Secondaries - When will they come?

[Ranger47]

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I submitted my application on June 6th and it was verified today. When can I expect secondaries? In case it helps I applied to the following:
Baylor
Columbia
UCLA
Duke
Johns Hopkins
Mayo
Northwestern
OHSU
Ohio State
U of C Pritzker
Washington U
U of Washington
Vanderbilt

Muchisimas Gracias

 

[ChemMN]

You probably won't see secondaries for quite some time. I doubt that your application has even been transmitted yet. Search some of the old threads to get some idea.

 

[MErc44]

sooner than you think and all at once, have fun

 

[TheFlash]

I doubt you see any secondaries until at least mid-July.

 

[Luck]

To give you an estimate, last year AMCAS transmitted our applications to the schools around mid-July. I received secondaries begining in late July. So you still have at least 5 weeks. Until then you can get a hold of some questions from old secondaries from those schools and work on those. Generally, they should be the same as last year.

 

[Ranger47]

Thanks for the help. I will be out of the country from July 2nd to July 11th so I just wanted to make sure they wouldn't be coming then.

 

[angstrom55]

Some schools send out automatic secondaries so those will be quicker. UCLA prescreens their applicants before sending out secondaries so they may take longer...but then again....it's still a little early in the cycle so there shouldn't be too much traffic at LA yet.

 

[MErc44]

To give you an estimate, last year AMCAS transmitted our applications to the schools around mid-July. I received secondaries begining in late July. So you still have at least 5 weeks. Until then you can get a hold of some questions from old secondaries from those schools and work on those. Generally, they should be the same as last year.

I don;t think it is really necessary to get old copies of secondaries. The essays are for the most part predictable, you pretty much know what they are going to ask you. A large majority of mine were like mini personal statements along with a request for descriptions of volunteer activities in a roundabout way. I would reccoment enjoying your summer because the next year won't be fun at all, way too much waiting, I'm still waiting and I sent in AMCAS two weeks from now last year.