Midway into applying and feeling very behind. Should I reapply next cycle?

[ebbandflow83]

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I am midway into the application cycle right now and am wondering whether I should wait until the next as I feel that I am too far behind. I submitted my AMCAS in early July but it did not process for over a month. I started to receive secondaries back in mid August, around the time people start first getting interviews. At this point, I haven't submitted any secondaries because of an ongoing family crisis that has delayed me.

So I'm wondering if I should just reapply next cycle, as I am positioned to apply very early (PS all done, letters already written, some secondary essays completed). I have good experiences lined up for this year (study coordinator in a lab, going to be working in a clinic in India for a few months this winter).

What are your thoughts? One question I have is, if I have not submitted any secondaries, does it count as having "applied" to a school yet? Will having sent my AMCAS to a school but not having sent a secondary, even if I did not send it to any school, be a mark against me? Thanks for any opinions or advice you may have.

 

[Dires]

You already made an investment, continue to submit your secondaries. Don't get discouraged by SDN neuroticism. There is a reason secondary deadlines aren't till November and December...

 

[giants25]

Yes, you will be considered a reapplicant at most, if not all, schools if you choose to reapply.

 

[thelight02]

I say continue to apply. You already got this far and put most of the work in. Ditto what poster above said...ignore SDN deadlines.

 

[qwerty2012]

Yea are not really that late.

 

[ebbandflow83]

OK. Thanks for the thoughts and encouragement.

 

[kami333]

Plus keep in mind that some people haven't gotten all their LORs yet so even if they've submitted their secondaries they aren't complete yet either.

 

[init2winit]

I've talked to a couple of AdCom members & interviewers and they have emphasized to me that it is still very very early in the cycle. Don't let all the SDN posts fool you-- plenty of people apply much later than you have/will. Write and submit those secondaries!