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[Nugester]

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check your junk mail! mine was there for a while before I found it

I have been on a regular basis since I found some secondaries a while back but nada from UCR.

 

[Nugester]

When were you verified? IS or OOS?

OOS now, but with ties to Socal and the IE. Verified 6/4 so methinks I've been ghosted!

 

[medschooldreamer59]

OOS now, but with ties to Socal and the IE. Verified 6/4 so methinks I've been ghosted!

Someone on the UCR thread said that at an info session in June, adcom stated they would not be screening for secondaries this cycle but the secondary invite made it sound like they did? Maybe call to confirm?

 

[blackbird23]

Has anyone with a 514 who submitted in July hear back yet?

+/- a few points on that mcat personally, and no II or R... no news is good news at this point. My guess is Keck's going in order of mcat (at least disregarding any special cases they may/may not have)

 

[InfectiousLaughter]

+/- a few points on that mcat personally, and no II or R... no news is good news at this point. My guess is Keck's going in order of mcat (at least disregarding any special cases they may/may not have)

N of 1 here, but I was complete 7/12 with 526 MCAT and have not heard anything yet. Although that could mean I got put in a maybe pile early on and have been waiting there.

 

[Heliobacter]

N of 1 here, but I was complete 7/12 with 526 MCAT and have not heard anything yet. Although that could mean I got put in a maybe pile early on and have been waiting there.

524 complete 7/20 still waiting too :c

 

[safe_medium]

N of 1 here, but I was complete 7/12 with 526 MCAT and have not heard anything yet. Although that could mean I got put in a maybe pile early on and have been waiting there.

no worries dude, last year i was complete around 7/20ish and I got the II mid september

 

[ayjaystud]

To those who already received interview invites at Keck, what does health equity mean to you?

 

[birdr]

To those who already received interview invites at Keck, what does health equity mean to you?

You from r/premed? Haha

 

[ayjaystudent]

You from r/premed? Haha

What's that?

 

[doa718]

To those who already received interview invites at Keck, what does health equity mean to you?

I gave my own brief definition of health equity then talked about how growing up in an underprivileged environment has motivated me to be an inclusive physician capable of providing aid to communities similar to my own.

 

[thedivider]

524 complete 7/20 still waiting too :c

same bro

 

[birdr]

What's that?

It is a message board on reddit... basically SDN but with memes. Somebody asked this exact same question this morning there, thought it might have been you haha

 

[Heliobacter]

same bro

Maybe the guy reviewing us 524's is slow xP (it's true that USC reviewers are assigned only one MCAT score each right?)

 

[oncotraum]

Maybe the guy reviewing us 524's is slow xP (it's true that USC reviewers are assigned only one MCAT score each right?)

I do believe I read about this somewhere!

 

[medschoolplsplspls]

Maybe the guy reviewing us 524's is slow xP (it's true that USC reviewers are assigned only one MCAT score each right?)

I do believe I read about this somewhere!

It’s on the AMCAS website! The link is somewhere earlier in this thread

 

[fuzzydoc303]

@thedivider @Enterococcus also 524 still waiting... i sense a conspiracy

 

[InfectiousLaughter]

no worries dude, last year i was complete around 7/20ish and I got the II mid september

Oh I’m perfectly happy waiting 🙂 I was just giving insight to the person whose post I quoted to indicate that they may not be reviewing in order of MCAT scores.

Thank you for the encouragement!

 

[deleted688779]

@thedivider @Enterococcus also 524 still waiting... i sense a conspiracy

Someone say conspiracy?

 

[Heliobacter]

Someone say conspiracy?

PITT ROUND TWO LETS GO

 

[ayjaystudent]

Thank you for the encouragement!

FYI, your profile pic is the Staff of Hermes (or Caduceus) and is not related to medicine. The correct symbol is Rod of Asclepius (with one snake only) Rod of Asclepius - Wikipedia

This symbol is seen also on World Health Organization' logo.

 

[deleted972488]

Someone say conspiracy? yield protection

FTFY

 

[Heliobacter]

wait what happened at pittsburgh

You missed out... it's all about receiving a complete email. Apparently everybody who received IIs either only received a complete email a few hours before the II or never received a complete email. Nobody who received a complete email immediately after secondary submission has reported getting an II.

 

[deleted688779]

PITT ROUND TWO LETS GO

Actually Pitt is Michigan round 2

Michigan conspiracy theory = SDN activity is inversely proportional to chances of an II

 

[Heliobacter]

Actually Pitt is Michigan round 2

Michigan conspiracy theory = SDN activity is inversely proportional to chances of an II

I guess the scope of my knowledge is limited to the schools to which I applied *chuckles*

 

[Couch king]

Has anyone with a 514 who submitted in July hear back yet?

I have a 514 and I heard back yesterday with an R (not a reapplicant)

 

[roadtoMD7265]

How long after being verified did you guys receive a secondary? A little late to the game here 🙁

 

[Listle]

Complete 07/21. Still haven’t heard back.. anyone with a 519 MCAT hear back yet? If they’re going in order just wondering if I got thrown into a maybe pile.

 

[Mr.Wick]

Complete 07/21. Still haven’t heard back.. anyone with a 519 MCAT hear back yet? If they’re going in order just wondering if I got thrown into a maybe pile.

Similar boat ~ 518 . Completed 7/21 and haven't heard back.

 

[ayjaystudent]

wait what happened at pittsburgh



symbols can change meaning based on how people interpret them. many people take the staff of hermes as a medical symbol, despite its origins

Yeah, because they mistake Hermes staff for the correct staff and according to wikipedia, it's "a result of documented mistakes, misunderstandings and confusion":

Caduceus as a symbol of medicine - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[premedpower8484848]

Just got an interview!!! Complete 7/13. LM 73 ORM

 

[doa718]

Complete 07/21. Still haven’t heard back.. anyone with a 519 MCAT hear back yet? If they’re going in order just wondering if I got thrown into a maybe pile.

Yeee I got an II on 7/16 and I was complete 7/10ish

 

[pleasehalp]

II IS!!! Complete 7/8 URM... cried in front of a patient

 

[klogw]

For people who got II today, are November interview dates the only ones available? Does that seem a little late in the cycle?

 

[peanuttbuttah]

Any 521s get an answer yet?

522 but nothing for me. complete 7/2

 

[deleted972488]

522 but nothing for me. complete 7/2

Same boat, but 523 and 7/3.

 

[speedracer347]

Same boat, but 523 and 7/3.

does that mean its not even worth doing the secondary if one has low stats?

 

[speedracer347]

II IS!!! Complete 7/8 URM... cried in front of a patient

congrats!! stats if you don't mind me asking?

 

[pleasehalp]

congrats!! stats if you don't mind me asking?

Sure, 3.65 512.

To all those freaking out with crazy high mcat scores... they’re prolly going in some kind of order based on MCAT... also my app is highly directed at aiding the underserved. Just food for thought.

 

[Developer]

does that mean its not even worth doing the secondary if one has low stats?

They look at more than just stats

 

[peanuttbuttah]

Same boat, but 523 and 7/3.

I remember like 2-3 weeks ago like 6 people in the 517-518 range got IIs at the same time... maybe the reviewer for our scores hasn't submitted to Dr. Arias yet?

 

[deleted972488]

I remember like 2-3 weeks ago like 6 people in the 517-518 range got IIs at the same time... maybe the reviewer for our scores hasn't submitted to Dr. Arias yet?

That would be my guess too. Haven’t seen anyone in our range report an II yet and they do say one reviewer looks at all applicants with a given MCAT score. I’m definitely not expecting one at this point but it’s fun to speculate.

 

[and 99 others]

Does Keck review based on MCAT scores or something? How does that work?

 

[deleted972488]

Does Keck review based on MCAT scores or something? How does that work?

How Medical Schools Review Applications

Medical school admissions officers and staff talk about what the application process is like for them and how they review applications.

students-residents.aamc.org

“Dr. Raquel D. Arias, associate dean of admissions at Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, explains, “In order to give every candidate a fair review of their personal qualities and accomplishments, a single screener evaluates all candidates with a particular MCAT score at our school. This controls for the inevitable influence that this important test has on the process. An admissions officer reads every application submitted to the school.” (There is no automated filter.)”

 

[coffee&scrubs]

Now that I realized they review by MCAT, anyone with a 516 hear back with an II?

 

[Ortizc]

Now that I realized they review by MCAT, anyone with a 516 hear back with an II?

Yes I heard back today!

 

[RJ McReady]

Now that I realized they review by MCAT, anyone with a 516 hear back with an II?

I have a 516
This was the first II I received
(7/10)

 

[Ortizc]

I have a 516
This was the first II I received
(7/10)

What day are you interviewing?

 

[RJ McReady]

Interviewing in September
I’d rather not give the date to preserve my anonymity

 

[bluemamba7]

Now that I realized they review by MCAT, anyone with a 516 hear back with an II?

I may be wrong, but don't they interview each MCAT score at all times? In other words, isn't there one person for each score? If that's the case, then theoretically there should be multiple people with a wide range of scores with II. Am I understanding this method of giving II correctly?