2016 Nontrad Applicants' Progress Thread

[Glycereine]

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I get a decision for sure on on Oct 15th ... breathe breathe breathe

I'm with ya. Good luck!


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[elegantphoenix]

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You, me and everyone here are just about shaking in our boots. I'm really nervous.

 

[Spriteling]

I made it through my first interview! It went really well, I think, so that's one load off my shoulders!

 

[pageantry]

I made it through my first interview! It went really well, I think, so that's one load off my shoulders!

Good for you! And yaaaaaay!

 

[B-wildered]

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I am fine too

 

[elegantphoenix]

I am fine too

Double for me.

 

[Eccesignum]

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!

 

[68PGunner]

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.

 

[Eccesignum]

You must be broke considering the # of interviews you're going to. I was feeling it just for flying to 2 of my interviews.

I'm heading into ramen territory. But I'm pretty spooked by that waitlist, so there'll be no sleep till Brooklyn.

 

[gmbz]

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!

 

[Eccesignum]

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!

 

[medic86]

Blehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Hurry up, October 15th. Hope to hear from two schools this week. 🙁

Hi fellow non-trads! I think this is my first post here. 😛

 

[hueso]

Presumably I will hear from one of my top choice schools on Thursday! So excited!

 

[Eccesignum]

So yeah, leaving the airport with a stranger's blood all over my shoes.

I just can't manage have a normal time in an airport, I swear.

 

[Glycereine]

So yeah, leaving the airport with a stranger's blood all over my shoes.

I just can't manage have a normal time in an airport, I swear.

You didn't have to kick him so hard...


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[gyrfalcon]

So yeah, leaving the airport with a stranger's blood all over my shoes.

I just can't manage have a normal time in an airport, I swear.

Wait, what?

 

[Eccesignum]

Wait, what?

Haha. Fall with an open injury so I stopped to just hold pressure. Good thing I hadn't worn my suit on the plane.

 

[elegantphoenix]

Haha. Fall with an open injury so I stopped to just hold pressure. Good thing I hadn't worn my suit on the plane.

I think this is a good omen. Like its a sign you're meant to be there...on your way to a medical school interview. Bon chance!

 

[pageantry]

Man. This is... Allow me to just send you all this picture from my dog, who is better at this experience than I am.

 

[Eccesignum]

ATTACK OF THE WOOBIES

 

[pageantry]

That is the wisest cat-face ever. <3!

 

[VegasPreMed]

Man. This is... Allow me to just send you all this picture from my dog, who is better at this experience than I am. View attachment 196972

Is that a border collie? We have one that's ten months old. She is absolutely insane, but the sweetest dog ever.

 

[Glycereine]

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[pageantry]

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.

 

[VegasPreMed]

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...

 

[pageantry]

Omg. My heart. <4

 

[sunshinefl]

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Omg cuteness!!!! Yeah everyone's pets were adorbs....but yours is so precious I had to comment!!!

 

[pageantry]

What's an October 15th?

I feel fine.

 

[Glycereine]

Omg cuteness!!!! Yeah everyone's pets were adorbs....but yours is so precious I had to comment!!!

Aww thanks 🙂. We love her. She'll and her sister are rescues from when we were in Guam so not really sure what all she is.


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[gyrfalcon]

Since we're posting our furbabies, here's mine. She's obviously a lot calmer than I am with less than 24 hours to go until decisions arrive.

 

[idontknowwhatnametopick]

My fur babies don't understand what's happening. They're like please give us food and water and leave us be.

 

[pageantry]

Yeah there's a lot of aggressive nonconsensual cuddling action going on over here. Not going to lie...

 

[breezy16]

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

 

[wagonwheel23]

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.

 

[idontknowwhatnametopick]

 

[asyouwish29]

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:

 

[tetley]

I said it a few pages back, and I'll say it again.
From one NT to another: Regardless of what happens tomorrow, I'm proud of you all. It takes guts to do what we're doing, and so what if one or two don't want us. All it takes is 1 acceptance.

 

[B-wildered]

 

[tetley]

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"This news is ruff. All of these politicians just bark at each other"

 

[idontknowwhatnametopick]

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.

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

 

[wagonwheel23]

@idontknowwhatnametopick aww thank you! I'm not going to pass along that compliment to him, though. His ego is big enough!

 

[wagonwheel23]

Also, @B-wildered . Do people ever tell you that your dog resembles a sloth??

 

[ThinkReallyFast]

My furry little troll would go all Monty Python on me if she could! Not very comforting during the eveningof the 15th!

 

[B-wildered]

Also, @B-wildered . Do people ever tell you that your dog resembles a sloth??

She is a princess and she does sleep like a sloth all day 😉. The previous pic she was just waking up of a nap, therefore the weird hairdo.

 

[B-wildered]

My furry little troll would go all Monty Python on me if she could! Not very comforting during the eveningof the 15th!
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I love bunnies, I had one called Rambo.

 

[B-wildered]

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

 

[breezy16]

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!!

 

[gyrfalcon]

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! 😛

 

[mavric1298]

Here's my two stress relieving fluff balls.

Still silence on my end, just the one rejection, no II's, but there is potentially some new news in regards to the rejection...I'll update if anything comes of it.

 

[Cawolf]

Last night of a really awesome vacation to Boston. Weather has been great!