How should I phrase this ?

[swamprat]

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I'm writing up a secondary and I sum up by saying "my top choice for my medical education." in reality it is one of my top choices idk what's my top yet. Should I rephrase it to read "one of my top choices" ? I don't want it to seem like I dnt wana go there or would pick another school over them. What do u all think?

 

[bleeker10]

I never said in a secondary that the school was one of my top choices. I just specifically talked about why the school was a great fit for me and why the city was a great fit for me. I talked about how I would excel in the curriculum, how I would enjoy my time away from the school, and how the 3rd and 4th year opportunities are great. In fact I think it was one of the reasons I got an interview immediately after I submitted my secondary at LECOM. I talked about how I liked being in a snowy area, how I could play and watch hockey in Erie and in Pittsburg, how the LDP pathway was the best opportunity for me but that it was great the school offered choices to each student to tailor the curriculum to their study habits, etc. Also in the interview I talked about how I drove around Erie and it felt like a scaled down version of where I grew up (Omaha, NE). Hope this helps.

 

[swamprat]

I never said in a secondary that the school was one of my top choices. I just specifically talked about why the school was a great fit for me and why the city was a great fit for me. I talked about how I would excel in the curriculum, how I would enjoy my time away from the school, and how the 3rd and 4th year opportunities are great. In fact I think it was one of the reasons I got an interview immediately after I submitted my secondary at LECOM. I talked about how I liked being in a snowy area, how I could play and watch hockey in Erie and in Pittsburg, how the LDP pathway was the best opportunity for me but that it was great the school offered choices to each student to tailor the curriculum to their study habits, etc. Also in the interview I talked about how I drove around Erie and it felt like a scaled down version of where I grew up (Omaha, NE). Hope this helps.

Really? I did talk about the school what they pride themselves on etc. I just thought that that line was a nice closer

 

[schussboarder]

I made sure to look up the mission statement of the school and emphasized how it really fit my personality and goals in becoming a physician. Figured I couldn't go wrong with doing this. I never told a school directly that it was my top choice, but I sure made each secondary inadvertently imply that they were.

 

[bleeker10]

I made sure to look up the mission statement of the school and emphasized how it really fit my personality and goals in becoming a physician. Figured I couldn't go wrong with doing this. I never told a school directly that it was my top choice, but I sure made each secondary inadvertently imply that they were.

This is the way to go. I'm sure most schools here from applicants that they are their top choice and the school may not care all that much. But in the end it is up to you and if you feel like it closes the secondary well then put it in.

 

[antapolar]

I mean i would end with "my top choice," but you could start by saying its "one of my top choice" and then lead to explaining why as others have mentioned above replied.

 

[just one]

I never said in a secondary that the school was one of my top choices. I just specifically talked about why the school was a great fit for me and why the city was a great fit for me. I talked about how I would excel in the curriculum, how I would enjoy my time away from the school, and how the 3rd and 4th year opportunities are great. In fact I think it was one of the reasons I got an interview immediately after I submitted my secondary at LECOM. I talked about how I liked being in a snowy area, how I could play and watch hockey in Erie and in Pittsburg, how the LDP pathway was the best opportunity for me but that it was great the school offered choices to each student to tailor the curriculum to their study habits, etc. Also in the interview I talked about how I drove around Erie and it felt like a scaled down version of where I grew up (Omaha, NE). Hope this helps.

I agree. I imagine that Adcoms hear all the time that a school is a "top choice" and when an invitation is offered the applicant passes on another school. I think a properly worded essay highlighting why you and the school are a perfect match would bring home the message alot more than a generic "you are my top choice".