Please check your email, The OSU med school just sent an email to all deferred candidates answering your question.
Hello, deferred students!
We appreciate your interest in the Ohio State University College of Medicine. I know it can be frustrating to be “deferred”, but please know that as a deferred student you are still very much in the hunt for an admission. Some of you have asked if anyone gets rejected after interview—in other words, are acceptance or deferral the only possibilities after an interview. I can tell you that every two weeks when we convene to render decisions on students who have interviewed, we reject some candidates. So, being deferred means that we are still very much interested in you. In our current class of 1st year medical students, as many as 25-30% of them were initially deferred. One of them, Stephanie Carlson, was kind enough to write a message to you immediately below this message.
So, what should you do next? Be patient. If you have significant updates that will reasonably impact your candidacy, please let us know about your achievements. We re-review all deferred applicants every two weeks, and we do take updates into account. By significant updates, I specifically mean updates in three main categories:
- Winning a national award or fellowship, such as a Fulbright fellowship
- Achieving a 4.0 GPA in a quarter or semester since your interview
- Co-authoring a research publication
Letters that simply say how much you would like to attend the OSU College of Medicine are fun to read, and flattering, but by themselves won’t impact your candidacy.
Have a very happy and safe holiday season. We WILL be in touch! Enjoy this newsletter, which will help keep you up to date on things happening in the College, and opportunities available to our students.
Best regards,
Quinn Capers, IV
