Thread for BSMD 2020-2021 Applicants (Part 2)

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Would you please post your D’s decision with stats, reflection on results thread once D has decided.

BS/MD Results - Fall 2021 cycle

copied from discussion thread Elaborating on ECs, Why BSMD, Why TCNJ over BU SMED My D was really interested in and passionate about her ECs, especially the shadowing in India. She got lots of questions about shadowing in India. The response from interviewers was overwhelmingly positive, as they were interested in how she can use that knowledge to benefit healthcare in the US. It also wasn’t a mission trip. She spent an entire summer working there. Further, she didn’t go to “help the poor” - this was a really solid government hospital in India (rare, I know), with state of the art facilities. She learnt a whole lot and conveyed that well in her interviews. My D is an excellent communicator, due to debate and being in a humanities-heavy program in school. I think this worked in her favor. She talked a lot about healthcare access in her essays and interviews, and used her knowledge of barriers to care in the US. Her research in immunology was also discussed a lot in interviews. It tied…