Has anyone ever been rejected early decision?

[glassesvar]

I know most people that apply early decision usually talk directly with someone in admissions to see if its a good idea to apply ED. Every account I've read of someone applying ED has resulted in them being accepted. Has anyone here been rejected ED or know of anyone who has?

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[LoveBeingHuman:)]

Well many people don’t apply ED and those who do and fail don’t go around telling people what happened

 

[LavarBall]

My guess is that most who are "rejected" during the ED phase are just deferred to the regular applicant pool. If the school thought you had zero chance of acceptance at that phase they would most likely not allow you to apply ED to their program (since you have to speak with admissions before applying ED).

 

[glassesvar]

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[ADSigMel]

My guess is that most who are "rejected" during the ED phase are just deferred to the regular applicant pool. If the school thought you had zero chance of acceptance at that phase they would most likely not allow you to apply ED to their program (since you have to speak with admissions before applying ED).

I didn’t realize you had to get approval from admissions to apply ED. Doesn’t that kind of defeat the purpose, if you know before you apply whether or not you’ll get in?

I did meet with admissions about possibly applying ED, and he encouraged me to do it. I decided not to, because I was under the impression that many people are unsuccessful at it and end up being late in the cycle applying for other schools after the ED rejection.

 

[Piglet2020]

I read that some people were rejected from ED: some outright, others were placed in the regular decision pool and were later rejected.

Why do you want to do ED? It's just as competitive (if not more competitive) than regular decision. I almost did ED until my advisors talked me out of it. I think that was the best choice because I was successful for my first cycle. I just followed the wise old saying to apply early (for regular decision) and broadly!

 

[Terror Billy]

ED is good for a handful of people. If you fit a school's mission and have met with their admissions counselors they usually give off a clear vibe. I only know of a couple people who did it, and they both had success. If your numbers are too low applying ED WILL NOT HELP...but if your numbers are in their range or above it and you fit the school I think it's worth considering (if you're set on the school/location). Both examples I'm thinking of were IS students applying to state schools.

 

[FutureOncologist]

A lot of programs list specific minimum reqs to meet ED "competitiveness." State schools seem to have a cut-off of at least a 3.6 sGPA and ~87th - 92nd %ile MCAT. My school required a 3.6 cGPA and at least a 32 MCAT (back in 2011) to be considered. If you didn't get selected, your app was sent into the regular admissions pool and then compared to everyone who applied.

It's tricky because, if I remember correctly, you could only apply to either A.) One school when you selected ED or B.) only could choose one school on ED while being allowed to apply to any other school on regular admissions. If the former, then you better have an amazing app or else you'll be sending in secondaries in late October through late November.

 

[LoveBeingHuman:)]

A lot of programs list specific minimum reqs to meet ED "competitiveness." State schools seem to have a cut-off of at least a 3.6 sGPA and ~87th - 92nd %ile MCAT. My school required a 3.6 cGPA and at least a 32 MCAT (back in 2011) to be considered. If you didn't get selected, your app was sent into the regular admissions pool and then compared to everyone who applied.

It's tricky because, if I remember correctly, you could only apply to either A.) One school when you selected ED or B.) only could choose one school on ED while being allowed to apply to any other school on regular admissions. If the former, then you better have an amazing app or else you'll be sending in secondaries in late October through late November.

I remember the ED rules being that you can’t apply to other schools unless the ED school has given its decision.

 

[FutureOncologist]

I remember the ED rules being that you can’t apply to other schools unless the ED school has given its decision.

That's what I thought. ED essentially seems like you're only wanting to go to THAT school and you have a lot of confidence of getting in. Or you fit a certain school's mission to serve a certain population.

 

[LoveBeingHuman:)]

That's what I thought. ED essentially seems like you're only wanting to go to THAT school and you have a lot of confidence of getting in. Or you fit a certain school's mission to serve a certain population.

Or there is a very compelling reason to stay in the location of that school (usually this works for schools that are the only MD school within severally hundred miles).

 

[raiderette]

My state school has EDP and a high acceptance rate. I have only known two people that weren't accepted ED, and they were also rejected after being deferred. I wouldn't let either of those rejected students walk a dog, let alone see a patient. In my home state the big perk was guaranteeing a spot at the campus of choice. Unless you really want to stay in state, it doesn't really pay to apply ED.