Anyone else with no interviews? o_O

[crazy_cavalier]

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crazy cav, im officially kicking you out as president of cpwniy club since you have an interview 😉 guess ill be the new pres for now 🙁

hehe you noticed... heh, I had a pretty short reign there... hopefully yours will be short too!

crossin' my fingers for you jtank!

 

[SpeedRacer]

If it makes you feel any better, I doubt anyone pays great heed to the english req. Sure, you need to have it done, but it's not as pressing as say, the orgo requirement. When reviewing your app they might want to look at the orgo grades and incorporate that into the review; with English, on the other hand, you could still finish up the requirement during your senior year and have it complete before you matriculate. As long as it's complete before you matriculate, you are in good shape.

Also, many schools have a policy regarding the writing requirements of an English class; at UVa, I take a series of engineering courses that are not quite English classes per se (in the traditional liberal arts setting); however with a 20+ page writing output in the semester, these classes satisfy English writing requirements and serve to satisfy my English pre-reqs at various schools (I can show you the emails I got from some of the schools I contacted regarding this). So I guess my general message is to help calm your nerves and let you know that the (writing intensive course) you signified is appropriate and will probably be accepted, even if you made the assumption that those schools are okay with it.

Sleep well tonight 🙂

you have no idea how much better you made me feel. seriously. 😍

good thing i got the As in orgo 😕 how'd that happen?

 

[SpeedRacer]

hehe you noticed... heh, I had a pretty short reign there... hopefully yours will be short too!

crossin' my fingers for you jtank!

where did you get an invite? what the hell - get out of this forum!!!

just kidding

 

[Messerschmitts]

Man, you guys are all crazy hardcore, I can't believe people already finished some of their interviews already. I didn't get an interview last time I applied until December! 😛 (then didn't get in, oh well). I wasn't even going to re-apply this year, because I haven't had time to improve my unimpressive extracurriculars yet. However, after being informed by Uni. Cincinnati that they're not taking anyone off the waitlist anymore (i.e., me), I suddenly decided to just throw everything at different schools again this year, just to see what would happen. I mean, a lot of it is luck, I hear, so who knows? If I get in I save a year. But I sent in my primary on August 15th, been doing nothing but filling out secondaries for the past month (someone shoot me), and thus no interviews yet, and I don't expect to get one for awhile (if at all)!

 

[SpeedRacer]

what the hell....why does this thread die whenever i stop posting on it?

oh wait...maybe it has something to do with the tile of the thread.


🙁

just a note - when i actually do get an interview, i'm making like 10 threads devoted especially to my triumph, because i cried for like 15 minutes today about this whole process.

 

[CuddlyKumquat]

just a note - when i actually do get an interview, i'm making like 10 threads devoted especially to my triumph, because i cried for like 15 minutes today about this whole process.

Dont cry speedy.
😳

 

[SuzieQ3417]

what the hell....why does this thread die whenever i stop posting on it?

oh wait...maybe it has something to do with the tile of the thread.


🙁

just a note - when i actually do get an interview, i'm making like 10 threads devoted especially to my triumph, because i cried for like 15 minutes today about this whole process.

No crying allowed. It's too bad there isn't a hug smiley. Since there isn't, I am dedicating all the happy ones to you...cheer up.

🙂 😀 😎 👍

 

[tank you]

SpeedRacer, im sure you and i will hear good news pretty soon, just try to relax ....maybe i should follow my own advice

 

[jj08]

just a note - when i actually do get an interview, i'm making like 10 threads devoted especially to my triumph

You have got to be my favorite SDNer! 😀 I just know that you will be getting good news (you too, jtank)! Good luck, you guys! I am rooting for both of you!

 

[Nakhrewali]

what the hell....why does this thread die whenever i stop posting on it?

oh wait...maybe it has something to do with the tile of the thread.


🙁

just a note - when i actually do get an interview, i'm making like 10 threads devoted especially to my triumph, because i cried for like 15 minutes today about this whole process.

Awwww I can definitely empathize with you SpeedRacer. I too have submitted all my stuff and been complete at a lot of places but no signs of an interview yet. I had myself a good cry last night too. My poor bf...he says he's reliving the application experience. Sigh. And to make it worse, I have these dreams about the whole thing every night. Last night I was so ecstatic--I had gotten into Penn State (soooo random huh?). What's funny is that in the dream I had realized that I didn't even care to post anything on SDN about it. hah... I hate all of this.

 

[tank you]

i also cried last night, appropriately, right after i finished watching a few episodes of scrubs 🙁

 

[SuzieQ3417]

i also cried last night, appropriately, right after i finished watching a few episodes of scrubs 🙁

Cheer up jtank! It is too early to start getting upset by the process (I know...like I can talk...it stresses me out too). I think the people getting interviews already are exceptions. I know a lot of the pre-med people that go to my school have not even received all of their LORs yet, let alone interview with our committee, etc. And a lot of these people are what I would consider competitive applicants, not slackers. So we still hold the advantage at rolling schools!

Just out of curiousity....out of all of the schools that people apply to, approximately what percentage are they usually granted interviews? 30-40%? That would be my guess, but I really have no clue.

 

[SpeedRacer]

thanks kumquat, suzie, tank, jj, nakh...

i am still sad 🙁 but thanks for the support 😳


also, i know the people here getting interviews may be "exceptions," but the list sure is getting long.

...

🙁

 

[SpeedRacer]

You have got to be my favorite SDNer! 😀 I just know that you will be getting good news (you too, jtank)! Good luck, you guys! I am rooting for both of you!

i emailed all the schools i applied to letting them know that i am SDN user jj08's favorite, and thus deserve an interview.

we'll see what happens! 😉

 

[fiddler]

i emailed all the schools i applied to letting them know that i am SDN user jj08's favorite, and thus deserve an interview.

we'll see what happens! 😉

lol.

could you put in a good word for me too? i would like some interviews, the sooner the better.

fiddler

 

[SpeedRacer]

lol.

could you put in a good word for me too? i would like some interviews, the sooner the better.

fiddler

dude, your amcas processing story is ridiculous. but i am mad impressed with your secondary turnaround times! 1-2 days!!! wtf?!! pretty sweet.

 

[fiddler]

dude, your amcas processing story is ridiculous. but i am mad impressed with your secondary turnaround times! 1-2 days!!! wtf?!! pretty sweet.

I figured that was the most important thing at the moment. I would write the essays. clean it up and pass it to my brother for editing. he would make suggestions and clean it up some more then I would take it back and do another draft.

He would look at it a final time and then I would take one final look and make whatever changes necessary. By doing it this way I was able to pump out good essays in a very short amount of time and not burn out. While he was checking I would take a break.

So a big thanks to him for helping out. Otherwise I would be going nuts like everyone else. It is tough to come up with interesting stories from your life that is relevant.

Now that he is in a editing mode, maybe I can get him to edit my patents. like pretend it's another essay but i have a feeling he may notice the difference! 😀

fiddler

 

[gujuDoc]

where did you get an invite? what the hell - get out of this forum!!!

just kidding

He got an invite with Virginia Common Wealth (VCU). I saw it in the interview thread.

 

[Orchids&Organs]

SpeedRacer and jtank, I'm right there with you. This is my second time applying and I'm already starting to have horrible flashbacks from last May when I finally was rejected from every one of the _50_ schools I applied to...I just don't know if I can take that again.

I did retake the MCAT in August, so I'm hoping that my apps are being held-up for that, but to be honest, not all my schools know yet that I took it again since I didn't indicate it on my primary. (didn't know if I would take it at that point) I'm sending letters, but I feel like I did a lot to improve my app from last year and I haven't even gotten 2ndaries from the UC's that gave them to me last year.

So, in the hopes of getting some much needed perspective I've decided to volunteer down in LA through the Red Cross. I'm going to go for a week and I'm hopefully starting my training next week. I just need a reality check and I feel like I have a responsibility to go because my schedule will allow it.

Good luck you guys!

 

[JohnnyNU82]

I submitted all my secondaries about the third week of August. I sent out my recommendations slightly after that. I received an application complete notice from a handful of schools last week. These are the only schools which I've gotten the notice from.

I have avg stats, 28MCAT, and 3.3 GPA in Biomedical Engineering. Exposed to good clinical coverage, but little experience in research. I do not have several extra-curricular activies outside of this. I thought my Essays were good, but not great.

I am from PA, and am hoping that I get an early interview and acceptance to Drexel. If I would get in there, I'd withdraw from all the other schools. I have yet to hear anything from anyone, and have my fingers crossed.

The thing that keeps me pessimistic is that since I applied sort of early, I would hope for an interview soon. Because once they get in applications of better qualified applicants (MCAT, GPA) then my chances get slimmer and slimmer.

I'm in almost the exact same boat as you...one point lower MCAT, 0.3 higher GPA, and from PA

I just keep telling myself that "it's still early", but that's getting old fast. I'll keep my fingers crossed for both of us! 😎

 

[beponychick]

I'm in almost the exact same boat as you...one point lower MCAT, 0.3 higher GPA, and from PA

I just keep telling myself that "it's still early", but that's getting old fast. I'll keep my fingers crossed for both of us! 😎

yeah guys, dont give up. I have similar stats also and still nothing (although two years ago, i had a 24 MCAT and already had MD interview. Go figure!). Im doing a masters right now so if nothing pans out this year, Ill reapply next year with a high masters GPA. hopefully that will help. If not, off to law school for me! 🙄

 

[cfdavid]

Yeah, I'm that guy, 28R 3.6 GPA. I can just hear the adcoms... "well, let's see how these 32's work out. We can always get a hold of THAT guy in February". LOL

 

[bubbleyum]

anybody feel frustrated because they have no interviews due to a late premed letter? all the 18 schools that i applied to have everything from me except for that, so i am still incomplete. the premed committee at my school is so unresponsive and has been sitting on my letters for over 2 weeks and has still not started on my composite letter. why did i take the april mcat and get all my secondaries and ask for letters if this was going to happen?

now i see all these other ppl posting where they are interviewing etc etc and it's depressing. especially since i am such a borderline applicant, i feel like my chances are very slim now with the added lateness factor.

 

[doctorFred]

anybody feel frustrated because they have no interviews due to a late premed letter? all the 18 schools that i applied to have everything from me except for that, so i am still incomplete. the premed committee at my school is so unresponsive and has been sitting on my letters for over 2 weeks and has still not started on my composite letter. why did i take the april mcat and get all my secondaries and ask for letters if this was going to happen?

now i see all these other ppl posting where they are interviewing etc etc and it's depressing. especially since i am such a borderline applicant, i feel like my chances are very slim now with the added lateness factor.

keep the faith man. a lot of us are in the same boat. i have a 3.3 and a 34, and still haven't heard back from any of the 18 schools that i applied to. a lot of people who submitted materials early still don't hear from adcoms about interviews until october, november, or in some instances even later. we're barely over a week into september - no worries yet. 👍

 

[bwells46]

keep the faith man. a lot of us are in the same boat. i have a 3.3 and a 34, and still haven't heard back from any of the 18 schools that i applied to. a lot of people who submitted materials early still don't hear from adcoms about interviews until october, november, or in some instances even later. we're barely over a week into september - no worries yet. 👍

LOL! Mike Tyson's Punchout - that was such a great game back in the day!

 

[daviddamoore]

I want to call up the ADCOMS and tell them..."Goddammit, I just want to know if you are going to give me an interview". I HATE WAITING. Waiting for MCAT, waiting for LOR's, waiting for secondaries, and the LOOOONG wait for interviews. Find it even harder to work now than the day MCAT scores came out - I check SDN to see if someone's posting that all schools have made a mistake and actually ***** ***** has been accepted to every medical school in the country; check my email because surely they have sent an email by now; then back to SDN.
3.25 (I have to put the second decimal place in because it sounds much better than 3.2!) GPA, 35 MCAT, and a range of schools applied to. Wish I hadn't wasted my time getting UC's in early (not even any secondaries) because maybe if I had applied to the other schools earlier I may have gotten an interview now. Right????
😡

 

[RayhanS1282]

I want to call up the ADCOMS and tell them..."Goddammit, I just want to know if you are going to give me an interview". I HATE WAITING. Waiting for MCAT, waiting for LOR's, waiting for secondaries, and the LOOOONG wait for interviews. Find it even harder to work now than the day MCAT scores came out - I check SDN to see if someone's posting that all schools have made a mistake and actually ***** ***** has been accepted to every medical school in the country; check my email because surely they have sent an email by now; then back to SDN.
3.25 (I have to put the second decimal place in because it sounds much better than 3.2!) GPA, 35 MCAT, and a range of schools applied to. Wish I hadn't wasted my time getting UC's in early (not even any secondaries) because maybe if I had applied to the other schools earlier I may have gotten an interview now. Right????
😡

Okay....take a deep breath....count to ten...relax.

You sound very frustrated and worked up. I was like that as well in August but you just have to realize that at this point, you've done all that you could and it's up to the schools now. Just relax and get the secondaries and other peperwork in. If it's any consolation, your stat is impressive...at least to me.

Remember....serenity now.

 

[crazy_cavalier]

Remember....serenity now.

Serenity now!! Or you'll wind up looking like this... *horror music / violins*

 

[red dot]

I want to call up the ADCOMS and tell them..."Goddammit, I just want to know if you are going to give me an interview". I HATE WAITING. Waiting for MCAT, waiting for LOR's, waiting for secondaries, and the LOOOONG wait for interviews. Find it even harder to work now than the day MCAT scores came out - I check SDN to see if someone's posting that all schools have made a mistake and actually ***** ***** has been accepted to every medical school in the country; check my email because surely they have sent an email by now; then back to SDN.
3.25 (I have to put the second decimal place in because it sounds much better than 3.2!) GPA, 35 MCAT, and a range of schools applied to. Wish I hadn't wasted my time getting UC's in early (not even any secondaries) because maybe if I had applied to the other schools earlier I may have gotten an interview now. Right????
😡

word.

 

[jammin06]

word.

every day that passes is just one more day that I hate the application process. I'm debating sending apps to the caribbean or DO schools now. i hate this!

 

[sprsonic75]

i hear you =(

 

[SpeedRacer]

every day that passes is just one more day that I hate the application process. I'm debating sending apps to the caribbean or DO schools now. i hate this!

sir, your extracurriculars make me want to stick my head in a blender. i'm sure they have the same effect on other premeds competing with you.

also, let me know when you start applying DO, because i've been considering it for some time....i'll join you.

and it's nice to finally have some company in this thread, i thought it was only me for awhile.

sigh. 🙁

 

[Nakhrewali]

sir, your extracurriculars make me want to stick my head in a blender. i'm sure they have the same effect on other premeds competing with you.

also, let me know when you start applying DO, because i've been considering it for some time....i'll join you.

and it's nice to finally have some company in this thread, i thought it was only me for awhile.

sigh. 🙁

Dude speedracer...I feel like you're an alter ego of mine that posts on here! I can definitely echo your sentiment. I'm gonna be so happy for you when you DO get an interview. Don't give up hope just yet. Again, SDN is SOOOO skewed. Just keep those hopes up...I know that's all I have. 🙂

 

[SpeedRacer]

Dude speedracer...I feel like you're an alter ego of mine that posts on here! I can definitely echo your sentiment. I'm gonna be so happy for you when you DO get an interview. Don't give up hope just yet. Again, SDN is SOOOO skewed. Just keep those hopes up...I know that's all I have. 🙂

thanks for the thoughts! also, careful with capitalizing the word "do." i automatically think DO schools and start getting all confused! 😛

 

[sprsonic75]

hey speedracer, did you go to a DC school? if so which? cus i'm a former gdubber . .

 

[Nakhrewali]

thanks for the thoughts! also, careful with capitalizing the word "do." i automatically think DO schools and start getting all confused! 😛

haha...I thought that maybe you would. Just remember that there are definitely others in the same boat as you. 😉 Are you definitely going to apply to the Caribbean schools and DO schools?

 

[SpeedRacer]

hey speedracer, did you go to a DC school? if so which? cus i'm a former gdubber . .

aww...nope, i'm just from here

 

[SpeedRacer]

haha...I thought that maybe you would. Just remember that there are definitely others in the same boat as you. 😉 Are you definitely going to apply to the Caribbean schools and DO schools?

i don't know! should i? not caribbean yet i don't think...but i don't know how to start the DO process. besides, if the curriculum doesn't interest me, should i still apply? i mean, i don't think it should be viewed as a backup for allopathic rejects, because they do have a different approach to medicine and should be reserved for people who are genuinely interested in that, right? i don't know...even though i'd have ethical problems with applying, i do want to be a doctor...

what other foreign options are there besides the caribbean? argh...hopefully i can stand to wait awhile longer before having to think about this...

 

[lemonlite]

C'mon, mailbox....... C'mon, mailbox........C'mon, mailbox....

-empty-

 

[Nakhrewali]

i don't know! should i? not caribbean yet i don't think...but i don't know how to start the DO process. besides, if the curriculum doesn't interest me, should i still apply? i mean, i don't think it should be viewed as a backup for allopathic rejects, because they do have a different approach to medicine and should be reserved for people who are genuinely interested in that, right? i don't know...even though i'd have ethical problems with applying, i do want to be a doctor...

what other foreign options are there besides the caribbean? argh...hopefully i can stand to wait awhile longer before having to think about this...

I think I'm going to wait it out until December...but I *might* submit an app to St. George's in the meantime before I make a final decision. I don't know about DO though because I'm really interested in academic medicine so we'll see. And you're required to shadow a DO as well. I feel like I'd be really behind in that process... Ack...

 

[shivalrous]

I think I'm going to wait it out until December...but I *might* submit an app to St. George's in the meantime before I make a final decision. I don't know about DO though because I'm really interested in academic medicine so we'll see. And you're required to shadow a DO as well. I feel like I'd be really behind in that process... Ack...

Keep your head up...I think you'll hear back soon enough. 👍

 

[red dot]

Dude speedracer...I feel like you're an alter ego of mine that posts on here! I can definitely echo your sentiment. I'm gonna be so happy for you when you DO get an interview. Don't give up hope just yet. Again, SDN is SOOOO skewed. Just keep those hopes up...I know that's all I have. 🙂

just HOW skewed? does this mean the real applicant pool has, in general, "lower" stats than people on sdn/mdapp? better yet, does this mean the real matriculants have "lower" stats? and if so, by how much does this differ? anyone?




anyone?

 

[riceman04]

every day that passes is just one more day that I hate the application process. I'm debating sending apps to the caribbean or DO schools now. i hate this!

Is this Ted!!!???

 

[63768]

Is this Ted!!!???

i don't think so. i think ted is from cali. jammin is from alabama.

 

[LT2]

I think I'm going to wait it out until December...but I *might* submit an app to St. George's in the meantime before I make a final decision. I don't know about DO though because I'm really interested in academic medicine so we'll see. And you're required to shadow a DO as well. I feel like I'd be really behind in that process... Ack...

Just a side note... you do NOT need to shadow a DO in order to apply to DO schools. Some require a letter from a DO, but many of them will take a letter from an MD. for what it's worth, i'm applying to both types of schools and have received interviews at all of the DO schools i applied to (without a DO letter of rec)... the application process is actually very similar to the MD process. if you have questions, feel free to PM me. oh, and if you really are contemplating DO schools, i've heard the earlier the application goes in, the better. (their application cycle will hit a high soon when many MD applicants decide to also apply DO, so try to beat the rush.)

 

[SpeedRacer]

sigh.... 🙁

 

[SuzieQ3417]

sigh.... 🙁

I second that. Unfortunately, I have a feeling it will be many weeks before I can remove myself from this thread.

 

[jammin06]

i don't think so. i think ted is from cali. jammin is from alabama.

this is indeed correct....who is this? (yes, i know, it's yourmom)

 

[tacrum43]

this is indeed correct....who is this? (yes, i know, it's yourmom)

Sssssshhhhh. We don't use real names around here; not even just first ones...

So are you talking about me?

 

[jammin06]

Sssssshhhhh. We don't use real names around here; not even just first ones...

So are you talking about me?

no no, sorry, i was referring to "yourmom"