Columbia Secondary

[premedgeek]

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Is it possible to submit secondary without an invite? (any essays in secondary?)

I haven't submitted my AMCAS yet (was waiting on my MCAT), and I just realized that both AMCAS and Secondary are due on the same day.

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[NubianPrincess]

The deadline was this morning at 9am 🙁 Maybe you should call the admissions office. The secondary is pretty involved - you have to add all of your undergraduate courses in a similar manner as AMCAS. No long essays but there was at least one or two short essay-type questions. They also had you list extra-currics, etc.

 

[premedgeek]

The deadline was this morning at 9am 🙁 Maybe you should call the admissions office. The secondary is pretty involved - you have to add all of your undergraduate courses in a similar manner as AMCAS. No long essays but there was at least one or two short essay-type questions. They also had you list extra-currics, etc.

Ahh. Thanks for the info.

Columbia has no mercy for august mcaters 😳

 

[sdnstud]

For your information, the deadline for the columbia secondary application is nov. 15.
It was extended about two weeks ago. i'd submit the AMCAS application before I submit the columbia secondary application.

Is it possible to submit secondary without an invite? (any essays in secondary?)

I haven't submitted my AMCAS yet (was waiting on my MCAT), and I just realized that both AMCAS and Secondary are due on the same day.

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

[sdnstud]

If you want a head start, here are the essays for columbia (I paraphrased the questions)

1. What satisification do you expect from your activity as a physician? 2. What extracirrulum activities did you participate in?
3. List your honors, awards
4. Did you work? How many hours did you work
5. if your education is non-continuous, explain why

those are the main ones.

 

[premedgeek]

If you want a head start, here are the essays for columbia (I paraphrased the questions)

1. What satisification do you expect from your activity as a physician? 2. What extracirrulum activities did you participate in?
3. List your honors, awards
4. Did you work? How many hours did you work
5. if your education is non-continuous, explain why

those are the main ones.

Thanks a lot man. I really appreciate it.

Did you take the August MCAT as well?

 

[NubianPrincess]

Woah, I didn't realize that it was extended. Sorry for the misinfo.

 

[sdnstud]

Yup...I took the Aug MCAT. one more thing...columbia makes you enter all your course information/grades....that took me 2-3 hours to do. just a head up.

Thanks a lot man. I really appreciate it.

Did you take the August MCAT as well?

 

[uptoolate]

I think you can access the online secondary without an invite BUT you need to provide an AMCAS ID to get in-so you might want to do that first.

 

[bewitched1081]

yeah go ahead and send your letters and secondary before they ask for it. but try to submit your amcas app first.