You all probably know that Scott applied to medical school this year, he had 4 interviews and got into 3 schools. (His last interview at University of Washington didn't go well, we weren't surprised when he got a rejection letter in the mail...among many of the ridiculous questions they asked him was the question: "Who was the Time Magazine person of the year 2007?", Scott had no idea that it was Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia...(I mean...everyone should know that right??? NOT!!!) Then they asked him who he would nominate since he didn't know who it was, Scott said that he would nominate President Gordon B. Hinckley...I don't think the committee was too impressed with his answer...but I was proud of him for giving that answer!!!!) Anyway, that was a long story... back to my original thought...Scott has been debating between two medical schools, Des Moines University in Iowa and George Washington University in D.C. He completely LOVED Des Moines, he had a great interview there and was very impressed with all the facilities and he knows quite a few guys from BYU-Idaho who are already there. Des Moines would have been within our comfort zone and the cost of living is very similar to Idaho, which means cheap. On the other hand we have George Washington in D.C.!!! Scott's interview went alright there...the facilities were good, the medical students seem to really love it there. But, we don't know anyone there...everything is expensive...BUT because there are so many people in the D.C. area and surrounding areas he could possibly do his rotations there and not have to move, the possibilities of a good residency are also awesome at GW. The last couple of months, I have seen Scott completely torn between the two schools. We both have sat down several times to see the good and the bad in each school and we finally made a decision and we are ready for D.C. It just feels right! I was totally sold on D.C. from the beginning, an opportunity like this will never come again, to live in the nation's capital!!! We are definitely going to be out of our comfort zone, especially Scott, who has never lived in a big city...but we are both so excited for a change!!! I was telling Scott that when we are out of our comfort zone we grow. Plus, I'm really looking forward to diversity and all the fun stuff in D.C. And I think Scott will receive good training at GW. We are happy and excited about our decision! And you can come visit us anytime! There is so much to do there! :) Orientation starts sometime in August, I finish teaching here on July 18th, so we will be moving sometime after that. We have a few contacts there that we are hoping will give us some direction on where to live, etc. I'm so grateful for the Church because we are never alone, most any where we go we can find support in the members there...AND my family might be moving there too...my mom, sister and brother. My brother wants to get into a graduate program and my mom and sister just want to be close to us!!!...anyway, this is our final decision. If any of you know anyone in D.C. area let us know, we would love to talk to them.
A few interesting facts about GW School of Medicine:
- GWU is 4 blocks from the White House.
- Many politicians, including VP Dick Cheney come to GW for routine & emergency procedures.
- The university's colors are buff and blue. The colors were taken from George Washington's uniform in the Revolutionary War.
- Tuition is $44, 555
- Students of the George Washington University have their Commencement on the National Mall or the Ellipse every year.
