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3.8) What is a secondary/supplementary?
Secondary (also called supplementary) applications come in a variety
of forms and typically are utilized only by schools using the AMCAS
application (MD programs), or schools using the AACOMAS application
(DO programs) rather than their own application. Depending on the
school, they may request no more than a check and signature to
complete processing of your application, or they may ask you to
provide additional information such as SAT scores and respond to
several essay questions.
A number of schools "screen" applicants prior to sending secondary
applications. This means that based on information (essay,
biographical data, MCAT scores and GPA) provided by the applicant's
AMCAS or AACOMAS application, the school decides whether or not to
send a secondary application to the applicant. Screening of
applications at the secondary stage is not done by all schools; many
schools have all applicants complete all application materials and
then decide who to interview based on information contained in the
primary and secondary applications.
Information on application fees and whether a school uses secondary
applications may be found in the MSAR (cf. 1.4).
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