Apply Early vs Apply Late??!!

[alphasyn]

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so i heard from different people regarding the advantage and disadvantage of submitting primary app late and early. some said that applying early maximize the chance of getting accepted since its on a rolling admission, while others said that applying early will be competing with a larger group of well-qualified applicants that one can typically avoid if submit later in the cycle.

i am confused, someone please clarify. thanks!

 

[Zona Pellucida]

Early.

 

[Hifey]

If you submit late, you'd be competing with an even bigger group of competitive applicants. If you're borderline then an early app (JUNE) can save you and get you to a lot more interviews than a late one when schools are already filling their interview spots with "better" applicants.

so...EARLY. This cannot be emphasized enough.

 

[csmittyB]

so i heard from different people regarding the advantage and disadvantage of submitting primary app late and early. some said that applying early maximize the chance of getting accepted since its on a rolling admission, while others said that applying early will be competing with a larger group of well-qualified applicants that one can typically avoid if submit later in the cycle.

i am confused, someone please clarify. thanks!

Anybody who tells you that there is an advantage to applying late DOESN'T have your best interests at heart. If you apply early there will be many seats available. If you apply late there will be few seats available. Which seat do you think will be easier to get?

 

[naijaboi]

This is a no-brainer. Apply early. There is no advantage to applying late. If you were going to be rejected, you were going to be rejected no matter when you apply. But a late application means there are limited interview spots left and limited seats left in the class, and these would almost always go to high stat candidates.

 

[flip26]

There is no possible advantage to applying late. None. Don't listen to anybody who tells you otherwise.

Early is the only way to go...

 

[J ROD]

Appying early is the easiest and simpliest thing you can do to increase your chances of getting accepted into med school.

By early, I mean the first day or two AMCAS opens in June.

Take this as truth......

 

[metallica81788]

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[BlueElmo]

Apply early and get it out of the way.

 

[BBender716]

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...early?

 

[metallica81788]

Damn you, BBender. Stealin' ma thunda.

But yeah, have your stuff ready to submit the first day you can in early June. Send your transcripts in before then.

 

[BBender716]

Damn you, BBender. Stealin' ma thunda.

But yeah, have your stuff ready to submit the first day you can in early June. Send your transcripts in before then.

 

[DocMcCoy]

Overall, definitely apply early. I did make an exception in order to 'maximize my chances' and save a little money. I applied to the MD schools I thought I had a chance at the very first day the application was open. I also applied to 4 DO schools right away hoping that I would have some initial success. I had an alternative list of DO and MD schools set aside that I planned on applying to later (august-september) in a last ditch effort in case I did not hear anything about interviews from my initial list of schools.

In the end applying early to fewer schools than I would have liked worked for me, but if I had the money I would have applied to all the schools on my list early. I did end up saving about a thousand dollars of primary and secondary application fees though. Just something to think about. And for what it is worth I wasn't what a lot of people on SDN would call a competitive applicant.

 

[Sammich117]

Oh definitely early. Those well qualified early applicants stay in play the whole cycle.

 

[J ROD]

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...early?

damn......😱

 

[Practitioner]

It's rolling admission, the strong applicants stay in the cycle and increase in number with time. They don't go anywhere.

People can't say it enough: Apply early.

[edit] - DocMcCoy made a great point too. Maybe then: apply early and apply smartly.

 

[Ok2Panic]

Just in case the past responses haven't been persuasive enough,

I can't think of ANY good reason to apply late. Other than that you would submit a really shoddy PS or whatever because you're not prepared. Best possible scenario: be prepared and apply early.

 

[bookfreak89]

so i heard from different people regarding the advantage and disadvantage of submitting primary app late and early. some said that applying early maximize the chance of getting accepted since its on a rolling admission, while others said that applying early will be competing with a larger group of well-qualified applicants that one can typically avoid if submit later in the cycle.

i am confused, someone please clarify. thanks!

EARLY. Hope that clarifies it. 😎

 

[Reekneee]

As everyone else has already made clear, definitely submit EARLY. I think this was one of the biggest mistakes I made during the application process.

 

[The Poet Sings]

the earlier you apply, the earlier you find out (assuming no major snags in your file). don't you want to be able to tell your fam at thanksgiving where you'll end up? or by the december break? trust me, you don't want to be at these family gatherings telling them you're still waiting to hear from schools!

 

[flip26]

the earlier you apply, the earlier you find out (assuming no major snags in your file). don't you want to be able to tell your fam at thanksgiving where you'll end up? or by the december break? trust me, you don't want to be at these family gatherings telling them you're still waiting to hear from schools!

Amen to this.

I got my first acceptance on Oct 17. I have been under zero pressure since then. Reading all these posts by people sitting on waitlists or a pile of rejections is chilling...

 

[lcr2108]

i had subaverage stats going into this cycle, but i applied early and got in!

ALWAYS APPLY EARLY

 

[NickNaylor]

Based on the advice in this thread, I will be applying late.

 

[Ok2Panic]

Based on the advice in this thread, I will be applying late.

 

[CalBear2009]

Everyone on here has emphasized (in very creative ways I might add) to apply early, but I think some details might help.

A vast majority of schools don't release secondaries until July, which means you want to be verified by early July. The earlier in June you submit your AMCAS, the faster you will be verified. The people who submitted on the first day were verified within a day, while someone like me who submitted June 12 had to wait a little over 3 weeks to be verified.
Basically submit within June, and assuming you do your secondaries in a timely manner, you will be one of the first groups evaluated for interviews.

Good luck!

 

[harvman11]

I submitted my AMCAS somewhat late (mid-late August) and this was one of the things that was stressing me out the most about my application. It ended up not hurting me much if at all, but just for your mental health you should apply as early as you can.