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I sent this e-mail to AMCAS. I got a "Your message has been queued" response, with a copy of this e-mail truncated halfway through the first question. I hope it didn't get through to whoever answers like that
Anyways, here goes:
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My application is almost complete, but when I go to designate the medical schools to which I'd like to apply there are two strange things.
1) For all schools, the "Combined Medical Degree/Ph.D" option is listed under a "You need SPECIAL PERMISSION from this medical school to select:" heading. I've contacted one medical school already about this (Washington University) and they said that this message was an error and that no prior permission was required. I believe that all medical schools anticipate this selection in advance (without prior permission) so that they know which secondary to send you. Is it ok to proceed with the selection of "Combined Medical Degree/Ph.D" programs?
2) When I select a medical school with the "Combined Medical Degree/Ph.D" option and click next it does not increment the amount of money I should owe for my application. Sure I would like my application to be free, but I am under the impression that this is not the way it is supposed to be. Note that when I select a school for the regular MD program, it does add the appropriate amount of money to my bill. Are MD/PhD applications free, is this a bug, or will I be asked for the money later?
I would like to go ahead and select all the schools to which I would like to apply, but I want to make sure that my concerns in 1 & 2 are taken care of or I am told to proceed before I continue so that I can avoid later complications.
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Let the AMCAS 2003 fiasco begin!
Anyways, here goes:
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My application is almost complete, but when I go to designate the medical schools to which I'd like to apply there are two strange things.
1) For all schools, the "Combined Medical Degree/Ph.D" option is listed under a "You need SPECIAL PERMISSION from this medical school to select:" heading. I've contacted one medical school already about this (Washington University) and they said that this message was an error and that no prior permission was required. I believe that all medical schools anticipate this selection in advance (without prior permission) so that they know which secondary to send you. Is it ok to proceed with the selection of "Combined Medical Degree/Ph.D" programs?
2) When I select a medical school with the "Combined Medical Degree/Ph.D" option and click next it does not increment the amount of money I should owe for my application. Sure I would like my application to be free, but I am under the impression that this is not the way it is supposed to be. Note that when I select a school for the regular MD program, it does add the appropriate amount of money to my bill. Are MD/PhD applications free, is this a bug, or will I be asked for the money later?
I would like to go ahead and select all the schools to which I would like to apply, but I want to make sure that my concerns in 1 & 2 are taken care of or I am told to proceed before I continue so that I can avoid later complications.
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Let the AMCAS 2003 fiasco begin!