Time between submitting secondary and interview

[fw5tape6kq]

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Let my apologize right off the bat if this question has been asked numerous times before; I'm rather new to this site and I always seem to have difficulty navigating previous threads. Having said that, I'm in somewhat of a panic at the moment. I submitted 30 secondary applications for the list of medical schools I applied to between mid July and early August. It is October already, and I have only heard back from 5 schools. How long should the application processing process take before one starts to feel rather dubious about his or her chances at a medical school?

So far I have received a rejection from Boston University, U Pitt, and three interview invitations at what I will call very "low tier" schools. Those low tier schools responded almost immediately with interview invitations: within days of receiving my secondary in August. I like to think that my applications statistics are pretty good, with a 3.94 GPA, 34 MCAT, very unique research experiences, and what I thought was a well-polished essay and primary app. I applied to a very wide swath of institutions as well, so it's not like I'm being rejected from only Harvard's and Yale's.

I'm hoping for support here because the pre-med health committee at my college has been of disappointingly little help in guiding me through this process. They seem both uninformed and somewhat perplexed by my lack of feedback at this point. I'm in the top of my class, and I think they have seem much lesser students have much more success at this point in the process. As such, they don't really know what to tell me.

 

[DoctorWhoo]

I submitted secondaries from mid-july to mid-august and have only heard back from two schools. Is it uncomfortable? Yes. That said, I don't think it is out of the ordinary and I am certain we are not the only ones in this boat. I think my stats/background/app are strong, so I won't start sweating too much yet... though it would be lovely if schools could start making their mind up!

 

[fw5tape6kq]

Ok. Glad to know someone is with me at least. I always had the impression that if you didn't get an interview invite by October, you're chances of being accepted at that medical school were slim. The reason I am so fearful is that out of some 30 school I applied to, only 9 or so have responded with anything. Am I believe that I can be considered for admission equally at any time?

 

[Bruits]

Ok. Glad to know someone is with me at least. I always had the impression that if you didn't get an interview invite by October, you're chances of being accepted at that medical school were slim. The reason I am so fearful is that out of some 30 school I applied to, only 9 or so have responded with anything. Am I believe that I can be considered for admission equally at any time?

A lot of schools won't get back to you until 2014 with a decision, good or bad. If you submitted between July and early August, the majority of schools have probably seen your app already. That's not to say more II's won't come, but they understandably come at a lower frequency the later you get into the application season.

 

[xffan624]

Ok. Glad to know someone is with me at least. I always had the impression that if you didn't get an interview invite by October, you're chances of being accepted at that medical school were slim. The reason I am so fearful is that out of some 30 school I applied to, only 9 or so have responded with anything. Am I believe that I can be considered for admission equally at any time?

Yes... many people get admitted after October. I don't know the percentage of pre and post October, but I'd say it's partially school dependent. Most schools admit people throughout the year and reserve spots for interviewees from every interview day scheduled. You are competing against a larger pool of applicants as time goes so it is to your benefit to apply earlier and compete against a smaller pool, but you are still in the game up until the last II for most schools (some do interview for WL spots at the end of the interview season, but I think they are the exception, not the rule)