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What is considered early?

Started by hsalfeht
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hsalfeht

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I've heard clicking submit on AACOMAS in June or July is early. Is this correct? But I don't have my LoR's yet, so will that rule me out of submitting early?

Thanks!
 
You only need LORs for secondaries. But generally if you're complete with secondaries by mid september you're early.
 
You only need LORs for secondaries. But generally if you're complete with secondaries by mid september you're early.

Wow... I was scared since my secondaries might be complete by mid-to-end September since that is considered late by SDN standards... Are you sure September is still early in the cycle?
 
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Secondaries in by end of July to early August (excluding ones that come out in mid August or later) is early
 
Why is that? Seems weird since we are submitting primaries in June

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