After all the hectic measures you’ve taken to get your primary application and secondary applications submitted, there may be a long period of time before you hear back from medical schools. It’s partly due to the time of year – all those fall and winter holidays – and the thousands of applications that they have…
How to Defer a Medical School Acceptance
There’s a lot of misinformation about deferrals. Let’s review the facts. After you have received an acceptance to medical school, you can request a deferral by submitting a letter or petition to the dean or committee on admissions. The process is different for each school. At most schools, requesting a deferral means that you postpone…
When Will Medical Schools Give You an Answer?
We are often asked: • How long does a medical school have to invite an applicant to submit a secondary application? • How long does a medical school have to respond and either invite the applicant to an interview, or say thanks, but no thanks? The fact is that there’s no rule governing how long a medical…
