POLL: Should the Accepted Withdraw All Other Applications?

[paolorossifan]

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Should students already accepted at a dental school withdraw thier other applications to help out those on waiting lists, still waiting for news, etc.?
Why or Why Not?

 

[paolorossifan]

I personallly feel: We payed them money and completed/mailed secondaries and should at least wait untill they've done something with that cash and give a descision and withdraw after that.

 

[Sprgrover]

Sooner or later an applicant has to choose one, and only one, school and thus waitling lists will move whether you withdraw your application right now or a month from now. Also, it's the applicants right to place a deposit or hold off making a quick decision and I am sure you'll find others in agreement with your second reply.

 

[Biogirl361]

only if they know for sure that they would no longer consider going there, even if eventually accepted.

 

[DrTacoElf]

Once you have made a final decision you should withdraw from all other places. Do this as soon as possible but take full advantage of the time you are given to decide in 🙂

 

[crazy_sherm]

I think if you've made your final decision, it would be courteous to inform the schools you do not wish to attend that you would like to withdraw your app. Just because they have not made a decision yet does not mean they have not reviewed your application. It could just be that you are not the exact fit they are looking for. If I was an applicant who was on the waiting list at a school and hoping to hear back from themsooner rather than later, I would definitely appreciate someone who is not planning to go to the school to withdraw their app.

 

[frogger33]

If it is a school that you are interested in going to then no you obviously should not. HOWEVER, if you are already accepted to the school which you wish to attend, what is the point in "seeing if they WOULD accept you since you spent the money" when you have no intention in going there anyhow. In this situation I think you absolutely should withdraw your application.

Common curtousy for your fellow pre-dentals and for the school.

 

[nothen2do]

I agree with the snders above, if you have been accepted to your top choice, then you should drop your other apps. nice poll to the op, hope you come out with some others

 

[busupshot83]

Should students already accepted at a dental school withdraw thier other applications to help out those on waiting lists, still waiting for news, etc.?
Why or Why Not?

I would never withdraw ANY applications, because you never know... you may get into a school that you would rather attend.

 

[DB#1]

I personallly feel: We payed them money and completed/mailed secondaries and should at least wait untill they've done something with that cash and give a descision and withdraw after that.

Come on... Congrats that you got accepted to your top choice
Withdraw and let the rest of us get in damn it 😡
All of us who applied a litte late and don't interviews and acceptances are losing major sleep everyday 😡
and so are the ones on the waiting lists.
This cycle had more than the expected # of applicants as it is, no need for 7 dental schools to hold a seat for 1 student whos playing games while six other students are dying to get in. I will pay you application fee, is that all you and the others concerned about 😕
I don't mean to stir up things and head down the wrong avenues, but this is really selfish 😡
Someone is gotta support me on this.

 

[BUBBLICIOUS]

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I totally support DB#1. If you have made your final decision then withdraw your application from the schools you will turn down asap. Although I am not one of the anxious students without sleep every night, I feel for them. For those of you who have made your final decision, please be courteous and withdraw from other schools or cancel interviews in advance. Give the spot up to someone else who has worked hard to get there. Then, everyone will be happy 🙂.
QUOTE=DB#1]Come on... Congrats that you got accepted to your top choice
Withdraw and let the rest of us get in damn it 😡
All of us who applied a litte late and don't interviews and acceptances are losing major sleep everyday 😡
and so are the ones on the waiting lists.
This cycle had more than the expected # of applicants as it is, no need for 7 dental schools to hold a seat for 1 student whos playing games while six other students are dying to get in. I will pay you application fee, is that all you and the others concerned about 😕
I don't mean to stir up things and head down the wrong avenues, but this is really selfish 😡
Someone is gotta support me on this.[/QUOTE]

 

[paolorossifan]

For those of you who posted; great arguments. Although this could be a touchy subject, I'm glad it hasn't yet turned into a mudslinging match.I hope more will put in their "two cents".

 

[favabean]

I have not been accepted yet (or offered an interview for that matter, oh the sorrow) but I will play devil's advocate for a second.

Let's say you interview at several schools and are wiating for the final decisions. Your 1st choice school send the the big "YES" and you accept. You have yet to hear from the other schools, but you are curious if they will accept you. So, you choose to not inform them right away that you plan on attending another school. One has a right to know if other schools would have accepted them, especially since the applicant worked so hard (interview, GPA, applicaition process ect.). There is a certain peace of mind knowing which schools officially accepted you and which ones didn't.

In the end, the waitlists will move.

 

[hockeydentist]

I have not been accepted yet (or offered an interview for that matter, oh the sorrow) but I will play devil's advocate for a second.

Let's say you interview at several schools and are wiating for the final decisions. Your 1st choice school send the the big "YES" and you accept. You have yet to hear from the other schools, but you are curious if they will accept you. So, you choose to not inform them right away that you plan on attending another school. One has a right to know if other schools would have accepted them, especially since the applicant worked so hard (interview, GPA, applicaition process ect.). There is a certain peace of mind knowing which schools officially accepted you and which ones didn't.

In the end, the waitlists will move.

Don't understand you're argument of "right to know" too me working hard is achieving you're goal of getting into dental school. If you got into you're number one choice thats great, but not everyone is so lucky to get there number one choice, just as long as you got into dental school is what matters.

Having multiple acceptances is great and all, but who cares! multiple acceptances must be a ego thing for some people. Look at me I got into 4 schools compared to you're lonely 1 school(ooh awh). In the End you're attending one school, and even broader look at this, the patient who you'll be working on won't give a damn either whether or not you got into 1 school or 20 schools, just as long as you give them good oral health care.
You're fellow students in dental school are not gonna care either!
So I guess the only person who really cares is you're dog Fido!

HD

 

[The Godfather]

If I was accepted to my first choice, I would immediately inform the other schools that I was withdrawing my applications. Regardless of the money spent, etc. (no one made us apply to all those schools), it is the right thing to do. I will not waste the admissions staff's time and it will perhaps give someone a chance to go to a school that is their first choice. Rather than satisfy my ego, or have "closure," I could relieve someone a little of the stress that I know all too well. If I have accomplished my goal, it will be time to look to the future, not the past. We are going to be health care providers. Let's not be so selfish. 👍

 

[v&andy_yankee]

if you got into your first choice and know you would attend regardless of who else accepts you, then yes by all means withdrawal the rest of your application. what might just be a minor ego-booster to you is a huge issue to the rest, giving the rest of people who don't have acceptance hell.

also, keep in mind that schools don't like to be rejected from you--if in the future you do decide to specialize and apply to one of the schools that you had rejected, well, they might just open up your file and say "well look at that, they turned down our magnificent school before." it's not a definite, but if the competition is tight and i'm deciding between two similiar applicants for the specialty position, i would definitely blackball the one who turned down my school earlier.

either way, it's mainly a courtesy issue. don't be a greedy jerk (and yes, i believe people who purposely don't withdrawal their applications are). yes, you paid them all the money for the application process, but big whoop--shouldn't you be thrilled enough that you got into your first choice that a measley $60/school really doesn't mean anything? (compared to $200k+ for the next four years)

 

[luder98]

You need to edit your poll a little bit. If I read your other post correctly, you are already accepted to your top choice and not happy with the way UOP handles applications.

To answer your question:

10 years ago: No. I would not withdraw. I want to see how many schools I can actually get in with my stats.

Now: Yes. I will withdraw all my other apps. It won't do much but will reduce the wait time that other applicants have been tortured by.

 

[nothen2do]

You need to edit your poll a little bit. If I read your other post correctly, you are already accepted to your top choice and not happy with the way UOP handles applications.

To answer your question:

10 years ago: No. I would not withdraw. I want to see how many schools I can actually get in with my stats.

Now: Yes. I will withdraw all my other apps. It won't do much but will reduce the wait time that other applicants have been tortured by.

completely agree with everything. If you would like to see why this poll was put out (and slightly skewed from the original argument) please see the first page of UOP-review process thread

 

[Sprgrover]

...also, keep in mind that schools don't like to be rejected from you--if in the future you do decide to specialize and apply to one of the schools that you had rejected, well, they might just open up your file and say "well look at that, they turned down our magnificent school before." it's not a definite, but if the competition is tight and i'm deciding between two similiar applicants for the specialty position, i would definitely blackball the one who turned down my school earlier...

That is why a courteous letter informing them of your decision is such a nice gesture - as oppossed to not sending in anything and letting the deadline for responding come and go. An applicant can only attend one institution and many factors are at work on the final decision. I don't believe that schools are oblivious to this and are spiteful when an applicant takes the time to inform them of his/her decision and thank them for their time. Afterall, most of the people comprising the dental faculty were in a similar situation at one time or another.

 

[v&andy_yankee]

^you read my response wrong. i meant to say that it is better to send in a letter telling them you're withdrawing, rather than to wait for them to decide a yes on you AND then reject them. according to the OP, it seems to something that he/she is considering to do (not withdrawing).

 

[DREDAY]

Ok. I have already been accepted to my top choice school. But I have not withdrawn my applications from other schools in case these schools accept me and give me a scholarship to go there. The scholarship a school offers someone can potentially change their decision where to go. Another confounding factor is that you might think you want to go to a school today, but 3 months from now, you may change your mind based on new information you get. This application proccess is a very important point in time in someone's life and no one should have the odacity to tell soemone else to withdraw their application. They have put alot of hard work and effort into their school, studies, and volunteer to be told what to do about a decision which will change the rest of their life. Give them a break.

 

[Sprgrover]

^you read my response wrong.

😉

 

[BeachLuvr]

If you had the good sense to apply super early, and shelled out money for some incredible expenses, and you are waiting to hear on a school even though you've been accepted elsewhere ~ why on earth should you not get your money worth. You're paying for a decision.

As sweet as it would be for someone to go ahead on and withdraw, you have to also ask..."how considerate of that person am I being by asking someone to do that, knowing they put in just as much time/money/effort into that school as I'm trying to"

I doubt anyone is thinking of holding onto a spot just to keep someone else out of the school.

But then, if you know good and well where you want to go. Put the past in the past, and move on to other aspects of the app. process...like fin.aid. and housing...and give someone a chance. You have to decide on what's best for you. If it's important for you to know "what if," then hang on. But if not, give someone a chance.

 

[Biogirl361]

well said Beach. if it matters to you to find out what each school's decision is, then go ahead and wait, and if you really don't care anymore, then withdraw and open up spots. there is no clear cut right or wrong answer here.

 

[xxdakinexx]

I think if you are sure you are going to a school, out of courtesy to others you should withdraw from your other schools. There is no point in keeping your ap going if you are sure you aren't going to go there. If there is a slight chance you might want to go to a school even though you were accepted to one of your top choices; I don't see a problem with keeping your ap going. I withdrew mine except for UCSF because it is my second choice and I want to see what they have to offer if I get an interview. I doubt it though.

 

[paolorossifan]

Ok. I have already been accepted to my top choice school, but I have not indicated to other schools where I have decided where to go in case other schools that do accept me.... give me a large scholarship to go there. The scholarship a school offers someone can potentially change their decision where to go. Another thing is you might think you want to go to a school today, but 3 months from now, you may change your mind based on new information you get. This application proccess is a very important point in time in someone's life and no one should have the odacity to tell soemone else to withdraw their application. They have put alot of hard work and effort into their school, studies, and volunteer to be told what to do about a decision which will change the rest of their life. Give them a break.

I am in complete agreement.

 

[paolorossifan]

Though I still stand by my words, in a change of heart, I have decided to withdraw my UOP application and send the other schools no thank you letters. I got my first choice. Good luck to those still wanting UOP.

 

[Sprgrover]

If you had the good sense to apply super early, and shelled out money for some incredible expenses, and you are waiting to hear on a school even though you've been accepted elsewhere ~ why on earth should you not get your money worth. You're paying for a decision...

I agree with this statement. Although I have already notified the other schools of my decision, I did take my time evaluating my options. 😉