what are the rules for multiple acceptances?

[authorization66]

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so i already know which of 2 schools i've been accepted to i'd go to.


now i'm still waiting on 4 waitlisted schools.


should i withdraw my application at the 1/2 accepted schools that i wouldn't attend over the other?

what can schools see at this juncture?

 

[theseeker4]

so i already know which of 2 schools i've been accepted to i'd go to.


now i'm still waiting on 4 waitlisted schools.


should i withdraw my application at the 1/2 accepted schools that i wouldn't attend over the other?

what can schools see at this juncture?

You might as well withdraw from any school you know you wouldn't attend, including any of the waitlist schools you are not interested in. I believe the schools that have accepted you can see who else has accepted you at this point (not positive of this.)

 

[LizzyM]

so i already know which of 2 schools i've been accepted to i'd go to.


now i'm still waiting on 4 waitlisted schools.


should i withdraw my application at the 1/2 accepted schools that i wouldn't attend over the other?

what can schools see at this juncture?

You must drop all but one offer by May 15. If you wish to drop an offer earlier than May 15, you may do so. You may stay on as many waitlists as you wish. If you get off a waitlist, you have a few days (or even a few weeks) to make a decision between the offer you were already holding and the new offer. The school making the offer will tell you how much time you have to decide.

I'm not sure what schools can see at this point. At some point, a school that has made you an offer can see what other offers you hold. At a later point, schools that have you on the waitlist can see what offers you hold. Still later, every school to which you applied can see where you ended up and by fall, the location of every matriculated student will be available to the schools.

 

[StephanieZ]

so i already know which of 2 schools i've been accepted to i'd go to.


now i'm still waiting on 4 waitlisted schools.


should i withdraw my application at the 1/2 accepted schools that i wouldn't attend over the other?

what can schools see at this juncture?

I don't see why not, if you are already positive which one you want to attend. Technically you can hold onto both acceptances until the deadline, but remember, other people want those spots! 😉 throw some poor waitlisted person a bone.

 

[ppfizenm]

so i already know which of 2 schools i've been accepted to i'd go to.


now i'm still waiting on 4 waitlisted schools.


should i withdraw my application at the 1/2 accepted schools that i wouldn't attend over the other?

what can schools see at this juncture?

You can hold as many acceptances as you want until May 15th (I believe this is the date). Afterwards you are only allowed to hold one but still can occupy as many spots as you want to on different schools' waitlists. You can be accepted off of a waitlist at any point up and accept that spot up until you matriculate at another school.

In practice, I believe people find it rude if you hold more than one acceptance before May 15 for a significant period of time however if you are having trouble deciding take your time. You earned the acceptances.

You might as well withdraw from any school you know you wouldn't attend, including any of the waitlist schools you are not interested in. I believe the schools that have accepted you can see who else has accepted you at this point (not positive of this.)

Correct. The date is coming up where schools we applied to can see where we are holding acceptances at as well.

 

[LizzyM]

Keep in mind that some schools make 2 or 3 offers for every slot. They need to have 100-200 or more decline the offer of admission before they'll go to the waitlist. So declining the offer will not automatically cause someone on the waitlist to get an offer. There can be hundreds of offers declined with no waitlist movement. 🙁

 

[ppfizenm]

Keep in mind that some schools make 2 or 3 offers for every slot. They need to have 100-200 or more decline the offer of admission before they'll go to the waitlist. So declining the offer will not automatically cause someone on the waitlist to get an offer. There can be hundreds of offers declined with no waitlist movement. 🙁

The sad face at the end of that really ties it together lol

 

[Whatyousay]

The sad face at the end of that really ties it together lol

Just a lil' salt in the wound.

 

[MMADoc]

Keep in mind that some schools make 2 or 3 offers for every slot. They need to have 100-200 or more decline the offer of admission before they'll go to the waitlist. So declining the offer will not automatically cause someone on the waitlist to get an offer. There can be hundreds of offers declined with no waitlist movement. 🙁

LizzyM,

Do you know which schools take this tactic to making offers?

 

[MT Headed]

Keep in mind that some schools make 2 or 3 offers for every slot. They need to have 100-200 or more decline the offer of admission before they'll go to the waitlist. So declining the offer will not automatically cause someone on the waitlist to get an offer. There can be hundreds of offers declined with no waitlist movement. 🙁

We should all gang up on one school and everybody go there. They'd have a class size of 500 or something.

Maybe they would give us a scholarship to a different medical school just to make us go away!

 

[LizzyM]

LizzyM,

Do you know which schools take this tactic to making offers?

Look at this list.... if you know the number of seats at the school, you can figure out that some of the schools make more offers than they have seats.


http://www.usnews.com/education/bes...-medical-schools-with-lowest-acceptance-rates

If you pay for access to USNews rankings I think you can see the acceptance rate and if you combine that with info from the MSAR you can figure it out. I can't be bothered.

 

[EBTrailRunner]

OP, if you're for sure not going to school #2, you might as well withdraw your acceptance now than remember to have to do it later. If, however, a generous financial aid package could sway you toward choosing school #2, you may want to hold onto that acceptance for the time being.

 

[ipoo]

Look at this list.... if you know the number of seats at the school, you can figure out that some of the schools make more offers than they have seats.


http://www.usnews.com/education/bes...-medical-schools-with-lowest-acceptance-rates

If you pay for access to USNews rankings I think you can see the acceptance rate and if you combine that with info from the MSAR you can figure it out. I can't be bothered.

This might be a stupid question, but a school like Brown takes a significant portion of their class from PLME. Are their 200 acceptances (from the table you cited) taking into account the PLME kids.
ie. if they have 50 spots for non-PLME, are they accepting 200 for those 50 spots?

Thanks

 

[LizzyM]

This might be a stupid question, but a school like Brown takes a significant portion of their class from PLME. Are their 200 acceptances (from the table you cited) taking into account the PLME kids.
ie. if they have 50 spots for non-PLME, are they accepting 200 for those 50 spots?

Thanks

I would expect that the 200 offers includes x PLMEs and 200-x offers to fill the remaining 50 seats.

 

[sector9]

I would expect that the 200 offers includes x PLMEs and 200-x offers to fill the remaining 50 seats.

That would be my assumption as well, since those PMLE students have to be accounted for in the stats somewhere

 

[mybubbles627]

Keep in mind that some schools make 2 or 3 offers for every slot. They need to have 100-200 or more decline the offer of admission before they'll go to the waitlist. So declining the offer will not automatically cause someone on the waitlist to get an offer. There can be hundreds of offers declined with no waitlist movement. 🙁

Is this common or rare? I thought the majority of schools only gave out acceptances equal to the number of spots their school had and would give out more acceptances when those who were accepted turned them down. This seems very dangerous since most schools have an incoming class of 200 or less.

 

[LizzyM]

Is this common or rare? I thought the majority of schools only gave out acceptances equal to the number of spots their school had and would give out more acceptances when those who were accepted turned them down. This seems very dangerous since most schools have an incoming class of 200 or less.

I don't know if it is common or rare. Schools that have an excellent yield (almost everyone who gets an offer of admission accepts it) will be very cautious about making too many offers. This could be true for schools that favor in-state applicants, have low tuition, and tend to take applicants who would not be strong candidates at more highly ranked schools. This could also be the case at some of the very highly ranked schools that are inexpensive for in-state applicants and/or offer generous finanical aid packages to many students.

On the other hand, some schools need to cast a wide net of top students and hope to snag one out of three, or be conservative in making offers and take most of the students from the waitlist. The problem with the latter option is that you get a class composed mostly of people who didn't get in elsewhere (those who do get into a school that they like almost as well may drop off the waitlist, leaving just those who have no other option). I think that some schools make students sit up and beg but that doesn't always work out so well... I was surprised today to see that Georgetown makes over 400 offers to fill its class despite reports that it likes applicants to sing its praises before and after interviews.

 

[nowitspartytime]

which schools have the highest yield?
i think i heard somewhere that Stanford, and/or Mayo had among the highest?

 

[ipoo]

which schools have the highest yield?
i think i heard somewhere that Stanford, and/or Mayo had among the highest?

nope

http://www.usnews.com/education/bes...es/2011/05/17/10-most-popular-medical-schools

 

[pdxjazz]

You must drop all but one offer by May 15. If you wish to drop an offer earlier than May 15, you may do so. You may stay on as many waitlists as you wish. If you get off a waitlist, you have a few days (or even a few weeks) to make a decision between the offer you were already holding and the new offer. The school making the offer will tell you how much time you have to decide.

I'm not sure what schools can see at this point. At some point, a school that has made you an offer can see what other offers you hold. At a later point, schools that have you on the waitlist can see what offers you hold. Still later, every school to which you applied can see where you ended up and by fall, the location of every matriculated student will be available to the schools.

At this point can schools that have waitlisted you see other schools that have also waitlisted you, or just where else you have been accepted?