what is the deal with the May 15 deadline?

[jdizzle]

Does anyone know how this deadline works. I hear that if you have multiple applications out, then you can only have one by may 15. How does this work.

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[bigbaubdi]

Take a look at this link from the AAMC

http://www.aamc.org/students/applying/policies/recommendations.htm

 

[hakksar]

Just to clarify it is not applications but acceptances. After May 15 you can only hold one acceptance (if you get pulled off a waitlist you will have a little time to decide but then you have to choose one). You do not need to withdraw applications or waitlist spots after May 15.

 

[Rendar5]

see above for a full response.

The basics of it are, once May 15th hits and afterwards. you cannot horde acceptances. You need to make a decsion on which school you want to go to of the options you have before you (if you're lucky enough to get into multiple places. Whenever a new option opens up, you need to cut it down to 1 school. So if you have 2 acceptances and 3 wait-lists, on May 15th, you need to narrow it down to 1 acceptance and 3 wait-lists. If you come off a wait-list after May 15th, you need to decide quickly, so then it would be 1 acceptance and 2 wait-lists.

 

[jdizzle]

thanks a lot. That clears things up.