For one of my extracurricular activities, I talk about training my dogs through my background knowledge with behavioral science. What should I list the organization as?
For one of my extracurricular activities, I talk about training my dogs through my background knowledge with behavioral science. What should I list the organization as?
Is it just volunteer work?
They said training "my dogs" so wouldn't this be considered more of a hobby if they're personal pets? Unless the dogs are used in a service capacity I guess?
I put my title as "Dog Owner" but I have to list an organization. For another one of my extracurriculars I put "The community shelter" as the organization so I am just confused on what to list the organization as because it is required.
Hi everyone,
I know I keep posting on here, but I'm just much less familiar with how ACOMAS works as compared to AMCAS.
So, since I submitted my primary to a throwaway school for verification, and I now have my MCAT, I wanna add my committee letter request and my actual schools at the same time. My committee is starting to write my letter now that they have my MCAT.
For AMCAS, I know you just punch in what kind of letter it is, give it a name, and then send your letter request form to your advisor so they can see your AMCAS ID and letter ID.
For ACOMAS, it looks a bit different. They want the type of letter indicated, and the name and email of your advisor, but they also want a " due date" of sorts. I'm not sure when the committee will be done, so can I just put some arbitrary later date? Also, is there CAS letter ID? I know for AMCAS there is a letter ID but there seems to not be one for CAS?
Also, for AMCAS you can resubmit without limit. Is there a limit in how much you can resubmit ACOMAS? It's just something I wanna be sure of.
Thanks,
mwsapphire
If all your DO schools have it then I think it's fine?Is anyone else having trouble with AACOMAS receiving MCAT scores? I checked AACOMAS and there is no notification alerting me that they received my scores. I checked one of my DO secondary portals and they have apparently received my scores but another school has not. I'm not sure what's going on.. Should I call AACOMAS? or is this a common issue..
Is anyone else having trouble with AACOMAS receiving MCAT scores? I checked AACOMAS and there is no notification alerting me that they received my scores. I checked one of my DO secondary portals and they have apparently received my scores but another school has not. I'm not sure what's going on.. Should I call AACOMAS? or is this a common issue..
I know NYITCOM requests to complete the secondary within 10 days. They don’t screen to send out secondaries though because they sent me a secondary before my primary was verified.SOS sorry if this has been asked before. Which schools require a secondary within 10 days?
Hi everyone. My committee letter isn't ready yet, and I'm not sure about adding it to ACOMAS until it is. Can I send my primaries to the DO schools I plan to apply to, and then add in my Committee letter later? I know ACOMAS sends all added LOR's to each school automatically, but I'm a little fuzzy on adding LOR's after submitting to the schools you are interested in.
Okay, cool. Thanks.So pretty much like AMCAS except for not having to manually add schools. Follow up Q: You can submit secondaries w/o letters as well, right?You can submit your primary application without the committee letter. Once it is uploaded, it will be updated for all the schools you applied to through AACOMAS. From there, it will update in their systems showing they have received your committee letter in your secondary application login.
The letters will automatically update and send to each school through the AACOMAS portal. There shouldn't be any limit to updating your application (that I know of).Hi guys - is there a limit to how many times you can update ACOMAS? Also, if you add a letter to ACOMAS, but have not yet resubmitted ACOMAS to any schools, does the letter automatically go to schools once you add them?
Hi! I submitted my app back in June but am just now completing secondaries and getting my DO/MD letters of rec in order. I opened up my app and saw that back in June, I already uploaded the max of 6 rec letters to my AACOMAS app. I have no idea what I was thinking. The letters I uploaded are all employers, professors, and volunteer coordinators. Is there any way I can delete one or two to make room for my DO and MD letters, or have my DO and MD letters sent directly to the DO schools? Thanks in advance!
Anyone know how long it takes to get verified by AACOMAS at this point in the cycle? Submitted 10/3.
Good morning, quick LOR question. I submitted my primary app back in May, and had an MD LOR. Yesterday I received and uploaded a DO LOR. Do I need to send it to the schools I applied to because I've already been complete, or does AACOMAS automatically send it to them?
Unless they changed something, I believe you send them through an ordering service through your school. I remember paying a fee to have mine sent. You can’t upload an unofficial copy.When does the option to send transcripts appear on AACOMAS? I'm still entering in grades and see no option to submit them electronically
They would just automatically send to the schools you have already applied to then you would see them received in their secondary application pages.
Unless they changed something, I believe you send them through an ordering service through your school. I remember paying a fee to have mine sent. You can’t upload an unofficial copy.
When filling out the relatives in medicine section for next cycle, can I put one down if they currently attend an osteopathic school but will not have graduated by the time I matriculate?
Were your classes taught by an accredited US education institution?I am hoping someone will have a solid answer for me.
How necessary is it to enter continuing education courses? I have been in health care for 18 years and CEs are required for work. I have accumulated an ungodly amount of CEs over the years. Is it necessary to enter as many of these as possible or should I only enter recent CE courses?
Also, Do various medical certifications (ACLS, CPR, TNCC, PALS, etc.) fall under "continuing education" as well?
I believe there is a function where you can keep your existing application and same CAS ID. I saw it on the AACOMAS page.This might seem like a really dumb question, so I apologize in advance. If I'm reapplying, do I need to start an entirely new AACOMAS application?
Hi! When I'm plugging in transcript information, how important is the subject section? For example, at my undergrad, the genetics class that I took was BIO 203. So I put BIO 203 for "Course Code" and Principles of Genetics for "Course Title." For "Subject," do I put Biology (since it's in the course code), or Genetics? Or does it even matter? Thanks!
"The 2019-2020 AACOMAS cycle is now closed. You may log in to your 2019-2020 AACOMAS application in order to add or update information, but you will not be able to delete. You also cannot submit your 2019-2020 AACOMAS application to any new programs."
I've been doing community service towards areas afflicted by COVID-19, but I am having trouble updating my application. Is it too late to update my file? The cycle is closed but it says I can update my information. If it is too late to update my file, should I speak to each school individually by updating them on my extracurriculars? Thanks in advance!
It won’t let you submit anything as you make changes?
Unfortunately no. There was a tab on the top of my file asking if I had updates, and I can't even open that. That tab is no longer there, so I am wondering if anyone else had issues updating their file post-April 10th.
This is last year's thread. Here is the 2020-2021 thread.Hey everyone. Does anyone know if I can submit to be verified and then add my LORs after submission?