2012-2013 Panic Thread

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Watching people on SDN get interviews is one thing, but now that my friends in real life are starting to get multiple II's, the panic is really starting to set in for me.
 
Irish Football said:
Watching people on SDN get interviews is one thing, but now that my friends in real life are starting to get multiple II's, the panic is really starting to set in for me.
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this is one reason i've always avoided any kind of premed society/club at my school. im glad to have no pre-med friends and i've made no effort to meet any. just stresses you out to have competitors as friends
 
1289 said:
just stresses you out to have competitors as friends
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Tell me about it. For some reason my pre-med friends are also the cream-of-the-crop gunners, leaving me feeling depressed about my "average" pre-med self. 🙁
 
Irish Football said:
Tell me about it. For some reason my pre-med friends are also the cream-of-the-crop gunners, leaving me feeling depressed about my "average" pre-med self. 🙁
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35 MCAT.

Must suck to be so average.

🙂

Yes I understand your GPA is low and it was a retake.
 
PreMedOrDead said:
35 MCAT.

Must suck to be so average.

🙂

Yes I understand your GPA is low and it was a retake.
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🙂 haha I know how that seems, but my lack of II's has been weighing on me and making me believe that everything else in my application besides the 35 must be below-average or something. Grrr...I'm going insane waiting for II's!!!
 
Irish Football said:
🙂 haha I know how that seems, but my lack of II's has been weighing on me and making me believe that everything else in my application besides the 35 must be below-average or something. Grrr...I'm going insane waiting for II's!!!
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There are plenty people in your shoes without interviews, so be grateful and hope for the best! It's an anxiety-filled time for everyone, just don't let it weigh you down.
 
PreMedOrDead said:
There are plenty people in your shoes without interviews, so be grateful and hope for the best! It's an anxiety-filled time for everyone, just don't let it weigh you down.
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Thanks for the encouragement and advice.
 
Man, I can't take this constant feeling of anxiety anymore. It's even worse than when I was waiting for my MCAT score. I feel like I'm trapped in a pressure cooker. I'M BEING COOKED. :scared:
 
I don't know how much more of this I can take. I wake up in the middle of the night from a stress dream saying "please accept me". This happens almost every night....
 
AnthonyBourdain said:
I don't know how much more of this I can take. I wake up in the middle of the night from a stress dream saying "please accept me". This happens almost every night....
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This is my life. Worse yet, when I dream I've been accepted to my top choice school, and then wake up to reality.
 
punkedoutriffs said:
Oh my god! The anxiety on this thread is palpable!
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Everyone really needs to try to chill out. Especially if you have at least 1 interview. Counting from July when the first secondaries went out, we are only 3 months into a process that lasts 10 months. We'll all go nuts if we don't chill. Just think what a privilege it is to even be in a position to apply to medical school. For most people, this is stuff in their wildest dreams. Relax.
 
kuntash said:
Everyone really needs to try to chill out. Especially if you have at least 1 interview. Counting from July when the first secondaries went out, we are only 3 months into a process that lasts 10 months. We'll all go nuts if we don't chill. Just think what a privilege it is to even be in a position to apply to medical school. For most people, this is stuff in their wildest dreams. Relax.
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Some awesome points here. It is so, so easy to panic but it's not doing us any favors. We've all done a lot to get us to this point and we have a lot to be proud of already. Between all of us there's a lot of worthwhile stuff getting done. And no matter how this process turns out we're all capable of doing tons more. Hope that you guys can beat the stress dreams!
 
kuntash said:
Everyone really needs to try to chill out. Especially if you have at least 1 interview. Counting from July when the first secondaries went out, we are only 3 months into a process that lasts 10 months. We'll all go nuts if we don't chill. Just think what a privilege it is to even be in a position to apply to medical school. For most people, this is stuff in their wildest dreams. Relax.
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That's not true, though.

I'm pretty sure you're screwed if your interview is in March-June. The interview season does not last 10 months. Not having interviews is the current panic, and that process is about 6 months (July, August, September, October, November, December). You can maybe push that into January/February, but lots of those interviews are 'waitlist only.' So essentially, we've already gone through about half of that process. So people have the right to panic, whether it's well-founded or not, especially those that just recently submitted.

That's why people are panicking.

There have been scientific studies that show logic is a terrible way to deal with anxiety, and humor is the best mode of relief.

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I get your point on using humor.
But for some people, that does not seem to be working. Problem is, what if you interviewed in August-December and still don't get accepted till March-April? From the tone and build up on this thread, some folks will strip and start walking the streets well before then.

You just need to be prepared for the long haul, that's all I'm saying.
 
kuntash said:
I get your point on using humor.
But for some people, that does not seem to be working. Problem is, what if you interviewed in August-December and still don't get accepted till March-April? From the tone and build up on this thread, some folks will strip and start walking the streets well before then.

You just need to be prepared for the long haul, that's all I'm saying.
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I think most of us are aware it's a marathon, not a sprint. It's just fun to play it up. Yeah, everyone's a little uneasy, but if this process is giving you mental problems, you shouldn't be considering a medical career in the first place.
 
PreMedOrDead said:
I think most of us are aware it's a marathon, not a sprint. It's just fun to play it up. Yeah, everyone's a little uneasy, but if this process is giving you mental problems, you shouldn't be considering a medical career in the first place.
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Well, this kind of waiting/uncertainty/anticipation is kind of par for the course in a lot of careers. It's just more structured/uniformly timed in medicine.
 
kuntash said:
I get your point on using humor.
But for some people, that does not seem to be working. Problem is, what if you interviewed in August-December and still don't get accepted till March-April? From the tone and build up on this thread, some folks will strip and start walking the streets well before then.

You just need to be prepared for the long haul, that's all I'm saying.
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Yeah you gotta chill. That's what happened to me, I interviewed oct-jan and didn't get in anywhere till may lol...
 
Lack of interviews can be frustrating. Just ask Danny Amendola:

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I haven't heard a peep in a while. It is getting annoying to keep checking my e-mail to find absolutely nothing. I hate waiting.
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Im dreading a flood of rejectiona all in the same week.

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MedPR said:
Im dreading a flood of rejectiona all in the same week.

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I just hope it's not late next year or something 🙄
 
My interviews at my safety school and my top choice school at both next week. I'm so nervous!

Silence from the rest of the other 9 schools so far. I'm not especially worried. I'd just rather get an outright rejection rather than a silent rejection. Love me or hate me, I don't care. Just tell me!
 
flood of rejections this week (vandy, cornell, and case). still only one II, but didn't really expect love from those schools. I am checking my mailbox constantly for the Stanford rejection, but i hope it doesn't come tomorrow; 4 in one week would be too much.
 
PreMedOrDead said:
I think most of us are aware it's a marathon, not a sprint. It's just fun to play it up. Yeah, everyone's a little uneasy, but if this process is giving you mental problems, you shouldn't be considering a medical career in the first place.
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This is a place for us to let the panic out. I doubt anyone is really this neurotic IRL. It is nice to complain to people who get it, especially after the 8th conversation with you well meaning family asking "why is it taking so long to hear anything?"
 
drscholls said:
This is a place for us to let the panic out. I doubt anyone is really this neurotic IRL. It is nice to complain to people who get it, especially after the 8th conversation with you well meaning family asking "why is it taking so long to hear anything?"
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lol or explaining to someone why your friend who applied DO has received an acceptance and you have to wait until October 15th ("so if you don't get accepted on October 15th you're done then?" me: "...." sigh...)
 
1289 said:
lol or explaining to someone why your friend who applied DO has received an acceptance and you have to wait until October 15th ("so if you don't get accepted on October 15th you're done then?" me: "...." sigh...)
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That is rough. My parents keep asking me: so what is your gut telling you. Where will you get in. They seem disheartened when I tell them "I honestly have no idea."
 
I hate being complete early in July and not hearing anything back, while others get multiple interview invites. 🙁
 
Reading this thread is making me go even crazier. I'm going on a road trip this weekend to get away from anything that reminds of medical school. I suggest you all do the same.
 
pasiley said:
Reading this thread is making me go even crazier. I'm going on a road trip this weekend to get away from anything that reminds of medical school. I suggest you all do the same.
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Unfortunately I have five midterms in four days next week - I'm going to be drowning in studying this weekend 😴 But next Friday is going to be oh-so-sweet..
 
My panicking is reduced a bit, first interview invite this morning from USF (south florida).

Whew, takes a little pressure off to now focus on how I'll handle the interview instead of whether I'll get one.

Good luck guys.
 
...And another week passes without any word from anyone. *Sigh* 🙁

Coupled with having to push my only DO interview back, I'm still feeling the #panic.
 
Barley426 said:
My panicking is reduced a bit, first interview invite this morning from USF (south florida).

Whew, takes a little pressure off to now focus on how I'll handle the interview instead of whether I'll get one.

Good luck guys.
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Congrats Barley! I also got my first ii recently. October's looking like a better month already! Good luck to everyone out there. The first ii definitely takes a little stress off but hopefully it won't be the last one.:luck::luck::luck:
 
I've actually started to panic that I may have a bad LOR or something. IDK why, but i've just been struck by this idea that I'm not going to get in because of a bad LOR.

I am a reapplicant, and if I got 4 interviews last time, does that mean my LORs are "good enough."

edit: I know it's a stupid thing to worry about, and I do have interviews this cycle, but I am super panicking about this for some reason.
 
I must have angered the pre-med gods. I posted on this thread, and I've been rejected from 2 schools this week; including one of my favs. Do I throw salt over my shoulder, or do I need to find a rabbit's foot.
 
Here is an update for my progress:

5 interview invites
3 holds
14 rejections
28 no reply

The number of rejections was a bit scary but a bunch of them are from reach schools and some from schools at I was above average in stats. This process can be nerve wrecking.
 
Maroon5777 said:
Here is an update for my progress:

5 interview invites
3 holds
14 rejections
28 no reply

The number of rejections was a bit scary but a bunch of them are from reach schools and some from schools at I was above average in stats. This process can be nerve wrecking.
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50 schools?! That's almost $6,000 in applications alone. Holy mother of god.
 
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