The Explanation

So from my last post, I hadn't even mentioned USC Keck School of Medicine at all. And honestly, it's because I didn't want to jinx myself (I'm pretty good at doing that). I didn't want to get my hopes up that I could potentially get into USC and be able to stay in California with my family, friends and significant other. Thinking about the possibility of moving to Cleveland or Pittsburgh and having no friends or family out there really scared me. When things with medical school gets tough, I wouldn't have my friends or family physically there to help me get through it and encourage me to move forward. That was a major motivating factor once I learned about my acceptance to USC

Anywho, I was thoroughly impressed with my USC interview day. As the daughter of two Trojan parents, I had always dreamed of going to USC (and an awesome football team). But for my undergraduate studies, I felt that the cost of going to a private school over a public school education wasn't worth it. I could get a great education at my state's public school and not have to worry about taking any loans out or have any financial burdens. However in medical school, where the cost of a private school doesn't make that much of a difference, and where private schools have the money to offer so much more resources and scholarship $$, I thought that a private school would offer me more opportunities that I could take advantage of. And while USC isn't in the safest neighborhood, it's in California, and only a few minutes to hours away from friends and family.