Screened secondaries

[NCF145]

How do the schools screen for secondary applications? Is it a numbers game or do they read your app. and then make a decision?

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[YupGypsy]

My original question: "Besides GPA & MCAT, do you have other criteria in awarding supplemental applications? Does the Personal Statement have any impact in the decision?"

And the following are the responses, and I guess it varies from school to school:


"The short answer (and we can't really give you a long answer) is that we evaluate everything in your application." The personal statement, extracurricular activities, GPA, MCAT...they all have varying levels of impact."

Office of Admissions
UCSD School of Medicine


"It depends. A portion of our applicants will receive an automatic
secondary based on GPA and MCAT. The applicants that do not receive an
automatic secondary will be manually reviewed."

Regards,
Office of Admissions and Outreach [UCI]



"In answer to your first question; To be eligible to receive an secondary
application you must be a U.S. citizen or documented permanent resident of the
U.S. and a BA prior to enrollment. GPA of 2.5 and 6's on the MCAT.
Second question: Yes, your personal statement does have some weight in the
committee decision. The admissions committee look at the applications very
closely.
I hope this has been of some help to you.
Sincerely,

Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
University of Iowa


"All verifed AMCAS applications go through a eligibility review to verify that
the candidate has completed 90 or more undergraduate graded credits from an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada and that their
MCAT is less then three years old. Access to our secondary application is
forwarded to everyone who meets these eligibilty requirements. As the access
letter indicates we encourage all potential candidates to review our on-line
information and class profile to self determine if they will be competitive
before completing the secondary. I hope this is of help."

Admissions Recruiter [Medical College of Wisconsin]


"The personal statement is not evaluated at this time but is used at the
interview stage. Other factors such as trends in the GPA, where your
course work was done, the type of course work and other factors come
into play for sending the secondary application. We are sending
secondary applications to about a third of the applicant pool. Hope this
information is helpful."

Coordinator, Student Admissions
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

 

[WildTumor]

That's helpful.

 

[tandski]

My original question: "Besides GPA & MCAT, do you have other criteria in awarding supplemental applications? Does the Personal Statement have any impact in the decision?"

And the following are the responses, and I guess it varies from school to school:


"The short answer (and we can't really give you a long answer) is that we evaluate everything in your application." The personal statement, extracurricular activities, GPA, MCAT...they all have varying levels of impact."

Office of Admissions
UCSD School of Medicine


"It depends. A portion of our applicants will receive an automatic
secondary based on GPA and MCAT. The applicants that do not receive an
automatic secondary will be manually reviewed."

Regards,
Office of Admissions and Outreach [UCI]



"In answer to your first question; To be eligible to receive an secondary
application you must be a U.S. citizen or documented permanent resident of the
U.S. and a BA prior to enrollment. GPA of 2.5 and 6's on the MCAT.
Second question: Yes, your personal statement does have some weight in the
committee decision. The admissions committee look at the applications very
closely.
I hope this has been of some help to you.
Sincerely,

Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
University of Iowa


"All verifed AMCAS applications go through a eligibility review to verify that
the candidate has completed 90 or more undergraduate graded credits from an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada and that their
MCAT is less then three years old. Access to our secondary application is
forwarded to everyone who meets these eligibilty requirements. As the access
letter indicates we encourage all potential candidates to review our on-line
information and class profile to self determine if they will be competitive
before completing the secondary. I hope this is of help."

Admissions Recruiter [Medical College of Wisconsin]


"The personal statement is not evaluated at this time but is used at the
interview stage. Other factors such as trends in the GPA, where your
course work was done, the type of course work and other factors come
into play for sending the secondary application. We are sending
secondary applications to about a third of the applicant pool. Hope this
information is helpful."

Coordinator, Student Admissions
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Wow great work, thanks for all the info!

 

[YupGypsy]

can i have some money now

 

[tandski]

can i have some money now

Ok, for sure, let me write you a check........ahhh I have no more checks! I have already spent $2300 on this whole application process so I am fresh out. Sorry my friend.

Edit: actually it is more like $3000

 

[MadHopsMD]

Someone should do that for every school that screens...

 

[stinastina]

Thanks !