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    This is so exciting! I like how UCONN already has a webpage with all their pre-reqs and rotation sites (which look amazing!!). I know that new schools being added doesn't mean we have a higher chance of getting in, because it means more people will be applying overall, but it's nice to have more options. Tbh if I don't get in this cycle I will be really anxious because I have a feeling it is getting more and more competitive as time goes on. I'm definitely jealous of the people who got in years ago when not that many people knew about this field lol
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    The UM friend account shows that it was received 2 days ago! I sent an e-transcript back in October and it was never retrieved and neither was the one I sent in December so maybe they don't retrieve it and just forward it to the department?
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    I sent an e-transcript in late December (after my fall semester ended) and it says they received it 2 days ago. I forget if we were actually supposed to send official community college transcripts to Michigan or not but I did send one a long time ago and it says not received... but idk if it was even required to send it? If it's free maybe you can send an e-transcript again? Honestly thats the way to go because its just an email and it will come up as one of their more recent ones so they might be more likely to open it. Also keep in mind that the university was closed over winter break so they just started looking at stuff Tuesday!
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    Yeah I was under the impression that the schools we interview at are the ones we rank and the ones we don't get interviews at are basically the rejections, and then if we don't get matched it means the schools we interviewed at didn't like us. Writing this out is already making me feel nervous!!
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    I actually had a similar problem, like I checked buckeyelink and they were saying they hadn't received my community college transcript even though I had sent it months ago so I emailed them around the end of November to check and they removed it from the to do list the next day! I have a feeling they're just swamped with stuff in grad admissions. That sucks that it took you out of the running for 12/1 though, just bc they didn't check /: Where are you getting the number 40 from? Is that how many they interviewed last year or is that how many people schools usually interview?
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    Yes I've already applied for FAFSA and added all 10 schools i'm applying to. Although I don't think MS students receive any good financial aid anyways, probably just loans /:
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    Sooo I just got a call from OSU!! I was so happy when I saw a call coming from Ohio lol. Let me know if any of you are also going down there for an interview, and maybe we can PM about it. I'm still in a state of shock!
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    Not me I wish though!! Last year they seemed to have started on 12/16 so I've been staring at my phone. February seems so far away /: Results tab at the top of this page, and you can just search for genetic counseling
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    I submitted my apps to OSU and CWRU w/o the transcript from this semester and they haven't asked for it yet but Indiana U has, so it depends on the school I think. Like what AspiringGC said, you'll definitely need to submit it if there are any pre-reqs but if not you can probably hurry up and submit it before the semester ends lol. I'm in the opposite situation because I'm doing well and so I'm waiting for the semester to end before submitting my remaining apps and sending the transcript. On an unrelated note..according to the results from last year OSU started calling people for interviews around this time and I'm sad I haven't been called yet. Has anyone who applied for the 12/1 deadline heard anything?
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    IU should send you an email saying what to do (they send this form thing and it says to send the transcript after the semester ends and email the unofficial one to that person). VCU you can probs just mail it in whenever since the deadline isn't till next month. I can't speak on the other schools though since I'm not applying to them
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    Depends on the school. When I asked the associate director at Michigan she said most applicants kept their CVs 2 pages max. Michigan also said that they would be looking over our transcripts very carefully, so putting pre-reqs on the CV was kind of repetitive. Same with GRE scores. But as stated above, some programs are probably okay with it. If you feel really unsure about what a school wants, I think you should email them as most seem open to that! (Except Wisconsin, she told us to not email her lol) .
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    Indiana U or state? I submitted my application to Indiana U already and got an email soon after on what materials they had from me and what they were expecting, and since i'm still in school, they said I should send my transcript once the semester ended (12/20ish). They also say to reply to the email if they should anticipate anything from you. So I think if you submit your app and reply to that email about how they can expect your transcript soon, you should be fine! If you haven't already submitted your app for IU you may be in trouble though because they don't send out LoR requests until you submit the app unless you've already discussed that with your recommenders. Just a heads up in case you didn't know!
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    I'm also applying to UC! I've talked to a current student who had nothing but good things to say about it so I'm hoping for an interview at least. The only thing I have left to do is the dreaded video essay Also waiting for my semester to end so I can upload a transcript that shows my grades up till now. It sounds like you have a ton of experience and re-applicants seem to be looked upon favorably so I think you have a shot at getting an interview this time around! Good luck!! Also I think with the match program we are all notified on the exact same day regardless of the number of schools. Even the schools themselves won't know till April 27!
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    Does anyone else read accepted student bios and feel really unaccomplished? I was just reading the bios for Northwestern students and this one student had even competed in the olympics. Like at that point I just wanted to give up loll
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    I think the weakest part of my application is not having a lot of shadowing experience (only 3 days /:) so I'll probably work on that if I don't get in. Otherwise, both of the crisis line agencies I volunteer at are also shelters and are always hiring so I will probably try to get a job at one of those. I'll be graduating in April with a BS in Biology and the only type of job I can really get is doing research, which I already do and don't enjoy very much. Obviously, I'm really hoping to get in this time, which is why I'm applying to 10 schools! Hopefully I will at least get interviews, because I think feedback from those will help direct me on how to improve for next cycle. I really wish they would let us know earlier! It sucks bc I've already submitted my apps to the schools with earlier deadlines (like OSU, IU, CWRU) and won't even know about interviews till late january/early feb
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    According to data from 2010, 31.5% were accepted (230/731 unique applicants). But I feel like it's probably more competitive now, because more people are aware of the field. I remember at Wayne state's open house the director was saying we were the biggest group they'd ever had! There have been a couple more programs added though so maybe it's been balanced out
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    Are you applying this cycle? Because if so, I don't think your chances are great if you don't have the crisis counseling experience yet because I've heard that it's a really important component! I might be wrong but at both open houses I went to, they emphasized this (but the school you're applying to might be different, I went to Michigan and Wayne State's open houses). As for biochem, I did do fine when I took it, but it was definitely a lot of work! Maybe you can take it at a community college or somewhere it might be easier? If I were you I would wait a year to get counseling experience and do better in biochem or I would apply to more schools to increase the chances of getting an interview! I'm also a first time applicant, but I see how competitive it is to get in /: I think your NW internship might help you a lot though! Good luck!
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    Looks like a great program! But I went through the FAQs and it looks like they don't offer scholarships, clinicals are offsite, and the personal statement can be max 500 words which doesn't even seem possible for me at this point so I'm going to pass on applying there which means you have 1 less competitor lol. Although it doesn't look like we're applying to any of the same schools anyways, but i was interested in Arizona. Thanks for putting the website here!
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    Nice!!! I'm spreading mine out so it doesn't seem like I'm spending ~$700 at once lol. So far I've only submitted Ohio and Indiana and still waiting for one more LoR to be submitted /: Did Northwestern, Wisconsin, and VCU send you a confirmation email with the materials they've received so far? I'm not sure if they got my GRE scores but i know Indiana and Ohio told me what they had received when I submitted my apps so I'm just wondering
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    yeah...that definitely sounds like a trap. I don't want schools to think I'm indecisive/don't care about their school or anything because I'm applying to 10 lol and honestly I have almost no preference. I'm just trying to get in at this point! I just hate leaving part of the application blank but in this case I probably will.
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    So a lot of the applications have a section to list the other schools we're applying to and I was wondering if that was something we're actually supposed to fill out? It feels like a trap!
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    Are you talking about the SOPHAS schools? I'm applying to Johns Hopkins through there and I emailed the director about that so I can let you know if thats the school you're applying to
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    You mean we just list them on the application not on the CV right? Bc NW has that supplemental form and OSU has a spot to specifically enter them. So I'm not even putting pre reqs on my CV unless I hear otherwise..
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    Are we supposed to list pre-reqs or does it depend on the school? Because when i asked the Michigan director about it she said we don't need to bc they will see our transcript
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    The free GRE powerprep practice tests that you get when you register for it were most helpful in predicting my score but overall I did better on the real thing than on any practice test (i also took magoosh practice tests). I wouldn't call my experience good because I have major standardized test anxiety but I got the scores I wanted on my first try although I studied about 6-7 hours a day for it and memorized all of those geometry formulas by practicing a lot. Honestly once you get it over with you'll feel soooo much better so just work hard now and it will pay off! Good luck!!
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