upcoming events, acceptances, confirming completeness, interviews
by Morimoto, Emiko Taira Adachi
Dear Applicants,
1. Upcoming events for applicants- please RSVP for these events on Crimson Careers.
New York University Long Island School of Medicine Info Session, Thursday 10/17, 4:30-5:30pm, OCS
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Info Session, Monday, 10/21, 4:30-5:30pm, OCS
Georgetown University School of Medicine Virtual Info Session, Monday, 10/28, 4:30-5:30pm, OCS (NOTE- if you are not local, please email and we can share the link for the infosession!)
Tufts University School of Medicine Info Session, Wednesday, 11/6, 4:30-5:30pm, OCS
Harvard Medical School Information Session, Wednesday, 11/20, 7-8pm, location TBD (probably Fong)
1. Acceptances. A few of you will be fortunate enough to receive an acceptance to medical school on October 15. This is not common and most schools do not have a first acceptance date this early. Once you have been accepted, many schools will ask you to send in a deposit and/or a written notice that you accept the spot. There are clear "Application and Acceptance Protocols" that govern acceptances (Application and Acceptance Protocols- Applicants<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__students-2Dresidents.a…>). As long as you are holding only three acceptances on April 15th and only one acceptance on April 30th, all of the deposits you have paid will be returned, except for the one at the final school that you plan to attend. As you get a first acceptance, you should withdraw in writing from schools where you would not matriculate over the school where you hold an acceptance. Many of you may need and want to hold on to multiple acceptances until you hear about financial aid offers. This is completely appropriate. For many schools, however, you might know that you will attend school A over school B regardless of the financial aid package and in that case it makes sense to withdraw from school B once you have been accepted to school A. Your House tutors and OCS premed advisers are both happy to discuss these choices with you.
1. Confirming completeness. All of you should confirm that your applications are complete at all medical schools where you have not been invited for an interview or rejected. Be sure to check spam filters and be sure that you are checking any email accounts that you have given to medical schools.
1. Interviews. Some of you have not received any interview invitations. Some have received one or two. Know that there are still many invitations yet to be given out. Also know that many people receive a few rejections before they receive any interview invitations. In mid-October, for those of you with zero to two interviews, we recommend that you send emails to the schools where you have not yet been rejected. In those emails, be gracious and acknowledge that you realize that not all people are granted interviews, but that you would be honored to receive an interview. You can briefly comment on why you are interested in this school and can briefly give some update if you have something you would like to share. If you have zero to two interviews by mid-October, please get in touch with your House premed tutor and the advisers at OCS.
Best of luck- we know this is an anxious time!
Best,
Emiko & Oona
Premedical and Health Career Advising
Office of Career Services
Harvard University
54 Dunster Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
tel: 617.495.2595
http://ocs.fas.harvard.edu/medical-health
