The Law Posted June 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Ahh, one of my profs isn't getting back to me on whether he can do the reference or not! I just sent him another e-mail yesterday, but still no response. He's been a reference for me for the last 2 cycles I applied (2007-2008, 2008-2009), so I'm sure he doesn't mind... but it's unusual he hasn't responded! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 He might be on vacation, away on business, sick, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted June 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 He might be on vacation, away on business, sick, etc. He's definitely one of my best references. There are only 2 undergrad profs who know me very well, so I'm hoping he replies soon... especially since med schools get these applications on June 25. Trying to keep things moving ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConcernedP Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Can anyone confirm whether we would still be able to assign letters to med schools post the initial submission?I know we can add new LORS post-submission, but can we also assign/reassign pre-submission LORS? I am asking because I have five LORS listed now, but I'm a bit hesitant to assign them to my schools right now, because I'm still waiting to hear from two other profs (possible refrees). I don't want to delay submitting my app because of this. So can I submit now and assign the LORS later? You can add referees, assign referees to particular schools after submitting. You probably cannot change the credentials of a previously added referee. You can designate a previously added referee as "not going to submit a letter" if you find that is the case. Do not delay submitting on this account. May be someone more experienced will come in and help, but I did not think it is a good idea to be in a hurry to assign letters to schools as yet. This is because the specific instructions regarding LORs come with the secondaries. I may be wrong, but school do not need LORs to decide if an applicant is going to get a secondary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted June 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 You can add referees, assign referees to particular schools after submitting. You probably cannot change the credentials of a previously added referee. You can designate a previously added referee as "not going to submit a letter" if you find that is the case. Do not delay submitting on this account. May be someone more experienced will come in and help, but I did not think it is a good idea to be in a hurry to assign letters to schools as yet. This is because the specific instructions regarding LORs come with the secondaries. I may be wrong, but school do not need LORs to decide if an applicant is going to get a secondary. Yes very true. Submit ASAP. Deal with assigning referees afterwards. You can still add them after you submit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediMaster Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Hey guys, for those of you who sent your transcripts from Ontario to AMCAS, any idea how long it took to arrive? approx how many business days? thx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wizard-22 Posted June 19, 2010 Report Share Posted June 19, 2010 Hey, does anyone know how AMCAS/med school treat MCAT that's written after you submitted the primary apps which is not specified on the MCAT section of the application. I'm in a sticky situation right now. I just wrote my MCAT yesterday and honestly, I didn't feel comfortable with how it went. I am planning to take MCAT again in three weeks but I don't know how it will be viewed by med schools if I don't specify it on the application (i.e. I have my score from yesterday released to them but I don't specify the one I am going to take on July 8th until I find out my score). And also, in general, how is taking MCAT multiple times viewed in US? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted June 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 I think it specifically says in the application that you need to tell them when you have plans to or end up rewriting the MCAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prion Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 About that, from what I read it seemed that the universities will hold the app until they receive a score to become "complete". I don't know if that means if your apps will get looked at but put on hold since you already have a MCAT score or that it won't be assessed at all. Since you can make post-submission changes to add your MCAT, I'm not sure if you'll be penalized if you *don't*. It might come up during interviews since they will review your file and see all your MCAT attempts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prion Posted June 21, 2010 Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 It's been a week since my transcript were supposed to have gone out from my university transcript center. Should I start to be worried if it doesn't show up on AMCAS by the end of today? My essay and sketches are mostly ready, just waiting for the damn transcript to arrive to submit:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted June 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 Gah, I sent a reference letter request to a prof who's written me two med school LORs (2 fridays ago and then again last thursday) and I have not heard a reply back. I'm not sure if I should still try one final time or not. He's an amazing prof and I know he wouldn't mind helping me, but he's probably really busy. He hasn't ever had problems replying before. This is so frustrating he's the last person I need to accept to write my reference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted June 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2010 It's been a week since my transcript were supposed to have gone out from my university transcript center. Should I start to be worried if it doesn't show up on AMCAS by the end of today? My essay and sketches are mostly ready, just waiting for the damn transcript to arrive to submit:mad: Yeah, I don't think your transcript has to be in for you to submit. Honestly, submitting puts you in line and they'll review it faster once the transcript gets in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted June 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Woo my prof e-mailed me back today. Looks like I've got 6 references in order now. 3 from undergrad (2 sci + 1 non-sci) and 3 from my MSc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atg Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Hi I am new to the whole US application process and am still a bit unsure about whether to apply this cycle so I am hoping for some suggestions from you guyz. I just finished my undergrad studies in May and am still not sure on whether I will be taking the next year off or whether I will be doing a two year MSc masters. If I do apply this summer and then decide to take on the masters in September, what would happen to my application in that scenario. Even if I did get an interview, would they disqualify me if I they realize I have just started a masters. I am very confused and any help would be appreciated! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quester Posted June 22, 2010 Report Share Posted June 22, 2010 Woo my prof e-mailed me back today. Looks like I've got 6 references in order now. 3 from undergrad (2 sci + 1 non-sci) and 3 from my MSc. Hey Law, In regards to Science LOR, does it have to be from BCPM prof or can it be from any profs within the faculty of Science? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted June 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Hey Law, In regards to Science LOR, does it have to be from BCPM prof or can it be from any profs within the faculty of Science? Each school's policies are slightly different. On Boston U's page they specifically stated at least 2 profs from B, C, or P... I e-mailed them and they told me my biochem and orgo profs would suffice. I think try to get them from profs in BCP or related fields for the science requirement is good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted June 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Hi I am new to the whole US application process and am still a bit unsure about whether to apply this cycle so I am hoping for some suggestions from you guyz. I just finished my undergrad studies in May and am still not sure on whether I will be taking the next year off or whether I will be doing a two year MSc masters. If I do apply this summer and then decide to take on the masters in September, what would happen to my application in that scenario. Even if I did get an interview, would they disqualify me if I they realize I have just started a masters. I am very confused and any help would be appreciated! Thanks Some schools require in your supervisor's letter for him or her to state that you are expecting to defend your thesis by a certain date. If you don't think you'll be done, I don't know if it's a good idea applying - but to be honest, each school has different policies, so you should investigate each one that you are applying to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atg Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Some schools require in your supervisor's letter for him or her to state that you are expecting to defend your thesis by a certain date. If you don't think you'll be done, I don't know if it's a good idea applying - but to be honest, each school has different policies, so you should investigate each one that you are applying to. Thanks!! I guess I'll start off with asking my prof if that will be okay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted June 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 How early is early for reference letters? Is first week of July early? Med schools receive the primaries on June 25th. I told my referees to try to get them in by June 30th. So far I have only 1 reference (/6) that has been sent out. I think most will be in by the 30th, but some may take a bit longer. I'm trying to get these apps out ASAP to give me the best possible chance! If I manage to have my references in by the end of the first week of July, do you think that's still early enough? I just want my application to be complete quick! So many secondaries... ahhhh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prion Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 weee, my transcript final arrived. I'm going to proof read my sketch and submit tonight. Hey Law, did you add your referees after the primary? Will it generate letter IDs right away for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted June 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 weee, my transcript final arrived. I'm going to proof read my sketch and submit tonight. Hey Law, did you add your referees after the primary? Will it generate letter IDs right away for you? I added my referees after primaries. It will generate letter IDs right away. Just make sure after you enter the referees to click "submit" again and then click "ok" to all the warnings, otherwise it won't save your entries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted June 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Wooo! Sweet reference 2 of 6 is in. Keep 'em coming!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dice Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 I have a question about Interfolio delivery to AMCAS: I suspect some of my letter writers didn't include the AMCAS Letter Request Form in their package (but they did include the correct IDs on the letter itself). Did past applicants add the Letter Request Form to the delivery? If so, did you do a separate delivery for each letter to show which Letter Request Form matched up with each letter? Thanks! Law: I'm waiting on LOEs too. One of mine also came in today. Let's hope for the best and send friendly reminders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted June 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 I have a question about Interfolio delivery to AMCAS: I suspect some of my letter writers didn't include the AMCAS Letter Request Form in their package (but they did include the correct IDs on the letter itself). Did past applicants add the Letter Request Form to the delivery? If so, did you do a separate delivery for each letter to show which Letter Request Form matched up with each letter? Thanks! Law: I'm waiting on LOEs too. One of mine also came in today. Let's hope for the best and send friendly reminders One of my profs had said "AMCAS will tell me when to send them"... and when I e-mailed him back I said, you can send it as of now and gave him letter ID and AAMC ID... I hope he's not waiting for another notice from AMCAS lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegame11 Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 How many days did you guys spend writing your ps? I just want to get an estimate on minimum number of hours I should be spending. I think its pretty individual-specific but still... I just started writing today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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