<p>I received and email from Albany Medical College to fill out an application for the physician-scientist program, but when I entered the login info, I could not access the application. If anyone else got access to the app, do you mind telling what the essay questions are so that I could start thinking about them. I left a message for the admissions office but they won't be open till tomorrow morning and I don't want to wait too long, seeing that the deadline is january 17! Any help would be appreciated! Thank you!</p>
<p>Same problem 
Would also like to know…</p>
<p>There is another application to RPI’s Physician Scientist program? I thought you just had to apply by November 1 and they would email you about an interview?</p>
<p>@hello Yes, after RPI looks at it they forward in to AMC for review, and they make you fill out an app and pay $110. The questions are pretty straight forward - it started working for me :). Why this program, describe yourself, lab/health experience…</p>
<p>This is one of the essays: </p>
<p>The Accelerated Physician-Scientist Program educates future physicians to be research- scientist physicians. Please state why you are applying to this program and what uniquely qualifies you for the special focus of this program?(I believe ~250 words)</p>
<p>Thanks guys! It just started working for me too! I’m not sure why it wasn’t before…</p>
<p>By the way, does anyone know the difference between an “Extracurricular Activity” and a “Non-Health Related Experience?” I am slightly confused :/</p>
<p>Experience is not a regular thing so for extracurricular activities I put clubs, sports, etc. for non-health related experience, I put congressional district office internship because it’s more of a one-time thing.</p>
<p>The other question I had (not sure if it’s still there) was Describe Yourself (1000 characters)</p>
<p>I applied for AMC last year(and am now in one of their programs) and for the describe yourself portion, I focused on one thing about myself(cross-country running and what that says about my character etc.), which made for a more effective short essay.</p>
<p>Also, for non-health related experience I think it doesn’t have to be a one-time thing. I wrote about a club that was strongly involved in. </p>
<p>(I am not positive I am right here, but I don’t think I was penalized in any way for not writing about a one-time experience)</p>
<p>yea I think a non health related experience can be anything that doesn’t include hospital volunteering, shadowing, etc…but I agree that clubs are more extracurricular</p>
<p>Does anyone know if they get the common app essay? If not then I just want to use the essay I used on the common app RPI Supplement for the first question!</p>
<p>Also for the hours do we put in all the hours in all?</p>
<p>I think they do get the common app essay because Rensselaer says they forwarded to the application to them. I wrote all-new essays for the AMC application.</p>
<p>where did it say that?</p>
<p>They get the common app/supplement that you submitted for RPI. At my interview last year my interviewer asked me specific questions about my common app essay and also questioned something that I wrote in a supplemental short essay for the college.</p>
<p>Don’t reuse something that was in your RPI supplement.</p>
<p>Should I freak out If I did not hear anything from them yet. I applied on October 31.</p>
<p>No I think they are still sending out applications. I got mine last week so don’t panic just yet!</p>
<p>Just so you know, I had my interview today and everyone got just one interview since they didn’t have enough staff and had a lot of applicants this year.</p>