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list of schools that do NOT have a secondary
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SUNY upstate says so on their website I believe. I think Rochester does it too.
phew, not schools i'm applying to!
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Mod, perhaps sticky this?
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What is "it" ? WashU?
PS, not my thread, just trying to make it somewhat easy to use.
looks like I hit the wrong quote button...sorry. But yes, Washington University in St Louis.
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Many candidates panic later in the cycle and want to add schools. In an effort to save time, they look for schools with quick secondaries, for the purposes of quick submission.
Then there are those that are just lazy. lol
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hey so some saint actually put all the msar stuff into a excel spreadsheet so now you can quickly find out all the schools that screen pre-secondary for interviews.. like ucsf, unc, vandy, etc. unfortunately almost all these schools are state schools!! that kinda sucks.
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Yeah, this is true - so I guess it could be added. But I just think very few people (especially SDNers) will submit the BU secondary leaving BOTH optional essays blank lol.
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Best thread evar. Thank you to everyone who is maintaining it.
Can we keep this list going if there are more?
These are lists of schools that do have a secondary but don't require essays.
FYI both UMDNJ - NJMS and UMDNJ - RWJ (now Rutgers NJMS and Rutgers RWJ) have secondary essays. NJMS asks about personal characteristics, and also has an optional essay. RWJ has 6 mini-essays that are 750 characters each but some people find this more difficult than a normal essay.
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I think optional essays are still counted, though that's irrelevant as the one you mentioned has a real one too. Thanks for the info...update the list?
Albert Einstein
Boston (1 optional essay)
Buffalo
Drexel
Jefferson (1 optional essay)
Harvard (if a senior, and applying New Pathway)
Indiana
Mayo
MCW
NYMC
Rochester
St. Louis (1 optional essay, and describe current activities for those taking a year off)
SUNY Upstate
SUNY Buffalo
UCSF
UMDNJ - NJM (1 optional essay)
Texas Tech El Paso
University of Cincinnati (1 essay for those taking a year off)
University of Nebraska
University of Wisconsin (1 optional essay)
University of Tennessee
UT Galveston
UT Houston
UT San Antonio
Washington University - St. Louis (1 optional essay)
Wright State University
Looks like UMDNJ-RWJ has a secondary now too http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=1003792
Boston (1 optional essay)
Buffalo
Drexel
Jefferson (1 optional essay)
Harvard (if a senior, and applying New Pathway)
Indiana
Mayo
MCW
NYMC
Rochester
St. Louis (1 optional essay, and describe current activities for those taking a year off)
SUNY Upstate
SUNY Buffalo
UCSF
UMDNJ - NJM (1 optional essay)
Texas Tech El Paso
University of Cincinnati (1 essay for those taking a year off)
University of Nebraska
University of Wisconsin (1 optional essay)
University of Tennessee
UT Galveston
UT Houston
UT San Antonio
Washington University - St. Louis (1 optional essay)
Wright State University
Looks like UMDNJ-RWJ has a secondary now too http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=1003792
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Nice to have 1/3 of my schools with no secondary essays!
Just a thought, the University of Wisconsin optional essay isn't really all that optional. The wording is something like "a successful applicant is one who continuously voices what makes them special and why they will be an excellent applicant" (not the exact quote, but you get the idea). With wording like that, I feel like you're digging an early grave if you don't write something...
Texas Tech El Paso does have a secondary. That one is incorrect
The last post was also over two years ago. I imagine several wrong.
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MCW has a lengthy secondary. Drexel has a 200 word +optional 200 word. This list is out of date like grandma's tetanus.
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