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hey everyone,
Nearly two years out of college, after one unsuccessful application and months of life-draining anxiety and waiting and pain, i officially have the go-ahead to pursue my dream of studying and practicing medicine.
SDN, the people who tolerated my intolerance of the process, the nervous hopefuls and the confident shoo-ins, all have really helped me get through this very difficult process, so my thanks and best wishes go out to all of you.
When I got the call a few hours ago while watching Stewie shoot Brian in both his dog kneecaps (do dogs have kneecaps?), i nearly hyperventilated, called everyone i knew, cracked champagne with the family, and then came to SDN to spread the good word.
But upon getting here I realized that when you're still waiting you don't need to read another celebration thread. I remember last year reading SDN, waiting, waiting, waiting, reading everyone's lives come to new beginnings, until the chatter died down and i was left stranded, empty handed, dissappointed, and alone.
To the underdogs and waitlistees -- don't fvcking give up. If you want this, fight for it. Get your shlt together, draw a plan of action, and execute it. Get your head up. Get angry. Get the fire in your eyes. Show the bastards what you're made of. This is not the time to wallow in self-pity (though that may be unavoidable--keep it to a minimum); this is an opportunity to turn yourself into a lethal candidate, to improve yourself in ways that you won't have time to improve upon when you are in school or working. These med schools have underestimated you at their own peril.
One more year won't make a difference; a damaged psyche will. If you get waitlisted, FIND out how to move yourself up on the waitlist, write, call, email, do what you must. If you end up without an acceptance, some schools offer some kind of help and advice for re-applicants- Take it. Feel free to PM me if you need to vent.
I made a lot of mistakes during the past 6 years--screwing up my GPA in my first few years, making the wrong choices when i graduated, not taking classes to bring my gpa up until late in this application cycle, and most of all letting everything get to my head and affect my esteem--letting the things I couldn't control control me as recently as this afternoon.
Through all this shlt, I feel tonight finally that I came out on top. Victory is sweeter when you've sweat out your soul--water on parched lips.
To the fighters- I will see you on the other side.
We are all in this together.
Nearly two years out of college, after one unsuccessful application and months of life-draining anxiety and waiting and pain, i officially have the go-ahead to pursue my dream of studying and practicing medicine.
SDN, the people who tolerated my intolerance of the process, the nervous hopefuls and the confident shoo-ins, all have really helped me get through this very difficult process, so my thanks and best wishes go out to all of you.
When I got the call a few hours ago while watching Stewie shoot Brian in both his dog kneecaps (do dogs have kneecaps?), i nearly hyperventilated, called everyone i knew, cracked champagne with the family, and then came to SDN to spread the good word.
But upon getting here I realized that when you're still waiting you don't need to read another celebration thread. I remember last year reading SDN, waiting, waiting, waiting, reading everyone's lives come to new beginnings, until the chatter died down and i was left stranded, empty handed, dissappointed, and alone.
To the underdogs and waitlistees -- don't fvcking give up. If you want this, fight for it. Get your shlt together, draw a plan of action, and execute it. Get your head up. Get angry. Get the fire in your eyes. Show the bastards what you're made of. This is not the time to wallow in self-pity (though that may be unavoidable--keep it to a minimum); this is an opportunity to turn yourself into a lethal candidate, to improve yourself in ways that you won't have time to improve upon when you are in school or working. These med schools have underestimated you at their own peril.
One more year won't make a difference; a damaged psyche will. If you get waitlisted, FIND out how to move yourself up on the waitlist, write, call, email, do what you must. If you end up without an acceptance, some schools offer some kind of help and advice for re-applicants- Take it. Feel free to PM me if you need to vent.
I made a lot of mistakes during the past 6 years--screwing up my GPA in my first few years, making the wrong choices when i graduated, not taking classes to bring my gpa up until late in this application cycle, and most of all letting everything get to my head and affect my esteem--letting the things I couldn't control control me as recently as this afternoon.
Through all this shlt, I feel tonight finally that I came out on top. Victory is sweeter when you've sweat out your soul--water on parched lips.
To the fighters- I will see you on the other side.
We are all in this together.
