Harvardocs-medschool-applicants-list October 2021

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school visits, 0-2 interviews, completeness, acceptances

by Morimoto, Emiko Taira Adachi

Dear 2022 Applicants, 1) Upcoming school info sessions. * Tufts University School of Medicine<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_webina…>, Monday, 10/4, 4-5pm ET * Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_webina…>, Thursday, 10/14, 4:30-5:30pm ET * Johns Hopkins School of Medicine<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__harvard.zoom.us_webina…>, Monday, 10/25, 4-5pm ET 2) Interviews and updating schools. Some of you have not received any interview invitations, and some of you have received several. Know that there are still many invitations to be given out. Also know that it is not unusual to receive a few rejections before receiving any interview invitations. In mid-October, provided you submitted your AMCAS by mid-June, were verified in late June/early July, and turned around secondaries in 10-14 days, we recommend that you send emails to the schools where you have not yet been rejected, especially if you have received 0 to 2 interviews. If you were unable to stick to these rough dates, you should adjust that mid-October guide accordingly. 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 should briefly (1-2 sentences) comment on why you are interested in this school and if you have anything new to share, you should update them. 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. If you have 0 to 2 interviews by mid-October, please get in touch with your House premed tutor and the advisers at OCS. 3. Confirming completeness. All of you should confirm 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. 4. Acceptances. A few of you may be fortunate enough to receive an acceptance to medical school on October 15 (the earliest date on which a medical school is allowed to issue acceptances). This is not common and most schools do not start sending acceptances out 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-amcas/applicati…>). As long as you have reduced the number of acceptances you are holding to a maximum of three on April 15th and to one acceptance only 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. This 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 makes sense to withdraw from school B once you have been accepted to school A. Your House tutors and the OCS premed advisers are both happy to discuss these choices with you. Wishing you all the best in this long process! Best, Emiko & Oona Emiko Morimoto, PhD Assistant Director, Premedical and Health Careers Advising 617-495-2595 / morimoto(a)fas.harvard.edu<mailto:morimoto@fas.harvard.edu> / LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/in/emiko-morimoto-7282386/> Pronouns: she / her / hers Office of Career Services<http://www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu/>, Harvard University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences 54 Dunster Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 [insta small]<https://www.instagram.com/harvardocs/> If you are applying to medical school in 2021 for matriculation in 2022, please subscribe to the Harvard OCS Medical School Applicant Listserv, by visiting https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/harvardocs-medschool-applica… and signing up using a @college.harvard.edu address, a @post.harvard.edu address, or an @alumni.harvard.edu address.

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