OK can someone please clarify??

[em783]

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[ADeadLois]

I would say the most likely reason that people withdraw is because they can't rationalize paying the secondary fee or for travel to the interview if it's at a place they don't want to go or think they probably won't get accepted.

 

[123165]

I guess if I thought I would not get accepted enough not to send a secondary, or that I did not want to go to that school. I would not have even applied in the first place.

I would only withdraw pre or post-secondary if I was accepted somewhere I would rather attend

 

[em783]

Ok, those reasons do make sense to me....but what about for someone who is in-state and the school is fairly closeby? And who hasn't been accepted somewhere yet. Why would this person choose to withdraw his/her application? Money reasons aside.

I just feel like I'm missing something here because I've seen SO many 'withdrew applications' on mdapplicants and so many other sites, as well as hearing it from other applicants themselves.

 

[Falco2525]

Ok, those reasons do make sense to me....but what about for someone who is in-state and the school is fairly closeby? And who hasn't been accepted somewhere yet. Why would this person choose to withdraw his/her application? Money reasons aside.

I just feel like I'm missing something here because I've seen SO many 'withdrew applications' on mdapplicants and so many other sites, as well as hearing it from other applicants themselves.

They wouldnt...the reason people withdraw is they already have an acceptance somewhere they would rather be at...that is the only reason to withdraw your application...dont withdraw until you have an acceptance because you never know with medical school applications...

 

[braluk]

What I dont understand is why even withdraw post-secondary even after getting an acceptance? Granted their acceptance can be to a school that they want to get into in the first place, but say that another school also up there on the " I wouldnt mind going here list, but is not my first choice" is willing to accept you and give you a full ride scholarship. As unlikely as it is, it does happen, if the money is already spent on the application, why not just wait to see if you'll get an interview invite (money aside from traveling).

 

[HumbleMD]

Ok, those reasons do make sense to me....but what about for someone who is in-state and the school is fairly closeby? And who hasn't been accepted somewhere yet. Why would this person choose to withdraw his/her application? Money reasons aside.

I just feel like I'm missing something here because I've seen SO many 'withdrew applications' on mdapplicants and so many other sites, as well as hearing it from other applicants themselves.

Yeah, it's just the result of applying smartly and broadly, but then hearing back at different times from schools. I scheduled my interviews with my high choice, rolling schools first to maybe hear from them. Then I cancelled interviews (at schools I conceivably wouldn't have gone to over others, even with scholarships) because I was in at schools much higher on my "list." Saved a bunch of money and time, while still giving the option of attending the interview if I did not hear back or was rejected from my higher choice schools.

 

[Falco2525]

What I dont understand is why even withdraw post-secondary even after getting an acceptance? Granted their acceptance can be to a school that they want to get into in the first place, but say that another school also up there on the " I wouldnt mind going here list, but is not my first choice" is willing to accept you and give you a full ride scholarship. As unlikely as it is, it does happen, if the money is already spent on the application, why not just wait to see if you'll get an interview invite (money aside from traveling).

here is an example...I withdrew my acceptances to TCOM and Texas A&M after receiving an acceptance to U Minnesota...I would much rather be a Minn and would not consider the other two over it...thus no reason to hold onto it...I also cancelled NYMC and because I knew I would not go there...I have not withdrawn from schools I would consider against Minn including Pritzker, WashU, Cornell, UTSW....so that is the reason you see people withdraw from some places but not others

 

[leahmaria]

I withdrew pre-secondary at a school I realized that I didn't have the admissions requirements for (UIC, Behavioral Sciences). I also withdrew pre-secondary at Rosalind Franklin because I didn't feel like writing about what a "Life in Discovery" meant to me.

Speaking of withdrawing...I just received an email from IndianaU SOM asking for my end of the semester transcripts. I have already interviewed there, but I know that I will withdraw if they accept me, so can I reply to this email and withdraw? How does the withdrawing process go?

Thanks

 

[geno2568]

i'v decided to not follow through with a bunch of my secondaries, so I'll rationalize my actions:

For columbia, georgetown, and stanford, i did some heavy research into the schools when I was writing the secondaries, and decided that I didn't really want to go there in the first place. Since these aren't exactly safety schools, no point in applying if I didn't like them

For USC, they have a big humanities requirement that I didn't realize until after I submitted my primary.

For Pittsburgh, I filed the primary late, and didn't get a chance to file the secondary until after I got into Tufts....and because I would rather be in Boston than Pittsburgh, I'm gonna withdraw from there.

 

[braluk]

I think withdrawing can be done over the phone if you want it done immediately. If not, I think you could probably just mail in a formal letter of withdrawal. Either or, I think mailing them a tangible copy is necessary in both situations so that there was proof of intent, that the medical school isn't liable if you accuse them of canceling your application without your consent.

 

[Anastasis]

the ones I withdrew from presecondary were the ones I realized I didn't really want to attend after doing some research (which I should have done beforehand).

I turned down some interviews after my first acceptance because I knew I wouldn't go there over my acceptance.

 

[HumbleMD]

I will withdraw if they accept me, so can I reply to this email and withdraw? How does the withdrawing process go?

Thanks

Some schools are different. Always call, to say, cancel an interview ASAP so then can offer it to someone else (I called the day before my Nebraska interview because I heard from Baylor that day😳 ). But, according to official AMCAS rules, you must reply in either writing or email before the May 15th date, rather than just a phone call.

 

[notdeadyet]

I think that some folks take the primary a little lightly ("What the hay, it's only $30!") and you see lots of withdrawls from places they literally can't get in (schools that do not take OOS students, etc.) or schools that once they actually researched, found that they just wouldn't be comfortable at (Loma Linda, etc.).

Also, some folks apply before getting their MCAT scores, so the list is far wider than they would have otherwise. I applied to schools of all stripe before getting my ho-hum score. Had I killed it, I wouldn't have applied to so many lower ranked schools.

There's also an element of courtesy. Once I get an acceptance, I'll withdraw from all schools that I would prefer to attend less to speed things along for other applicants.

 

[em783]

Geno, just looked at your mdapplicants profile ...congrats on your acceptance to Tufts! I love Boston, was here for undergrad and haven't left yet.

..and thanks for the clarifications, people. I guess I'm just trying to figure out a specific person's case and given their under-average stats I'm wondering why they aren't just giving it a shot at some also average schools rather than pre-emptively withdrawing. I can understand when it's withdrawing from a school you realistically would never have a shot at. And if you're a highly competitive applicant, then I could understand that a person could afford to withdraw from certain schools given that they have a decent shot at getting at least one acceptance... But, guess it ultimately depends on the person and what they're looking for.

 

[leahmaria]

Thanks guys,

I think that I will respond to this email, and then follow any actions they recommend

 

[HumbleMD]

Geno, just looked at your mdapplicants profile ...congrats on your acceptance to Tufts! I love Boston, was here for undergrad and haven't left yet.

..and thanks for the clarifications, people. I guess I'm just trying to figure out a specific person's case and given their under-average stats I'm wondering why they aren't just giving it a shot at some also average schools rather than pre-emptively withdrawing. I can understand when it's withdrawing from a school you realistically would never have a shot at. And if you're a highly competitive applicant, then I could understand that a person could afford to withdraw from certain schools given that they have a decent shot at getting at least one acceptance... But, guess it ultimately depends on the person and what they're looking for.

Yeah, if they got into a non-ranked school and are withdrawing post-secondary from good schools, then they're *****s.

 

[geno2568]

Geno, just looked at your mdapplicants profile ...congrats on your acceptance to Tufts! I love Boston, was here for undergrad and haven't left yet.

Thanks 🙂

 

[Haemulon]

Each person has their own motiveations and circumstances. Managing one's application process is a very individual thing with many influences behind the scenes. So to each his/her own. Just make the best choices you can for your own situation and goals.