Need advice about a LOIntent sent before decision

[WashMe]

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If someone sent a letter of intent to a school before any decision was made saying (s)he will go if accepted, can (s)he withdraw from that school before a decision is made, or if (s)he is waitlisted (because (s)he has not been "accepted" and thus is not obligated to uphold any agreement)?

Edit: Letter sent after interview. It is still my favorite school, but I've been talking to people who went there and I'm concerned about being able to finish with even a decent class rank at said school (precluding some specialties, even with a good Step I score)

 

[GoSpursGo]

Sure, though I wonder why you sent an LOIntent if it wasn't actually your first choice... it's certainly something of a feaux pas.

 

[WashMe]

Sure, though I wonder why you sent an LOIntent if it wasn't actually your first choice... it's certainly something of a feaux pas.

It was, and still is, my first choice, and I'm holding zero acceptances. If accepted soon I will surely attend, but I have another interview coming up at a more low-key school and people are making me feel a little intimidated about the school to which I sent the LOIntent. I have no doubt that I'll be able to do well on the boards in a few years, but if I end up in the bottom 1/3 of the class it won't much matter (even though it would be at a good school).

 

[GoSpursGo]

It was, and still is, my first choice, and I'm holding zero acceptances. If accepted soon I will surely attend, but I have another interview coming up at a more low-key school and people are making me feel a little intimidated about the school to which I sent the LOIntent. I have no doubt that I'll be able to do well on the boards in a few years, but if I end up in the bottom 1/3 of the class it won't much matter (even though it would be at a good school).

Don't worry about it; from my understanding, residency programs care much more about your clinical evaluations and board scores than where you are in the class. That's not to say class rank is irrelevant, but I get the feeling it's just not as important as, say, GPA is as a premed.