2013-2014 Panic Thread

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CaramelSandiego said:
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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It's very early yet. Truth.
 
CaramelSandiego said:
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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I think a lot of people feel that way today. At least you can relax knowing you're in good company! :naughty:
 
So far, my cycle's been smooth sailing. I've been fortunate enough to have a few interviews early on, but I was super disappointed to find out that my only post-interview decisions have both been waitlists. It makes me question all of my interviews at this point, since I approached them all quite similarly. I feel like since I was invited to interview so early on, and since most of my fellow interviewees were accepted, I was a competitive applicant to begin with... So what did I do wrong?! :scared:
 
caramelsandiego said:
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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yuyukachoo said:
i think a lot of people feel that way today. At least you can relax knowing you're in good company! :naughty:
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+1
 
CaramelSandiego said:
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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Aw I totally feel you...especially seeing people get acceptances to their top choices
 
At two different schools I interviewed at, the student tour guides had been interviewed at their school AFTER January.
I do wish the medical school application cycle didn't have to be so painfully long, however.
 
TheLadyVanishes said:
At two different schools I interviewed at, the student tour guides had been interviewed at their school AFTER January.
I do wish the medical school application cycle didn't have to be so painfully long, however.
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I completely agree. I wish the process was more like residency or fellowship interviews, where everything is done quickly during a specified time...instead of this dragging it out :\
 
Just got rejected from my state school, worried I may suck at interviewing
 
gobigorgohome22 said:
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.
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I got an interview invite today and scheduled the interview later this month. Not all schools have invites scheduled three months in advance already. Some do (Tulane, but that's rare).
 
Sigh, I'm waiting on a decision that a school was supposed to send out today. A person just got their acceptance and I have nothing. I'm guessing it's not gonna be an acceptance. :cry:
 
Everyone is getting accepted and I'm still a month away from even attending an interview.

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I think it's time to log off of SDN for a month or so...
 
LuciusVorenus said:
Everyone is getting accepted and I'm still a month away from even attending an interview.

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I think it's time to log off of SDN for a month or so...
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can totally relate! haha.

my interview cycle hasn't even started because i decided to submit my primary in mid-july... genius move. i have a couple lined up but i wasn't able to get ANY interview dates until like 1-2 months later after the invite. sigh. 😛
 
First time posting on this thread. Waitlisted at 2 out of my 4 state schools as of today. I have a 3.8 and a 41. 95% of Asians with my stats get in somewhere. I'm freaking out about being in that other 5% now...
 
Do Something said:
First time posting on this thread. Waitlisted at 2 out of my 4 state schools as of today. I have a 3.8 and a 41. 95% of Asians with my stats get in somewhere. I'm freaking out about being in that other 5% now...
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Don't let it get to you. Remember, not all of those 95% of Asians got in on October 15.
 
Do Something said:
First time posting on this thread. Waitlisted at 2 out of my 4 state schools as of today. I have a 3.8 and a 41. 95% of Asians with my stats get in somewhere. I'm freaking out about being in that other 5% now...
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You applied to a good list of schools! I think you'll get in somewhere 🙂
 
SilverCat said:
Don't let it get to you. Remember, not all of those 95% of Asians got in on October 15.
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LuciusVorenus said:
You applied to a good list of schools! I think you'll get in somewhere 🙂
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Thanks a lot, guys (guy and gal, I think). It is only October 17... I'm just so paranoid about falling between the cracks... The SUNYs think I'm not serious about them because of my numbers, but so far only one of the bigger research schools has given me an II. But it's a long process and I just have to buckle up for the ride, right? Thanks again.
 
3 rejections, no II..been complete at most places for quite some time now. :heavy heavy sighs:
 
6 rejections, 3 from my state. No II. Complete since late August.

Sighhhhh
 
Reapplicant here. Had 4 interivews last cycle and an interview last cycle by this time, last year. I was complete in late August/early September (a bit earlier than last cycle) and have heard NOTHING yet. No II no rejections...just...silence... =(
 
finished 24 secondaries, last one done last night. 2 rejections so far. still waiting to hear back from 4 schools for secondaries. yeah late gamers! 🙁
 
mrowl said:
Reapplicant here. Had 4 interivews last cycle and an interview last cycle by this time, last year. I was complete in late August/early September (a bit earlier than last cycle) and have heard NOTHING yet. No II no rejections...just...silence... =(
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hi,

did you get waitlisted for all 4 schools last year?

what kind of feedback did they give you?


thanks!
 
jamiechan said:
hi,

did you get waitlisted for all 4 schools last year?

what kind of feedback did they give you?


thanks!
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i got rejected at the first school i interviewed at, but i think that was mostly because my hotel was very loud and i got no sleep. i also didn't really vibe with my interviewers and i wasn't altogether that surprised at the rejection.

the other 3 schools were tulane, evms and albany. i was "acceptance range" at tulane and on the top 1/3 of the evms waitlist so i don't think there really were any major red flags on my application, though i've added a few clinical activities since applying last year. i felt at evms, especially, my interview went very well. i think the waitlists were just incredibly stagnant last cycle. as for albany, they put me in "under consideration" for a long time and then rejected me after that lol. i should also add that i interviewed rather late at those 3. i interviewed for evms around late january, tulane in march and albany in april. they told us on interview day at albany that they accept students conservatively throughout the cycle so that we're not at any disadvantage for interviewing so late, but i'm not entirely sure i believe them.
 
Maybe tomorrow will be the day where I get my first interview :] I decided today that I will start sending transcripts in and apply to D.O. as well
 
nabilesmail said:
Maybe tomorrow will be the day where I get my first interview :] I decided today that I will start sending transcripts in and apply to D.O. as well
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😕😕😕😕😕😕

I just looked at your MD apps. I doubt that will be necessary...
 
msquaredb said:
😕😕😕😕😕😕

I just looked at your MD apps. I doubt that will be necessary...
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I took a look as well, and I'm actually a little confused about why you are a reapplicant - given that your GPA was even higher last cycle.

Did you have a chance to chat with admissions people at the schools that rejected you to see how you could improve your application? Did you used to have a lower MCAT? I would think a 34 and 3.6 should put you in a comfortable place to get some interviews this cycle.
 
I am currently waiting on a decision from a school that just got put on probation (plus their second in less than 10 years ...) and from my state school which is a top 15 in the nation and having an interview next week at a school that regularly rejects 3.9/39 applicants and silence from everyone else.

Hooray .............

Can't complain that I have 3 interviews but the ones I have have a scary outlook for acceptance/attendance. :scared:
 
joonage said:
I am currently waiting on a decision from a school that just got put on probation (plus their second in less than 10 years ...) and from my state school which is a top 15 in the nation and having an interview next week at a school that regularly rejects 3.9/39 applicants and silence from everyone else.

Hooray .............

Can't complain that I have 3 interviews but the ones I have have a scary outlook for acceptance/attendance. :scared:
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I looked at your MD apps and let's frame it another way 🙂 :

Students from the school that's on probation said there should be no worries and that it won't affect the school's medical education.
Your state school and the school that rejects people left and right would not have invited you if they did not see something in you that they desire in their class.

The way I look at it is when you receive an interview for a school, there is a seat in the class with your name on it. Just prepare well for the interview, be as enthusiastic and excited at the interview as you can and you'll rock it 🙂 All you need is one!
 
joonage said:
I am currently waiting on a decision from a school that just got put on probation (plus their second in less than 10 years ...) and from my state school which is a top 15 in the nation and having an interview next week at a school that regularly rejects 3.9/39 applicants and silence from everyone else.

Hooray .............

Can't complain that I have 3 interviews but the ones I have have a scary outlook for acceptance/attendance. :scared:
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hah, me too! I feel so conflicted now 🙁
 
kyamh said:
I took a look as well, and I'm actually a little confused about why you are a reapplicant - given that your GPA was even higher last cycle.

Did you have a chance to chat with admissions people at the schools that rejected you to see how you could improve your application? Did you used to have a lower MCAT? I would think a 34 and 3.6 should put you in a comfortable place to get some interviews this cycle.
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Unfortunately, I didn't really get advice, aside from a couple schools I was rejected from pre-secondary, and their advice was a bit vague.

I think my problem last cycle was being late, and my problem this cycle is I got a 3.0 during my Senior year, down from a 3.8 my Junior Year (and 3.74 overall).

I'm thinking about applying D.O. because somehow, I think this grade thing might be too much, I can't think of another reason why I am not getting interviews.


Btw, I got another rejection today :/
 
nabilesmail said:
Unfortunately, I didn't really get advice, aside from a couple schools I was rejected from pre-secondary, and their advice was a bit vague.

I think my problem last cycle was being late, and my problem this cycle is I got a 3.0 during my Senior year, down from a 3.8 my Junior Year (and 3.74 overall).

I'm thinking about applying D.O. because somehow, I think this grade thing might be too much, I can't think of another reason why I am not getting interviews.


Btw, I got another rejection today :/
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Maybe you'll get interviews once this quiet time starts passing? (all threads have been pretty dead for a month or so now)
 
I can only dream :/ But I have been complete for 2.5 months now :/
 
nabilesmail said:
I can only dream :/ But I have been complete for 2.5 months now :/
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im in the same boat

seems like a 34 MCAT is just the right number to get you into that nerve wracking silence zone where you dont know if youre good enough or not
 
Had my first interview and I seemed to be so much more stressed out than all of the other interviewees. 🙁 I feel like I rambled. And I caught myself not making eye contact a few times. Nothing ridiculously bad, but still nervous. It was one of my top choices, too. Sigh.
 
Lascivious Rex said:
just read about someone who was rejected post-interview because they didn't show significant clinical comittment. this has me doubting my own clinical experiences.

more than that, it has me pissed because why would a school waste their time interviewing someone when they could see from teh AMCAS application that their clinical experience was inadequate???

i hate this process

:diebanana:
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Maybe it wasn't that the experience itself was inadequate, but what they learned from it (or expressed that they learned from it in an interview) was inadequate? I doubt that a school would waste their time on interviewing someone they knew they would reject later.
 
nabilesmail said:
I can only dream :/ But I have been complete for 2.5 months now :/
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Why didn't you apply to Creighton, they love people from CA. Emphasize your community service(free clinic or anything else) in application and you might be surprised, you never know.
 
GoPelicans said:
Some do. When I got rejected from my state school last year, I called for feedback, and was told that I did not have enough volunteering. When I asked why I was invited for an interview, the lady said that I had a few months post-interview to email updates in case I did some. Took a lot of restraint on my part to remain calm for the rest of the conversation.
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Wow, that's rough. I wouldn't even know what to say to that. Suddenly, LOI/update letters seem a lot more important.
 
newbegin2013 said:
Why didn't you apply to Creighton, they love people from CA. Emphasize your community service(free clinic or anything else) in application and you might be surprised, you never know.
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Probably too late to apply now no?
 
I stopped reading school-specific threads after October 15th. All those people getting accepted is messing with my mind.
 
if i got waitlisted does that mean i don't interview well? i thought i did alright...
 
psswrd said:
This may or may not apply to you. But here's my admissions note to self - Don't frickin send in the area emails to schools unless your stats are higher than their averages. They will reward your impatience with a rejection.👎
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Wow that sucks, I take it this happened to you ?
 
psswrd said:
This may or may not apply to you. But here's my admissions note to self - Don't frickin send in the area emails to schools unless your stats are higher than their averages. They will reward your impatience with a rejection.👎
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Same thing happened to me. Bummer.
 
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