well, i don't have any pictures yet, so those will have to come later. i just wanted to take a little bit of time to explain what spencer has been up to.
last week spencer had the opportunity to go to kansas city, mo and des moines, ia for med school interviews. he flew out tuesday and got back thursday night. tuesday he stayed with a couple of single lds students attending kcumb (kansas city university of medicine and biosciences). he had a great time. they went out to dinner with some lds neighbors (a couple - both attending kcumb) and had a great time. spencer really enjoyed his time in kansas city. the school itself is in a sketchy area of town, but luckily the police station is right across the street.
the interview went well. spencer answered some tough questions for which he wasn't completely prepared; nevertheless, things went pretty smoothly. unfortunately, there was not an opportunity during the interview to show the family picture he had brought - including the ultrasound photo of the new baby!
wednesday, right after the interview, spencer drove the rental car to des moines where he stayed overnight with a nice couple that has one kid (can't remember if it's a boy or girl). he got there early enough that he was able to go on campus and get a little acquainted with it.
spencer said that des moines is a great place and he can definitely see us there. there seems to be a great support system amongst the lds students. the school also seems to have a great attitude toward married students - something we'll need!
spencer felt this interview went really well. he was able to tell the story of finding, miraculously, the place in redlands, ca that was offering the mcat when we were going to be there anyway to watch bethany and nate's kids (it's an amazing story of how it all worked out). and he had a chance to pull out our family picture.
after the des moines interview, spencer had to hurry back to kansas city to catch his flight back home. with a stop in denver, he was scheduled to get back around 10:30p. however, upon arriving in denver, his flight was delayed - he wouldn't get back until after midnight. luckily there was another southwest counter close by with an earlier flight home that had been delayed. spencer was able to get on that flight with no extra fees because of the delay. it worked out quite well (other than a very uncomfortable seat) and he got home at about 8:30 that night.
coming up, spencer has interviews in erie, pa (home of the one-ders) for lecom (lake erie college of osteopathic medicine) and one in kirksville, mo for a.t. still (also osteopathic medicine). he's looking forward to both of those interviews. fortunately we have a place for him to stay in each place. i visited with a bishop's wife yesterday in erie who was very nice and said to plan on him staying at their home. they have 7 children and plenty of space. it turns out her husband is a graduate of an osteopathic school in michigan and is in the middle of his orthopedic surgery residency. that's great because spencer has thought about orthopedic surgery.
in kirksvile, spencer will be staying with some friends of dallin and season's who are out there for medical school.
everything is working out so well. we're so excited for these opportunities, and we're so excited for the outcome.
our exciting news for today is that spencer got a call from oklahoma state requesting an interview. he will be flying out to tulsa in november. for now, spencer says that ok state is his number one choice. who knows what will happen, but it's exciting to look forward to our future.
last week spencer had the opportunity to go to kansas city, mo and des moines, ia for med school interviews. he flew out tuesday and got back thursday night. tuesday he stayed with a couple of single lds students attending kcumb (kansas city university of medicine and biosciences). he had a great time. they went out to dinner with some lds neighbors (a couple - both attending kcumb) and had a great time. spencer really enjoyed his time in kansas city. the school itself is in a sketchy area of town, but luckily the police station is right across the street.
the interview went well. spencer answered some tough questions for which he wasn't completely prepared; nevertheless, things went pretty smoothly. unfortunately, there was not an opportunity during the interview to show the family picture he had brought - including the ultrasound photo of the new baby!
wednesday, right after the interview, spencer drove the rental car to des moines where he stayed overnight with a nice couple that has one kid (can't remember if it's a boy or girl). he got there early enough that he was able to go on campus and get a little acquainted with it.
spencer said that des moines is a great place and he can definitely see us there. there seems to be a great support system amongst the lds students. the school also seems to have a great attitude toward married students - something we'll need!
spencer felt this interview went really well. he was able to tell the story of finding, miraculously, the place in redlands, ca that was offering the mcat when we were going to be there anyway to watch bethany and nate's kids (it's an amazing story of how it all worked out). and he had a chance to pull out our family picture.
after the des moines interview, spencer had to hurry back to kansas city to catch his flight back home. with a stop in denver, he was scheduled to get back around 10:30p. however, upon arriving in denver, his flight was delayed - he wouldn't get back until after midnight. luckily there was another southwest counter close by with an earlier flight home that had been delayed. spencer was able to get on that flight with no extra fees because of the delay. it worked out quite well (other than a very uncomfortable seat) and he got home at about 8:30 that night.
coming up, spencer has interviews in erie, pa (home of the one-ders) for lecom (lake erie college of osteopathic medicine) and one in kirksville, mo for a.t. still (also osteopathic medicine). he's looking forward to both of those interviews. fortunately we have a place for him to stay in each place. i visited with a bishop's wife yesterday in erie who was very nice and said to plan on him staying at their home. they have 7 children and plenty of space. it turns out her husband is a graduate of an osteopathic school in michigan and is in the middle of his orthopedic surgery residency. that's great because spencer has thought about orthopedic surgery.
in kirksvile, spencer will be staying with some friends of dallin and season's who are out there for medical school.
everything is working out so well. we're so excited for these opportunities, and we're so excited for the outcome.
our exciting news for today is that spencer got a call from oklahoma state requesting an interview. he will be flying out to tulsa in november. for now, spencer says that ok state is his number one choice. who knows what will happen, but it's exciting to look forward to our future.
4 comments:
It's crazy all the stuff you have to go through just to end up in school again! It sounds like you guys will have a lot of options, so that's good. We are looking at A.T. Still, but their campus in Mesa. So maybe we'll kinda sorta end up at the same school :) Good luck with everything! I look forward to seeing you tomorrow!
I like the new blog layout and family photo. Good to get the updates on the Spencer adventures. I'm so glad everything is feeling so positive.
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Good luck withe the decision. it's nice to have so many options, isn't it?
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