2012-2013 Panic Thread

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4 interviews, 2 rejections, 2 silences.

I'm trying to keep my mind off of this because the wait is agony!
 
I really thought I would get my remaining decisions this week. Sigh, another weekend to wait through.
 
What a ****ty day. Waitlisted at EVMS. Sigh.

brb jumping off a ****ing bridge
 
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So sorry - keep your chin up and lets hope for some good waitlist movement this year.......I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!!!
 
TheShaker said:
What a ****ty day. Waitlisted at EVMS. Sigh.

brb jumping off a ****ing bridge
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I know that feeling. I truly believe that there must be some special mental disorder induced in med school applicants.

In seriousness, do you know what tier of the wait list you're in? As an OOS applicant, you stand a fairly decent shot of getting pulled off if you're in the top third. Look at last year's EVMS thread if you want proof.
 
SilverCat said:
I know that feeling. I truly believe that there must be some special mental disorder induced in med school applicants.

In seriousness, do you know what tier of the wait list you're in? As an OOS applicant, you stand a fairly decent shot of getting pulled off if you're in the top third. Look at last year's EVMS thread if you want proof.
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Yeah, last year's thread is comforting. I will call on Monday since I got the mail after their office closed. I'm assuming I'm not in the top 1/3 since I'm surprised that I didn't get rejected. The interviewer suggested that I go to a different school...

Sigh, I can't stand the thought of waiting until the summer for a possibility of acceptance. I just want to be done already. 🙁
 
TheShaker said:
Yeah, last year's thread is comforting. I will call on Monday since I got the mail after their office closed. I'm assuming I'm not in the top 1/3 since I'm surprised that I didn't get rejected. The interviewer suggested that I go to a different school...

Sigh, I can't stand the thought of waiting until the summer for a possibility of acceptance. I just want to be done already. 🙁
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Chin up, Shaker! The odds are in your favor for an acceptance. It's only a matter of time.
 
i just recently got into a school! keep your heads up 🙂

i have 1 acceptance and 5 waitlists and no rejections from interviews. i'm also rooting for my waitlists too though!
 
BienPremonition said:
i just recently got into a school! keep your heads up 🙂

i have 1 acceptance and 5 waitlists and no rejections from interviews. i'm also rooting for my waitlists too though!
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Agreed keep your chin up! I was rejected/waitlisted from a bunch of lower LizzyM schools but got into mssm. its such a crapshoot
 
TheShaker said:
Yeah, last year's thread is comforting. I will call on Monday since I got the mail after their office closed. I'm assuming I'm not in the top 1/3 since I'm surprised that I didn't get rejected. The interviewer suggested that I go to a different school...

Sigh, I can't stand the thought of waiting until the summer for a possibility of acceptance. I just want to be done already. 🙁
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I got 4 waitlists and a rejection post interview before I got in somewhere. But trust me a wait list is not a death sentence! Send LOI's if the school likes them, send updates, but most of all just try to maintain your sanity. I got in to my top choice off the wait list. It can happen
 
NCMED101 said:
Thats pretty cool, wish other schools had that.
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It wasn't made by the school. It was made by the students that were on the alternate list two years ago.

We are making one for this year. So far only WY has accepted one student off the alternate list. In another month everywhere will be moving.
 
BABSstudent said:
It wasn't made by the school. It was made by the students that were on the alternate list two years ago.

We are making one for this year. So far only WY has accepted one student off the alternate list. In another month everywhere will be moving.
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so by the end of the cycle 45 people had moved off of their WL?
 
theherowedeserv said:
so by the end of the cycle 45 people had moved off of their WL?
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From WA and out of region applicants.

All total, 64 people came off the list and that was a top 10 school two years ago. So there is hope for everyone. If you made a waitlist, let alone multiple waitlists, there is still hope. Come May this thread will be a lot happier.
 
Did anyone else start feeling much worse in the waiting period between interview and decision than they did before the invitation ever came?
 
scopus said:
Did anyone else start feeling much worse in the waiting period between interview and decision than they did before the invitation ever came?
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Yes, I think most everyone has that feeling, especially if it is a long wait.
 
Must whine.

This week has been awful. Three rejections, two were post interview. I'm apparently doing something wrong on interviews that I can't figure out. Another decision from my top choice coming this Wednesday, which I'm pretty sure is a another lovely post- interview rejection, and the school whose wait list I thought that I had a good chance to get off is apparently not looking so good. 🙁
 
SilverCat said:
Must whine.

This week has been awful. Three rejections, two were post interview. I'm apparently doing something wrong on interviews that I can't figure out. Another decision from my top choice coming this Wednesday, which I'm pretty sure is a another lovely post- interview rejection, and the school whose wait list I thought that I had a good chance to get off is apparently not looking so good. 🙁
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I'm sorry to hear that silv! I haven't heard anything in over a month 🙁
 
SilverCat said:
Must whine.

This week has been awful. Three rejections, two were post interview. I'm apparently doing something wrong on interviews that I can't figure out. Another decision from my top choice coming this Wednesday, which I'm pretty sure is a another lovely post- interview rejection, and the school whose wait list I thought that I had a good chance to get off is apparently not looking so good. 🙁
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Sorry to hear that. Looks like there are still plenty of decisions to be made based on your mdapps. Keep your head up, one of these will work out for you. Worst case, you go to an awesome school in Chitown!
 
Thanks guy. I know I really have no right to complain; CCOM is a great school. But that rejection coming from VTC is going to be tough to endure.
 
SilverCat said:
Thanks guy. I know I really have no right to complain; CCOM is a great school. But that rejection coming from VTC is going to be tough to endure.
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Yep waiting on that VTC decision as well. I don't believe VTC rejects post interview, so it will likely be another endless 2+ months waiting worst case. Keep your spirits up, good news could very well come this week.
 
I think I want the cycle to be over so I can figure what I'm doing for next year.

It's not fun hearing the phone beep every time a new e-mail comes in and holding my breath each time until I realize that it's spam or some other comparatively unimportant e-mail. I'm not feeling confident about my chances at outstanding schools so I'm unsure why I'm nervous. Maybe it's more of a general sick feeling in my stomach than nervousness. :shrug:
 
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I just passed 6 months post-interview at my state school (MA). Pretty sure I will be hearing back in April, but is still very frustrating to have to wait so long.
 
i'm so bored of waiting 🙁.. please just end this craziness !!! at least one acceptance just so i can relax would be nice.. :/
 
4 wait lists and still waiting to hear back from 2 schools. 3.65 32R, this waiting game is rough 🙁
 
there really isnt no "golden time", just a few weeks post interview so when the committee reviews your file the letter is fairly recent.
 
Had 6 interviews. I've been waitlisted/deferred/we'll see to 5 of them. The sixth, my in-state school, has straight up rejected me. I have a 36R and a 3.8 sci 3.85 c GPA. Graduated recently with biochemistry degree and business degree. 3 years research experience no pubs, but I tried. Decent volunteering experence including 1+ year at the hospital. Loads of leadership exp through clubs/fraternity. Starting to feel like I'm screwed. I don't feel like the interviews went bad, some of them could have been better but I have no idea what really went wrong. Some seemed to go great! Sent some updates in and a LOI to my top school a month ago, still nothing...
 
theherowedeserv said:
How long should i wait between sending letters for the Waitlist? 15 days? 30 days?
20 days?
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You mean sending letters before or after you've been waitlisted? I'm still waiting on a school for a decision on waitlist or rejection and they said not to send any post-interview communication except for grade updates, but I bet schools have a million different policies on it.
 
6 interviews: 1 rejection, 3 waitlists, and 2 unknown as of yet.

Naively never thought I would still be waiting for an acceptance at this point.
 
cookiemonsters said:
I just passed 6 months post-interview at my state school (MA). Pretty sure I will be hearing back in April, but is still very frustrating to have to wait so long.
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It took five months to hear back from my state school. It was agonizing. I really feel for you. Best of luck.
 
hallowmann said:
5 waitlists are pretty promising. I know a decent amount of people that got in off the waitlist for their only acceptance. I'm sure you'll hear good news by May 15th 👍.
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I really hope this is true. :xf:
 
theherowedeserv said:
How long should i wait between sending letters for the Waitlist? 15 days? 30 days?
20 days?
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I would do it straight away. They take time to process things, and you want to make sure the letter is there the next time someone takes a look at your file.
 
I actually was meaning like after my first post-waitlist, how long should i wait to send the second? and then thereafter the third?
 
I sent 2 LOI's to Pitt after I was wait listed. One the day of my wait list, one 3 weeks later. But I think it really depends on the school. I remember Jefferson told me to send an email every 2-3 weeks to keep expressing interest. Just make sure each letter has some sort of update or additional reason you wish to attend the school. Dont say the same thing over and over.
 
Officially a part of the waitlist crew today......now I wait
 
I love how this has now turned into the wait list thread....its terrible right? May 15th seems like an eternity away...
 
Ost3oclast said:
I love how this has now turned into the wait list thread....its terrible right? May 15th seems like an eternity away...
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The sad part is that there will be more waiting after May 15th.
 
wizedw said:
I sent 2 LOI's to Pitt after I was wait listed. One the day of my wait list, one 3 weeks later. But I think it really depends on the school. I remember Jefferson told me to send an email every 2-3 weeks to keep expressing interest. Just make sure each letter has some sort of update or additional reason you wish to attend the school. Dont say the same thing over and over.
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What if you don't really have anything to update other than more volunteering/research hours?
 
Permavirgin said:
What if you don't really have anything to update other than more volunteering/research hours?
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Something cool that you witnessed at volunteering? New protocols/ interesting leads your research has taken you? I just dont think saying the same thing over and over again is productive. I sent an initial LOI with 3 paragraph long reasons I liked the school. Then another letter with three totally different, but still good reasons. I also updated with fall grades and when I went to a conference. If you wanna read my LOI's PM me and you can see what I did.
 
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