Withdraw from school

[cubbbie]

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I have my cancel interview and withdraw from school email written and ready to send, and I just can't bring myself to hit the button! I've gotten an acceptance at a great school, but I can't bring myself to let go of the others. This is a pretty good school in NY, and I'd love to check it out, but logistically it would be hard to make the interview. Plus, it would take a lot to get me to pick any school over my current acceptance. Can anyone give me a compelling reason to keep it?

 

[SatyricalMule]

No.

 

[HumbleMD]

I have my cancel interview and withdraw from school email written and ready to send, and I just can't bring myself to hit the button! I've gotten an acceptance at a great school, but I can't bring myself to let go of the others. This is a pretty good school in NY, and I'd love to check it out, but logistically it would be hard to make the interview. Plus, it would take a lot to get me to pick any school over my current acceptance. Can anyone give me a compelling reason to keep it?

Depends on the school. If you know that you wouldn't go there over where you were accepted, even if given a full-ride scholarship, then hit that send button. Otherwise, go for it.

 

[Depakote]

They could give that interview to someone else that doesn't have an acceptance yet. You're in somewhere that makes you happy...

Why go?

 

[LifetimeDoc]

Sure, I can give you a reason. If you already have your top choice, then you can hold onto the other interviews and acceptances to make your fellow pre-meds' lives that much harder and stressful. You can also string along the medical schools, making them think that you would actually accept their acceptance. Go ahead, keep those interview slots and acceptances until the last minute. Shows great character. 🙄

 

[cubbbie]

Depends on the school. If you know that you wouldn't go there over where you were accepted, even if given a full-ride scholarship, then hit that send button. Otherwise, go for it.

Problem is I don't know FOR SURE because I haven't seen the other schools. But it's getting to be so hard to do all these interviews. I don't think there's any chance that they'd give me a full ride. And even though I might get a better financial package from them, being in NYC would drain any money I might save. Anyway, I'm just going to suck it up and send the email.

 

[Depakote]

Depends on the school. If you know that you wouldn't go there over where you were accepted, even if given a full-ride scholarship, then hit that send button. Otherwise, go for it.

Oh, and as far as financial aid goes. You might get some competition... but if school B is interviewing you later in the season than school A, what are the odds that school B is going to offer you substantially better financial aid (i.e. a full ride)?

 

[cubbbie]

Sure, I can give you a reason. If you already have your top choice, then you can hold onto the other interviews and acceptances to make your fellow pre-meds' lives that much harder and stressful. You can also string along the medical schools, making them think that you would actually accept their acceptance. Go ahead, keep those interview slots and acceptances until the last minute. Shows great character. 🙄

What I'm saying is how can I know for sure what my top choice is unless I see what's out there? I would never go on an interview if there was no chance that I would go to the school. And I have no desire to make others suffer through this process as a result of my actions. That's no reason to keep an interview. In my opinion, going on interviews SUCKS.

 

[cowme]

I have been pleasantly surprised by some schools...so much so one of the schools I reluctantly submitted my app to is now my top choice by far. If you are definately set on your acceptance and will go there...cancel the interview. But dont cancel because the school is ranked lower, because you may go on your interview and think it is the perfect fit for you. I'd equate it with doctors who are 99% percent sure they are going to enter one field, and at the last minute fall in love with another specialty and work in that field for life.

 

[ms2007plz]

What I'm saying is how can I know for sure what my top choice is unless I see what's out there? I would never go on an interview if there was no chance that I would go to the school. And I have no desire to make others suffer through this process as a result of my actions. That's no reason to keep an interview. In my opinion, going on interviews SUCKS.

I can say that the first school I interviewed at was one my last choices originally. However, after I went there I was completely in love with the school, and I still think it's the best fit for me out of all the places I've had the opportunity to visit. I'd say, you got offered an interview, you deserve the interview. You're obviously having doubts about not going, so just go! You're talking about the next 4 years of your life!! (Although selfishly, I would love to go to Cornell or NYU and I have not been offered an interview, so if the interview is here, the selfish part of me says to you give it up! 🙂 )

 

[HumbleMD]

Oh, and as far as financial aid goes. You might get some competition... but if school B is interviewing you later in the season than school A, what are the odds that school B is going to offer you substantially better financial aid (i.e. a full ride)?

True true. That's just the rule I go by for rejecting an acceptance (motivated mostly out of respect for other applicants). For cancelling intervews, after I heard from Baylor, I cancelled my Oregon interview because I knew I wouldn't got there over Baylor. Same with Nebraska.

To O.P., be careful asking about things like this on SDN, as there are plenty of folks on here so starved for interviews, that they'd say anything if it meant them having the slightest chance at getting one for themselves.

 

[lilold3chordme]

a) if you are positive that you'd go elsewhere, don't waste your time and money.

b) if you're curious and interested enough about a school such that you want to go to the interview and can fit it into your schedule/budget/whatever, then by all means, go for it.

you've invested a lot of time, money, and effort into this process, and you're allowed to go to as many or as few interviews as you are given the opportunity. i understand the argument about being considerate of other applicants, but don't also make a decision you regret simply out of potential guilt for taking someone else's interview spot. it's your spot to begin with, and you deserve to put yourself in the best position to make an informed decision about the next 4 years of your life. i've made decisions in both the a) and b) categories, it just depends on what you, yourself, want.

however, like a previous poster said, if it is for either cornell or nyu, drop it and give it to me!

 

[cubbbie]

I just hit the send button ...

Thanks all for your advice. There probably are more reasons to keep the interview than not, but unfortunately at this stage, the burn-out factor is trumping them all.

I really feel bad if it seems like I am rubbing my good fortune in the face of those who have not been as lucky. I hesitated starting this thread for that very reason. Unfortunately, even though I have had some success in this process, I still sometimes need other people's opinions on certain things ...