Withdrawing from grad program after acceptance

[chilove21]

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I am currently enrolled in a SMP, but was accepted to a medical school. However, it's not my first choice and I'm still waiting to hear back from other schools. If I withdraw from the SMP (it's extremely expensive) so I don't have to pay for the second semester, will the medical schools I'm still waiting to hear back on plus those that I may be invited to interview at later see this negatively?

Anyone had similar experiences??

 

[weezynation]

I am currently enrolled in a SMP, but was accepted to a medical school. However, it's not my first choice and I'm still waiting to hear back from other schools. If I withdraw from the SMP (it's extremely expensive) so I don't have to pay for the second semester, will the medical schools I'm still waiting to hear back on plus those that I may be invited to interview at later see this negatively?

Anyone had similar experiences??

If you are in a degree program (which you are), some medical schools require you to finish your degree before matriculating so you may want to make sure that isn't the case before you drop out. I would call all the schools you would consider attending and ask them.

 

[MedPR]

If you are in a degree program (which you are), some medical schools require you to finish your degree before matriculating so you may want to make sure that isn't the case before you drop out. I would call all the schools you would consider attending and ask them.

Yup. Don't withdraw until you verify that you won't lose your spot if/when you are accepted to the school you want to matriculate to.

Congrats on your acceptance(s) btw weezy.

 

[weezynation]

Yup. Don't withdraw until you verify that you won't lose your spot if/when you are accepted to the school you want to matriculate to.

Congrats on your acceptance(s) btw weezy.

Thanks! Congrats to you also.

 

[MedPR]

Thanks! Congrats to you also.

Thank you!

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[RegisBioMedMS]

Yes, many of your schools may be waiting for your semester SMP grades to proceed with you. If you drop it, you'll lose their interest. As an SMP candidate, most schools who accept you consider that degree as part of your profile and will expect you to finish that degree before matriculation. I've not seen a case where a student wasn't expected to finish, unless the acceptance was for a January start program.

Finish it out and make the most of it! Your SMP experience will make the transition to med school that much easier.

 

[Barley426]

On the acceptance letter they will indicate if there are contingencies to your acceptance. Both of my letters make no mention of requiring the conferral of degrees other than your bachelors, only that you send them the final transcripts.

I also talked with my schools and made sure that there wasn't any contingencies, because I expected to take a masters in may but my mentor moving has kind of put a wrench in that. They assured me that once I got my acceptance, it wouldn't matter if a degree wasn't conferred with the exception of the bachelors.

Call your school.

 

[chilove21]

thanks, everyone, for the responses...one of my biggest worries is that the schools that i have yet to hear back from may look at me withdrawing negatively and wouldn't extend interviews if they may otherwise...thoughts?

 

[weezynation]

On the acceptance letter they will indicate if there are contingencies to your acceptance. Both of my letters make no mention of requiring the conferral of degrees other than your bachelors, only that you send them the final transcripts.

I also talked with my schools and made sure that there wasn't any contingencies, because I expected to take a masters in may but my mentor moving has kind of put a wrench in that. They assured me that once I got my acceptance, it wouldn't matter if a degree wasn't conferred with the exception of the bachelors.

Call your school.

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[weezynation]

thanks, everyone, for the responses...one of my biggest worries is that the schools that i have yet to hear back from may look at me withdrawing negatively and wouldn't extend interviews if they may otherwise...thoughts?

It's possible. You really should contact each school and see what they say about it though. Speculating about what may or may not happen isn't going to help make your decision easier and I'm sure you have to make this decision ASAP since the spring semester begins in a month or so.