Hotmail email account and problems?

[dmitrinyr]

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When applying this year, I changed my main email account to hotmail for ERAS from my school's email account as I did not want to check two things everyday. Of course, then I see that everyone prefers not to use hotmail and programs have stated that they've had applicants not receiving emails from them because of the applicant having a hotmail account. I cannot switch it anyways but I was just wondering if any of you guys have had specific instances of hotmail sending your emails from programs to junk or deleting them all together. So, now instead of checking more than one email address, I just check my inbox, junk and deleted mail just in case. Still, no emails have been sent to junk.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

I cannot switch it anyways but I was just wondering if any of you guys have had specific instances of hotmail sending your emails from programs to junk or deleting them all together.

You can change your contact email any time you would like. From the ERAS manual:

Step 12: Keep Your Profile Up-to-Date
Information in your Profile is very important to the programs to which you have applied; and it is essential that you keep this information up-to-date. Be sure to update:
 First, Middle, and Last Name
 Previous Last Name
 Preferred Name
 Suffix
 Contact E-mail
 Present Mailing Address
 Preferred Phone Number
 Alternate Phone Number
 Fax/Page/Mobile Number
 SSN (this is not a required field)
 SIN (this is not a required field)
 Citizenship
 Current Visa Status/Expected Visa Type
 USMLE ID
 NBOME ID
 Match information including: AOA Member number/AOA Match number (for osteopathic applicants); AUA Number for Urology Programs
 NRMP Match Participation Status
 Couples Match Information
 Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification
 Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification
 Sigma Sigma Phi Status
 Alpha Omega Alpha Status
 ECFMG Certification Status (for IMG‘s only)

 

[dmitrinyr]

You can change your contact email any time you would like. From the ERAS manual:

I didn't know that. I just created a gmail account and just switched my contact email to that gmail account. Thanks aPD.