Harvardocs-medschool-applicants-list January 2020

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[2021] typo in previous email

by Morimoto, Emiko Taira Adachi

Hi all, Quick correction- the Med School Application Process webinar is Monday 2/10 from 1-2pm! I've highlighted the mistake below. Best, Emiko From: harvardocs-medschool-applicants-list-bounces(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu<mailto:harvardocs-medschool-applicants-list-bounces@lists.fas.harvard.edu> <harvardocs-medschool-applicants-list-bounces(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu<mailto:harvardocs-medschool-applicants-list-bounces@lists.fas.harvard.edu>> On Behalf Of Morimoto, Emiko Taira Adachi Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 8:33 AM To: harvardocs-medschool-applicants-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu<mailto:harvardocs-medschool-applicants-list@lists.fas.harvard.edu> Subject: [Harvardocs-medschool-applicants-list] [2021] welcome & 2021 application cycle guidelines! Dear 2021 Applicants, Welcome to the Harvard OCS Medical School Applicant 2021 list serve! Over the next year, we will be posting a great deal of information related to the upcoming 2020 medical school application cycle. Please spread the word about this list serve to any Harvard students and alums who are applying this year. We wanted to share our guidelines for navigating the 2021 med school application cycle. Please review this and check out the various links, workshops, and resources. In particular please note that you are required to attend the Med School Application Process workshop (one held in November, another February 5, webinar February 10, or request the link for the webinar (and watch the webinar) at a later date in order to book a 2021 Med School advising appointment in Crimson Careers. Best, Emiko & Oona Navigating the 2021 Medical School Application Cycle Your House and the Office of Career Services (OCS) each provide a lot of support to help you through the long, complex and often stressful application process. This handout will direct you through the steps and help you best utilize the support offered by OCS and your House. Review the Process: Start by attending, in person or virtually, the OCS Medical School Application Process Workshop Wednesday, 2/5, 4:30-5:30pm & Tuesday, 2/10, 1:00-2:00pm (webinar). You must attend this workshop to be activated for an OCS "2021 med school applicant advising appointment." (Note- applicants unable to participate at these times will be able to view the webinar at a later time to gain access to advising). Fill out the House Information Form/Questionnaire: Make sure that your House is aware that you are applying for 2021 matriculation and complete the House personal information form/questionnaire. Be Aware of House Deadlines: Be sure you are in touch with your House regarding all deadlines and expectations. House Advising: Your House will assign you an individual adviser (resident or non-resident tutor) to assist you throughout the cycle. They will provide support on your personal statement, school list, mock interviews, secondary applications, institutional action, etc. Personal Statement: Attend the OCS workshop on Personal Statements: Monday, 2/24, 4:30-6:00pm & Thursday, 2/27, 1:00-2:00pm (webinar). Review your personal statement with an adviser in your House. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applicants, OCS is not able to review personal statements. Selecting Schools: Attend the OCS workshop on Selecting Medical Schools: Thursday, 3/5, 5:30-6:30pm & Monday, 3/9, 1:00-2:00pm (webinar). Be sure to review the requirements for individual schools and our resource detailing which schools accept out-of-state and international applicants. The AMCAS Application Process: Attend the OCS workshop on Completing the AMCAS Application: Thursday, 4/23: 1:00-2:30pm (webinar). OCS advisers are not able to review the AMCAS activities list. Letters of Recommendation: Review the OCS resources on building your file of letters of recommendation and be sure your letters are submitted to your House by the House deadline. Interview Preparation: OCS will hold several interview workshops beginning in late August (sign up will be available in the late summer). OCS advisers are not able to do individual mock interviews. OCS Medical School Application Advising: OCS will be offering Med School Application Q&A Webinars: Wednesdays 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/10 (variable times). Students and alumni who have attended the OCS Medical School Application Workshop can also make individual "2021 med school applicant advising appointments" from February through June to go over their school list, individual concerns, and other issues such as disadvantaged status and applying as a reapplicant, an international student, or DACA/undocumented student. Due to the volume of applicants, the OCS premed advisers are unable to provide advising on personal statements, AMCAS activities, and secondary application essays. For these topics, please refer to the House non-resident and resident tutors. Current applicants are only eligible for up to two OCS premed adviser appointments from February to June. OCS does not offer any advising services during the month of July.

4 years, 3 months

[2021] welcome & 2021 application cycle guidelines!

by Morimoto, Emiko Taira Adachi

Dear 2021 Applicants, Welcome to the Harvard OCS Medical School Applicant 2021 list serve! Over the next year, we will be posting a great deal of information related to the upcoming 2020 medical school application cycle. Please spread the word about this list serve to any Harvard students and alums who are applying this year. We wanted to share our guidelines for navigating the 2021 med school application cycle. Please review this and check out the various links, workshops, and resources. In particular please note that you are required to attend the Med School Application Process workshop (one held in November, another February 5, webinar February 10, or request the link for the webinar (and watch the webinar) at a later date in order to book a 2021 Med School advising appointment in Crimson Careers. Best, Emiko & Oona Navigating the 2021 Medical School Application Cycle Your House and the Office of Career Services (OCS) each provide a lot of support to help you through the long, complex and often stressful application process. This handout will direct you through the steps and help you best utilize the support offered by OCS and your House. Review the Process: Start by attending, in person or virtually, the OCS Medical School Application Process Workshop Wednesday, 2/5, 4:30-5:30pm & Tuesday, 2/10, 1:00-2:00pm (webinar). You must attend this workshop to be activated for an OCS "2021 med school applicant advising appointment." (Note- applicants unable to participate at these times will be able to view the webinar at a later time to gain access to advising). Fill out the House Information Form/Questionnaire: Make sure that your House is aware that you are applying for 2021 matriculation and complete the House personal information form/questionnaire. Be Aware of House Deadlines: Be sure you are in touch with your House regarding all deadlines and expectations. House Advising: Your House will assign you an individual adviser (resident or non-resident tutor) to assist you throughout the cycle. They will provide support on your personal statement, school list, mock interviews, secondary applications, institutional action, etc. Personal Statement: Attend the OCS workshop on Personal Statements: Monday, 2/24, 4:30-6:00pm & Thursday, 2/27, 1:00-2:00pm (webinar). Review your personal statement with an adviser in your House. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applicants, OCS is not able to review personal statements. Selecting Schools: Attend the OCS workshop on Selecting Medical Schools: Thursday, 3/5, 5:30-6:30pm & Monday, 3/9, 1:00-2:00pm (webinar). Be sure to review the requirements for individual schools and our resource detailing which schools accept out-of-state and international applicants. The AMCAS Application Process: Attend the OCS workshop on Completing the AMCAS Application: Thursday, 4/23: 1:00-2:30pm (webinar). OCS advisers are not able to review the AMCAS activities list. Letters of Recommendation: Review the OCS resources on building your file of letters of recommendation and be sure your letters are submitted to your House by the House deadline. Interview Preparation: OCS will hold several interview workshops beginning in late August (sign up will be available in the late summer). OCS advisers are not able to do individual mock interviews. OCS Medical School Application Advising: OCS will be offering Med School Application Q&A Webinars: Wednesdays 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/10 (variable times). Students and alumni who have attended the OCS Medical School Application Workshop can also make individual "2021 med school applicant advising appointments" from February through June to go over their school list, individual concerns, and other issues such as disadvantaged status and applying as a reapplicant, an international student, or DACA/undocumented student. Due to the volume of applicants, the OCS premed advisers are unable to provide advising on personal statements, AMCAS activities, and secondary application essays. For these topics, please refer to the House non-resident and resident tutors. Current applicants are only eligible for up to two OCS premed adviser appointments from February to June. OCS does not offer any advising services during the month of July.

4 years, 3 months

[2020 & 2021] school visits!; [2021] application workshops

by Morimoto, Emiko Taira Adachi

Hi all, We wanted to share the workshops this spring- most are only appropriate for those applying for 2021 (or beyond), but some of the school visits might be relevant to those of you applying for 2020. The office hours, in particular, might be helpful if you are on the waitlist at any of these schools or are trying to decide if you want to matriculate there. Please RSVP for any of these workshops, info sessions, and office hours here<https://harvard-csm.symplicity.com/students/?signin_tab=0>. School visits: * Georgetown University School of Medicine Virtual Information Session: Monday, February 10, 4:30-5:30pm * Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Information Session: Monday, March 2, 4:30-5:30pm * University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Office Hours: Tuesday, March 10, 9:15am-11:45am, 2:30-4:30pm * University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Information Session: Tuesday, March 10, 12:00-1:00pm * Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Information Session: Monday, March 30, 4:00-5:00pm * University of Michigan Medical School Information Session: Tuesday, April 7, 4:30-5:30pm * University of Michigan Medical School Office Hours: Tuesday, April 7, 2-4pm * Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine Information Session: Monday, April 13, 4:30- 5:30pm * Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Information Session: Wednesday, April 15, 4:00- 5:00pm Workshops for Seniors and 2021 Medical School Applicants * Medical School Application Process (note, you are required to attend this workshop in-person or view the webinar in order to have access to 2021 applicant advising appointments. This workshop also ran in November 2019). * Wednesday, February 5, 4:30-5:30pm * Monday, February 10, 1:00-2:00pm, Webinar * Personal Statement Workshop * Monday, February 24, 4:30-6:00pm * Thursday, February 27, 1:00-2:00pm, Webinar * Selecting Medical Schools * Thursday, March 5, 5:30-6:30pm * Monday, March 9, 1:00-2:00pm, Webinar * AMCAS Application Workshop: Thursday, April 23, 1:00-2:30pm, Webinar * 2021 Medical School Application Q&A Webinars: Wednesday, May 6, 12:00-1:00pm; Wednesday, May 13, 5:00-6:00pm; Wednesday, May 20, 1:00-2:00pm; Wednesday, May 27, 3:00-4:00pm; Wednesday, Jun 3, 11:00-12:00pm; Wednesday, Jun 10, 4:00-5:00pm Best, Emiko & Oona

4 years, 3 months

[2022 applicants and beyond] July-September MCAT dates

by Morimoto, Emiko Taira Adachi

2022 applicants and beyond- Here is info for the July-September 2020 MCAT registration. Best, Emiko & Oona July-September 2020 MCAT Registration Registration for July-September 2020 MCAT dates will open on February 5, 2020. Students will have the ability to begin the registration process in advance of selecting a test date and location. Before registration opens, students will be able to 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 February 5. Starting the registration process early will allow you more time to enter their personal information, read important MCAT policies and forms, and accept terms before searching for a test date and location on February 5. Completing personal information and terms in advance does not give students priority in selecting their test date and location. Please follow AAMC on Twitter @AAMC_MCAT for updates and announcements. For more information about registration, please visit: https://students-residents.aamc.org/mcatregister<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.us8.list-2Dman…>

4 years, 3 months

transition for list, waitlists, letters of intent

by Morimoto, Emiko Taira Adachi

Dear Applicants, We are repeating some information from the last newsletter, just in case you missed it. We have put that at the bottom of the message, so as not to be too repetitive for those of you who already read these messages. 1. Transition for the list. We are going to be transitioning this listserv to include announcements for the 2021 cycle. We will still have a few announcements throughout the spring for applicants in the 2020 cycle. For those few of you who have been accepted to the medical school that you plan to attend, you may want to unsubscribe from this list now (if you have trouble unsubscribing, please email premed(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:premed@fas.harvard.edu> and we can unsubscribe you). For those of you who are still waiting for acceptances (which is most of you) and those who may have questions about managing wait lists, traffic rules, etc., please stay on the list and unsubscribe later in the spring. We will flag announcements for the 2020 versus the 2021 cycle. 1. Waitlists. For those of you on waitlists for schools that you hope to attend, it can make sense to send an update every month or so starting in February unless schools have asked you not to or you are only allowed a limited number of updates. Know, however, that the overwhelming majority of waitlist movement will take place after April 30th. Your House tutors (and we) are happy to advise you on waitlist strategies. However, once you are admitted to any medical school it is Harvard policy that your House will not advocate for admission off a waitlist or for an interview at another school. We have a number of medical schools visiting this spring and are still adding more. For those of you on waitlists at those schools, you may wish to attend the information sessions to introduce yourselves to those admissions officers (or book an individual office hour, thus far these are currently being offered by University of Chicago and University of Michigan). A listing of those visits can be found on the Premed and Health Careers calendar on our website.<http://ocs.fas.harvard.edu/medical-health> 1. Letters of Intent. You do not need to be in a hurry to tell one medical school that if admitted you will attend. At times, this can be useful and appropriate, but for most circumstances it is still too early. These should not be taken lightly and you should really view this as your word. You are truly honor bound to go to that school if you send a letter of intent. There are still interview invitations coming from some schools. Get in touch with your House tutors or OCS if you are thinking of sending such a letter. We know this is a tense time for many of you. Good luck as you finish up the cycle and as always, feel free to share your news as it comes in! Best, Emiko & Oona 1. Zero to three interviews. If you have had zero to three interview invitations (or if you have had, for example four invitations, but have been rejected at one or two of those schools), if you have not already done so, then please get in touch with your House tutors and us. There may or may not be anything further to be done, but we would like to hear from you and help you strategize. Lots of people who were in your situation last December are several months into their first year of medical school at this point. 1. Updates. There is no clear right answer as to when and whether you update your schools but we can try to offer some guidelines. * If a school tells you they do not want updates, do not send updates. * It is fine to send an update any time you have truly major news-award of a major fellowship, publication of a paper, a major award, etc. * If you had only a few interviews and sent updates to all your schools in early November, it would be fine to send them again about six weeks later-either late December or early January. You do not need to send updates to schools that have rejected you or accepted you already. The most meaningful updates are going to be to schools where you have not yet been invited to interview. * If you have not sent updates at all, you may want to send some now or in early January. You can include your fall grades if you are still in school, can briefly tell them how you have spent your fall, can indicate continued interest in the school, and can tell them graciously that while you know not everyone is invited for an interview, you would be honored to be invited. * Updates should not be long! 1. Application and Acceptance Protocols. 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://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__students-2Dresidents.a…>; Application and Acceptance Protocols--Admissions Officers<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__students-2Dresidents.a…>). As long as you are holding a maximum of three acceptances on April 15th and 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 do not intend to matriculate. 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 what the financial aid package looks like and in that case it is appropriate to withdraw from school B once you have been accepted to school A. Once you have an acceptance to any medical school, neither OCS nor your House will be able to advocate on your behalf at any school, but your House tutors and OCS premed advisers are both happy to discuss your choices with you at any point. 1. Acceptances into MD/PhD programs. The same rules apply for applicants accepted into MSTP slots. However, since you will know at the outset that you will be fully funded, it is usually not necessary for you to hold multiple acceptances for any period of time. At times, you may feel unable to decide without a re-visit or without further information about your research options. That may mean that some applicants need to hold spots at two or three programs for a period of time. If you are lucky enough to have more acceptances than that and while you are technically allowed to hold up to three offers until April 30th, we would urge you to go ahead and narrow down the spots you are holding so that you can free up spots for other applicants.

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