2005 Secondary Thread part 01

[calstudent]

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I'm assuming that wash U doesn't screen, correct?

yup, no screening

 

[calstudent]

I can't log onto the MSSM secondary...it tells me my info is incorrect and to try entering it again. Is it this way for anyone else? My best guess is that they allow access in waves too, but it would be nice to see if other people are in the same boat.

Make sure your email is the exact one that you gave AMCAS?

 

[wends]

i got usc and mssm today via email....yea more secondaries, just when i was starting to get bored....havent heard a thing from emory yet tho 😡

 

[supadupadoc]

🙄

hi supadupadoc, those are the essays for MD only (plus some basic bio/class data)



1a. Have you applied to any medical school in the past? Yes or No
1b. Have you applied to the Keck School of Medicine in the past? Yes or No
2. Please briefly explain your interest in the Keck School of Medicine.
3. Briefly describe any unique qualities and abilities you possess which would contribute to: (A) the educational environment and (B) the diversity of the entering class.
4. Please provide a summary of your most relevant and recent leadership experiences.
5. Briefly describe your most relevant extra-curricular activities (volunteer, research, serving disadvantaged or underserved populations, etc?) related to your interest in medicine.
6. Please provide a copy of the personal statement that you submitted on your AMCAS application.

Good luck to all

thanks daffy! actually just got the sec. today

also............... usc sec. is not screened for the person that was asking....

 

[futuremsfdoc]

i have a general question. on the secondaries where it requires you to list specific courses you've taken that fulfill a school's reqs, how are you normally listing labs. this is specifically for vanderbilt, and the reason i'm asking is that they want general bio classes to be listed. however, at my university the general bio classes didn't include labs, but the more advanced ones did. i'm thinking about just listing two of the more upper level classes that include labs on my app. do you think that is ok?

 

[pbehzad]

Has anyone received Miami's secondary? I didn't see it on the list of schools. If anyone has received it, how is it (easy essay questions, no essay, or lots of essays) cause i was thinking about applying there. I hav already been processed for about a month now, so i was planning on adding 2 other schools, and was thinking of miami if there secondary was easy though.

 

[LUBDUBB]

Received Loyola today.....

AMCAS processed 7/6
3.52 cum, 3.52sci, 30 mcat

 

[Shaz]

Has anyone received Miami's secondary? I didn't see it on the list of schools. If anyone has received it, how is it (easy essay questions, no essay, or lots of essays) cause i was thinking about applying there. I hav already been processed for about a month now, so i was planning on adding 2 other schools, and was thinking of miami if there secondary was easy though.

I got miami's a couple of weeks ago...they have a bunch of short essays, but they're all suprisingly easy: i.e. what are your hobbies? what do you do for fun? (literally) and a few of the usual questions. Miami does screen though and the cutoff is pretty harsh for out of staters.

 

[IndyZX]

i havent received a secondary in a while. this is annoying.

 

[WalterSobchakk]

Has anyone received Miami's secondary? I didn't see it on the list of schools. If anyone has received it, how is it (easy essay questions, no essay, or lots of essays) cause i was thinking about applying there. I hav already been processed for about a month now, so i was planning on adding 2 other schools, and was thinking of miami if there secondary was easy though.

It's a total pain. At least you get your money's worth. Due in 2 weeks...

1875 characters:
Briefly describe the one healthcare experience you have had that most significantly influenced your decision to study medicine. Do not send or simply copy info from your personal statement in your AMCAS application.

750 characters:
Why do you want to study medicine at the University of Miami School of Medicine? Be as specific as possible.

Briefly describe your non-science/non-medical experiences and activies in the spaces below. Where appropriate, include dates and length of time of your involvement. Answers limited to 375 characters (each).
categories:
community work
employment
counseling/teaching/leadership
fine arts
sports
journalism
travel
hobbies

enjoy!

 

[UCLAstudent]

Just got an e-mail from Loma Linda that said to expect instructions in the next few days for filling out the secondary.

 

[DrThom]

i havent received a secondary in a while. this is annoying.

Just think about the interview invites you already have and that'll ease your annoyance.

 

[leechy]

Gahhh... I don't want any more secondaries... still have 12 to go 🙁

 

[IndyZX]

Just think about the interview invites you already have and that'll ease your annoyance.

Yeah, I'm sorry about that. I should be more thankful.

 

[bugger]

Meharry Medical College sent out their secondary yesterday.

 

[wends]

i cant log in to mssm, anyone else having this problem?? 🙁

 

[Code Brown]

i have a general question. on the secondaries where it requires you to list specific courses you've taken that fulfill a school's reqs, how are you normally listing labs. this is specifically for vanderbilt, and the reason i'm asking is that they want general bio classes to be listed. however, at my university the general bio classes didn't include labs, but the more advanced ones did. i'm thinking about just listing two of the more upper level classes that include labs on my app. do you think that is ok?

Just repeat the course, but put "(lab)" behind the title. That's what I've been doing.

 

[Kazema]

i cant log in to mssm, anyone else having this problem?? 🙁

I think a lot of people are. They say that their tech is coming in on Thursday so I'd hold off until then to fill it out.

 

[Creatine]

Any out-of-staters not get this secondary yet? I'm still waiting!

I have not received Univ. of Wisconsin's secondary yet either. Have any out-of-staters received Univ. of Wisconsin's secondary? Does anyone have any information (verified or otherwise) about their screening process? Thank you!

 

[ad infinitum]

Got a letter yesterday from UNC School of Medicine saying they received AMCAS. I'm not sure the time-frame for sending out secondaries, but they only send them to those they will interview. I actually like that idea. Just wanted to let you know in case anyone was curious.

 

[apar01]

I don't know if this has already been posted, but I spoke with the admissions office at Northwestern yesterday, and they told me that they are automatically extending everyone's letter of recommendation deadline to September 1. You don't have to e-mail a request for one.

 

[lovepeds373]

I have not received Univ. of Wisconsin's secondary yet either. Have any out-of-staters received Univ. of Wisconsin's secondary? Does anyone have any information (verified or otherwise) about their screening process? Thank you!

Don't freak out about Wisconsin yet. Even if you get their secondary, you can't click the submit button until September 1st. So really it's not holding you up at all. My app for WI is completely done, but I can't even send it back for another month. Seems a bit pointless...

 

[rockstar2525]

I finally got University of Minnesota today via email!

 

[maygirl]

Does anybody know for Wash u, when they say that the deadline is 4 weeks from when you received the secondary, did they mean the letters of recommendation too? If it does, I just missed it 😕

 

[Treg]

For anyone interested in OHSU-

I called, and the first batch of screened secondaries should go out in the coming week. They send you a letter with a pin to access the online version. The first interviews will occur the week of October 18.

🙂

Treg

 

[Wiggy73]

WashU's website says they want the secondary and the certification form within four weeks. I called their admissions office Monday and they said that at this point, so early in the cycle, they weren't even looking at dates. Also, schools know that a lot of us don't have control over LOR timing because we have to wait on premed committees to send out packets. You're fine. 🙂

 

[wiscboy]

I finally got University of Minnesota today via email!

Did you actually get the secondary, or did you just get a email confirming that they had received your amcas application. I received an email from them this morning, but it only was to confirm that they had received my amcas application.

 

[EvoDevo]

For anyone interested in OHSU-

I called, and the first batch of screened secondaries should go out in the coming week. They send you a letter with a pin to access the online version. The first interviews will occur the week of October 18.

🙂

Treg

Thanks, Treg! 👍

 

[skhichi]

to the person who said they got email from UNC, when did you submit, get processed.

 

[maygirl]

WashU's website says they want the secondary and the certification form within four weeks. I called their admissions office Monday and they said that at this point, so early in the cycle, they weren't even looking at dates. Also, schools know that a lot of us don't have control over LOR timing because we have to wait on premed committees to send out packets. You're fine. 🙂

🙂 thanks wiggy!

 

[rockstar2525]

I got a Minnesota email too! There're beginning to review apps. but not sending secondaries yet.

You're right, obviously I didn't read it very well! Why don't they just send us a secondary 😡 C'mon already! I'm not going to "familarize myself with the application process" unless I am invited to apply...

 

[ad infinitum]

to the person who said they got email from UNC, when did you submit, get processed.

Submitted 6/17
Verified 6/22

 

[LRmed2003]

anyone else hear from UNC? and ad infinitum are you in-state?

~LR

 

[bridge01]

I got an email from someone at harvard, title is "re: re: letter". seems suspicious. anyone else?

 

[LRmed2003]

I got an email from someone at harvard, title is "re: re: letter". seems suspicious. anyone else?

seems like a fluke.. i got one from someone at Univ of FL. and it looked like spam so i deleted it.. plus i think Harvard sends the link, etc via snail mail for their secondary.

~LR

 

[Ames980]

anyone hear anything from drexel?

 

[Just Applied]

I called Drexel today, they said that they will start mailing out the secondaries today or within this week via snail-mail.

 

[Rugger81]

anyone hear anything from drexel?

I heard you were immediately rejected.

 

[ad infinitum]

anyone else hear from UNC? and ad infinitum are you in-state?

~LR

Yes, in-state

 

[WalterSobchakk]

I heard you were immediately rejected.

 

[uclabruin2003]

nothing from drexel. thank god. im piled with too many secondaries....

 

[DrThom]

I don't know if this has already been posted, but I spoke with the admissions office at Northwestern yesterday, and they told me that they are automatically extending everyone's letter of recommendation deadline to September 1. You don't have to e-mail a request for one.

Whoops...maybe the two week deadline wasn't such a good idea after all....

 

[superdevil]

Originally Posted by DrThom
Whoops...maybe the two week deadline wasn't such a good idea after all....

i don't know, i kinda liked it. it gave me a reason to tell my premed advisor that i needed my stuff sent ASAP, and she said "no problem." my letters will be mailed to all of my AMCAS schools tomorrow! 😱 🙂 👍

 

[Bubchik]

anyone heard from UMD?

 

[dnelsen]

You're right, obviously I didn't read it very well! Why don't they just send us a secondary 😡 C'mon already! I'm not going to "familarize myself with the application process" unless I am invited to apply...

Think how I feel...I'm applying early decision to the U of MN and I haven't received my secondary yet either. 😱

 

[Creatine]

Don't freak out about Wisconsin yet. Even if you get their secondary, you can't click the submit button until September 1st. So really it's not holding you up at all. My app for WI is completely done, but I can't even send it back for another month. Seems a bit pointless...

If this is true, I feel much more at ease. Thank you!

 

[lunachick]

anyone heard from UMD?

I haven't received their secondary either (my AMCAS was submitted on 6/25 for UMD). Since they don't screen, I'm assuming that they're just late in getting them out?? I'm anxious to receive this too since MD is my home state (I'm a Cali transplant). 🙂

 

[LRmed2003]

anyone heard from UMD?

nope.. 😕

 

[ZappBrannigan]

Northwestern still says awaiting receipt for my LORs, which are due on the 6th. I know they've been sent by my school's service since I got an e-mail confirmation from another school that was in the same batch of mailings. When should I get worried and call since I definitely don't want them to think I missed the deadline?

 

[UCLAstudent]

Northwestern still says awaiting receipt for my LORs, which are due on the 6th. I know they've been sent by my school's service since I got an e-mail confirmation from another school that was in the same batch of mailings. When should I get worried and call since I definitely don't want them to think I missed the deadline?

I had this problem. I sent NW my letters by priority mail last week. Two days after, I sent another school my letters by priority mail, and that school notified me a few days before Northwestern that they received the letters ... but I had been checking the UPS tracking number, and Northwestern signed for the package earlier. I think NW is just a little slow in updating the site. Don't worry. 🙂

On a positive note, UMich has given my application a "preliminary screening." I don't know if that's a good sign, but at least they are looking at it!