At what point do you start withdrawing?

[dbeast]

Just got my first acceptance (hold your applause) and have a few post interview decisions pending... My acceptance is near the top of my favorite schools, so is it common courtesy to immediately withdraw from all the rest that, at this point, I wouldn't go to? Or is it worth it to keep those pending applications in play in case the med school I'm accepted to somehow changes policies/revokes acceptance/burns down?

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[Catalystik]

[Applauds anyway.]

If you are confident that no school will offer you a better financial aid package that you would be unable to turn down, then by all means feel free to withdraw from further consideration at schools you are sure you wouldn't attend. Don't worry about the courtesy issue so much, as your space (if offered) would eventually go to someone else anyway.

 

[mvenus929]

I withdrew from one school after my first acceptance, because they offered me an interview and I liked my acceptance more. I declined another offer of acceptance for the same reason. I waited and was ultimately rejected everywhere else I applied.

Don't worry about withdrawing now. I'd hold off on it at least until you get a basic idea of their financial aid packages, to cover all your bases, so to speak.

 

[NickNaylor]

If you're not interested in waiting for financial packages, withdraw from any schools that you know you wouldn't attend over other schools you've been accepted to.

 

[PremedIowa]

Wait for all financial aid packages (~May 1st) --> it can make a huge difference and there is no way to tell what is going to happen.

 

[gravitywave]

Wait for all financial aid packages (~May 1st) --> it can make a huge difference and there is no way to tell what is going to happen.

This. You'd be surprised how much less you can hate a school once it's painted green.

 

[dbeast]

[Applauds anyway.]

Cat, you're too kind 🙂 was just trying to relive the Cole The Troll spam threads. Good call on the financial aid stuff, team.

 

[NickNaylor]

Cat, you're too kind 🙂 was just trying to relive the Cole The Troll spam threads. Good call on the financial aid stuff, team.

wat

 

[wanderer]

I know I won't be withdrawing from any schools I already interviewed at until I get all my financial aid statements. The MSAR only has one data point for every school: average debt. Since there are so many factors going into this I don't think you can make too many assumptions as to which schools will offer the best aid. I've heard this behavior referred to as selfish several times, but doing the opposite is just foolish (unless one knows they won't go to a particular school and withdraws from there).

 

[4ksibe]

wat

+1

 

[Catalystik]

Cat, you're too kind 🙂 was just trying to relive the Cole The Troll spam threads. Good call on the financial aid stuff, team.

Sorry, I guess I missed the parallel spamishness you were trying to invoke. You did get an acceptance though, right?

 

[orthomyxo]

Cat, you're too kind 🙂 was just trying to relive the muffeoniv spam threads. Good call on the financial aid stuff, team.

fixed

 

[dbeast]

wat

Mostly got deleted...

See http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=781479&highlight=coleontherolll

and

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/search.php?searchid=15165318


Yea Cat, I'm in thanks for looking out!

 

[Catalystik]

Mostly got deleted...

Ahhh. Perhaps you should have said Cole the Trolll. Now I know what you're referring to.