How do you receive secondaries?

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Schools will send you secondaries even if they don’t have your MCAT score and/or committee letter yet. Each of these pieces — verified primary, completed secondary, (final) MCAT score, and committee letter must be received by the school before your application is considered complete.

Is it too late to submit secondaries?

Mid-July is fine, but you will feel nervous waiting for your secondaries while everyone else is completing them. Do not submit in August. Every year we work with applicants who submit in August and do not get in simply because they were late in the process.

How late is too late to apply to med school?

In short, September is simply too late to submit an application to medical school. August is borderline. Submitting in or before mid-July is reasonably safe, and June is ideal.

How late is too late to submit amcas?

During peak periods from June to September, it will take approximately 6 weeks for AMCAS to process your application. The early decision program has an absolute deadline of August 1st for all medical schools. Regular primary application deadlines range from October to December.

How late can I take the MCAT?

You should plan to take the MCAT for the final time between January and April of your application year. For instance, if you’d like to enroll in medical school in August 2021, you’ll want to take your MCAT during the first four months of 2020, that is, no later than April 2020.