Medical Update Letter to Medical Schools about Prestigious Scholarship?

[Question]

Is it a good idea to update schools about winning a prestigious scholarship that would result in deferrals of admission (e.g., Rhodes/Marshall/Gates Cambridge/Churchill/Schwarzman)?

I am presently an applicant. I am sure these are impressive enough to warrant an update, but I have a gut feeling that doing so could have unintended consequences due to the implied deferral.

Would appreciate any insight you guys may have!

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[Mr.Smile12]

Did you get an offer yet? You can't defer unless your have been accepted. I just want to be sure.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

have not yet received any offers

Ok. First, congratulations!

How many schools interviewed you?

I agree letting schools know about your scholarship award could give those programs a reason to withhold giving you an offer. I would carefully see what the schools' deferral policies are since some schools don't like giving out deferrals for any reason.

 

[TheBoneDoctah]

That's awesome. congrats! agree with above.

 

[GoSpursGo]

I probably would not update at this time. If you get deeper into the WL phase and you really want to go to a specific school, then at that point it kinda can't hurt.