Another week in the 2019 cycle... Brief update as of
admission actions by Friday 04/19/19 (overnight sync to today) for the 2019 AMCAS MD/PhD cycle (Changes since 04/13 admission actions). This is the BEST result for each individual applicant (WA or AC is better than Active/Looking, which is better than Rejected - PW, PR, RJ).
| 20-Apr | 13-Apr | Change |
Total Applicants | 1765 | 1765 | 0 |
Withdrawn Before Acceptance (WB) | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Rejected (Prelim Rj, Passive Withdrawal, RJ) | 1030 | 1041 | -11 |
Active in the cycle (not rejected) | 730 | 719 | 11 |
At least 1 MD/PhD Acceptance (AC, DF, WA) | 682 | 670 | 12 |
Defer to a later application cycle (DF) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Withdrawal After Acceptance (WA) | 26 | 22 | 4 |
Currently Accepted for MD/PhD (AC) | 654 | 646 | 8 |
Seeking a position (NA, HO, RS, AL, IN) | 48 | 49 | -1 |
As expected, the first week after the deadline for applicants to reduce to no more than 3 acceptances results in some movement. Most programs have had their 2nd visits. There is a steady stream of additional first-time acceptances but the rate has slightly increased.
I expect at least 750 applicants with at least 1 MD/PhD acceptance by end of our 2019 cycle (a 42.5% acceptance rate - see recent historical range of 749-791 applicants - see
post #225 of this thread). We are only 10 days away from the deadline to select a single program.
Personally, in my program we had a few withdrawals after 2nd visits. Today, we are at target size, but at least a couple of my accepted applicants are thinking another program as their best fit. A big issue for most MD/PhD programs who at this point will have less than 10 acceptances or less than 5 in-state/5 out-state is we have LIMITED INFORMATION. I can't over-enroll, thus, I have to wait until those accepted applicants make their decisions. It appears to me that the waitlist will be moving starting Monday April 29, and those 2 weeks (April 29 - May 10) will be relatively active. Currently, there are only 26 accepted applicants in the WA category but I predict a total of 75 within six weeks from today, and another 15 joining the DF category. That results in 65 slots, which eventually trickle down into positions for NEW (additional) 1st time MD/PhD accepted applicants. Clearly, the domino effect will result in some currently accepted applicants change MD/PhD programs, but eventually a newly accepted applicant is the beneficiary. Nevertheless, the historical reality has been that for about 70-80% of accepted applicants, they are set by May 1.