secondaries

Dear SDN, Hope you are all doing well. How do adcoms feel about secondary applicants who haven't maxed the character limit. My intuition is that more does not always equal better...

Hey all, So I recently shadowed another DO (already have a LOR from one; already included and submitted with my AACOMAS application) and he is more than willing to write me a letter. The problem is that AACOMAS only allows 6 letters to be submitted, which I already have. The shadowing went...

Dear SDN, Hope you all are doing well. What is the general wisdom about invoking experiences with my own mental health on a short secondary essay about "obstacles" or "challenges"ect..? Would I be better off discussing financial difficulties? Any and all opinions are appreciated.

My AMCAS was verified two weeks ago but still no secondaries, when do they get sent out? And do they come to my email or do I have to check the AAMC website? Thanks!

The past couple weeks I've been trying to come up with an adversity essay topic for my secondaries. Could I get some help/critique on this idea? Last year we lost my grandmother to cancer. She was the head of our family and my moms best friend/confidant. Once she passed, my mom began to rely on...

Do med schools consider where their students want to practice medicine in the admissions process? My school adviser told me to make sure I focus on wanting to practice in the US since I talked a lot about my international experience in my PS, so I'm aware of that. But I also read an off-hand...

The David Geffen secondary app has two essay questions, one of them asks to describe a problem in your life and another asks if you've had any hardships you'd like to talk about. I'm having a hard time differentiating the two, is problem supposed to be something small? The problems I've had in...

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I want to prewrite my secondary essays and I was just wondering if there was a list of prompts anywhere? Thanks!

Does anyone have information about when schools begin releasing secondary apps this year? No threads have been created for this cycle yet so I was curious.

Trying to pick a topic for the adversity essay and I was thinking about writing about my recent trip to Guatemala. I was responsible for getting the vitals of children. Since we didn't have enough translators I was left with my little knowledge of spanish to converse with them. Is the language...

I am wondering how often a school’s secondary changes from year to year. If I can find their prompts for the last few years and they haven’t changed is it pretty safe to say that they will be the same this year? Would love to start some essays early but also don’t want to waste time writing the...

two questions here: 1. let's say a certain school screens and has an MCAT/GPA Cut off. does receiving secondaries from such a school mean an applicant is now more likely to be considered for the next admission process more based on the secondary essays rather than just the MCAT/gpa. I...

Hi All! I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice regarding my situation. During the first few years of my unergrad career, I underwent a serious illness that impacted my ability to perform in class. I didn't include this in my personal statement, because it honestly was not the most...

After reading through the Letter Requirements for many DO schools, I've noticed that some of them point out that they require at least two letters of Recommendation: either 2 from science professors and 1 from a physician, or a committee letter and a physician. The DO I shadowed sent his letter...

For many secondaries, prompts asking about a time you failed or a challenge you overcame are quite common. I was wondering if it was okay to use academic failures from high school (such as failing everything freshman year of high school and being expelled then having to go to another school and...

Starting a bit early, but since UTDell starts offering secondaries in June, I figured why not. School: Secondary/Interview/Accep/Rejec: Notification date: Method of notification: Residency: TMDSAS/AMCAS mail-out date: Application complete date: GPA (science, overall) MCAT (Bio/Phys/CARS/Psysoc):

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Applying to medical school is a long, grueling process. Every single component of the application matters. However, it’s your secondaries that can have a big impact on getting your foot into the interview door. Here are some tips on how to strategize your secondary essays. Timeline Strategy...

It’s no secret that the medical school application process is a long and difficult road. Applying to medical school can take from nine months, up to a year! So when should you begin? How does the process work? To start off SDN’s Admissions Prep week, here’s an outline of the 3 main phases of...

If you get a speeding ticket (not a misdemeanor) after your primary has been verified and you've submitted all your secondaries, how should you proceed? Inform each school? Inform AMCAS?

Hi I applied to University of Arizona Tuscon, Phoenix, and Scottsdale Mayo Medical and received secondaries to all of them. I wasn't really expecting to get into medical school this round (ehich is why I only applied to 3) and I'm surprised medical schools bothered with my application at all...

Yes, another thread asking for advice about what to write for those secondary diversity essays... In terms of demographics, I'm nothing special (22, white, female, middle class, parents still married, grew up in suburbia). I've brainstormed a few topics, but I'm not feeling too compelled about...

I am an author in an article that was recently accepted for publication. However, the date of publication is TBD right now. One of my secondaries asks for any updated info and I thought this would be a good one to add. Does anyone know how I can cite this accepted but unpublished article?

OK so, I finished most of my secondaries and I had one of those thoughts. So... IDK if you've ever heard of this but I went to one of the UCs for undergrad and they have a thing where they admit some students through a program where you do your first semester of college technically in the...

Should I talk about my cultural competency and family like this in my secondaries about diversity? Am I answering the question convincingly? @Goro has said that the goal of diversity is to write about what makes you cool, unique, different, not necessarily about your socioeconomic background...

Hi, Sorry for beating a dead horse--seen plenty of posts regarding the "diversity question" but I find myself coming up short. Here are my ideas--I was wondering if someone could tell me if they're crazy or work at all. (Btw am 22 year old white female, grad 2016, just completed "service year")...

So, I'm having quite a hard time writing the notorious biggest obstacle I've faced secondary. I was born in Eastern Europe and have moved quite a few times in my life, and while these moves were not easy, I don't think I can write a good essay about it, especially since I've talked about moving...

Hey, so I'm wondering others' opinions on a topic I'm considering writing on for some of the 'additional comments' sections of secondaries. Essentially, I'm a Bio major and English minor, and my science GPA is a 3.7 from mostly A/A-'s, however, my cumulative GPA is a 3.6 because I found my...

So I'm a little more than halfway done with my slate of secondaries, and I've noticed that I've been switching back and forth between two "challenge" essays I've prewritten from school to school depending on how I'm feeling about them at the moment. In order to streamline the process, I'm...

hey all! i'm starting to get antsy. i've turned in nearly all of my secondaries, and i've been watching the school-specific forums and seeing people get II's already. the self-doubt is seriously sinking in... what if i don't get any interviews?? how have others coped with this feeling...

I just wanted to clarify if I should list this when schools ask about my activity in study abroad stuff. I participated in a student exchange program for one semester between my own undergrad and a much more distinguished one in the northeast. I've had some people call it a "study inbroad" or...

I am in the process of working on my secondaries essays. On the question of why do you want to come to our medical school or how does their mission reflect my values, etc.... Many school always stress their focus on doing community outreach and serving the underserved populations and this is...

I want to mention an element of my PS in one of my secondaries without repeating the entire story. My phrasing will different if I assume the reader already knows what I am talking about rather than if they are hearing about this for the first time.

Hi, I'm taking my MCAT on August 24th (late i know but mostly focused on DO). I heard schools won't look at your app till your MCAT scores are in, so I will most likely submit my application in the last week of August. Question- does that mean I won't need to have my recommendation letters in...

So I am a re-applicant, and I had two questions: 1. For schools I previously applied to: If the school asks the "additional information," or "is there anything else you would like the Committee to know," question, would this be a good place to talk about how I improved my application (in my...

I wrote a few essays for a few different schools and had my friends whoa re also applying look over them and got positive feedback with some minor edits. I then sent the essays to my mother who vehemently disliked two of the ones I thought were pretty good. Would anyone be willing to look over...

[Shortened] My questions: Do I obtain this letter myself & upload it to the secondary (as one school has implied)? Do I have the school submit the letter to AMCAS, then forward it to each school? (& will this letter count towards my letter limit at the school?) Who actually has to write this...

Hello everyone! I'm currently working on my secondaries for Pritzker and I'm pretty far under the word count (~250/ 550). While I've seen similar threads in which applicants were advised "quality over quantity" but I don't have many people to assess whether my essays are quality enough...