Dropping acceptance but holding on to waitlist spots?

[iceroll]

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Would it negatively affect me getting off the waitlist if I drop the acceptance that I am holding now? The reason I'm asking is because I got into a Canadian school that I'd rather go to over the school I'm accepted to now, but if I can get into one of my waitlist schools, I'd rather go there. And if I withdraw before the deadline, I can get my deposit back.

Do the admissions people see that I had an acceptance but I dropped it, or would it look like I wasn't accepted anywhere at all (and would that hinder my chances?)?

Thanks!

 

[ridethecliche]

If you'd rather go to the Canadian school, you should hold that spot until you get off a wl. You don't want schools to think you're an idiot.

 

[el_duderino]

No, I don't think that would negatively affect you. Get your deposit back if you're not going there.

 

[einsteinm]

So you've gotten into 1 Canadian school and 1 US school? If so, drop the US school if you wouldn't go to it over the Canadian school. Then keep your position on the other waitlists. However, make sure you meet all of the criteria that some schools have in order to matriculate (like final grades, etc) before you drop anything. Also, you should be able to hold both acceptances with no repercussions and can drop one after you've decided you have no hope of getting off a waitlist just incase anything changes.

 

[iceroll]

Both the Canadian and American schools require a deposit, I can get the US school deposit back if I ask within in the next few days and I'm pretty sure I should be able to have the grades to matriculate.

But dropping that acceptance won't harm my chances for the waitlists?

 

[iceroll]

If you'd rather go to the Canadian school, you should hold that spot until you get off a wl. You don't want schools to think you're an idiot.

What do you mean by this, hold the American spot or Canadian spot? Would the WL schools think I'm an idiot for withdrawing my American spot?

 

[ridethecliche]

I think seeing you with an acceptance and then seeing you with none will raise eyebrows since they can't see your Canadian school acceptance.

Forget the deposit and let the cycle continue.

 

[samac]

I think seeing you with an acceptance and then seeing you with none will raise eyebrows since they can't see your Canadian school acceptance.

Forget the deposit and let the cycle continue.

100% agree.

 

[Petrichor1]

which province are you looking to get off waitlist? and do you think the province you have gotten into relatively easier to get in?
Are you considered an OOP for the one you got into?

 

[iceroll]

which province are you looking to get off waitlist? and do you think the province you have gotten into relatively easier to get in?
Are you considered an OOP for the one you got into?

I'm Canadian, I'm holding on to an American acceptance and a Canadian acceptance right now. I was asking about how dropping the American acceptance would affect my chances of getting off the American waitlists.

 

[ridethecliche]

Hold the U.S. one till you get off a waitlist.

/end thread.

 

[CharmanderMD]

I don't see why OP would need to hold the U.S. acceptance if it means they could get their deposit back. They could have just as well been accepted to a DO school that they preferred over the MD school. There are many conceivable and understandable reasons an applicant would turn down an acceptance so I don't imagine it would raise eyebrows.

 

[Petrichor1]

I'm Canadian, I'm holding on to an American acceptance and a Canadian acceptance right now. I was asking about how dropping the American acceptance would affect my chances of getting off the American waitlists.

well then I concur with those that say you should hold your american acceptance. If you got into a Canadian med, your stats are actually pretty good since they have cutoffs so I doubt OP got accepted in a DO school.

 

[el_duderino]

I don't see why OP would need to hold the U.S. acceptance if it means they could get their deposit back. They could have just as well been accepted to a DO school that they preferred over the MD school. There are many conceivable and understandable reasons an applicant would turn down an acceptance so I don't imagine it would raise eyebrows.

Yeah, I'm with you. I don't see any value in sacrificing a deposit because you think schools that have you on a waitlist will view you more favorably.

 

[iceroll]

I don't see why OP would need to hold the U.S. acceptance if it means they could get their deposit back. They could have just as well been accepted to a DO school that they preferred over the MD school. There are many conceivable and understandable reasons an applicant would turn down an acceptance so I don't imagine it would raise eyebrows.

All of the US schools are Top 30 MD. The 2 WL schools are better ranked than the school with the acceptance though.

I'm hearing such conflicting views on whether withdrawing will affect the waitlist schools' views though

 

[resiroth]

All of the US schools are Top 30 MD. The 2 WL schools are better ranked than the school with the acceptance though.

I'm hearing such conflicting views on whether withdrawing will affect the waitlist schools' views though

Would you pay 100 bucks to potentially improve your chances on those waitlists? There's your answer.

 

[johnnytest]

Would you pay 100 bucks to potentially improve your chances on those waitlists? There's your answer.

This

 

[iceroll]

Would you pay 100 bucks to potentially improve your chances on those waitlists? There's your answer.

It's actually $500 but I guess you're right.

 

[el_duderino]

Why do we think it would improve his WL chances to see he's currently holding an acceptance elsewhere?

 

[iceroll]

Why do we think it would improve his WL chances to see he's currently holding an acceptance elsewhere?

Well they wouldn't be able to see my Canadian acceptances, would they?

 

[CharmanderMD]

Well they wouldn't be able to see my Canadian acceptances, would they?

I'm actually genuinely confused by the logic going on here. Why would you turning down an acceptance have any bearing on the schools you're currently wait listed at? U.S. MD schools have to be fully aware that there are schools outside of those that use the AMCAS. You could have turned down that option for a DO school, a Texas school, or an international school. In your case, the schools that you're wait listed at know you're Canadian, it wouldn't take much reasoning for someone to put together the fact that you were accepted to a Canadian school.

All that being said, I'm no expert but $500 is a lot of money to throw away on the slim chance that declining your acceptance would have any repercussions

 

[resiroth]

I'm actually genuinely confused by the logic going on here. Why would you turning down an acceptance have any bearing on the schools you're currently wait listed at? U.S. MD schools have to be fully aware that there are schools outside of those that use the AMCAS. You could have turned down that option for a DO school, a Texas school, or an international school. In your case, the schools that you're wait listed at know you're Canadian, it wouldn't take much reasoning for someone to put together the fact that you were accepted to a Canadian school.

All that being said, I'm no expert but $500 is a lot of money to throw away on the slim chance that declining your acceptance would have any repercussions

No one poaches from texas schools. They're like 2 dollars a year. Let's be real, very few people turn down MD for DO, and if they do maybe they have strong reasons for doing so (aka REALLY want to be close to family) so poaching is less likely there. Canadian school is also plausible, but then schools may think he's interested in staying in Canada.

Point is it seems like very odd behavior...like "wow this guy must really want to go to medical school in canada".

Finally, my question wasn't actually an obvious answer "of course you should do it". It was more of a:

"Withdrawing could hurt your chances, if you prefer the however many dollars to the potential chance of it impacting your admission to the WL schools then withdraw away" type deal.

$500 ain't nothin, but it's also not a lot in the grand scheme of things. If you're pretty set on the canadian school and aren't over the moon about the other waitlists it could make sense to withdraw, that's up to the OP.

 

[el_duderino]

I don't understand why withdrawing would hurt his chances.

 

[DoctorLacrosse]

I don't understand why withdrawing would hurt his chances.

the only reasoning I could come up with would be that being Canadian and withdrawing from the American school that accepted you implies you'd rather just stay in Canada so other US schools might be reluctant to accept you. all I can think of.

 

[DoctorLacrosse]

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