Was this a Letter of Intent?

[kings2]

Hey guys,

Here's the line I'm worried about :

"After completing interviews at several schools, I believe that X Medical School would be the best place for me to obtain my medical education. "


Was this a binding contract saying I must attend if accepted? I just wrote this in an update letter to one of my top choice schools. The school is definetly among my top 2 choices, and the only reason I can't say it is my first choice is simply b/c of financial reasons (i.e. my other top choice school may end up being cheaper). What do you think? Am I not allowed to send a letter of continued interest to the other school that I am strongly interested in (i.e. the other school I also liked, and which has potential of being cheaper?)

kings

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[opinionkitten]

"After completing interviews at several schools, I believe that X Medical School would be the best place for me to obtain my medical education. "


Was this a binding contract saying I must attend if accepted?

nope, none of the letter of intent stuff is binding, really legally binding. the consensus in my research on the subject seems to be that even "i WILL GO TO YOUR SCHOOL IF ACCEPTED" isnt really binding, just in bad form to violate. yours is not nearly that strongly worded, ammounting to little more than "i like your school the best!" i cant imagine writing a letter of interest without something similar, im sure itll be fine

 

[51487]

I agree with opinionkitten...Everyone has financial factors included if only a little. I too have a few choice schools that I would be thrilled to end up at...And financial factors will be a part of my decision at the end.
Sasha

 

[NontradICUdoc]

This is not a contract. I will tell you why. You only wrote to them saying that after visiting the school you believe that this is the pace for you. They NEVER told you that you were accepted. If we go by your concern that you feel that school X is the place for you, you have given YOURSELF acceptance to their school.

In this game, you have to butter up the adcoms and let them know that you are not wasting their time when they review your application package. You can send your letter to any school and it does not amount to accepting an offer that does not exist.

Do you follow me?

Therefor, you have nothing to worry about.

 

[DrYo12]

I would actually call this more a letter of interest. You're expressing that you're highly interested, but you haven't actually said that you'd go there at the exclusion of everywhere else.

 

[LauraMac]

i think the word "believe" makes it okay. 🙂

 

[albinotrout]

Sooooooo,
Just curious, what's the general concensus about sending some sort of letter of interest/intent to tell the adcom you really want to go to this school? I always have the problem of feeling like any further contact with the admissions office is just obnoxious . . . BUT I'm getting really impatient with my #1 choice (even though they technically are still following their stated timeline), and I want to do something to remind them that I'd happily be there's if they offered an acceptance. So, is it better to just be patient and hope that the interview went well enough, or should I take matters into my own hands and send a letter?

Thanks! 😀

 

[KiKat37]

Sooooooo,
Just curious, what's the general concensus about sending some sort of letter of interest/intent to tell the adcom you really want to go to this school? I always have the problem of feeling like any further contact with the admissions office is just obnoxious . . . BUT I'm getting really impatient with my #1 choice (even though they technically are still following their stated timeline), and I want to do something to remind them that I'd happily be there's if they offered an acceptance. So, is it better to just be patient and hope that the interview went well enough, or should I take matters into my own hands and send a letter?

Thanks! 😀

I think it's probably better to patiently wait for the outcome. Then, if you are waitlisted, you can start writing letters. Just my opinion though. What does everyone else think?

 

[NontradICUdoc]

I think it's probably better to patiently wait for the outcome. Then, if you are waitlisted, you can start writing letters. Just my opinion though. What does everyone else think?

Sometimes a letter expressing your thanks and your sincere interest in the school will help give the adcoms that little extra nudge towards you over someone who did not.

this is not my opinion but what I was told during an open house by a member of the adcom for that school