I don't think AACOMAS has even released the primary apps to schools for this cycle so nobody will have gotten a secondary with the prompts.
when are the primary apps released to schools? I thought it was as soon as your primary app gets verified by AACOMAS.....
It is to your advantage to get it in so it gets verified but none of the apps get released by AACOMAS to schools until June 15. I had mine submitted this past cycle in early May though that way I was all verified and my app was sent out with the first batch to all the schools.
I doubt the average will top the equivalent of 30 in the near future unless we start cherrypicking applicants solely based on MCAT (not going to happen; the review process really is "holistic").
I'm guessing the average MCAT will stay at about a 28-29 (507?). Make an appointment with Anne Snyder and make sure to have the rest of your app perfected if you already know your GPA is weak. Good luck on the MCAT!
Late June/early July is still early. Kill that MCAT though!
I think everyone feels uneasy when they are waiting for their scores. I'm sure you did fine!
Lorie is great! Everyone in admissions is awesome, but she's one of my favorites because she's the one who made my acceptance call
. Agreed with @DrPatriot that you're fine submitting in July.
Lorie is great! Everyone in admissions is awesome, but she's one of my favorites because she's the one who made my acceptance call
I was a reapplicant and I am in the class of 2020. At our orientation it seemed like we have a lot of people who were successful reapplicants. The key is to talk with an advisor about why you weren't successful the first time and then show some improvement or added work this cycle.
Thanks for the info. That's basically what I've done. I must say that Anne Snyder has been incredibly helpful in that regard.
If I recall correctly, the COM secondary allows you to count high school hours, which can account for some of that... but even then, that sounds high. I believe I was in the range of 500-750 hours total. It can add up quickly if you take some time to think all the way back to your freshman year of high school, though! So definitely take some time to think about (and ask your parents about) volunteering experiences you may have forgotten -- things like Boy Scouts, Relay for Life, blood drives, and whatever else you did potentially 8+ years ago can be easy to forget.
you're on top of it!
Thanks! I love MSUCOM!
Same, definitely my first choice by far.
I was fortunate enough to participate in the NYLF forum on medicine in high school and my group leader was a DO med student. I'm going to speak about that in addition to the one time I shadowed a DO. I would say if you haven't done any shadowing to speak about articles you've read by DO's or talks by DO's you've seen online. Exposure doesn't necessarily equal shadowing (at least that's my take).
Read Gevitz' book!
