Is my app going to be late?

[premed12324]

My MCAT is scheduled for July 7, and I get my score back July 21st. Since i’ll be busy studying and making final edits to my Primary, I won’t have time to prewrite any Secondaries (and take the CASPER exam) until after July 7th. I was planning on submitting to a throwaway school on May 28th so my app gets verified, but since my July 7 MCAT is a retake, I wanted to apply to the rest of the schools after I get my score back. So essentially, I’d get verified around July 10th and send my app to the rest of the schools on July 23rd. How much time (approx) will I have between submitting the already verified app and (potentially) receiving secondaries? I’m scared that i’ll be put behind, especially since I’m a retaker and don’t want to submit my app until my new score comes. I’m super nervous so any advice or insight would be appreciated— thanks everyone!

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[gyngyn]

You are more than fine!

 

[eggsntoast]

As long as your secondaries are complete by or around the 1st week of August I would say you are fine.

 

[HappyPerson]

As long as your secondaries are complete by or around the 1st week of August I would say you are fine.

How long does it take for you to get secondaries from the time of primary submission?

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[eggsntoast]

How long does it take for you to get secondaries from the time of primary submission?

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It can take 3-5 weeks to get verified. If you follow your timeline and submit your AMCAS application on May 28th then you would be completely verified by mid-June. However, AMCAS has stated they will not be transmitting AMCAS applications until July 10th. So, the earliest you or anyone would be able to receive a secondary would be July 10th. Schools that do not screen applications for GPA or MCAT scores usually send out secondaries within a day or 2 of receiving your primary application.