2011-2012 Rush Application Thread

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how long did it take since you submitted a check and the signature form to be posted on the website?

I mailed my check/signature form the same day I submitted the secondary (8/4) and everything showed up as received (other than my letters) by 8/15.
 
ugh! i sent mine the same day.. and i live in IL.. and it still says they didn't receive it.. 🙁
 
Can I submit my LOR through AMCAS or do I have to send them through snailmail?
 
My AMCAS app finally got verified! But when I checked on the rush's profile, it doesn't say that I have been verified. When I check from my status, all it says is "There Is No Status Record For You Yet." Or is there a waiting period for that also? 😕😕
 
And just curious, has anyone received interview invites or rejection letters? I feel so behind the game, haha. Some of my friends are receiving interview invites or rejection letters.
 
My AMCAS app finally got verified! But when I checked on the rush's profile, it doesn't say that I have been verified. When I check from my status, all it says is "There Is No Status Record For You Yet." Or is there a waiting period for that also? 😕😕

The only time I'd start worrying about the Rush app status is when you've submitted the supplemental.
 
Does anyone know how long it takes for them to download letters?

A bit more than a week. Here was my timeline according to their status page:

Secondary submitted: 07/15/11
AMCAS received: 07/18/11
Supplemental posted to database: 07/19/11
Letters Received: 07/25/11

and AMCAS had my letters before it was verified.
 
This was one of the most annoying secondaries. I hate having to retype all my activities along with their descriptions all over again. Seriously, what's the point if they're already listed on the primary app? At least I finally finished this thing!
 
They say they update the status pages weekly. Does anyone know what day they update?
 
did you guys do an over-night shipping of the signature form?
 
did you guys do an over-night shipping of the signature form?
Heck no. Not gonna pay extra money just to get it couple days earlier, not when interview invite's not until September.
I sent this school's and other school's paperwork via regular mail with stamps, and they all got it within several days.
 
did you guys do an over-night shipping of the signature form?

i didn't and at this point i kinda wish i did. i did express (which was 3-5 days) and it literally took 5 days. but then again the next day is freaking expensive
 
Was anyone able to have their secondary "reset" or deleted so they could start over? I was wicked stupid and started the whole thing about a month ago, procrastinated, and now I finally got a full-time job and family visiting this week, AKA no time to do the application this week (it's due on Friday). I sent an email yesterday to see if they could help me out, and no response yet 😡🙁
 
It takes no time at all...

I have a full-time job and I was able to finish it in a few hours, maybe less.
 
Rush is super expensive from what I hear and it's secondary is soooo long and annoying, I better get an interview...

haha probably not but I'm a Chicago resident :/ and would love to go back home for med school.
 
How long did it take for people's secondary status to be updated after completion? I sent in my check and signature form on the 19th, and it still say that it has not been received.

Thanks.
 
How long did it take for people's secondary status to be updated after completion? I sent in my check and signature form on the 19th, and it still say that it has not been received.

Thanks.


Ditto. On the bottom of the page, it says "page last updated (today's date)". They are updating my page everyday, yet it still does not display my check and signature form.
 
I hate this secondary. I can't believe I am inside my apartment doing secondaries on a Friday night. I want to cry. 😡
 
Rush is super expensive from what I hear and it's secondary is soooo long and annoying, I better get an interview...

haha probably not but I'm a Chicago resident :/ and would love to go back home for med school.

Of the 15 secondaries I completed, Rush was about in the middle of length. It wasn't that annoying compared to a lot of them that make you almost recopy your AMCAS. My scale of Rush might be a little high because it was one of the first secondaries I worked on, so the essays were completely fresh.

Ditto. On the bottom of the page, it says "page last updated (today's date)". They are updating my page everyday, yet it still does not display my check and signature form.

When did you submit and mail? It seems my secondary was updated today with the fee paid and signature form received!
 
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Of the 15 secondaries I completed, Rush was about in the middle of length. It wasn't that annoying compared to a lot of them that make you almost recopy your AMCAS. My scale of Rush might be a little high because it was one of the first secondaries I worked on, so the essays were completely fresh.



When did you submit and mail? It seems my secondary was updated today with the fee paid and signature form received!

I mailed the form on Monday, 8/22. How long do you think it would take them? Probably another week, right?
 
If it helps anyone to know, I submitted my online form August 10, put my stuff in the mail (from MA) on August 11, and everything was marked as received by Aug 22. The last check point includes the extra few days it took them to mark my LOR's as received... so my form/photo/check must have been marked as received a few days before August 22!
 
i mailed and submitted everything aug 15 and got marked complete last night and a complete email this morning at 2am (8/27)
 
Of the 15 secondaries I completed, Rush was about in the middle of length. It wasn't that annoying compared to a lot of them that make you almost recopy your AMCAS. My scale of Rush might be a little high because it was one of the first secondaries I worked on, so the essays were completely fresh.

Yeah, after completing the application for University of Miami this one wasn't so bad. I used answers from some of my other secondaries and it went by pretty quickly.

That being said, would they still take me seriously if I said I'd be a tour guide in Barcelona if I wasn't going to be a doctor? I did mention that I traveled there for study abroad earlier in the secondary. Maybe I should just say I'd teach English in Barcelona. Either way, if I wasn't so ambitious I'd be moving there.
 
Working on the secondary right now...hope being complete early September isn't too bad 🙁
 
Yeah, after completing the application for University of Miami this one wasn't so bad. I used answers from some of my other secondaries and it went by pretty quickly.

That being said, would they still take me seriously if I said I'd be a tour guide in Barcelona if I wasn't going to be a doctor? I did mention that I traveled there for study abroad earlier in the secondary. Maybe I should just say I'd teach English in Barcelona. Either way, if I wasn't so ambitious I'd be moving there.

I feel you. I put down teaching English in Japan thanks to my study abroad experience. I definitely would move over there if I didn't feel the need to push myself.
 
I hate this secondary. I can't believe I am inside my apartment doing secondaries on a Friday night. I want to cry. 😡
Just think, next year you will be in most Fridays, studying. AND SATURDAY TOO! 🙁
 
sorry if this question was already asked in this thread but if i applied to rush before but never turned in the secondary so thus was never considered afor admission should i still check the reapplicant box on the secondary? i marked that i was a reapplicant on the amcas primary but i feel like it wouldnt make sense to discuss how i improved my app for rush if the reason i didnt get in before there was because i never turned in the secondary.
 
sorry if this question was already asked in this thread but if i applied to rush before but never turned in the secondary so thus was never considered afor admission should i still check the reapplicant box on the secondary? i marked that i was a reapplicant on the amcas primary but i feel like it wouldnt make sense to discuss how i improved my app for rush if the reason i didnt get in before there was because i never turned in the secondary.

I'd just email Rush and ask them directly if no one can give you an authoritative answer here.
 
How long did it take for everyone's application to be marked as complete? It has been updated that they received my signature form and the check, but it still says my application is incomplete.
 
How long did it take for everyone's application to be marked as complete? It has been updated that they received my signature form and the check, but it still says my application is incomplete.

Mine took a few days to update to say complete, even after I had all the stuff noted down as received. No worries. 🙂
 
i have been pacing back and forth...waiting for an interview here......:scared:
 
They received my signature form and fee, but it still says "your file is not complete." Then, I noticed they still haven't downloaded my LORs from AMCAS. What gives? How long does it take them to download the LORs. That's the first thing I sent them thru amcas.
 
They received my signature form and fee, but it still says "your file is not complete." Then, I noticed they still haven't downloaded my LORs from AMCAS. What gives? How long does it take them to download the LORs. That's the first thing I sent them thru amcas.

It has been that way for almost two week for me too.
 
Come on Rush, most schools are already interviewing. Let's see some love the upcoming week :luck:
 
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