Hey guys, I have a pretty big dilemma right now. I'm going to try to keep this as anonymous as possible. So my problem is that I originally interviewed at School A in January which was my hands down #1 choice throughout the process and where I absolutely wanted to be. At the time my priorities were a little different than now (I put a much bigger emphasis on location), and in mid-February I wrote a Letter of Intent to said school. At the time, I thought my interview season was over and I couldn't imagine myself being happier anywhere else (I know I got a little too premed intense with the LOI).
Now, about a week ago I got a surprise interview invite from School B where I previously thought I was just going to be rejected. School B is ranked higher, has better resources, has better camaraderie amongst students, and a curriculum I like much more. However, its location is less than ideal which is why I had settled on School A as my #1 choice. I finally interviewed at School B and was completely blown away and I realized location wasn't as important to me as I originally thought. School B may now be my new #1 choice but it's still a close decision.
So my problem is what to do with my original letter of intent at School A. I now realize that I shouldn't have written a letter of intent in the first place. Obviously if I get into only one of these schools my problem is already solved for me. But if I were to be lucky to get into both, I don't want to get blacklisted from School A for residencies if I choose to go to School B. Neither school has made decisions yet so I was wondering how bad it would look if I explained my situation to School A and changed my letter of intent to a very strong letter of interest? Honestly when I wrote my LOI, I thought my interview season was over and I couldn't imagine myself being happier anywhere else. I'm very torn!
Now, about a week ago I got a surprise interview invite from School B where I previously thought I was just going to be rejected. School B is ranked higher, has better resources, has better camaraderie amongst students, and a curriculum I like much more. However, its location is less than ideal which is why I had settled on School A as my #1 choice. I finally interviewed at School B and was completely blown away and I realized location wasn't as important to me as I originally thought. School B may now be my new #1 choice but it's still a close decision.
So my problem is what to do with my original letter of intent at School A. I now realize that I shouldn't have written a letter of intent in the first place. Obviously if I get into only one of these schools my problem is already solved for me. But if I were to be lucky to get into both, I don't want to get blacklisted from School A for residencies if I choose to go to School B. Neither school has made decisions yet so I was wondering how bad it would look if I explained my situation to School A and changed my letter of intent to a very strong letter of interest? Honestly when I wrote my LOI, I thought my interview season was over and I couldn't imagine myself being happier anywhere else. I'm very torn!