Anybody treat you differently after you tell them you?ve been rejected from medical s

[Farrah]

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ah.........rejection.............Anybody treat you differently after you tell them you?ve been rejected from MEd school/schools ........my friend didn't get in anywhere and her family has been acting like she never got rejected and they continue telling people about their daughter who is studying medicine ----- 🙄

 

[McP]

Haha! People are crazy. I didn't get accepted immediately anywhere, just waitlisted. When it was pretty definite that my chances of acceptance for this year were iffy, she submitted it as a prayer request at work (she teaches at a christian school). Afterwards, one of her coworkers came up to her and advised her not to brag about her kid. What?

 

[ms2209]

That's very interesting, about the parents acting like nothing has changed. I know of several family friends of ours who will never, ever say anything that would imply something "lacking" about their children. It's always a competition, and they always have to brag about how their kids are brilliant little scholars...what's so wrong with admitting that they're human, and that they're not all cookie cutters with the perfect GPA/MCAT/career/etc.? I'll never understand it!

 

[curlycity]

Haha! People are crazy. I didn't get accepted immediately anywhere, just waitlisted. When it was pretty definite that my chances of acceptance for this year were iffy, she submitted it as a prayer request at work (she teaches at a christian school). Afterwards, one of her coworkers came up to her and advised her not to brag about her kid. What?

That is SO cold!

I have a good buddy who didn't get in (well, waitlisted, so there's still hope) but I think her perfectionist parents are refusing to comprehend. A lot of people think anyone who's 'qualified' can get in, and it really isn't that way... 🙁

 

[DieselPetrolGrl]

That is SO cold!

I have a good buddy who didn't get in (well, waitlisted, so there's still hope) but I think her perfectionist parents are refusing to comprehend. A lot of people think anyone who's 'qualified' can get in, and it really isn't that way... 🙁

both my parents are MDs so i thought they would understand but now i know my dad wont ..so i am starting to get my ass in gear
i dont think i want to live within 3000 miles of them if god forbid...u know i get the..r word...yeah im moving to alaska to be a dancer * cough*

 

[principessa]

When I received my first rejection letter, my mother told me she wanted to call the school and tell them that they had really missed out, that I had been accepted at better schools, etc. I convinced her that this would be very unprofessional and told her how random med school admissions is, and she backed off. After that, she was okay with me being rejected by other schools.

 

[CaptainJack02]

my parents gave up on me a long time ago. now they just tell people they don't have kids.

 

[bradwilkins]

Getting rejected from medical schools really shows you who is in your corner. Last year when I was rejected from all 25 schools I could tell the people who truly believed in me and those who didn't (and might have been happy to see me fail). But I took all of that and turned it into feul for the re-application process and it paid of this year. In all I have been rejected around 32 times. Still waitlisted at 3 schools and got 1 acceptance (which is all I needed).

The moral of the story is regardless of what folks (friends or family) think of you after not getting in..........don't give up. F#CK THE HATERS!!!!!!!!!! People who truly care about you will support you through the process. Good luck to you all.

 

[lotanna]

those who understand how hard it is to get in know the real reason why u didnt. My family and friends were especially happy for me (were more excited than i was)when i got in, cause they know its been 3 yrs in the making!!
Rejections? over past 3 yrs, they dont faze me much