Acceptance Reaction Thread 2017-2018

[sobertiger]

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I was browsing through the forums and saw some of the older acceptance reaction threads. Many of them were touching and inspiring so I thought I'd try to get one going for this cycle.

How did you react when you got the acceptance call, email, etc.?

I was overseas (17 hour difference) and I had fallen asleep while waiting for the call around 2:30 a.m. Woke up around 4 a.m. after a brief dream about an acceptance call. Turns out there was a voice mail from my top choice. It was the faculty member who interviewed me. Didn't say if I was accepted or not so I had to call back. The director of admissions picked up. When she told me that I was accepted I started tearing up and thanked her profusely. I honestly wasn't expecting to cry but all the years of hard work flashed before my eyes and I couldn't hold back. My wife had woken up at this point and started weeping (she's been through a lot too; not easy being a student's wife). We just held each other for a while. One of the most emotional moments of my life.

 

[ssdent18]

I had the day off from work. My coworkers texted me at like 6am reminding me to tell them if I hear anything lmao. I was up starting 7am but for the next 2 hours had heard nothing...I was home alone and both my parents were at the airport because my dad was going abroad. I finally got my first acceptance a little before 10am and I got to tell him before his plane took off. I could barely speak on the phone while telling him because I started breaking out in tears lol. For like 30 mins I just stared at my screen and cried, thinking of all the work I put in and all the people that had supported me to make it happen. I just sat there on my living room floor for the rest of the morning. Came on sdn and shared news and congratulated others on the countdown thread. Totally forgot to eat until my mom returned. When my mom came home we cooked and ate and called all our family and friends together to tell them. Everyone was so happy and proud. :')

 

[jttzz112]

Got a call at midnight and then proceeded to take shots and drink with parents until 5am. We are a simple family.

 

[Dogtreats]

I had knee surgery November 30th (great timing right). I woke up a little after midnight for pain meds and to check to see if my state school emailed me, which they didn’t. This was my second year applying so I was pretty sad. I spent all of December 1st morning high on pain meds feeling sorry for myself. My mom made me get up and she helped me wash my hair in the sink. I was half clothed when I got the call from my out of state dream school. I somehow made it from my bathroom to my bedroom without my crutches (I paid for this later with pain lol). I cried and said thank you probably 50 times. And at the end of the phone call I was told “well when you come down from those pain medications, just know this phone call was real”. And then I cried some more bc, you know, hydrocodone. 😛

 

[Jueves]

Out of the 5 schools that interviewed me, 2 would be phone calls, and 3 of them emails. I fell asleep at 5am because nerves, woke up at 9am to check email. Got an acceptance via email, let a sigh of relief, went back to bed in peace.

 

[tle95]

I started to head to bed at 11 pm and as I was falling asleep, I heard my phone vibrate. I checked my phone and saw that there was an email notification... it turned out to be my first acceptance! I ran into my parent’s room to wake them up to tell them the great news! We all celebrated and then I stayed up until noon on December 1st. Very exhausting, but exciting day!

 

[WaveRace]

Got the call from Michigan (my #1 choice) at 9:03 AM. I was in bed and bolted upright when the phone started ringing. My heart skipped a beat when I saw the area code. I spent the next few minutes glowing, crying, and reflecting. I called my siblings and their kids first. Best reaction was from my youngest (2 year old) niece. She had literally no idea what we were so excited about, but she just kept yelling "I love you Uncle Wolfbarker" and jumping up and down. My oldest niece (18 years old) told me that I've been a huge inspiration in helping her get into college. That one made me glow!

That night, I asked basically all of my friends to go out. Only one actually came through, which was strange. I didn't care though, because I got into dental school! We got to my favorite Mexican restaurant/bar, and it turns out my 3 siblings had set up a huge surprise party for me. All of my friends were there! People came in from Florida, Maryland, NYC. It was a wild night. Possibly the most memorable day of my life.