Anyone else having a hard time withdrawing?

[peterpansy]

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i was only irritated because denmarkdoc made it seem he was going to interviews at schools that he was not considering at all, just for competition. of course if there is a very slim chance he would attend a school that he's recieved an interview from (be it because of financial aid, merit scholarship, whatever), he should GO to the interview.

nobody here was bitching for no reason.

I know, I wasn't saying anyone was bitching for no reason in this thread. I just got tired of the whole "withdrawing is the right thing to do" attitude. And I don't think denmarkdoc wasn't considering the schools at all - after all, if he applied there in the first place, he must be somewhat interested in them (unless he applied to every school in the country just to see how many acceptances he could get). Everyone should just chill, worry about himself, and let people do their own thing, whether it's going on 15 interviews, or withdrawing everywhere after the first acceptance (which was the point i was trying to make in the first place).

 

[DenmarkDoctor]

^^^knows the truth and speaks very sage advice. Although without too many post count this person has great insight. And he/she is correct about many things.

 

[WhiteHatDoc]

Guys, I agree with angel, this guy has been one of the slickest trolls this month alone. 200+ posts so far? I bet he gets off to that. 90% of his posts aren't worth crap and truthfully I don't even bother reading them anymore. So until he gets impatient and does something stupid, ignore him till then. He'll go back to his day job as soon as he gets bored of bothering pre-meds.

Oh yes, and he makes the same grammatical errors as that previous troll that angel was talking about.

 

[MadHopsMD]

Guys, I agree with angel, this guy has been one of the slickest trolls this month alone. 200+ posts so far? I bet he gets off to that. 90% of his posts aren't worth crap and truthfully I don't even bother reading them anymore. So until he gets impatient and does something stupid, ignore him till then. He'll go back to his day job as soon as he gets bored of bothering pre-meds.

Oh yes, and he makes the same grammatical errors as that previous troll that angel was talking about.

he is ruining denmark's good name!

 

[DenmarkDoctor]

he is ruining denmark's good name!

No, he was refering to another user.

 

[WhiteHatDoc]

EXACTLY! there's only ONE real denmark doc, like there's only one Dr. Eugenics

 

[Senor Fish]

Hmm... things got fiesty.

I definitely feel like it is an individual decision. I definitely agree that, for myself, there are some schools I'm not withdrawing from because they might be competitive choices (and I might even have to wait to see what kind of financial aid package is offered if I'm lucky enough to get multiple acceptances).

But I really just felt a sense of... trepidation? No- remorse? I'm not sure of the word, just like a door closed when I hit that withdraw button.

That was all.

G'night everyone.

SF

 

[Oculus Sinistra]

i withdrew from my remaining interviews and i feel completely fine about that because i was getting really stressed out by all the traveling.

i'm going to feel like crap though as i narrow down my acceptances. i was fortunate enough to get 5 and it's going to be really hard to start turning them down. i don't know what i'm going to do really...i like things about all of the schools.

Congratulations, Erina 👍

 

[DenmarkDoctor]

Congratulations, Erina 👍

Yeah she ripping schools like a monster.👍

 

[HumbleMD]

EXACTLY! there's only ONE real denmark doc, like there's only one Dr. Eugenics

As much as I disagree with the attitude or manner that he is responding to objections, I would have to agree that accepting an interview somewhere that you aren't positive of (but woudl rethink with a good scholarship) isn't unscrupulous. One isn't "stealing" an interview spot from someone if a medical school is going to offer X amount of acceptances and then pull Y people from the wait-list. If a student is going to end up at the bottom of the wait-list at a certain school (or rejected), another student taking "their interview spot" (I renew my rejection to any feelings of entitlement in this process) is, in effect, saving them time, money, and hope from even going on an interview.

 

[stoppushingit]

okay, bottom line is, denmarkdoc, if you're having fun with your buddy collecting "trophy acceptances" you don't need to be telling us

if you did it discreetly, stolenspats wouldn't be up in your grill about it. for those of us who haven't gotten any love from schools yet, we would rather not hear about how you and your buddy are accumulating acceptances foir the sake of accumulating acceptances.

thanks.

ps. if you had a valid reason like "these schools are all competitive" or "i'm waiting to compare financial aid packages cause that's important to me" you wouldn't be under fire at the moment.

 

[DenmarkDoctor]

okay, bottom line is, denmarkdoc, if you're having fun with your buddy collecting "trophy acceptances" you don't need to be telling us

if you did it discreetly, stolenspats wouldn't be up in your grill about it. for those of us who haven't gotten any love from schools yet, we would rather not hear about how you and your buddy are accumulating acceptances foir the sake of accumulating acceptances.

thanks.

ps. if you had a valid reason like "these schools are all competitive" or "i'm waiting to compare financial aid packages cause that's important to me" you wouldn't be under fire at the moment.

Uhh, did you read any post I made above? I said I cancelled interviews that i had no intersest in. But wont cancel any due to possible scholarships. Read the previous posts because if you dont, you look like a tool. Unless you were trying to, then good job.😎

 

[joanofarc0907]

okay seriously guys, if you have a problem with denmark, just put him on your ignore list. I'm tired of hearing all you guys bitch about it. Stop bitching and stop replying to him. Read the public service announcement evodevo put up and be done with it.

i still hold he isn't a troll, but you guys are just all attacking him and he isn't just going to sit by and let you say this stuff. he may have some different opinions and may say things you think people should really not say out loud, but you know what, there are people out there who see how many acceptances they can get just for fun-- they are called gunners

stop sitting on sdn bitching and maybe try to fix your application so you aren't so pissed off that he is going to interviews you didn't get

end rant.

 

[alwaysaangel]

Troll - at least change your sig to not make me sound stupid. Semblance is a word - whether your tiny brain realizes it or not. And Resemblance doesn't fit in that sentence.

 

[DenmarkDoctor]

Troll - at least change your sig to not make me sound stupid. Semblance is a word - whether your tiny brain realizes it or not. And Resemblance doesn't fit in that sentence.

Its funny how some people blame others for this, when they caused it themselves, by opening their own mouth.

 

[stoppushingit]

i know denmarkdoc is not a troll. there's sense is what he/she says. but, next time, try to clarify as you post something like that. 😉

 

[DenmarkDoctor]

i know denmarkdoc is not a troll. there's sense is what he/she says. but, next time, try to clarify as you post something like that. 😉

I know it was a mistake on my part.

FYI-Guy.

 

[stoppushingit]

^ see everyone, the guy is nice.

 

[alwaysaangel]

Glad to see the mods finally felt that had enough evidence to do something. The sneaky trolls are more annoying because they unnecessarily freak people out because they seem real, but are complete BS.

Also, to get this thread back on its original purpose. I mailed my withdrawal notices to 8 schools today. It kind of hurt, I'm still a little freaked out that my Contract won't get to GW or something.