Letter from USUHS

[bluecabinet]

I got a letter in the mail today saying that:

USUHS got my MCAT score from AAMC Med Mar publication and noted my scores are either competitive or nearly competitive as an applicant.

How did they receive my MCAT score? I have NOT submitted my app yet....

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[PlatypusMD]

I got a letter in the mail today saying that:

USUHS got my MCAT score from AAMC Med Mar publication and noted my scores are either competitive or nearly competitive as an applicant.

How did they receive my MCAT score? I have NOT submitted my app yet....

When signing up for the MCAT, I think there's a checkbox that authorizes release of your scores to certain organizations for recruiting purposes.

 

[virtuoso735]

I got the letter too. Am now considering applying due to no tuition + stipend but then 7 years of serving in the military sounds like a big commitment...

 

[TheMightySmiter]

I got the letter too. Am now considering applying due to no tuition + stipend but then 7 years of serving in the military sounds like a big commitment...

Do a LOT of reading before you're swayed by an email. Check out the military medicine forum here, it has some great information and helpful perspectives. It isn't a decision to make lightly.

OP, the other posters were correct that they got your information from the MCAT and not AMCAS.

 

[circulus vitios]

I got the letter too. Am now considering applying due to no tuition + stipend but then 7 years of serving in the military sounds like a big commitment...

Is that 7 years post-residency?

 

[swtbrnpelican04]

Is that 7 years post-residency?

Essentially, yes. The total time commitment is 15-16 years including medical school. I believe that officially your time in medical school counts towards fulfilling your obligation, but you are forced into a military residency, which counts as "training time" that adds to your obligation.

 

[thesauce]

Then at that point, you might as well stay for 20 and get your retirement. USUHS = military career.