Early submission is no longer a thing for the 2020-2021 cycle??

[sharcoochie]

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I received an email from my prehealth program at my undergrad institution today (screenshot attached) that said all applications verified between May 28th and July 10th will all be sent out to medical schools at the same time on July 10th. My understanding with the two week delay was that the AMCAS was still going to release our applications in batches on July 10th based on when we had submitted. But instead they will just all be released at the same time? Does this mean that it no longer matters if you submit your AMCAS early because it will just get included with all the applications submitted in the first month?

 

[Wolvvs]

I received an email from my prehealth program at my undergrad institution today (screenshot attached) that said all applications verified between May 28th and July 10th will all be sent out to medical schools at the same time on July 10th. My understanding with the two week delay was that the AMCAS was still going to release our applications in batches on July 10th based on when we had submitted. But instead they will just all be released at the same time? Does this mean that it no longer matters if you submit your AMCAS early because it will just get included with all the applications submitted in the first month?

Are you asking whether an application sent out to schools early in the day on July 10th will have an advantage over one sent out later in the day on July 10th? Or even in the next few days? Yes, they may release them in batches, but it doesn't matter.

 

[Goro]

To tell you the truth, early submissions was never a thing. The app season for MD was from 6/1 to Labor Day, and in the latter there could be some wiggle room, especially at your state schools.

On top of that,. apps are never processed in chronological order of receipt.

 

[sharcoochie]

To tell you the truth, early submissions was never a thing. The app season for MD was from 6/1 to Labor Day, and in the latter there could be some wiggle room, especially at your state schools.

On top of that,. apps are never processed in chronological order of receipt.

So does this mean there really is no advantage to submitting the application on May 28th versus later in the cycle?

 

[KnightDoc]

So does this mean there really is no advantage to submitting the application on May 28th versus later in the cycle?

You're not asking the right question. There is some advantage to applying early, but as your prehealth office pointed out, the definition of early has changed this year.

It's not just a two week delay, where everything is staggered out, but starting two weeks later. The first batch will be larger than usual because it will include an extra few weeks of submissions. It takes from few days to a few weeks for transcripts to be verified, so, no, there is still an advantage to submitting early, and, no, all submissions from 5/28 through 7/10 won't be submitted on one batch on 7/10.

Assuming, as your school says, it takes no more than 3 weeks to verify, all submissions from 5/28 through 6/19 will go in the first batch on 7/10, with later submissions going later as they are verified. As @gonnif said, after the first hold through 7/10, all subsequent batches will be sent daily as they are complete. Hope this helps!!!

 

[Goro]

So does this mean there really is no advantage to submitting the application on May 28th versus later in the cycle?

No, there really isn't, unless you meet the criteria for "eyeballs first, like URM, veterans, top 10th %ile of all applicants, people who fit the school's mission,, etc.,

 

[Wolvvs]

Or if you're applying to Tulane and fit their missions, or Chicago if you have ultra high stats.