Reasons for choosing a certain school

[Habiba91]

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So, i've received e-mails from some of the schools i have applied to asking me why i've chosen their school. Honestly, I just want to get accepted somewhere. I have absolutely no preference but i can't write that obviously. So, what are the things i should be mentioning? Most of their mission statements look similar. I don't really know how to make a school feel like they stand out. Suggestions?
(Currently, trying to answer Boston University)

 

[periopocket]

Cost, location, clinical program/externships, research...now you do some research on the school regarding these components and string something together that you like and will be able to talk about at a potential interview. BU's research and externships are something.

 

[r2thekesh]

Once you get all the other stuff mentioned by the previous poster, if the school is in a rural place, say you like living in rural places. If it´s in a city say you like living in a city.

 

[JAWSSS]

My wife was accepted to three schools for her PhD that I was applying to. So, I explained that to them and that seemed to have done the trick because I got interviews at all three... That is probably a good excuse because in their eyes I was most likely to choose their school (thus raising their stats for % matriculants).

If you have family or some other huge tie to the city of Boston, I would write about that.

 

[jeffity]

My wife was accepted to three schools for her PhD that I was applying to. So, I explained that to them and that seemed to have done the trick because I got interviews at all three... That is probably a good excuse because in their eyes I was most likely to choose their school (thus raising their stats for % matriculants).

If you have family or some other huge tie to the city of Boston, I would write about that.

I've heard one school mention that a spouse/family or family in the area or some sort of tie kind of thing helps by providing a built-in support system. Tons of people obviously go to foreign cities with zero ties and do fine. It's certainly not a criterion for acceptance, just something they thought was nice.

Anyone know of twins that were "split up" at different schools? I know of 3 sets. Two at the same School in the same class. The other set was at the same school, but one year apart. The poor lesser twin. Always second. And I know a brother and sister in the same class.

 

[Habiba91]

Cost, location, clinical program/externships, research...now you do some research on the school regarding these components and string something together that you like and will be able to talk about at a potential interview. BU's research and externships are something.

How long should it be? It gives you a character count at the bottom, but i've heard people say it should be in essay format? i can barely put 3 sentences together. Do they pay too much attention to this response?