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At a party over christmas holidays I met a professor at a school of medicine to which I'm applying. I asked him for advice on my plans to enter medcine and whether he would do it all over again, etc. Eventually we got around to talking about the fact that I was in the middle of the application process, about the research I'd been doing, and just generally talking about my odds as a candidate. He suggested that I'd have better luck applying to MSTP and getting a doctorate in epi. I all ready have my MPH in epi and biostat. He put me in contact with the dean of the school of public health so we could discuss the program and talk about my options. The dean seemed interested in my application and requested that I call the admissions office and have my app switched from MD to MSTP. The admissions office couldn't answer my questions regarding the switch, and requested an email detailing the situation. I just received an email from the head of the MSTP program telling me how to switch my application over.
Doesn't it seem a little late to be switching an application over to another program? If I do switch won't it affect the dozen applications I still have out? I'm not sure whether this is a great opportunity, or if I'd be shooting myself in the foot. Any advice?
Doesn't it seem a little late to be switching an application over to another program? If I do switch won't it affect the dozen applications I still have out? I'm not sure whether this is a great opportunity, or if I'd be shooting myself in the foot. Any advice?