URGENT: Can't submit deferred application on AMCAS

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I had deferred my matriculation last year into a med school and was instructed by the school to submit my application again this year for matriculation in fall of 2022. However, when I am selecting the med school, there is no deferred applicant option to select, just Regular MD, MD/PhD, etc. There is a notice that says that to select the deferred/delayed applicant program type I may need prior permission for my school which I ostensibly should have. They granted me the deferral and told me to submit AMCAS again. But the option is not there.

I have emailed the school but I am unsure of what to do! The deadline to submit is the 15th and since it is the weekend I don't think that they're going to respond to me in time. I'm really worried about not submitting in time and am not sure if that will bar me from proceeding with the deferral. I am also considering just submitting by selecting Regular MD, but I'm assuming that will put me in the regular pool of applicants and I am not sure if it is possible to remove me from that pool and mark me as a deferred applicant. Plus, I'd have to pay the 170 if I proceeded with the Regular MD option.

Would really appreciate any adcom member or anyone with knowledge of how deferral works in the AMCAS system to offer guidance. Thanks in advance!

 

[xffan624]

I'm sorry this has happened to you OP and not having any experience in deferrals I can't offer any advice but I will say your post is exhibit A for not leaving things till the last minute. I can't believe that they gave you only two days to complete this so I wonder why this issue is coming up on a Friday before a weekend deadline. I recently had a 5 day turnaround for documentation from my residency otherwise it might have delayed my ability to get board certified. The deadline was aug 15 as well. I immediately emailed the person who could help me and then receiving no response to my follow up emails and not wanting to leave things to the real deadline (ie Friday) I called the person in question on Thursday. It was a bureaucratic error (they couldn't find my file) causing a delay in the documentation that I was able to resolve easily and I got the documentation I needed and turned it in Thursday. I hope you're able to resolve this but posting on a Friday night before a Sunday deadline doesn't bode well. The people most likely to resolve your problem aren't at work until the deadline will pass.

If I had to guess a solution I would submit a normal application to meet the deadline and then call and/or email the admissions office on Monday and express your confusion. You could also just not apply (not wanting to waste $170) and call on Monday. I think the former solution is a more conservative option.

I had deferred my matriculation last year into a med school and was instructed by the school to submit my application again this year for matriculation in fall of 2022. However, when I am selecting the med school, there is no deferred applicant option to select, just Regular MD, MD/PhD, etc. There is a notice that says that to select the deferred/delayed applicant program type I may need prior permission for my school which I ostensibly should have. They granted me the deferral and told me to submit AMCAS again. But the option is not there.

I have emailed the school but I am unsure of what to do! The deadline to submit is the 15th and since it is the weekend I don't think that they're going to respond to me in time. I'm really worried about not submitting in time and am not sure if that will bar me from proceeding with the deferral. I am also considering just submitting by selecting Regular MD, but I'm assuming that will put me in the regular pool of applicants and I am not sure if it is possible to remove me from that pool and mark me as a deferred applicant. Plus, I'd have to pay the 170 if I proceeded with the Regular MD option.

Would really appreciate any adcom member or anyone with knowledge of how deferral works in the AMCAS system to offer guidance. Thanks in advance!

 

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Thankfully they replied to my email and all is well!