How do you explain your choice of schools?

[Spacekat]

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Because I'm getting ready to marry an MD (no, that's not why I want to become one myself - other way around) I esentially had to choose a medical school before applying.

My sweetie had to start an internship one year before I will (various deities willing) start medical school. We took a close look at the residency side as well as the med school side of each place, and chose based on a balance of our needs.

Has anyone else had to do this? How did you explain it to your interviewers? "I want to come here because my significant other is here" doesn't seem terribly endearing, somehow. 😛 On the other hand, could the fact that I'm committed to that degree help my cause?

Thanks for your thoughts!

 

[peterockduke]

Many businesses like it when their employees are married, I can't imagine that medical school is going to be any different. Your marriage will just advertise your maturity and stability. Just learn how to spin it right. Since most of the people on this board seem to be applying to 20 schools, I think their decision is based on who will accept them, not necessarily where they want to go.

 

[missbonnie]

I think thefact that your spouse is doing an internship in the area is a strong reason to select a medical school. That's probably the 1st factor but then you can go into why THAT school specifically as well. I don't think choosing a school because of your spouse is a "bad" thing at all.

Best of luck!

bonnie

 

[Sophie]

Don't phrase it that you want to go there because your spouse is there. Instead, approach it by saying that your spouse and you looked at many possible schools and both decided that X school was the best for many reasons. Your spouse is now an intern at X school, and X school is still your top choice.