Do med schools send out IIs first to their most wanted applicants first?

[t3705]

Or is this an old wives tale?

I read that some schools rank applicants so I would assume for some schools it is true, but I don't know.

There are some adcoms here so maybe they can chime in and give their thoughts.

If the above is true it would make sense that the earlier iis have a better chance of acceptance. At least at first. Eventually those with multiple acceptances have to choose and that can open things up for the more typical applicant.

Or... Schools have a very good idea who is going to matriculate and so they can send out iis to students who are not tippy top applicants.

These questions and comments come up in my mind when I read thst schools like Miami and VCU rank applicants.

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[Ismet]

this is extremely school-dependent and you're not going to find one blanket statement that applies to all schools. but yes, some schools invite rockstar applicants early in the season, and keep more average applicants on hold until later in the season.

 

[yehhhboiii]

why wouldn't you want to send invites to the best applicants first

 

[darkjedi]

generally speaking yes, the superstar applicants tend to be offered interviews first

 

[Goro]

Yes.



Do med schools send out IIs first to their most wanted applicants first?

 

[Hipocrates]

Yes.



Do med schools send out IIs first to their most wanted applicants first?

And generally, which candidates are considerd the "most wanted applicants'? URM s with average to decent GPAs and MCAT scores?

 

[osprey099]

Or is this an old wives tale?

I read that some schools rank applicants so I would assume for some schools it is true, but I don't know.

There are some adcoms here so maybe they can chime in and give their thoughts.

If the above is true it would make sense that the earlier iis have a better chance of acceptance. At least at first. Eventually those with multiple acceptances have to choose and that can open things up for the more typical applicant.

Or... Schools have a very good idea who is going to matriculate and so they can send out iis to students who are not tippy top applicants.

These questions and comments come up in my mind when I read thst schools like Miami and VCU rank applicants.

Obviously..

 

[IlDestriero]

And generally, which candidates are considerd the "most wanted applicants'? URM s with average to decent GPAs and MCAT scores?

That would depend on the mission of the school. Harvard's mission is very different from the University of Hawaii.

 

[Dbate]

I don't know. I'm interviewing with Baylor tomorrow and I have poor stats compared to their class (3.5 sgpa&cgpa, 35 MCAT).

So it's not always about stats.

 

[qtpai]

my stats are baller but no schools want me because im a bad person

 

[gyngyn]

my stats are baller but no schools want me because im a bad person

Obviously.