Withdrawing pre-interview?

[Nontraditional9]

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I am fortunate to have been accepted at an amazing school. However I am OOS there, and the tuition will be very difficult for me. I also have several further interviews at schools which are very exciting to me (but ceteris paribus I would prefer the first school).

I am hoping to garner some advice on how best to proceed:

1. Continue with the other interviews
- in hopes of getting a significantly better financial package elsewhere
- maybe I'll love another school as well after interviewing / visiting
- I really do not want to choose based on financial package, but the money will be tough for me.

2. Withdraw from the other interviews
- to allow the medical schools to use their relatively few interview spots on students who are more likely to attend
- to allow more medical students to get a crack at interviewing

 

[Lollygag]

I am fortunate to have been accepted at an amazing school. However I am OOS there, and the tuition will be very difficult for me. I also have several further interviews at schools which are very exciting to me (but ceteris paribus I would prefer the first school).

I am hoping to garner some advice on how best to proceed:

1. Continue with the other interviews
- in hopes of getting a significantly better financial package elsewhere
- maybe I'll love another school as well after interviewing / visiting
- I really do not want to choose based on financial package, but the money will be tough for me.

2. Withdraw from the other interviews
- to allow the medical schools to use their relatively few interview spots on students who are more likely to attend
- to allow more medical students to get a crack at interviewing

I am a firm believer that you shouldn't attend a medical school interview that you know there is no way in the world you would ever attend that school for the same reasons you listed in #2. But I don't think that is your situation; finances do play an important role in deciding which medical school to attend-- you don't want to end up wishing in May that you interviewed at those other schools because you realized that your top choice will not be worth the price tag. Keep your options open.

 

[wizedw]

In your situation I say go. I cancelled 2 interviews because the school I was accepted to would be the same price of cheaper and I wasn't really in to the other 2 schools as much. In the end, it could mean thousand of dollars

 

[Twinnering]

Definitely go if it's not too much of a burden on you. You won't know about financial packages until you receive them. My views on schools changed SO much after visiting, and getting a feel for the school/students there. You earned your interviews, you earned the right to at least check these schools out if there is any possibility you can be persuaded to go there.

 

[Geebeejay]

I am fortunate to have been accepted at an amazing school. However I am OOS there, and the tuition will be very difficult for me. I also have several further interviews at schools which are very exciting to me (but ceteris paribus I would prefer the first school).

I am hoping to garner some advice on how best to proceed:

1. Continue with the other interviews
- in hopes of getting a significantly better financial package elsewhere
- maybe I'll love another school as well after interviewing / visiting
- I really do not want to choose based on financial package, but the money will be tough for me.

2. Withdraw from the other interviews
- to allow the medical schools to use their relatively few interview spots on students who are more likely to attend
- to allow more medical students to get a crack at interviewing

I'd go to the interviews. You never really know how a pair of shoes fits until you try them on and walk around the store once or twice.

 

[Nontraditional9]

Thanks to everyone who replied for the well-considered and sensible feedback!

 

[MedPR]

In your situation I say go. I cancelled 2 interviews because the school I was accepted to would be the same price of cheaper and I wasn't really in to the other 2 schools as much. In the end, it could mean thousand of dollars

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