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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
I also received the secondaries before being verified. I submitted primaries on 6/15.
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tryingmybest23
Full Member
For the competencies do you just list the classes and some experiences like research that coincide? Just confused how to write it
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deleted1125342
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. |
The vast majority are still waiting
pptf327
Full Member
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-
Full Member
You have to use your email rather then username
nerdthebird
Full Member
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
Full Member
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?
also just got it today without being verified yet lol
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deleted1116227
same here, weird
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.
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?
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zigzagzinger
Full Member
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!
[for my premed family member]
+1 OOS Secondary Received today
Submitted 5/31, Verified 6/21
+1 OOS Secondary Received today
Submitted 5/31, Verified 6/21
Iron Man23
M.D. Class of 2029
anyone get an email saying their file is complete? submitted Tuesday with everything in, but still haven't received the complete file.
solarflare1230
Full Member
no idea bc I still cant submit but.. how long did it take for your LOR to show up in the portal?
Iron Man23
M.D. Class of 2029
It was there when I went in the first time. Mine were sent in June so maybe that’s why.
malpacca90
Full Member
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
Full Member
I have not received a file complete email either yet
Randomguy128
Full Member
OOS Secondary received
Fluffy-Still
New Member
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
Full Member
Also still waiting for OOS
INTL also waiting for secondary...
acetylcola
Full Member
+1 OOS secondary
SaitamaWifHair
Full Member
I'm waiting OOS
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.
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lonelywoolf
Full Member
After I claimed my account I googled bu secondary login and was able to access the secondary that way
Marked complete yesterday
RedDevilz99
Full Member
Anyone still waiting? OOS, submitted primary first day.
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.
Anyone that submitted primary 5/28 not receive a secondary yet 😢
anxiousdonkey305
Full Member
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
New Member
How many of you guys are leaving the optional blank ... assuming you don't have some crazy story to tell
acetylcola
Full Member
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
Full Member
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
Full Member
+1 INTL secondary received 7/17
RedDevilz99
Full Member
Anyone still waiting? Primary sent 6/19.
solarflare1230
Full Member
Just got a complete email like 2 weeks after submitting secondary
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I used their message system. They got back to me in roughly a day
i submitte 7/9 and havent gotten a secondary. kinda getting worried
bananaman31
2024-2025 Applicant
I submitted it on the first day and just got my secondary yesterday, so I wouldn't really stress about it.
Yes it did. 2 days later iirc
@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!
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!
