Congrats!!
I hope I didn't come off as humble bragging! And coincidentally I just signed up for a New Yorker subscription a few weeks ago! More motivation to read!
It's really not too late to apply DO. October or even November is ok. (As stated by @Goro - I'm not an expert.) It's also a good strategy to apply late to DO as an MD backup primarily because DO schools have large, non-refundable deposits to hold an acceptance. MD deposits are refundable per policy. The ideal DO backup plan is to time it so that you have interviews in February or March and if you have an MD acceptance by then, you can cancel (save money/time) and if you don't, you'll have a clearer idea of your need for a DO acceptance.
Great info--thanks for the reply! I definitely will have to research the DO application process! I haven't shadowed any DOs, is this a big problem? Any schools you suggest I look into?
Don't worry, you are definitely not alone in this. As far as DO goes, I applied to both, and DO schools have been significantly slower at responding to primaries. It doesn't help that I mistakenly copy/pasted the wrong draft of my ******* PS.... /facepalm
Curious how you all approached the "What have you been doing since graduating?" questions on secondaries? My whole application is more or less describing what I have been doing since graduating since that was a long time ago! Maybe one day schools will reword this to accommodate for the non-trad.
I found myself listing lots of things without going too in-depth, since the rest of my application talked about the same expereinces in detail
Curious how you all approached the "What have you been doing since graduating?" questions on secondaries? My whole application is more or less describing what I have been doing since graduating since that was a long time ago! Maybe one day schools will reword this to accommodate for the non-trad.
definitely wouldn't leave it blank. i have such a hard time with this question though. i want to list everything, but then it feels so dense and BLAH that i think it'll be a knock against my application.
Curious how you all approached the "What have you been doing since graduating?" questions on secondaries? My whole application is more or less describing what I have been doing since graduating since that was a long time ago! Maybe one day schools will reword this to accommodate for the non-trad.
I have an essay just for this that i have different parts to that I paste in and out depending on the space and the mission of the medical school. Mostly relating it back to how my previous work would make me a better Doctor.Curious how you all approached the "What have you been doing since graduating?" questions on secondaries? My whole application is more or less describing what I have been doing since graduating since that was a long time ago! Maybe one day schools will reword this to accommodate for the non-trad.
2.5?
WMED gives phone interviews prior to real interviews. In my defense I was going to say 3ish but then i thought i should be more precise.
Man, that is awesome you got an interview there! I hope you applied to your state schools as well. Also any private school where you have mission overlap or connection. Your Veteran status gives you a leg up. I would say the median is probably close to 12-18 with 6 being on the low side and 30 being on the high side.
Only 6 here, too. You're not alone....Hmm I only have 6 complete secondary applications. Now I feel like I should apply to some more before deadlines approach. This is such an expensive process though
Haha 30+ here. I just want to matriculate before I get any older.
I. Plus I'm broke AF now or, lets be honest, I would have applied to more.
I have been adding schools every time i freak out that I am not doing as well as I should during this cycle, or that i aimed too low or too high in my list. Still have 4 secondaries left. YOLO.
think I will chill out after I just received my third II. But maybe just finish up for the sake of finishing up.
Finish up those secondaries!!! Also get your primary DO application verified and then just add additional schools. I know how exhausting it can be having a full tine job, family, and children while going through this, but as non trads we won't get any slack in submission.
I am doing 2 more of the secondaries. Can't afford the fee to submit AACOMAS right now.
I think you're right, honestly. I keep meeting people in real life who are like, "Yeah, I don't even look at anything online." and applied late by SDN standards.
No need expending nervous energy and resources on things outside our control at this point. I would be pre-writing secondaries and researching DO schools that you may find acceptable if MD falls through. Once you have enough money to spare submit the secondary as soon as possible.
