DO programs that are selective in giving secondaries?

[JDtoMD16]

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From a quick forum search, so far I have:

CUSOM
RVU
KCU
VCOM
Touro-NY

Anything else? I am beginning to receive secondaries and I just want to know if there are any which I should actually be a little bit encouraged by.

 

[summergirl]

Anything else? I am beginning to receive secondaries and I just want to know if there are any which I should actually be a little bit encouraged by.

If you are just beginning to receive secondaries, you shouldn't be applying this cycle.

 

[JDtoMD16]

If you are just beginning to receive secondaries, you shouldn't be applying this cycle.

couldn't agree more...but what is done is done.

 

[SurgDoc95]

couldn't agree more...but what is done is done.

If you're getting secondaries get them out the same day!

 

[JDtoMD16]

A quick view of my post history will explain my situation. Anyway, anybody got any other programs to the list? I think I meet all the program minimums that I applied to.


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[trev5150]

A quick view of my post history will explain my situation

Expecting that people actually do that is a bad assumption, unless they're out to crucify you with your own words.

 

[summergirl]

A quick view of my post history will explain my situation. Anyway, anybody got any other programs to the list? I think I meet all the program minimums that I applied to.


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I didn't look up your post history but randomly came upon your post in the WAMC forum. I understand why you are applying so late. Are you still going to take your mcat in 2 days?
If you must do this, then you have to apply to literally every single DO program in the country, and then do nothing else in your life except writing secondaries for the next three weeks. After 3 weeks from now, your window to apply with your current GPA seals completely shut and there is no point in writing secondaries any more. If you get very lucky, you might make it in. Good luck!

 

[JDtoMD16]

I didn't look up your post history but randomly came upon your post in the WAMC forum. I understand why you are applying so late. Are you still going to take your mcat in 2 days?
If you must do this, then you have to apply to literally every single DO program in the country, and then do nothing else in your life except writing secondaries for the next three weeks. After 3 weeks from now, your window to apply with your current GPA seals completely shut and there is no point in writing secondaries any more. If you get very lucky, you might make it in. Good luck!

Thank you! That is the current course of action. I should be able to walk into the test and at the VERY minimum walk out with a 502+. I know the stuff backwards and forwards and at this point I should lol. I severely underestimated how expensive secondaries are...really hope that I don't end up just blowing through a couple g's for nothing 🙁

 

[Marrowist]

If you are doing this deal, you need to have your essays ready to go the second you get secondaries. For each school you have submitted your primary find the school related thread in pre-osteo and find out what the secondary questions are. Type up the essays and copy and paste as soon as you can. I believe the list you have is complete concerning secondaries.

 

[dwgrubbs1s]

So you are taking the MCAT in 2 days, it will take a month to receive the scores. At that point your secondaries will be considered complete (late February). Then the secondary takes a while to process. Then they have to send you an interview invite. Then they have to accept/reject/ or waitlist you which takes a while to receive (depending on the school). The betting analysis leans in the direction of a waitlist or rejection applying this late in the game (unless you have insane stats). As you have noted, the secondaries are quite expensive and burns a hole in your pocket quite quickly. Then in you don't get in, you will have to turn around and spend that money again come summer time. I am not completely sure why you aren't planning on waiting until next cycle, but that would be the smartest thing to do. I took a late August MCAT, and didn't get my secondaries in until early October, I have been fortunate to have 3 acceptances, but there are still schools just now sending II's or some that I haven't even heard back from yet.

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

Yeah I would wait until June. This is a waste of money. I highly doubt you would be considered unless you pull off a 515+ somehow. Even then it's iffy. A 502 isn't going to cut it.

 

[summergirl]

Thank you! That is the current course of action. I should be able to walk into the test and at the VERY minimum walk out with a 502+. I know the stuff backwards and forwards and at this point I should lol. I severely underestimated how expensive secondaries are...really hope that I don't end up just blowing through a couple g's for nothing 🙁

A 502 is not enough. If you are going to get a 502 then you might as well cancel your test and apply with your old mcat score of 26. You'll need at least a 508+. 512+ is even better.