How to decide to go for Early Decision

[jammin06]

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hey guys,
for those who applied early decision to the med school of your choice, what brought you to the conclusion that "i need to apply ED?" I am contemplating applying ED next year, but then there's that whole thing about 'i kinda want to know where all i could go..'

So. if u guys could kinda walk me through the thought process...it'd be greatly appreciated.

 

[pratik7]

before you apply EDP...meet with someone on the admissions committee to evaluate your application. Most school will advise you on if you should apply edp or not.

 

[stoic]

I think the reasons for going EDP are different for every person. Here's why I did it:

-I really didn't care very much about which med school I go to.
-I do really want to stay in the midwest
-my state school takes a lot of early decision applicatin (like 40 out of 175 total students per class)
-my state school also places a lot of emphasis on students who want to stick around in Kansas to practice (which I do)
-I wanted to enjoy my senior year w/o the stress of flying around to interviews while missing tests and work
-after talking to the admissions people, I knew I'd be competative for the EDP program

So after considering all of these things I decided to go for it. I got in (they emailed us decisions the DAY AFTER our interviews... how cool is that) and couldn't be happier. PM me or post here if you've got more questions.

 

[jammin06]

I think the reasons for going EDP are different for every person. Here's why I did it:

-I really didn't care very much about which med school I go to.
-I do really want to stay in the midwest
-my state school takes a lot of early decision applicatin (like 40 out of 175 total students per class)
-my state school also places a lot of emphasis on students who want to stick around in Kansas to practice (which I do)
-I wanted to enjoy my senior year w/o the stress of flying around to interviews while missing tests and work
-after talking to the admissions people, I knew I'd be competative for the EDP program

So after considering all of these things I decided to go for it. I got in (they emailed us decisions the DAY AFTER our interviews... how cool is that) and couldn't be happier. PM me or post here if you've got more questions.

i feel myself being in the same position you are. I'd be doing EDP to my state school (Univ. of Alabama-Birmingham), where my MCAT is right at, if not slightly above avearge, and my GPA as an engineer will keep my competitive. I am an out of state student at a private university right now, and the thuoght of paying 30k+ per year for 4 more years is just too much to handle. Especially when UAB is a top 25 med school and I get to be closer to my family and 4 years of med school would cost about the same as one year of my undergrad.