secondaries

With the multi-staged admissions process, applicants can make an impact at each step – or be weeded out. Your assessment continues by looking at other ways you communicated with the admissions committee, and whether or not they helped you past the next hurdle. Secondaries: Your secondary...

I have finished my secondary applications to about 10 medical schools during the summer. I got one rejection and one interview. I went to the interview and got rejected. It is December. When will I hear back from the other schools?

I'm making this page for all the other people who submitted their Secondaries in November , so we compare our situations with II and other things. :luck::luck:+pissed+:bang:

Given UWSOM’s top ranking in primary care, they will be looking for applicants with a strong interest in patient education and community health. This secondary application will require that you provide an autobiographical essay and answer three to four short essay questions. In constructing your...

Hello! So I've been sitting on a handful of secondaries for a while now because I recently started an SMP that has taken all of my time, not allowing me to work on them. I was planning on sending them all out over Thanksgiving break, but I don't know if that's considered too late for the DO...

It is important to focus on your leadership roles and the diversity of your experiences and activities in this secondary application. UCSF accepts students with highly competitive GPA’s and MCAT scores so it would be to your advantage to explain any decreases or irregularities in your academic...

Duke University’s Medical School is ranked 8th among its peers with a focus on interdisciplinary learning and inclusiveness among the student body. They aim to use medical research to solve global problems. Duke emphasizes diversity, inclusion, and attention to community health problems. The...

so, I am an Ohio resident, applying this cycle with a -3.89 sGPA -3.94 cGPA -514 MCAT (130/128/127/129) -Exercise Science major -~150 hours shadowing (huge mentorship, LOR from surgeon) -450 hour clinical internship upcoming in spring (schools updated on this) -50 hours volunteering with Down...

Non-traditional, Latino applicant California resident Applied only to MD schools

One of the schools I am applying to asked me to briefly describe my single, most rewarding experience. I wrote the essay about my time in my college marching band, and wanted to end with something I told one of my freshman section members this past week. It was a week of intense, day-long...

Hey guys, I just finished up an essay I was planning on using to answer the overcoming challenges prompt on most of my secondaries and I was looking to see if anyone could give me some feedback.

Brown Alpert Medical School is the only medical school in the state of Rhode Island. For this reason, it offers unparalleled access to all types of clinical settings and hospitals. It has seven teaching hospitals near its medical school campus. Its mission is “The pursuit of health to benefit...

Hello Everyone: My application right now, in my opinion, is not too strong, but not abysmal. 513 MCAT(127/128/128/130), 3.6 GPA, enough shadowing, several non-clinical volunteering, EMT certification. However, my GPA is my primary concern. I did fairly well in high school: near 4.0 GPA, 36...

Or more specifically, how do I explain it in the popular "what are you doing this year?" question. I recently received a grant to do public health research in a conflict region and it's going to take up most of my time this coming year. For my secondaries/updates, I'm not sure how much is too...

This medical school places special emphasis on the relationships formed during medical school with classmates and faculty. Students participate in small group learning activities through the four colleges. In the first two years of medical school, students create their own project to self-direct...

Drexel University’s main campus is located in Philadelphia, PA and, overall, the school has about 1,000 medical students. The school emphasizes the intersection between research and clinical care and has research centers for nanomedicine and neuroengineering. Drexel’s clinical care practice...

Our recent webinar, Secondary Application Strategies for Essays That Score Interviews, was a huge success! If you missed it (or want to see it again), it’s available for viewing and download here. If you have any questions about your secondary applications, or would like to speak with one of...

Hey SDN. This question may seem painfully obvious but I have not found a clear cut answer to this so I'm hoping for some insight. I have submitted 6 letters of recommendation through AACOMAS for my primary application. All were sent via Interfolio. I have also submitted my secondaries for...

So I accidentally misspelled the first name of a doctor I shadowed in a few of my secondaries. I don't want to use the actual name, but it would be like spelling Michael as Micheal. I'm really upset with myself, but is this a big deal?

I'm planning on going to medical school to become a plastic surgeon. Some of the surgeries I want to perform are chest masculinization surgery, breast augmentation, facial feminization surgery, and facial masculinization surgery as I want to help transgender people feel more comfortable in their...

According to the U.S. News and World Report, UCDSOM is ranked #37 for primary care and #47 for research. This medical school campus is unique in that they have seven student-run clinics: Paul Hom Asian Clinic, Clinica Tepati, Imani Clinic, Shifa Clinic, Joan Viteri Memorial Clinic, Bayanihan...

Temple University has several campus locations in Pennsylvania. The school emphasizes hands-on, collaborative learning, community service, and the intersection between research and clinical care. It is one of the top ranked research-oriented schools. Temple also features a “simulation center”...

So idk about you guys but every Monday I wake up at 9am and refresh my e-mail probably every 5 minutes until it's Friday evening. I've been doing this since the beginning of July when secondaries came out. This is my first application cycle and this wait is KILLING me (and my phone battery). I...

Has anyone received a secondary from UCLA? If you have not received one yet, does this mean you will not get one?

Has anyone received a secondary from UCLA? If you have not received one yet, does this mean you will not get one?

Hello, I will be applying next summer and am trying to plan when I can go out of the country on vacation with my family. I've gotten conflicting answers about schools sending secondaries with or without verification and screening. So I am hoping you all can help me with this question: When...

Ranked in the top ten for research, Yale School of Medicine requires that each student complete a thesis, based on their own research interests, to graduate. For this purpose, the first two years of the curriculum are flexible and student-directed. Based on the school’s goals as well as their...

Is it ok to complete secondaries and submit them before I have all of my LOR into AMCAS and sent to my schools? It's weird bc some of the schools say "application complete" even though I only have one LOR listed so far.

Quick reminder! We’re hosting our annual, 1-hour webinar, Secondary Application Strategies for Essays That Score Interviews, on Wednesday, July 20th at 5pm PT/8pm ET. The webinar is free, but registration is required. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to highlight your competitive...

Hi all Just wondering if there's anyone out there who wouldn't mind looking over my secondaries (some are pre-written) and let me know what they think and offer inputs, I'm especially anxious about them being good enough for my top choice schools. Thanks in advance!

Make sure your secondary writing time is uninterrupted. First and foremost, congratulations on having pummeled through the past few years as a premed, beasting the MCAT, shadowing in hospitals, doing research, volunteering about a bagillion hours, and successfully submitting your primary...

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Hi all, I recently received another letter of recommendation (MUCH stronger than any of the previous ones I had submitted), and I was wondering if we are able to send additional LORs to schools we have already submitted secondaries to? Thanks!

It is often said that you should finish each secondary application in 2 weeks or less. Sometimes they say 3 weeks. How bad is it to take 3 weeks, or even 4 weeks? Will it seem like I don't care? My letter packet definitely won't be ready yet, so I am wondering whether it makes sense to power...

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Submitted 6/23 but have not been verified yet. Should I be worried? Am I basically screwed since everyone is already getting secondaries HELP

Just a quick reminder that our webinar on secondary essay strategies, Secondary Application Strategies for Essays That Score Interviews, will air live next Wednesday. There’s still time to register – sign up today! Who: Med school applicants who want a leg up on their secondaries When...

Revise, revise, revise! As you start to work on your secondaries, one of the things that will become clearer and clearer is that you’re working within some VERY tight character limits! How can you build on the character-count-wizardry you got going during your primary app? We have some tips...

Hi everyone! I applied to about 30 medical schools (being a California resident without any MCAT score I don't really know how competitive I am at any of them. I'm also a FAP applicant). I should find out my MCAT score this month, on July 19th. I have only received one secondary email, though...

The rest of the secondary application is working fine for me. However, when I try to upload my photo, and then save it, it says that the page is complete, but it also says "no file chosen". Anybody else having this issue? Thanks