What is the significance of submitting to one school early to get verified?

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And how do you do this? Someone recommended me do this if I were to not get my MCAT results back before like June 15

 

[asnontraditionalasitgets]

It takes time for AACOMAS to process your transcripts, verify it against the coarsework that you input into the application, and calculate your GPA. By submitting to a school before your MCAT, you can be ready to submit your primary applications for each additional school once you receive your MCAT score. If you wait until you received your MCAT score, you would likely face a longer processing time from AACOMAS and thus delay your ability to submit your application as early as possible.

 

[Future_Bone_Docta]

It takes time for AACOMAS to process your transcripts, verify it against the coarsework that you input into the application, and calculate your GPA. By submitting to a school before your MCAT, you can be ready to submit your primary applications for each additional school once you receive your MCAT score. If you wait until you received your MCAT score, you would likely face a longer processing time from AACOMAS and thus delay your ability to submit your application as early as possible.

You have the option to throw out that school if you change your mind on wanting to apply to it too right?

 

[Mr. Babe]

^^^All true. Fill out the online application, pick a school, pay the fee, and then you can get verified and expedite future applications when your MCAT comes in.

 

[UnChevalBlanc]

You have the option to throw out that school if you change your mind on wanting to apply to it too right?

Can you elaborate on this? If you change your mind about applying to even that one school, would you just not submit your secondary? Would you still be considered a re-applicant in the following cycle if you did this?

 

[Future_Bone_Docta]

Can you elaborate on this? If you change your mind about applying to even that one school, would you just not submit your secondary? Would you still be considered a re-applicant in the following cycle if you did this?

Well it was more or less a question from me too. This will be my first app cycle so I have not yet submitted one. So I am not quite sure hahaha. I have just heard of it through the forum.

 

[Magus5454]

Can you elaborate on this? If you change your mind about applying to even that one school, would you just not submit your secondary? Would you still be considered a re-applicant in the following cycle if you did this?

Do your throwaway to some place you wouldn't consider attending if you do one. And no you wouldn't submit a secondary.

 

[WoundupKnight]

I don't know if it was due to me applying in November, but AACOMAS had all my transcripts plus MCAT (and I had a LOT of transcripts) verified in about 2 days. It looks like verification time's gone down drastically from the 2-4 weeks it used to be down to ~1 week or less.

 

[Rogue42]

I did this; it allows for being able to submit to the schools you want immediately upon receiving MCAT (and if you've already done secondaries then you're even more prepared and on time). Usually, you submit to a school that is a throwaway (a school you would not want to attend or could never get into). Therefore, if MCAT is garbage, you would not be considered a reapplicant at a school you want to attend. There is no benefit to submit to a school that you would want to attend early because that school would still get your MCAT the same time as all of the others and in the case that your MCAT is trash..oh too late you submitted and will be considered a reapplacant at that school the following year.