2018-2019 Waitlist Support Thread

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Ayyyyeeee, today really is the day! Just received an acceptance from the waitlist. Will take it over my current acceptance and will keep my last wait list. I kept telling myself not to expect anything today as WL movement will go on until the first day of classes and I kept telling myself that I could be at the bottom of the list so I REALLY should not expect to hear soon. . . so this was a great surprise.
 
OchemOficionado said:
Ayyyyeeee, today really is the day! Just received an acceptance from the waitlist. Will take it over my current acceptance and will keep my last wait list. I kept telling myself not to expect anything today as WL movement will go on until the first day of classes and I kept telling myself that I could be at the bottom of the list so I REALLY should not expect to hear soon. . . so this was a great surprise.
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Congratulations!
 
OchemOficionado said:
Ayyyyeeee, today really is the day! Just received an acceptance from the waitlist. Will take it over my current acceptance and will keep my last wait list. I kept telling myself not to expect anything today as WL movement will go on until the first day of classes and I kept telling myself that I could be at the bottom of the list so I REALLY should not expect to hear soon. . . so this was a great surprise.
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Congratulations!!! 🙂 Glad to hear of your acceptance! When did you get Interviewed? I’m still currently waiting anxiously for a call. Hopefully they accept me.
 
OchemOficionado said:
Ayyyyeeee, today really is the day! Just received an acceptance from the waitlist. Will take it over my current acceptance and will keep my last wait list. I kept telling myself not to expect anything today as WL movement will go on until the first day of classes and I kept telling myself that I could be at the bottom of the list so I REALLY should not expect to hear soon. . . so this was a great surprise.
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There has been no movement on either the schools waitlists that I'm on 🙁 I know its still early but this is killing me!
 
KhaleesiMD said:
Congratulations!!! 🙂 Glad to hear of your acceptance! When did you get Interviewed? I’m still currently waiting anxiously for a call. Hopefully they accept me.
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December. Waiting sucks, but it will all work out. I’m pulling for you, for everyone really! There’s room for us all to make it.

annieb_baxter said:
There has been no movement on either the schools waitlists that I'm on 🙁 I know its still early but this is killing me!
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That was true for my two WLs until this morning. Waiting SUCKKKSSSSS. Please keep your head up and try to distract yourself. You’ll get an answer soon.
 
dodolol21 said:
Great to see tons of acceptances on this thread!

Just a gentle reminder that for those of you who've already officially committed to a school, please withdraw from your WLs rather than just waiting to see if you get in -- Let someone else who wants that spot get it sooner! We all know how terrible the wait is, especially the closer it gets to school actually starting.
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This reminder right here. So important! Please think of the rest of us on the WL who are waiting to hear back! Thank you!
 
edb63 said:
That doesn’t mean it’s over for you! I’m sure there will be movement throughout the whole month
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Yeah, they have to wait to hear back from those students too. Some schools are giving students 3 days to decide, others 5 days. Ultimately, any of the people who were previously on the waitlist could say no and others who have been accepted could get off a waitlist somewhere else and decide to go to that new school. Don't give up hope! Do prepare for another cycle if you (like me) haven't gotten an acceptance yet.
 
Kiwimd17 said:
Wow good for you!! im in the same position and really dreading getting ready to re-apply so thank you for the motivation haha keep hope though!
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I am also in a position where I may need to reapply. I am on 2 waitlists with no acceptances I am dreading reapplying as well, especially dreading asking my LOR writers to resubmit and draining my still-empty bank account from this cycle. I'm just tired of being so broke all the time. I wish I could stop spending all my hard-earned money on this. I dont' have enough money to apply to very many schools next cycle, so I'll need to apply in batches (corresponding to paychecks). This is why I keep telling myself I will get off one of the waitlists, but I can't be certain. My hopes are high since both the schools I'm waitlisted at pull about 20-30 people off, but I really need to start thinking more realistically as well.
 
RainAngel said:
I am also in a position where I may need to reapply. I am on 2 waitlists with no acceptances I am dreading reapplying as well, especially dreading asking my LOR writers to resubmit and draining my still-empty bank account from this cycle. I'm just tired of being so broke all the time. I wish I could stop spending all my hard-earned money on this. I dont' have enough money to apply to very many schools next cycle, so I'll need to apply in batches (corresponding to paychecks). This is why I keep telling myself I will get off one of the waitlists, but I can't be certain. My hopes are high since both the schools I'm waitlisted at pull about 20-30 people off, but I really need to start thinking more realistically as well.
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Same position many of us are in. The struggle is real. I'm still grinding to pay off last cycle. The lack of certainty also makes it hard to be productive and commit to work or volunteering opportunities or any of the number of things this process requires. I'd be taking out loans too to reapply. But we're here together and we can work together to crack this thing if we have to go through it again.
 
RainAngel said:
I am also in a position where I may need to reapply. I am on 2 waitlists with no acceptances I am dreading reapplying as well, especially dreading asking my LOR writers to resubmit and draining my still-empty bank account from this cycle. I'm just tired of being so broke all the time. I wish I could stop spending all my hard-earned money on this. I dont' have enough money to apply to very many schools next cycle, so I'll need to apply in batches (corresponding to paychecks). This is why I keep telling myself I will get off one of the waitlists, but I can't be certain. My hopes are high since both the schools I'm waitlisted at pull about 20-30 people off, but I really need to start thinking more realistically as well.
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We in this together fam. We’ll make it. Stay strong.
 
My day:

Refresh email. Chart. Room patient.

“Do you take levothyroxine?”
“No I take synthroid”

[emoji849]

Repeat.

My mind is numb
 
annieb_baxter said:
My day:

Refresh email. Chart. Room patient.

“Do you take levothyroxine?”
“No I take synthroid”

[emoji849]

Repeat.

My mind is numb
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Ha. I mean to be fair most patients don’t know that there are multiple names for medications and they just want to make sure it’s right.

Additionally, levothyroxine and synthroid are not equal. There is pretty good evidence that the generic levothyroxine is not as efficacious as synthroid.
 
Matthew9Thirtyfive said:
Ha. I mean to be fair most patients don’t know that there are multiple names for medications and they just want to make sure it’s right.

Additionally, levothyroxine and synthroid are not equal. There is pretty good evidence that the generic levothyroxine is not as efficacious as synthroid.
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Lol... does either one of you even need to go to med school? Y'all sound like docs already.
 
RainAngel said:
I am also in a position where I may need to reapply. I am on 2 waitlists with no acceptances I am dreading reapplying as well, especially dreading asking my LOR writers to resubmit and draining my still-empty bank account from this cycle. I'm just tired of being so broke all the time. I wish I could stop spending all my hard-earned money on this. I dont' have enough money to apply to very many schools next cycle, so I'll need to apply in batches (corresponding to paychecks). This is why I keep telling myself I will get off one of the waitlists, but I can't be certain. My hopes are high since both the schools I'm waitlisted at pull about 20-30 people off, but I really need to start thinking more realistically as well.
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Same dude. Really tired of continually giving money and then not seeing any return. Also annoyed how much of my personal life suffers from this process.
 
Hi all! Sat on 4 waitlists and waiting to get a decision from a school I interviewed at in March, and I have no acceptances and no idea what I should do the next couple months until I know for sure I have to reapply lol. All aboard the struggle bus
 
Matthew9Thirtyfive said:
Ha. I mean to be fair most patients don’t know that there are multiple names for medications and they just want to make sure it’s right.

Additionally, levothyroxine and synthroid are not equal. There is pretty good evidence that the generic levothyroxine is not as efficacious as synthroid.
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Technically yes, but even if I type synthroid, Epic will pull the generic instead and alphabetize it by that. It will show both names but levothyroxine is listed first because that’s what a majority of patients take. And when reconciling meds it’s not a huge deal which is listed.
 
dodolol21 said:
Just goes to show, just cuz you get off a WL doesn't mean you weren't an amazing candidate! Sometimes there really just isn't enough space to take all the best applicants 🙂
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:biglove:
It also goes to show that submitting early truly TRULY is an advantage. In my acceptance letter, the Dean literally said the reason I wasn't accepted right away was because I interviewed late... which is because I didn't submit at the crack of June.
 
annieb_baxter said:
Technically yes, but even if I type synthroid, Epic will pull the generic instead and alphabetize it by that. It will show both names but levothyroxine is listed first because that’s what a majority of patients take. And when reconciling meds it’s not a huge deal which is listed.
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Yeah I was just responding to the eyeroll lol.
 
med_cow_2019 said:
Lol... does either one of you even need to go to med school? Y'all sound like docs already.
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Lol very much so. After doing some primary care, I realized how much knowledge even the “lowly” primary care doc has to have. I like primary care but I’m almost a little scared to do it because you have to know so much about so many things. It might be nice to be a consultant.
 
Matthew9Thirtyfive said:
Lol very much so. After doing some primary care, I realized how much knowledge even the “lowly” primary care doc has to have. I like primary care but I’m almost a little scared to do it because you have to know so much about so many things. It might be nice to be a consultant.
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I’m with you. Primary care is so crazy. I remember You have to know so much. It’s impressive how much they know. Although one could reasonably argue that oncology is worse. Especially if you are a general medical oncologist. I learn new things every single day in that field [emoji33] both specialties are the same in thay respect
 
annieb_baxter said:
I’m with you. Primary care is so crazy. I remember You have to know so much. It’s impressive how much they know. Although one could reasonably argue that oncology is worse. Especially if you are a general medical oncologist. I learn new things every single day in that field [emoji33] both specialties are the same in thay respect
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Yeah especially since often the oncologist becomes the primary while the patient is on treatment. One of my mentors is a radiologist and he said he became a consultant specialist because he was intimidated by how much knowledge being a generalist requires lol.
 
bostonstrong95 said:
I think there are a lot of schools that haven't started doing any calls yet, so we shouldn't start worrying yet!
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