I have a 3.8/3.8/36, tons of research, and all the other regular ECs (clinical, non clinical, shadowing, etc).
I applied to 30 schools this cycle and was fortunate to receive 8 interviews. So I'm assuming I don't have any red flags in my app (bad letters, that kind of thing).
Needless to say I was feeling really great at the beginning of this cycle. But now that my interview results are coming back I'm starting to panic. A lot.
Mt Sinai - Wait listed
Northwestern - Hold until March
Iowa - Still waiting to hear back
Downstate - Wait listed
Case - Wait listed
CCLCM - Still waiting to hear back
USC - Wait listed (my dream school )
NYU - Still waiting to hear back
The reason I'm freaking out is because I felt like my Case and USC interview went the best (one of them went for over an hour over the time given and another ended with how I should contact the person again when I get accepted...). So since I've been wait listed at both of those I don't have high hopes for the ones that haven't replied yet. I've gotten used to opening my email and seeing "Alternate list" or "hold" . Apparently I have the personality of a rock?
I don't know I'm just ridiculously sad that I might be in the 7% of the people with my GPA/MCAT that end up having to reapply. I had to take out loans to apply this cycle and I'm going to have to pay back those loans while trying to save up money for a new cycle. If I can't do that I have to retake the MCAT (it'll expire by then).
What do you guys think are the chances that I'll get some good news once wait lists start moving. Maybe @gyngyn @Catalystik @Goro can help? Do any of these schools accept a lot of students off the wait list (USC and Case especially). Or should I start looking for a job...
I applied to 30 schools this cycle and was fortunate to receive 8 interviews. So I'm assuming I don't have any red flags in my app (bad letters, that kind of thing).
Needless to say I was feeling really great at the beginning of this cycle. But now that my interview results are coming back I'm starting to panic. A lot.
Mt Sinai - Wait listed
Northwestern - Hold until March
Iowa - Still waiting to hear back
Downstate - Wait listed
Case - Wait listed
CCLCM - Still waiting to hear back
USC - Wait listed (my dream school )
NYU - Still waiting to hear back
The reason I'm freaking out is because I felt like my Case and USC interview went the best (one of them went for over an hour over the time given and another ended with how I should contact the person again when I get accepted...). So since I've been wait listed at both of those I don't have high hopes for the ones that haven't replied yet. I've gotten used to opening my email and seeing "Alternate list" or "hold" . Apparently I have the personality of a rock?
I don't know I'm just ridiculously sad that I might be in the 7% of the people with my GPA/MCAT that end up having to reapply. I had to take out loans to apply this cycle and I'm going to have to pay back those loans while trying to save up money for a new cycle. If I can't do that I have to retake the MCAT (it'll expire by then).
What do you guys think are the chances that I'll get some good news once wait lists start moving. Maybe @gyngyn @Catalystik @Goro can help? Do any of these schools accept a lot of students off the wait list (USC and Case especially). Or should I start looking for a job...