Telling schools you were accepted?

[crock1255]

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Is it worth letting your top choice schools know that you were accepted to another medical school - kind of as leverage?
Thanks!

 

[Dr McSexy]

I wouldn't do it.

That's me though.

 

[justinbaily]

What leverage?

If you really wanted to be in a relationship with somebody, how would letting them know that you're with somebody else make that happen?

 

[PinkIvy08]

I'm going with "No!" Though if you've already had an interview there, I think a LOI mentioning how you have been to other schools and why this school remains your top choice might be beneficial. But no, informing them of other acceptances is not recommended.

 

[cytochrome]

What leverage?

If you really wanted to be in a relationship with somebody, how would letting them know that you're with somebody else make that happen?

funny analogy, but I don't know if its the best.

 

[J ROD]

I would tell them and they are not supposed to ask in interviews.....if they do I would only say that I have drawn some interest from other schools. 🙂

 

[elektroshok]

I've gotten asked "so what other schools are we competing with for you?"

I answered and got accepted.

 

[7starmantis]

Is it worth letting your top choice schools know that you were accepted to another medical school - kind of as leverage?
Thanks!

I had two acceptances my last interview and as the topic came up I volunteered the information. The epic "What would you do IF you didn't get in med school" question came up and I just shot it down with my two acceptances. 😀

Wasn't sure what to think, very risky I would say, but yesterday I received a pre-match acceptance from them. I just addressed it as having the acceptances meant I didn't even have to come to the interview. That I did was proof enough of my interest in the school itself. I was leaving my doors open and wanted to get to know their school and see if it is in fact a match for me.

I will say I had a great relationship with one of the interviewers as we had been joking all day. He was head of their anatomy dept and I taught A&P undergrad. When he found out I was his interviewee he kept telling me he was going to drill me on anatomy in the interview 😱 If it had been a different type of interviewer I might not have volunteered the info. The second interviewer was much more formal but I had already let the cat out of the bag, so I answered the question the same way with her.

Guess it worked out though.

 

[FallenHero]

If you really wanted to be in a relationship with somebody, how would letting them know that you're with somebody else make that happen?

hey babe... im with angelina jolie but id dump her for you

hey dr... im sitting on a harvard acceptance but id rather roost here

 

[lrkoehle]

I had two acceptances my last interview and as the topic came up I volunteered the information. The epic "What would you do IF you didn't get in med school" question came up and I just shot it down with my two acceptances. 😀

That question is intended to learn more about you as a person, and see what other interests you have. By shooting it down the way you did, you may have ended up shooting yourself in the foot instead.

 

[RK.md]

I really wouldn't do it unless a school specifically brings it up. In that case, be honest.

 

[c5212]

I wouldn't 'speak unless spoken to' about any other acceptances... too many ways revealing other acceptances could blow up in your face, IMO.

 

[7starmantis]

That question is intended to learn more about you as a person, and see what other interests you have. By shooting it down the way you did, you may have ended up shooting yourself in the foot instead.

Um...did you read my post? I got an early acceptance from them (as well as two other MD schools) I dont think that would qualify as shooting myself in the foot. I wasn't an a-hole about it, you guys are so uptight. 🙂 I spoke enough about myself and my other interests, in fact that is mostly what all my interviews were about, we talked about martial arts, survival camping, teaching blind and deaf kids, blah blah blah. I didn't need that question to go further into who I am.

 

[gr33n]

Is it worth letting your top choice schools know that you were accepted to another medical school - kind of as leverage?
Thanks!

I was talking to someone I know who occasionally conducts medical school interviews about this and he said that it is worth mentioning. His exact words were something along the lines of, "Watch how the atmosphere changes after you mention that you have already been accepted elsewhere. The interview becomes more about why you should pick their school over the other." It still sounds risky to me, but the advice came from a credible source. The response may be different from school to school. Maybe someone who has already done this during an interview might be able to chime in?

 

[7starmantis]

Maybe someone who has already done this during an interview might be able to chime in?

Yup.

 

[slowbutsteady]

In March of my cycle I wrote a letter of intent to my first choice school saying, among other things, that I had X acceptances and planned to attend Y school (happened to be a school with a ranking a few spots above theirs), but that I would decline those acceptances and attend their school, if accepted.

Accepted 5 days later.

(Have no way of knowing if it helped, but it obviously didn't hurt.)

Doing it during an interview is different and riskier. If it is done in a non-douche way, my guess is it could help and can't hurt.