Harvardocs-medschool-applicants-list April 2019

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AMCAS 2020 and applicant advising/resources

by Morimoto, Emiko Taira Adachi

Dear Applicants, Best of luck with the application cycle! Please try to remember that this is a marathon, not a sprint. Harvard applicants are generally very successful in this process and you can get a great medical education at any medical school in the country. 1. AMCAS. The slides from the AMCAS 2020 presentation are now on our website<https://ocs.fas.harvard.edu/amcas> and you can view the webinar here<https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8130499655517732353>. Applicants can find useful information in these slides, in the 2020 AMCAS instruction manual<https://aamc-orange.global.ssl.fastly.net/production/media/filer_public/14/…>, and by calling the AMCAS helpline<https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/applying-medica…> for individual, specific questions. The application opens on May 1<https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/preparing-med-s…> for applicants to begin working on it. May 30th is the first day the application can be submitted. We recommend all applicants submit their AMCAS applications by mid-June. 1. AMCAS Letters of Evaluation Section. We wanted to add more detailed instructions for this section. * Select "committee letter". All of the letters that come from Harvard are considered a single committee letter. (This includes the House Letter and the individual accompanying letters.) * For letter title: "Harvard Committee Letter" * For primary contact's first name: "Academic" * For primary contact's last name: "Coordinator" * For primary contact's title: "[House name] Academic Coordinator" * For primary contact's email: Your Academic Coordinator's email address (check with your Academic Coordinator if in doubt about the correct email address to use). * For primary contact's address: [Your] House Office U.S. Postal Services address NOTE- if you are an MD/PhD applicant and applying to BOTH MD only and MD/PhD programs, then you will enter two committee letters and designate one as MD only and one as MD/PhD. 1. OCS Medical School Admissions Data book. We recommend that all current applicant use this book to make school selection choices. If you are a current student and do not have one, you can come to OCS and pick one up at the front desk. If you an alum and are not in Cambridge, please send an email to ocsrecep(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:ocsreception@fas.harvard.edu>, providing a mailing address and a staff member will send one to you (we are only able to send these within the US). Please do not send your requests to us. If you are applying in a future cycle, please wait and obtain a new version which will be available mid-Fall. 1. MSAR. We strongly recommend that all current applicants subscribe to the current edition of the Medical School Admissions Requirements for $28. The new version is now available here<https://apps.aamc.org/msar-ui/>. 1. CASPer. The first CASPer test is May 14, 2019. The CASPer webinar for applicants is on May 10th at 12pm. Please register here<https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rRWE9RkrS7aT0QTrkcebqg>. How to Maximize Your Chances of Success on CASPer<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__view.attach.io_HyRRQrd…> Student Information Flyer on CASPer<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__view.attach.io_rklcvnl…> The resources page on TakeCASPer.com<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__takecasper.com_blog_&d…> 1. OCS premed summer schedule. We will see students and alumni in June and August in appointments as usual, but will not have drop in hours. Please note that advising appointments between 5/20 and 6/28 are limited to 2020 applicants. (If you are not a 2020 applicant, and have an urgent question, email us at premed(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:premed@fas.harvard.edu>). In July, OCS advisors throughout the office do not to see students so that we can focus on publications, web revision, and program planning for the upcoming school year. Your House premedical tutors are available in July to answer questions related to secondary applications. Our office is not closed, however, and we can see and speak to applicants for urgent issues. 1. Advising appointments. Ellen Williams, who some of you may have worked with previously, will be offering some advising appointments for applicants starting on May 1. Please feel free to book with her as well. 1. 2020 Application Q&A webinars. These are on Wednesdays: 5/1 @ 12pm<https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7758782261957409537>, 5/8 @ 5pm<https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5398739926564145409>, 5/15 @ 3pm<https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8733062813864654593>, 5/22 @ 4pm<https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3495914108418764033>, 5/29 @ 9am<https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1466866554427923969>, 6/5 @ 4pm<https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7445543493832024321>, 6/12 @ 12pm<https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4065034521095195137> These will be a great way to ask any questions you might have! Good luck with finishing up the academic year and with the start of this process! Best, Emiko, Oona, and Ellen

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2020 applicants: amcas dates, secondary apps, spam filters, amcas workshop, appointments

by Morimoto, Emiko Taira Adachi

Dear 2020 Applicants, NOTE: If you applied for the 2019 cycle and are matriculating this summer, we send along our warm congratulations. You will likely want to unsubscribe from this list serve, since we are now moving on to information relevant for the next cycle. 1. AMCAS dates. AMCAS opens on May 1. At that time you can begin creating your application. AMCAS opens for submission on May 30. You should plan to submit your application in the first two weeks of June. It is extremely important that you submit your application in this time frame. June 28th is the first day that verified AMCAS applications are sent to medical schools, so most of your secondary applications will come in July. 1. Secondary applications. Some secondary applications are not sent to you, but rather you are required to go on the web portal for that school and retrieve them. Once you have submitted your AMCAS and have a firm list of schools, carefully check all the school websites to be sure you are clear about their policies for secondary applications. We recommend you complete secondary applications within 10-14 days of receiving them. 1. Spam filters. Check your spam filter every day of the summer and through the application year to be sure that important communication from medical schools is not getting stuck there. 1. AMCAS Workshop. As a final reminder, this webinar is MONDAY, 4/22 from 12:30-2pm. To participate, pre-register using your Harvard (@college, @post, or @alumni) email address at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8130499655517732353. Once pre-registered, you will receive (within seconds) a confirmation email. Click on the link included in the confirmation email to join the webinar. Please join at least five minutes before the workshop is scheduled to begin. 1. Advising appointments. From May 20-June 28, individual advising will only be only to 2020 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 April 2019