What percent of the applicant pool is complete within the first two weeks of July?

[993444]

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I have 4 schools on my list that, according to the school specific threads, are still only offering interviews to people who were complete before mid-July. So I’m trying to gauge whether the pace is yet to pick up or the number of people complete in the first half of July is just so large that it takes a while.

 

[pBar]

I wouldn't get caught up on completion date of applicants. Applications are not necessarily reviewed in chronological order and for those that do, it is impossible to gauge many variables, including review process, number of employees working, turn-around-rate, etc.

 

[993444]

I wouldn't get caught up on completion date of applicants. Applications are not necessarily reviewed in chronological order and for those that do, it is impossible to gauge many variables, including review process, number of employees working, turn-around-rate, etc.

But if everyone reporting on SDN and getting an II was complete very early then wouldn’t it suggest something?

 

[907914]

But if everyone reporting on SDN and getting an II was complete very early then wouldn’t it suggest something?

My best guess is correlation versus causation.

Applicants who are the most in the know, the most prepared, and the most timely are likely to have also been the most competitive applicants. Thus, the most competitive applicants are much more likely to have submitted early.

 

[Kardio]

But if everyone reporting on SDN and getting an II was complete very early then wouldn’t it suggest something?

It sounds like their first go-around is chronological. I don’t think there’s going to be a great answer to your question, but I’d guess schools receive more applications in July/August than in October/November.

 

[Kardio]

My best guess is correlation versus causation.

Applicants who are the most in the know, the most prepared, and the most timely are likely to have also been the most competitive applicants. Thus, the most competitive applicants are much more likely to have submitted early.

Interesting hypothesis

 

[993444]

My best guess is correlation versus causation.

Applicants who are the most in the know, the most prepared, and the most timely are likely to have also been the most competitive applicants. Thus, the most competitive applicants are much more likely to have submitted early.

But the vast majority of schools (including T20) started offering IIs to people complete in August a while ago and are keeping thousands of July folks in the dark.

 

[LizzyM]

See that June 28th date. One year my school received 1/4 of all the applications for the cycle on that first day!

 

[Saturday’s Child]

Application and candidate evaluations timeline varies widely by school may not done in a linear, chronological order. EDP, High achievers, URM, family of alumni, feeder schools, associated UG programs, linked postbaccs, and other factor may push an app forward in the process.

Please don’t roast me too badly for asking, but how would you broadly define a “high achiever”? I realize the definition may vary between schools, but I’m curious about what adcoms generally consider to be high achieving. Is it primarily stats based? 3.9+/524+?

 

[Peter Pan.]

Please don’t roast me too badly for asking, but how would you broadly define a “high achiever”? I realize the definition may vary between schools, but I’m curious about what adcoms generally consider to be high achieving. Is it primarily stats based? 3.9+/524+?

I’m thinking Calipremed like.