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I'm going to start this off saying that my dilemma might annoy or offend people, but I thought I'd seek some advice from the respected admins from SDN before making any rash decision. I had the privilege of interviewing at a DO school this cycle and recently found out that I was waitlisted. After some serious thought in regarding my application, I am questioning if I really want to attend this school.
Quite frankly I did not see myself going there for my medical school eduction for my next four years and I don't see the point of attending a school where I don't think I will be happy. I don't want to make the mistake of being miserable at a school where I have no desire to go in the first place, when I know that there is someone out there who would love to have my spot at this school that they might truly admire. I am thinking about withdrawing from the waitlist, as I have done some research on SDN regarding that it is relatively better to withdraw on the waitlist rather than withdraw after being accepted. My future plans are to reapply to medical school, although I am not exactly sure when, but I will exclude this school since I don't envision myself being happy there and having an education that I will truly enjoy.
I hope that this decision does not question my true desire to be a doctor, as I wish to be the best doctor that I aspire to be, but I would like to go to a school that I truly like and don't feel "forced" to going. I know that I will be taking a big gamble by hoping that I would get offers from other schools when I apply next, but at this point I wish to make the right decision before it is too late and reflects poorly on my part. My main concern would be if I will be "blacklisted" by other schools, as I applied to this school via TMDSAS, which is a shared application for all Texas schools, be it MD or DO. I don't want to deprive my chances of ever becoming a doctor by doing something foolish and appearing as if I'm "too good for this school", so I've come to SDN to ask for some sincere advice. Thank you for your feedback SDN community.
Quite frankly I did not see myself going there for my medical school eduction for my next four years and I don't see the point of attending a school where I don't think I will be happy. I don't want to make the mistake of being miserable at a school where I have no desire to go in the first place, when I know that there is someone out there who would love to have my spot at this school that they might truly admire. I am thinking about withdrawing from the waitlist, as I have done some research on SDN regarding that it is relatively better to withdraw on the waitlist rather than withdraw after being accepted. My future plans are to reapply to medical school, although I am not exactly sure when, but I will exclude this school since I don't envision myself being happy there and having an education that I will truly enjoy.
I hope that this decision does not question my true desire to be a doctor, as I wish to be the best doctor that I aspire to be, but I would like to go to a school that I truly like and don't feel "forced" to going. I know that I will be taking a big gamble by hoping that I would get offers from other schools when I apply next, but at this point I wish to make the right decision before it is too late and reflects poorly on my part. My main concern would be if I will be "blacklisted" by other schools, as I applied to this school via TMDSAS, which is a shared application for all Texas schools, be it MD or DO. I don't want to deprive my chances of ever becoming a doctor by doing something foolish and appearing as if I'm "too good for this school", so I've come to SDN to ask for some sincere advice. Thank you for your feedback SDN community.