Not all ERAS applicants created equal.

The latency issue between message generation and delivery to ERAS has been discussed earlier.

As a case study, take the WashU invitations today:

04:09 - message generation timestamp.

12:25 - first post on Orthogate.

13:50 - my ERAS inbox delivery receipt.

To some this might seem petty, but the latency can and has on a few occasions barred me from receiving my first choice interview date, for which I would argue that it's a legitimate matter to raise with the AAMC administration.

It is possible that the batch release from the interviewing school is causing the delay (ie applicants are sent messages in a tiered fashion), but I don't entirely buy into that.

I like pursuing this idea of challenging ERAS because I think that we as students have this application process in place that persists annually without our input as to how it's structured or functions. Do the AAMC med student reps have anything to say on the matter? Anyone, anyone..

Ok, I will bite since my posting started this (and ortho_fx not ignoring your message, but I am just going to answer it here instead).

So I received the ERAS notification at 1:14 PM, posted at 1:25 PM, but gmail claims the email was generated at 7:09 AM (All times Eastern DST).

So in theory your email generation occurred before mine, but ERAS generation was later? I think there is some sort of issue with the timestamps on the emails generated by ERAS. Everyone is concerned that they are getting the messages in a delayed fashion, but I think the ERAS server is just misconfigured. I could easily configure an SMTP server to send emails from the future if I wanted.

I really think the delayed nature between ERAS notification is that some institutions are just sending out invites individually, rather than in bulk.

Anyway, my 2 cents.

The latency issue between message generation and delivery to ERAS has been discussed earlier.

As a case study, take the WashU invitations today]

I have noticed similar instances in my emails. In my set up the email are forwarded from my ERAS inbox to my school email. Now sometimes when they get to my school inbox they will have some weird time stamp on them like they were sent at like 2am or something. There is no way that message was sent at 2am, for sure. I don't what causes that weird stamp but it is certainly wrong. However when I go login to eras the message has a much more reasonable time stamp and there is only a delay of about 2mins from the time it pops up in ERAS until it shows its ugly face in my school inbox. I have not been shut out of any date that I replied to in a prompt manner. But I'm not saying that it can't happen. But I think it is more a function of the individual's email having an issue in retrieving the message from ERAS, than a latency from the program's message getting to ERAS. I would certainly wager that all applicants will receive the message in their ERAS message center at about the same times. On a side not our dean specifically warned us about using a third party email provider other than our school email because there had been issues in the past with messages not being forwarded properly. So it is quite possible that if you are using gmail, or hotmail or whatever that that may be the source of the problem. At least that is what I think.

Did you guys get a confirmation from Wash U yet?

Did you guys get a confirmation from Wash U yet?

HAHAHA. WashU wouldn't use my application to line their urinals.

Did you guys get a confirmation from Wash U yet?

HAHAHA. WashU wouldn't use my application to line their urinals.