The Coolest Med School Waitlist Story EVER!!!!

So Medical School wasn't exactly the easiest process I've ever gone through. My first year applying resulted in two interviews and one waitlist spot at LECOM, D.O. school in Pennsylvania. I was hoping to get accepted, but it wasn't meant to be. In the grand scheme of things, I am incredibly grateful that I didn't get in, as my wife gave birth to our first child, Braylei. I'm so happy that I didn't have the stresses of med school, and that I could focus on being a father and trying to adjust to a new lifestyle. I worked at a physical therapy clinic during that time, and learned a great deal. I reapplied for med school, which result in three interviews and three waiting lists. TUCOM, a school in San Francisco, Midwestern University-CCOM in Chicago, and LECOM in Pennsylvania. I felt pretty good about being accepted off of one of the waiting lists, but that faded as the summer wore on. As it became pretty evident that I wasn't going to get in for a second time, I began looking at other options to advance myself to put me in a better position to get into medical school. I ended up accepted the Assistant Athletic Trainer position at Southern Utah University, and we were in fact all set to move! We had the U-Haul loaded and we were actually on the road to Cedar City when I get the call. I received a call from the Director of Admissions from Midwestern University-AZCOM (the Arizona campus)! He said that they weren't comfortable with the individuals on their waiting list, so they borrowed the list from their sister campus in Chicago (where I interviewed at), and saw that I was in Arizona! He offered a spot in the upcoming class and orientation began four days later!! We pulled off in Prescott to talk about it, and then turned around and headed back! The funny thing was that I had my primary applications in for the following year, but I was having a really hard time writing the secondaries! It turned out to be a great blessing! I ended up getting into my first choice school without even interviewing there! And what an awesome school! They have a 100% board pass rate over the past 3 years! Being a med student and a father has been a huge adjustment, but I wouldn't trade my family for anything! But that just goes to show that we all just need to keep working hard and always be prepared for the next great opportunity that the Lord provides!