<p>curm,
Please, note that my D. also “choose schools somewhat capriciously” for 2 reasons:
-our state has plenty of Med. Schools
-D. had an acceptance to one Med. School before she even applied. Med. School was part of her combined bs/md. She was the only one in a program who applied out, nobody else bothered to go thru process, they just started at Med. School after graduation from UG.
however, D. has constracted her list very carefully. She did not want to spend $$ and time on the schools that she would not be attending. And even after that, she withdrew from couple after interviews there, she said that she did not feel that she belonged there, despite considering them from the start. Additional information that she obtained during interview visits led to her decision to withdraw.
But again, others might have fun with many applications and interviews and I do not see why they should not pursue the process the way it fits them personally. We were worrying sick about D’s travels, others might feel differently. D. was NOT interviewed only at 2 med. Schools out of her list, that also confimed that her list was compiled correctly.</p>