I knowwww!!!! It would have been great. Interestingly, it looks like all of the UCs are quite mature. Most East Coast privates, not so much.
I think it is a new addition, along with applicant MCAT data.
Oh no 🙁Anyone want to hear a story? I'm guessing yes.
This morning at 3:45 am I got a call from a friend who goes to school nearby telling me that he was having excruciating abdominal pain. He doesn't have a car and wanted to know if I thought he should call an ambulance. After talking a little bit, he decided he didn't think it was an emergency yet (no vomiting, diarrhea etc., etc.), but he asked me to come over and bring some pepto bismol. Long story short, I spent the next few hours at his bedside wondering if I should drive him to the hospital, with the end result that his pain resolved on its own. So I went home at 7 this morning (luckily no work today) and went to bed. Fast forward to 11 am: I woke up to a missed call and voicemail from UC Davis, where I've been on pre-interview hold since August. They called me at 9:30 this morning but I slept right through it. Obviously I called back immediately, left a voicemail, and called every half hour after. Even though I have an acceptance, I have really been aching to stay in California and so I was really excited. When the admissions office finally called me back this afternoon, however, it was only to tell me that they filled the slot that they had called to offer me this morning. AKA you snooze, you lose.
I kind of wish they hadn't called at all, because now I find that I can't quite kick the feeling that I just let a great opportunity slip through my fingers. I think there is some irony here in that I was taking care of someone last night and my sleeping through the call was a direct result of that (is that irony? I've never been too good with identifying it).
Just needed to vent, I think. I'm super happy and excited about my acceptance that I already have, and I shouldn't be bummed about today. But, you know...I am anyway.
That is so deeply uncool of them.Anyone want to hear a story? I'm guessing yes.
This morning at 3:45 am I got a call from a friend who goes to school nearby telling me that he was having excruciating abdominal pain. He doesn't have a car and wanted to know if I thought he should call an ambulance. After talking a little bit, he decided he didn't think it was an emergency yet (no vomiting, diarrhea etc., etc.), but he asked me to come over and bring some pepto bismol. Long story short, I spent the next few hours at his bedside wondering if I should drive him to the hospital, with the end result that his pain resolved on its own. So I went home at 7 this morning (luckily no work today) and went to bed. Fast forward to 11 am: I woke up to a missed call and voicemail from UC Davis, where I've been on pre-interview hold since August. They called me at 9:30 this morning but I slept right through it. Obviously I called back immediately, left a voicemail, and called every half hour after. Even though I have an acceptance, I have really been aching to stay in California and so I was really excited. When the admissions office finally called me back this afternoon, however, it was only to tell me that they filled the slot that they had called to offer me this morning. AKA you snooze, you lose.
I kind of wish they hadn't called at all, because now I find that I can't quite kick the feeling that I just let a great opportunity slip through my fingers. I think there is some irony here in that I was taking care of someone last night and my sleeping through the call was a direct result of that (is that irony? I've never been too good with identifying it).
Just needed to vent, I think. I'm super happy and excited about my acceptance that I already have, and I shouldn't be bummed about today. But, you know...I am anyway.
Sorry that this happened! I've never heard of a school giving someone less than 24 hrs to respond. So messed up!! 😡Anyone want to hear a story? I'm guessing yes.
This morning at 3:45 am I got a call from a friend who goes to school nearby telling me that he was having excruciating abdominal pain. He doesn't have a car and wanted to know if I thought he should call an ambulance. After talking a little bit, he decided he didn't think it was an emergency yet (no vomiting, diarrhea etc., etc.), but he asked me to come over and bring some pepto bismol. Long story short, I spent the next few hours at his bedside wondering if I should drive him to the hospital, with the end result that his pain resolved on its own. So I went home at 7 this morning (luckily no work today) and went to bed. Fast forward to 11 am: I woke up to a missed call and voicemail from UC Davis, where I've been on pre-interview hold since August. They called me at 9:30 this morning but I slept right through it. Obviously I called back immediately, left a voicemail, and called every half hour after. Even though I have an acceptance, I have really been aching to stay in California and so I was really excited. When the admissions office finally called me back this afternoon, however, it was only to tell me that they filled the slot that they had called to offer me this morning. AKA you snooze, you lose.
I kind of wish they hadn't called at all, because now I find that I can't quite kick the feeling that I just let a great opportunity slip through my fingers. I think there is some irony here in that I was taking care of someone last night and my sleeping through the call was a direct result of that (is that irony? I've never been too good with identifying it).
Just needed to vent, I think. I'm super happy and excited about my acceptance that I already have, and I shouldn't be bummed about today. But, you know...I am anyway.
Have you had to use CSS? UGH.
Anyone want to hear a story? I'm guessing yes.
This morning at 3:45 am I got a call from a friend who goes to school nearby telling me that he was having excruciating abdominal pain. He doesn't have a car and wanted to know if I thought he should call an ambulance. After talking a little bit, he decided he didn't think it was an emergency yet (no vomiting, diarrhea etc., etc.), but he asked me to come over and bring some pepto bismol. Long story short, I spent the next few hours at his bedside wondering if I should drive him to the hospital, with the end result that his pain resolved on its own. So I went home at 7 this morning (luckily no work today) and went to bed. Fast forward to 11 am: I woke up to a missed call and voicemail from UC Davis, where I've been on pre-interview hold since August. They called me at 9:30 this morning but I slept right through it. Obviously I called back immediately, left a voicemail, and called every half hour after. Even though I have an acceptance, I have really been aching to stay in California and so I was really excited. When the admissions office finally called me back this afternoon, however, it was only to tell me that they filled the slot that they had called to offer me this morning. AKA you snooze, you lose.
I kind of wish they hadn't called at all, because now I find that I can't quite kick the feeling that I just let a great opportunity slip through my fingers. I think there is some irony here in that I was taking care of someone last night and my sleeping through the call was a direct result of that (is that irony? I've never been too good with identifying it).
Just needed to vent, I think. I'm super happy and excited about my acceptance that I already have, and I shouldn't be bummed about today. But, you know...I am anyway.
I kinda feel gutted after this process. I've barred my entire soul in applications and now they're digging as deep as humanly possible through our finances and potential ability to pay and ugh. Like, how much do we have in 401k as of X-date. Uhh? We get a statement year and otherwise ignore it (because I'm totally going to pull out the measly sum in that account be taxed 35-40%) Ugh. Thats how I feel.
Unfortunately we're in the middle of a bunch of DIY construction projects, and we have to finish all of them before we can sell. But that might be a good idea if we miraculously get it all done quickly.
I am starting to stress out about the decisions myself, one school is paying me my flight for the "second look" . I think is great opportunity to see the school without been under the microscope / stressed out because you are getting evaluated . All my interviews seemed the same and I could not really enjoy them. I was fairly stressed/amped for them. I personally would not want to live in a place that it is ghetto/ violent. For instance NOLA struck me not like a place that I would like to live due to ghettoness IMHO. Portland for instance seemed way more "compatible" with my life style. When I went to Miami everybody just talked about how fun the night life was , something that I am not interested at all at this point of my life, however I like nature/ocean so that's tempting. INdiana gave a scholarship which would make my tuition the same as in state most places . Also they allowed to choose my campus without participating the lottery , since they have nine campus thoroughly the state.... The stress relating when I am going to be in 3 months is starting to build up, at least I got accepted everything else is minors.
Even with today's weather you'd choose Seattle/Portland over the rest of the country? I personally really hope I get to move somewhere sunny XD.
Why does everyone always assume that poor neighborhoods are violent?
Hey what is NeedACess???
I appreciate what you wrote about the way med students talk about poor parts of town. As an adult, I have always lived in poor areas, and I love my neighbors and the communities here (waaay more than "nightlife"), and I've heard a lot of the same types of comments at my schools as well. I guess I would have probably talked that way at age 22 as well, tho.
I agree. I've had similar conversations with other premeds where I've heard folks complaining about "sketchy" neighborhoods. What bothers me is that I sometimes ask myself, how much of this concern is related to fear of poor people/people of color and the association of certain types of people or places with violence or "crime?"
