withdrawing your app

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if in the middle of secondaries you realize that you're too lazy/poor to finish some of the secondaries, do we have to send official letters of withdraws to them?

 

[Amy B]

No.

You only really need to send a withdraw when you have been interviewed and change your mind, or after you have an acceptance.

 

[BushBaby]

You don't have to but you should, if not the school might place a "?" on your file because you never responded to them and that doesn't look good. God forbid you have to through this process again, you don't want to burn any bridges.

Send a nice letter or simply call them that you want to withdraw your application.

 

[PianoGirl04]

Originally posted by Amy B
No.

You only really need to send a withdraw when you have been interviewed and change your mind, or after you have an acceptance.

This may be obvious already...but you should probably withdraw if you get an interview offer but decide not to go as well.

 

[thewebthsp]

Yeah I withdrew from 4 places -- sent a letter for everyone except NYU because I never sent their main app and they're not AMCAS.

It's good so they can screen others to get in sooner.

 

[ATPase]

I emailed a school that I wanted to withdraw, and they said I needed to send something in writing so they could notify AMCAS that I was "withdrawing from the application process." This won't show up that I've withdrawn from all the schools, right? Just that particular school? I'm a little paranoid about this...

 

[Gleevec]

I dont think you have to withdraw until after you have submitted your secondary. If you dont do your secondary within a given period of time, they will just assume you "withdrew".

You want to withdraw only after getting acceptances elsewhere or you are sure you are not going somewhere post-interview. Or at least that is the way I seem to have read it. Any suggestions?

 

[doepug]

If your application is incomplete (i.e. secondary hasn't been sent in), don't bother withdrawing. You will fall into the "incomplete" category without doing anything.

Most applicants withdraw only post-interview, if they've been accepted elsewhere. At that time, just send a friendly letter to the Dean of Admissions.

It is also appropriate to withdraw when you are offered an interview if you've been accepted to another school. If you're invited to interview, it's your obligation to RSVP. It's best to do this by phone, so the school can contact another applicant to fill your spot on the interview day.

Remember that you'll be jumping through the hoops of the application game in another 4 years when it's time to get a residency. Just be polite and don't burn bridges.

Cheers,
doepug

 

[ATPase]

In my case, I never filled out their online secondary (which was supposed to be completed within two weeks), so they sent me an email. When I responded that I wanted to withdraw, they asked me to send something in writing. I just wanted to be sure that what they report to AMCAS is specific to their school. I don't want the other schools thinking I've withdrawn from them as well.