Last Day to be Verified by June 29

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Just like the title says. I am basically just wondering what is the latest I could possibly apply and still have my application sent off to med schools the first day it could.

i would say the 15th if being realistic, and the 20th if you're lucky.

15th based on last year's data. 20th pushes you into 7/7 territory

Could you please post that data? Thanks.

Originally Posted by FrontierPsych

Just like the title says. I am basically just wondering what is the latest I could possibly apply and still have my application sent off to med schools the first day it could.

Well it's been a week and some people who submitted 6/5 still haven't been verified, and the time will only increase. Even if you submit tomorrow there's a chance it won't be verified by the 29th.

While others have been verified. Some even claimed same/next day verification (not sure how accurate the thread is...)

On the AMCAS application home page it says that right now they are processing applications that were listed at Ready for Review on June 5th. That means right now, it's taking a little over a week to get verified, so I would say the sooner the better. For some reason it seems like AMCAS is taking much longer this year (usually apps that go in the first day get turned around a day later).

They probably get many more apps submitted June 5th (because anybody ready before that submits then) and once they're done verifying June 5th apps it should move quicker through the apps submitted June 6th and onwards. That would be my guess as it makes the most sense.

Originally Posted by FrontierPsych

Could you please post that data? Thanks.

Search for the thread - something like "AMCAS verification thread" will probably get it for you.

Originally Posted by syoung

While others have been verified. Some even claimed same/next day verification (not sure how accurate the thread is...)

You have to look at the times of submission and verification. People who submitted within the first half hour or so within submission opening were verified the same day. Those who submitted within two hours took until the end of last week. I submitted within four hours and was verified monday morning. You will see a few people with a similar time of submission and verification as myself. Short summary - the thread is accurate.

I would submit no later than friday if you want to have peace of mind that you will be verified in time for the first batch to be sent out.

Originally Posted by Irish Football

They probably get many more apps submitted June 5th (because anybody ready before that submits then) and once they're done verifying June 5th apps it should move quicker through the apps submitted June 6th and onwards. That would be my guess as it makes the most sense.

^^^This.

There are many more...special...people that applied on the dot 9:30am, June 5th than did later on.

Originally Posted by Blais

^^^This.

There are many more...special...people that applied on the dot 9:30am, June 5th than did later on.

I certainly am not one of those.... next week for me!

Originally Posted by syoung

I certainly am not one of those.... next week for me!

I am still tweaking my PS, although my AMCAS application is done otherwise. I am also waiting for my MCAT score (June 19th). I think schools receiving my application a week or two later will have near zero impact on your success rate, but the improvements you can do if there is anything wrong in your AMCAS application would have a much more drastic impact.

But if you're ready to submit, go for it. It just might be more worth it to work through you application and make sure it's 100% first. Or if you're waiting for your test score, it might be better to wait to see if you're competitive in programs, etc.

Remember, once you hit submit everything on that AMCAS application is going to every school.

Originally Posted by PreMedOrDead

I am still tweaking my PS, although my AMCAS application is done otherwise. I am also waiting for my MCAT score (June 19th). I think schools receiving my application a week or two later will have near zero impact on your success rate, but the improvements you can do if there is anything wrong in your AMCAS application would have a much more drastic impact.

But if you're ready to submit, go for it. It just might be more worth it to work through you application and make sure it's 100% first. Or if you're waiting for your test score, it might be better to wait to see if you're competitive in programs, etc.

Remember, once you hit submit everything on that AMCAS application is going to every school.

^^^^ This. Take your time to make sure you're happy with your AMCAS. It will suck so much more to submit and go SH**! I forgot something/misspelled something/etc than schools getting your amcas a week later.

(though the slow turnaround for first day applicants kind of got to me)

Last year, I submitted my application on June 17th and was marked complete July 12th, right on target with the dates in last year's AMCAS verification thread. Granted, the first day to submit last year was June 1st. Still, I would submit your application as soon as possible. You already may not get your app verified by 29th even if you submit today.

Originally Posted by PreMedOrDead

I am still tweaking my PS, although my AMCAS application is done otherwise. I am also waiting for my MCAT score (June 19th). I think schools receiving my application a week or two later will have near zero impact on your success rate, but the improvements you can do if there is anything wrong in your AMCAS application would have a much more drastic impact.

But if you're ready to submit, go for it. It just might be more worth it to work through you application and make sure it's 100% first. Or if you're waiting for your test score, it might be better to wait to see if you're competitive in programs, etc.

Remember, once you hit submit everything on that AMCAS application is going to every school.

Yeah Mine too. I want to give myself a day or two next week to just review and make sure my grades/courses match my official. I'm in my final stages of tweaking my PS, but my most meaningful statements have been in the back burner for the last 8 weeks.

Originally Posted by syoung

Yeah Mine too. I want to give myself a day or two next week to just review and make sure my grades/courses match my official. I'm in my final stages of tweaking my PS, but my most meaningful statements have been in the back burner for the last 8 weeks.

I just finally did mine last night. I will review them nightly until I get my MCAT scores next week. That way, if I screw up I can't blame myself for doing so.

I would highly doubt a school will accept you because your primary application was received on 7/7 instead of 6/29. I feel that's pretty unreasonable.

But if you take into mid/late July to submit, I feel like that will be more of an issue.

Originally Posted by PreMedOrDead

I just finally did mine last night. I will review them nightly until I get my MCAT scores next week. That way, if I screw up I can't blame myself for doing so.

I would highly doubt a school will accept you because your primary application was received on 7/7 instead of 6/29. I feel that's pretty unreasonable.

But if you take into mid/late July to submit, I feel like that will be more of an issue.

You're absolutely right. The dates themselves don't mean jack sht.

What happens behind the scenes on the dates matter because the sea of premed hordes continually rises and the waves don't recede once that dam breaks on 6/29...there won't be a finger fat enough to shove in that dike. Once things flow -- it's gonna gush -- and there comes a point where an easily competitive applicant can become lost in the shuffle, his application never to be seen or heard of again.

May it rest in peace in Davy Jones' locker.

Originally Posted by Blais

You're absolutely right. The dates themselves don't mean jack sht.

What happens behind the scenes on the dates matter because the sea of premed hordes continually rises and the waves don't recede once that dam breaks on 6/29...there won't be a finger fat enough to shove in that dike. Once things flow -- its gonna gush -- and there comes a point where an easily competitive applicant can become lost in the shuffle, his application never to be seen or heard of again.

May it rest in peace in Davy Jones' locker.

I can't help but point this one out...my god people, read before you post! Lol.

Originally Posted by TheMightySmiter

I can't help but point this one out...my god people, read before you post! Lol.

or



May your subconscious guide you.

I think I'd rather try and plug the former than the latter...

Originally Posted by TheMightySmiter

I can't help but point this one out...my god people, read before you post! Lol.

What, you've never heard that before?

Originally Posted by MuAgonist

Well it's been a week and some people who submitted 6/5 still haven't been verified, and the time will only increase. Even if you submit tomorrow there's a chance it won't be verified by the 29th.

yeah I submitted 6/8. nothing yet.

Originally Posted by Blais

You're absolutely right. The dates themselves don't mean jack sht.

What happens behind the scenes on the dates matter because the sea of premed hordes continually rises and the waves don't recede once that dam breaks on 6/29...there won't be a finger fat enough to shove in that dike. Once things flow -- it's gonna gush -- and there comes a point where an easily competitive applicant can become lost in the shuffle, his application never to be seen or heard of again.

May it rest in peace in Davy Jones' locker.

Are you insinuating that being in on 6/29 is going to affect your chances compared to 7/7?
I would be surprised if that were true, but I suppose it's possible.
If you have proof it would, and that proof outweighs an extra week of PS and AMCAS tweaking, please give me a heads up so I don't wait longer.

Originally Posted by Blais

or



May your subconscious guide you.

Dike =/= D.yke

I don't know if people are not mentioning this because they are ignoring it or assuming everyone has this in mind. The date your PRIMARY gets to a school is pretty much meaningless. The date your SECONDARY gets to a school (more specifically, when you are considered complete) is the date that really matters. So being verified on 6/29 is meaningless if you do secondaries slow and have them in, say 7/10, versus the kid that was verified on 7/7 and sends in all his pre-written secondaries on 7/8.

*Please forgive me for the use of the male specific pronoun.

^ great contrast of dates there.

Originally Posted by ReptarBar

^ great contrast of dates there.

Personally, I don't know a whole lot of committee members, but are there a lot of schools that have committees meeting daily or so that pushed pre-meds to believe even a day early applicant will have such a significant advantage?
I have a feeling this won't be the case for a lot of schools..

Originally Posted by ReptarBar

^ great contrast of dates there.

Details irrelevant, point stands.

They're officially verifying the ones submitted on 6/6 now...My app entered the queue this morning, hopefully they get to it by the 29th.

Originally Posted by AtlasCarraway

They're officially verifying the ones submitted on 6/6 now...My app entered the queue this morning, hopefully they get to it by the 29th.

Yup! I submitted very early in the morning on 06/06 and got verified today. So hopefully the 6/6 and 6/7 submitters will be verified this week.

Originally Posted by KindofBlue

Personally, I don't know a whole lot of committee members, but are there a lot of schools that have committees meeting daily or so that pushed pre-meds to believe even a day early applicant will have such a significant advantage?
I have a feeling this won't be the case for a lot of schools..

You're right. A day (or even a week for that matter) isn't going to make any significant difference this early in the cycle. If you get rejected somewhere, submitting a day or two earlier wouldn't changed that result. You should apply early though, but "early" imo covers most (if not all) of the month of June, not just the first day AMCAS opens..

Originally Posted by MiracleforMD

I don't know if people are not mentioning this because they are ignoring it or assuming everyone has this in mind. The date your PRIMARY gets to a school is pretty much meaningless. The date your SECONDARY gets to a school (more specifically, when you are considered complete) is the date that really matters.

+1.

There are also schools that don't even look at your secondaries until November-ish....

Originally Posted by PreMedOrDead

There are also schools that don't even look at your secondaries until November-ish....

which schools

Originally Posted by kpcrew2oo2

which schools

There are only a few schools without rolling admissions; I believe Harvard is one. Most of these schools are top-tier. While a few days makes little difference in the competitiveness of your application, a few months certainly makes a difference. Aim for your whole application (primary, secondary, letters of rec) to be complete at all your schools by mid-to-late August at the latest.

Originally Posted by TheMightySmiter

There are only a few schools without rolling admissions; I believe Harvard is one. Most of these schools are top-tier. While a few days makes little difference in the competitiveness of your application, a few months certainly makes a difference. Aim for your whole application (primary, secondary, letters of rec) to be complete at all your schools by mid-to-late August at the latest.

Did you decide where you are going yet?

Originally Posted by MiracleforMD

Did you decide where you are going yet?

Prepare to be smited.

Smitten?



HOLT SMITE

Originally Posted by Irish Football

They probably get many more apps submitted June 5th (because anybody ready before that submits then) and once they're done verifying June 5th apps it should move quicker through the apps submitted June 6th and onwards. That would be my guess as it makes the most sense.

They may go through the days slightly faster, but each day that it takes to get through applications is one more day others can submit applications. The wait will extend up to like 8 weeks by the end of August, likely with surges on dates corresponding to MCAT score release dates.

What is the deal? Verification time seems to be glacial compared to last years verification thread. They are still only verifying apps received June 6? WTF????

Originally Posted by stoutt

What is the deal? Verification time seems to be glacial compared to last years verification thread. They are still only verifying apps received June 6? WTF????

Yeah I submitted 10 days ago and not a peep yet.

I submitted June 6th and they just barely got to my application. When I log on it says "under review."

Originally Posted by MiracleforMD

I don't know if people are not mentioning this because they are ignoring it or assuming everyone has this in mind. The date your PRIMARY gets to a school is pretty much meaningless. The date your SECONDARY gets to a school (more specifically, when you are considered complete) is the date that really matters. So being verified on 6/29 is meaningless if you do secondaries slow and have them in, say 7/10, versus the kid that was verified on 7/7 and sends in all his pre-written secondaries on 7/8.

*Please forgive me for the use of the male specific pronoun.

I wouldn't say this is set in stone. I met with a committee member in person last week and spoke with him for roughly 45 minutes. He asked about my MCAT and I told him Aug. 4 was when I was taking it. His response was that their philosophy was to just take the MCAT when you're ready. He also told me even though my MCAT will be late to get my primary submitted asap so that they could "get started on it".

Just my $0.02.

Originally Posted by stoutt

What is the deal? Verification time seems to be glacial compared to last years verification thread. They are still only verifying apps received June 6? WTF????

The likely answer is intuitive...

Every Single Year, more applicants find out about SDN.

Every Single Year, more applicants are fanatical about following SDN mantra of submitting on the first day possible. Even applicants that don't use SDN prob follow our gospel indirectly (e.g., it only takes one SDN-using premed club president/advisor to spout out to his entire legion of minions "what to do" and "how to do it".)

It follows that, if AMCAS has the same number of employed "verifiers" every year, it will take longer and longer to get verified early on since things are getting so front-end loaded.

Originally Posted by JCTWP46

I wouldn't say this is set in stone. I met with a committee member in person last week and spoke with him for roughly 45 minutes. He asked about my MCAT and I told him Aug. 4 was when I was taking it. His response was that their philosophy was to just take the MCAT when you're ready. He also told me even though my MCAT will be late to get my primary submitted asap so that they could "get started on it".

Just my $0.02.

Maybe, but that is kind of late vs. really goddamn late. My main point was as long as your secondaries are in sometime before end of July, when your primary was verified is meaningless. If you are "complete" before August 1st, you are as early as you need to be.

Maybe, but that is kind of late vs. really goddamn late. My main point was as long as your secondaries are in sometime before end of July, when your primary was verified is meaningless. If you are "complete" before August 1st, you are as early as you need to be.

I tend to agree with you but it should be noted that a decent number of schools gave interview offers before the end of July last year.