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For half of the schools I am applying to, I checked Combined Medical/Graduate degree with the intention of applying to MD/MPH (not PhD) programs. Under graduate degree all but one school do NOT have MPH as an option. So a good number of these schools automatically threw me into the group of MD/PhD applicants.
To remove confusion I was trying to change to regular MD at these schools a few weeks ago. Then Cornell emails me telling me as of August 30,2001 I STILL have not submitted my MD/PhD application. Funny thing is I haven't received a secondary for the MD, let alone the MD/PhD. When I explain this I get this reply:
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Yousef,
We contacted AMCAS and their is indeed a bug that is not letting you change your status. They are working on it, so you should try to change your status again towards the end of next week.
Unfortunately, a letter won't do the trick, as we sort the thousands of applications by "application type".
Have a good weekend.
Ruth Gotian
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Just a heads up for anyone trying to change application type.
later
To remove confusion I was trying to change to regular MD at these schools a few weeks ago. Then Cornell emails me telling me as of August 30,2001 I STILL have not submitted my MD/PhD application. Funny thing is I haven't received a secondary for the MD, let alone the MD/PhD. When I explain this I get this reply:
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Yousef,
We contacted AMCAS and their is indeed a bug that is not letting you change your status. They are working on it, so you should try to change your status again towards the end of next week.
Unfortunately, a letter won't do the trick, as we sort the thousands of applications by "application type".
Have a good weekend.
Ruth Gotian
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Just a heads up for anyone trying to change application type.
later