What I haven't put on this blog is that I really didn't like the school when I visited it. I hated it so much that I'd been seriously considering withdrawing from it prior to receiving a decision, but the thought that this school might be my only chance at an MD has kept me from sending that email to the admissions office.
I've been heavily weighing my options for the past few days thinking I had one more week to make the choice between withdrawing or not because a friend of mine who interviewed a week before me received their decision yesterday. But it looks like they lumped all of the December interviewees into one committee session so the decision has been made for me, which is a relief in a way.
Now I just wait on the dream school, although with the way this cycle is going for me, it's not looking good. At least I've been primed for disappointment.
I understand exactly how you feel. I am in a similar situation, except with a DO school. Someone gave me the advice recently that I shouldn't just "settle" for a school I absolutely hate, and instead look again to reapply next cycle with improved stats in order to get into my dream school. I think I'll be doing just that! Good luck with your final decision, and hopefully it goes your way! :)
ReplyDeleteNot "settling" sounds like good advice and I kept thinking the same thing while I was mulling this situation over. But in the end it was just too hard to turn down a hypothetical acceptance so I never did. I'm very glad the school made the decision for me because I just couldn't do it on my own.
DeleteGood luck next cycle and thanks for reading!