Completing AMCAS and Secondaries without applying

I am not applying to medical school until next year (likely), but I have some extra time this summer and this is what I am trying to do:

1. Complete AMCAS and save it
2. Complete a few secondaries at my top choices


Is it possible to complete AMCAS without paying any fees or applying this season? I don't want any information to be released to schools, so I am assuming that if I don't list any schools, I won't be viewed as a reapplicant when I finally do apply.

Also, is there a way to obtain paper secondaries without having to apply to a school? I know that there is a thread that lists some of the essay questions, but I want to look at the full application to have a better idea about what the schools I want to get in consider to be important.

If there is a paper AMCAS form with fillable fields, I could do that instead of doing it online.

I probably should call AMCAS and some schools, but before asking them any unusual questions, I wanted to know if someone has already done what I am trying to do and what he/she did.

If you are still wondering why I am doing this, suffice it to say that I am trying to distribute some of the work I have to do next year to this year. I might have to apply to many schools and some of the schools seem to have grueling secondaries (Duke).

One more thing: has any of you successfully scheduled an in-person appointment with an adviser from your top medical school to discuss what you can do to become a strong applicant for the school? I am especially talking about the UCs and Stanford, which may be within reach geographically, but not necessarily academically.

 

I don't know. Some people have been complaining a lot about secondaries. Some have even chosen to not apply to a school because the secondary was a "killer." I definitely want to look at the most rigorous ones to get some idea. As for AMCAS, can I at least look at everything they ask for? Is there a PDF version or something? If the only way I can look at it is if sign up for AMCAS, I will do it, but if anyone can post the whole application, that would be great.

 

Haven't taken the MCAT. Probably another year until I do.

 

Thanks. I am glad I asked since my concerns were founded. I now have to be very careful to not press any wrong buttons to avoid becoming a reapplicant without ever applying!

I am aware of that thread, but I want to see everything they ask in the secondaries. I don't even know what they look like. Maybe I'll make a separate thread and hope that someone posts the entire secondary of some of the schools I am interested in.