AMCAS Question, Med School Designations

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I want to send my new AMCAS application to schools that I sent last year's AMCAS to but did not complete their secondary. Does that mean I have to say "Yes" to the question, "Did I previously apply to this school"?

Any input would be appreciated.

 

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I want to send my new AMCAS application to schools that I sent last year's AMCAS to but did not complete their secondary. Does that mean I have to say "Yes" to the question, "Did I previously apply to this school"?

Any input would be appreciated.

Yes, as long as you applied to that school via AMCAS, you are considered a reapplicant, regardless of whether or not you completed the school's secondary app.

 

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you cant submit the AMCAS 06 app yet...but yea if you applied via AMCAS before, you're a reapp now.

 

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I emailed the AAMC and had the following transaction (careful when reading this... according to this email, you would indeed be a reapplicant.)

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for contacting AMCAS. No, you would not be considered a re-applicant. You are only a re-applicant if you submit an application to AMCAS.

Thank you,
AMCAS

Details: Dear AAMC associate,

I am writing this email to make a quick inquiry regarding
the AMCAS application process. I have never entered this
process before, but I plan to begin for the first time
this summer.

I want to begin filling out my application as early as
possible, and I will do so late May / early June. Now
suppose, later in June, I decide to NOT submit my
application, because I were to change my mind and decide
to apply *next* year. Having not submitted the AMCAS
(electronically, of course), would I be considered a
re-applicant the next application season?

How is a "reapplicant" defined? My peers assure me that
in order to be a reapplicant, you must have previously
submitted an AMCAS application, and once you do that you
are a reapplicant regardless of whether you fill out
secondary applications from the various schools you select
on the AMCAS. I just wanted to get this definition
straight from an authoritative source.

Thanks very much.

Straight from the horse's mouth. Hope that helps. 🙂