Around what date/time period do most people know where they're going?
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Most people have it figured out by early May although there can be some waitlist movement later than that and a few candidates need to decide late in the game whether to drop the offer they accepted for the newly presented one.
What about interview invites? Do those typically stop coming around late march?
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Every school is a little different but I think that most are done by late February in terms of interviews.
Waitlists can often remain active throughout the summer depending on the school. Each school has its own unique process, but their goals are the same: fill the incoming class.
If you want to move off a waitlist, send a letter to the admissions committee indicating your intent to enroll if accepted off the waitlist. Letters of intent are essential because they tell schools that if they give you an offer, it will be accepted.
If you are not ready to commit to a singular school, then you can also reach out to their admissions office and ask them for a general timeline.
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Do letters of intent actually play a large role in this? Would it be wrong to send letters of intent to more then one school that I am waitlisted by?
Technically speaking while schools wouldn't know you've sent multiple I'd save your true letter of intent for your #1 choice. The whole point of a letter of intent is to tell the school you're waitlisted at: "If a spot suddenly opens in your class 3 days before the term starts I will drop everything else I'm doing to come here"
ADCOMS want to ensure that they fill their entire incoming class. Letters of intent allow them to believe beyond a reasonable doubt that you WILL attend their school if offered admission. If they are deciding between an exceptionally qualified candidate whom they have not heard from since the interview, and another good candidate with lower stats that has sent multiple letters of correspondence including a letter of intent, many ADCOMS will offer admissions to the latter candidate because they know that this student will matriculate and wants to become a member of the medical community at that specific school.
For this reason, it is considered very unprofessional and unethical to send mutliple letters of intent. ADCOMS reserve the right to ask you why you will not matriculate if you are offered admission after sending a letter of intent, and this is not a position that you want to be in.
For this reason, it is considered very unprofessional and unethical to send mutliple letters of intent. ADCOMS reserve the right to ask you why you will not matriculate if you are offered admission after sending a letter of intent, and this is not a position that you want to be in.
I just wanna add that I have no idea how people with multiple acceptances are even considering deciding where they are going before financial aid/scholarships get rolled out. I know I won't be deciding until all the numbers are in front of me (so probably the March/early April timeframe). Money talks
This is exactly why Admissions Deans treat LOIs as lies.
