secondaries

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

Hey all Just got my secondary from Geisel today (pre-verification!) and of course, the first thing I did was peruse SDN for tips, and found that they really like non-trad / quirky students. I need help with my "additional info" essay. I'm currently an international student, undergrad at a...

I pretty much have only seen people talking about getting passport-type photos... But I am planning on just uploading a selfie of me at work in which I am smiling. Looks friendly and recognizable. Also, 330 kb. Any reason not to do it? There is nothing professional about it, and even quality...

Is it recommended that you stray away from discussing any type of experience that you discussed in your PS already (even if a prompt doesn't necessarily say so)? Or is it okay to discuss something but maybe from a different angle?

So I have a couple secondaries already to go and press submit, but I'm still waiting on one of my recommenders to upload his document. He is an assigned to these schools by AMCAS already and I was wondering if I should still send in the secondary anyway? Are these things linked with each other...

Hi! I have just finished one of my secondaries and designated 7 letters to that school (they didn't have a cap on letters). 6/7 letters that I sent/designated have been received by AMCAS and are very strong letters. However, the one that has not been received by AMCAS is the health committee...

Hi all, I've been browsing the various threads about this "additional information" secondary question and I have a question as to what I can/should put on it. Would it be ok for me to put down work/activities updates? Like for example I just got hired as a full-time research assistant and that...

Hi! I am currently writing some secondaries and would like some opinions on the diversity essay. I have two ideas and I'm not sure if they can be considered good for diversity or under represented status: 1. This one is more factual. Basically I am writing about how my experiences with medical...

So I'm of mixed race descent, my mother is an immigrant from Taiwan and my father is a white American. I was wondering if this would be a poor topic to pick for the diversity question for secondaries. I definitely believe that being of mixed race descent makes me more aware of race...

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Hello everyone, I've heard differing opinions on whether it's appropriate or not to write about pre-adolescence/adult events for your adversity essay? I understand to stay away from early-childhood events. But what about childhood and onwards? [examples removed to remain anon] Edit: Consensus...

Hey guys, My current research of about 4 years remains unpublished (although it is currently in the pipeline), but I have a second author publication in a low impact journal from my work in high school. Would you guys consider this worth adding to my secondary applications when specifically...

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AMCAS sent me an e-mail on June 9 saying that my application has been processed and sent out to all of my designated medical schools (I submitted the application a few minutes after it opened on June 7). When should I start to expect secondaries? I have not yet received any, even from the...