Thank you for offering your help! I know they don't generally accept update letters or LOI, but do they accept updates from waitlisted applicants or not at all? It didn't look like they did from previous years.
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Yes!
welcome to the strugglebus
Sadly you're right CUSM doesn't accept update letters or LOI... but I'll give you my secret workaround. If you're working/volunteering/etc. then try getting a new LOR from a physician or supervisor who you think will write you a solid one. Upload it to AMCAS and have them send it to your med school list as an update to your primary app. CUSM will have no choice but to read your new LOR since it's a part of your primary app and it'll show a few things. One, it'll remind them that you're still alive. Two, it'll show your continued interest in attending CUSM since you included them in the update to your primary app. And finally, it'll show you're not just sitting on your hands waiting for an acceptance and that you're actively working and improving your clinical experiences.
^^ I am also wondering the same. I got an accepted email weeks ago but still have not received anything since. Is anyone else in the same boat?
Congrats!! When did you interview?
monday
I am a current M1 and would be happy to help. Feel free to DM me any questions you have!
Took me almost a month but also they’re probably out of office until after new years
No you are seriously way way wayyyyyyy too late. Why did you even try to submit a secondary this late? lol
I received my secondary on 11/30.
If they sent you one, you’re in the running. I know people who haven’t received one. Don’t count yourself out. You got this!!
No I think you are giving someone a false hope… just giving money to schools at this point late in the game if you are submitting any type of secondary… literally absolutely no point at this point to submit a secondary…
Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear your words of encouragement!
I agree with the above post that semsemrocks posted---nothing is guaranteed except for
This was so kind of you! Thank you so much! Wishing you the best 🙂
Thank you so so much! This was really nice of you! Good luck to you as well!
Telling applicants to submit secondaries post August is nothing but wrong and misinformation… literally you are throwing your money away. If you didn’t Want to hear the truth and real news then don’t ask the question you are scared of the answer being bad… sorry to tell you but you threw away your hard earned money
That's strange because I received a secondary from CUSM in October, submitted it the same day, and received an Interview from them in November.
thank you for your insight
That’s amazing!! Hoping you get in!!
You are one of the exceptions… this is not what happens to most and October is very very veryyyyyy far from later december like someone else on this sub was talking about… so yeah congrats to you you lucky
It's not me who is the exception, it's the school. I agree with you that submitting secondaries in October/November/December puts you at a drastic disadvantage that warrants one to reconsider applying at all, but that should not be applied to schools like CUSM, who appear to be more selective with whom they send their secondaries out to.
Very well said. My timeline for this school was the same as yours (secondary received/ submitted in Oct and interview invite in Nov). Yes, usually late secondaries are not advised, but this school seems to be an exception. Best of luck @husky12345 Rooting for you!!
thank you for this!! i'm so glad cusm sent me a secondary and hopefully they would like me to be a part of their class like all of you 🙂
This was so kind of you!! Thank you so much!! Good luck to you as well!!
Didnt apply to this school but when i'm bored i'll scroll through the med school specific discussions and just read them
Thanks man! The only thing keeping me going is everyone's support!
Uhhhhhhhh not a hater just telling fellow applicant the real deal how it is applying… I got a lot of interviews too and I also got As to CALMED, HOFSTRA, got an interview at UPenn… I think I know what I’m talking about when I tell people if you submit secondary this late into the game it is not an application anymore you are now basically donating free money to the school you are submitting secondary to… very simple idea to understand here…
Hey, I also received my secondary November 30th and submitted in December! I knew it was late when submitting but I rather shoot my shot and see what happens then have a what if moment. Im glad you submitted the secondary and I am manifesting interviews for the both of us 🙂
Good luck!! Same -- I was like yeah might as well turn it in!!
congrats! that's very impressive!!
I know thank you - but what I didn’t know is so so soooooo many applicants are submitting II so late in the game… now I am understand why I read that medical school application cycle is so expensive and people apply to many many schools with absolute zero luck… it is because many applicants do not know what is a good application strategy lol… really people? This is becoming a donation rather than a competitive medical school application
Not good tactic or strategy for applicants. Please future applicants reading this… do not do this… this is a donation at best
People are just looking for copium
After register for engagement day, do they send you a link on that day?
