NALANdER11
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Hi everyone,
I apologize in advance if this is long and I ramble! I tried to keep it down just to the facts as much as possible.
I applied to medical school for the first time last cycle and was not successful. I have already reapplied for the upcoming cycle. There was one school I was put on hold at very early in the application cycle and never had an interview. So this week, they contacted me and asked if I was still interested and if yes, could I do an interview by the end of the week for classes that start at the end of July. I said yes but, after thinking about it, I’m conflicted. Assuming the interview goes well and I am accepted, I will have less than 3 weeks to find housing, pack, finish the summer requirements, get financial aid, and basically just get everything together. I also have two jobs and a pretty big research project on which I’m first author that we are submitting in the fall. Everyone has told me it is time to be selfish, but I would feel awful just leaving my jobs hanging. One job is as chief scribe at an amazing hospital and the doctor in charge has specifically told me before it has caused issues when the chief leaves with less than 3 months notice/adequate time to train a new chief. Though the school offering the interview isn’t my first choice, I would be very happy to go there if the circumstances were different. My family is telling me if I get in I should go. In a perfect world, I would like to ask for deferred acceptance, but given the fact that they are specifically looking to fill this upcoming class, I know that wouldn’t work. My other option is to decline the interview, but I’m worried that that will reflect badly on me and I may not get another chance. I just feel very stuck and I was hoping to get some advice from others who have been in similar situations or advisors who have some suggestions.
I would also like to reiterate that I was never interviewed or on a waitlist at this school, so it wasn’t like I knew this could be a possibility and could have planned for a situation like this. I assumed I had been silently rejected, as my last communication with the school was over 7 months ago.
I apologize in advance if this is long and I ramble! I tried to keep it down just to the facts as much as possible.
I applied to medical school for the first time last cycle and was not successful. I have already reapplied for the upcoming cycle. There was one school I was put on hold at very early in the application cycle and never had an interview. So this week, they contacted me and asked if I was still interested and if yes, could I do an interview by the end of the week for classes that start at the end of July. I said yes but, after thinking about it, I’m conflicted. Assuming the interview goes well and I am accepted, I will have less than 3 weeks to find housing, pack, finish the summer requirements, get financial aid, and basically just get everything together. I also have two jobs and a pretty big research project on which I’m first author that we are submitting in the fall. Everyone has told me it is time to be selfish, but I would feel awful just leaving my jobs hanging. One job is as chief scribe at an amazing hospital and the doctor in charge has specifically told me before it has caused issues when the chief leaves with less than 3 months notice/adequate time to train a new chief. Though the school offering the interview isn’t my first choice, I would be very happy to go there if the circumstances were different. My family is telling me if I get in I should go. In a perfect world, I would like to ask for deferred acceptance, but given the fact that they are specifically looking to fill this upcoming class, I know that wouldn’t work. My other option is to decline the interview, but I’m worried that that will reflect badly on me and I may not get another chance. I just feel very stuck and I was hoping to get some advice from others who have been in similar situations or advisors who have some suggestions.
I would also like to reiterate that I was never interviewed or on a waitlist at this school, so it wasn’t like I knew this could be a possibility and could have planned for a situation like this. I assumed I had been silently rejected, as my last communication with the school was over 7 months ago.
