2024-2025 Boston University

[whocoven]

I submitted my primary 5/28 with BU listed and already had CASPer sent to them, but I haven't received anything from them yet

Did you end up hearing back? I'm in the same boat and still haven't received anything...

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[TheDeadrok]

Did you end up hearing back? I'm in the same boat and still haven't received anything...

I just got an email from the IT department to fill out a link for password reset and now the account claim option works. I think they're doing it one by one and not automated so it may take a bit

 

[bluejayfrance4251]

I also received the secondaries before being verified. I submitted primaries on 6/15.

 

[tryingmybest23]

For the competencies do you just list the classes and some experiences like research that coincide? Just confused how to write it

 

[medcarrot]

If it says "

Current Status: Supplemental Application Submitted

and all of the application progress checkmarks say "yes," do I have to doa nything else at this point? I got no confirmation email so.

 

[RunnerDad]

anyone still waiting for this secondary? 🙂 submitted primary 5/30

The vast majority are still waiting

 

[pptf327]

has anyone had the issue attached and reached out to admissions and gotten a response? i got the secondary on monday and i have it all done and ready to submit but i cant get into the portal. i emailed them on tuesday but havent gotten a response. i dont want to pester them but not sure what to do..

 

[bold-and-brash-]

has anyone had the issue attached and reached out to admissions and gotten a response? i got the secondary on monday and i have it all done and ready to submit but i cant get into the portal. i emailed them on tuesday but havent gotten a response. i dont want to pester them but not sure what to do..View attachment 389160

You have to use your email rather then username

 

[nerdthebird]

I just got the "claim your account" email prior to my primary being verified? I'm a reapplicant so I just logged in with my details from last year, and I can already access my secondary too. Weird...

 

[pptf327]

You have to use your email rather then username

that’s what i did :/

 

[applesarecool]

that’s what i did :/

I was having this problem yesterday. Today I tried resetting the password and that did the trick for me. Maybe try resetting the password and logging in again?

 

[zenvibes]

I just got the "claim your account" email prior to my primary being verified? I'm a reapplicant so I just logged in with my details from last year, and I can already access my secondary too. Weird...

also just got it today without being verified yet lol

 

[deleted1116227]

also just got it today without being verified yet lol

same here, weird

 

[penguindoc2]

has anyone had the issue attached and reached out to admissions and gotten a response? i got the secondary on monday and i have it all done and ready to submit but i cant get into the portal. i emailed them on tuesday but havent gotten a response. i dont want to pester them but not sure what to do..View attachment 389160

were you able to figure out how to fix this issue? I got the "thank you for claiming your account" email today but am getting this same error when trying to log in. i'm using my email address as my username and also tried resetting my password.

 

[mschapp]

Last year, the "Why us?" essay was just a question about Boston Medical Center being a safety net hospital, so I just wrote about the safety net part. I feel like "why us" and the "safety net" part are two different essays, how much more do I need to make it like a "why us" essay? Or is the safety net essay good enough?

 

[zigzagzinger]

were you able to figure out how to fix this issue? I got the "thank you for claiming your account" email today but am getting this same error when trying to log in. i'm using my email address as my username and also tried resetting my password.

It was giving me this error when my laptop autofilled the boxes. I had to like add a space to each box then delete it (they then turned from blue to white) and I was able to log in. No clue if this would fix your issue but maybe!

 

[RunnerDad]

[for my premed family member]

+1 OOS Secondary Received today

Submitted 5/31, Verified 6/21

 

[Iron Man23]

anyone get an email saying their file is complete? submitted Tuesday with everything in, but still haven't received the complete file.

 

[solarflare1230]

anyone get an email saying their file is complete? submitted Tuesday with everything in, but still haven't received the complete file.

no idea bc I still cant submit but.. how long did it take for your LOR to show up in the portal?

 

[Iron Man23]

no idea bc I still cant submit but.. how long did it take for your LOR to show up in the portal?

It was there when I went in the first time. Mine were sent in June so maybe that’s why.

 

[malpacca90]

For question #4 about educational history and additional training, would it be appropriate to talk about something from high school? I was a competitive swimmer for 12 years and stopped briefly before college + I also played the flute for a long time in middle school and high school, and I was wondering if those things were fair game to discuss

 

[premed13579]

anyone get an email saying their file is complete? submitted Tuesday with everything in, but still haven't received the complete file.

I have not received a file complete email either yet

 

[Randomguy128]

OOS Secondary received

 

[Fluffy-Still]

Anyone else still waiting for an OOS secondary (not in my spam folder)? On their website they say they don't prescreen applicants for secondaries. At what point should I email admissions and ask?

 

[happy_carrot]

Also still waiting for OOS

 

[othersfactor-scw]

INTL also waiting for secondary...

 

[acetylcola]

+1 OOS secondary

 

[SaitamaWifHair]

anyone still waiting for this secondary? 🙂 submitted primary 5/30

I'm waiting OOS

 

[vinnied86]

I received an email from their admissions office yesterday to claim my BU account, which I did, but I have yet to receive my OOS secondary. Is this normal?

 

[derbandit]

I received an email from their admissions office yesterday to claim my BU account, which I did, but I have yet to receive my OOS secondary. Is this normal?

Same. It says I claimed my account, and it may take up to a day for all my access to be updated. This was around 36 hours ago.

 

[lonelywoolf]

After I claimed my account I googled bu secondary login and was able to access the secondary that way

 

[flowfish]

I have not received a file complete email either yet

Marked complete yesterday

 

[RedDevilz99]

Anyone still waiting? OOS, submitted primary first day.

 

[vinnied86]

After I claimed my account I googled bu secondary login and was able to access the secondary that way

I did the same, and it gave me an error message saying my account could not be found, but my credentials were valid. Not sure if I should email their admissions office, considering it's been almost 3 days since I claimed my account.

 

[shadysensei]

Anyone that submitted primary 5/28 not receive a secondary yet 😢

 

[anxiousdonkey305]

Anyone that submitted primary 5/28 not receive a secondary yet 😢

I submitted 6/2 and still nothing. I don't think you need to worry about it

 

[RunnerDad]

I submitted 6/2 and still nothing. I don't think you need to worry about it

aamc.org MSAR: "Secondary application sent to: All applicants." You're all fine, it's coming.

 

[stargazin123]

How many of you guys are leaving the optional blank ... assuming you don't have some crazy story to tell

 

[huqj0118]

+1 OOS

Sent in my application on 6/21... although my account was never verified.

 

[acetylcola]

How many of you guys are leaving the optional blank ... assuming you don't have some crazy story to tell

Tbh it seems like they don't want to read an extra essay lol. Especially telling us that most applicants leave it blank (yes, really!) and then making us check a box saying are you SURE you want to submit this? If you have something compelling about yourself that would tell them why you belong there that couldnt be said in the first essay, I think go for it! Otherwise... beware lol

 

[Decaying_Isotope]

Do you guys think a diversity essay would be appropriate for the optional prompt? I grew up low SES in an ultra-rural community which I never mentioned in my primary. However, I think it gave me a lot of very unique views/stories about rural health needs and is definitely a tangential motivator for my why medicine. I know Boston is more focused on urban health also so idk if it would be a good fit anyway.

 

[p4th2g0a1s]

+1 INTL secondary received 7/17

 

[jrlybob1]

still waiting for a secondary verified 6/6

 

[RedDevilz99]

Anyone still waiting? Primary sent 6/19.

 

[solarflare1230]

Just got a complete email like 2 weeks after submitting secondary

 

[BiomedEGR777]

which email did you contact? I am having a similar issue with a minor IA and my portal still says no letter received.

I used their message system. They got back to me in roughly a day

 

[supercoolkid2000]

i submitte 7/9 and havent gotten a secondary. kinda getting worried

 

[bananaman31]

i submitte 7/9 and havent gotten a secondary. kinda getting worried

I submitted it on the first day and just got my secondary yesterday, so I wouldn't really stress about it.

 

[BiomedEGR777]

Thank You! they received it. did your portal's IA letter status change from no to yes within a few days?

Yes it did. 2 days later iirc

 

[shadysensei]

@everyone
Please email admissions if youre missing your secondary and you've been verified a long time ago. I got my secondary five min after I emailed them. Good luck!