Declining Interviews Versus Withdrawing Application

[anestheticman]

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I was wondering if when turning down some interview offers if I should just tell them that I can't make the dates and leave my application on hold with them or if I should just withdraw my application completely.

Can you still scramble into a program that you declined an interview with and if you can, does hitting the withdraw button on ERAS prevent you from scrambling into the program?

Basically, I'm not sure if I should hit the withdraw button or just write a polite email saying I am interested but I can't make the date...

 

[Shalom77]

I'd just send the polite email saying you can't make the dates. If you are interested in the program you could try asking if they have a wait list for other dates.

I don't see any advantage in formally withdrawing as long as you've let them know that you are unable to interview there.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

I was wondering if when turning down some interview offers if I should just tell them that I can't make the dates and leave my application on hold with them or if I should just withdraw my application completely.

Can you still scramble into a program that you declined an interview with and if you can, does hitting the withdraw button on ERAS prevent you from scrambling into the program?

Basically, I'm not sure if I should hit the withdraw button or just write a polite email saying I am interested but I can't make the date...

It's exactly the same either way. You can scramble whether you withdraw or never set up an interview.