<p>I recently was offered a summer research opportunity at a university and was given 4 days to reply with a confirmation. However, I was still waiting to hear back from other programs that I applied to However, I didn't want to risk not getting anything so I accepted the offer. This afternoon, I just heard back from a clinical summer program that I wanted and I was wondering how bad would it look if I declined an already accepted offer. Is this completely frowned upon or is it okay?</p>
<p>Pretty frowned upon. But whatever, right? YOLO?</p>
<p>How much better is the second program?
How much would turning the first one down affect you? Is it at a University that you don’t go to? Would you want to apply to med school there? Would you encounter these people again?
Perhaps talk to an advisor/trusted prof about how to deal with this. If you do decide to turn it down, do it quickly so they can ask someone else.</p>