2012-2013 Oregon Health and Science University Application Thread

[Guero]

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[exitonly29]

The closer we get to May 15th the harder and more anxious the wait becomes it seems :/ Feels like it's so close but so far away. I have so many major life choices dependent on whatever happens in the next couple weeks, as is the case with a lot of people I'm sure, and I just want to be out of limbo and starting my future!

+1 keep going back and forth on if I think ill get in or rejected, and just so want the wait to be over

 

[dreamdoc821]

+1 keep going back and forth on if I think ill get in or rejected, and just so want the wait to be over

Same! Some days I'm thinking well maybe it could happen and then I tell myself not to get my hopes up because it will probably be a rejection. Depending on the day I think my answers to the interview questions were good and others I think I sounded ridiculous. I swear this process could give someone split-personality disorder 🙁

 

[Garrbear]

Same! Some days I'm thinking well maybe it could happen and then I tell myself not to get my hopes up because it will probably be a rejection. Depending on the day I think my answers to the interview questions were good and others I think I sounded ridiculous. I swear this process could give someone split-personality disorder 🙁

When I read this in my head I saw a depressed otter talking lol.

 

[exitonly29]

Same! Some days I'm thinking well maybe it could happen and then I tell myself not to get my hopes up because it will probably be a rejection. Depending on the day I think my answers to the interview questions were good and others I think I sounded ridiculous. I swear this process could give someone split-personality disorder 🙁

Exactly my thought process

 

[trueoregonian]

The closer we get to May 15th the harder and more anxious the wait becomes it seems :/ Feels like it's so close but so far away. I have so many major life choices dependent on whatever happens in the next couple weeks, as is the case with a lot of people I'm sure, and I just want to be out of limbo and starting my future!

It seems that as time goes on it gets harder to stay optimistic. There are flickers of hope warding off full resignation. Even though this sounds pretty terrible, the last couple weeks have been a bit easier 🙂 Stay strong, friends! It's almost over...what a ride! Then we get to hop off, stay grounded for a couple months, then hop on an even more crazy and exciting roller coaster.

 

[dreamdoc821]

When I read this in my head I saw a depressed otter talking lol.

Haha great mental image. Thinking about getting in= 😀 otter, Thinking about being rejected= :cry: otter, low waitlist number= 🙂 otter, missing acceptance by one waitlist spot= 😡 otter, Starting the rest of your life= 😍 otter, Having to spend another year at a job you hate= otter

Haha but seriously trying to stay optimistic about the outcome of this process!

 

[dreamdoc821]

It seems that as time goes on it gets harder to stay optimistic. There are flickers of hope warding off full resignation. Even though this sounds pretty terrible, the last couple weeks have been a bit easier 🙂 Stay strong, friends! It's almost over...what a ride! Then we get to hop off, stay grounded for a couple months, then hop on an even more crazy and exciting roller coaster.

So ready for the roller coaster already! This may be way optimistic but I really hope all of us up here on hold get accepted. It's obvious how hard everyone has worked for this and how much we all want it. Hoping we will all be classmates very soon! 🙂

 

[trueoregonian]

So ready for the roller coaster already! This may be way optimistic but I really hope all of us up here on hold get accepted. It's obvious how hard everyone has worked for this and how much we all want it. Hoping we will all be classmates very soon! 🙂

Ditto that!

 

[Dianyla]

Haha great mental image. Thinking about getting in= 😀 otter, Thinking about being rejected= :cry: otter, low waitlist number= 🙂 otter, missing acceptance by one waitlist spot= 😡 otter, Starting the rest of your life= 😍 otter, Having to spend another year at a job you hate= otter

Haha but seriously trying to stay optimistic about the outcome of this process!

Best. Post. Ever.

Something tells me I'm the obligatory scape-otter. Ritual slaughter otter, year after year. Otter non grata.

 

[dreamdoc821]

Best. Post. Ever.

Something tells me I'm the obligatory scape-otter. Ritual slaughter otter, year after year. Otter non grata.

No slaughtering otters, they are so cute! If the people in this thread got to control admissions you'd be the first one accepted, you have so many people pulling for you!

Also, otters are awesome and perfect for expressing the roller coaster of emotions and personality disorders OHSU causes 😀

 

[Guero]

Best. Post. Ever.

Something tells me I'm the obligatory scape-otter. Ritual slaughter otter, year after year. Otter non grata.

Haha, indeed an awesome post. Made me lawl.

No slaughtering otters, they are so cute! If the people in this thread got to control admissions you'd be the first one accepted, you have so many people pulling for you!

Also, otters are awesome and perfect for expressing the roller coaster of emotions and personality disorders OHSU causes 😀

Agreed, no slaughtering otters.

I don't think you're the scape-otter, Dianyla. I think someone just can't see through their distorted view of you, like the one below, to see through to the gemstone on the inside. 🙂

 

[bluepotato]

Same! Some days I'm thinking well maybe it could happen and then I tell myself not to get my hopes up because it will probably be a rejection. Depending on the day I think my answers to the interview questions were good and others I think I sounded ridiculous. I swear this process could give someone split-personality disorder 🙁

Right now the whole interview sounds like this in my head...

Interviewer: So, tell me about yourself.

bluepotato: Well, I'm an incompetent idiot who knows absolutely nothing about OHSU or health care in general. I'm terrible at school and none of my extracurriculars are as interesting or important as they probably sounded on my application. Ultimately I am totally unqualified to even be breathing the same air as you. The admissions staff should probably review the interview screening process to figure out how I made it this far.

Interviewer: Great, thanks for coming in!

 

[bluepotato]

Oh, and let it be known that otters are some sick critters. I read an article on them a few weeks ago that I really wish I could unread

 

[Guero]

Right now the whole interview sounds like this in my head...

Interviewer: So, tell me about yourself.

bluepotato: Well, I'm an incompetent idiot who knows absolutely nothing about OHSU or health care in general. I'm terrible at school and none of my extracurriculars are as interesting or important as they probably sounded on my application. Ultimately I am totally unqualified to even be breathing the same air as you. The admissions staff should probably review the interview screening process to figure out how I made it this far.

Interviewer: Great, thanks for coming in!

I'm sure you're fine. Remember how much I was freaking out at dinner about my interview? LoL I had the same exact impression.

 

[Guero]

Oh, and let it be known that otters are some sick critters. I read an article on them a few weeks ago that I really wish I could unread

Link?

 

[bluepotato]

Link?

Don't say I didn't warn you!

http://news.discovery.com/animals/the-other-side-of-otters.htm

 

[Guero]

Don't say I didn't warn you!

http://news.discovery.com/animals/the-other-side-of-otters.htm

Thanks! I'll report as to whether I was intrigued or utterly grossed out shortly. LoL

 

[Garrbear]

I already told my liver, whether or not I get in, it is dead meat as soon as I hear back.

 

[Guero]

I already told my liver, whether or not I get in, it is dead meat as soon as I hear back.

At least you warned your liver. Mine just started screaming at me and throwing things that night. :/

 

[spazz911]

So ready for the roller coaster already! This may be way optimistic but I really hope all of us up here on hold get accepted. It's obvious how hard everyone has worked for this and how much we all want it. Hoping we will all be classmates very soon! 🙂

Ditto that!

Double ditto 😀

I think I just went full nerd...

 

[exitonly29]

I already told my liver, whether or not I get in, it is dead meat as soon as I hear back.

+1 lol

 

[dreamdoc821]

Right now the whole interview sounds like this in my head...

Interviewer: So, tell me about yourself.

bluepotato: Well, I'm an incompetent idiot who knows absolutely nothing about OHSU or health care in general. I'm terrible at school and none of my extracurriculars are as interesting or important as they probably sounded on my application. Ultimately I am totally unqualified to even be breathing the same air as you. The admissions staff should probably review the interview screening process to figure out how I made it this far.

Interviewer: Great, thanks for coming in!

This is the play by play constantly going on in my head, combined with the fact that I was the last one on one interview of the day and my interviewer clearly wanted to get out of there and his beeper kept going off every 4 minutes 🙁

 

[Guero]

Don't say I didn't warn you!

http://news.discovery.com/animals/the-other-side-of-otters.htm

Jesus, you weren't lying; that's awful! However, it mirrors the psychiatric history of many sexual serial killers/sexual sadists. ::shakes head in disgust::

 

[Garrbear]

At least you warned your liver. Mine just started screaming at me and throwing things that night. :/

Lol

 

[Guero]

This is the play by play constantly going on in my head, combined with the fact that I was the last one on one interview of the day and my interviewer clearly wanted to get out of there and his beeper kept going off every 4 minutes 🙁

Did you already have that avatar? Or did you like the one I posted so much that you changed it? LoL I can't remember. Either way, it's so cute!

 

[dreamdoc821]

I already told my liver, whether or not I get in, it is dead meat as soon as I hear back.

Haha same! Although I retook the MCATs Friday so I warned my liver that from Friday until I hear from OHSU it's going to be working overtime 🙂

 

[dreamdoc821]

Did you already have that avatar? Or did you like the one I posted so much that you changed it? LoL I can't remember. Either way, it's so cute!

I already had it! I thought you might be trying to enlarge it for everyone to see how cute it is 🙂

 

[dreamdoc821]

Don't say I didn't warn you!

http://news.discovery.com/animals/the-other-side-of-otters.htm

I refuse to watch! I'll keep my cute mental image of adorable otters and live in denial of any sick traits that they might display 🙂

 

[Guero]

I already had it! I thought you might be trying to enlarge it for everyone to see how cute it is 🙂

Hah! That's so weird. I didn't even see it when I posted that pic.

I refuse to watch! I'll keep my cute mental image of adorable otters and live in denial of any sick traits that they might display 🙂

Nothing to watch, fortunately, but definitely a disheartening read to say the least. Thankfully, it seems confined to Monterrey Bay for now, even though they make mention that the scientists believe it's likely going on elsewhere, too...

 

[dreamdoc821]

Hah! That's so weird. I didn't even see it when I posted that pic.

Nothing to watch, fortunately, but definitely a disheartening read to say the least. Thankfully, it seems confined to Monterrey Bay for now, even though they make mention that the scientists believe it's likely going on elsewhere, too...

Ugh curiosity got the better of me and I had to read it, that makes me sad 🙁 but my favorite otters are river otters so I'm going to pretend they don't do that 🙂

 

[dsoz]

Don't say I didn't warn you!

http://news.discovery.com/animals/the-other-side-of-otters.htm

Thanks... I want those few minutes of my life back. I will never think of otters the same way again...

Someone should tell that creature that what he did is not something he "otter" have done. (rimshot)

dsoz

 

[bluepotato]

Thanks... I want those few minutes of my life back. I will never think of otters the same way again...

Someone should tell that creature that what he did is not something he "otter" have done. (rimshot)

dsoz

 

[Guero]

Hahaha, good one!

 

[Dianyla]

I don't think you're the scape-otter, Dianyla. I think someone just can't see through their distorted view of you, like the one below, to see through to the gemstone on the inside. 🙂

I need someone to go make me a Dos Equis meme image that says:

"I don't always interview poorly... but when I do, I make sure it's with the most important person in the admissions department."

🙄

 

[bluepotato]

I need someone to go make me a Dos Equis meme image that says:

"I don't always interview poorly... but when I do, I make sure it's with the most important person in the admissions department."

🙄

Your wish is my command.

 

[dreamdoc821]

Your wish is my command.

that is awesome!!

 

[Dianyla]

Your wish is my command.

Beautiful! *sniff*

 

[Guero]

😆 Classic! Dude, if I wasn't so partial to Mr. Trejo, I'd totally use that as my avatar. ::still laughing::

 

[Ellie Arroway]

I think I've resolved to withdraw, but a part of me wants to wait about 5 days to see if I would have gotten in. But I am pretty sure that constitutes being a total jerk, and I don't want to be a jerk. Thoughts?

 

[Garrbear]

I think I've resolved to withdraw, but a part of me wants to wait about 5 days to see if I would have gotten in. But I am pretty sure that constitutes being a total jerk, and I don't want to be a jerk. Thoughts?

Do what you must, we understand!

 

[clued]

I think I've resolved to withdraw, but a part of me wants to wait about 5 days to see if I would have gotten in. But I am pretty sure that constitutes being a total jerk, and I don't want to be a jerk. Thoughts?

Well let's be jerks together then because even though it'd be convenient to stay in Oregon, I'm pretty sure I'll be withdrawing as well..

 

[bluepotato]

As long as y'all withdraw very quickly once you get your answers I don't see a problem with it 😉

 

[Guero]

I withdrew from my second choice's WL the day I found out. Like blue pa tater 🙂 said, I don't think it makes much difference if you immediately withdraw once you find out.

 

[clued]

That price tag is just WAY too much..unless by some miracle I get some kind of scholarship! File that under not likely...hah.

 

[karis0166]

I think I've resolved to withdraw, but a part of me wants to wait about 5 days to see if I would have gotten in. But I am pretty sure that constitutes being a total jerk, and I don't want to be a jerk. Thoughts?

Personally I would totally wait to see. Just to know. It's just 5 days. I don't think that's being a jerk. I'm sure plenty of people wait to see what all their options are first. AND I bet a lot of US are curious and want to know too!

 

[Dianyla]

I think I've resolved to withdraw, but a part of me wants to wait about 5 days to see if I would have gotten in. But I am pretty sure that constitutes being a total jerk, and I don't want to be a jerk. Thoughts?

Not jerky at all to wait to find out what woulda coulda been.

I honestly doubt they're - how to say it - nimble enough? for a withdrawal now to even have an impact on anyone else's results when the big reveal comes in the next 2 weeks. If you're already rejected, then your tempest in a teapot is moot. If you're to be put on the waitlist, your ranking is already determined and it'll just be one more bubble in the waitlist ranking swiss cheese. If they are planning to accept you and you withdraw mere days before, I'm not sure they'd necessarily be quick to bump someone else into that acceptance slot on several days notice. Why do a last minute rearrangement of their lists and paperwork when the waitlist is full of folks ready to just slide right into your vacated seat?

Selfishly and absurdly speaking, I think you kinda owe it to all of us who've been spectating and cheering you from the sidelines. Sure, it's been a long saga of bloodshed and tears and maybe we do think we already know how this one ends anyway... but only a jerk would pull the plug on us for the final few minutes of the movie! 🙄

 

[karis0166]

Not jerky at all to wait to find out what woulda coulda been.

I honestly doubt they're - how to say it - nimble enough? for a withdrawal now to even have an impact on anyone else's results when the big reveal comes in the next 2 weeks. If you're already rejected, then your tempest in a teapot is moot. If you're to be put on the waitlist, your ranking is already determined and it'll just be one more bubble in the waitlist ranking swiss cheese. If they are planning to accept you and you withdraw mere days before, I'm not sure they'd necessarily be quick to bump someone else into that acceptance slot on several days notice. Why do a last minute rearrangement of their lists and paperwork when the waitlist is full of folks ready to just slide right into your vacated seat?

Selfishly and absurdly speaking, I think you kinda owe it to all of us who've been spectating and cheering you from the sidelines. Sure, it's been a long saga of bloodshed and tears and maybe we do think we already know how this one ends anyway... but only a jerk would pull the plug on us for the final few minutes of the movie! 🙄

Much better said than I, D.
I'll paraphrase in my own clunky way: Hey, R, we wanna know if you got in, too, so no withdrawing on us now!!

 

[Guero]

Hahaha, love the last two posts. 👍

 

[bluepotato]

I had a dream last night that I was #101 on the waitlist