Transcript upload

[Hungry student]

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My school plans to upload our transcripts at the end of this week. I am a little worried because the eras website says it takes 1 to 2 weeks to process uploads.

For those of you whose med school already uploaded your documents, was there a delay between the upload time and when you could see the documents on eras? If so, how long? Is the delay usually worse during the last week before submitting our apps?

Thank you!!

 

[ohyeahbaby]

My school plans to upload our transcripts at the end of this week. I am a little worried because the eras website says it takes 1 to 2 weeks to process uploads.

For those of you whose med school already uploaded your documents, was there a delay between the upload time and when you could see the documents on eras? If so, how long? Is the delay usually worse during the last week before submitting our apps?

Thank you!!

When my school emailed us 2 weeks ago to tell us that they were submitting the transcripts the next day, you could see the transcript in ERAS literally two days after that.

I remember they sent the email on a Monday, so I'm assuming the transcripts got submitted on Tuesday. I was able to see it in ERAS on Thursday.

I have no clue if there's a longer delay during the last week before submitting.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

When medical schools upload something from their workstations, there is minimal / no delay.

The delay is for a "quality check" done by ERAS staff. However, medical schools do their own quality checks. So minimal / no delay.

...and, even if ther was a 1-2 week delay, you are worried about nothing. You are all going to rush to submit on 9/15, and then the threads about "They downloaded my application and I haven't heard anything, and it's been 3 hours" will start. Programs will be overloaded with applicatins next week, it will take us some time to dig out.

 

[kaleerkalut]

When medical schools upload something from their workstations, there is minimal / no delay.

The delay is for a "quality check" done by ERAS staff. However, medical schools do their own quality checks. So minimal / no delay.

...and, even if ther was a 1-2 week delay, you are worried about nothing. You are all going to rush to submit on 9/15, and then the threads about "They downloaded my application and I haven't heard anything, and it's been 3 hours" will start. Programs will be overloaded with applicatins next week, it will take us some time to dig out.

Thanks for clearing some of this up. Related question: if you submit your app later than 9/15, what is the downside? I recall you saying your assistant downloads them on 9/15 but then when does the next batch of applications get downloaded? TIA.

 

[mcl]

Thanks for clearing some of this up. Related question: if you submit your app later than 9/15, what is the downside? I recall you saying your assistant downloads them on 9/15 but then when does the next batch of applications get downloaded? TIA.

I think most programs will download daily. Even if I haven't processed all of the previously-downloaded applications, I'll download from the ERAS Post Office every morning. That way we can track number of applicants year-to-year by date.

 

[swamprat]

when you guys download applications and an applicant updates it (i.e im waiting on a grade may come in like a week after i submit), do you need to download it again or does it notify you that its been updated?

 

[kaleerkalut]

I think most programs will download daily. Even if I haven't processed all of the previously-downloaded applications, I'll download from the ERAS Post Office every morning. That way we can track number of applicants year-to-year by date.

Thanks for your post mcl! What do you mean "That way we can track number of applicants year-to-year by date"? Do you mean that you put a time-stamp on applications downloaded on each day so that you can see when applicants submitted (i.e. to know who had their app in sooner than others)? TIA

 

[NotAProgDirector]

Thanks for clearing some of this up. Related question: if you submit your app later than 9/15, what is the downside? I recall you saying your assistant downloads them on 9/15 but then when does the next batch of applications get downloaded? TIA.

I think most programs will download daily. Even if I haven't processed all of the previously-downloaded applications, I'll download from the ERAS Post Office every morning. That way we can track number of applicants year-to-year by date.

Agree with mcl. We download every work day. Other programs may not, may decide to wait until their "deadline" and then download everything. My PA is planning on going into work tomorrow to download, crazy as that seems to me!

when you guys download applications and an applicant updates it (i.e im waiting on a grade may come in like a week after i submit), do you need to download it again or does it notify you that its been updated?

Your new information is downloaded, and added to your electronic file. We get a report of what new information is available.

Thanks for your post mcl! What do you mean "That way we can track number of applicants year-to-year by date"? Do you mean that you put a time-stamp on applications downloaded on each day so that you can see when applicants submitted (i.e. to know who had their app in sooner than others)? TIA

The system labels the date you applied, so I can see whom applied earlier and whom later. That said, I could CARE LESS if you apply on 9/15 vs 9/30. When I see applications in November, I worry that we're not high on someone's list, that we're an afterthought, or that they are simply too disorganized to get things done in a timely fashion.

 

[kaleerkalut]

The system labels the date you applied, so I can see whom applied earlier and whom later. That said, I could CARE LESS if you apply on 9/15 vs 9/30. When I see applications in November, I worry that we're not high on someone's list, that we're an afterthought, or that they are simply too disorganized to get things done in a timely fashion.

Thanks for clarifying. I thought there was no timestamp on our applications but apparently there is.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

There is only a date of application, not a time of application.