arizona Fall 2018 said that (as of last fall) there were 19 programs in the works! Since about 3 have opened since then, there's probably ~16 more, plus any others that just started the process to open to! So it's definitely a good time to be getting into the field as more and more programs open their doors!
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Was just looking on the Accredited programs page on ACGC's website and saw there's a new program open at Thomas Jefferson University in PA. Their program's only 19-months, so about 2 months shorter than most, but it says shadowing under a genetic counselor or medical geneticist is required. I probably won't apply but for anyone in the area definitely look into it! Here's their website: http://www.jefferson.edu/university/biomedical-sciences/degrees-programs/master-programs/genetic-counseling/applying.html
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I'm leaning towards prenatal ? I love the idea of family planning and helping people have healthy babies. General genetic counseling might be up my ally too. I love working on something new everyday, so doing a little bit of everything would be fun too. But I'm totally open to any field that catches my eye during rotations.
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Will do! What dates were there to pick from?
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I wasn't nervous when I read this, but I just went back and saw that I applied late November too... I think my final letter didn't get submitted until a couple weeks ago so that might be the reason why.
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I am about to start looking for outfits. I want something modern, but not too edgy. Definitely thinking slim fit/skinny dress pants with a matching blazer and a nice blouse. I'll likely wear professional heels and then bring a pair of flats just in case. I've been too scared to go shopping as I don't want to jinx myself, so I was waiting until February or when I first hear I have an interview.
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Oh hi again! We definitely have met then! Ugh super jealous, I hope I hear something soon too! Also: I applied to UTHealth, Utah, Stanford, Augustana, CSUStan, Oklahoma, UCIrvine, and UC Denver for anyone who is on mobile and can't see my signature either!
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@Billowack posted a while back about having information for USF, so maybe they can answer any questions you have! I also thought about applying cuz I toyed with applying to Public Health programs as a back up, but I decided I did not really want to explore that career path and I'd rather have a "true" genetic counseling degree (even though every accredited degree is the same lol). I like the programs that have classes that are predominantly only GC students
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All my letters of rec were submitted now for Oklahoma! I think *now* I can breathe a sign of relief.
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I was signed up for Bay Path's Webinar on the 19th, but slept through it.. oops. But it seems like a weird hybrid idea. So for people who might still want to work, are doing a career change, or have children is seems like a great program! Online classes with in-person things on the weekends. It's definitely a neat idea and I toyed with applying, but I don't want to live in that area and don't have a need for a hybrid program like that. I'm sure they have limited applicants since it is a new program, so it probably would be a good idea to apply if anyone is super worried about getting in. I'm excited to see this board be more active! Welcome to all the new/lurking members
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I have my first day of volunteering at the local AIDS foundation later today I'm likely just helping with mailing campaigns or putting together condom packets for distribution today, but once my references are all sorted out I am moving to work in Reception (so I'll get direct face-to-face contact with clients). And once their building move is completed I can start as a Peer Counselor! I am very excited for this opportunity and wish I had found out about the organization sooner, as this experience would have looked nice on my application, but hopefully I still can some interviews and can talk about it during those as well! The first school I should be hearing back from is Stanford as last years results showed late January/early February and I am not convinced that I'll get an interview from them, but it doesn't stop me from wanting to know already!
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For the residency classification? Likely not. I just read through it all and I did not attend high school or undergrad in California, so I will have to keep my out of state classification, as well as out of state tuition (which I was expecting so not a big deal).
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Just got an email from Oklahoma that one of my letter writers hadn't submitted their letter. Ugh, they said it needs to be in by Friday.. One writer already responded and sent her confirmation email, so at least it's narrowed down to two possibilities... but she was the one I thought had forgotten it. Hopefully it gets submitted in time and everything works out. Also received one of the letters @Gadgette received from CSUStan, mine was the one stating I was a non-California resident.
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Someone posted on the results page that they received an interview via email on the 18th from Cincinnati. So congrats to whoever you are! (Im)Patiently waiting for February
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I think Gadgette sums this up pretty well and I am in the same boat without having direct feedback either. However, I have zero direct genetic counseling experience because it is not allowed in my state, but I have done informational interviews with genetic counselors, watched the GC interview videos on the NSGC website (lets you see 3 real GC and patient interactions), spent a semester as a Patient Advocate Intern at my university hospital and I am currently getting trained to work as a Peer Counselor at the local AIDS foundation. I think all of these experiences will more than make up for my lack of direct exposure. In the same respect, I think your experience as a Peer counselor is extremely helpful and also having research in genetics is something that might give you an edge for any programs that are more research based. While many admission committees do realize that it is hard to get experience, but they still expect you to know exactly what a GC does and have good commentary and opinions as I have heard some interviewers will have scenario questions that are based off of recent issues in genetic counseling, so definitely start reading up on these issues if you haven't already!
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Ohh, excited for this too! My paper application wasn't delivered until 1/14, but I'll have to ask my mom to see if anything was delivered!