Admitted Students
Key Takeaways for Candidates
- Admissions decisions are rolling and deliberate
- No deposit is required at any stage
- A Declaration of Intent holds your seat without forcing an immediate final decision
- The waitlist is real, active, and meaningful
- Offers may be extended very late into the cycle
Offer and Commitment Process
Step 1: Post-Interview Committee Review
After interview day, your application enters the post-interview committee review phase.
- Your full application (including interview feedback) is reviewed by the admissions committees.
- This stage focuses on final deliberation, not on reinterviewing or additional testing.
- Candidates should expect this review to take several weeks, depending on the point in the cycle.
Key expectation: Silence during this period is normal and does not reflect negatively on your application.
Step 2: Earliest Acceptance Decisions Begin
The earliest date acceptance notices are sent is October 15, 2026. Beginning on this date, the admissions committee may begin extending offers of acceptance on a rolling basis.
Acceptances continue to be issued throughout the cycle as the class is built. Not all interviewed candidates will hear back immediately after October 15.
Step 3: Receiving an Offer of Acceptance
If you are offered admission, you will receive a formal acceptance notice by email and phone call from Admissions.
Upon acceptance, you are given two weeks to complete a Declaration of Intent to:
- Confirm your intention to hold the seat
- Reserve your place without requiring a financial deposit
- Allow you to continue considering other offers until you reach a final decision
No seat deposit is required to accept an offer.
Step 4: Holding an Acceptance While Deciding
After submitting your Declaration of Intent:
- Your seat is held while you continue to evaluate your options.
- You may remain in communication with other schools.
- This period lasts until you make a final decision through the AMCAS Commit to Enroll (CTE) process.
Important distinction:
- Declaration of Intent = holding the seat
- Commit to Enroll (CTE) = final decision
Step 5: Continued Consideration and the Waitlist
Applicants who are not immediately accepted after an interview typically remain in continued consideration.
Mid-May transition:
- The waitlist is formally constituted in mid-May
- Candidates who are still under consideration at that time are given the option to opt out of being placed on the waitlist if they choose
Typical waitlist characteristics:
- Approximately 120 candidates are placed on the waitlist each cycle after May 15
- The waitlist is active and used, not symbolic
Step 6: Waitlist Movement
Each cycle, approximately 30 offers of acceptance are extended to candidates from the waitlist.
Movement typically occurs after the Commit to Enroll deadlines and withdrawals by accepted candidates who choose other schools.
Key expectation for waitlisted candidates:
- Maintaining ongoing interest involves providing updates and external recommendations through the candidate portal
- Candidates should remain reachable and responsive throughout late spring and early summer
Step 7: Final Acceptance Timeline
The latest date acceptance notices may be sent is July 12, 2026.
Offers can be made very late in the cycle, including summer. Waitlisted and continued-consideration candidates may receive offers close to matriculation.
Step 8: Commit to Enroll (Final Candidate Decision)
When you are ready to make your final choice, you complete the Commit to Enroll (CTE) action through AMCAS no later than May 15, 2026. This confirms your final intent to attend Stritch and requires withdrawal from all other medical schools and waitlists.
After CTE is completed, your seat is finalized.
Step 9: Deferred Entrance Requests
Requests to defer matriculation are considered on a case-by-case basis for accepted students prior to March 2026. Approval is not automatic and requires review by the admissions committee.
Candidates should contact Admissions directly if considering a deferral.
Key Takeaways for Candidates
- Admissions decisions are rolling and deliberate
- No deposit is required at any stage
- A Declaration of Intent holds your seat without forcing an immediate final decision
- The waitlist is real, active, and meaningful
- Offers may be extended very late into the cycle
Offer and Commitment Process
Step 1: Post-Interview Committee Review
After interview day, your application enters the post-interview committee review phase.
- Your full application (including interview feedback) is reviewed by the admissions committees.
- This stage focuses on final deliberation, not on reinterviewing or additional testing.
- Candidates should expect this review to take several weeks, depending on the point in the cycle.
Key expectation: Silence during this period is normal and does not reflect negatively on your application.
Step 2: Earliest Acceptance Decisions Begin
The earliest date acceptance notices are sent is October 15, 2026. Beginning on this date, the admissions committee may begin extending offers of acceptance on a rolling basis.
Acceptances continue to be issued throughout the cycle as the class is built. Not all interviewed candidates will hear back immediately after October 15.
Step 3: Receiving an Offer of Acceptance
If you are offered admission, you will receive a formal acceptance notice by email and phone call from Admissions.
Upon acceptance, you are given two weeks to complete a Declaration of Intent to:
- Confirm your intention to hold the seat
- Reserve your place without requiring a financial deposit
- Allow you to continue considering other offers until you reach a final decision
No seat deposit is required to accept an offer.
Step 4: Holding an Acceptance While Deciding
After submitting your Declaration of Intent:
- Your seat is held while you continue to evaluate your options.
- You may remain in communication with other schools.
- This period lasts until you make a final decision through the AMCAS Commit to Enroll (CTE) process.
Important distinction:
- Declaration of Intent = holding the seat
- Commit to Enroll (CTE) = final decision
Step 5: Continued Consideration and the Waitlist
Applicants who are not immediately accepted after an interview typically remain in continued consideration.
Mid-May transition:
- The waitlist is formally constituted in mid-May
- Candidates who are still under consideration at that time are given the option to opt out of being placed on the waitlist if they choose
Typical waitlist characteristics:
- Approximately 120 candidates are placed on the waitlist each cycle after May 15
- The waitlist is active and used, not symbolic
Step 6: Waitlist Movement
Each cycle, approximately 30 offers of acceptance are extended to candidates from the waitlist.
Movement typically occurs after the Commit to Enroll deadlines and withdrawals by accepted candidates who choose other schools.
Key expectation for waitlisted candidates:
- Maintaining ongoing interest involves providing updates and external recommendations through the candidate portal
- Candidates should remain reachable and responsive throughout late spring and early summer
Step 7: Final Acceptance Timeline
The latest date acceptance notices may be sent is July 12, 2026.
Offers can be made very late in the cycle, including summer. Waitlisted and continued-consideration candidates may receive offers close to matriculation.
Step 8: Commit to Enroll (Final Candidate Decision)
When you are ready to make your final choice, you complete the Commit to Enroll (CTE) action through AMCAS no later than May 15, 2026. This confirms your final intent to attend Stritch and requires withdrawal from all other medical schools and waitlists.
After CTE is completed, your seat is finalized.
Step 9: Deferred Entrance Requests
Requests to defer matriculation are considered on a case-by-case basis for accepted students prior to March 2026. Approval is not automatic and requires review by the admissions committee.
Candidates should contact Admissions directly if considering a deferral.