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Hello SDN!
This is my first post but I've been reading the articles and forum posts here for about threhe years. Please forgive me if there is another thread exactly like this (I know there are very similar ones), b/c this is regarding secondaries.
I submitted my primary application on July 15th and after 2-3 days I got secondary requests from NYMC, GW, and Giesel. (I submitted it on a friday and I think starting sunday night I started getting these). However, my AAMC account says that my primary application still has to be verified. Do these schools have my primary application yet? Or are they just known to send out requests for secondaries before they even get the primary?
Also.... do medical schools not look over applicants until only after they get the primary, secondary, and LORs? B/c if so, I am a little worried that I have submitted my primary too late b/c it says it takes about 6 weeks for AMCAS to process the primary application. I'm very confused b/c I was told that applying mid-July would be fine but now I'm worried I might be screwed.
One more thing... when should I aim to have my secondaries out? Should I be going crazy right now trying to hash out some written responses to common questions?
Thanks in advance
This is my first post but I've been reading the articles and forum posts here for about threhe years. Please forgive me if there is another thread exactly like this (I know there are very similar ones), b/c this is regarding secondaries.
I submitted my primary application on July 15th and after 2-3 days I got secondary requests from NYMC, GW, and Giesel. (I submitted it on a friday and I think starting sunday night I started getting these). However, my AAMC account says that my primary application still has to be verified. Do these schools have my primary application yet? Or are they just known to send out requests for secondaries before they even get the primary?
Also.... do medical schools not look over applicants until only after they get the primary, secondary, and LORs? B/c if so, I am a little worried that I have submitted my primary too late b/c it says it takes about 6 weeks for AMCAS to process the primary application. I'm very confused b/c I was told that applying mid-July would be fine but now I'm worried I might be screwed.
One more thing... when should I aim to have my secondaries out? Should I be going crazy right now trying to hash out some written responses to common questions?
Thanks in advance