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Is this bad? If I were to withdraw from the school(s) that accept me after my MCAT increases to ~35 and my GPA goes up to 3.75.
In a related question...what type of cleaner should I use on my golden toilet? I mean...I don't want to stain it but it's starting to lose its luster.
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If for some reason you don't matriculate anywhere but withdrew an acceptance from a school, I don't believe they'll want to favorably ask you back next year. Don't withdraw any acceptances until you're sure you have a school you want to go to.
Its basically like this. You're really friendly to Jane Doe in Seat A-21 in bio lecture because she's the girl that gets great grades. You study with her, get an awesome exam score, and then kick her to the curb because you got what you want. Thats basically what you're doing to the school. They're spending the money and using the resources on you to make their school your first choice. You lead them on thinking something is there and then you say screw it, there are better schools out there.i didnt say i got in. I think I will get in. Anyways, who says you get blacklisted?
can someone verfity this?
This is why you only apply to schools that you would actually attend.
Its basically like this. You're really friendly to Jane Doe in Seat A-21 in bio lecture because she's the girl that gets great grades. You study with her, get an awesome exam score, and then kick her to the curb because you got what you want. Thats basically what you're doing to the school. They're spending the money and using the resources on you to make their school your first choice. You lead them on thinking something is there and then you say screw it, there are better schools out there.
Now, if you have multiple acceptances they will all try to get you to their school (if you can play your cards) but if you withdraw your acceptance, don't get into a school for the rest of the term, and then apply again next year, both Jane Doe and X-school of medicine will tell you to go to hell.
I know, but I'm sure we have agreed before on this, too many people on SDN over apply to schools they will never go to. Yet, they get accepted, turn their noses to the air, tell the school to bugger off, and then that turns out being the only acceptance they ever get.
well, I thought I wouldn't mind about the location, but after my interviewing at some places, I realized that it does matter
Its the only way out.If, after interviewing somewhere, you realize that you would rather reapply next year than go there this year (just assume for the moment that it turns out to be your only acceptance), then withdraw NOW before you could possibly receive an acceptance and be in a pickle.
i didnt say i got in. I think I will get in. Anyways, who says you get blacklisted?
can someone verfity this?
Say, is it looked down upon to hold onto several acceptanced before May? As I would imagine for most people, the financial package offered by each school will play a huge part in deciding where (if any medical school ) I will end up at. Is is okay to hold onto all acceptances until you can compare financial aid?
Say, is it looked down upon to hold onto several acceptanced before May? As I would imagine for most people, the financial package offered by each school will play a huge part in deciding where (if any medical school ) I will end up at. Is is okay to hold onto all acceptances until you can compare financial aid?
I would think the answer is "yes." And based on browsing SDN during past cycles, many people have done so for just that purpose.
You'll have to pay a deposit to hold your spots, but you can hold onto multiple acceptances until as late as June 15th. This is perfectly acceptable and is very common for people with multiple acceptances.
So, by "yes", you mean no, it isn't looked down on.
So, by "yes", you mean no, it isn't looked down on.
if i were to get an acceptance ~October 15 and withdraw within two weeks after the notice, i would not be hurting the school that much, so i dont know why i should be severly frowned upon
if i were to get an acceptance ~October 15 and withdraw within two weeks after the notice, i would not be hurting the school that much, so i dont know why i should be severly frowned upon
Ok Mr. Penn . I wish I was in your shoes. However, you are right. A school is a school for the most part. Good luck!From my reading-between-the-lines skillz (or lack thereof, perhaps) I think what you're saying is essentially "I'm getting interviews at lower-tier schools, and I go there to interview, and afterwards I think I'm smarter than that."
MD=MD. If you work hard at any medical school in the country you'll be able to get a good residency in almost anything. Wayne State for example matches mad people in derm and neurosurgery. Reapplying will not help you. If you're lucky enough to be one of the 50% in this cycle who gets an acceptance, don't screw it up.
if i were to get an acceptance ~October 15 and withdraw within two weeks after the notice, i would not be hurting the school that much, so i dont know why i should be severly frowned upon
there's probably a thread out there for this, but if you are hold multiple acceptances, say at a high tier school and a mid tier school, how exact do you go about leveraging the mid-tier for fin aid? do you just tell them whats going on?
Its basically like this. You're really friendly to Jane Doe in Seat A-21 in bio lecture because she's the girl that gets great grades. You study with her, get an awesome exam score, and then kick her to the curb because you got what you want. Thats basically what you're doing to the school. They're spending the money and using the resources on you to make their school your first choice. You lead them on thinking something is there and then you say screw it, there are better schools out there.
Now, if you have multiple acceptances they will all try to get you to their school (if you can play your cards) but if you withdraw your acceptance, don't get into a school for the rest of the term, and then apply again next year, both Jane Doe and X-school of medicine will tell you to go to hell.
I disagree. I have a job interview this week. The company is paying for my plane tickets, hotel room, food, etc.
At medical school interviews, I pay for my flight, hotel, and even for them to consider my application; I get a folder, and maybe a t-shirt... They are not wasting great resources on potential applicants who decide to go elsewhere.
I disagree. I have a job interview this week. The company is paying for my plane tickets, hotel room, food, etc.
At medical school interviews, I pay for my flight, hotel, and even for them to consider my application; I get a folder, and maybe a t-shirt... They are not wasting great resources on potential applicants who decide to go elsewhere.
The problems is not so much that the medical schools have to spend money on applicants who have no intention of attending. Rather, it's very unfair to other applicant(s) who may otherwise have received an interview and/or an acceptance if not for this applicant. If you wouldn't attend a school even if it's your only acceptance, then don't apply period.
There are other factors but I generally agree with the advice given. Let's look at the following scenario. Student A gets 3 early interviews, loves 2 schools, hates 1. On October 15, he receives an acceptance from the school he dislikes and waitlists from the other two. He then receives 10 more interviews, loves all of the schools, and decides to withdraw from School A (his acceptance) in Nov/Dec. Ultimately he fails to be accepted at the other 12 schools he is waitlisted at. Are we saying he'd be blacklisted from all med schools b/c he declined to go to the one school he was accepted it after disliking it since he didn't withdraw immediately after interview? Clearly this isn't the OP's situation but just wondering what people thought.
i really dont think one should reject an acceptance offer unless one has ANOTHER acceptance offer already in hand. wait lists are unpredictable, and if you truly want to be a doctor then you'll go to the one school that you didn't particularly like but that accepted you and is willing to educate you to become a physician.
There are other factors but I generally agree with the advice given. Let's look at the following scenario. Student A gets 3 early interviews, loves 2 schools, hates 1. On October 15, he receives an acceptance from the school he dislikes and waitlists from the other two. He then receives 10 more interviews, loves all of the schools, and decides to withdraw from School A (his acceptance) in Nov/Dec. Ultimately he fails to be accepted at the other 12 schools he is waitlisted at. Are we saying he'd be blacklisted from all med schools b/c he declined to go to the one school he was accepted it after disliking it since he didn't withdraw immediately after interview? Clearly this isn't the OP's situation but just wondering what people thought.
This is why we are warning you that if you do not like a particular school, you should withdraw before they give you an acceptance. Yes, it's a really horrible situation, but that's how the system works unfortunately. It's impossible for people to distinguish between sincerely not wanting to go to a school and wanting to "trade up" to something better.
When people say acceptance in this context are they referring to you putting down a deposit or them giving you an offer? People mentioned some schools have the adcom meet immediately after interviews, so if it's after Oct 15, you could conceivably have an acceptance before you even return home from an interview.
When people say acceptance in this context are they referring to you putting down a deposit or them giving you an offer? People mentioned some schools have the adcom meet immediately after interviews, so if it's after Oct 15, you could conceivably have an acceptance before you even return home from an interview.