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2 more sleeps. ..
Going to a friends house to have a panic attack party.
Going to a friends house to have a panic attack party.
I don't know that this will help at all with nerves, but I want to say that 1) nerves are normal when in the midst of any ordeal (and this is a ritual ordeal of the culture of professional psychology), and 2) while the outcome does have profound personal effects--it is important to see that it is the outcome of a Process not a conclusion abut you as a Person. Because of conditions (not unlike conditions of war or famine), there will be casualties tomorrow AND while they feel life-threatening in prospect, they are more accurately life-changing and you cannot predict the outcome (today or tomorrow or beyond). I know trainees who were devastated not to Match who wound up in places that were better as a result. (And I am sure you can find stories with the opposite outcome). But my point is that as hard as it is, if you are disappointed or if you match, hold to that fact that an outcome of this process is NOT a personal judgement of your potential in the field. It is one point in the unfolding process.I wish I had today off. Not feeling well due to nerves.
I wish I had today off. Not feeling well due to nerves.
Feeling quite vulnerable this afternoon. Drowning these anxieties in dairy products. Does anybody have those match stats with percentages matching and # of sites interviewed. Swarm me in the warm and comforting bliss of data!!!
So what's the word on posting where you end up/posting IF you match? Are we doing that?
The NBA trade deadline is tomorrow which conveniently gives me something to obsess over. I have four friends whose Venn diagrams of psychology and basketball overlap...surely there must be more!
Oh, also beer.
Ditto! We could always say what kind of site and general location too, who knows how many people on this thread will end up spending the next year working together?I'd like to know if people match or not, but don't feel pressured to post if you're not comfortable (or too concerned with other things).
YOU GUYS! I had front row tickets to the Pixies last night and I FORGOT.
"Where is my mind?" is such an appropriate song for today.
I hope my brain comes back online after match day.
Posting where would you end up may reveal who you are,...but not if you do or don't match, or the rank of the site you match with.
YOU GUYS! I had front row tickets to the Pixies last night and I FORGOT.
"Where is my mind?" is such an appropriate song for today.
I hope my brain comes back online after match day.
I also took the entire day off tomorrow, and am trying to come up with amazing things to do in the case that I don't match ( pedicure? facial? massage? all of the above?) and also sent an email to my closest psych friends letting them know not to ask me "did you match," in the case that I need some time to decompress and come to terms with it. Had a crazy dream last night that my top choice program called me and I missed the call so they gave away my spot :-/
I also took the entire day off tomorrow, and am trying to come up with amazing things to do in the case that I don't match ( pedicure? facial? massage? all of the above?) and also sent an email to my closest psych friends letting them know not to ask me "did you match," in the case that I need some time to decompress and come to terms with it. Had a crazy dream last night that my top choice program called me and I missed the call so they gave away my spot :-/
Good luck everyone!
Last year, the notifications came pretty early, mostly between 8am and 9am EST, FYI.
Erg, thank you so so much for putting this crazy process into perspective, I might actually get a few hours sleep now! and congratulations on your second baby3 years ago, I was up all night waiting for my match email. Tonight, I am up all night waiting for the birth of my 2nd child. I now have a nice job and am taking full advantage of paternity leave. My how time flies. I hope that in 3 years, all you grown ups will finally be able to feel like grown-ups, complete with big-boy jobs and screaming babies!
Good luck to all of you!
I'm across the world at the moment, so I've already slept for today, albeit badly. Trying to pass the next 6-9 hours without going too crazy. Good luck to all, we will know soon!