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Everyone's a critic. "-ing" and "ient" rhyme close enough. I'd like to see you do better.

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Everyone's a critic. "-ing" and "ient" rhyme close enough. I'd like to see you do better.

Laughing and patient don't rhyme!

And you must be really stressed man, sorry. Saying this because seeing something with this content seems totally uncharacteristic coming from you.
 
Laughing and patient don't rhyme!

And you must be really stressed man, sorry. Saying this because seeing something with this content seems totally uncharacteristic coming from you.
Every day I'm taunted by seeing "medical student (accepted)" everywhere except on me. Until you get rejected from your own state school, which was also your top choice AND one you actually had a shot at, then you'll never quite know what it feels like to be me right now. I don't want to go full-blown anger right now since I'm still at work, but it's becoming increasingly hard not to. I've been thru the initial disappointment stage, the shed a few tears stage, the eat comfort food stage, the I'm sorry mom and dad stage, the vent to my friends stage, and the I couldn't sleep before my 10 hour shift stage. Please don't make me go thru the absolute anger stage and the have an emotional breakdown and sob hysterically stage right now.
 
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Every day I'm taunted by seeing "medical student (accepted)" everywhere except on me. Until you get rejected from your own state school, which was also your top choice AND one you actually had a shot at, then you'll never quite know what it feels like to be me right now. I don't want to go full-blown anger right now since I'm still at work, but it's becoming increasingly hard not to. I've been thru the initial disappointment stage, the shed a few tears stage, the eat comfort food stage, the I'm sorry mom and dad stage, the vent to my friends stage, and the I couldn't sleep before my 10 hour shift stage. Please don't make me go thru the absolute anger stage and the have an emotional breakdown and sob hysterically stage right now.

As a ~30 year-old re-applicant who got zero interview invites to the roughly 35 schools that I applied to last year (even though I had a ~34 MCAT and ~3.7 GPA from a top 10 US college), I'm pretty sure I know how you feel. But also, I think you need to remember that we aren't entitled to be accepted anywhere and remind yourself that SDN is not a good representative sample of even all the reasonably qualified med school applicants, much less all applicants in general. I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. If you have excess energy and frustration, funnel that into building a strong application for reapplying next cycle. I'm not saying you will have to reapply, but if you take a more flexible approach to this, you'll save yourself a lot of gray hairs and physical damage to your body that the pent up stress would otherwise cause. Watch some Avatar: The Last Airbender or The Legend of Korra to remind yourself about the virtues of patience (and consequences of impatience.) I'm not even ashamed of being 30 and watching a kid's show because it's so good :D
 
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Every day I'm taunted by seeing "medical student (accepted)" everywhere except on me. Until you get rejected from your own state school, which was also your top choice AND one you actually had a shot at, then you'll never quite know what it feels like to be me right now. I don't want to go full-blown anger right now since I'm still at work, but it's becoming increasingly hard not to. I've been thru the initial disappointment stage, the shed a few tears stage, the eat comfort food stage, the I'm sorry mom and dad stage, the vent to my friends stage, and the I couldn't sleep before my 10 hour shift stage. Please don't make me go thru the absolute anger stage and the have an emotional breakdown and sob hysterically stage right now.

Do you want to play this game?

You'll never know what it feels like to be me till:
-You've missed two international internship opportunities because you
a) broke your face in an accident that forced you to withdraw from undergrad for a semester
b) had back surgery that failed and required it again.
-Been unemployed for over a year and wiped out your already pitiful savings account because you couldn't move abroad for an internship due to the previously mentioned health reasons.

And blah blah blah.

Point is that if your biggest worry in life is currently that you do not have an acceptance, then count your damn blessings. No one is taunting you with their status. You have this persona on here about being so idealistic and what good does it do you if it falls apart to the point of your being bitter about other people's success when it really counts.

You have atleast one more interview (more that I don't know about hopefully) and plenty of time left in the cycle. I suggest you start the new year with update letters to schools you're waiting to hear back from and take it from there. I haven't heard back from over half of my schools at this point. I have a feeling you're in a similar boat.

It's totally understandable that you're frustrated, but directing that towards people that have been supportive is totally misguided. Many of us are not in undergrad or gap year takers that have weathered quite a bit before finding success.

Just...dont be that guy.
 
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Do you want to play this game?

You'll never know what it feels like to be me till:
-You've missed two international internship opportunities because you
a) broke your face in an accident that forced you to withdraw from undergrad for a semester
b) had back surgery that failed and required it again.
-Been unemployed for over a year and wiped out your already pitiful savings account because you couldn't move abroad for an internship due to the previously mentioned health reasons.

And blah blah blah.

Point is that if your biggest worry in life is currently that you do not have an acceptance, then count your damn blessings. No one is taunting you with their status. You have this persona on here about being so idealistic and what good does it do you if it falls apart to the point of your being bitter about other people's success when it really counts.

You have atleast one more interview (more that I don't know about hopefully) and plenty of time left in the cycle. I suggest you start the new year with update letters to schools you're waiting to hear back from and take it from there. I haven't heard back from over half of my schools at this point. I have a feeling you're in a similar boat.

It's totally understandable that you're frustrated, but directing that towards people that have been supportive is totally misguided. Many of us are not in undergrad or gap year takers that have weathered quite a bit before finding success.

Just...dont be that guy.

This. I'm a 30 year old (re)applicant because I suffered from major health issues* that were financially burdensome in addition to costing me many academic & career opportunities along the way. So it's not as though I had some amazing other career to fall back on if I didn't get into medical school at my ripe old age...
Medicine has always been my dream, it's just taken me a while to get here. You need to have patience too, @Ace Khalifa
Remember: "Every setback is a setup for a comeback."

*It's really important to mention that I did NOT bring up these health issues in my applications this year. I think too many people believe that suffering from disease is a great story to put down in their personal statement as a reason for being interested in medicine, or being able to relate to patients. I certainly did last year. And I got 0/35 interviews. Take that as you will, but removing this was the only major change I made to my applications this year.
 
@StayCoolIceCube and @ridethecliche, thank you for your insight.

I highly respect nontrad applicants. Like, major props to you guys for persevering despite all that horrible health-related crap that happened to y'all. If anyone "deserves" to be accepted to medical school, it would be a nontrad like you guys.

I am fully aware that my impatience is a huge weakness of mine. I am also fully aware of my privilege. You can't graduate from Wash U without being called out for your privilege at least a few times ("Check your privilege" is a common saying).

I don't know if I'm that idealistic anymore. I used to be, but that was mixed with youthful ignorance and naivety, like really bad naivety. That naivety and idealism caused me to lose a good friend of mine summer before senior year in college, and I failed to win her back (complicated situation; she never reciprocated true apologies or a concerted effort to rebuild our relationship). This failure caused me to be quite "depressed" (not actual clinical depression) for most of my senior year, and combined with my first semester of senior year being so difficult to handle, I got very burned out and disillusioned.

So I took my last semester very easy. 12 credits, hardly any work to get a 4.0, and worked on my PS/got ready to apply. My biggest regret from college is being too timid as a freshman and sophomore to get involved in more EC's (like research and big leadership roles) than my involvement in my service fraternity. And I feel like my lack of incredible EC's compared to other Wash U applicants has really hurt me this year. I didn't "check enough boxes" and I couldn't come across as passionate enough in my secondaries or interviews, I guess.

No, I don't want to "play that game." No, I am NOT "that guy." My frustration truly is nothing compared to y'all's. I just haven't had sufficient time to take this all in (getting rejected from UNC and getting rear-ended by some idiot who texted and drove). I will probably let all of it out when I get home from work, if I don't fall right asleep first.

Now that I've put all this personal information about me out there, any one of my close friends at Wash U who might come across this post can easily tell it's me. But I don't care about anonymity anymore. I just wanted to let the truth out about why I feel frustrated.

Yes, I still have a lot of growing up to do. And I sincerely try to become a better person every single day. I will end my rant here, but yeah, I don't have a compelling story for "Why medicine?" compared to 99% of applicants. Sorry y'all. :(
 
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@Ace Khalifa, for various reasons, this graphic and tagline symbolize the struggles I've faced. And TBH, given the hell I've experienced, I am beyond grateful that I have found this group, which obviously includes you. Don't be tormented by a few "medical student accepted" statuses. Use them for positive visualization. That's what I do. And I've had to wait longer than anyone here.

We all know you're close to the finish line. Believe in yourself! And enjoy life!!
 
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But you have a compelling story don't you? I thought you were interested in primary care and disparities?

Did you interview at Albany yet?

Also, for someone like you time out of school can be a good thing across the board because you can talk about growth more. I hope you do talk about you grew between the start and of college and talk about what advice you'd give your former self as well.

You still have time and schools. What are you waiting on now re:interviews, decisions, and IIs?

As an aside, everyone has those stories with losing friends. I don't know if winning people back is the right way to think about things.

For context, I was a dick to one of my best friends in college once at a time when she needed me. I'm lucky in that we talked years later and she's in grad school in my city now. We rarely see each other, but I feel thankful that we do at all. Things never be the same but something is better than nothing and hopefully things will get better with time.
 
But you have a compelling story don't you? I thought you were interested in primary care and disparities?

Did you interview at Albany yet?

Also, for someone like you time out of school can be a good thing across the board because you can talk about growth more. I hope you do talk about you grew between the start and of college and talk about what advice you'd give your former self as well.

You still have time and schools. What are you waiting on now re:interviews, decisions, and IIs?

As an aside, everyone has those stories with losing friends. I don't know if winning people back is the right way to think about things.

For context, I was a dick to one of my best friends in college once at a time when she needed me. I'm lucky in that we talked years later and she's in grad school in my city now. We rarely see each other, but I feel thankful that we do at all. Things never be the same but something is better than nothing and hopefully things will get better with time.
I'm not interested in primary care; I want a competitive specialty. I got put on hold for Albany. At my UNC and SLU interviews, I did talk about my growth from freshman year to now. As for winning people back, I absolutely hate losing friends; it is one of the worst feelings in the world. I'm not an extrovert who won't care if a bunch of acquaintances suddenly stopped talking to me or defriended me on facebook or whatever. I'm an introvert who cherishes close relationships with others; losing those relationships is a big deal to me.
 
Accepted x2 to my state schools! Let's go!
 
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Wow, I've missed so much! Take a break from SDN for a few days and sooooo much has happened! Congrats to those with new acceptances! :highfive:
And my condolences to those with rejections, I received another official rejection as well so I know how frustrating it can be! Keep your heads up, the cycle is far from over! :)

I'm also looking forward to @M12B's acceptance ;)
:smack: I knew I was forgetting someone. I'm also looking forward to @M12B 's (omg I just got your user name:heckyeah:) acceptance!
Oh my gosh, thank you! You guys are too much, I am so thankful to have this thread and everyone in it! It was awesome coming back from my interview trip to see these posts :)

Speaking of my interview at WVU, it went wonderfully and I had an AMAZING day, but I got the email stating a letter with my status has been mailed, which means waitlist or rejection, we'll see... but it's only December so I'm hopeful that I might still hear something good from other schools.
 
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I'm not interested in primary care; I want a competitive specialty. I got put on hold for Albany. At my UNC and SLU interviews, I did talk about my growth from freshman year to now. As for winning people back, I absolutely hate losing friends; it is one of the worst feelings in the world. I'm not an extrovert who won't care if a bunch of acquaintances suddenly stopped talking to me or defriended me on facebook or whatever. I'm an introvert who cherishes close relationships with others; losing those relationships is a big deal to me.

Pre interview hold at albany or 'under consideration'?

I was just saying that I don't like that phrasing because people aren't 'games' that you win or lose. Relationships are often more like the tide. Becoming distant with close friends is the worst. I'm ready for a change of scene from boston because I feel pretty distant from most of my close friends here. Part of that is my own fault, but I genuinely miss people I haven't seen...there's just too much other stuff.

Have you heard back from SLU yet? Any other interviews? How many places are you waiting on?

I thought you were interesting in primary care because you were the person talking about not being interested in research and not wanting to do research. Was that you or did I confuse you for someone else?
 
Pre interview hold at albany or 'under consideration'?

I was just saying that I don't like that phrasing because people aren't 'games' that you win or lose. Relationships are often more like the tide. Becoming distant with close friends is the worst. I'm ready for a change of scene from boston because I feel pretty distant from most of my close friends here. Part of that is my own fault, but I genuinely miss people I haven't seen...there's just too much other stuff.

Have you heard back from SLU yet? Any other interviews? How many places are you waiting on?

I thought you were interesting in primary care because you were the person talking about not being interested in research and not wanting to do research. Was that you or did I confuse you for someone else?
Pre-interview hold. Don't care anymore.

I don't treat people as games. And I want to move back home because I've grown distant from my friends still at Wash U. :/

No word from SLU, but I only interviewed there 10 days ago, so...yeah. Waiting on SLU, Mizzou (supposed to come out today?), and EVMS. Waitlisted at WVU back in October.

I am the one who said I have no interest in research. That doesn't mean I don't want to do a competitive specialty. Not all physicians of competitive specialties end up in academia or do research once they're done with residency. I want to be a specialist who lives in a small town or wherever I am needed the most; I don't want to live in an oversaturated area like NY or CA. I want to be a specialist who completes training at an excellent residency program but then works in private practice in a successful physician group for the majority of the attending career. Will I bite the bullet and do research in med school to become competitive for competitive specialties? Absolutely, if that's what it takes. I won't enjoy every bit of it, and I certainly won't ever love it, but I'll do it if my med school advisors tell me I have to.

My job as an ED scribe has taught me so much, and it has solidified my drive to NOT become a generalist. Every ED doc I've talked to has shown me how much primary care sucks (EM is still cool, but actual primary care sucks).
 
Pre-interview hold. Don't care anymore.

I don't treat people as games. And I want to move back home because I've grown distant from my friends still at Wash U. :/

No word from SLU, but I only interviewed there 10 days ago, so...yeah. Waiting on SLU, Mizzou (supposed to come out today?), and EVMS. Waitlisted at WVU back in October.

I am the one who said I have no interest in research. That doesn't mean I don't want to do a competitive specialty. Not all physicians of competitive specialties end up in academia or do research once they're done with residency. I want to be a specialist who lives in a small town or wherever I am needed the most; I don't want to live in an oversaturated area like NY or CA. I want to be a specialist who completes training at an excellent residency program but then works in private practice in a successful physician group for the majority of the attending career. Will I bite the bullet and do research in med school to become competitive for competitive specialties? Absolutely, if that's what it takes. I won't enjoy every bit of it, and I certainly won't ever love it, but I'll do it if my med school advisors tell me I have to.

My job as an ED scribe has taught me so much, and it has solidified my drive to NOT become a generalist. Every ED doc I've talked to has shown me how much primary care sucks (EM is still cool, but actual primary care sucks).

You're missing the point. The idea of 'winning' or 'losing' people/friends phrases those events as a 'game' of sorts.

You do realize that most competitive (read 'excellent') residencies require some research experience, right? I work with fellows that are going to go into private practice, but have tons of research because of where they went. It's also given them their pick of where they want to go, be it small town or big city practice.

Your attitude is so bizarre to me. You don't know a specialty you want to do and claim to not like research. Are you saying that you'll never have a question about what you're doing? Much of the research we start at the practice I work in starts with providers asking a question that they think is important to improving patient outcomes.

If this attitude is what you bring with you in an interview, it's going to make you sound extremely close minded. How have you already decided that you won't like research in whatever specialty you pick. Just concept is totally bizarre to me, i.e. that you've somehow already decided what your future self will or will not like. Why would you start by picking a path which you're already self describing as something that you'd hate and would make you miserable. It's baffling.

Seriously, what I'm reading here comes off like this:

I want to do Z, but getting to Z requires X and Y which are both things I hate and would never want to do, but Z sounds good so I think I'll have to do X and Y (did I mention I hate X and Y?) especially if someone in the know tells me that I have to do those two things I might have mentioned that I really hate if it helps me get to Z.
 
You're missing the point. The idea of 'winning' or 'losing' people/friends phrases those events as a 'game' of sorts.

You do realize that most competitive (read 'excellent') residencies require some research experience, right? I work with fellows that are going to go into private practice, but have tons of research because of where they went. It's also given them their pick of where they want to go, be it small town or big city practice.

Your attitude is so bizarre to me. You don't know a specialty you want to do and claim to not like research. Are you saying that you'll never have a question about what you're doing? Much of the research we start at the practice I work in starts with providers asking a question that they think is important to improving patient outcomes.

If this attitude is what you bring with you in an interview, it's going to make you sound extremely close minded. How have you already decided that you won't like research in whatever specialty you pick. Just concept is totally bizarre to me, i.e. that you've somehow already decided what your future self will or will not like. Why would you start by picking a path which you're already self describing as something that you'd hate and would make you miserable. It's baffling.

Seriously, what I'm reading here comes off like this:

I want to do Z, but getting to Z requires X and Y which are both things I hate and would never want to do, but Z sounds good so I think I'll have to do X and Y (did I mention I hate X and Y?) especially if someone in the know tells me that I have to do those two things I might have mentioned that I really hate if it helps me get to Z.
I don't have this attitude during interviews. I am sleep deprived and frustrated right now. Ever heard of jumping thru hoops? I'm sure no premed would ever love taking the MCAT, but we all had to do it. I chose to serve the community and volunteer during college because I loved APO and I didn't like research. I also didn't like the idea of jumping thru hoops back then, but now I know it's necessary to do to get to where I want to be. I do not belittle people who love research - if that's their thing, then I'd want them to pursue it. It's not MY thing, tho, which is fine. And hate is different from not liking fully. Maybe I'll end up liking research that I do in med school, maybe not. I won't know until I get there. Oh, and I want to do ortho or maybe gen Surg or maybe EM or maybe some IM subspecialty like cardio or gas. My goal is to go all out during med school because I lacked the foresight as a naive college student to go all out during undergrad. And maybe, just maybe I'll get to where I want to be. This is the last thing I'm going to post before I pass out on my bed. I'm grateful my doc let me out early. Peace, y'all.
 
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I don't like when my friends fight
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Also, I hate this thread.

I have shake it off stuck in my head. I was walking to the OR whistling it. So embarrassing!
 
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Players gonna play play play play play, Haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate... :whistle:
 
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Nothing wrong with having a little bit of T Swift in your life!
 
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I don't like when my friends fight
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This gif gives me life.

I just wish I could donate some of my acceptances to friends in need. That's totally not how the medical school admissions process should work (and I shudder to think the repercussions would be), but eh... in an alternate universe.

Just echoing that shoutout to the nontrads. @StayCoolIceCube that is seriously impressive, though it's a pity that omitting something that had considerable impact on your life resulted in a completely different admissions outcome. :(

Chin up, Ace! I really think talking this over does a whole world of good. Things are going to be all right, even if it doesn't feel like it right now.
 
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I stopped coming to this thread after seeing Taylor Swift's face plastered all over the place.
 
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I don't have this attitude during interviews. I am sleep deprived and frustrated right now. Ever heard of jumping thru hoops? I'm sure no premed would ever love taking the MCAT, but we all had to do it. I chose to serve the community and volunteer during college because I loved APO and I didn't like research. I also didn't like the idea of jumping thru hoops back then, but now I know it's necessary to do to get to where I want to be. I do not belittle people who love research - if that's their thing, then I'd want them to pursue it. It's not MY thing, tho, which is fine. And hate is different from not liking fully. Maybe I'll end up liking research that I do in med school, maybe not. I won't know until I get there. Oh, and I want to do ortho or maybe gen Surg or maybe EM or maybe some IM subspecialty like cardio or gas. My goal is to go all out during med school because I lacked the foresight as a naive college student to go all out during undergrad. And maybe, just maybe I'll get to where I want to be. This is the last thing I'm going to post before I pass out on my bed. I'm grateful my doc let me out early. Peace, y'all.
Okay, Ace, it's time for some tough love.

Unlike most of the people here, I probably understand your situation a lot better. Why, do you ask?
Well, for starters I was also rejected by UNC during a previous cycle despite being an IS student. Oh, and I also had higher stats. Oh, and they were also the only school I was waiting on at that point (unlike you, who still has at least one interview coming up this cycle). Oh, and I didn't hear back until April, meaning they had a lot longer period to play with my emotions and anxiety.

You know what I did when I realized my cycle was for naught? I made gap year plans, figured out my weaknesses, and figured out how to grow from my experience. I think I'm a more mature person this cycle especially because the universal rejections gave me a chance to reflect on my own characteristics, shortcomings, and ultimately what I wanted out of life. Whenever I felt frustrated, I let the frustration motivate me. I used the frustration to make sure I was thorough when researching schools, writing secondaries, preparing for interviews, and learning how to sell myself. I used that chip on my shoulder to boost my app rather than to wallow in my own self-pity.

You're in a way better situation than I ever was during that time, so right now you are doing yourself no favors whatsoever with your attitude, especially when you're in a position to make a comeback. Many SDNers will say things like "Oh, I'm so sorry, you were such a great applicant! You had such great stats!", whereas I understand exactly how difficult it can be to get into a school that interviews 55% of its IS applicants and cares more about the holistic applicant than the stats, and I understand the danger in being led to believe all the overly optimistic BS that SDNers frequently spread in order to raise fruitless positivity.

(Sorry, normally I wouldn't rant like this, but you really are in a position where you can still get what you want.)
 
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Sleep is good. So is Taylor Swift. Venting is not good - we learned in positive psych that actual angry venting caused people to keep their anger levels elevated after they vented - evidence from a few experiments. Talking it over with a friend, exercising, and I think either listening to music or sleeping helped decrease anger levels.

And yeah, Shake It Off is very appropriate for my situation right now lol.
 
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and don't forget, there's a blank space somewhere out there, and a medical school will write your name.
1989 is a fantastic album
 
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I'm listening to 1989 right now. So, so good. I have a newfound love for TSwift.

Sending positive thoughts to everyone who is hurting right now. Thanks everyone for sharing your stories -- I really appreciate learning about all that you've overcome; it's inspiring and I'm so glad that everyone has emerged feeling stronger and more confident.
 
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Okay, Ace, it's time for some tough love.

Unlike most of the people here, I probably understand your situation a lot better. Why, do you ask?
Well, for starters I was also rejected by UNC during a previous cycle despite being an IS student. Oh, and I also had higher stats. Oh, and they were also the only school I was waiting on at that point (unlike you, who still has at least one interview coming up this cycle). Oh, and I didn't hear back until April, meaning they had a lot longer period to play with my emotions and anxiety.

You know what I did when I realized my cycle was for naught? I made gap year plans, figured out my weaknesses, and figured out how to grow from my experience. I think I'm a more mature person this cycle especially because the universal rejections gave me a chance to reflect on my own characteristics, shortcomings, and ultimately what I wanted out of life. Whenever I felt frustrated, I let the frustration motivate me. I used the frustration to make sure I was thorough when research schools, writing secondaries, preparing for interviews, and learning how to sell myself. I used that chip on my shoulder to boost my app rather than to wallow in my own self-pity.

You're in a way better situation than I ever was during that time, so right now you are doing yourself no fuavors whatsoever with your attitude, especially when you're in a position to make a comeback. Many SDNers will say things like "Oh, I'm so sorry, you were such a great applicant! You had such great stats!", whereas I understand exactly how difficult it can be to get into a school that interviews 55% of its IS applicants and cares more about the holistic applicant than the stats, and I understand the danger in being led to believe all the overly optimistic BS that SDNers frequently spread in order to raise fruitless positivity.

(Sorry, normally I wouldn't rant like this, but you really are in a position where you can still get what you want.)
Thanks. I didn't know you were a reapplicant. Also didn't know you were a fellow Norrh Carolinian. In an ideal world, holistic review SHOULD be more important than just raw stats; I'm just not up to snuff EC-wise due to reasons I already stated earlier.
 
I'm listening to 1989 right now. So, so good. I have a newfound love for TSwift.

Sending positive thoughts to everyone who is hurting right now. Thanks everyone for sharing your stories -- I really appreciate learning about all that you've overcome; it's inspiring and I'm so glad that everyone has emerged feeling stronger and more confident.
Yesss we have converted another one muahahaha @Cyberdyne 101 + all my other T-Swift fans
 
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Thanks. I didn't know you were a reapplicant. Also didn't know you were a fellow Norrh Carolinian. In an ideal world, holistic review SHOULD be more important than just raw stats; I'm just not up to snuff EC-wise due to reasons I already stated earlier.
Yeah, I value my anonymity. And I don't think UNC will hold your lack of research against you because not all physicians are researchers, and because they're interested in training generalists (which I know you don't want to do, but I also assume that you're smart enough not to state that).
Right now, you need to stay off SDN, and focus on having great holidays, and getting ready for Miami.
Now, scram! Get off here!
 
Yeah, I value my anonymity. And I don't think UNC will hold your lack of research against you because not all physicians are researchers, and because they're interested in training generalists (which I know you don't want to do, but I also assume that you're smart enough not to state that).
Right now, you need to stay off SDN, and focus on having great holidays, and getting ready for Miami.
Now, scram! Get off here!
My answer for "What kind of doctor do you wanna be?" has always been the generic "I don't know what I want to do yet, the stuff I shadowed was cool, but I can't make an informed decision until M3 clerkships." Also, I'm working on Christmas, and all my friends went home for Christmas already; I'm here in STL all by myself until 12/26 when I go home for a week. SDN is my entertainment lol.
 
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As a ~30 year-old re-applicant who got zero interview invites to the roughly 35 schools that I applied to last year (even though I had a ~34 MCAT and ~3.7 GPA from a top 10 US college), I'm pretty sure I know how you feel. But also, I think you need to remember that we aren't entitled to be accepted anywhere and remind yourself that SDN is not a good representative sample of even all the reasonably qualified med school applicants, much less all applicants in general. I'm a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. If you have excess energy and frustration, funnel that into building a strong application for reapplying next cycle. I'm not saying you will have to reapply, but if you take a more flexible approach to this, you'll save yourself a lot of gray hairs and physical damage to your body that the pent up stress would otherwise cause. Watch some Avatar: The Last Airbender or The Legend of Korra to remind yourself about the virtues of patience (and consequences of impatience.) I'm not even ashamed of being 30 and watching a kid's show because it's so good :D
Oh my goodness gracious the finale of Korra was so good.
 
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Adcoms: Do you wanna be a doctor?
It's a rewarding career.
All you gotta do is apply to
All of our medical schools
And pay lots of money!
We like your application
Come to our interview!
It's the best thing you'll ever do!
Do you wanna be a doctor?
Me: Yes, I wanna be a doctor!
Adcoms: GO AWAY ACE.
Me: Okay bye....
 
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Adcoms: Do you wanna be a doctor?
It's a rewarding career.
All you gotta do is apply to
All of our medical schools
And pay lots of money!
We like your application
Come to our interview!
It's the best thing you'll ever do!
Do you wanna be a doctor?
Me: Yes, I wanna be a doctor!
Adcoms: GO AWAY ACE.
Me: Okay bye....
Do you own any video game systems?
 
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They're all at home in NC. I still got a week before I go back.
If I were in your position (meaning having the MCAT out of the way), I'd go on the biggest video game binge ever. In fact, this is why I'm aiming to take the MCAT in 2015 (not 2016). The sooner I get it done, the more time I'll have for this epic video game spree that I'm planning.

The UNC thing sucks, and it's understandable that you're upset. But you should still enjoy yourself. Once med school starts, you're not gonna have much time for leisure, especially since you're aiming for ortho. So why not treat yourself to an XBox One or PS4?!
 
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If I were in your position (meaning having the MCAT out of the way), I'd go on the biggest video game binge ever. In fact, this is why I'm aiming to take the MCAT in 2015 (not 2016). The sooner I get it done, the more time I'll have for this epic video game spree that I'm planning.

The UNC thing sucks, and it's understandable that you're upset. But you should still enjoy yourself. Once med school starts, you're not gonna have much time for leisure, especially since you're aiming for ortho. So why not treat yourself to an XBox One or PS4?!

Oh my goodness I want to go on a video game binge as soon as possible. For now, I've just been watching lots of tv and eating my way through my city. As well as drinking... so much good craft beer here!

Oh my goodness gracious the finale of Korra was so good.

Loved it as well. What was with that last scene though?

YESSSSSSS had a Korra watching party last night, complete with hot brownies and ice cream. It was great! But now no more episodes :(
As for the last scene, I'm not sure if they're just being discreet due it being a kids network, or if it's really just a friendship trip. Either way, I'm happy with how it ended - those two make a good pair! I just wish we could have seen little vignettes on more of the characters at the end. Ahh but that wedding and proposal was great, wasn't it?!
 
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I am THRILLED to have received my first acceptance!!! I've been waiting a long time for this, and have battled through long episodes of self-doubt, but things do work out in the end. Thanks Vandy, because I might be in Nashville for the next four years of my life.
BTW, I didn't get the call directly because Taipei, Taiwan is a good ten hours ahead of Nashville, TN.
 
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I am THRILLED to have received my first acceptance!!! I've been waiting a long time for this, and have battled through long episodes of self-doubt, but things do work out in the end. Thanks Vandy, because I might be in Nashville for the next four years of my life.
BTW, I didn't get the call directly because Taipei, Taiwan is a good ten hours ahead of Nashville, TN.
It's karma! for being awesome and nice. For the record, Mr. Wintersoldier93 interviewed with me and he offered to drive people to the airport at the end of the interview. I had to go to a dress shop on Main Street and he made an extra stop for my sake. I am so surprised that it took so long for luck to favor you! But I knew at some point people would realize your genuineness and your passion to help others. I also knew you'd get into Vandy because you were so on point about everything throughout the day!

Welcome to the party! Again! Congrats for a job well done! Now let's both wait on Columbia and Yale!
 
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D'AWWW @FriendlyFH thanks for those kind words. And don't forget, we still got good ole' Penn Perelman, WashU, Pitt, and UCLA to hear back from. May we run into each other at many second-look weekends!
 
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I am THRILLED to have received my first acceptance!!! I've been waiting a long time for this, and have battled through long episodes of self-doubt, but things do work out in the end. Thanks Vandy, because I might be in Nashville for the next four years of my life.
BTW, I didn't get the call directly because Taipei, Taiwan is a good ten hours ahead of Nashville, TN.

Make sure you eat lots of delicious Taiwanese food to celebrate.
 
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Hi! Congrats to everyone who has acceptances! Going into the holidays and new year without an is acceptance definitely nerve wracking, and even with some interviews, the self doubt and uncertainty creeps in more often than I would like. This thread is always an inspiration though, especially hearing about the good news of all the kind and welcoming people on here!!
Happy holidays everyone :)
 
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Sorry for double post, but I couldn't sleep last night before my 10 hour 6 am shift (which starts soon) because all the bad crap that's happened to me recently made my mind race too much. Right as I walk in: (to the tune of Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" verse 1)

"Walk into the ED like, 'What up, I got no sleep last night.'
I'm so pumped to work 10 hours, let's do it right.
What's the talk about no charting, why we laughing?
Then I see that, "Damn, there's a dead ass patient."

Yeah.......this is gonna be a reallllll fun shift.

EDIT: Tried to make the rhyme scheme flow better lol

As Abraham Lincoln said to his Cabinet in a dark time, "Gentlemen, gentlemen, why do you not laugh? With the fearful strain that is upon me day and night, if I did not laugh, I should die." I appreciate your creative impulse, and thank you for sharing with us. Don't be discouraged--please!--by the critics. With apologies to my fellow critics (yes, of course I am guilty, too!) I am remembering what Steve Maraboli wrote: "Criticism is to art what a limp penis is to sex."

The thought beneath your ED poetry
The reader can most effortlessly see.
Its slant rhymes and rough rhythms like a mirror
Reflect the setting and your heart--that's clear.
The little verse, as Eliot says it should,
Communicates before it's understood.

Don't stifle that creative impulse, @Ace Khalifa.
 
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Okay, Ace, it's time for some tough love.

Unlike most of the people here, I probably understand your situation a lot better. Why, do you ask?
Well, for starters I was also rejected by UNC during a previous cycle despite being an IS student. Oh, and I also had higher stats. Oh, and they were also the only school I was waiting on at that point (unlike you, who still has at least one interview coming up this cycle). Oh, and I didn't hear back until April, meaning they had a lot longer period to play with my emotions and anxiety.

You know what I did when I realized my cycle was for naught? I made gap year plans, figured out my weaknesses, and figured out how to grow from my experience. I think I'm a more mature person this cycle especially because the universal rejections gave me a chance to reflect on my own characteristics, shortcomings, and ultimately what I wanted out of life. Whenever I felt frustrated, I let the frustration motivate me. I used the frustration to make sure I was thorough when researching schools, writing secondaries, preparing for interviews, and learning how to sell myself. I used that chip on my shoulder to boost my app rather than to wallow in my own self-pity.

You're in a way better situation than I ever was during that time, so right now you are doing yourself no favors whatsoever with your attitude, especially when you're in a position to make a comeback. Many SDNers will say things like "Oh, I'm so sorry, you were such a great applicant! You had such great stats!", whereas I understand exactly how difficult it can be to get into a school that interviews 55% of its IS applicants and cares more about the holistic applicant than the stats, and I understand the danger in being led to believe all the overly optimistic BS that SDNers frequently spread in order to raise fruitless positivity.

(Sorry, normally I wouldn't rant like this, but you really are in a position where you can still get what you want.)
Sage advice, @aprimenumber. As one who no doubt stands accused of "overly optimistic BS" and "fruitless positivity," I can respond only that yin and yang together make up the complete circle, and that each includes a bit of the other. Frustration led you to action, which is laudable. I'm guessing that the motivation was not instantaneous. Grieving really does have stages, whether we mourn the loss of a life, an opportunity, or a dream. I think it is okay for someone diagnosed with a serious illness to deny, to rant, to weep, and THEN to get the chemo and radiation, for instance. It's all right, I believe, for the friends and family to say, "I'm sorry you didn't get the job. You really deserved it." Later, they can urge the unfortunate to get back on the horse and become a better equestrian. So your response offers valuable advice and coach-like tough love. Still, there is a place for the "BS" that you deplore, as well. "Positivity" can also bear fruit, so long as it is not mindless.

Just sayin'. (A bit defensively.)
 
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Hi! Congrats to everyone who has acceptances! Going into the holidays and new year without an is acceptance definitely nerve wracking, and even with some interviews, the self doubt and uncertainty creeps in more often than I would like. This thread is always an inspiration though, especially hearing about the good news of all the kind and welcoming people on here!!
Happy holidays everyone :)
The nerve-wracking part is totally understandable. But please don't doubt yourself. You're very close to achieving your goal!
Enjoy the holidays!!
 
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