Applying to school and not sending secondary, will it affect me the next cycle?

[chaser0]

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Hey guys,

I applied to the Medical College of Georgia in in the last cycle because I was hoping to be able to qualify as a state resident (my residency eligibility would have been fulfilled after a few months), but it was denied by the university pre-secondary. Considering my chances were not very good at that point, I decided to focus my energies on the secondaries required at other schools, and never finished the long secondary at MCG.

This time around, I fully qualify as a georgia state resident and was wondering how badly the last cycle will affect my chances this time around.
Will the school take my absent secondary as a sign of initial disinterest? Should I send them a post-rejection letter about my interests in the school as I apply in this upcoming cycle?

 

[chaser0]

Is there anyone with experience in the admissions office that may be able to comment?

 

[johnwandering]

I couldn't imagine it hurting you more than a standard rejection...

Or perhaps it will hurt less because you were never actually reviewed by the committee?

 

[TheMightySmiter]

I imagine that because you were rejected for residency purposes rather than the content of your app, you will be viewed more favorably than a standard reapplicant.

 

[johnwandering]

Was he reviewed at all?

Considering he didnt even turn in a secondary.

 

[CheA]

Hey guys,

I applied to the Medical College of Georgia in in the last cycle because I was hoping to be able to qualify as a state resident (my residency eligibility would have been fulfilled after a few months), but it was denied by the university pre-secondary. Considering my chances were not very good at that point, I decided to focus my energies on the secondaries required at other schools, and never finished the long secondary at MCG.

This time around, I fully qualify as a georgia state resident and was wondering how badly the last cycle will affect my chances this time around.
Will the school take my absent secondary as a sign of initial disinterest? Should I send them a post-rejection letter about my interests in the school as I apply in this upcoming cycle?

My guess would be that the school has no record of you what so ever if you did not submit the secondary. I would be really surprised if med schools were so sensitive as to care about someone who sent primary but not secondary.

 

[johnwandering]

Is LizzyM or anyone with Adcom experience around?

This would be interesting to know. I have 2 or 3 schools from last cycle that I didn't finish for either.

 

[LizzyM]

I don't know what the people in the office know, or care about, but they do have records of the number of people who submit primaries and don't follow-up with secondaries but I doubt that they really care and compare the list to a list of people who submit a secondary in a subsequent cycle.

 

[ppfizenm]

I don't know what the people in the office know, or care about, but they do have records of the number of people who submit primaries and don't follow-up with secondaries but I doubt that they really care and compare the list to a list of people who submit a secondary in a subsequent cycle.

They knew at one of the schools I interviewed at this year that I submitted a primary the year before but didn't send back the secondary. I was asked why and I said I didn't think my stats and experience were extensive enough to meet the schools expectations of applicants so I elected not to continue with it. I got accepted so I don't think they really cared that I didn't send it in.