Anyone else anxious about getting an acceptance?

[unleash500]

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Starting to feel anxious with no acceptances for the cycle.
5 interviews- 2 waitlists 2 no responses 1 left to go.


Anyone else in a similar boat?

 

[Total180]

GAHHH!! I should hear from my very top choice (the one that would make it so that I can stay with my long term boyfriend, and not have to move 6 hours hours away) on either Tuesday or Wednesday! I am freaking out!!

 

[matterotime]

In worse boat, even more anxious. 3 interviews, no responses yet. I am still hoping to get at least one more late interview, as it seems the schools to which I applied are still sending them out and I was complete a bit late...

 

[EpicBearMan]

<-- very anxious

2 more interviews coming up but so far I've just been collecting waitlists.

 

[unleash500]

Good luck to all of you! I hope we all get in somewhere.

And Epicbearman your stats are amazing. If you do not get in somewhere I would be really shocked.

 

[patel2]

Starting to feel anxious with no acceptances for the cycle.
5 interviews- 2 waitlists 2 no responses 1 left to go.


Anyone else in a similar boat?

I'm in a similar position but with just 1 waitlist (with some significant movement some years, and almost none others). I'd say while you have every right to be anxious, things are definitely looking positive for you. gl

 

[Evergrey]

Just wanna say guys, even if you have waitlists and no outright acceptances, there's a great chance of getting in off the waitlist!

 

[SeminoleVesicle]

<-- very anxious

2 more interviews coming up but so far I've just been collecting waitlists.

37M and 4.0 GPA, wow I don't know what to believe anymore.

 

[anbuitachi]

Prob b/c of his verbal score or maybe ECs/recs.


No acceptances here yet either, 11 interviews, ~half rejections ~half on hold for rereview. New york medical schools are tough... =(

 

[Musclemass]

37M and 4.0 GPA, wow I don't know what to believe anymore.

Sure you do.

1) It's about much more than good numbers.
2) MDApp entries are not broadly representative of the applicant pool, and can also be not an accurate representation of the person. Hey, remember, it's the internet.
3) Many people who have superior numbers are inferior in other areas. Many get in anyway, some don't.
4) Interviews are given to applicants who, on paper, looked to be suitable. Sorry to say, but waitlists and rejections are given to those of them who were judged to be less appealing in person than on paper. Or, some have personality quirks or other issues that interfere with making a good impression. Those who tend to do poorly on interviews can do so consistently on one after another.

Good luck to you guys. Those of you with interviews remaining, do some serious practicing and get professional help to improve your performance.

 

[kondor24]

3 interviews, 2 wait-lists 1 yet to hear back from. A few schools left could maybe offer me an interview. The waiting is the worst part, because at some point you gotta start getting yourself ready to do it all over again if it doesn't work out, you know?

 

[hockeyhy]

No acceptances here yet either, 11 interviews, ~half rejections ~half on hold for rereview. New york medical schools are tough... =(

11 interviews and no acceptances?

That's got to be some sort of record.

 

[EpicBearMan]

I think I have weaknesses pegged as:

* Not showing my enthusiasm during interview
* Slightly below average clinical experience
* Lack of real leadership experience

I'm just going to keep practicing for upcoming interviews and keep updating the waitlist schools with new clinical / leadership experience. My clinical experience is ok in hours, but crammed into a 6-7 month timeframe really.

Hopefully some school will take me this cycle, but I know my app will be so much stronger next year if I have to reapply.

 

[Droofus]

I think I have weaknesses pegged as:

* Not showing my enthusiasm during interview
* Slightly below average clinical experience
* Lack of real leadership experience

I'm just going to keep practicing for upcoming interviews and keep updating the waitlist schools with new clinical / leadership experience. My clinical experience is ok in hours, but crammed into a 6-7 month timeframe really.

Hopefully some school will take me this cycle, but I know my app will be so much stronger next year if I have to reapply.

I'm in a really similar situation. 8 interviews (2 left), two waitlists, four no decisions yet. I think I have the same weaknesses as you...I definitely seem to be way less enthusiastic than fellow interviewees. I am super stressed about hot having an acceptance at this point, but I don't dread reapplying.

 

[Droofus]

EpicBearMan, did you send any school a letter of intent?

 

[CougarMD]

I think I have weaknesses pegged as:

* Not showing my enthusiasm during interview
* Slightly below average clinical experience
* Lack of real leadership experience

I'm just going to keep practicing for upcoming interviews and keep updating the waitlist schools with new clinical / leadership experience. My clinical experience is ok in hours, but crammed into a 6-7 month timeframe really.

Hopefully some school will take me this cycle, but I know my app will be so much stronger next year if I have to reapply.

There are definitely a couple of interviews I wish I could have a "do-over" in....especially the one where I had a raging migraine the whole day🙁

 

[gravitywave]

this is a tough time of year, especially for those of you who really have done everything right and are still waiting. I was in the same boat this time last year and it was ... awful.

all i can say is to keep pushing on, and know that waitlists do start moving eventually.

Prob b/c of his verbal score or maybe ECs/recs

lol no. VR9 is good enough for any school in the country if everything else is right. interviews at UVA, Pitt, and Case indicate no major red flags on the application. Epic, doesn't Pitt do the weird almost-non-rolling admissions system now? Your chances there are great....

 

[wanderer]

Yea and it seems that Virginia waitlisted a very large amount this year, unlike other years. Luck definitely plays a role in this process.

 

[EpicBearMan]

EpicBearMan, did you send any school a letter of intent?

Ya, I sent Pitt a letter of intent. I'm planning to send them another update letter soon about new volunteering position and an award I won. Their waitlist was pretty active last year, and the waitlist letter said they weren't accepting as many people outright anymore.

There are definitely a couple of interviews I wish I could have a "do-over" in....especially the one where I had a raging migraine the whole day🙁

Ouch! Migraine on interview day must have been awful. This isn't nearly as bad, but I had a cold for my Case interview, had puffy eyes and was sniffling as their directer of admissions told us they look for super happy students. No excuses though, it's clear that I need to do work on interview skills.

With my current interview practice, I'm trying to find a balance between showing my excitement / enthusiasm without pretending to be someone I'm not. If I tried to go in with a super-bubbly charade, they would surely see through it anyway.

 

[KinasePro]

Sure you do.

1) It's about much more than good numbers.
2) MDApp entries are not broadly representative of the applicant pool, and can also be not an accurate representation of the person. Hey, remember, it's the internet.
3) Many people who have superior numbers are inferior in other areas. Many get in anyway, some don't.
4) Interviews are given to applicants who, on paper, looked to be suitable. Sorry to say, but waitlists and rejections are given to those of them who were judged to be less appealing in person than on paper. Or, some have personality quirks or other issues that interfere with making a good impression. Those who tend to do poorly on interviews can do so consistently on one after another.

Bolded text assumes two fallacies:

1) Interviews are make-or-break: This is much rarer than pre-med's on SDN would like to think. At many schools, the interview is a rather small component of the application, which is evaluated by a committee of 25 or more faculty members. I've heard medical students on adcoms describe the interview as more of a litmus test than a true evaluation of the student. The results of your interview might get 30 seconds of discussion during the deliberation over your candidacy during the adcom meeting, and the rest will focus on the meat of your application. You can DEFINITELY have a awful showing on interview day and gain acceptance. Which brings me to the second fallacy...

2) All interviewees have an equal chance at admission: Although it's awesome that Jon Doe managed to get an interview at Duke with 3.6 GPA and 34 MCAT, he'll be swimming upstream against those in the room with 39's, 4.0's and 3 publications. A waitlist or rejection for Jon doesn't mean he was any "less appealing" in person than he was on paper, it just means he didn't land the hail mary that he needed from the start. He probably looked just as good at the interview as he did on paper, which is precisely the problem.

 

[Musclemass]

Bolded text assumes two fallacies:

1) Interviews are make-or-break: This is much rarer than pre-med's on SDN would like to think. At many schools, the interview is a rather small component of the application, which is evaluated by a committee of 25 or more faculty members. I've heard medical students on adcoms describe the interview as more of a litmus test than a true evaluation of the student. The results of your interview might get 30 seconds of discussion during the deliberation over your candidacy during the adcom meeting, and the rest will focus on the meat of your application. You can DEFINITELY have a awful showing on interview day and gain acceptance. Which brings me to the second fallacy...

2) All interviewees have an equal chance at admission: Although it's awesome that Jon Doe managed to get an interview at Duke with 3.6 GPA and 34 MCAT, he'll be swimming upstream against those in the room with 39's, 4.0's and 3 publications. A waitlist or rejection for Jon doesn't mean he was any "less appealing" in person than he was on paper, it just means he didn't land the hail mary that he needed from the start. He probably looked just as good at the interview as he did on paper, which is precisely the problem.

I generally agree with your comments. Mine were oriented toward those who consistently strike out. Anyone has a chance with a good interview day and most certainly other things are also weighed. My point was that all else being equal, any candidate loses ground if lacking gravitas and having poor interview skills.

Someone with a good number of interviews who doesn't land at least a few acceptances is not losing out because of the presence of 39-4.0s or the failure to land a hail mary. Their competition is people with similar apps who make a better impression at the interview.

 

[obgyny]

Wow... 5-11 interviews?? Well at least you still have plenty of chances to get in. I had 2 interviews: 1 rejection and still waiting to hear back from the other. Since I don't have anymore interviews coming up, I feel like the one I'm waiting on is my last hope for this cycle!!

It's definitely getting down to the wire and I'm very nervous. There's no way I could reapply for this upcoming cycle for financial and practical reasons. So either I get in now or have to wait another 2 years... No pressure lol

GL to everyone!!!

 

[BushidoBrown]

I shot myself in the foot by applying to only 12 schools, and relatively late in the cycle at that. So far I've collected three waitlists, and I'm waiting to hear back from my first choice very soon.

Luckily I've heard that the three waitlists that I do have move alot

 

[fullset]

1 interview - kept on hold; 1 "on hold for an interview" - god knows what the heck is going on with that school; waiting to hear anything from 2 other schools - guessing a silent rejection...so yeah I am really, really anxious.

 

[Maxwell7301]

One interview that ended up being a waitlist, and another interview that I will attend shortly.

That's it for now. At the very least, the waitlist is known for being very good at the school I was waitlisted at, and it's my top choice school.

I'm still very anxious, I would say.

 

[kondor24]

At what point do you have to start thinking/fully committing yourself to reapplying? If you don't have any acceptances (like me) and are waiting for waitlist movement most likely in may, since primary applications start June 1st, do you gotta start applying while still waiting? Sounds terrible to me, but at some point I wonder do I need to get ready to do this all over again.

 

[run13]

x

 

[rosasharn]

I'm in a similar situation. I've had 4 interviews back in November, and I'm on hold for re-review for all of them.

I've got a back-up plan for next year, but I'd rather not have to resort to it. If I don't get in this year, I'll have to retake the MCAT and wait until the 2012 cycle.

 

[DocBell]

Same situation here. getting really, really nervous. What do you guys think my chances are?

Interviews:

OHSU- on hold
Georgetown- in CAP (essentially a hold group)
Mich. State- waitlist
Drexel- haven't heard back yet

Upcoming interviews:

Loyola Chicago
Creighton

Pre-interview holds (or maybe silent rejections):

St. Louis
george washington
tufts
usc

Idk I got a rejection email from SLU so if you haven't heard anything don't give up hope since they do send an email to let you know. A very genaric email lol but an email.

 

[denco88]

<-- very anxious

2 more interviews coming up but so far I've just been collecting waitlists.

I will be super surprised if you don't get into mizzou...

 

[Revista]

Sure you do.

1) It's about much more than good numbers.
2) MDApp entries are not broadly representative of the applicant pool, and can also be not an accurate representation of the person. Hey, remember, it's the internet.
3) Many people who have superior numbers are inferior in other areas. Many get in anyway, some don't.
4) Interviews are given to applicants who, on paper, looked to be suitable. Sorry to say, but waitlists and rejections are given to those of them who were judged to be less appealing in person than on paper. Or, some have personality quirks or other issues that interfere with making a good impression. Those who tend to do poorly on interviews can do so consistently on one after another.

Good luck to you guys. Those of you with interviews remaining, do some serious practicing and get professional help to improve your performance.

I don't agree with that at all. I have had some interviews at places where I am probably near the bottom of the list on paper and I feel I had really awesome conversations, however I ended up waitlisted. On the flip side I have had an interview go pretty badly (I had not slept the night before, and did not really like the school after seeing it), however I was probably on the upper spectrum paper wise, and I was still accepted.

It is pretty frustrating to get an interview, do awesome, but never have really had much of a chance for an acceptance. However I guess if you have awesome stats, as long as you prove to the school that you aren't crazy, they will want you more than the person with decent stats who seems more personable.

 

[obgyny]

Wow... 5-11 interviews?? Well at least you still have plenty of chances to get in. I had 2 interviews: 1 rejection and still waiting to hear back from the other. Since I don't have anymore interviews coming up, I feel like the one I'm waiting on is my last hope for this cycle!!

It's definitely getting down to the wire and I'm very nervous. There's no way I could reapply for this upcoming cycle for financial and practical reasons. So either I get in now or have to wait another 2 years... No pressure lol

GL to everyone!!!

Update since I posted this: Got another interview invite to GWU on Thursday... then got accepted to UCI today!!! See, it's not too late for everyone!!

 

[Gust]

update since i posted this: Got another interview invite to gwu on thursday... Then got accepted to uci today!!! See, it's not too late for everyone!!

congrats!!!!!!!!!!

 

[HawaiiHereICome]

37M and 4.0 GPA, wow I don't know what to believe anymore.

Think of the numbers like they are an advertisement for a car. A really good ad might so move you as to read more about it or even see the car at a dealership but you still might not buy it.

The numbers simply give you the right/chance to be looked at... nothing more