should i panic?

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Queen_B

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I sent my primaries in on 7/1/15. AACOMAS "could not locate" my transcripts in the mail so I had to ask my college to resend them. The transcripts were received on 7/8/15, and now my application is in the verification process (which I am told could take up to 3 weeks). Some people on here have already received & finished their secondaries and are getting scheduled for interviews. Should I be panicking? (my GPA and MCAT are mediocre)
 
You're fine! I submitted primaries late July and started receiving interviews mid/late November. Most places typically interview up to April. Schools can book interview dates pretty fast and you might get interview invites with 3-4 months out as the only available dates, but with a bit of persistence you can get in earlier when people cancel their interviews.
 
I submitted my primary application in September (had to wait for MCAT scores) and got interviews from nearly all that I applied to. As long as your scores are decent, and you have a sound application you will be fine.
 
Queen_B said:
I sent my primaries in on 7/1/15. AACOMAS "could not locate" my transcripts in the mail so I had to ask my college to resend them. The transcripts were received on 7/8/15, and now my application is in the verification process (which I am told could take up to 3 weeks). Some people on here have already received & finished their secondaries and are getting scheduled for interviews. Should I be panicking? (my GPA and MCAT are mediocre)
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Actually, all of the above posters are wrong. Panicking, especially during the medical school application process, has been shown to increase odds of acceptance by 37%. I would say if you're on here asking if you should be panicking, it means you aren't already panicking...which puts you well behind the other pre-meds who have been panicking since May. Act like you want this OP!
 
yanks26dmb said:
Actually, all of the above posters are wrong. Panicking, especially during the medical school application process, has been shown to increase odds of acceptance by 37%. I would say if you're on here asking if you should be panicking, it means you aren't already panicking...which puts you well behind the other pre-meds who have been panicking since May. Act like you want this OP!
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I hope you're just being sarcastic. Yes, a little bit of stress to get things done will help, but panicking when you've already submitted everything does nothing.
 
yanks26dmb said:
Actually, all of the above posters are wrong. Panicking, especially during the medical school application process, has been shown to increase odds of acceptance by 37%. I would say if you're on here asking if you should be panicking, it means you aren't already panicking...which puts you well behind the other pre-meds who have been panicking since May. Act like you want this OP!
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lolz
 
Nope. The cycle is much longer than MD.


Queen_B said:
I sent my primaries in on 7/1/15. AACOMAS "could not locate" my transcripts in the mail so I had to ask my college to resend them. The transcripts were received on 7/8/15, and now my application is in the verification process (which I am told could take up to 3 weeks). Some people on here have already received & finished their secondaries and are getting scheduled for interviews. Should I be panicking? (my GPA and MCAT are mediocre)
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