Rolling Vs. Non-Rolling Admissions

[mphthenmd]

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Hey everyone, just looking for a little clarity. Just int. @GW, have Temple tomorrow and Rush in a week. I recently read GW is rolling and temple is already int. for wait list positions, but I'm not sure about Rush. How does this (rolling vs. non) come into play with their ability to offer acceptances for late interviewers like myself?

 

[Darksmurf]

Let me revive this post for a moment.

What is the conventional wisdom on pushing back an interview date for a non-rolling school? For instance, say you are offered an interview at Duke or some other non-rolling school, but instead of taking the first couple available dates, you pick a date two months later or so because of other commitments?

Now, obviously, with a rolling school, you're putting yourself at a disadvantage. But at a non-rolling school, does it matter? It seems it would only matter if the non-rolling schools actually secretly pick their classes as they go along. Perhaps they pick a few applicants from every interview day as 'tentative acceptances.' Otherwise, it might seem that later applicants actually have an advantage because they have more recently interacted with people from the school and are therefore more freshly on the minds of some members of the adcom.

Any ideas?

 

[Falco2525]

On that note...are those with early interviews always the ones the medical school is highly interested in...and what % of those with early interviews are accepted versus later interviewers...and what is considered an early interview...oh and those that are rolling about how long does it take after an interview to typically receive an acceptance (I am thinking about 2 weeks)

 

[alwaysaangel]

On that note...are those with early interviews always the ones the medical school is highly interested in...and what % of those with early interviews are accepted versus later interviewers...and what is considered an early interview...oh and those that are rolling about how long does it take after an interview to typically receive an acceptance (I am thinking about 2 weeks)

GWU said 6-8 wks but I'm sure it varies by school. NYMC says 10 wks. Dunno if thats the norm though.

 

[Darksmurf]

Let me revive this post for a moment.

What is the conventional wisdom on pushing back an interview date for a non-rolling school? For instance, say you are offered an interview at Duke or some other non-rolling school, but instead of taking the first couple available dates, you pick a date two months later or so because of other commitments?

Now, obviously, with a rolling school, you're putting yourself at a disadvantage. But at a non-rolling school, does it matter? It seems it would only matter if the non-rolling schools actually secretly pick their classes as they go along. Perhaps they pick a few applicants from every interview day as 'tentative acceptances.' Otherwise, it might seem that later applicants actually have an advantage because they have more recently interacted with people from the school and are therefore more freshly on the minds of some members of the adcom.

Any ideas?

bump

Anyone have any ideas yet?

 

[45408]

if it's non-rolling, it shouldn't matter when you interview

 

[July2799412]

Can people list the schools that are rolling and those that are non-rolling? Thank you!

 

[Smokey]

Can people list the schools that are rolling and those that are non-rolling? Thank you!

It's best to consider the school rolling unless told otherwise. To my best knowledge the following schools are non-rolling:

Harvard
Penn
Cornell
Columbia
Duke
Yale
Stanford (a little weird here, I think maybe they just start interviewing late)????

Pretty much the "top" schools are non-rolling with a few notable exceptions of SF, WashU, Hopkins, UMich

 

[CaramelDlite]

On that note...are those with early interviews always the ones the medical school is highly interested in...and what % of those with early interviews are accepted versus later interviewers...and what is considered an early interview...oh and those that are rolling about how long does it take after an interview to typically receive an acceptance (I am thinking about 2 weeks)

I was wondering about this as well. At Cornell, most of the students are in general agreeance that an early interview goes out to the ones the committee is most interested in. But then again, everyone turns in their application at separate times and is subjected to different wait times for processing. I would still venture to guess that a higher percentage of September interviewers are accpeted vs. February, but in between then it probably all runs together because of different completion dates.

 

[heeseop]

I was wondering about this as well. At Cornell, most of the students are in general agreeance that an early interview goes out to the ones the committee is most interested in. But then again, everyone turns in their application at separate times and is subjected to different wait times for processing. I would still venture to guess that a higher percentage of September interviewers are accpeted vs. February, but in between then it probably all runs together because of different completion dates.

I agree.
I think early interviewees may have a better chance not only because early applications can make adcom's life easier etc. but also because a lot of them are highly motivated/neurotic (in a good way) students that get things done asap.
of course, this isn't the case if a person applies early and interviews late, but all things being equal, I think early interviews>late interviews even at non-rolling schools. Just my thoughts..

 

[stasy]

Does anyone know if Brown is a rolling or non-rolling?