I received my first couple of secondary requests from Medical Schools. Now, these are all schools that don't screen applicants, they just send out secondary requests to every student they know is applying. I don't think it gives anything away to name some of the schools--for example, Mayo. This school is definitely a reach on my list, and they invited me to pay $100 so that they can process my primary application. Then, if they're interested in just my GPA, MCAT, activities, and essay, they will ask me for my letters of recommendation, then the interview invites get sent out. Now, I don't really enjoy filling out secondaries and writing out essays, but I think I like paying money for processing even less. At least when schools charge me $125 to write an essay, I feel like at the least I'm able to show a different side of myself and strengthen my application.
On the bright side, I submitted one of my secondary applications--George Washington! That was a bit odd because they asked what my "most significant non-academic achievement" Hello, we're pre-meds! Every achievement is academic. I'm not kidding myself--I'm not athletic, and every non-academic achievement of my life is still intellectual. In any case, I jotted some things down because in the end, this question was asking, "Are you a pre-med robot, or a real person." Everybody! Keep your fingers crossed that they like it!
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