Can all the people declining their acceptances give some insight into why? It's a little worrying to see so many people declining. I have until tomorrow to pay the deposit and I have to decide between here and PCOM-GA.
I agree with
@vlazlo that choosing the school you feel is best for you is the most important thing. only you can determine the factors which are most important to you.
my personal (and very subjective) reasons for declining my seat are:
- personal feel during interview day. unfortunately I felt that the entire day was rather geared towards pitching the school to the students rather than addressing student concerns. of course a main goal of every school is to do this, but I felt like that atmosphere here was much more pronounced than at other schools I interviewed at, and I wasn't a fan.
- the emphasis was board scores, board scores, and more board scores.
- general approach of staff and students seemed to be glossing over some areas where TUN may be lacking rather than being transparent about them. for example, when a student asked about the research opportunities available, the answer was something along the lines of "we're working on it but research isn't that important when considering residencies anyway, so don't worry about it." when another student asked whether the non-P/F grading scheme was stressful, the response was "you shouldn't choose a school based on whether the grading scheme is P/F anyway." it felt condescending and somewhat belittling. I get it -- thinking your school is awesome is fundamentally important for both personal and professional reasons, but that kind of dodginess is something I didn't feel that I jived with.
- the student ambassadors who answered questions towards the end were really low-energy. this may just have been the fact that it was late and they had had a long day of classes, but it didn't end the day on a high note or do anything to offset the not so great feelings I'd had the entire day.
- the warehouse feel made me pretty depressed.
- some personal interactions with the staff and admissions office made me hesitate.
my interviewers were great and I enjoyed meeting many of the other interviewees. I really liked the henderson area and proximity of las vegas (plus it is really close to home for me), but ultimately I didn't feel like TUN and I were a good fit.
