2015-2016 Secondaries (Alphabetical List)

[Ismet]

(2014-2015 Secondaries can be found here)

Albany
Albert Einstein
Baylor
Boston University
Brown University (Alpert)
California Northstate University
Case Western Reserve University
Central Michigan University
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine (CCLCM)
Columbia
Cornell University (Weill)
Creighton
Dartmouth (Geisel)
Drexel
Duke
East Carolina (Brody)
East Tennessee (Quillen)
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Emory
Florida Atlantic University (Schmidt)
Florida International University (Wertheim)
Florida State University
George Washington University
Georgetown
Harvard
Hofstra
Howard
Indiana University
Jefferson
Johns Hopkins
Loma Linda
Loyola (Stritch)
LSU - New Orleans
LSU - Shreveport
Mayo
Marshall University (Edwards)
Medical College of Georgia
Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical University of South Carolina
Mercer
Michigan State
Meharry
Morehouse
Mount Sinai (Icahn)
New York Medical College
Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED)
Northwestern (Feinberg)
NYU
Oakland University (Beaumont)
Ohio State
Oregon Health & Sciences University
Penn State
Ponce School of Medicine
Quinnipiac University (Netter)
Rosalind Franklin
Rowan University (Cooper)
Rush Medical College
Rutgers University - NJMS
Rutgers University - RWJMS
Saint Louis University
San Juan Bautista
Stanford
Stony Brook
SUNY Buffalo (University at Buffalo)
SUNY Downstate
SUNY Upstate
Southern Illinois University
Temple
Texas A&M
Texas Tech (Lubbock)
Texas Tech (El Paso)
The Commonwealth Medical College
Tufts
Tulane
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
Universidad Central del Caribe
University of Alabama
University of Arizona
University of Arizona - Phoenix
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
University of California - Davis
University of California - Irvine
University of California - Los Angeles (Geffen)
University of California - Riverside
University of California - San Diego
University of California - San Francisco
University of Central Florida
University of Chicago (Pritzker)
University of Cincinnati
University of Colorado
University of Connecticut
University of Florida
University of Hawaii
University of Illinois
University of Iowa (Carver)
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
University of Maryland
University of Massachusetts
University of Miami (Miller)
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Missouri - Kansas City
University of Nebraska
University of Nevada
University of New Mexico
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
University of North Dakota
University of Oklahoma
University of Pennsylvania (Perelman)
University of Pittsburgh
University of Puerto Rico
University of Rochester
University of South Alabama
University of South Carolina Greenville
University of South Carolina
University of South Dakota (Sanford)
University of South Florida (Morsani)
University of Southern California (Keck)
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
University of Texas - Austin (Dell)
University of Texas - Galveston
University of Texas - Houston
University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley
University of Texas - San Antonio
University of Texas - Southwestern
University of Toledo
University of Utah
University of Vermont
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin
Vanderbilt University
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Tech Carilion
Wake Forest University
Washington University in St. Louis
Wayne State
Western Michigan University (Homer Stryker)
West Virginia University
Wright State
Yale

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[mdhopefulstx]

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[mehc012]

@Ismet, Just a heads up, the link for the "University of Virginia" actually goes to Perelman. The Perelman link works as it should, though!

 

[ephemchao]

This is incredible thank you so much

 

[-----MD]

Can we bank on last years prompt for most schools being the same this year?

I want to get a head start and writing some of them. If they change every year, that would be a wasted effort

Thanks

 

[bluetovah]

So... kinda stupid question. Should we try to relate everything back to medicine as much as possible? For example, "Did you work for compensation during college during the year or the summer?" or " Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it." I'm not sure if they want me to just answer the question concisely, or if it is implied that I should tie it all back to my aptitude for med school.

 

[mehc012]

So... kinda stupid question. Should we try to relate everything back to medicine as much as possible? For example, "Did you work for compensation during college during the year or the summer?" or " Please describe a challenge you faced and how you addressed it." I'm not sure if they want me to just answer the question concisely, or if it is implied that I should tie it all back to my aptitude for med school.

I'm not going to draw lines back to med for them...as far as I am concerned, this is my opportunity to show off who I am. I trust in their ability to see the value of various traits in someone intending to practice medicine. They're probably better able to make those connections than I am, anyway, and without eating up characters!

 

[MarcyTweets]

Does anyone know when we can expect to start receiving secondaries? I thought I had read somewhere that verified applications weren't going to be sent to medical schools until July 1st, but I can't remember where I saw that or if there is any truth to this. Any ideas?

 

[Ismet]

@Ismet, Just a heads up, the link for the "University of Virginia" actually goes to Perelman. The Perelman link works as it should, though!

Whoops just saw this now. Thanks! Will edit.

Can we bank on last years prompt for most schools being the same this year?

I want to get a head start and writing some of them. If they change every year, that would be a wasted effort

Thanks

Most prompts do not change.

Does anyone know when we can expect to start receiving secondaries? I thought I had read somewhere that verified applications weren't going to be sent to medical schools until July 1st, but I can't remember where I saw that or if there is any truth to this. Any ideas?

Right, schools will not see who applied to them until July 1 at the earliest, so there's no way you can get secondaries before that date.

 

[Ismet]

Yesterday, I noticed you had the prompts for UNT-TCOM's secondary and now I can't find it. Was it deleted for a reason or....?
This is so extremely helpful btw!! Thanks so much for putting in so much time.

Sorry this reply is so late, I was/am on a bit of a hiatus. I think there's a Osteopathic School thread over in pre-osteo. This one is just allopathic schools.

 

[candydoodle]

So will the schools be contacting us via email when they want us to submit secondaries? And am I suppose to check the status of my application at each schools site or will AMCAS notify me?

 

[mdhopefulstx]

So will the schools be contacting us via email when they want us to submit secondaries? And am I suppose to check the status of my application at each schools site or will AMCAS notify me?

It can depend on the school. Some email with information regarding how to access their respective portals (if they use or have one). However, there are some that have a separate website. If you just research the school(s), they should say on their website

 

[666670]

Secondary for MCW is, 'why MCW?' in 1000 spaces or less.
Plus a thorough background disclosure in which they ask about ANY offence committed other than a speeding violation.

 

[IPICU]

Maybe this is a stupid question, but will a school let you know if they have decided not to extend a secondary application to you?

 

[mdhopefulstx]

Maybe this is a stupid question, but will a school let you know if they have decided not to extend a secondary application to you?

Again, it may depend on the school. Some schools prescreen applicants for secondaries, but there are some schools that just send secondaries to everyone who submitted a primary app to them. I am not entirely sure if they would tell you if they decided not to send you one, but I wouldn't think so. If you haven't gotten a secondary from a school that sends secondaries to everyone, I would call.

 

[MyotisMacrotus]

Why are there no secondaries listed for Sidney Kimmel Medical College - Thomas Jefferson University?

 

[mehc012]

Why are there no secondaries listed for Sidney Kimmel Medical College - Thomas Jefferson University?

There are...it's listed under 'Jefferson', which is what the med school was known as until very recently. It's in the list up there!

 

[MyotisMacrotus]

There are...it's listed under 'Jefferson', which is what the med school was known as until very recently. It's in the list up there!

Oh! That makes a lot more sense! Thank you!

 

[Spector1]

Can we add california northstate university to this list?

 

[Ismet]

Can we add california northstate university to this list?

Added!

 

[joshyabs]

Good luck to everyone!

 

[ImmunoLove]

Good luck!

 

[davidwellings]

Columbia has great secondaries, I highly recommend them!