NYC is the only one I can think of that has that many schools based off of his MDapps, but I know he would eat a poop hotdog for a interview at Rush.
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NYC is the only one I can think of that has that many schools based off of his MDapps, but I know he would eat a poop hotdog for a interview at Rush.
Chicago.
6 schools in Chicago (even though Loyola is in Maywood and RF is in North Chicago, I am counting them as in the "Chicago area.")
For Rush, I would eat 2 poop hot dogs. 🙁
not panicking but disappointed. I was hoping to have an acceptance by October and instead got 3 wait lists...still waiting.
Personally, I don't read what anyone else is writing in this thread. I just come here to complain to myself in a way that seems less crazy 😀.
In all seriousness, every step of this process is stressful, and baring a punching bag this is one of the better ways of dealing with that stress.
In all seriousness, every step of this process is stressful, and baring a punching bag this is one of the better ways of dealing with that stress.
Sorry to hear bro. 🙁 Now I know I really don't stand a chance there, haha. Hopefully you'll get off the wait list fast!
Don't worry you got this! Pm me if you want help with anything for interview day.
Got rejected from one of my top choices today 🙁 is it just me, or does getting rejected from a medical school feel almost exactly like getting rejected from a girl (or boy) you like a lot? Maybe I'm crazy, but to me it seems like almost the exact same feeling of self-doubt and melancholy. Has anyone else noticed this?
It feels like getting stabbed in the chest... that's what it feels like!
Well...I'm not sexually attracted to the medical school.
But yeah, it hurts in a different way because there is nothing else like it out there!yeah i would love to go to rush, still lots of silence from there.
I just climb on my roof and yell at the moon.
Sorry Irish 🙁
My friend applied to 10 East coast schools and hasn't heard from any of them in four months.None of them. He wants to live in the area. I got interviews in the area, was accepted to several of them already, and withdrew from half of them post-acceptance. He's panicking, and I'm panicking I'm about to get a knife in the back of my neck one of these nights... 😱
I wish we could pass acceptances on to people... or at least post-acceptance withdrawals, tell them who would really want to take our spots.
there should be a way to trade acceptances. haha
*sigh* almost another week gone and no news in my inbox 🙁
Nice avatar.
what happened to bearstronaut? 🙁
During a recent interview in a school in NY, I met someone who is from Long Island. I asked them if they had interviewed at Stony Brook yet (Public School). They had not heard from them, while I am from OOS and interviewed there already. Then it turns out that they are interviewing soon at MY state school, which also happens to be my top choice. Then yesterday I got rejected pre-interview from that state school. What a crock.
You guys should feel lucky you even have a state school with a med school. I don't 🙁 I wish I had moved to a state with a IS med school years ago.
Exact same deal here. My only domestic interview a week from today, and a foreign interview in January. Good luck, my friend!
I also just got rejected from Pitt and Cornell today. Not like I expected much from them but it hurt nonetheless. I'm starting to fear that these 2 II may be my very last....
Because mdapplicants isn't working for me, I'm going to post the tally here:
Applied to 30 Schools
Rejected:
USC
UMN-Duluth
Wayne State
CMU
BU
Cornell
Pitt
Interview Invites:
VCU (Yaaaaay! I love that school!)
Duke-NUS (I have family in Singapore so this wouldn't be so bad)
I really hope I get more IIs because I don't want to have to put all my eggs in so few baskets. here's to hoping!
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AHH! so i'm not the only one experiencing issues with the site.. I Can't seem to log in either.
I bet he's on a space mission.
In other news-- 2 more rejections
0 interviews
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How much do you guys think it matters what undergraduate college I attended? Even with a competitive MCAT, would a lot of schools not even consider me because I didn't go to a big name university? I interviewed somewhere the other day and got kind of scared when pretty much everyone else was from a big school except me.
I don't think it makes much of a difference at all. I'm in the same position as you, but I try to not let it get to me too much. I figure if they like me enough to interview me then I must be doing something right to be included with all these big shots.
Thanks PMOD, and yeah trading acceptances would be awesome!
Definitely, or at least ranges (like 3.4-3.6, 33-35) if people want to preserve anonymity.
I guess we could just put it in our signatures.
I'm not even in this cycle but it's good to know when someone is being neurotic or actually has the right to panic.
I'm in almost exactly the same situation, except that I have more schools that I've heard nothing from.
I just want to tell all of you to keep your heads up! I applied to 18 schools last cycle and received ZERO II. I was miserable and I thought it was the end of the world, but it ended up being a blessing in disguise. I reapplied and I am doing MUCH better this cycle (4 II, 2 rejections, 2 holds, 14 to hear from). I was also able to do a lot of things during this gap year that I wouldn't have been able to do otherwise. I have a full-time hospital job that I love, I have published two things, and I get to spend some much needed time with my family/gf. I am actually sort of glad I didn't get in last cycle, I learned a lot about myself and how much I really do love medicine.
My point is that even if your cycle doesn't go as planned always look for the positives. I thought not getting in was a death sentence, but it all worked out in the end! ( Well I hope, I still don't have an acceptance yet!)
My point is that even if your cycle doesn't go as planned always look for the positives. I thought not getting in was a death sentence, but it all worked out in the end! ( Well I hope, I still don't have an acceptance yet!)
Congrats! Best of luck! I like your attitude. Keep it up!
October goes by... Nothing
November goes by... nothing
IF I dont get a II in December I don't think I'll be able to wait anymore!!!! GARGRGGRG
What did I ever do to deserve this treatment ;/
November goes by... nothing
IF I dont get a II in December I don't think I'll be able to wait anymore!!!! GARGRGGRG
What did I ever do to deserve this treatment ;/
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Hi buddy 🙂👍
500th post. Woo, pressure. Here goes.
I had a week of travel and stuff. I'm thinking of going and backpacking across a continent in the spring, so setting that up (won't say which, schools could blah dee blah with the blah).
Sounds like things have gotten pretty panicky in here. I can relate. Ish happens. Sometimes it happens where it's supposed to, and sometimes it doesn't. Just keep swimming!
The process isn't fair. It never will be. Remember this time, because it will make you better when you beat it, achieve your dream, and do awesome things with awesome things to awesome people.
Are you going to achieve your dream? Then damn how long it will take. You'll make it, every one of you, no matter how many hoops you need to jump through.
In any case, time to leave Starbucks and hit the road. There's more to life than panicking about what you can't control. Carpe diem.
Nice to hear from you! How's your process been treating ya? Mine is better than expected but I still haven't heard from a grand total of 21 schools! 2 II, 7 Rejections. Fortunately so far I didn't get rejected to any schools I felt that I was a particularly good fit for - either they were too rural-focused, not accepting AP credits (oops, found that out too late), or way over my head (i.e. Top 10 schools... why did I even apply to those anyway?). So I'm still hopeful.
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I've had some good luck so far, but there's yet to be a school that really seems to fit me completely. My luck has been all over the map, though, and my late app likely cost me dearly, but I've had an awesome time doing what I've done, and I'd rather have had those experiences than an early app and marginally improved chances.
It's a rough process, though, and we all have our own ways of looking at it. I realized I was obsessing with a school I actually really didn't like solely because it was very high ranked. I don't want to be that person - I've met those people at places, and they drive me crazy.
A year off is terrifying to people, I guess, but I've never met someone who's taken one that was upset afterward. But hope is warranted - you're still breathing.
From my phone.
Did you get any acceptances yet? How many interviews and how many schools have you not heard back from? Sorry if I'm being nosy.
Haha I'm grabbing one with a bunch of Richmond friends after my VCU interview. Possibly two or more if the interview goes particularly badly 😉
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Another Saturday, another empty inbox! 
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😛when should we start thinking about reapplying? I've been complete since June at 24 schools and got 2 interviews, 4 pre-interview holds, and 4 rejections...
I now realize that I made a lot of mistakes (medicore PS, weak/lukewarm LORs (shouldn't have used them), average ECs)...feeling pretty sh&*#y at the moment, especially since everybody around me has already been accepted...when is it time to throw in the towel?
easily the worst year of my life and a HUGE wake-up call...
I now realize that I made a lot of mistakes (medicore PS, weak/lukewarm LORs (shouldn't have used them), average ECs)...feeling pretty sh&*#y at the moment, especially since everybody around me has already been accepted...when is it time to throw in the towel?
easily the worst year of my life and a HUGE wake-up call...
+1 about when to be thinking about reapplying
