2013-2014 Panic Thread

[milski]

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Why would you drop the ball so hard after spending so much time studying for the MCAT and presumably doing very well on it?

Because I'm me. Occasionally I can be really bad with deadlines which can be extended. When delaying something by a day does not have any immediate consequences, I'm quite capable of making my life more interesting than it should be.

 

[Jimsy]

Sdn is getting depressing for me..

 

[Jimsy]

Does a LOR from a sociology professor count as a non-science LOR?

 

[kyamh]

Does a LOR from a sociology professor count as a non-science LOR?

Definitely

 

[487806]

Does a LOR from a sociology professor count as a non-science LOR?

Despite what those positivists claim, sociology isn't science.

 

[dtc29]

What's also sad is my concept of money now. I always compare everything to the cost of secondaries. I bought a $100 concert ticket the other day and didn't even think twice about it. My thought process? "It's only the price of one secondary; I'm turning in $3,000 secondaries, so what harm is another $100 gonna do?"

LOL. During secondaries all I did was buy things to reward myself for completing a secondary or two.

Anyway, two rejections in two days, and also turned away from an NIH health disparities course. 🙁

 

[FormerPhysicist]

Seventh rejection of the season received today. I'm not even panicking anymore. I'm just getting steadily more pissed as I realize how much money/time I've wasted on these secondaries.

 

[LuciusVorenus]

I applied to 40 schools and I've been complete at most since mid august. No interviews yet but the 2 rejections are making me freak out and want to add more schools. I think I need professional help. 🙁

 

[soot]

First post using this account...

Four rejections so far. Makes me sad when I talk to my friend who has 7 interviews already T.T

 

[CyberMaxx]

Saw this figure again today and it made me feel better. According to the AAMC's data the majority of applicants submit their primaries after June and July. After I spend a few days on SDN I forget this and start to think that everyone had their app in by June 15 🙂

 

[D2thaJay]

Still no interviews ;(
One rejection (not that surprised)
Complete early august late july
But just got my DO app verified and completing secondaries. Should be more successful there.

Darn SDN

 

[HH8911]

Seventh rejection of the season received today. I'm not even panicking anymore. I'm just getting steadily more pissed as I realize how much money/time I've wasted on these secondaries.

This is me too! I've realized my money invested in my DO apps was very worth it, but this MD thing isn't panning out.

 

[Groovin]

No II. No rejections.

Feels like I've been complete far too long for this.

 

[LostinLift]

Have barely started secondaries, 6 weeks spent having fun, verification will *hopefully* happen within the next 2 weeks.. need to get on my ****.

 

[D2thaJay]

This is me too! I've realized my money invested in my DO apps was very worth it, but this MD thing isn't panning out.

I totally agree! I was thinking about adding more DO schools but I decided it would be best to just save my money for interviews. Besides I am hoping on getting into my top choice DO!

 

[Endure]

No II. No rejections.

Feels like I've been complete far too long for this.

I applied to 40 schools and I've been complete at most since mid august. No interviews yet but the 2 rejections are making me freak out and want to add more schools. I think I need professional help. 🙁

Same boat. I'm starting to believe that many of the people we're seeing with multiple II's on here were complete way back in early July. I'm trying to be patient, but it's hard. I have no rejections or hold statuses anywhere, which I take to mean that I simply haven't been reviewed yet.

 

[HH8911]

I totally agree! I was thinking about adding more DO schools but I decided it would be best to just save my money for interviews. Besides I am hoping on getting into my top choice DO!

Good luck! What's your top choice?

 

[LuciusVorenus]

Same boat. I'm starting to believe that many of the people we're seeing with multiple II's on here were complete way back in early July. I'm trying to be patient, but it's hard. I have no rejections or hold statuses anywhere, which I take to mean that I simply haven't been reviewed yet.

I would say 80% of the people I've seen getting interviews were complete in July and submitted 6/10 so I'd say we're still in the "no news is good news category" but it's so hard being patient.

We both submitted on the 27th too so I'm guessing we were also both complete at most places mid-late August. It's good to know I'm not the only one

 

[ukae]

Goddamit just noticed a mistake in the diversity essay I submitted to about 6 schools so far, I forgot to put an 'a' before a work. 'I grew up in this environment as first-generation American who...' something like that. **** I'm mad, I've read this essay about a hundred times and never saw it. Hopefully schools won't care but I'm sure that's enough for a rejection at some places.

If this makes you feel better, I read that twice and I didn't notice it.

 

[alpharez]

Saw this figure again today and it made me feel better. According to the AAMC's data the majority of applicants submit their primaries after June and July. After I spend a few days on SDN I forget this and start to think that everyone had their app in by June 15 🙂

According to that figure, I would have been verified after 15 days if I submitted on the same day last year. It's been over 6 weeks since I submitted and I'm still waiting. 😱

 

[drscholls]

I just wanted to come by here and wish you all the best. I was a regular visitor (and occasional poster) in last year's thread, and I spent most of the year sick to my stomach with apprehension and melancholy about the application process. I know that it sucks to be panicking now, and I know that you don't want to hear any advice from me, but it is important to remember that it really does get better. I know every day now seems like a week while you are hoping for your files to be verified, and for an interview invite, but pretty soon you will be sitting on your computer studying enzyme kinematics (which is no more interesting as an MS1 than it was in Bio1 btw) and realize that it has been months since you have been on SDN.

Nothing else to say really, but if anyone ever wants any advice I'd be happy to give what little I have.

Best,
Dr Scholls



P.s. Being late sucks, but if it makes anyone feel any better I got my last ii in March for later March and I eventually decided to attend that school.

 

[StudentDrWho]

I just wanted to come by here and wish you all the best. I was a regular visitor (and occasional poster) in last year's thread, and I spent most of the year sick to my stomach with apprehension and melancholy about the application process. I know that it sucks to be panicking now, and I know that you don't want to hear any advice from me, but it is important to remember that it really does get better. I know every day now seems like a week while you are hoping for your files to be verified, and for an interview invite, but pretty soon you will be sitting on your computer studying enzyme kinematics (which is no more interesting as an MS1 than it was in Bio1 btw) and realize that it has been months since you have been on SDN.

Nothing else to say really, but if anyone ever wants any advice I'd be happy to give what little I have.

Best,
Dr Scholls



P.s. Being late sucks, but if it makes anyone feel any better I got my last ii in March for later March and I eventually decided to attend that school.

It's a little scary to think we could be waiting that long, but it is definitely reassuring!

 

[Myrridith]

AAAAAA!!

It is september! One rejection no interviews. I was pretty slow at returning secondaries too.

Had to make all essays perfect and then just gave up and handed something in. :/

 

[caericson]

I'm kind of freaking out. I applied to 26 school and have only heard back from 4 at all!!! My Amcas still hasn't been verified so I've been putting my hopes on that that's the problem. Also my letter packet is STILL not in my advising committee is so slow. I'm also waiting on my August 9th mcat score. Please tell me something in there is the reason I haven't heard back!!

 

[askamsky51]

Still really early guys. If you submitted to AMCAS on time don't panic until early November.


Seriously. You guys have another 9-10 months of waiting.


A little perspective: I was waiting on my first MCAT score October 3rd. Secondaries after that. Complete in late October-mid November. Interview invites December-January. Acceptances/decisions February-May

 

[Jimsy]

I'm kind of freaking out. I applied to 26 school and have only heard back from 4 at all!!! My Amcas still hasn't been verified so I've been putting my hopes on that that's the problem. Also my letter packet is STILL not in my advising committee is so slow. I'm also waiting on my August 9th mcat score. Please tell me something in there is the reason I haven't heard back!!

You'll get the flood of secondaries a few days after you get verified

 

[caericson]

Still really early guys. If you submitted to AMCAS on time don't panic until early November.


Seriously. You guys have another 9-10 months of waiting.


A little perspective: I was waiting on my first MCAT score October 3rd. Secondaries after that. Complete in late October-mid November. Interview invites December-January. Acceptances/decisions February-May

Ok awesome thanks. I submitted on July 24. I wonder why it's taking so long? I guess just a lot of applicants.

 

[anteater08]

AAAAAA!!

It is september! One rejection no interviews. I was pretty slow at returning secondaries too.

Had to make all essays perfect and then just gave up and handed something in. :/

same boat. after a while all the essays mush together and you're just over it. i just have a permanent glop of anxiety in my stomach since june :/

 

[Myrridith]

same boat. after a while all the essays mush together and you're just over it. i just have a permanent glop of anxiety in my stomach since june :/

Just sent in my last one today. I am now like 500% more nervous. I think I just need to stop thinking about it and do something or look at kittens or something. But I can't help stressing out about what if I took too long? what if I made typos? Etc. Etc. 🙁

 

[Apache1618]

Saw this figure again today and it made me feel better. According to the AAMC's data the majority of applicants submit their primaries after June and July. After I spend a few days on SDN I forget this and start to think that everyone had their app in by June 15 🙂

After spending the whole summer continuously typing stuff into AMCAS/TMDSAS and studying for MCATs; life right now is really boring waiting to be verified. (I went out on a limb and used a semicolon just for dramatic effect!) Maybe I will start knitting or something....

 

[anteater08]

Just sent in my last one today. I am now like 500% more nervous. I think I just need to stop thinking about it and do something or look at kittens or something. But I can't help stressing out about what if I took too long? what if I made typos? Etc. Etc. 🙁

I have two more to go but out of the 30+ I've already submitted, nothing back. I'm getting nervous and wondering if I should add more schools/wishing I had finished the other ones earlier. 🙁

 

[Burla]

Ahhh its September and I still haven't interviewed with my pre-med committee

 

[Myrridith]

I have two more to go but out of the 30+ I've already submitted, nothing back. I'm getting nervous and wondering if I should add more schools/wishing I had finished the other ones earlier. 🙁

Same. All I've gotten so far is 2 rejections 🙁

 

[ChiapetBrownie]

After spending the whole summer continuously typing stuff into AMCAS/TMDSAS and studying for MCATs; life right now is really boring waiting to be verified. (I went out on a limb and used a semicolon just for dramatic effect!) Maybe I will start knitting or something....

Someone experiencing exactly what I am going through, word for word.

 

[jamiechan]

Seventh rejection of the season received today. I'm not even panicking anymore. I'm just getting steadily more pissed as I realize how much money/time I've wasted on these secondaries.

im at 6 rejections. But i applied to so many schools it feels numb

 

[psswrd]

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[snowys435]

Should I just not bother bother finishing secondaries for schools now that i havent finished? Is it too late to bother at this point?

 

[SpartanWolverine]

The waiting game is killing me. Schools are inviting people who submitted after me and I'm thinking I got passed over probably. There's people posting on SDN that they sent in an in the area email and got invited within 3 hours. I sent mine in and I get the hold email. 😱 I feel like screaming into a pillow several times a day. How am I supposed to last till March next year?!

I feel very much the same. The SND logic that letter-of-interest = interview in a day or two does not seem to hold for me. I just keep holding out for the schools I've applied to that have yet to a) finish reviewing my application or b) haven't sent out interview invites yet! Waiting is by far the worst part of this process. I almost wish I had more secondaries to do ... just to keep my mind off of these weeks/months with no news at all!

 

[CyberMaxx]

Should I just not bother bother finishing secondaries for schools now that i havent finished? Is it too late to bother at this point?

Going by last year the majority of applicants are not even verified yet!!! This is probably especially true this year since it is taking AMCAS such a long time to verify applications. For sure, try to get your remaining secondaries in as soon as possible but don't think that your on the back end of completion because, at worst, you are in the middle of the pack (though not the SDN pack). I would recommend not reading SDN until you complete your secondaries, it will only make you feel miserable.

 

[snowys435]

Going by last year the majority of applicants are not even verified yet!!! This is probably especially true this year since it is taking AMCAS such a long time to verify applications. For sure, try to get your remaining secondaries in as soon as possible but don't think that your on the back end of completion because, at worst, you are in the middle of the pack (though not the SDN pack). I would recommend not reading SDN until you complete your secondaries, it will only make you feel miserable.

SO TRUE. im so depressed. i feel like all my work the past 3 years has gone to waste because i did not submit june 10th.

 

[chillaxbro]

Oh noes here comes the secondaries

Time to get writing 😴

 

[psswrd]

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[anteater08]

It's Friday and even though I don't expect any news this weekend, it's not gonna stop me from checking my email every 15 min.

 

[13132]

I feel very much the same. The SND logic that letter-of-interest = interview in a day or two does not seem to hold for me. I just keep holding out for the schools I've applied to that have yet to a) finish reviewing my application or b) haven't sent out interview invites yet! Waiting is by far the worst part of this process. I almost wish I had more secondaries to do ... just to keep my mind off of these weeks/months with no news at all!

I have a feeling that most schools haven't even looked at my file yet. If I just had the slightest clue as to how they do the whole process, I wouldn't be so crazy right now. Maybe instead of just saying "complete" they can say in the status "17th in line to be reviewed." At least with AMCAS, you could sorta predict when you were gonna get reviewed.

I've never been so emotional my whole life, man!

It's Friday and even though I don't expect any news this weekend, it's not gonna stop me from checking my email every 15 min.

Yes, yes, and yes.

 

[SpartanWolverine]

It's Friday and even though I don't expect any news this weekend, it's not gonna stop me from checking my email every 15 min.

Haha same.

Three of the schools where I though I had a great chance for an interview passed me over this week, so that was really disappointing 🙁. Here's hoping for non-linear reviews and blind luck!

 

[13132]

Haha same.

Three of the schools where I though I had a great chance for an interview passed me over this week, so that was really disappointing 🙁. Here's hoping for non-linear reviews and blind luck!

My knee jerk reaction is to think I am screwed when that happens but seriously...they are usually really high stat people get IIs even though they were complete later. I don't think most of my target schools have gotten around to inviting my "tier" (aka average for that school) of applicants.

 

[13132]

The worst thing about this process is that is REALLY hurts my work. I do research so its not like I am limited in my computer or phone use. You can imagine how detrimental that is...

 

[anteater08]

The worst thing about this process is that is REALLY hurts my work. I do research so its not like I am limited in my computer or phone use. You can imagine how detrimental that is...

This. I'm ridic behind in my thesis proposal. I can't concentrate on anything else ahhh!

 

[Groovin]

So I'm almost done with my last secondary. At least writing them has kept my mind off not getting any interviews. 🙁

 

[anteater08]

Unintentionally waking up at 3am and groping for your phone to check emails. >.<