Does not receiving secondaries mean anything

[andrewRA4]

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I see that a lot of people have been getting their secondaries for some schools that I applied to (that also don't screen). I was verified early, but people after me have been getting their's. Does this mean anything?

 

[justAstudent]

Maybe. Maybe not. Nothing you can do about it so I would try to not worry and just keep an eye out for them.

 

[Lamel]

If they don't screen then they likely just haven't gotten around to sending them to you yet. They don't all send them at the same time.

 

[Spica]

If there is no screening, you will receive the secondaries, just be patient.

 

[Lord Osis]

This is a game of waiting. You will learn to be patient, like it or not.

 

[SN12357]

I see that a lot of people have been getting their secondaries for some schools that I applied to (that also don't screen). I was verified early, but people after me have been getting their's. Does this mean anything?

Probably not. Make sure you check your spam folder regularly during application season, though. Stuff might be getting lost there.

 

[andrewRA4]

Thanks guys. Truthfully, I just needed someone to tell me to chill out.

 

[SN12357]

Thanks guys. Truthfully, I just needed someone to tell me to chill out.

So not to stress you up again, but don't chill out too far. I did have one school last year that did suffer a technical problem and I had to email them to get the secondary. This was a school that I knew did not screen, I had been verified over two weeks and no secondary from them (and it was already late August).

But on a holiday weekend, and if it's only been a few days since secondaries started getting sent out at all, then yes, chill. And enjoy the 4th.

 

[andrewRA4]

So not to stress you up again, but don't chill out too far. I did have one school last year that did suffer a technical problem and I had to email them to get the secondary. This was a school that I knew did not screen, I had been verified over two weeks and no secondary from them (and it was already late August).

But on a holiday weekend, and if it's only been a few days since secondaries started getting sent out at all, then yes, chill. And enjoy the 4th.

Thanks, man! I'll stay on top of the specific threads so I don't miss out! Thanks for letting me know and enjoy your 4th as well.

 

[Goro]

depends upon the school. If you're not competitive (for example, you applied to Harvard with a 3.3 GPA and a 30 MCAT), the lack of secondary would imply a silent rejection.

I see that a lot of people have been getting their secondaries for some schools that I applied to (that also don't screen). I was verified early, but people after me have been getting their's. Does this mean anything?

 

[SN12357]

depends upon the school. If you're not competitive (for example, you applied to Harvard with a 3.3 GPA and a 30 MCAT), the lack of secondary would imply a silent rejection.

Almost no MD schools screen before sending secondaries these days even to completely unqualified applicants. They all will happily take the secondary fee before rejection. The small minority of schools that do screen are immediately identifiable in the school specific threads.

 

[Goro]

Secondaries should be considered to be a tax on the hopelessly naive or optimistic!

On the threads for my specific school, I'll often see someone write in, say, February, "I was verified in October, but still nothing". That means ones stats are so low, they don't merit a secondary!

Almost no MD schools screen before sending secondaries these days even to completely unqualified applicants. They all will happily take the secondary fee before rejection. The small minority of schools that do screen are immediately identifiable in the school specific threads.