Would it increase my odds of getting accepted to a medical if I were to apply in the EDP versus the traditional way to apply?
Does EDP increase your odds for a particular college?
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When I was considering EDP, I called the dean and he told me that this is not the case. In other words, EDP applicants are selected using the same criteria, just earlier and quickly.
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I was told the same thing, possibly by the same person, since you're from nola.
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It depends what school. See if you can talk to any former EDP applicants to get a feel for what to expect. Maybe look for a facebook group or go fishing on the current/former threads on here for the school you are interested in. I don't think anyone that applied via EDP to my school in the past several years has been rejected, but that is not the case for all of them.
Though your application may be considered using the same criteria, I think the fact that EDP is binding to a particular school also influences a school's decision (indicates you really want to go there, and if accepted, you are one less person they have to worry about). In addition, the vast majority of applicants don't apply EDP, and I would argue that the individuals that do aren't a representative sample of a school's total other applicants - and even though applications should be considered independent of all others, i doubt they are.
Intuitively, one would think that it would improve one's chances solely because they can rely on you, and know you are super interested in the school, and also because they can look at your app a little more closely than usual. Just keep in mind that if you aren't accepted to that school you are released to all other schools very late, so you're taking a huge gamble even if you're a perfect fit for that school.
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this is what I'm afraid of......I wanna do EDP for a certain school but I don't think it's worth the risk.....just my take though
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My local school wanted me to do EDP because "EDP is for applications who are superiorly qualified for our school -- very above average compared to our stats." (not trying to inflate myself, that's a direct quote and I figured it was pertinent to the conversation)
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Unless you have some ties to the school or REALLY need to get in there (family, spouse, etc)...I don't think it's ever worth the risk.
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EDP is usually recommended only for people that absolutely know they want to go to a particular school and are fairly strong applicants. Since there aren't many slots for EDP applicants in each class, it might actually be more difficult to get in this route. It's a big risk, so I wouldn't recommend doing it unless you can't see yourself at any other institution.
The dean of admission at my local med school told me, "I'm not trying to be cute, but we know that we're going to see your application again [in the regular cycle] so unless you're a steller applicant it's not worth the risk that you'll be very late in the normal cycle after you don't get accepted."
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a quick question for others who have applied EDP or have spoken with admissions folks; although the deadline for schools to notify you about their decision is October 1st, you are able to apply to other programs as soon as you are rejected via EDP. For instance, if you apply EDP in June, you could potentially be rejected in June/July and then apply to other places in July which isn't all that late. (the main drawback for EDP is that you apply late to all other schools if you aren't accepted)
Although this makes sense theoretically, my guess is that schools take their sweet time deciding on EDP applicants. After all, you aren't going anywhere. So, has anyone applied EDP and been rejected? When did you submit and when did you get rejected? If a school has a reputation for rejecting EDP applicants very early, ( again, probably unlikely) why not apply there? You get verified immediately when you are EDP.
Although this makes sense theoretically, my guess is that schools take their sweet time deciding on EDP applicants. After all, you aren't going anywhere. So, has anyone applied EDP and been rejected? When did you submit and when did you get rejected? If a school has a reputation for rejecting EDP applicants very early, ( again, probably unlikely) why not apply there? You get verified immediately when you are EDP.
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That's more likely if you aren't the stellar applicant that's been discussed in this forum. If you think your chances are strong, you would more likely be interviewed and then reviewed by a committee before hearing a decision.
If you are planning on getting the bad news early you should probably just avoid the stress and apply to the school for regular notification.
If finding out early is the goal applying early to a rolling admission school allows you to be accepted as early as 10/15.
Also most people improve during interview season. If your EDP is your top choice you wouldn't necessarily want to interview there first imo.
