Late application

[inomed]

I realized I signaled / applied too high initially, and then added additional applications towards the end of September after the ERAS release date. What are the odds these applications see the light of day and get a serious look or is it a massive red flag?

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[Med Ed]

Q1. What are the odds?
A1. Greater than zero.

Q2. Is it a massive red flag?
A2. It would be difficult to characterize a second round of applications (sans signals) as a massive red flag, but it's also not a mystery what happened. In UME admissions you always get a little cluster of applications right before the deadline. Once in awhile you net someone really good out of that last batch, but most of the time it's too little too late.

 

[inomed]

Q1. What are the odds?
A1. Greater than zero.

Q2. Is it a massive red flag?
A2. It would be difficult to characterize a second round of applications (sans signals) as a massive red flag, but it's also not a mystery what happened. In UME admissions you always get a little cluster of applications right before the deadline. Once in awhile you net someone really good out of that last batch, but most of the time it's too little too late.

This is for residency not medical school admissions. When you say it's not a mystery what happened, can you be more explicit in how programs will interpret the application submitted 5 days after the release date?

 

[Redpancreas]

This is for residency not medical school admissions. When you say it's not a mystery what happened, can you be more explicit in how programs will interpret the application submitted 5 days after the release date?

It is not a red flag. Is it a disdvantage? Likely a small one. We don’t know how each program handles later applicants. If it’s bothering you, you can always shoot them an email to them mentioning how you’re interested in them for XYZ reason and insert your eras pdf so they can review it. That may catch their attention.

 

[inomed]

It is not a red flag. Is it a disdvantage? Likely a small one. We don’t know how each program handles later applicants. If it’s bothering you, you can always shoot them an email to them mentioning how you’re interested in them for XYZ reason and insert your eras pdf so they can review it. That may catch their attention.

Thanks, I'll do this for the ones I really like.

 

[voxveritatisetlucis]

Depends on the specialty

 

[Med Ed]

This is for residency not medical school admissions.

I understand that, but there are parallels between the two processes.

When you say it's not a mystery what happened, can you be more explicit in how programs will interpret the application submitted 5 days after the release date?

Five days? Not a huge deal. Five weeks? It becomes apparent that your initial application strategy failed and you are panic-adding programs.

 

[Med Ed]

If it’s bothering you, you can always shoot them an email to them mentioning how you’re interested in them for XYZ reason and insert your eras pdf so they can review it. That may catch their attention.

I would find this quite off-putting.

 

[inomed]

I would find this quite off-putting.

What's the best way to show interest now?

 

[NotAProgDirector]

There really isn't. The whole point of signalling is to highlight yourself to a limited subset of programs.

 

[Med Ed]

What's the best way to show interest now?

Agree, this doesn't really exist apart from signalling. If there were some way to stand out then everyone would start doing it and it would rapidly become ineffective.

 

[lanzhou_lamian]

I panic added a few programs a week or two after opening. I got several interviews from my original batch of schools, none from my panic batch. YMMV

 

[inomed]

I panic added a few programs a week or two after opening. I got several interviews from my original batch of schools, none from my panic batch. YMMV

I ended up getting one from my panic batch today. TBD how many others I get