I have never posted on SDN before (silent reader- I know, the worst), but I need to rant. I am currently on four waitlists with no acceptances. Mostly silence on individual school threads. When I started applying to schools last summer, I was so excited for the opportunity to become a doctor, a lifelong dream of mine. Today, my anxiety is through the roof, I can't sleep, and I am significantly less excited about my future in medicine. I am a strong applicant, I know that, but this past year my confidence has been rocked. I don't understand how these schools expect students to continuously show enthusiasm about attending when they might just pull us off a waitlist in July, three days before classes start. Do they expect us to just pack up and move, stay in a hotel until we find housing, and be thrown into classes? (this is rhetorical- I know the answer is yes). I don't have the money to apply to medical school 7 times. This entire process is so poorly designed. Why can't it be like undergrad- all schools have the same commitment deadline. The best part is that schools expect you to be professional and abide by the PTE/CTE deadlines through AMCAS, only send one letter of intent, etc, etc, etc. Meanwhile, they are showing absolutely no respect for their future students. I hate being a part of this system.
I know this has all been said before, but I am mad, so ranting on the internet seemed like a logical choice.