2025-2026 Brown (Alpert)
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MusicalsandMed
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I think it's partially diversity and partially a 'why us' essay. Like why are you a good fit for the med school?
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not_houseMD
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Were your transcripts complete? And were all of your letters in? My primary was verified July 29th and I received the secondary August 6th. It's strange that it hasn't been downloaded yet.
medicineisawesome
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Any IIs yet?
a couple of admit.org users have reported IIs but obviously idk veracity
OMG OOS II received today LM 69 complete 08/02
anyone else waiting on a secondary? submitted primary on 8/14
FuturePediatricNeurosurge
Probationary Status - Indefinitely
You’re not alone— they took a while to send me one.
medicineisawesome
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congrats! did you get an email saying your application was complete? I submitted on 7/31 and haven't gotten any emails since the secondary was sent, and Idk if thats normal
Yeah the day I submitted my secondary I got a secondary received email and a secondary complete email from them.
mozartlapara
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you might want to make sure you submitted it
I would reach out to admissions. It took about 3 days to get the application complete e-mail, so it wasn't instant like some other schools, but it shouldn't have taken almost a month....what does your secondary portal say under "Status"
I added this school on 8/16 and haven’t gotten an invite for the secondary yet, should I reach out to admissions or are they just taking a while to screen my app? I added other schools around the same time and they already sent me their secondaries last week
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mochilover12
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brown took almost two more weeks than my other schools to send me their secondary!
I did my primary back in July, and just got a secondary this morning! Do they screen? I thought it was for all verified applicants? Is it even worth it to do the secondary this late. Based on last years cycle, it seems like most of their interviews are for people that did secondaries in July...
I think it's worth it. They sent out secondaries really late this cycle. I was verified really early and didn't receive a secondary until the end of July. I wouldn't worry too much, just get it done before Labor Day
MsLeafpool
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is anyone else's portal showing that their letters of references are not received? confused since my primary was verified a while ago 🤔
NeuroticCalculator
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Mine are showing as received, complete 7/20
CrimsonTurtle57
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II OOS!! LM 75, submitted secondary on 7/30
I know it's kinda late for secondaries, but I've been overthinking the "non-academic situation where you changed course" prompt. Is it fine to talk about having to adjust the way I cared for a patient with a disability? The only other topic I can think of is research, but apparently it's considered academic
monkey.d.luffy
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submit date?
outofoffice
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+1 IS II on 10/9. LM 75 complete date 8/28
usernameformed11
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Has anyone had more IIs recently?
appleorange123
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For update letters, do we think I can submit one now that 2 of my papers have been accepted for publication or wait till they actually get published?
lebronjames.
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I would just do it now to be safe.
If they are accepted and not in submission you can send now
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I've been curious about this as well.
i also know brown is very low yield and wondering if this is normal? but this just feels strange
i think an R wave has been summoned lol
dinodoctor.net
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OOS pre-II R LM 72
wannabedoctor0129
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Just got hit with that R as well
Make that four. Oh well!
Thedoomed12
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THe R wave went from Rosalind Franklin to Brown.
It means you still have a chance to get an II and that’s really it. Brown still sits on the majority of their apps until January/February to reject.
orangecat77
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PickaGod I see you in all the threads lol where did you end up attending? (If you don’t mind sharing)
axpathetic
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OOS pre-II R
OOS pre-II R, LM 74, Submitted 8/3
so sorry to hear this!! i hate to be that person but, when did you submit? i'm very nervous I'm going to be hit with the R today as well...I was complete Aug 28
per admit.org it seems like they only rejected ppl up to mid aug
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+1 pre-II R
not_houseMD
Full Member
What percentage of people got the R today? If someone submitted early/mid August does that mean you passed the first round?
Feeling glad I somehow got spared but also don't know how to feel about being in limbo.
MsLeafpool
Full Member
same, but i think they're rejecting people in chronological order and haven't gotten to anyone past mid august yet 😵💫
SR77
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Complete 7/29
