Clarification on "II's before Thanksgiving" rule

[SchwiftyMD]

Does the II before thanksgiving rule mean interviewing at schools before thanksgiving or just receiving the interview invite before Thanksgiving, even if the date of your interview is after

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[Frogger27]

Does the II before thanksgiving rule mean interviewing at schools before thanksgiving or just receiving the interview invite before Thanksgiving, even if the date of your interview is after

Receiving before thanksgiving

 

[GoSpursGo]

Moving to pre-med MD.

 

[AttemptingScholar]

@LizzyM 's Holiday Rules for the AMCAS Timeline:

1. Independence Day (4th of July): complete your AMCAS application
2. Labor Day (first Monday in September): have your letters in (including committee letters) and finish your secondaries; your overall application should be complete by now
3. Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday in November): if you don't have an interview invite by Thanksgiving, start thinking about what you'll do if you need to reapply (this so-called turkey rule was substantiated by Lucca's SDN Survey of 2015 and LizzyM's June 2016 Survey)
4. Mardi Gras (a Tuesday in February): if you don't have that waitlist turn into an offer by Mardi Gras, drink heavily and start making a contingency plan when the hangover wears off (source)

 

[Goro]

Does the II before thanksgiving rule mean interviewing at schools before thanksgiving or just receiving the interview invite before Thanksgiving, even if the date of your interview is after

It's a rule of thumb, not one of the Ten Commandments!