Received the following e-mail on 3/26/19:
To all Acceptees to the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,
The purpose of this email is to inform each of our current accepted students of our expectations with regard to the upcoming changes, as of 4/30/19, in the “Choose your Medical School” tool.
To start, we would like you to understand that we know not all those we accept to the Jacobs School will matriculate here. There are many weighty factors which enter into such a decision, including financial considerations, proximity of family, proximity of other supports, etc.
That being said, we believe it is a matter of professionalism that applicants accepted at multiple schools remove themselves from the lists of accepted students at schools where they don’t intend to matriculate in as timely a manner as possible, so that waitlisted applicants can be offered spots in sufficient time to make plans for their own matriculation.
There are two tools which we would like our applicants to consider choosing, in as timely a manner as possible. Explanations of our policy regarding these follow:
Plan to Enroll (after 4/30/19): This tool indicates a preference for one school over the others at which an applicant has been accepted. The school chosen is notified that the applicant is planning to attend their school. The other schools at which the applicant has been accepted or waitlisted are notified that the applicant is choosing another school. Applicants choosing this tool may continue to interview at other schools, and may also accept offers off of waitlists. However, per AMCAS instructions, students choosing “Plan to Enroll” are communicating to all schools at which they hold an acceptance that they have made a choice about the school at which they choose to enroll, and that they are withdrawing from other schools such that they continue to hold only one acceptance. If you choose the Jacobs School, we expect that you will withdraw from all other schools to which you have been accepted (not waitlisted). If you choose a school other than the Jacobs School, we expect you will email us separately notifying us of your withdrawal. If we do not receive such email, we will reach out to you and may request such withdrawal.
Commit to Enroll (after 4/30/19): This tool also indicates a preference for one school over all others, but this choice confirms that the applicant is not only withdrawing from other acceptances, but that the applicant is also withdrawing from all schools at which the applicant is waitlisted. The school committed to is notified that the applicant is committing to attend their school. The other schools at which the applicant has been accepted or waitlisted are notified that the applicant is committing to another school. Per AMCAS instructions, by selecting “commit to enroll,” an applicant is indicating his or her final selection and has withdrawn all other applications, including waitlist positions. If you commit to the Jacobs School, we expect that you will withdraw from all other schools to which you have been accepted or waitlisted. If you commit to another school besides the Jacobs School, we expect that you will email us separately notifying us of your withdrawal from our acceptance or our waitlist. If we do not receive such correspondence, we will reach out to you and may request a withdrawal.
Again, we understand that the decision of where to attend Medical School is not an easy decision, nor one made lightly. For this reason, we will not require that our applicants commit to enroll at the Jacobs School prior to Friday, July 5, 2019. In fairness to applicants who are on our waitlist, we respectfully request that our applicants communicate to us their intentions as timely as possible. However, as of7/5/19, we will expect that all acceptees who intend to matriculate at the Jacobs School will have chosen the “Commit to Enroll” tool for the Jacobs School. If, after 7/5, you have not chosen “Commit to Enroll” at the Jacobs School, we will reach out to you and request a withdrawal.
For additional clarification of the “choose your medical school tools”, please use the following link:
https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/article/amcas-choosing-your-medical-school-tool/
Thank you very much for your cooperation with this new process. Do not hesitate to reach out to our office if you have any questions.
about 2 of the students that had lunch on my interview day got A's off the waitlist....so you never know I guess!
