Hi everyone,
I originally posted this in the "Spouses and Partner" forum, however it was not getting much traffic. I apologize if this is not meant to be posted here, but I am truly hoping to get some feedback from medical students who have gone through this process and maybe have had similar experiences. I appreciate any and all comments.
Anyway, as the title states, I am currently pre-med and live in the state of Washington. I have been in a loving, long distance relationship with my boyfriend of about 1.5 years. He attends a rather highly ranked veterinary school in the Boston area and is currently in his second year. We met in undergrad, and he was already going to be attending veterinary school when we started dating (we basically instantly fell in love and are crazy for each other... the circumstances are just pretty poor), so he left to live over there with the idea that we would stay together. The distance has been TOUGH, but thankfully we've made it work!
I am applying to medical schools, and the hope was to attend a school within a 3-hour radius of him which seemed reasonable, so I applied to 98% east coast schools. Fortunately, I was accepted to a DO program (NYITCOM) within three hours of his school, and I really like the program as well as the idea o learning OMT. I already paid my rather expensive deposit to reserve my seat before the deadline this week. However, I also applied to the University of Washington, and just found out I was accepted, which is a big deal in my opinion. I also currently live about 3 miles from the school, and the transition would be a lot easier (and cheaper). So, I am having a reaaaaally hard time deciding what to do. The idea of going to medical school ACROSS the country from my boyfriend, who is currently in vet school, sounds absolutely awful. I want to be as close to him as possible, but the UW is an amazing program that sounds rather difficult to pass up. So, I am presented with three choices, unless someone else has something better.
-Attend a likeable and credible D.O. program at NYIT, live closer to my SO, and pass up an education at the University of Washington.
-Attend the University of Washington, don't live closer to my SO, possibly put our relationship at risk for break up, and pass up on the D.O. education.
-Attend the University of Washington, and not be in the relationship any longer.
***The third option is not really an option for me because I know my SO is the one I will end up with, but I put it up there because it is POSSIBLE for that to happen. Very, very unlikely, but still possible.
Please poll and comment! This is a really big deal for me, and outside opinions are greatly appreciated. Please also be kind. Thank you for your help!
I originally posted this in the "Spouses and Partner" forum, however it was not getting much traffic. I apologize if this is not meant to be posted here, but I am truly hoping to get some feedback from medical students who have gone through this process and maybe have had similar experiences. I appreciate any and all comments.
Anyway, as the title states, I am currently pre-med and live in the state of Washington. I have been in a loving, long distance relationship with my boyfriend of about 1.5 years. He attends a rather highly ranked veterinary school in the Boston area and is currently in his second year. We met in undergrad, and he was already going to be attending veterinary school when we started dating (we basically instantly fell in love and are crazy for each other... the circumstances are just pretty poor), so he left to live over there with the idea that we would stay together. The distance has been TOUGH, but thankfully we've made it work!
I am applying to medical schools, and the hope was to attend a school within a 3-hour radius of him which seemed reasonable, so I applied to 98% east coast schools. Fortunately, I was accepted to a DO program (NYITCOM) within three hours of his school, and I really like the program as well as the idea o learning OMT. I already paid my rather expensive deposit to reserve my seat before the deadline this week. However, I also applied to the University of Washington, and just found out I was accepted, which is a big deal in my opinion. I also currently live about 3 miles from the school, and the transition would be a lot easier (and cheaper). So, I am having a reaaaaally hard time deciding what to do. The idea of going to medical school ACROSS the country from my boyfriend, who is currently in vet school, sounds absolutely awful. I want to be as close to him as possible, but the UW is an amazing program that sounds rather difficult to pass up. So, I am presented with three choices, unless someone else has something better.
-Attend a likeable and credible D.O. program at NYIT, live closer to my SO, and pass up an education at the University of Washington.
-Attend the University of Washington, don't live closer to my SO, possibly put our relationship at risk for break up, and pass up on the D.O. education.
-Attend the University of Washington, and not be in the relationship any longer.
***The third option is not really an option for me because I know my SO is the one I will end up with, but I put it up there because it is POSSIBLE for that to happen. Very, very unlikely, but still possible.
Please poll and comment! This is a really big deal for me, and outside opinions are greatly appreciated. Please also be kind. Thank you for your help!