Dear Applicants,
1) Secondary applications. We hope this finds you well and that most of you have your secondary applications almost done. If they are piling up, do whatever you can to set aside some time to get them finished quickly. Make sure they are error free but realize that they are not all going to seem "perfect" or "brilliant." Some schools do screen applicants before sending secondary applications and those schools often send those secondary applications a bit later. The policy for secondary applications for each school can be found on MSAR.
2) Spam filters. Please remember to keep checking your spam filters and make sure that you are checking email every day during the interview season. Every year we hear stories of applicants who miss interview invitations that got lost in spam. Don't let that be you!
3) Interview prep. Some of you have received some interview invitations. Most of you have not. The season is long and invitations continue to be extended well into February. Here are some ways you can prepare.
* All Houses offer mock interview prep and you should avail yourself of these resources.
* Go on the OCS website, in the interview section<https://ocs.fas.harvard.edu/interview-stream>, and sign up for Interview Stream using your Harvard.edu address. There is a section specifically for medical school interviews.
* Use the resources on the OCS premed website about interviews<https://ocs.fas.harvard.edu/medical-interview>.
* Come to an interview workshop at OCS which will feature preparation for both traditional interviews and MMI. We ask that only current applicants or seniors who will be applying in a future application cycle sign up. Students applying to other health-related schools (e.g., dental and vet) are also welcome and will find the information relevant to interviewing for those schools. Each workshop is limited to 35 participants. All workshops will be held from 4:30 to 6:00 pm at OCS. PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND<https://harvard-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php?s=event&ss=ws&_ksl=1&…>. Here are the dates:
o Tuesday, August 22
o Tuesday, September 5
o Monday, September 11
o Thursday, September 14
o Tuesday, September 19
With all best wishes,
Ellen, Oona , and Emiko