Med School Secondaries | the 101 & the things they don't tell you

Ready to tackle the med school secondary essays section next? In this video I share with you the quick 101 on the secondaries application as well as some of the things I had to learn the hard way.
This is the first installment in my med school secondaries mini series. Subscribe for more to come. I have an exciting secondaries spreadsheet to help keep you organize coming in the next episode, so stay tuned!
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Links to Previous Secondary Application Prompts for ALL Schools:
medschoolinsiders.com/medical... (Med School Insiders - this site also provides tips to answer certain essay questions, as well as lists the school mission, vision, school specific deadline, etc, but always double check with the school's website)
www.shemmassianconsulting.com... (Shemmassian Academic Consulting - also provides tips on how to get into specific schools)
===== Timestamps =====
0:45 - 1:18 Secondaries Mini Series Intro
1:35 - 2:04 What Are Secondaries? & Why Are They Important?
2:04 - 3:25 Preliminary Screening & My Timeline
3:25 - 3:45 Deadlines to Submit
3:45 - 4:14 Number of Essays per School
4:14 - 4:26 Spreadsheet Teaser
4:26 - 6:03 Pre-Writing
6:03 - 9:20 Beyond the Essays
9:20 - 11:13 Horror Stories (mistakes were made)
Music by: Mark Generous - A Step Forward - thmatc.co/?l=1BBAFEB0

[@cdd0918]

i'm about to submit my primary app, so finding your secondary videos have been so so helpful thank you!!!

[@nsquaredmd]

Thank you and good luck! 🤞

[@LongNguyen-zk1es]

I really like all of your videos

[@nsquaredmd]

Thank youuu ❤️

[@victorial1902]

I love your channel so far, can you make a video with how to brainstorm secondaries and some examples?

[@nsquaredmd]

Yes! Thank you for the suggestion 😊

[@emilyh3644]

thank you :)

[@bc77147]

Thank you for your videos! May I ask which school was the one that added Photo Upload after you submitted? Seems weird that there wasn’t an email announcement! Thanks! (9:20)

[@nsquaredmd]

UIC

[@bc77147]

thank you!@@nsquaredmd

[@garrettludescher9588]

w video