Secondaries

[thatoneguy3]

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Does anyone have a good way to prepare for secondaries at this point? I would like to just have at least some bullet points written up for some schools, but I feel like I have no way of knowing what each school will ask.

 

[AllBleedingStops]

You can start thinking about your responses but I don't think you should write them yet. Go to the school specific threads from last application cycle and see the prompts.

 

[needtoretake123]

@AllBleedingStops How long do you think secondaries for 1 school takes to write?

 

[Rusrus]

Does anyone have a good way to prepare for secondaries at this point? I would like to just have at least some bullet points written up for some schools, but I feel like I have no way of knowing what each school will ask.

From my experience, I've noticed most of the schools' secondaries include questions like "What is your experience/exposure with osteopathic medicine and why do you wish to be an osteopathic physician?" and "Based on our school's mission, why are you interested in ______ College of Osteopathic Medicine." There's a fair amount of overlap so you could begin brainstorming or writing bullet points regarding how you would reply to these. Other than that, I would recommend you look over your experiences and essays so you can further reference or expound on them if applicable in the secondaries.

@AllBleedingStops How long do you think secondaries for 1 school takes to write?

It honestly depends on how productive you are. For the first few secondaries, it took me two to three (proofing included) (3-4 hours daily) to draft the secondaries. Due to overlap, by the time that I was on the 5th or 6th set of secondaries, I could finish it in a day. Note that some schools have like 6-7 essays and others have 2-3, so that bears influence as well.