2016 Nontrad Applicants' Progress Thread

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Heading out to the airport. Might've been a mistake to schedule an interview right in this OMGWTFLOL window but nothing I can do now. ONWARDS, NON-TRADS!
You must be broke considering the # of interviews you're going to. I was feeling it just for flying to 2 of my interviews.
 
Damn, good job fellow Non-trads. I have only had one interview however it is at one of my top choices and I was fortunate to interview there back in Sept! So I am feeling very grateful for that. Any non-trads this cycle coming with healthcare backgrounds? RN checking in!
 
Damn, good job fellow Non-trads. I have only had one interview however it is at one of my top choices and I was fortunate to interview there back in Sept! So I am feeling very grateful for that. Any non-trads this cycle coming with healthcare backgrounds? RN checking in!

Yep, there are a few of us!
 
Man. This is... Allow me to just send you all this picture from my dog, who is better at this experience than I am.
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Is that a border collie? We have one that's ten months old. She is absolutely insane, but the sweetest dog ever.
She is! And, same.
I have been struggling with whether or not she would be better off with someone who will be able to give her more attention than I will, if/when medical school. I don't know what to do. There's so much about this process that's so tough. But knowing your situation gives me a little strength.
 
She is! And, same.
I have been struggling with whether or not she would be better off with someone who will be able to give her more attention than I will, if/when medical school. I don't know what to do. There's so much about this process that's so tough. But knowing your situation gives me a little strength.

We've had the same discussion. She seems to be mellowing out somewhat (for a border collie anyway). Apartment living might be tough if you don't have a ton of time, but I would think with a good run once a day you'll be fine. Or you could make one of these...

 
My pup (I'll post a picture after work) tells me to shut up if I have my panic voice on talking to the spouse. How you ask? If I'm laying down, she plops on top of me and smacks me with her front paw. Then kisses me. Rinse and repeat and the previous conversation is effectively over
 
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you all tomorrow! I'm still on one interview wait list (could mean anything) so the fact so many of you have had so many potential acceptances is a great sign

I do hear on Friday if I get a promotion! But furbaby makes the med school silence more tolerable:
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I just had a super intense stress dream about October 15th. The school I'm waiting to hear from requested that all the applicants come back to the admissions office and personally receive their decisions. AHHHHHHH. I got in though.

Here is my fluff ball waking me up in the morning.

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I saw this on my phone earlier and thought your puppy was cute, but holy wow on a giant computer screen he/she is even cuter 😀 <3
 
Off to another interview, day 18th on the road(air).Tired of traveling, at least I spent the last 4 days with my mom and grandmother eating and surfing in Cali. Nice little break. Kinda of over it staying at Airbnb rooms, decided to pay the extra few bucks and stay at hotels for the last few days of trip. Maybe I'll give Airbnb a chance another time, but I'll probably rent the entire place. Not a fan in getting just a room and sharing the bathroom with complete strangers. I came to realize that my standards of cleaness is kinda of too high, my GF is right when she says I am boarder line OCD.

NON-TRAD COALITION , holding down for October 15th :luck::luck::xf::xf::luck::luck::xf::xf:
 
So, I have some serious lull going on at work for the past ~2 weeks and I've spent the past twenty minutes envisioning what I want to grab from the liquor store (I only keep a bottle of Jack at all times in mi casa) and how badly I wanna go play some video games to numb the soul.
T-minus 12-24 hours, guys!!
 
So happy right now that adcoms can't see me today. To someone who doesn't know me well, I would seem waaaaay too neurotic to make a good physician. I'm sort of expecting my Gmail account to start complaining about the number of times I click to update it, and today isn't even the day the decisions are released! This madness is only temporary though, I swear! 😛
 
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