which schools allow you to defer a year?

[simbalimba]

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Which DO schools allow you to defer your acceptance a year? I know some schools allow you to defer but for emergency reasons only, I want to know which schools allow you to defer regardless of that?

 

[Chocolate Bear]

Which DO schools allow you to defer your acceptance a year? I know some schools allow you to defer but for emergency reasons only, I want to know which schools allow you to defer regardless of that?

Good luck with that. Most schools will allow deferrals, but only for emergencies. Some will allow for once in a lifetime opportunities.

How important is your reason?

 

[simbalimba]

Good luck with that. Most schools will allow deferrals, but only for emergencies. Some will allow for once in a lifetime opportunities.

How important is your reason?

The reason is basically that I will be applying Feb.1 this year but the school I want to get into, CCOM, has its deadline already passed. So an important reason to me but probably not to the school?

 

[Chocolate Bear]

The reason is basically that I will be applying Feb.1 this year but the school I want to get into, CCOM, has its deadline already passed. So an important reason to me but probably not to the school?

So let me get this straight...you want to do the following?

1. Apply to a bunch of schools right now. None of which will be CCOM.
2. Get accepted to at least one of said non-CCOM schools.
3. Defer said acceptance to said non-CCOM school.
4. Apply next year to CCOM, with a deferral to a non-CCOM school in hand.

Either

5a. Get into CCOM and say "Seeya!" to the non-CCOM deferral school.

or

5b. Get rejected from CCOM and say "Seeya in August" to the non-CCOM deferral school.


Is that right?

 

[simbalimba]

So let me get this straight...you want to do the following?

1. Apply to a bunch of schools right now. None of which will be CCOM.
2. Get accepted to at least one of said non-CCOM schools.
3. Defer said acceptance to said non-CCOM school.
4. Apply next year to CCOM, with a deferral to a non-CCOM school in hand.

Either

5a. Get into CCOM and say "Seeya!" to the non-CCOM deferral school.

or

5b. Get rejected from CCOM and say "Seeya in August" to the non-CCOM deferral school.


Is that right?

Bingo

 

[Chocolate Bear]

Bingo

Well, based on the probability of a school allowing you to do this (<.0001% IMO) coupled with the fact that your chances of gaining admission to a non-CCOM school will actually be BETTER next cycle (it's really really late this cycle, if you're just now applying), I'd just wait til May, since you're just looking for a backup this cycle. You're probably just gonna waste a few hundred bucks.

Feel free to call some schools and ask them what there deferral policy is, though. If you get any interesting answers, post them here. 👍

 

[scpod]

Listen to what CB says. The schools that I have seen that will let you defer a year do so on the condition that you do NOT apply to any other school. They aren't as stupid as you seem to think.

 

[MossPoh]

They were much more polite than I would've been.

Unless you have cancer or some other very serious problem, they aren't going to let you defer because you feel like it. I'm going to ignore the fact that you are choosing to apply to medical schools with about 2 months of interview season left at that point and most of those interviews already being assigned to people.

 

[aterry]

Deferrals are for emergencies. I think you are taking advantage of a policy that is meant for people in dire need of the extra year to start and do well. I think you are thinking of the system in the wrong way. Why did you apply so late? If you were so sure and set on CCOM then why are you waiting until now to apply? Also, this late application just makes you look like an MD reject.

 

[Boges]

Jesus.


But you should go for it man.

 

[nevinleiby]

But what if he does not get into CCOM the second time around. Will rejecting the non-CCOM schools affect his ability to be accepted at the SAME non-CCOM school again for the next cycle?

I'm in a similiar position...concerned that my 2/19/09 interview for PCOM will be too late! I am dreading that Im interviewing for my top school's waitlist! I'm considering a re-test of 9p/7Pv/10b, but I doubt that I can focus on mcat again until early summer anyway =(

(acceptances to Nova/NSU, LECOM-B, DMU pending decision, upcoming LECOM-E, PCOM, AZCOM interviews. I declined KCUMB & Touro-NV interviews that I got without submitting a secondary. Submitted PCOM secondary 10/26)

TIA CB and others!

 

[Chocolate Bear]

But what if he does not get into CCOM the second time around. Will rejecting the non-CCOM schools affect his ability to be accepted at the SAME non-CCOM school again for the next cycle?

I'm in a similiar position...concerned that my 2/19/09 interview for PCOM will be too late! I am dreading that Im interviewing for my top school's waitlist! I'm considering a re-test of 9p/7Pv/10b, but I doubt that I can focus on mcat again until early summer anyway =(

(acceptances to Nova/NSU, LECOM-B, DMU pending decision, upcoming LECOM-E, PCOM, AZCOM interviews. I declined KCUMB & Touro-NV interviews that I got without submitting a secondary. Submitted PCOM secondary 10/26)

TIA CB and others!

This scenario could = disaster: Apply now --> Get into non-CCOM schools with hopes to defer --> Deferral request rejected --> Withdraw from all schools --> Reapply next year.

A question on AACOMAS says: Have you ever attended or matriculated into any medical school?

The debate comes when you try to define "matriculate." The bottom line becomes whether or not you say YES, and if you do say YES, how do you explain it? You have no good excuse. The alternative is marking NO and hoping nobody finds out about your acceptance (I'm unsure about the legalities here. If someone wants to call AACOMAS, I'd love to hear what they say).

Either way you've put yourself into a tough spot.

The situation seems the same for you, nevinleiby, if you're wanting to withdraw from your acceptances in order to reapply to PCOM.

EDIT: The non-CCOM schools he/she got accepted to the first time will be even less likely to accept him/her the second time. This is assuming that even CCOM won't like it if AACOMAS says there were previous acceptances, which they won't, without a good excuse.

 

[JonnyG]

But what if he does not get into CCOM the second time around. Will rejecting the non-CCOM schools affect his ability to be accepted at the SAME non-CCOM school again for the next cycle?

I'm in a similiar position...concerned that my 2/19/09 interview for PCOM will be too late! I am dreading that Im interviewing for my top school's waitlist! I'm considering a re-test of 9p/7Pv/10b, but I doubt that I can focus on mcat again until early summer anyway =(

(acceptances to Nova/NSU, LECOM-B, DMU pending decision, upcoming LECOM-E, PCOM, AZCOM interviews. I declined KCUMB & Touro-NV interviews that I got without submitting a secondary. Submitted PCOM secondary 10/26)

TIA CB and others!

While its harder to get into pcom the later you interview, you are not interviewing for the waitlist. They keep spaces open to the very end. They see it as unfair to interview for the waitlist

 

[NontradICUdoc]

this idea has 0 chance of working.

 

[MossPoh]

Reading this thread makes me feel very frustrated and angry. If you are accepted somewhere, multiple places, whatever...you pick one of the choices out of the places accepted and go there. Only exception is if you absolutely hated the school. In this scenario you choose not to accept and reapply next year. You don't play games or have an ace in the hole. You start from the beginning. I find the idea cheap and misleading. By taking a deferment you are essentially telling the school you WILL attend there. It isn't a chance to feel the waters with other places you might like more somewhere else. Don't be a tool.

 

[Boges]

Reading this thread makes me feel very frustrated and angry. If you are accepted somewhere, multiple places, whatever...you pick one of the choices out of the places accepted and go there. Only exception is if you absolutely hated the school. In this scenario you choose not to accept and reapply next year. You don't play games or have an ace in the hole. You start from the beginning. I find the idea cheap and misleading. By taking a deferment you are essentially telling the school you WILL attend there. It isn't a chance to feel the waters with other places you might like more somewhere else. Don't be a tool.

Here here, indeed.

 

[Premed Worrier]

this idea has 0 chance of working.

awesome

 

[bluemonkey]

I have zero respect for pulling garbage like that. As above posters said, deferrals are for emergencies not for "your school is really just a backup for me." Why are you even bothering to apply this year? You are already way late in the game!

 

[NontradICUdoc]

You do realize that the admissions committees look at these boards, and they are not stupid. This post may be flagged and they may decide to match their deferment requests with this post and if you are caught, you just sealed the deal on a rejection. You can have your admission rescinded at any time.

 

[nevinleiby]

This scenario could = disaster: Apply now --> Get into non-CCOM schools with hopes to defer --> Deferral request rejected --> Withdraw from all schools --> Reapply next year.

A question on AACOMAS says: Have you ever attended or matriculated into any medical school?

The debate comes when you try to define "matriculate." The bottom line becomes whether or not you say YES, and if you do say YES, how do you explain it? You have no good excuse. The alternative is marking NO and hoping nobody finds out about your acceptance (I'm unsure about the legalities here. If someone wants to call AACOMAS, I'd love to hear what they say).

Either way you've put yourself into a tough spot.

The situation seems the same for you, nevinleiby, if you're wanting to withdraw from your acceptances in order to reapply to PCOM.

EDIT: The non-CCOM schools he/she got accepted to the first time will be even less likely to accept him/her the second time. This is assuming that even CCOM won't like it if AACOMAS says there were previous acceptances, which they won't, without a good excuse.

I don't know what the OP's reasons are, but personally I wasn't sure that I would get acceptances anywhere. I did worse on my mcat than what I wanted and I took it later than what I wanted (8/15). I pretty much used PCOM as my benchmark for DO schools because I was familiar with it - pretty darn competitive.

I was pretty naive, too, because although I always planned for May/June primary, getting mcats, LORs, etc in line with my work schedule was a nightmare...didn't happen =(

That being said, I submitted primary 8/26 and hit broadly and returned secondaries within 1-3 days of receiving. In the meantime, I researched schools and programs like mad. After tracking posts, etc, I realized that man...I might actually stand a shot this cycle! A bunch of interview invites, all of which I was very happy to receive and very impressed with their programs.

But for myself, it has been more of taking stock of how in the heck I'm going to move my life (and wife, dog, 3 cats, and I don't what the heck to do with our 2 horses and small farm) and how to sell one of our commercial properties in this horrendous real estate market....pretty good for the summer, but economy has completely dropped out now.

I loved the schools that I visited and I am very happy that I was accepted. But it has been bittersweet because many of the programs that I didn't expect to get in because I was OOS, I did, and the local choice that I really thought I would stand an excellent shot, with ump-teen LORs and knowledge of, I'm just barely getting in for an interview. I'm psyched about my interview, but crushed by stories of ppl interviewing for the waitlist =(

While its harder to get into pcom the later you interview, you are not interviewing for the waitlist. They keep spaces open to the very end. They see it as unfair to interview for the waitlist

Reading this thread makes me feel very frustrated and angry. If you are accepted somewhere, multiple places, whatever...you pick one of the choices out of the places accepted and go there. Only exception is if you absolutely hated the school. In this scenario you choose not to accept and reapply next year. You don't play games or have an ace in the hole. You start from the beginning. I find the idea cheap and misleading. By taking a deferment you are essentially telling the school you WILL attend there. It isn't a chance to feel the waters with other places you might like more somewhere else. Don't be a tool.

I admire, agree, and respect you 100% 😍MossPoh, CB, and scpod😍 (not a diss to the others on the board! =), but it sucks it doesn't seem like you CAN really start over in the process. I would happily re-apply, drop another $4k or whatever by the time its all well and done, but let's face it. Your record has been tarnished.

It's frustrating that it's not really recognized that "YES! I really love their programs, today, tomorrow, and next year. And yes they accepted me because of that" but that, understandable, you are a far less attractive candidate the second time you are there. Regardless of the fact that you still are in love with the program but are struggling to make the program fit into your life circumstance.

 

[Boges]

I don't know what the OP's reasons are, but personally I wasn't sure that I would get acceptances anywhere. I did worse on my mcat than what I wanted and I took it later than what I wanted (8/15). I pretty much used PCOM as my benchmark for DO schools because I was familiar with it - pretty darn competitive.

I was pretty naive, too, because although I always planned for May/June primary, getting mcats, LORs, etc in line with my work schedule was a nightmare...didn't happen =(

That being said, I submitted primary 8/26 and hit broadly and returned secondaries within 1-3 days of receiving. In the meantime, I researched schools and programs like mad. After tracking posts, etc, I realized that man...I might actually stand a shot this cycle! A bunch of interview invites, all of which I was very happy to receive and very impressed with their programs.

But for myself, it has been more of taking stock of how in the heck I'm going to move my life (and wife, dog, 3 cats, and I don't what the heck to do with our 2 horses and small farm) and how to sell one of our commercial properties in this horrendous real estate market....pretty good for the summer, but economy has completely dropped out now.

I loved the schools that I visited and I am very happy that I was accepted. But it has been bittersweet because many of the programs that I didn't expect to get in because I was OOS, I did, and the local choice that I really thought I would stand an excellent shot, with ump-teen LORs and knowledge of, I'm just barely getting in for an interview. I'm psyched about my interview, but crushed by stories of ppl interviewing for the waitlist =(







I admire, agree, and respect you 100% 😍MossPoh, CB, and scpod😍 (not a diss to the others on the board! =), but it sucks it doesn't seem like you CAN really start over in the process. I would happily re-apply, drop another $4k or whatever by the time its all well and done, but let's face it. Your record has been tarnished.

It's frustrating that it's not really recognized that "YES! I really love their programs, today, tomorrow, and next year. And yes they accepted me because of that" but that, understandable, you are a far less attractive candidate the second time you are there. Regardless of the fact that you still are in love with the program but are struggling to make the program fit into your life circumstance.

While I can't quite figure out what you're trying to say, I'm pretty sure that your reasoning for not attending a school you were accepted for the class of 2013 is very different from the OP's. I am left wondering why you even applied to OOS programs if you can't really swing the move.

You might want to reconsider if becoming a physician is really your calling. This could be the shot at your future. Sell all the stuff, bring along the wife and pets. Take a loss now or there's the risk of regretting forever.

I understand it's a tough decision and a giant change for someone with roots. So I wish you the best of luck and I'm sure you'll make the right choice for you and your family.

 

[aterry]

but it sucks it doesn't seem like you CAN really start over in the process. I would happily re-apply, drop another $4k or whatever by the time its all well and done, but let's face it. Your record has been tarnished.

Yes you can really reapply! I did it and nothing changed about me and I did enormously better during the second application cycle!! You just have to want it bad enough to fight through it again. Sometimes you have to just give it another shot because you never know the real reason you weren't given the interview invitations. Plus, your reason for possible deferral is very different that the OPs. You aren't being selfish and you seem to be going through the process just like the rest of us....whereas the OP seems to want to find the short cut through the insanity that is applying to med school.

 

[nevinleiby]

While I can't quite figure out what you're trying to say, I'm pretty sure that your reasoning for not attending a school you were accepted for the class of 2013 is very different from the OP's. I am left wondering why you even applied to OOS programs if you can't really swing the move.

Sorry about that...too much wall-o-text. Overall, I applied to specific OOS programs because I loved the areas that I was apply to and could see myself enjoying my life there (climate, culture, national parks, etc). Part of my summer was applying to schools, testing for mcats AND testing to see if I could live out of the area while my wife lived at home. It worked, but not very well...my wife found that it was very hard to keep care of the house by herself (time req'd), despite promises of assistance from her family. But that was during nursing school...maybe when she finishes. Therefore, I was originally thinking that maybe I could swing it if she stayed home...now, I doubt it...

You might want to reconsider if becoming a physician is really your calling. This could be the shot at your future. Sell all the stuff, bring along the wife and pets. Take a loss now or there's the risk of regretting forever.

I understand it's a tough decision and a giant change for someone with roots. So I wish you the best of luck and I'm sure you'll make the right choice for you and your family.

Yeah...what was also why it was such a push for this year. We are hoping to start a family @ 33/34ish. For Class of 2013, that's right on schedule.

As for becoming a physician, I can't imagine changing my mind 😍😍

Thanks Boges...I wish you , too! =)

 

[Boges]

Sorry about that...too much wall-o-text. Overall, I applied to specific OOS programs because I loved the areas that I was apply to and could see myself enjoying my life there (climate, culture, national parks, etc). Part of my summer was applying to schools, testing for mcats AND testing to see if I could live out of the area while my wife lived at home. It worked, but not very well...my wife found that it was very hard to keep care of the house by herself (time req'd), despite promises of assistance from her family. But that was during nursing school...maybe when she finishes. Therefore, I was originally thinking that maybe I could swing it if she stayed home...now, I doubt it...



Yeah...what was also why it was such a push for this year. We are hoping to start a family @ 33/34ish. For Class of 2013, that's right on schedule.

As for becoming a physician, I can't imagine changing my mind 😍😍

Thanks Boges...I wish you , too! =)

Ah, I understand your dilemma. I wouldn't do it either without bringing my wife, kid, and two dogs along. Also, we own a house that will be sold at the absolute worst time so I can relate.

I thought that aterry's post should give you some hope if you decide to reapply next cycle.

It's a tough spot you're in. Subjectively, I say pack it up, move, and make it work. Objectively, 😕.

 

[TexasTriathlete]

The reason is basically that I will be applying Feb.1 this year but the school I want to get into, CCOM, has its deadline already passed. So an important reason to me but probably not to the school?

Do it.

I really just want to see what happens. My guess is that...

(a) the school you are requesting deferral from will find out what you're doing, and tell you that you are free to go **** yourself

(b) CCOM will find out, possibly from the other school, what you are doing, and tell you that you are free to go **** yourself

(c) you ultimately enroll at a Caribbean medical school, or possibly ITT Tech

This post should be a reminder to us all: you never go full ******. Don't believe me? Ask Sean Penn. I am Sam, 2001. Went full-******. Came home empty-handed.