Harvardocs-medschool-applicants-list October 2018

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updating schools, interviews, acceptances, AMCAS choose your med school tool

by Morimoto, Emiko Taira Adachi

Dear Applicants, 1. Updating schools. We are getting lots of emails about updating schools you have not heard from. With questions about updates/letters of interest, please reach out to your House tutors first. If you have additional questions after consulting with them, feel free to reach out to us. You do not want to send updates to schools that do not accept updates (some schools do not accept updates/letters of interest at all or only after you have interviewed), and you want to be careful if a school has a limited number of updates allowed. You may decide you want to be able to send those updates later in the process more than you want to send them now. 2. Interviews. Based on past years, we estimate that about 40% of invitations have not been sent out. This varies dramatically from school to school (and year to year). For some of you, just waiting is the best strategy at this point. 3. Zero to two interviews. If you have received zero to two interviews, we recommend that you send emails now to the schools where you have not yet been rejected. In those emails, be gracious and acknowledge that you realize that not all people are granted interviews, but that you would be honored to receive an invitation. You can briefly comment on why you are interested in this school and can briefly give an update if you have something you would like to share. These should not be long notes. Please also get in touch with your House tutors and make an appointment with one of us at OCS. We can help you map out a strategy from here. Lots of people who were in this same situation at this point last year are now several months into their first year of medical school. 4. Two or more interviews or an acceptance. If you have had two or more interview invitations and have not been rejected from those schools, you can either sit tight depending on the number of invitations you have received and how you feel about those schools or you can send updates to other schools. 5. Post-Acceptance. Once you have an acceptance to any medical school, your House will not advocate on your behalf at any school. We (and your tutors) are happy to advise you, of course, as you advocate for yourself in your quest to receive an interview invitation or an acceptance off a wait list. 6. AMCAS Choose Your Medical School Tool. This is the first year AAMC is using this tool (https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/article/amcas-c…). Please be aware of this and how you are supposed to use it. This link has a bunch of useful information! Be in touch if we can be of help! Best, Emiko and Oona

5 years, 6 months

HMS info session

by Premedical College

Hi all, It was just brought to my attention that there was a typo for the HMS info session- it will be THURSDAY, October 18, 7-8pm in Fong. Best, Emiko

5 years, 6 months

case western reserve university school of medicine

by Morimoto, Emiko Taira Adachi

Hi all, We wanted to share this info session- Thursday, 10/18, 4:30-5:30pm, OCS Please join us for a virtual information session with Tom McKenzie, Assistant Director of Admission at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Mr. McKenzie will discuss the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine (SOM), and will be happy to answer your questions about the MD degree in the Case Western Reserve University SOM as well as the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU (CCLCM), the other distinct track leading to the MD from CWRU SOM. He will also speak about medical school education and the admissions process. Co-sponsored by the Harvard Premedical Society. Please RSVP to attend. ***If you are interested in participating, but unable to attend in person, please email premed(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:premed@fas.harvard.edu> for the info session log-in information. Best, Emiko & Oona

5 years, 6 months

MCAT 2019- for future applicants

by Morimoto, Emiko Taira Adachi

Hi future applicants! Registration for the January-June MCAT exam dates will open on October 25, 2018. Registration for test dates in July-September 2019 will open in February 2019. You will have the ability to begin your registration process in advance of selecting a test date and location. Beginning this week, you can complete the necessary background and biographical information and agree to the terms. The option to select a date and location will not be available until registration officially opens on October 25. Starting the registration process early will allow you more time to enter your personal information and read and accept important MCAT policies and forms carefully before searching for a test date and location on October 25. Completing personal information and terms in advance does not give you priority in selecting a test date/location. Please follow the AAMC on Twitter @AAMC_MCAT for updates and announcements. For additional information about registration, visit their website<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__students-2Dresidents.a…>. Reminder about FAP: Individuals who are planning to apply for the Fee Assistance Program (FAP) should do that now in advance of the registration date. Filling out the financial aid information can be a little tricky for students and the Harvard Financial Aid Office can assist you. Best, Emiko & Oona

5 years, 6 months

school visits, acceptances, confirming completeness, interviews, MCAT 2019

by Morimoto, Emiko Taira Adachi

Dear Applicants, 1. Upcoming events for applicants- please RSVP for these events on Crimson Careers. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Information Session, Thursday, October 11, 4:30-5:30pm, Science Center D Duke University School of Medicine Information Session, Monday, October 15, 4:30-5:30pm, OCS Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Virtual Information Session, Thursday, October 18, 4:30-5:30pm, OCS (NOTE- if you are not local, please email and we can share the link for the infosession!) Harvard Medical School Information Session, Wednesday, October 18, 7-8pm, Fong Financing Your Medical Education, Wednesday, November 28, 4:30-5:30pm, OCS 1. Acceptances. A few of you will be fortunate enough to receive an acceptance to medical school on October 15. This is not common and most schools do not have a first acceptance date this early. Once you have been accepted, many schools will ask you to send in a deposit and/or a written notice that you accept the spot. There are clear "Application and Acceptance Protocols" that govern acceptances (Application and Acceptance Protocols- Applicants<https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/article/applica…>). As long as you are holding only one acceptance on April 30th, all of the deposits you have paid will be returned, except for the one at the final school that you plan to attend. As you get a first acceptance, you should withdraw in writing from schools where you would not matriculate over the school where you hold an acceptance. Many of you may need and want to hold on to multiple acceptances until you hear about financial aid offers. That is completely appropriate. For many schools, however, you might know that you will attend school A over school B regardless of the financial aid package and in that case it is appropriate to withdraw from school B once you have been accepted to school A. Your House tutors and OCS premed advisers are both happy to discuss these choices with you. 1. Confirming completeness. All of you should confirm at this point that your applications are complete at all medical schools where you have not been invited for an interview or rejected. Be sure to check spam filters and be sure that you are checking any email accounts that you have given to medical schools. 1. Interviews. Some of you have not received any interview invitations. Some have received one or two. Know that there are still many invitations yet to be given out. Also know that many people receive a few rejections before they receive any interview invitations. At this point, it is worth checking for completeness as listed above. In late October, for those of you with zero to two interviews, we recommend that you send emails to the schools where you have not yet been rejected. In those emails, be gracious and acknowledge that you realize that not all people are granted interviews, but that you would be honored to receive an interview. You can briefly comment on why you are interested in this school and can briefly give some update if you have something you would like to share. If you have zero to two interviews by late October, please get in touch with your House premed tutor and the advisers at OCS. 1. For those who are still planning to take the MCAT, the 2019 MCAT calendar<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__echo4.bluehornet.com_ct…> is available online. Registration for the first half of the 2019 testing year (January - June) will open late October. We are still not sure what the late October date is, but will let you know as soon as possible. Please follow the AAMC on Twitter @AAMC_MCAT for regular updates and announcements. In addition, individuals who are planning to apply for the Fee Assistance Program should do that now in advance of the registration date. Filling out the financial aid information can be a little tricky for students and the Harvard Financial Aid Office can assist you. Stay in touch if we can be of help. Please spread the word about joining this list serve among your fellow Harvard applicants. Best, Emiko & Oona Premedical and Health Career Advising Office of Career Services Harvard University 54 Dunster Street Cambridge, MA 02138 tel: 617.495.2595 http://ocs.fas.harvard.edu/medical-health

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Harvardocs-medschool-applicants-list October 2018