how many of you HAVENT submitted amcas yet?

[Dulcina]

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Lets get a shout out for us ppl still working on amcas!

Woo wooo!

 

[WinterLights]

Right here.

I'm still waiting on my MCAT score/putting off finishing my personal statement.

 

[Premed Worrier]

I am not ready yet either. I plan on finishing up my PS in the next week or so for reviews from others. I also plan to finish filling in all the crap on AMCAS early next week, although I am not too rushed to get it all done until I decide if my scores are good enough. But my AACOMAS application is basically ready to go minus PS. Good luck everyone.

 

[azuldelcielo]

I'm with ya

I'm having a friend read over my work/activities section to check for silly mistakes, and I'm still finalizing my school list.

My target date to submit is July 2.

 

[Chuck's Right Foot]

You guys know you could submit just one school to get the verification going... You don't have to follow through with the secondary if you decide to wait a year, but it could save you close to a month turnaround time with Verification....

But you do want to make sure the mistakes are found and eradicated.

Good luck.

Just a thought...

 

[azuldelcielo]

I don't want to rush and make mistakes. And I think that I want to do everything all at once and be done with it.
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Making a school map, that's an interesting idea, JWLuiza.
(I know what I'm doing in my spare time...)

 

[Chuck's Right Foot]

I don't want to rush and make mistakes. And I think that I want to do everything all at once and be done with it.
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Making a school map, that's an interesting idea, JWLuiza.
(I know what I'm doing in my spare time...)

My advice was more for those waiting on MCAT scores... $130 for about a month lead time might be worth it...

Definite good plan to ensure your PS is well written. Just don't delay 🙂

Glad you found the map idea interesting.

 

[RySerr21]

i will be submitting tomorrow when i get my MCAT scores back. unless it is below a 27, ill just apply to DO schools b/c i am not taking it again.

the good thing is it is still pretty early and a large majority of applicants have not submitted yet. make sure not to get a skewed view of reality with SDN

 

[p30doc]

the good thing is it is still pretty early and a large majority of applicants have not submitted yet. make sure not to get a skewed view of reality with SDN

*gasp* not everyone has a 4.0 40R mcat and has filled out all their secondaries already? I sure hope for everyone's sake that SDN does not accurately reflect the applicant pool.

 

[moto_za]

*gasp* not everyone has a 4.0 40R mcat and has filled out all their secondaries already? I sure hope for everyone's sake that SDN does not accurately reflect the applicant pool.

Seriously!

 

[Dulcina]

*gasp* not everyone has a 4.0 40R mcat and has filled out all their secondaries already? I sure hope for everyone's sake that SDN does not accurately reflect the applicant pool.

lol I do have to remind myself that SDN isnt a representative subpopulation of the applicant pool 😛

As for the PS, I'm all done, but 400 characters over, and I cant figure out what to cut

 

[HoboCommander]

lol I do have to remind myself that SDN isnt a representative subpopulation of the applicant pool 😛

As for the PS, I'm all done, but 400 characters over, and I cant figure out what to cut

need hellp?

 

[Dulcina]

need hellp?

lol yeah, i think I do 😳

I've gotten 6 people to edit it so far, and have 1 left, so I think the content is decent, I'm just having trouble cutting down the length.

 

[Thornwalker]

*raises hand*

Yep, I still need to do a couple more sit down editing sessions with my personal statement. I'm going to get my scores back monday and see how I do then submit later next week.

 

[iduwanna]

Keep this in mind:

When I ran the Boston Marathon in '89, I had a game plan and knew I was ready. There were probably 200 guys that flew past me in the first mile, but I stuck to my pace.

Over the next two hours, I passed almost all of those gunners with a smile on my face. They hit it hard early, but lacked the preperation to see it through.

A lot of these showboats that are submitting their apps this summer, simply put, won't be able to tolerate the lactic acid buildup that's associated with something like the Boston Marathon.

Like that svelte African man who wins all of the marathons, those of us who will be submitting late this cycle can take pride in knowing that we are genetically predisposed, per se, to winning this thing.

We have the, pardon my colloquialism, the greater alanine aminotransferase, h-LDH, and adenylate kinase concentrations that will allow us to storm past these d-bags as they succumb to low sarcoplasmic pH.

As the lithe African marathoner, submit when you're ready, and submit proudly.

 

[Dulcina]

Keep this in mind:

When I ran the Boston Marathon in '89, I had a game plan and knew I was ready. There were probably 200 guys that flew past me in the first mile, but I stuck to my pace.

Over the next two hours, I passed almost all of those gunners with a smile on my face. They hit it hard early, but lacked the preperation to see it through.

A lot of these showboats that are submitting their apps this summer, simply put, won't be able to tolerate the lactic acid buildup that's associated with something like the Boston Marathon.

Like that svelte African man who wins all of the marathons, those of us who will be submitting late this cycle can take pride in knowing that we are genetically predisposed, per se, to winning this thing.

We have the, pardon my colloquialism, the greater alanine aminotransferase, h-LDH, and adenylate kinase concentrations that will allow us to storm past these d-bags as they succumb to low sarcoplasmic pH.

As the lithe African marathoner, submit when you're ready, and submit proudly.

HAHAHAHAHA. That was awesome. Classic.

 

[Raryn]

I'm gonna submit mine either tomorrow night or Friday afternoon. After I get my MCAT score tomorrow, I want to go talk to some of my professors to have them look over my application as a whole and discuss my final list of schools with them.

 

[BlackPower2012]

Hey guys, if I were you, I wouldnt get all hot and bothered if you have not submitted the AMCAS yet. Although it may take a few weeks to process the application, it really shouldnt hinder your chances for interviews unless you submit it super late. I submitted my AMCAS last year around July 15th and finishied my secondaries after I took the Sept 8th MCAT-so they were finished around Sept 20th or so. I got interveiws to my top choice in November and was accepted, so I dont think its that serious.
Hope this helps
Take Care

 

[chemolupusMD]

lol I do have to remind myself that SDN isnt a representative subpopulation of the applicant pool 😛

As for the PS, I'm all done, but 400 characters over, and I cant figure out what to cut

I was in a worst position, i had 6100 characters and i though the amcas space was 5800, so then i check and i realize that iam screw. So after some major editing and mutilation i am down to 5292. Believe me, there are a lot of ways to say a sentence and u can cut down in the adjetives too, try using that.

 

[chemolupusMD]

by the way, i still havent submitted. i am doing that tonight or tomorrow, i want some other ppl to read/ edit my "final" version of the ps and take a look at my activities

 

[MonkeyNuts!]

Youre still ok if you havent. Come end of July/August, then feel free to start having anxiety attacks

 

[Chuck's Right Foot]

We have the, pardon my colloquialism, the greater alanine aminotransferase, h-LDH, and adenylate kinase concentrations that will allow us to storm past these d-bags as they succumb to low sarcoplasmic pH.

Uncalled for. No one has said "OMG WTF, why aren't you submitted yet". Does it help to be early? Yes. Does it help to be early at the expense of quality? No. For those who are waiting one one MCAT score and are complete otherwise (and have the money) they can submit 1 school to get in on the verification train. The only thing I see here is good advice: get in as early as is possible for your situation.

I've only seen one post sponsored by Summer's Eve sir. I'll let you do the math.

As the lithe African marathoner, submit when you're ready, and submit proudly.

 

[Chuck's Right Foot]

Youre still ok if you havent. Come end of July/August, then feel free to start having anxiety attacks

I'll say this is true. However, last year for me, I submitted end of june and had delays due to AMCAS lack of communication, putting me at a disadvantage. If things go smoothly, we're still in a good place, but when they start taking that full 6 weeks, it sucks.

Thankfully, you can have your secondary essays ready by looking on SDN.

 

[moto_za]

DAYUUM!! YOU GOT SOME TALENT

Keep this in mind:

When I ran the Boston Marathon in '89, I had a game plan and knew I was ready. There were probably 200 guys that flew past me in the first mile, but I stuck to my pace.

Over the next two hours, I passed almost all of those gunners with a smile on my face. They hit it hard early, but lacked the preperation to see it through.

A lot of these showboats that are submitting their apps this summer, simply put, won't be able to tolerate the lactic acid buildup that's associated with something like the Boston Marathon.

Like that svelte African man who wins all of the marathons, those of us who will be submitting late this cycle can take pride in knowing that we are genetically predisposed, per se, to winning this thing.

We have the, pardon my colloquialism, the greater alanine aminotransferase, h-LDH, and adenylate kinase concentrations that will allow us to storm past these d-bags as they succumb to low sarcoplasmic pH.

As the lithe African marathoner, submit when you're ready, and submit proudly.

 

[Dulcina]

Uncalled for. No one has said "OMG WTF, why aren't you submitted yet". Does it help to be early? Yes.

chillllllllll.
it was funny!

in other news, I've done some major editing, and now im 546 characters over. haha... it keeps GROWING!

 

[Darth Ramen]

I kind of have to wait to submit...I have a little over another month of study in Russia and I don't want to get an interview date [extreme optimism] for when I'm not in the country.

And I'm still waiting to hear from people who are proofing/murdering my PS. Booooo.

 

[Dulcina]

I kind of have to wait to submit...I have a little over another month of study in Russia and I don't want to get an interview date [extreme optimism] for when I'm not in the country.

And I'm still waiting to hear from people who are proofing/murdering my PS. Booooo.

you should submit, and start working on secondaries. you can postpone submitting secondaries till yiou get back. =)

 

[robocop1998]

I am planning to submit in mind July. Is this too late in the cycle? I am also planning to submit all my secondaries by the end of August. Will this put me at a disadvantage for applying too late? If not, what's considered as too late?

 

[WinterLights]

I am planning to submit in mind July. Is this too late in the cycle? I am also planning to submit all my secondaries by the end of August. Will this put me at a disadvantage for applying too late? If not, what's considered as too late?

It really depends on the strength of your application. The later the worse. I would not want to be complete at schools any later than September.

 

[Chuck's Right Foot]

I am planning to submit in mind July. Is this too late in the cycle? I am also planning to submit all my secondaries by the end of August. Will this put me at a disadvantage for applying too late? If not, what's considered as too late?

If you submit mid-july, it may take you closer to 6 weeks than 4 for verification. If you can get all your secondaries in by the end of august with a two week turnaround (hint: use SDN to find out what the essays are and start working now) then you won't be late, but in the normal category.

 

[azuldelcielo]

I'm officially out of the club. Good luck , guys, with completing your AMCAS.

 

[TheRealMD]

I haven't!!! 😛

 

[Dulcina]

I'm officially out of the club. Good luck , guys, with completing your AMCAS.

grats! I'm hoping to submit today. People keep tellin me my PS is mediocre, but I think it just isn't gonna get any better! Around 60 hrs was spent on it, i think im just incapable of makin it any better lol. time to submit!

 

[SirGecko]

I left the club yesterday. Now onward to secondaries!

 

[Chemist0157]

I finally submitted July 1st...woohoo!

 

[Chuck's Right Foot]

I finally submitted July 1st...woohoo!

Yay. Let the fun begin. I think you'll see closer to a 15 BD2V, so 7/21 to 7/22 if they max out at 15 business days on average like they did last year. So you'll def. have a few completed in August.

 

[Dulcina]

Submitted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ACGator09]

Yay. Let the fun begin. I think you'll see closer to a 15 BD2V, so 7/21 to 7/22 if they max out at 15 business days on average like they did last year. So you'll def. have a few completed in August.

i assume bd2v stands for business days to verify? and is it true that it's taking up to 6 weeks to verify like they're saying on the amcas website?

when should i shoot for in order to get my app in "early"? or is it too late for that already? im pretty much done but sorta hoping to have some people read over the stuff before i submit it.

 

[Karees]

Might as well jump on the not-yet-submitted train. Mine's way held up on my PS. I thought I had it close to done, sent it to some SDNers --- and they made me cry. 🙁 But I so appreciated it because they were totally right. It was crap. So I completely started over and now I'm working on sending it for editing all over again.

Good luck to all of you. We'll get it done ... or so I keep telling myself. 🙄

 

[Chuck's Right Foot]

i assume bd2v stands for business days to verify? and is it true that it's taking up to 6 weeks to verify like they're saying on the amcas website?

when should i shoot for in order to get my app in "early"? or is it too late for that already? im pretty much done but sorta hoping to have some people read over the stuff before i submit it.

Yes, it can take up to six weeks if there are issues. Right now it's taking about 11 Business days for those who submitted mid-June. In contrast, it was taking 5 or 6 Business days for last year's cycle. I would assume this means a higher # of applications. It wasn't till mid-July last year that we saw the turnaround hit consistently above 11, so the timetable has moved up this year.

Looking at last years numbers, it seemed to peak at about 20 business days in August.

Ok, so with all that said: Submit ASAP. But submit when you are comfortable with your PS and activities. I think you'll be on the leading edge of "normal" if you submit soon.

 

[ACGator09]

Yes, it can take up to six weeks if there are issues. Right now it's taking about 11 Business days for those who submitted mid-June. In contrast, it was taking 5 or 6 Business days for last year's cycle. I would assume this means a higher # of applications. It wasn't till mid-July last year that we saw the turnaround hit consistently above 11, so the timetable has moved up this year.

Looking at last years numbers, it seemed to peak at about 20 business days in August.

Ok, so with all that said: Submit ASAP. But submit when you are comfortable with your PS and activities. I think you'll be on the leading edge of "normal" if you submit soon.

thanks JWLuiza

 

[jujuh001]

My advice was more for those waiting on MCAT scores... $130 for about a month lead time might be worth it...

Definite good plan to ensure your PS is well written. Just don't delay 🙂

Glad you found the map idea interesting.

Is it possible to get your MCAT scores back early? I'm not quite sure what this is referring to..

 

[SirGecko]

Maybe they mean submitting AMCAS w/one school before the MCAT gets back and then adding schools later? I'm pretty darn sure you can't pay to get the MCAT back early.

 

[Chuck's Right Foot]

Maybe they mean submitting AMCAS w/one school before the MCAT gets back and then adding schools later? I'm pretty darn sure you can't pay to get the MCAT back early.

This is what I meant.

You don't have to pay for all of your schools all at once and you don't have to wait for your MCAT score to get verified. You can pay the $130 earlier to have the opportunity to have an already verified primary application before your score comes back.

 

[Goofball2]

I finally submitted today. Be careful, I had people look at mine and I still found mistakes. They were minor but who knows. Now on to secondaries. Isn't there a thread for those?

 

[Dulcina]

I finally submitted today. Be careful, I had people look at mine and I still found mistakes. They were minor but who knows. Now on to secondaries. Isn't there a thread for those?

yup! there is. Im gonna give myself the weekend to relax, then start on those! 😀

 

[Buckeye3]

Still in the club, unfortunately. I was hoping to see more members join in on this thread and our misery, but I should have know, this being SDN and all. I'm finishing up the PS, getting some edits and should (hopefully) be submitted by mid july. ...And I thought I would be one of those June 1st people...