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Hey all,

Just wanted to get some opinions on this. I was accepted to medical school following graduation, and decided (for a number of reasons - lifestyle, increasing dissatisfaction of physicians, insurance and other administrative headaches that are getting increasingly worse, etc.) that I didn't want to go down that path.

I know that there is a section on the AADSAS application that requires applicants to list whether or not they've applied to other professional schools and if you were accepted. So... I don't want to make this the focus of my PS, but do you think it's wise to at least briefly discuss why I chose not to go to medical school (obviously I'll be talking about why I've decided on dentistry), or should I just leave it as a possible source of discussion during the interview?

I'm just wondering whether it's worthwhile to even open up that can of worms myself in the PS; is that a question that every committee is going to want to have an explanation for?

Thanks.
 
Hey all,

Just wanted to get some opinions on this. I was accepted to medical school following graduation, and decided (for a number of reasons - lifestyle, increasing dissatisfaction of physicians, insurance and other administrative headaches that are getting increasingly worse, etc.) that I didn't want to go down that path.

I know that there is a section on the AADSAS application that requires applicants to list whether or not they've applied to other professional schools and if you were accepted. So... I don't want to make this the focus of my PS, but do you think it's wise to at least briefly discuss why I chose not to go to medical school (obviously I'll be talking about why I've decided on dentistry), or should I just leave it as a possible source of discussion during the interview?

I'm just wondering whether it's worthwhile to even open up that can of worms myself in the PS; is that a question that every committee is going to want to have an explanation for?

Thanks.

Time to recycle?

http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showpost.php?p=6258438&postcount=1
 
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