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Elijah,

how long do you have to wait before you received a response about your FAP status? I submitted my app a few months ago and didn't realize that we need to submit documents until last week. so I rushed to send everything in last wednesday. How long do they process? I have to actually wait for a response before I can submit huh?

My total cost for AMCAS is $470 and this does not include TMDSAS or secondaries yet. GW and Georgetown U secondaries cost a lot! So my point is...should i wait to get as much savings as i can?

If you want the financial break FAP gives you on the primary app then yes you need to wait (I would). If not then no you dont. Also its noted on the app that you have FAP, if you dont wait until approved it wont show up, which could be a pain. Processing took me about 2 weeks, note that it may be longer becuase we are right in app season now, I was approved in like march. Should you wait well that depends on how rich you or your parents are. Are your parents footing the bill? If so then why wait? If you are doing it yourself and money is certainly an issue then wait dude trust me, submitting like june 18th or so because you wait for FAP isnt going to hurt your application. Also the savings you get are just sick. The 130 dollar fee is waived and you get 13 free schools saving you 533.00 alone on primary apps. 2ndarys are free literally...theres only like 10 schools that dont accept fap and most of them are small state schools that most people dont apply to. Only the univ of maryland doesnt accept fap that im applying to and thats 45 schools. You will save anywhere from 2-4k on secondaries. That sounds worth it to me 🙂

Also i just submitted but it says that amcas is waiting on my transcripts....which i dont get as they recieved my transcripts like 2 weeks ago? Is that just sort of what it always says when you submit regardless?
 
I submitted my transcript on 5/29. But it still says they haven't gotten it. How long does it take them to acknowledge?
 
I submitted my transcript on 5/29. But it still says they haven't gotten it. How long does it take them to acknowledge?

Usually it takes a few days. What does the login text say? What day's transcripts are they processing?
 
I submitted at like 8:30, went to Jazzercise, got back to an email (10:08) saying that my app was already done.

oh SNAP!!!

oh right. you got straight As. it took them like 2 seconds to approve your transcript
 
If you want the financial break FAP gives you on the primary app then yes you need to wait (I would). If not then no you dont. Also its noted on the app that you have FAP, if you dont wait until approved it wont show up, which could be a pain. Processing took me about 2 weeks, note that it may be longer becuase we are right in app season now, I was approved in like march. Should you wait well that depends on how rich you or your parents are. Are your parents footing the bill? If so then why wait? If you are doing it yourself and money is certainly an issue then wait dude trust me, submitting like june 18th or so because you wait for FAP isnt going to hurt your application. Also the savings you get are just sick. The 130 dollar fee is waived and you get 13 free schools saving you 533.00 alone on primary apps. 2ndarys are free literally...theres only like 10 schools that dont accept fap and most of them are small state schools that most people dont apply to. Only the univ of maryland doesnt accept fap that im applying to and thats 45 schools. You will save anywhere from 2-4k on secondaries. That sounds worth it to me 🙂

Also i just submitted but it says that amcas is waiting on my transcripts....which i dont get as they recieved my transcripts like 2 weeks ago? Is that just sort of what it always says when you submit regardless?

wow...i am seriously waiting. if i'm approved, i will apply broadly. i only have $1600 so i have to get all the help i can get. wait it is!!!

on a side note...I just submitted my TMDSAS. Cost me $145 for 8 schools. pretty cheap.
 
Usually it takes a few days. What does the login text say? What day's transcripts are they processing?

"We are currently entering transcripts into the application that were received on 06.01.09. Please Note: Submission of the application will begin on or about June 2, 2009. Medical schools will begin receiving applications on June 24, 2009."
 
"We are currently entering transcripts into the application that were received on 06.01.09. Please Note: Submission of the application will begin on or about June 2, 2009. Medical schools will begin receiving applications on June 24, 2009."

didn't you use the improved shipping service from your school? don't they give you a tracking # or anything like that??
 
didn't you use the improved shipping service from your school? don't they give you a tracking # or anything like that??

yeah, UPS. The tracking thing says the package was delivered on 5/29. But no word from AMCAS.
 
yeah, UPS. The tracking thing says the package was delivered on 5/29. But no word from AMCAS.

weird. im guessing they just got a flood of transcripts near the end of may, so you're probably in the batch they are processing now.




awesome info!! 👍
 
I submitted my transcript on 5/29. But it still says they haven't gotten it. How long does it take them to acknowledge?

Took me about 1 week for my CC transcripts and 1 day for my UCI transcripts
 
yeah i sent mine on 5/17 and it was approved like 5/24.
 
i dont feel like going to work... i want to sit on SDN/AMCAS all day and see how everyone's apps are going.

eh i guess i can do that at work. see you all from the lab.
 
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Submitted to AMCAS - Ready for Review
AMCAS has received a copy of all required transcripts and has placed the application in line to be reviewed by an AMCAS verifier.

lol i bet the line is like 5000 applications before i submitted. damn east coasters.
 
Well that's good. At least you now can get verified. I called and had them fix my transcript problem. I'm not sure if it's going to take me a while to get verified now though.
 
Well that's good. At least you now can get verified. I called and had them fix my transcript problem. I'm not sure if it's going to take me a while to get verified now though.

Yeah, I can't believe how fast they verify, if you look at that thread ksmi created.
 
Well that's good. At least you now can get verified. I called and had them fix my transcript problem. I'm not sure if it's going to take me a while to get verified now though.

will they notify you if there is an issue? I wonder how long it will take to verify...I wanna be verified like kiss me already 🙂. Us on the west are probably screwed🙁
 
will they notify you if there is an issue? I wonder how long it will take to verify...I wanna be verified like kiss me already 🙂. Us on the west are probably screwed🙁

Come on stupid AMCAS, you biatch, acknowledge my transcript and verify it already.😡
 
will they notify you if there is an issue? I wonder how long it will take to verify...I wanna be verified like kiss me already 🙂. Us on the west are probably screwed🙁
They notified me that my app was "on hold" because they thought they needed another transcript from me. I've taken care of that and it looks like I'm in line.
 
They notified me that my app was "on hold" because they thought they needed another transcript from me. I've taken care of that and it looks like I'm in line.

wait, how did that happen?
 
Bryson...do you still have the link to the secondaries from alst year? I would like to get a head start if possible.
 
wait, how did that happen?
I go to the same school for my masters that I went to for ugrad. Both grades are on one transcript, but in AMCAS, there's two separate entries. They thought I needed two separate transcripts.

Bryson...do you still have the link to the secondaries from alst year? I would like to get a head start if possible.
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/forumdisplay.php?f=602
I just searched for the specific school in here. It's the school-specific sub-forum.
 
I go to the same school for my masters that I went to for ugrad. Both grades are on one transcript, but in AMCAS, there's two separate entries. They thought I needed two separate transcripts.

Ah, I see.
 
"AMCAS has received a copy of all required transcripts and has placed the application in line to be reviewed by an AMCAS verifier.":xf:
 
Hmm, just noticed that my status changed on my app page.

I'm now:
Submitted to AMCAS - Under Review

I clicked on details and it basically said that a verifier is looking at it now. I just thought it was interesting how detailed that is.

My roommate and his gf always watch this show:
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Elijah,

how long do you have to wait before you received a response about your FAP status? I submitted my app a few months ago and didn't realize that we need to submit documents until last week. so I rushed to send everything in last wednesday. How long do they process? I have to actually wait for a response before I can submit huh?

My total cost for AMCAS is $470 and this does not include TMDSAS or secondaries yet. GW and Georgetown U secondaries cost a lot! So my point is...should i wait to get as much savings as i can before submission?

medical schools aren't gonna get ur application until the 24th of this month anyways so if i were you i would wait atleast till end of next week.


I submitted my transcript on 5/29. But it still says they haven't gotten it. How long does it take them to acknowledge?

man my updated transcript will leave my school tomorrow but i am in Northern VA so it should take a day since AMCAS is only an hour away from here, i had my first one in like 20 days ago but one of my grade got change so.....

Hmm, just noticed that my status changed on my app page.

I'm now:
Submitted to AMCAS - Under Review

I clicked on details and it basically said that a verifier is looking at it now. I just thought it was interesting how detailed that is.

My roommate and his gf always watch this show:
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nice congrats, i hope u get ur interview in september!
 
It amuses you?! When I'm dying with frustration, it amuses you?!?!:boom::boom::boom:

Breathe, Blue. It will all be ok. Your 50+ schools will get your app on Jun 24th like the rest of us. And you will skip over all the rest of the application stuff, you'll just get acceptances. Schools will already know how perfect and calm you are. 😛
 
haha watching you guys makes me happy I didn't start stalking SDN regularly until July. Otherwise I would have been even more of a nervous wreck than SDN had already made me :meanie:
 
Breathe, Blue. It will all be ok. Your 50+ schools will get your app on Jun 24th like the rest of us. And you will skip over all the rest of the application stuff, you'll just get acceptances. Schools will already know how perfect and calm you are. 😛

I love it when ksmi does that.😉
 
haha watching you guys makes me happy I didn't start stalking SDN regularly until July. Otherwise I would have been even more of a nervous wreck than SDN had already made me :meanie:

I am totally calm. (Is there a calm smiley?) Mainly because I refuse to read my application again for fear that I'll find a mistake.
 
I'm going for a jog. I'll drive myself crazy in front of my computer.
 
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