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+1 oos

+1 oos secondary. good luck to all my rosalind franklinders

+1 oos md secondary

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+1 OOS MD secondary

are the secondaries the same as 2025 or are they new again?

same secondaries?

No, all different secondaries. First 4 are basically why CMS and what aspects of the community/region align with your goals. Last one is describe a time when u received difficult academic feedback.

im bugging or their website is genuinley bare bro. like im pulling at strings for the why us

Do apps go immediately to under review at submission or does it not happen until later? I forget what it said when I submitted mine and saw the portal today says it's under review so I'm just kind of curious not that it really changes anything.

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Does anyone know if they send completion emails?

My portal says As of July 22, 2026, your application is under review. Once a final decision is made, we will send a separate communication as an application status update. -- So I imagine they might? Unless that just means the update happens in the portal.

July 9th completed my application

I got one yesterday a few hours after I submitted

could anyone post this year's secondaries with word or character limit?

Chicago Medical School values service, interprofessional collaboration, and community engagement. Describe an experience that reflects one or more of these values and how you hope to continue this work during your time in medical school. (150 word limit)

Which specific programs, opportunities, or aspects of Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University motivated you to apply, and how do they align with your career goals? (150 word limit)

What interests you about training in the Chicago/North Chicago region, and how might this environment shape your medical education and future career as a physician? (150 word limit)

If you joined the Chicago Medical School community, how would you contribute to the learning environment through initiatives, organizations, or areas of involvement that interest you? (150 word limit)

Describe a time when you received difficult or unexpected feedback about your academic performance or behavior. How did you respond to that feedback, and what changes did you make as a result? (150 word limit)

Did anyone get a completion email? I don’t see it updated on the portal, nor did I receive an email. The only things marked complete on my end are the payment and essays.

I do have a "your application is complete" email. It took about a day to receive.

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"Your application is under review"

I got an email from RFU today and checked the portal to see that "As of August 3rd, your application is under review." Does anyone know the timeline for this process?

Unfortunately, I do not think there is a set timeline for this. I have gotten this email from other schools and they wrote that it could stay like this for months. Based on a quick google search it seems like RFU is the same with admissions citing several weeks to multiple months due to their holistic review.

on the portal is says they send interviews starting in september

I guess my question is does everyone make it to this step? Is there any sort of funneling up to this point, such as during the experiences review? Or are these just buzzwords that really have no meaning?

I think everyone gets a secondary. All of the funneling is after the secondary and interviews. under review just means they haven't finalized a decision on your application or they haven't began sending interviews out i think

No I agree that everyone get a secondary. But then after submitting, you go through the experiences review and then the possibility of a phone interview. What I'm asking is if virtually everyone makes it past the experiences review and then receives the possible phone interview email.

They are doing nothing more than reviewing your app. Everyone gets this status when their app is complete. If you're invited to an interview you will get an email and that's it.

I posted this to the wrong forum my bad, just realized this is RFU not WMed.

I had a sneaking suspicion

For those who got interviews were you ED or part of the pathway program at depaul?

Not me. Just regular MD II

if you don’t mind when did you submit your secondary?

No problem! I submitted my secondary on July 7th

Also, I was wondering if you received an email or if you had to check the portal? Congrats btw!

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Thank you so much! I recieved an email this morning :)

Hi! So RFU is one of my top schools, and my application just went under review, and I'm super nervous idk whyyyy. For anyone who has heard back from them, how long does the review process usually take? Thanks!

I’ve been under review for like a month

Got verified around June 16 and have almost all my secondaries except RFU. Do you think I should email them?

Yeah, RFU sends secondaries to pretty much every applicant, if you haven't received it yet it's most likely something from their end.

thanks so much!!

I submitted my secondary and LOR last week. I only got an email saying that my application fee was paid. I never got an "application complete" email. is this normal?

bruh this is the only school I applied to that charges you the transaction fee to pay for your secondary

yeah you're cooked you should just withdraw ngl

bro is not upholding benevolence 🙏 😭

Did you do preview? I also didn’t get a complete email but did not do preview. I’m unsure what to do and am wondering if that explains it.

I got an email saying, "Your Chicago Medical School application is complete" from RFU. and while I did do preview, my score will not come back for like another week. I have it listed on my app that I've already taken it tho. I got my email soon after I submitted my secondary. Are ur guys LOR in??

Yes LORs are in. I’m confused because I can’t see anything else to do on the portal. Was there a fee I missed? Other than the 140 dollars. Hmmm I guess I will email or call.

Same exact situation, when i submitted my app i didn’t even take my preview yet and i got the complete email roughly 24 hours after submitting my secondary