Medical School: The Decision

These last few weeks have been very eventful in our world of medical school applications. Adele and I flew into Boise on January 19th, and she got to spend some time with Grandma Suzie and Papa Bruce, while I went to Yakima to interview at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU). As I drove into Yakima on the 21st, I had a really good feeling about the town. The school tour and information session was great, it was fun to meet the other applicants and to get to know the school administration and staff. The interview was the last thing of the day, and I was the last one to go. My heart was pounding, but the interview went great! All of the applicants were informed that if we were accepted we would receive a phone call the following Wednesday, and so the waiting game began. Adele and I enjoyed Saturday and Sunday with family, and then returned to Bemidji on Monday night. Wednesday came around and I made sure to have my phone with me everywhere I went. I waited, and waited...and waited. As the 5pm hour approached on the West coast, I became a little discouraged, and then the call came! I received an offer of acceptance to PNWU. Katie and I decided that the best place for us to attend medical school was in Yakima, Washington, and so we declined the offer to WVSOM, and we will be heading back west this summer. It has been an exciting road, and I am very excited that my dreams of becoming a doctor have now become a reality.