VCU secondary anyone?

[noowen321]

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I got the email from VCU a while ago saying that we can now check our status online...but has anyone even received their secondary?

 

[med_skool_fool]

not yet..i'm in the same boat as you..good luck

 

[Olsen]

Me neither.......Let's hope it comes out soon. The school sounds interesting.

 

[ssd]

is this the email that you guys got?

***THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED AUTOMATICALLY AND SENT TO APPLICANTS
WHOSE APPLICATION STATUS WAS UPDATED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.

Please visit the VCU School of Medicine Admissions website at http://www.medschool.vcu.edu/supp2002/ for your application status
update.

School of Medicine Admissions
Virginia Commonwealth University
PO Box 980565
Richmond, VA 23298-0565

 

[mdtrauma]

I received an email a while back about the secondary, but it basically said to sit tight. Now I've received the same e-mail as you guys and can't check the status of my app if I didn't even apply. Also, did anyone else receive duplicate secondaries from other schools? I did from Harvard and Tufts...should I contact AMCAS or the schools, or just pitch the extra ones??

 

[Mystique]

I too received the VCU e-mail today. I checked my application status, and they had updated mine. Yesterday, when I checked my status, it had the same message as last week: your application will be reviewed and a decision will be made in 7-14 days. Today, my updated status was that they had to wait on my August MCAT scores before forwarding their URL address for their secondary.

Hopefully, this info helps out some. I guess I won't be receiving a secondary (if I'm even that lucky) until mid-October at the earliest. I really want a secondary invite from this school; one of my good friends graduated from there a few years back and loved it!!!

If someone has received the secondary, please let us know what the format is...

Thanks.

🙂

 

[sz]

Hi guys,

I got the same message as you guys last week. After I logged in, I was able to complete the on-line secondary. Its broken down into several sections, General info, High School, SAT/ACT scores..and one more that I can't remember! Its pretty simple..they do ask you to type in some pre-med courses and grades. There is also an essay which you have to HAND WRITE!!! 🙄and mail in with a check. The secondary itself is pretty easy..took me less then half hour to fill out! 🙂

Good luck! 🙂

 

[md2be06]

sz, if you don't mind, could you post the essay topic? Also, how long does it have to be? Thanks.

 

[SwimGirl]

The essay topic is anything you want, without repeating info from AMCAS. It says 200 words, hand-written, no exceptions. Hope that helps.