Official 2009-2010 Late Completion Thread

[DrHiner]

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Submitted TMDSAS in late September (which is super late since the deadline is Oct 1!!), interviewed at 3 Texas Schools: UTMB, Texas Tech and A&M... and got accepted to my first choice, UTMB, Feb 1!!! Keep the hope 😀

 

[kiddocwannabe]

Update time! My last post was in September. So, I applied to 15 schools, completed secondaries at 11, got rejected by 2 (Wake Forest and Mayo), haven't heard anything from 4 schools after being complete (Dartmouth, UVt, Buffalo, Albany). I've had 4 interviews (!) (U of Nevada-Reno, Penn State, Loma Linda, U of Rochester). At the end of February I have an interview for U of Washington. So far, no acceptances, but hoping for one soon.

Here's to an anti-neurotic application cycle! Good job, guys! I'm glad things are going well.

More good news--

Albany interview invite
University of Washington acceptance
Penn State acceptance

Yaaaayyyy!!! August/September AMCAS primary submissions are not a death-sentence! 🙂 Out of 11 schools: 6 interviews and 2 acceptances, so far. Not too shabby. Keep the faith!!

 

[tulli]

so my update, with a lowish GPA and very high MCAT and secondary completions mostly in sept and early oct - 7 interviews, of which 2 were acceptances, 1 a waitlist, and 4 that I have not heard back from yet (jan/feb interviews). I'm pretty happy with this round, and hoping to hear positive news from 1-2 other schools i'd like as much if not more than my current acceptances. All in all a good cycle - good luck everyone!

 

[kiddocwannabe]

so my update, with a lowish GPA and very high MCAT and secondary completions mostly in sept and early oct - 7 interviews, of which 2 were acceptances, 1 a waitlist, and 4 that I have not heard back from yet (jan/feb interviews). I'm pretty happy with this round, and hoping to hear positive news from 1-2 other schools i'd like as much if not more than my current acceptances. All in all a good cycle - good luck everyone!

Congratulations, tulli!

 

[ncgonefla]

Cant remember the last time I posted here, but I kno it was a really loooooong time ago. But anyway, I think I really need to post an update to give encouragement to any late applicants still waiting to hear. I was not AMCAS verified until Sept. and I have been completing secondaries since then all the way thru Jan. I applied to 12 schools (7 MD 5 DO), and received secondaries from all. I completed 10 (7 MD 3 DO) of those. So far I have been rejected (1 MD 1 DO pre-interview) by 2 schools. I have received invites from 7 schools (5 MD 2 DO). I chose not to attend the 2 DO interviews b/c by the time for the 1st interview I had already had an MD acceptance. With that being said I have received 2 acceptances, 1 hold, and 1 waitlist. I have not yet attended the last interview. I am so thankful to God for the way he has blessed me this cycle. My stats are not stellar and I truly was going to wait until next year to apply. I'm not saying any of this to boast, but to give u guys encouragement that if you keep the faith and dont give up hope it will happen! Good luck everyone!

 

[d1ony5u5]

This is my 1st post here.

I applied really late. My AMCAS wasn't verified until late September. I started submitting secondaries in October and finished mostly by the end of November. Out of about 20 schools that I sent my primary, I ended up completing only about 8-9 because I couldn't afford to pay the secondary fee at the rest (Family emergencies arose and I had to use the money I had saved up). By the beginning of December I got 3 interviews, and then one more in January. I was waitlisted at the first 3 schools I interviewed at, and subsequently accepted to my top choice!! I canceled my last interview.

While this proves once again that applying late is not definitively closing down all your options, I think I would have gotten more interviews and possibly more outright acceptances had I applied earlier... I'm really happy though. I'm going to be attending my dream school!!!!

 

[md2010hopeful]

Hey guys!

To add my 2 cents:

Didn't submit secondaries until late September/early October. I also had a time constraint because I was leaving the country in December (yah, I applied late and needed to interview early. Not the best plan).

Interviews at 9 schools (including 3 top 10 schools)- accepted at all (!). So it's definitely possible to apply late and have success. Good luck to this year's applicants!

 

[NNukibw77]

Took my MCAT on August 21st. Had already submitted primary before that date (ballsy move, I know). I def think I got rejected pre-interview at harvard because of this.

Honestly, things worked out amazing for me in the long run but I STRONGLY advise people to apply as early as possible.

 

[kiddocwannabe]

Any more good news lately?

 

[lstone13]

Any updates here? I would love to know how my fellow late appliers are doing!

 

[XVivo]

Another late applicant here. I wasn't verified til late September and got my MCAT scores back by early October. I ended up with 8 interview offers of which I went to 6, 2 acceptances, 2 rejections and 2 waitlists. My advice to late applicants would be to make sure your secondaries are well-written and really explain why you want to go to the school. Don't try to rush them just to get them in a couple of days early. Good luck!

 

[marele86]

Applied EDP to state school, but wasn't accepted - so I didn't designate any primaries until early October.

Eventually, though, I got interviews everywhere except one school (I guess I have to second what XVivo said about making sure your secondaries are well-written. I rushed all of my secondaries and didn't notice that I turned in my Dartmouth essay with a couple of huge typos.. got no love from them!) and will be going to Columbia P&S next fall. So it all worked out in the end.

 

[Untraditional]

Primary done in September, didn't get all my LORs till October, finally complete end October. 14 schools, 6 interviews, 3 acceptances.

Wish I had applied earlier because I think it hurt me at places like Loyola but overall I am where I belong.

Good luck 10-11's 🙂

 

[IDoIt4Love]

AMCAS verified in September, secondaries submitted late october-december. Out of 13 applications, 4 interviews, 2 acceptances, 2 wait-lists. At the places I was accepted, both applications were complete in December. Pretty weird stuff!

And I def. agree with the person a few posts up--if you're gonna apply late, write really good essays! Don't try to rush it b/c when you're that late, a few days isn't really gonna make a difference.

 

[BlueElmo]

AMCAS verified in September, secondaries submitted late october-december. Out of 13 applications, 4 interviews, 2 acceptances, 2 wait-lists. At the places I was accepted, both applications were complete in December. Pretty weird stuff!

And I def. agree with the person a few posts up--if you're gonna apply late, write really good essays! Don't try to rush it b/c when you're that late, a few days isn't really gonna make a difference.

I agree with this.