reapply even though admitted to a school?

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Just wondering if there are any people who would reapply even if they were accepted to a school...but...the chemistry at that school didn't feel right, nor the location?

Given your MCAT is average, would you take it over again then?

 

[Dr. Geoff]

I wouldn't... but if you really want to apply again, if your mcat is average then I wouldn't mess around with it, improve your app elsewhere, you can't mess that up, you can mess up the mcat!

 

[FenderHM]

I know search hasn't been working, but we've def had a few other threads on this topic...basically the consensus is take what you can get when you can get in, only give up an acceptance if you truly don't think you';d be happy cause what if you never get in again (schools see you turned down an acceptance so they might question your motives)

 

[kirexhana]

I know search hasn't been working, but we've def had a few other threads on this topic...basically the consensus is take what you can get when you can get in, only give up an acceptance if you truly don't think you';d be happy cause what if you never get in again (schools see you turned down an acceptance so they might question your motives)

just for the sake of argument, you can't really say that you truly won't be happy at a certain school, because if you go in with an "i'd rather be somewhere else" attitude, you might just be picking all the negative aspects as you go along your 4 years. it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

you said that the chemistry with the school doesn't feel right, nor does the location. i think the question is, can you learn to love the school and adapt to the location? and if not, are you willing to risk your MD just because the next 4 years isn't ideal for you?

 

[beetlerum]

I know search hasn't been working, but we've def had a few other threads on this topic...basically the consensus is take what you can get when you can get in, only give up an acceptance if you truly don't think you';d be happy cause what if you never get in again (schools see you turned down an acceptance so they might question your motives)

Just an FYI, schools won't necessarily know if you got an acceptance previously. I believe there is a way for them to find out, but it is not exactly at the top of their form.

 

[vkhalsa]

Just an FYI, schools won't necessarily know if you got an acceptance previously. I believe there is a way for them to find out, but it is not exactly at the top of their form.

The question is on your AMCAS app.

 

[Depakote]

I don't understand why anyone would want to go through this application process again.

obligatory don't apply anywhere you wouldn't want to go and all that jazz...

 

[NonTradMed]

It's a random process. Plenty of people who don't get in the first time get in the second time for no discernible reason. I think the reverse can happen as well. The school that had accepted you before could easily not accept you if you reapply. And other schools that rejected you the first round will ask you if you had applied to their school before. If you answered 'yes', they want to see improvement and ther's no guarantee that they will accept you. Unless you have great stats and think only a lousy interview and/or a late app cycle kept you out, I would not suggest reapplying.

There's also the problem of telling med schools you've been accepted to med school before. I remember that was a question some med schools asked on their app. Somehow, I don't think that will be looked upon as a positive thing.

 

[chintu]

If everyone started this business of not wanting to go to the only school they get into then who will attend those private lower tier schools? A LOT of qualified applicants don't get into their state school/s or their top choice school and hence end up at those schools. Its not necessarily a bad thing because once you enter medschool you will realize that many many fellow students are in the same boat as you are and didn't get into the school they wanted to but you will still be surrounded by a smart bunch and feel more challenged then you've ever before. In the end you will turn out to be a doctor you wanted yourself to be regardless of where you went and going to a top choice school wouldn't have necessarily made u a better doctor. As far as the location goes, it was your decision to apply to that place you knew where that place is and life as a medical student will be so busy that 4 years will fly by you like a flash w/o you worrying about where you are.

 

[SanDiegoSOD]

The question is on your AMCAS app.

Isnt the AMCAS question about matriculation, not acceptance? At least that's the way it was last year.

 

[Svidrillion]

The question is on your AMCAS app.

The question on the AMCAS app is about matriculation, and so if you've gotten accepted but did not actually go to school there, then the question doesn't apply to you.

I do know that Albert Einstein asks about prior acceptance specifically and requires you to submit an explanation with your secondary.

I have been asking around about whether or not med schools know if you've applied before, the schools you applied to, and whether or not schools can see that you were previously accepted at another school.

According to the University of Washington's admissions office: “Medical schools do not have a record of the medical schools applicants have applied to in the past. If this information was provided by the applicant to the Admissions Committee, it could be noted in their file.

“If a school extended an applicant an acceptance, but the applicant chose not to matriculate and reapplies to the same school at a later date, the school will have that on record. Otherwise, another medical school will not have that information on hand. If an applicant was accepted, matriculated, and chose to withdraw into the quarter, then
he/she will need to include that information on the AMCAS application.”

That was from Stella Yee at UW admissions. PM me if you want more info on that.

Because I thought that perhaps UW was confused, I also emailed AMCAS and asked them what information they provide. They gave me a question number, but have still not replied.

Does anyone have any more authoritative information on this subject?

 

[vkhalsa]

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[Haemulon]

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Bottom line is that you shouldn't apply to a school that you would not be willing to attend. It is possible to change your mind later in the app process and decide that the school is not for you, but you should make that decision after you tour the campus during the interview and withdraw your application soon after. It avoids precisely this problem. Just my 2 cents.

 

[kirexhana]

Bottom line is that you shouldn't apply to a school that you would not be willing to attend. It is possible to change your mind later in the app process and decide that the school is not for you, but you should make that decision after you tour the campus during the interview and withdraw your application soon after. It avoids precisely this problem. Just my 2 cents.

but not getting in anywhere else would make you regret withdrawing, i think most people would rather have an acceptance somewhere than not have one at all. plus, what a waste of $400+ to get that far and not have a final decision.

 

[vkhalsa]

but not getting in anywhere else would make you regret withdrawing, i think most people would rather have an acceptance somewhere than not have one at all. plus, what a waste of $400+ to get that far and not have a final decision.

there are been some people floating around SDN that have withdrawn their acceptance and been accepted to their top choice the following year. Looking at it that way, what's a year and 400+ bucks. Nevertheless it's a huge risk and you could end up on the otherside of that coin.

 

[kirexhana]

there are been some people floating around SDN that have withdrawn their acceptance and been accepted to their top choice the following year. Looking at it that way, what's a year and 400+ bucks. Nevertheless it's a huge risk and you could end up on the otherside of that coin.

well what you're saying is a different situation, because you're the one making the decision, not the adcom. i'm saying that it would be a waste of money to not even wait for an admission decision, because you're not getting what you invested so much time, energy and money in. i think that most people will have some regret if they don't get in anywhere else that they applied to that year.