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Same here!
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I am in the same boat; however, I only received the email stating they received my application and I presume that the portal will update once receiving a second email saying the application has been reviewed/marked complete?
update: just received complete email.
update: just received complete email.
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I just got the complete email after submitting my secondary a couple weeks ago.
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itjusttakesoneA
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Mine is the same!
itjusttakesoneA
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Their website says it is required, so maybe they need it for post-interview or something? I submitted mine just in case though!
Yeah that's smart, I'll do it too! Thanks!
I submitted my secondary on 7/17 and got the complete email today (7/20), so it took a few days to get marked complete.
scaredpremedgui
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Still haven't received secondary. OOS and verified on 7/10.
ManikinsFTW
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+1 but OOS verified 7/7
May I please ask when you submitted it? I submitted my secondary on 7/8 but didn't receive the complete email...
IS; verified 7/20; didn't add this school until 7/27; received secondary 7/28
I think the exam needs to be finished and the score sent to be complete.
sw2090
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On their FAQ it says the following. CASPer score usually take about 3 weeks to send to schools.
You will receive an email notifying you when your application is complete and moved to a screening queue. Failure to turn the following list of items, in any part, will result in an application processing delay. Visit the Secondary Application Portal to review your submitted items:
- AMCAS application
- Secondary Application
- MCAT score
- CASPer score
- International Documentation (visa(s) upload)
cranjismcbasketball
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Does anybody else's secondary photo look really blurry after uploading it? It's totally fine before but now its all fuzzy
Did you have extra MD/PhD essay prompts on your secondary or just the secondary prompts listed in this thread? I am also applying to MD/PhD and don't have any extra MSTP specific prompts that display on my secondary portal.
gregmandel
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Neither did I
Do they require snapshot and duet? Or do they only require CASPER
They do require snapshot and duet in addition to Casper
For sure they do if you don't have duet and snapshot.
UIC is taking their time with interviews this year 😢
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Sorry, just to clarify, they do review applications without duet/snapshot? Can I still be considered for an interview without having completed Snapshot, with the expectation that I'd complete it right before or after the interview? Or do I need to have it completed?
Yes, they did review without the additional two components and extended interviews without them. Probably the expectations was, as you mentioned, that duet & snapshot will be completed at least some time before the interview. My gut feeling is they only use these after the interview, as I completed them a day before the interview itself 😉
Take it with a grain of salt thou, as this year one of the main people who used to communicate with students - Dr Amiri - has changed.
Don't stress about that really - many people at UIC Chicago work with Carle's. One of the advisors for IMED has Carle in his e-mail signature, as it's kind of a cross between COM and various engineering departments.
We have people in the class who were an hour late for the interview, people who put a wrong school name in their secondaries - we're all humans and make mistakes 🙂
any MS in here that is in UMED or CEMED?
Feel free to message me.
Absolutely. This is the first place you'll see them reported. "Watch" the thread to get notified. 🙂
heart leaped at that SAC email from UIC today :/
cranjismcbasketball
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What does it mean if I didn't get one lol
nothing
ya nothing
what does SAC stand for?
oh its literally just an advertisement for their student advocacy coalition. i dont think it has anything to do with the med school?
When you completed your secondary, did you guys also fill out the "scholarly concentration" section? I thought that was to fill out after getting an interview or acceptance, but it's hard to tell. I already answered the q's about why i was interested in the scholarly concentration programs in the actual secondary application
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You are better off filling this in before you get an interview invitation since for scholarly concentrations the interviews are different. I'm not saying you cannot do it afterwards as some people do and succeed. However, it's beneficial to do it while you're filling in your secondary as you're looked at by multiple teams at once. Some of these teams to my knowledge also have their own rolling admission internally, so the later you apply the less chance you have.
FloatingAbyss
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Does it look bad if you mention them in your secondary application but do not apply to related scholarly concentrations?
argh. it's so frustrating to have a checklist of documents to fill out to complete ur secondary, but then have this other whole thing be beneficial. i wish they would just tell us what they want.
cranjismcbasketball
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I would think not, you can have interests but also not want to pursue them in a specific concentration
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I’ve been complete for awhile but did not apply to a scholarly concentration. I mentioned my interests in the initial secondary but never completed the scholarly concentration. Will this be important when then start sending interviews?
