The difference between submitting primaries on June 1st vs June 20th.

[StevenBrata]

Are there any differences if you hit submit in any of these days?
Do verification still takes about 3 weeks EVEN after you submitted transcripts on May 1st?

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[Goro]

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Are there any differences if you hit submit in any of these days?
Do verification still takes about 3 weeks EVEN after you submitted transcripts on May 1st?

There is none. It's a premed delusion that you need to have everything in 6.1

 

[965978]

Verification timelines change over the years. For the current cycle it took AMCAS nearly two weeks to finish the June 1st submitters.

 

[puahate]

I saw a graph showing that verification time grows exponentially the longer you wait from June 1st (and then reaches an asymptote. I think but don't remember).

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Here's the datas

 

[meronebib]

There is none. It's a premed delusion that you need to have everything in 6.1

I am speaking from my own cycle, and I am certain that this is correct. Many schools don’t start sending secondaries until much later (like Stanford sent their secondary in August I think), and even for those that send them early, your complete application likely won’t be reviewed until the end of July at the earliest anyway. If anything, focus on actually completing your secondaries in a reasonable timeframe. For what it’s worth, I was complete at most schools by around mid-August (due to waiting for a committee letter), and it did not hinder me in the slightest.

 

[907914]

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Are there any differences if you hit submit in any of these days?
Do verification still takes about 3 weeks EVEN after you submitted transcripts on May 1st?

There are delays in verification between those dates by a matter of being fully verified mid June vas being fully verified early July. However, it won’t affect your timeline a whole lot as secondaries are not likely sent out until early July anyways. The delays in submitting primaries really only start to matter if other people are getting secondaries while you are still in the verification process (so submitting after late June).

I personally am submitting June 1st because I am really antsy and get impatient as due dates approach, so submitting early is just to relieve internal stress. It does nothing beneficial for my application.

 

[DameJulie]

If you submitted at June 20 this past cycle, you’re looking at verified in Mid-Late July

 

[Hi_I'mPaul]

I submitted 5/31 and was verified 6/8 this current cycle. My friend that submitted a month later than me took almost 4 weeks to be verified... Just an FYI.

 

[907914]

Just to put this into context
Verified on 6/8 then not transmitted until June 30.

When schools receive the first transmission, is it ordered chronologically, alphabetically, or by whatever filters/organization that a given school wants?

 

[OchemOficionado]

When schools receive the first transmission, is it ordered chronologically, alphabetically, or by whatever filters/organization that a given school wants?

They look at them based on whatever filters the school chooses.

 

[907914]

Just to clarify, the applications are sent to the school in verified order. As I have said previously, and will undoubtedly say dozens of time during this 2020 application cycle (see count above) review of apps is not simply done in a linear chronological order. High achievers, URM, family of alumni, feeder schools, associated UG programs, linked postbaccs, and other factor may push an app forward in the process. Stronger candidates are pushed forward and weaker candidates later. Also with 5,000+ applications submitted and only say 500 that can be fully evaluated in a week, it can take 8-12 weeks after you are complete (primary, secondary, MCAT, LOR) before your application is fully evaluated and review. So while having your application complete by September 1st, you may not get action until mid November.

Thank you, I appreciate the Clarification. So then is there any validity to the premed story of decrease chances hearing back for interviews after November?

 

[Hi_I'mPaul]

Just to put this into context
Verified on 6/8 then not transmitted until June 30.

Got my first secondaries 6/29 though.

Of course, don't submit until your app is ready... but you should still try to get it in ASAP to beat the verification traffic. Is earlier better? Who really knows because the app cycle and schools are super inefficient at sifting through these apps.

 

[Blanky]

I submitted 6/20 and it took 37 days to get verified... Most people who did the first week of June got verified in like one week...