Extremely basic question on secondaries

[zut212]

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Hello Future MDs,

This is an extremely silly question, but then again, I'm a very untraditional man with nobody to ask around to.

Does everyone who applies to MD school get "invited" to submit secondaries? I did for 2 colleges. Does this mean that I have made some initial cut?

 

[gettheleadout]

As I understand it, it generally means you have passed the initial filter for GPA/MCAT, though this may be a bare minimum cutoff.

 

[rusyrusyrusy]

Hello Future MDs,

This is an extremely silly question, but then again, I'm a very untraditional man with nobody to ask around to.

Does everyone who applies to MD school get "invited" to submit secondaries? I did for 2 colleges. Does this mean that I have made some initial cut?

That's pretty much a guaranteed interview. You should go get your suit ready.

 

[zut212]

As I understand it, it generally means you have passed the initial filter for GPA/MCAT, though this may be a bare minimum cutoff.

Thanks a lot, Pb-Out. I gather that it's basically not a big deal at all. But I'm happy none-the-less.

 

[Musclemass]

Some schools screen for secondaries, many don't. For those, a request to complete a secondary is as if it were an acknowledgement that they've received your app and you're in the system, nothing more.

 

[Dianyla]

Some schools send secondaries to everyone. Some send secondaries to almost everyone above certain number cut-offs. Some send secondaries only to a relatively small percentage of applicants, for example UCSF gets about 6500 primaries and only sends out 1500 secondaries.

As I understand it, it generally means you have passed the initial filter for GPA/MCAT, though this may be a bare minimum cutoff.

Not necessarily. My in-state school OHSU does have a GPA/MCAT filter, but sends secondaries to all applicants. It is up to the applicant to read about these cut-offs and self-screen as appropriate. If someone below the cut-offs submits a secondary, their check is cashed anyways. Ka-ching!

 

[gettheleadout]

Not necessarily. My in-state school OHSU does have a GPA/MCAT filter, but sends secondaries to all applicants. It is up to the applicant to read about these cut-offs and self-screen as appropriate. If someone below the cut-offs submits a secondary, their check is cashed anyways. Ka-ching!

Wow, that's harsh...

 

[Dianyla]

Wow, that's harsh...

Hey, they need the money!