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Exactly haha, just letting my paranoia get to me and trying to find an excuse to procrastinate at work.Maybe you failed CASPer. Jk. They seem to be rolling in at different times for everyone.
Exactly haha, just letting my paranoia get to me and trying to find an excuse to procrastinate at work.Maybe you failed CASPer. Jk. They seem to be rolling in at different times for everyone.
Anyone else still not receive a secondary?
I assume it is including spaces, since that's how it was for AMCAS. could be wrong tho.Does the character count include spaces? 1500 characters with spaces is like 200 words... I realize this might be a moot point for some people, but would require some serious gutting for me...
Maybe you failed CASPer. Jk. They seem to be rolling in at different times for everyone.
FYI. Found this to be informative: https://medicine.umich.edu/medschoo...assets/UMMS Evaluation of Applicants_2019.pdf
Anyone else still not receive a secondary?
Does UMich not require letters to be in before you're considered complete? Maybe I'm just being optimistic, but it only says "Your file will not be complete until your CASPer score, your Secondary Application and payment have been received."
I don't know the answer to your question, but I just looked at last year's thread and nobody was marked complete until ~July 11th because it took them a while to download the CASPer scores, so you might have some time before your letters need to be in.
It worked out to around 235 words for me for each essay. Maybe just use smaller words lol JK. Easy peasy prompts. Now when do we hear back..?Does the character count include spaces? 1500 characters with spaces is like 200 words... I realize this might be a moot point for some people, but would require some serious gutting for me...
It worked out to around 235 words for me for each essay. Maybe just use smaller words lol JK. Easy peasy prompts. Now when do we hear back..?
Do you have a link to that? My googling skills are novice at best.First II go out around mid July. UMich is very transparent with the application process. They send out II out once a week and keep the numbers updated on their tracker on their website.
Disregard.Do you have a link to that? My googling skills are novice at best.
Righteous, then weekend backpacking trip it is! Help reduce that click-refresh anxiety.MD Admissions
medicine.umich.edu
Right now it’s still last year’s tracker. Looks like they interview ~500 people. And based on last year’s thread they send out ~40 II per week starting mid July.
So the first question feels like they're asking which of their Paths of Excellence you would fall into. I feel I could do either Global Health or Research. Do you think it's weak to talk about both? Or should I pick one and stick to it
It worked out to around 235 words for me for each essay. Maybe just use smaller words lol JK. Easy peasy prompts. Now when do we hear back..?
Just wait it out, my MCAT is definitely above the cutoff as well and I havent recieved a secondary. They're probably releasing in batches. Keep an eye on your inbox in Monday, and give it a few days.So if I didn’t receive my secondary yet. My MCAT is definitely above that 25th percentile they mentioned and as far as I can tell my processed primary doesn’t have any issues and it is all complete. If I don’t receive it in the next few days, is this cause for concern?
1500 characters isn’t very much so I would choose one.
Thankfully, the schools I am in state for don’t accept any OOS! Yay.If you're an in-state resident prepare for many disappointing Mondays.
They generally interview OOS people first.
I see UM a lot and most of the official school websites use U-M, either would be fine I feel.What's an appropriate abbreviation for University of Michigan? lol
Are you allowed to pick 2 paths? I want to mention two different paths since they both relate to my future career goals.Disclaimer: I don't speak for the UMich adcoms and this reflects my own view based on what I know of the admissions office.
With that being said, I see a lot of anxiety over the PoE secondary prompt. I don't think that they expect you to know exactly what path you want to do at this point. A bunch of us M1s didn't know what path we wanted to do until right before PoE applications were due. I think that this secondary question is trying to get you to speak about what you are passionate about and how that may look should you come to Michigan. They are really big on the idea of their students making an impact both in medical school and afterwards. If it were me, I would try to talk about my passions and how that might look in the future as a medical student and Michigan and as a Michigan MD grad, and perhaps tie in the idea of the paths as a way to help get there.
I went with university of Michigan medical school the first time and then just referred to it as Michigan later in my essay.I see UM a lot and most of the official school websites use U-M, either would be fine I feel.
You aren't allowed to join two paths as a student, but I don't see anything wrong with expressing interest in two at this stage if you have enough room.Are you allowed to pick 2 paths? I want to mention two different paths since they both relate to my future career goals.
Application marked "Application Complete" on their portal sometime yesterday. Primary verified 6/4 @ 3 PM PST, CASPer completed 6/13, Secondary received 6/28 @1230 PM PST, submitted 6/28 @440 PM PST.I don't know the answer to your question, but I just looked at last year's thread and nobody was marked complete until ~July 11th because it took them a while to download the CASPer scores, so you might have some time before your letters need to be in.
Application marked "Application Complete" on their portal sometime yesterday. Primary verified 6/4 @ 3 PM PST, CASPer completed 6/13, Secondary received 6/28 @1230 PM PST, submitted 6/28 @440 PM PST.
Seems like CASper is working a lot faster this year.Oh no! I’m “late” now. Still waiting on one LOR. Also, jk about being late.
Seems like CASper is working a lot faster this year.
Edit: Or maybe the school is.
Could someone link the secondary prompts for this year?
Before I submit... When they ask if we have taken a formal post bacc, does that include taking UG courses a la carte (like DIY postbacc)? Or does "formal post bacc" mean a dedicated program that ends in a certificate?
For those who have submitted--- When you go to the portal and look @ checklist, is our LOR box blank? The letter I assigned to the school through AMCAS doesn't even show up there. There's no names at all.
Ok. I checked AMCAS and I did link my letter so I guess it's out of my control. Is there a separate way to check when they receive CASPER as well? Or am I just waiting for a complete email at this pointFor me sometimes it shows my letter writers and sometimes it is blank. Just a glitch I think.
I didn’t even get a complete email. Just checked their checklist manually.Ok. I checked AMCAS and I did link my letter so I guess it's out of my control. Is there a separate way to check when they receive CASPER as well? Or am I just waiting for a complete email at this point
Ok. I checked AMCAS and I did link my letter so I guess it's out of my control. Is there a separate way to check when they receive CASPER as well? Or am I just waiting for a complete email at this point
MemeLord has a “complete” status on the portal so I’m assuming if you have everything in you will too. I’m still waiting on one LOR. Do you only have one letter assigned? I think you need at least 3...
I just see the green "Submitted" in the top right corner...
I'm using a committee letter, so all my letters go under one "packet".