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Harvard Medical School2026-2027 Thread
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Jul 8, 2026
#11

anonymous:

anybody waiting on secondary still? I was verified on 6/1 and have received plenty from other schools. Ik they do batches but at what point is it weird to not have received something?

same! any update

anonymous
Jul 8, 2026
#12

socg0488:

same! any update

Still waiting lol

anonymous
Jul 13, 2026
#13

is it important to submit this within 2 weeks? I am so behind and the 2 weeks is coming up

anonymous
Jul 13, 2026
#14

anonymous:

is it important to submit this within 2 weeks? I am so behind and the 2 weeks is coming up

“Harvard Medical School does not have a rolling admissions policy. The timing of the submission or completion of an application will not affect the applicant’s chances of receiving an interview invitation. As long as all application materials are received prior to our final deadline, applicants will receive full consideration. Please see Timeline for more information.”

This is from their website, so do with that what you will. It’s the only thing keeping me from emailing them since I still haven’t received a secondary

anonymous
Jul 13, 2026
#15

anonymous:

is it important to submit this within 2 weeks? I am so behind and the 2 weeks is coming up

nah submitted in october and got in

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Jul 13, 2026
#16

Finding that my response to " If you have already graduated, briefly summarize your activities since graduation. (4000 characters)" is similar writing to my personal statement. Is that expected or should I approach this differently?

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Jul 13, 2026
#17

simplybo:

Finding that my response to " If you have already graduated, briefly summarize your activities since graduation. (4000 characters)" is similar writing to my personal statement. Is that expected or should I approach this differently?

I'm assuming that your personal statement has a strong narrative guiding how your activities lead you to a career in medicine. So, in the secondary prompt "briefly summarize your activities since graduation," you can summarize your activities and your role/responsibilities without the narrative your personal statement has.

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Jul 13, 2026
#18

FoolzGold:

I'm assuming that your personal statement has a strong narrative guiding how your activities lead you to a career in medicine. So, in the secondary prompt "briefly summarize your activities since graduation," you can summarize your activities and your role/responsibilities without the narrative your personal statement has.

Ah, thank you! I feel like the 4000 characters is making me think it HAS to be long lol

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Jul 13, 2026
#19

simplybo:

Ah, thank you! I feel like the 4000 characters is making me think it HAS to be long lol

Oh definitely does not need to be 4000ch! They just provide a high ceiling for those who may need it. Mine was around 1000ch :)

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Jul 16, 2026
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