"Traffic rules" for accepted students to med school

Lee Ann and I have been getting a number of questions from concerned students who have been accepted to med school this year. Upon acceptance, med schools ask students to respond to their acceptance offer, typically within two weeks of acceptance. It's important to realize that accepting this offer means holding a spot at that school and does not mean a binding commitment to attend.

Per the traffic rules from the AAMC, accepted students may hold multiple acceptance offers until May 15, at which point they will need to choose one school and withdraw from the remainder of their offers. They are not required though to withdraw from schools where they have been waitlisted. Of course, if a student has already made a decision not to attend prior to May 15, they should withdraw to be fair to other applicants in the pool.

If you have questions about this, please let Lee Ann or me know!