Accepted, but hoping to go elsewhere.

[lovemesomeTJ]

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My guess is that the OP applied broadly and got accepted to many of his mid-range schools. However, with this initial success in mind, he might be thinking that since his application this year was good enough to get into these decent schools, another year of experience would open the doors to the most prestigious ones. Not content with his solid, yet not-as-prestigious schools, he finds himself seriously considering taking his chances next year to get that Harvard acceptance. He sees the Harvard/Hopkins/whatever acceptance threads and asks himself, "Why not me?" In other words, the OP is getting greedy.

However, this is likely a giant red flag for admission committees. If/when you finally do apply to Harvard, they'll see your acceptances last cycle and will seriously question your motivation. Why is it that you want to be a doctor? Is it for prestige, or is it to enter the medical profession?

My 2 cents.

Came out swingin' on that first post, huh?

 

[eprmn]

Came out swingin' on that first post, huh?

I don't waste time mincing words, I suppose

My hope is that the OP will realize just how fortunate he actually is and will stop tempting/torturing himself with the what-ifs and the could-have-beens.

 

[questions99]

or he applied to those schools not knowing much about them, visited them and realized they werent a good fit and got in, and now doesnt feel like he can go there cuz he wont be happy. i think that would be good reasoning to re-apply, your happiness is more important that becoming a doctor

 

[lovemesomeTJ]

or he applied to those schools not knowing much about them, visited them and realized they werent a good fit and got in, and now doesnt feel like he can go there cuz he wont be happy. i think that would be good reasoning to re-apply, your happiness is more important that becoming a doctor

There's time between the interview and the decision to withdraw your application, so I (personally) don't consider this a valid excuse. Even if it took you a day or two to realize that the school was not a good fit, there was still time to withdraw the application seeing as they do not give acceptances the next day.

 

[searun]

or he applied to those schools not knowing much about them, visited them and realized they werent a good fit and got in, and now doesnt feel like he can go there cuz he wont be happy. i think that would be good reasoning to re-apply, your happiness is more important that becoming a doctor

I hope that the OP will be happy not being a doctor - because if he follows your advice that is exactly what he will be for the rest of his life - not a doctor.