Dear 2020 Medical School Applicants,
1. AMCAS submission-For those of you who are planning to apply for 2020, it is getting quite late to submit your primary AMCAS application if you have not already done so. If you are trying to decide whether this is the right year for you to apply, please email premed(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:premed@fas.harvard.edu> and we can arrange a phone appointment.
1. Timing of Harvard letters-As long as you have gotten your information to your House by their deadlines, then your Harvard Committee letter with your letters of recommendations will be uploaded and sent to your medical schools by August 15. Medical schools are used to this date and our letters are submitted sooner than many of the letters from our peer institutions. Many schools will begin reviewing your application before this date or will put it in a queue once they receive your secondary, so you still need to get your materials in as soon as you can.
1. All Access- Med School Admissions podcast-This is put together by the senior director of admissions at Case Western- each episode features a different school. We just wanted to share in case this might be helpful for interview prep and to learn more about some schools! https://case.edu/medicine/all%20access
1. University of Chicago MSTP-For any MSTP applicants, this virtual session could be helpful if University of Chicago is one of your schools!
Find Your Fit: UChicago’s MSTP: Interested in learning more about MD/PhD programs? RSVP for The University of Chicago’s Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__pritzker.uchicago.edu_…> virtual information session! As The University of Chicago’s main MD/PhD program, we will overview the purpose of our dual degree program and other features you might consider throughout your search. You will also have a chance to hear directly from our MSTP faculty director and director of admissions. RSVP today for the August 15, 2019, 12pm‐1pm CST session by clicking on the image (below) or via this link: https://forms.gle/je786JsxsE92ogXAA<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__forms.gle_je786JsxsE92…> -- Any questions can be directed to mstp(a)bsd.uchicago.edu<mailto:mstp@bsd.uchicago.edu>.
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Good luck with your secondary applications and remember to keep checking those spam folders.
Happy summer!
Emiko and Oona