Originally posted by Diane Ev:
•....The school worked with me and now I am in Fort Myers FL, a place my husband could tranfer. The daycare is great down here and the site at Gulf Coast Hospital is wonderful....•
Diane,
I could "suffer" through having to go to Ft. Myers! My mom and 3 sisters live there and I try to get down there for a week every year if I can - off season of course! I love Ft. Myers beach! My sister is a realtor and we got a great deal on a beach house in May...it was wonderful! I have often said that if I don't make it into med school, I'm sure my second calling is to be a beach bum!
Anyway, I'm going to email you regarding the UHS interview, per your request, but I wanted to thank you here for posting, and for your concern and support.
I know the odds are very high that I will eventually be accepted at UHS because I am in the top third of the alternate list and they have taken 100% of their alternate list every year for several years. The problem with that is, since I know I want to do primary care in an underserved area, if I miss the PRIMO deadline in May, I forfeit $20K this first year. That's a lot of money!
I may not receive my acceptance until June or July and it just seems foolish to sit on my hands and lose so much money. Not to mention that there is always a slight chance I won't get in at all. So in thinking about it, it occurred to me that I should be proactive and not let ANY opportunity slip from my fingers if I can possibly help it, so I've decided to apply to other schools, including NOVA since I have family in Florida.
Who knows? Maybe it's not meant for me to go to UHS...as I look around at other schools, I may decide I like others better, assuming I gain acceptance. If I do get accepted elsewhere and I like the school, I will try for the NHSC scholarship which is a much better deal than PRIMO. Hey! I wouldn't mind going to work on an Indian reservation for a few years, or whatever....think how much I'd learn!
Anyway, as I've thought through this, it turns out that what I thought would be such a hardship (to leave Kansas City) may not be such a hardship afterall. I can sell my house - or rent it to my son who just got married, and I'm not afraid to fly. If I go someplace like Chicago or Florida - especially Florida - my oldest and youngest will most likely follow, eventually, and my middle child who is married (and has a good job!) will probably come visit, sometimes. (I'm divorced, so there's no husband to be concerned with.)
In fact at this point I'm really neutral about staying here. I mean, it would be o.k. if that's what develops, but I'm also starting to get excited about the prospect of leaving. And once I leave Missouri, I may never come back! (Except for visits of course!)
Cheers,
mompremed