You know on the part of the AMCAS where you pick the schools you're applying to? They ask if you've previously applied to that school. If I had that school down on the primary, but never filled out the secondary, does that count as reapplying to the school?
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Yes. I've sent in my AMCAS to many schools and not received a secondary. They looked at my info, so that means that I had applied. Whether or not I made the cut (or decided not to fill out the secondary, as in your case,) is a different thing.musiclink213 said:
I'd ask, (as a casual observer,) why didn't you fill out the secondaries in the first place? Did you not want to go there? If so, then why apply there in the first place? If money's a problem, (and a valid reason,) then why not cut down the number of AMCAS apps and the number of secondaries?uptempo said:
To answer your question, most schools, in my experience, don't notice one way or the other. Only in one interview was I asked off-hand question regarding the number of times I had reapplied and how far in the process I had got before being rejected. If they ask you, then be honest. But with thousands of applicants, the things they will look at are GPA and MCAT before anything else.
