Personalized rejection from Tewksbury Hospital... Ouch, 4 rejections in one day...
Hopefully better news is around the corner

Personalized rejection from Tewksbury Hospital... Ouch, 4 rejections in one day...
Invitation via telphone this evening.
I wanted to say THANK YOU to the person- username "The Hobgoblin."🙂 Because of meeting her on this site and her kindness, she was willing to switch an interview date with me!!!!!!!!!!!
Forgot to mention that VMH somehow got a hold of my personal email address, which I did not provide, so I got to read that same rejection email twice. Grrrr
Yep me too! I'm at rejection 9, but 8 interviews...so, I'm not really complaining. Still sucks.God, all my rejections came last. It's like anyone who wanted to interview me wanted to do it ASAP and then everyone who wanted to reject me took their sweet time...
Rejection via email from Trinitas. That sucks. I liked them. That is rejection no. 6...
Cambridge Health Alliance called people, but not me... I'm gonna guess that means a rejection...
This week has been rejection week... Oh, well.
Waiting on Manhattan Psych, LIJ, and Lincoln.
Not to sound patronizing, condescending, or trite but GOOD FOR YOU!!! The hardest part and first step toward feeling better is realizing that we can't do it alone and reaching out for help. Then to admit it to others so that they realize they're not alone is extremely courageous. I hope you realize how much strength you truly have, in spite of how this very difficult process has made you feel.
It stinks that this process makes truly capable people feel so terrible. We all are ready for this, or our programs wouldn't let us get this far. Good luck everyone😍
This process does engender a sense of helplessness. And part of gathering your professional self is getting the support and help you need from your program--maybe not other students who are preoccupied with their own fate this year, but definitely faculty and those whose professional support should come with your tuition. Also, for anyone who is facing no interview invitations this year, remember that you can act on your behalf and proactively choose to withdraw and re-group. Your graduate program has an ethical obligation to help you sort out what to do at this point and there is no dis-honor in withdrawing and focusing on a different path for next year.I am definitely non-functional. As with you, I have not been this depressed in a long time. I feel spacey - so spacey that I am afraid to drive. I have zero focus. I am the lowest performer in my cohort, so I have zero desire to even interact with my closest friends at school socially. I just can't tolerate hearing about how they have 7+ interviews. I am hopeless and despondent. Every time I get a rejection email, I spend ten minutes crying. In fact, February 24th - the date - now sends me into a panic. I have always prided myself in handling extreme and even chronic stress well. Not any longer. I have reached a level of helplessness that I honestly don't think I have ever felt before... :cry:
Congrats! I hope I get one too!![]()
I applied to both tracks and indicated a preference for Forensic. Did you apply only for BMed? I can't wait to just know the final tally and move forward!Hello to you too! Which track are you applying to? Best of luck to you!
Also, for anyone who is facing no interview invitations this year, remember that you can act on your behalf and proactively choose to withdraw and re-group. Your graduate program has an ethical obligation to help you sort out what to do at this point and there is no dis-honor in withdrawing and focusing on a different path for next year.
Yes, I think that staying in the hunt and living with that stress and outrage while you wait to rank for many weeks is a hardship you don't have to choose. If the feedback from this process, random and brutal as it is, is that this year you have very limited choices if any, then why not withdraw, complete the dissertation, find work that has some satisfaction and income in it if you can, and re-enter the fray with most of the work done and your options improved in some ways. Down the road almost no one will know or care or ask about when you "matched."This is an interesting suggestion. I told myself if I don't get any interviews I would not withdraw and I would rank at least 1 site in order to be counted so the numbers truly reflect how dismal this process is. People who withdraw from the match are not counted in the match percentages, right? My understanding is that as terrible as the match percentages are, they are slightly inflated because people who do not receive interviews often withdraw so they aren't counted in the "not matched" numbers.
With that said, I do think there is something to be said for taking care of your own well-being and mental health. I agree, there is nothing wrong with withdrawing and deciding what is best for you.
Yes, I think that staying in the hunt and living with that stress and outrage while you wait to rank for many weeks is a hardship you don't have to choose. If the feedback from this process, random and brutal as it is, is that this year you have very limited choices if any, then why not withdraw, complete the dissertation, find work that has some satisfaction and income in it if you can, and re-enter the fray with most of the work done and your options improved in some ways. Down the road almost no one will know or care or ask about when you "matched."
Cmd- sorry to hear. What happened? Was it your first interview?
Let's hear people's coping strategies for dealing with rejection/anticipation of rejection this week. For me, it's a steady mix of Lego Harry Potter on the Wii, Reddit, coffee, tea, excessive sleeping, bouts of exercise, and gin martinis. Also some serious procrastination in regard to my dissertation. How are you guys dealing?
yay! me too! Congrats.FL Department of Corrections interview invite via phone.
That's too bad. A faculty member at my program was discussing interviews and made the point that if sites do things like that, probably you don't want to be spending a year of your life there anyway - made me feel a little better about the process. The first one is kind of practice anyway, it will get easier from here (that's what I'm telling myself anyway).First interview... and it was a group interview. The staff asked us why we wanted to be at the site and then we had to conceptualize a case. That was it for questions. Is that normal? I thought they were going to pose more questions. That was the interview. 2 questions. I totally froze when conceptualizing my case. And then after I flubbed, it got the best of me. I sounded like a complete ditz. ugh. I am so embarrassed 🙁
I agree with you for the most part. Can't you do all those things and still submit rankings? Please correct me if I'm missing something...
Let's hear people's coping strategies for dealing with rejection/anticipation of rejection this week. For me, it's a steady mix of Lego Harry Potter on the Wii, Reddit, coffee, tea, excessive sleeping, bouts of exercise, and gin martinis. Also some serious procrastination in regard to my dissertation. How are you guys dealing?
Am I the only one who finds angry birds extremely frustrating? haha
Invitation to interview at Cal State Northridge CC. Invitation came via phone call.
Yes, but I'm Canadian lol
Hmm, so when I apply next year, do you think "I know a Canadian" will have any pull on those sites? 😎
I still haven't the slightest what angry birds even is... Flock of birds flying around crapping on folks' vehicles? 😕
LOL hell yes it will! 😛 I'll just tell them that you laugh at my jokes and they'll be like "oh, she's practically Canadian herself!" and let you in.
This made me laugh as I lay here watching a miserable movie in my own utter misery.
i finally got an interview!!!
Phone call from csu northridge this evening. Offered various interview days throughout the first three weeks of january, can be either in person or on the phone.
Finally get to see my score improve!
I FINALLY GOT AN INTERVIEW!!!
Phone call from CSU Northridge this evening. Offered various interview days throughout the first three weeks of January, can be either in person or on the phone.
Finally get to see my score improve!
22 apps, 1 interview, 13 rejections
Every one counts! I feel so much relief, even if it is just one.
Hang in there! I am watching Morning Glory on Netflix. It's dumb and predictable. Misery is also an option on netflix, but I can't handle that movie 😀
I FINALLY GOT AN INTERVIEW!!!
Phone call from CSU Northridge this evening. Offered various interview days throughout the first three weeks of January, can be either in person or on the phone.
Finally get to see my score improve!
22 apps, 1 interview, 13 rejections
Every one counts! I feel so much relief, even if it is just one.
I FINALLY GOT AN INTERVIEW!!!
Phone call from CSU Northridge this evening. Offered various interview days throughout the first three weeks of January, can be either in person or on the phone.
Finally get to see my score improve!
22 apps, 1 interview, 13 rejections
Every one counts! I feel so much relief, even if it is just one.
I FINALLY GOT AN INTERVIEW!!!
Phone call from CSU Northridge this evening. Offered various interview days throughout the first three weeks of January, can be either in person or on the phone.
Finally get to see my score improve!
22 apps, 1 interview, 13 rejections
Every one counts! I feel so much relief, even if it is just one.