u/Remote-Blacksmith-84

Current MS4 applying for pathology with plans to go into forensics. I've heard from various pathologists that adcoms might read that and think, "they'd just be taking a spot from a real doctor" and pass on my application. Do you think this is true?

I've been planning on applying into psychiatry and my CV is certainly stronger for psych than pathology. I feel like if I had more of a background in path, it would be easier to gloss over my motivations for pivoting at the final hour. I don't want to lie in my personal statement but I also don't want to shoot myself in the foot here.

Any advice is appreciated, thanks!

Current MS4 applying for pathology with plans to go into forensics. I've heard from various pathologists that adcoms might read that and think, "they'd just be taking a spot from a real doctor" and pass on my application. Do you think this is true?

I've been planning on applying into psychiatry and my CV is certainly stronger for psych than pathology. I feel like if I had more of a background in path, it would be easier to gloss over my motivations for pivoting at the final hour. I don't want to lie in my personal statement but I also don't want to shoot myself in the foot here.

Any advice is appreciated, thanks!