2023-2024 Miami (Miller)

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BattalionX said:
Anyone still waiting on their secondary? Verified 7/18, IS. Should I email them?
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I just got my secondary this morning, verified 6/8 but submitted to UMiami on 7/18
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FutureDrCoochies said:
thank you! i don’t know if you know the answer to this but my university for some reason groups all the IB credits together and doesn’t specify which courses I took to receive those credits… would that be sufficient?
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You will not be able to claim those as meeting prereqs unless your college lists them as "3 general biology credits, 3 history credits" etc.
If these are classes you absolutely need to meet prereqs, you can ask your college registrar to assign those to a course type.
Page 49 AMCAS Guide:

International Baccalaureate (IB) Examination
If a U.S. or Canadian institution has granted credit for an IB examination, enter the exam with International Baccalaureate as the Special Course Type and enter the transcript grade as recorded on the official transcript of the U.S. or Canadian institution accepting the examination as transfer credit and credit hours. IB credit should be entered under the term in which the college credit was initially granted. If no term is designated, include the credit with FR coursework.
The AMCAS program will verify and include letter grades (e.g., A, B, C) in its AMCAS GPA calculations only if such grades appear on the transcript of the U.S. or Canadian institution awarding the transfer credit.
 
wysdoc said:
You will not be able to claim those as meeting prereqs unless your college lists them as "3 general biology credits, 3 history credits" etc.
If these are classes you absolutely need to meet prereqs, you can ask your college registrar to assign those to a course type.
Page 49 AMCAS Guide:

International Baccalaureate (IB) Examination
If a U.S. or Canadian institution has granted credit for an IB examination, enter the exam with International Baccalaureate as the Special Course Type and enter the transcript grade as recorded on the official transcript of the U.S. or Canadian institution accepting the examination as transfer credit and credit hours. IB credit should be entered under the term in which the college credit was initially granted. If no term is designated, include the credit with FR coursework.
The AMCAS program will verify and include letter grades (e.g., A, B, C) in its AMCAS GPA calculations only if such grades appear on the transcript of the U.S. or Canadian institution awarding the transfer credit.
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Thanks! This is super helpful. Wish they just listed out my courses in the first place lol
 
wysdoc said:
You will not be able to claim those as meeting prereqs unless your college lists them as "3 general biology credits, 3 history credits" etc.
If these are classes you absolutely need to meet prereqs, you can ask your college registrar to assign those to a course type.
Page 49 AMCAS Guide:

International Baccalaureate (IB) Examination
If a U.S. or Canadian institution has granted credit for an IB examination, enter the exam with International Baccalaureate as the Special Course Type and enter the transcript grade as recorded on the official transcript of the U.S. or Canadian institution accepting the examination as transfer credit and credit hours. IB credit should be entered under the term in which the college credit was initially granted. If no term is designated, include the credit with FR coursework.
The AMCAS program will verify and include letter grades (e.g., A, B, C) in its AMCAS GPA calculations only if such grades appear on the transcript of the U.S. or Canadian institution awarding the transfer credit.
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Does this apply to AP credits that have been lumped together as well? Like, it shows up on the transcript, but the credits themselves aren't specified.
 
confusedcurls said:
Does this apply to AP credits that have been lumped together as well? Like, it shows up on the transcript, but the credits themselves aren't specified.
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Yes. If you are given 3 AP credits for Bio for instance, they will just appear on your AMCAS app as "CR" with no letter grade and are not calculated into your GPA.
IB credits can apparently have a letter grade.
 
wysdoc said:
Yes. If you are given 3 AP credits for Bio for instance, they will just appear on your AMCAS app as "CR" with no letter grade and are not calculated into your GPA.
IB credits can apparently have a letter grade.
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To clarify, will they satisfy prerequisite courses as long as AMCAS accepts them during verification even if they were listed as lump sum on the transcript? (edit: assuming the institution accepts AP credits)
 
confusedcurls said:
To clarify, will they satisfy prerequisite courses as long as AMCAS accepts them during verification even if they were listed as lump sum on the transcript? (edit: assuming the institution accepts AP credits)
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Most med schools will state a policy about AP credits. Most will accept them IF assigned to a certain class category and not as a lump sum.
Baylor is one which does NOT accept AP credits for any prereqs.
But we're getting way off topic here so @confusedcurls I recommend that you visit this thread for the kind of answers you are looking for:
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did you guys receive a confirmation email when you submitted your secondary or just for your payment? because I submitted mine today, and now the site is down so I am stressing.....too much work for it to disappear
 
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squid_swim13 said:
did you guys receive a confirmation email when you submitted your secondary or just for your payment? because I submitted mine today, and now the site is down so I am stressing.....too much work for it to disappear
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Just payment on my end
 
Lol, I was neurotically checking the application portal again to see if I had been scored or not, but the portal is undergoing maintenance LOL
 
SunshineMD_AD said:
this might be a dumb question but what do u guys mean when u say “scored”
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from what i know multiple reviewers (2 i believe) go through your application and assign it a score (i saw some picture on older threads of their scoring criteria no idea if its still reflective of how they score, but if youre curious it should be somewhere in the thread for last year) and from there they rank the applicants and determine whether youll get an interview or not. when they score you your portal should indicate that but it wont say what score you got
 
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thegazette said:
from what i know multiple reviewers (2 i believe) go through your application and assign it a score (i saw some picture on older threads of their scoring criteria no idea if its still reflective of how they score, but if youre curious it should be somewhere in the thread for last year) and from there they rank the applicants and determine whether youll get an interview or not. when they score you your portal should indicate that but it wont say what score you got
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SunshineMD_AD said:
this might be a dumb question but what do u guys mean when u say “scored”
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Think I got this from last years thread. Don't remember— it may have already been posted this year lol
 

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Would running count as a “Sports” experience for the optional prompt? I run every day but that’s not exactly something that you “play” as it’s described lol
 
FortuneDoesntFavorFools said:
Would running count as a “Sports” experience for the optional prompt? I run every day but that’s not exactly something that you “play” as it’s described lol
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I do triathlons/marathons which you don't "play" but I grouped it into that category for the question
 
brazzimamma said:
Think I got this from last years thread. Don't remember— it may have already been posted this year lol
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How would they evaluate adversity if none of their essays involved an adversity prompt. I am SES disadvantaged and used that in the "other life experiences" part of the AMCAS primary but idk if they'll look at that.
 
Do we know if the maintenance is preventing secondaries from being sent out, or are folks still receiving them?
 
Master_Momo said:
FYI Miami is moving away from optional lectures and has instituted a new policy of mandatory in-person lecture
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i thought this has been in their curriculum for a while though (mandatory 8am lectures)? or in prior years was there more lenience
 
thegazette said:
i thought this has been in their curriculum for a while though (mandatory 8am lectures)? or in prior years was there more lenience
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There were always mandatory small group sessions (including at 8 am for M1s) within their new curriculum, but lectures were optional attendance.
 
Any thoughts as to why they made this change? My only worry is that they instituted this change due to weak board/clinical scores due to shifting to a 12 month pre-clinical curriculum and in an effort to better that, they are making lectures mandatory, but this is entirely speculation
 
Reanox24 said:
Any thoughts as to why they made this change? My only worry is that they instituted this change due to weak board/clinical scores due to shifting to a 12 month pre-clinical curriculum and in an effort to better that, they are making lectures mandatory, but this is entirely speculation
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Board scores appear fine--at or above national averages. The rationale given was largely in the vein of "professionalism" and the return to more in-person activities in the wake of COVID.
 
Am I crazy or can we still not submit? Want to make sure i'm not just slow.
 
BattalionX said:
I was verified about a week and a half ago and still no secondary from this school...
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How long did it end up taking for you to receive your secondary? I was verified about a week ago and have not received mine
 
for those waiting, they updated the notice on the app page:
Dear Applicants,

Thank you for your continued patience as we finalize improvements to the application portal. Miller School of Medicine applicants who have already been invited to complete a secondary application will receive an email with a unique link to the application starting 8/16/2023 through 8/19/2023. No applicant experiencing these delays will be disadvantaged in the review process, which will begin in late August with rolling invitations throughout the cycle.

If you have any urgent inquiries or need assistance, please don't hesitate to reach out to us via [email protected]

Thank you for your cooperation.

Best regards,

University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
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