some med schools have something called early decision program (EDP)
FAQ: MY FIRST CHOICE MEDICAL SCHOOL PARTICIPATES IN EARLY DECISION PROGRAM (EDP). SHOULD I DO IT?
"PROBABLY NOT. HERE'S THE PROBLEM: AMCAS EDP ONLY ALLOW YOU TO APPLY EXACTLY ONE SCHOOL, AND YOU MAY NOT HEAR BACK THE FINAL DECISION (ASSUMING YOU GOT INTERVIEW) UNTIL OCTOBER 1st. IF YOU DON'T GET AN OUTRIGHT ACCEPTANCE, YOU WILL EITHER BECOME AN REAPPLICANT THE NEXT YEAR OR SUBMITTING VERY LATE APPLICATIONS TO OTHER SCHOOLS THE SAME CYCLE. IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET AN ACCEPTANCE, YOU WILL HAVE TO ATTEND OR SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES (E.G. REAPPLYING AND HAVING TO EXPLAIN TO OTHER SCHOOLS WHY NOT ACCEPTING THE EARLY DECISION OFFER).
BUT IF YOU THINK IT'S WORTH THE RISK, THEN I SUGGEST YOU TO CONTACT THE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS OFFICE FIRST TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST TO APPLY THROUGH EDP AND TO SEE IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO THE ADMISSION DIRECTOR BEFORE YOU MOVE FORWARD. REMEMBER: EVERY SCHOOL RECEIVES MANY STRONG APPLICATIONS, SO YOU WILL HAVE TO BE EXCELLENT IN EVERY CRITERIA (E.G. GPA/MCAT, ECs, LORs, ETC) IN ORDER FOR THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL TO BE WILLING TO OFFER YOU AN EARLY ACCEPTANCE."
-K.Lam
"PROBABLY NOT. HERE'S THE PROBLEM: AMCAS EDP ONLY ALLOW YOU TO APPLY EXACTLY ONE SCHOOL, AND YOU MAY NOT HEAR BACK THE FINAL DECISION (ASSUMING YOU GOT INTERVIEW) UNTIL OCTOBER 1st. IF YOU DON'T GET AN OUTRIGHT ACCEPTANCE, YOU WILL EITHER BECOME AN REAPPLICANT THE NEXT YEAR OR SUBMITTING VERY LATE APPLICATIONS TO OTHER SCHOOLS THE SAME CYCLE. IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET AN ACCEPTANCE, YOU WILL HAVE TO ATTEND OR SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES (E.G. REAPPLYING AND HAVING TO EXPLAIN TO OTHER SCHOOLS WHY NOT ACCEPTING THE EARLY DECISION OFFER).
BUT IF YOU THINK IT'S WORTH THE RISK, THEN I SUGGEST YOU TO CONTACT THE SCHOOL ADMISSIONS OFFICE FIRST TO EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST TO APPLY THROUGH EDP AND TO SEE IF YOU CAN SPEAK TO THE ADMISSION DIRECTOR BEFORE YOU MOVE FORWARD. REMEMBER: EVERY SCHOOL RECEIVES MANY STRONG APPLICATIONS, SO YOU WILL HAVE TO BE EXCELLENT IN EVERY CRITERIA (E.G. GPA/MCAT, ECs, LORs, ETC) IN ORDER FOR THE PARTICIPATING SCHOOL TO BE WILLING TO OFFER YOU AN EARLY ACCEPTANCE."
-K.Lam