2013-2014 Panic Thread

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Could I please rant too -

I am so stupid. I have never had good communication skills and at interviews I always say stupid things. I also think that I laugh too much and I don't think I appear smart. Well I'm not even smart so that doesn't matter. Anyways, it's rainy and dark where I live now and it's making me gloomy.
 
To those that are not in school:

What are you guys doing that helps you keep your mind off this process?
 
ukae said:
Could I please rant too -

I am so stupid. I have never had good communication skills and at interviews I always say stupid things. I also think that I laugh too much and I don't think I appear smart. Well I'm not even smart so that doesn't matter. Anyways, it's rainy and dark where I live now and it's making me gloomy.
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just looked at your mdapps, you got invited to UCSF!! you must be doing something right. and i think interviewers know that interviews are nerve wracking for applicants and i think they'll understand if you don't give the most perfect answers (at least that's what i'm hoping!)
 
Anathema said:
Need to rant:

Had a third interview at one of my interviews which means I must have screwed something up. It's nice that they gave me another chance to display myself, but literally none of my replies were making any headway.Not sure if I was overly stressed, or if that was a stress interview. I answered the questions as confidently as I could though and didn't try to appear flustered. Either way, when the last question of, "What other schools have you interviewed at and why here?" popped up I was less than enthusiastic but feigned my support for the school.

I felt my other interviews for other schools went well, but after this interview I just feel icky about all my responses now. I've already interviewed at my dream school and now I'm panicking if I didn't think through my responses well enough.
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I've never heard of schools giving third interviews because of a poor interview--most likely there was some administrative issue with one of your interviews. Don't stress out about that. 🙂
 
SilverCat said:
I've never heard of schools giving third interviews because of a poor interview--most likely there was some administrative issue with one of your interviews. Don't stress out about that. 🙂
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A friend of mine complained about her interviewer to the admissions coordinator and, because other applicants had also complained, they were all given another interview. If you feel like an interviewer was very unfair, it never hurts to say something. At the very least, that person may not be invited to be on the ADCOM next cycle.
 
calgirl1234 said:
for reapplicants: was it this quiet last cycle around this time?
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I haven't really been following the school specific threads but I think it's been a little quieter. Don't let it get to you, they will come when they come. We have a long couple months ahead of us.
 
ukae said:
To those that are not in school:

What are you guys doing that helps you keep your mind off this process?
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just got two holds in the past two days

my school list is slowly being whittled away, no interview invites
as a reapplicant im getting really nervous. dont want to go another year
 
0 II and reapplicant also...I feel the pain haha
 
If all the lower tier schools could stop rejecting me, that would be great 👎
 
TheShaker said:
I haven't really been following the school specific threads but I think it's been a little quieter. Don't let it get to you, they will come when they come. We have a long couple months ahead of us.
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You're right. The wait sucks.

My thinking is that activity will pick up once the first batch of acceptances go out. Admission committees have finite resources to devote to this process, so it is conceivable that they're focusing their time on evaluating students who have already interviewed.

But I could be entirely wrong. Either schools are moving slowly right now, or I'm inventing reasons for having not been invited to interview at 85% of the schools on my list.
 
I sac'd my first mice today. I killed them with my bare hands. I am a monster. The things I do to become a physician. What have I become?
 
chillaxbro said:
I sac'd my first mice today. I killed them with my bare hands. I am a monster. The things I do to become a physician. What have I become?
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The power went out the other day in the middle of my mouse brain surgery and I had to feel along the wall to the door in order to get a flashlight from two rooms over. Came back and there were bloody handprints all over the walls.
 
chillaxbro said:
I sac'd my first mice today. I killed them with my bare hands. I am a monster. The things I do to become a physician. What have I become?
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Yuyukachoo said:
The power went out the other day in the middle of my mouse brain surgery and I had to feel along the wall to the door in order to get a flashlight from two rooms over. Came back and there were bloody handprints all over the walls.
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Is "sac'd" short for sacrificed? [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcoYuw1k6tI[/YOUTUBE]

too brutal 🙁
 
Yuyukachoo said:
The power went out the other day in the middle of my mouse brain surgery and I had to feel along the wall to the door in order to get a flashlight from two rooms over. Came back and there were bloody handprints all over the walls.
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Oh God. 🙁
 
Panic is setting in..October 15th is coming up and I should be hearing back from 3 schools. Anyone else feeling the anxiety build up?
 
Nena01 said:
Panic is setting in..October 15th is coming up and I should be hearing back from 3 schools. Anyone else feeling the anxiety build up?
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I'm at a 100% anticipation level haha
 
Nena01 said:
Panic is setting in..October 15th is coming up and I should be hearing back from 3 schools. Anyone else feeling the anxiety build up?
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Haha I'm just hoping to hear about INTERVIEWS (complete since early/mid July at most places :scared:) ... I wish I had three schools giving me an admissions decision on the 15th :laugh: Your odds are pretty good.
 
johnamo said:
Haha I'm just hoping to hear about INTERVIEWS (complete since early/mid July at most places :scared:) ... I wish I had three schools giving me an admissions decision on the 15th :laugh: Your odds are pretty good.
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You're right. I consider myself very lucky to hear back so soon.. especially from three schools! Most of my anxiety is because my absolute top choice should give me a decision on Tuesday.

Good luck with getting those interview invites! 👍
 
Nena01 said:
Panic is setting in..October 15th is coming up and I should be hearing back from 3 schools. Anyone else feeling the anxiety build up?
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Most schools wont release decisions exactly on 10/15 even if you interviewed very early.
 
osprey099 said:
Most schools wont release decisions exactly on 10/15 even if you interviewed very early.
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That is true, but at all three of these interviews we were told we would hear back on the 15th. From checking my application status, I know at least two of these schools have already made a decision on my file... :scared:
 
No news this week. After the incredibly fast turn around from one school I'm disappointed 🙁
 
Nena01 said:
You're right. I consider myself very lucky to hear back so soon.. especially from three schools! Most of my anxiety is because my absolute top choice should give me a decision on Tuesday.

Good luck with getting those interview invites! 👍
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I in no way meant to suggest your panic is unjustified... just saying you don't have it so bad in the grand scheme of things!

Thank you! I hope you get some good news on Tuesday 🙂
 
Alright serious question. At an interviewer I was asked when I'm taking my next mcat and I told them I was done taking it. After looking at my application there is a slot saying "Addl 2013 MCAT date" but nothing next to it.

Did my interviewed misread it or did i accidentally put down that I have a future date? I thought that if I was getting interviews my app was cleared and good to go.
 
Sounds like they misread the form to me. Most schools seem to not consider you complete unless they have any pending scores in.
 
Elewynne said:
Sounds like they misread the form to me. Most schools seem to not consider you complete unless they have any pending scores in.
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I hope so. Does anyone else have that area on their app as well? It's right under the MCAT score section.
 
chillaxbro said:
I sac'd my first mice today. I killed them with my bare hands. I am a monster. The things I do to become a physician. What have I become?
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It's okay just as long as you're not killing cats
 
keep biting your nails- that graph just tells you how many days to verify, does NOT tell you quantity of apps verified.
 
i'm still finishing up secondaries, so those who are all complete, at least you guys will get in places. i'm seriously thinking to not even apply to some schools at this point...
 
indioboy said:
i'm still finishing up secondaries, so those who are all complete, at least you guys will get in places. i'm seriously thinking to not even apply to some schools at this point...
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I was complete around this time last year and got 4 interviews

still a chance!
 
I'm sad guys :/

Still no interviews, Complete at most places for 2 months :/ I guess my redflag (bad grade trend) really is a red flag :[
 
Only my first one which I didn't think I did well in anyways, the others I thought I did good in but no feedback
 
hey! would you mind sharing stats/how many schools you applied to? just so i can get an idea if I want to bust out a couple more secondaries 🙂 thanks!
 
nabilesmail said:
I was complete around this time last year and got 4 interviews

still a chance!
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hey! would you mind sharing stats/how many schools you applied to? just so i can get an idea if I want to bust out a couple more secondaries thanks!
 
panic starting to sink in...completed about half my secondaries and still have half more to go 🙁 i probably wont even get interview invites until end of the year! argggg somebody that submitted there secondaries around this time last year tell me everything will be fine 🙁
 
MamiMD said:
If all the lower tier schools could stop rejecting me, that would be great 👎
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yea seriously. I keep hearing "they probably don't think you would go there." If this is true, HOW ON EARTH can they make such an assumption?! They don't know if I want to go there or not!! (In fact, I really liked one of these "lower tier" schools).

Thanks for that. Geez.

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Anathema said:
I hope so. Does anyone else have that area on their app as well? It's right under the MCAT score section.
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Yes - I have this on my app as well. I think some people had the same issue last year and it wasn't a problem.

If anyone knows anything else about this, please let us know!

Thanks,
Bill R.
 
mmikeee said:
panic starting to sink in...completed about half my secondaries and still have half more to go 🙁 i probably wont even get interview invites until end of the year! argggg somebody that submitted there secondaries around this time last year tell me everything will be fine 🙁
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Don't worry bro
I was verified for a month already but I didn't add any schools until this time last year
I didn't even send in my secondaries until around now through mid November and I ended up with many interviews. 👍
 
Complete at about 20 schools, most since late august-ish (12 MD, 8 DO) and only 1 DO interview at this point!

My stats are around average for most of the MD schools and above average for all of the DO schools and I'm starting to really panic considering I'm also a reapp...Is there anything else I should be doing right now? Even if I get more interviews at this point, I'm looking at January.
 
nabilesmail said:
Only my first one which I didn't think I did well in anyways, the others I thought I did good in but no feedback
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this has nothing to do with what you posted. but you didn't happen to be at the uc davis premed national conference this past weekend did you?
 
premed2000 said:
this has nothing to do with what you posted. but you didn't happen to be at the uc davis premed national conference this past weekend did you?
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I think I was responding to another post, that also was edited not sure lol.

And yes I was haha, dang, I really need to change my studoc name lol
 
Sigh
Did I screw up another cycle by applying late? I was complete about a month ago at most schools. Not much luck with II yet
 
I am lucky enough to have some II early on but Its been quite for a while now. Total silence from about 17 schools! I am afraid they are all silent rejections. On top of this, Oct 15th is just around the corner which is adding to more nervousness. I try not to think about the application cycle and it has worked fine so far. However, it's getting increasingly difficult to ignore that nagging feeling in the back of my mind. It doesn't help that people around me have relatively high expectations of me. Questions like: "Hey, how is the cycle going?", "Where are you going next year?", "How many interviews do you have?", etc. seem to be popping up more and more! Also, things I read on SDN about dec/jan interviews being for wait-list has me freaked out because any interviews I get now will probably fall around then. Thankfully school, 2 jobs, ECs, social life has me busy enough to where I dont have too much time to dwell on the application cycle. This has definitely been a humbling experience for me, especially since people around me have very high expectations for me, and I just hope everything works out in the end.
 
TotalDomination said:
i'm so panicked...not sure if i should start thinking about back up plans....
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Coming from myself as a reapplicant, It's always a good idea to have a back up plan 🙂

For all those panicking, I know it's been said over and over again, but there's just some things of this application process you can't control. Focus on what you can control, and that is finishing up any secondaries, working on your extracurriculars, or if you're in school, acing your classes. Find something fun to do and stick with it so that you're not constantly refreshing your inbox. I think what helped me a lot in my last application cycle was to actually stop coming on SDN for awhile as this place is helpful, but can also make you quite neurotic especially if you're constantly comparing yourselves to other applicants. All the anxiety and panic is not worth it!
 
So it's October 15th. A friend of mine got accepted to medical school today. I went through some of the school-specific threads on SDN throughout the day and see all these excited applicants posting about their acceptances. I'm very happy for those people who were accepted, but I can't help but feel dejected and a little hopeless about my own chances. I keep wondering selfishly, when will it be my turn? What if the whole application cycle passes and I never get to have that moment of unadulterated joy at getting a phone call/email of acceptance?

I keep telling myself it's early and all that, like I've been telling myself for months. Maybe I'm just having a particularly down day. With this first wave of acceptances, maybe the next wave of IIs are just around the corner. That's what I keep hoping for. But right now I just feel sad.
 
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