Does it make a difference if a school really wants you?

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So I have been accepted to one school that is very respectable and is actively recruiting me. They gave me a small scholarship and have treated me great throughout this entire process. There is another school that I am waitlisted at that I liked a little more and has a better reputation (this school is known for waitlist movement). My question is, does this recruitment/reciprocal interest make any difference in my medical education other than the scholarship? Like would I be missing out if I went to the one that waitlisted me rather than the one that really seems to care about me being there? I realize this is a good problem to have but I would like to hear y'alls thoughts.

 

[y123]

No

 

[Frogger27]

No.. I am going to the school that showed me by far the least amount of love in terms of financial aid, scholarship, etc.... but it's okay, I still love them

 

[Luka75]

I was in the exact same situation a couple of weeks ago and I still withdrew. My thinking was that it didn't matter how much a school wanted me, I was gonna go where I felt was the best fit.

 

[Frogger27]

It's one of those situations where you always end up loving the one that plays hard to get...

 

[Phrasing]

Any current medical students have this situation?

 

[GnothiSeauton]

They get thousands of applications, and interview and accept hundreds. They're not your friend specifically, and you won't break their heart no matter what you do. Don't worry about it.

 

[Goro]

Is the school Harvar/Stanford class? if so, then yes.

If it's Albany/NYMC class, then no.

So I have been accepted to one school that is very respectable and is actively recruiting me. They gave me a small scholarship and have treated me great throughout this entire process. There is another school that I am waitlisted at that I liked a little more and has a better reputation (this school is known for waitlist movement). My question is, does this recruitment/reciprocal interest make any difference in my medical education other than the scholarship? Like would I be missing out if I went to the one that waitlisted me rather than the one that really seems to care about me being there? I realize this is a good problem to have but I would like to hear y'alls thoughts.