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I just thought I should give a quick update as to what I decided so all of you who helped me aren't left wondering where I ended up. I was accepted into the 3+4 medical program in February and spent all spring debating between my appointment or my seat in med school. I came back to this forum...

Num Username DD/DS/Self LOA Offer Date Accept/Reject State Noms Appt Type 1 2025hopeful DD No 28-Oct-20 Accepted ?? Presidential Direct 2 T37IP DS Yes 18-Nov-20 Accepted PA Presidential Direct 3 yellowfisherman Self No 18-Nov-20 Accepted MD Presidential Direct 4 tjn2021 Self No 12-Nov-20...

I have asked some people who were accepted to this program how competitive it is and they said that as long as your scores are good and you interview well you should be good. I still have been doing things to make my application well rounded though. I’m interested in emergency medicine and from...

Thank you and I probably should have mentioned earlier that if I do decided to go the civilian route with med school I was planning on using the HPSP scholarship and commissioning that way. Like I mentioned earlier, my main goal is to serve, I’m just trying to figure out what path to take.

I completely understand what you’re saying and my main focus is to become an officer. I am open to exploring other careers but these two have just been my top choices.

Definitely helpful. Thank you!

You are correct, I am not quite ready to remove myself yet, but I was worried that by accepting the nom and possibly declining it later, I would be in the way of another student who absolutely knew they wanted to attend. I am not sure if this maybe changes anything, but when I walked into the...

Thank you and it's actually Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)

My congressman. If I decline I still have a nomination, just not a principal nom.

I just received a call this morning that I have been awarded the principal nomination by my congressman. While I am thrilled, I am also torn about what the right decision is. During the summer I laid out a plan B that actually came to be more of a second Plan A. I am interested in becoming a...