Disappointed about App Cycle (Acceptances, WL, and Re-applying)

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XxThaDoggxX said:
This post actually angered me to read.

You are completely delusional in every thread I have seen you post in so far. I pray for the patients you have to treat one day, and literally have no idea how you got the acceptances, or the success you did this cycle (but being URM doesn't help at all right??)

The fact you have been accepted, while TONS of other candidates much more qualified, with higher stats, better timelines of applications, and clearly better logic have not been accepted is a crime.

If there is one person I hate on SDN, it is certainly you. Troll or not, I despise you, and am disappointed you even have the stones to make such a post.
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Honestly, your comment does not move me. Don't comment on my post, if you feel that way. It doesn't matter if you hate or despise me. You're insignificant to me.
 
You have so much personal info on this site and if all true, jamaican parents, 5 gap years, places you have been, I would be worried all my classmates and profs at UNC would know who I am and that I think UNC not worthy!
 
dermocrat88 said:
I didn't say I wasn't happy. I am saying I am disappointed, that's all.

We are re-assess our selves constantly for self-improvement.
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I'm sorry but in what way can you "improve"? You got into medical school. Three of them at that. That was the point of applying wasn't it?

Idk why I keep replying to this, but it is really helping me procrastinate
 
blackgirlmd said:
For the record, I did not call someone with a 37 "entitled or boring". A 37 is great. I'm saying it's not right to look at someone with lower stats than you and say "I got a 37 and I didn't get in but they did". That's entitlement to me. Maybe there were a plethora of other factors that got them accepted, including an interesting application. Never said anything about URM. That is all.
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I do not agree with your definition of entitlement. I said the OP should consider himself very lucky because there are people (like me) with higher stats that didn't get in while he did. How is that entitlement? I didn't say I deserve to get in because of my MCAT, I said he is lucky for getting in because other people have not. I don't know why you read everything is such a negative light. In case you have not noticed, I am trying to take the high road with regards to your comments, because there was a whole plethora of things I could have said in response but I didn't. You think I'm entitled and boring? That's fine. I made my case by telling you that it is not true. Even if you think you know me (a stranger on the internet) better than I know myself and does not believe me, I am done with this.
 
dermocrat88 said:
I didn't say I wasn't happy. I am saying I am disappointed, that's all.

We are re-assess our selves constantly for self-improvement.
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exactly my point, disappointed, think you could have done better!!!
 
dermocrat88 said:
Improving for the next step!
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Ok now I'm convinced this is trolling. THE NEXT STEP IS MED SCHOOL. You're admitted to med school. How would reapplying prepare you better for what you are already accepted to. Your logic honestly terrifies me.
 
dermocrat88 said:
I didn't say I wasn't happy. I am saying I am disappointed, that's all.

We are re-assess our selves constantly for self-improvement.
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There is a difference between reflecting on your application cycle and saying, hmm I shouldn't have waited so long to apply, or not studied for MCAT, perhaps I could have done better, oh well I am very fortunate and happy with what I have. And saying I'm too embarrassed to post my schools on social media, I can't believe I only had 3 acceptances and not 5, I think I should reapply. Big distinction between the two. Reassessing for self-improvement would be you deciding to make a difference in medical school, changing your study/work ethics, and planning better in the future. NOT reapplying.

The fact is, even with consideration for SES, disadvantaged background and diversity as a URM you have poor scores, 3 MCAT scores that low solidifies that is isn't a fluke. You have been incredibly fortunate. Time to bow out. You got it off your chest and hopefully you realize why this thread went the way it did.
 
dermocrat88 said:
I am saying I feel disappointed about my application cycle.
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Ignore all of the haterz, you should be disappointed, you deserved better because your stats are so good.

Also, reject affirmative action. We all know it's a conservative myth designed to protect entitled white mainstream backroom powerbrokers and asian immigrants who have been handed the easy life in America.
 
sss1219 said:
The honest answer here is to self-improve by kicking butt in medical school and landing a great residency at a school you are absolutely content with 🙂
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Yes, exactly! It is just a self-assessment. That's all. An athlete made it to the Olympics, and didn't win the Gold. Of course, they are going to be disappointed, but should they be told at least you made it to the Olympics?

NoWheyBruh said:
I'm supposed to be studying for finals haha
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Go study for finals!

dougy said:
exactly my point, disappointed, think you could have done better!!!
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It is too late for that now, lol
I have to move on.
 
This has to be a troll thread. Many would be extremely grateful to have one acceptance, let alone three.
 
dermocrat88 said:
Hello,

For some apparent reason, I have the urge to re-apply again.
Listed below are my stats:

Took MCAT 3 times: 22, 23 and 501
GPA: 3.53/3.6
URM, disadvantaged
Non-Trad
Interesting Back story

I applied to 26 schools in late-September to early October, and submitted most of my secondaries in mid-October to early November (25/26)

I received 7 IIs.
3 Acceptances
3 WLs
1 withdrew pre-interview

Although, I am grateful to get into a medical school, I feel highly disappointed of my outcomes. Isn't the average for acceptances is 5, and for interviews is ten? I know I can't go back to the past, but if I can I would have submitted my primary in June/July and secondaries in July/August. I wouldn't wait on any council letter since that was submitted on Oct 23rd. If I only have taken the MCAT twice, I would have retaken the new one again. Or better yet, I would have waited this cycle to apply.---This the advice I will tell future applicants.

I am kind of embarrassed that I didn't even post the schools that I got accepted to on social media. Only those who are very close to me know.

For those who are on the WLs, I hope you get off 🙂. For those who are re-applying and applying, I wish you all the luck and best this upcoming cycle!

I am not sure, it is within my best interest to re-apply because medical schools would know that I got in last cycle 🙁.

Would you re-apply, if you were in my shoes?

BTW, I am neurotic, I am just pre-med 🙂.
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This is proof that not everyone getting into med are intelligent.

Aww man I wish I had at least 20 acceptances .......... you'd think from a URM and disadvantaged background you'd understand the meaning of a chance to do something amazing.

2/10 troll post.
 
WHAGWAN MY YUTE! Good job TING op!!! Let'sssss goooo babay!! URM for the win bruh!! You finessed the system and got in bro! GO celebrate you gonna be a doctor!
 
WhittyPsyche said:
There is a difference between reflecting on your application cycle and saying, hmm I shouldn't have waited so long to apply, or not studied for MCAT, perhaps I could have done better, oh well I am very fortunate and happy with what I have. And saying I'm too embarrassed to post my schools on social media, I can't believe I only had 3 acceptances and not 5, I think I should reapply. Big distinction between the two. Reassessing for self-improvement would be you deciding to make a difference in medical school, changing your study/work ethics, and planning better in the future. NOT reapplying.

The fact is, even with consideration for SES, disadvantaged background and diversity as a URM you have poor scores, 3 MCAT scores that low solidifies that is isn't a fluke. You have been incredibly fortunate. Time to bow out. You got it off your chest and hopefully you realize why this thread went the way it did.
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Didn't mean for it to come out that way
 
dermocrat88 said:
Yes, exactly! It is just a self-assessment. That's all. An athlete made it to the Olympics, and didn't win the Gold. Of course, they are going to be disappointed, but should they be told at least you made it to the Olympics?
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Hopefully that athlete would have the self-awareness and social skills to not whine about their perceived failures, in front of people who are still freshly stinging about not making it as far.

It's really disappointing to see this thread from you. It's one of the most socially clueless things I've ever seen on SDN and that is saying a lot. Thinking about what could have been done better is one thing, but to do it in the wrong manner and the wrong setting is harmful, not helpful. The sooner you learn that, the easier things will go for you in medicine.
 
md-2020 said:
Ignore all of the haterz, you should be disappointed, you deserved better because your stats are so good.

Also, reject affirmative action. We all know it's a conservative myth designed to protect entitled white mainstream backroom powerbrokers and asian immigrants who have been handed the easy life in America.
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No comment.

Pantaloooons said:
OP, I can totally feel you. you clearly deserve more than UNC. Please apply next cycle and send only one application to HMS.
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Will never.
 
Wolfpack93 said:
Are you implying that the schools you got into are not good enough for the residency program you want to match too?
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No, not at all.
Each school can prepare an individual for residency. It has nothing to do with the school, but how you do on Boards and third year. Your medical school doesn't matter.
 
dermocrat88 said:
No, not at all.
Each school can prepare an individual for residency. It has nothing to do with the school, but how you do on Boards and third year. Your medical school doesn't matter.
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Then what exactly is your point?
 
22031 Alum said:
Hopefully that athlete would have the self-awareness and social skills to not whine about their perceived failures, in front of people who are still freshly stinging about not making it as far.

It's really disappointing to see this thread from you. It's one of the most socially clueless things I've ever seen on SDN and that is saying a lot. Thinking about what could have been done better is one thing, but to do it in the wrong manner and the wrong setting is harmful, not helpful. The sooner you learn that, the easier things will go for you in medicine.
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I didn't mean for it to be harmful. I was talking about me, and only me.

We see these athletes all the time complaining.
 
dermocrat88 said:
I love the school, I got accepted to.
I am saying I feel disappointed about my application cycle.
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What do you possibly think will improve if you reapply? What do you think will happen if you turn down 3 acceptances and reapply? You will be a re-applicant at 26 schools. Did you honestly expect schools like Hopkins, Columbia, Penn, Northwestern, Sinai, Emory to show you a lot of love? Applying late was NOT the reason those schools showed you no love. Your MCAT's and GPA were. Certainly your URM status helps you open some doors, but it's not gonna open ALL the doors. You received interviews and acceptances at schools who felt you were a good fit. They will NOT give you an offer next time around. So where exactly will you apply and might possibly be accepted that would be better than UNC? Being disappointed is one thing...but to consider turning down 3 acceptances to reapply is another thing entirely! 😵
 
"No, not at all.
Each school can prepare an individual for residency. It has nothing to do with the school, but how you do on Boards and third year. Your medical school doesn't matter."

Please make it stop. I'm done.
 
Toutie said:
What do you possibly think will improve if you reapply? What do you think will happen if you turn down 3 acceptances and reapply? You will be a re-applicant at 26 schools. Did you honestly expect schools like Hopkins, Columbia, Penn, Northwestern, Sinai, Emory to show you a lot of love? Applying late was NOT the reason those schools showed you no love. Your MCAT's and GPA were. Certainly your URM status helps you open some doors, but it's not gonna open ALL the doors. You received interviews and acceptances at schools who felt you were a good fit. They will NOT give you an offer next time around. So where exactly will you apply that might possibly be accepted that would be better than UNC? Being disappointed is one thing...but to consider turning down 3 acceptances to reapply is another thing entirely! 😵
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Deep down in my heart, I will have never turn down my acceptances to really re-apply. At first, I thought about it because I was highly disappointed. It was just a thought, that's all.
 
dermocrat88 said:
I didn't mean for it to be harmful. I was talking about me, and only me.

We see these athletes all the time complaining.
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OP, to echo what 22031 Alum said, there is nothing wrong with being disappointed about your cycle. However, publicly talking about it on a forum like this is a different issue altogether. There is a time and place for everything, and when posting on SDN it is important for you to be sensitive to the people who might read your post. I don't mean any offense, and I know you don't mean any harm, but this is not just about you.
 
Averagemanboy said:
"No, not at all.
Each school can prepare an individual for residency. It has nothing to do with the school, but how you do on Boards and third year. Your medical school doesn't matter."

Please make it stop. I'm done.
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Your medical school doesn't matter, unless you're in the Caribbean.
It matters to a certain extent because some PDs are conservative. Other than that, it shouldn't matter.
 
The entitlement reeking from this thread even for SDN standards is way above the norm.

Let's put it this way: your academics put you at significantly greater risk to struggle significantly in medical school. Based off historical norm you are probably about 5X more likely to fail Step 1 than the average MD matriculant. Most people with that MCAT track record are told "time for Plan B" "medicine isnt for everybody". You are very fortunate for factors including race you have these acceptances despite your academics. The average ORM/white applicant wont: rather theyll be told time for Plan B like I said above.

Rather than talking about "reapplying", you should be thanking your lucky stars and being eternally grateful 5 schools decided to take a chance on you despite the greater risk you bring and how much more likely you are historical norm shows to fail a test like Step 1.
 
I'm convinced this a troll thread, therefore it gets the troll response.

Withdraw from all your schools. Do better on the MCAT, go back to undergrad and do a DIY postbacc, graduate a second time, repeat this process perpetually until the end of time. At no point in time should you ever consider matriculating into the very thing you keep applying to, just remind yourself that your job for the rest of your life is to be a professional pre-med. Embrace the dark side. Turn against the jedi and conform to the will of the sith. Begin a new order, the best order, the first order. Rekindle the ashes of the mighty imperial empire that the rebel alliance so ungraciously dismantled. Kill your father. You are now Kylo. Finish what vader started, because you sure couldn't finish what you initially started (applying to medical school).

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Please don't hate me. I'm bored at work. Go to school.
 
Toutie said:
What do you possibly think will improve if you reapply? What do you think will happen if you turn down 3 acceptances and reapply? You will be a re-applicant at 26 schools. Did you honestly expect schools like Hopkins, Columbia, Penn, Northwestern, Sinai, Emory to show you a lot of love? Applying late was NOT the reason those schools showed you no love. Your MCAT's and GPA were. Certainly your URM status helps you open some doors, but it's not gonna open ALL the doors. You received interviews and acceptances at schools who felt you were a good fit. They will NOT give you an offer next time around. So where exactly will you apply and might possibly be accepted that would be better than UNC? Being disappointed is one thing...but to consider turning down 3 acceptances to reapply is another thing entirely! 😵
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I hope OP sees this too. One of my good friends is a URM who scored a 40+ and achieved a 4.0. He/she didn't do much better than you did. Many of those schools this poster is mentioning did not extend them interview offers. However, if I didn't know this person so well, I'd never guess how talented they are, because of the manner they conduct themself. In other words, they are the complete opposite of you, so you should just take our advice and be grateful that your cycle went OUTSTANDINGLY well.
 
ssgps said:
OP, to echo what 22031 Alum said, there is nothing wrong with being disappointed about your cycle. However, publicly talking about it on a forum like this is a different issue altogether. There is a time and place for everything, and when posting on SDN it is important for you to be sensitive to the people who might read your post. I don't mean any offense, and I know you don't mean any harm, but this is not just about you.
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I didn't mean to come off as being insensitive to other people's feelings. It was never my intentions.
 
redferrari said:
I hope OP sees this too. One of my good friends is a URM who scored a 40+ and achieved a 4.0. He/she didn't do much better than you did. Many of those schools this poster is mentioning did not extend them interview offers. However, if I didn't know this person so well, I'd never guess how talented they are, because of the manner they conduct themself. In other words, they are the complete opposite of you, so you should just take our advice and be grateful that your cycle went OUTSTANDINGLY well.
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I am grateful.

Where is your friend going for medical school?
Are you serious? I find this so hard to believe.
 
dermocrat88 said:
I love the school, I got accepted to.
I am saying I feel disappointed about my application cycle.
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I will be shocked if this is real and you really got into SUNY Upstate, Howard and UNC with 3 extremely low MCAT scores. Not saying it's impossible, but it's extremely rare. You should feel blessed, not disappointed! You do realize you can only go to one med school right?

You really need to put things into perspective and realize how fortunate you are. As many other people have mentioned, there are a lot of folks who don't get into any med schools with much higher numbers. A close friend of mine didn't get in anywhere this cycle and he applied to some of the same schools you got into (Howard and SUNY Upstate) with a 29 MCAT and around the same GPA as you OP.. He is one of the most selfless people I've ever met and so committed to medicine. I haven't met anyone who wanted to get in more than this kid. It's not my place to share his life story, but believe me he has overcome some major hardships too. It seriously broke my heart to see him not get in anywhere this cycle. He would have done anything for just one acceptance and here you are saying that 3 isn't enough for you.. I hope you can come to realize how callous you sound.
 
occams_razor said:
I will be shocked if this is real and you really got into SUNY Upstate, Howard and UNC with 3 extremely low MCAT scores. Not saying it's impossible, but it's extremely rare. You should feel blessed, not disappointed! You do realize you can only go to one med school right?

You really need to put things into perspective and realize how fortunate you are. As many other people have mentioned, there are a lot of folks who don't get into any med schools with much higher numbers. A close friend of mine didn't get in anywhere this cycle and he applied to some of the same schools you got into (Howard and SUNY Upstate) with a 29 MCAT and around the same GPA as you OP.. He is one of the most selfless people I've ever met and so committed to medicine. I haven't met anyone who wanted to get in more than this kid. It's not my place to share his life story, but believe me he has overcome some major hardships too. It seriously broke my heart to see him not get in anywhere this cycle. He would have done anything for just one acceptance and here you are saying that 3 isn't enough for you.. I hope you can come to realize how callous you sound.
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Quiet Bertie. No one wants to hear your rational and well thought out answers.
 
dermocrat88 said:
I didn't mean for it to be harmful. I was talking about me, and only me.

We see these athletes all the time complaining.
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You'll soon see that "I didn't mean it" doesn't matter for much. That goes for lots of things in life, but medicine in particular. Harm is harm. Which is why as a future professional, you have to be exceedingly aware of what you are doing and saying, and think through the possible consequences of your actions. For example, a bit of thought might have helped you realize that at the beginning of May, lots of people are coming to SDN to figure out what to do with no acceptances. That sets the general tone of the forum. I don't see how you could recognize that, and then think that posting a thread about three "not good enough" acceptances would be well received. Hence my comment about recognizing appropriate settings.
 
dermocrat88 said:
I am grateful.

Where is your friend going for medical school?
Are you serious? I find this so hard to believe.
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I don't discuss personal details of my close friends on public forums. You may find this hard to believe, but some people aren't completely clueless on how to go about daily life and use the Internet in a proper manner.

Let's just say it's a very respected school.
 
Okay, I'll bite. I'm not quite understanding what you mean that you were disappointed. Do you mean that there is some specific school that you applied to that was your first choice that didn't accept you? Or do you mean that one of the schools that accepted you is your favorite, but you just wish you had more acceptances?

If it's the former, okay, but saying that on a public internet forum was probably not the wisest choice. The vast majority of people on this forum did not do as well in this cycle as you did, and they really don't want to hear complaints from people who had an extremely successful cycle about how those people wish they had been even more successful. It's perfectly fine to feel that way in your own head, but those feelings are probably best expressed only to family and friends and not to a bunch of people who did not do as well. I'm not saying your feelings are invalid, just that you should be more selective about who you express them to. To use your example of an Olympic athlete, the guy who takes fifth in the race doesn't turn to the guy who took eighth and say: "This is so sad. I feel so upset," because he knows that the guy who took eighth with be saying: "You think you're disappointed? What about me? I did even worse."

If it's the latter, that's just silly. You can only go to one place. If the one you wanted most accepted you, it doesn't matter if any of the other ones did because you will be attending your first choice school. To wish for a bunch more acceptances on top of that is to wish for something you have no use for, and that is not an admirable thing.
 
piii said:
I feel so so bad for the student body that has OP as a classmate.

Good thing though this isn't real :troll:
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I'd feel bad for his future patients..........

"Sorry we only achieved your targetted A1C........ but nope you need to lose enough weight to be a supermodel and eat nothing but the heathiest of foods for the rest of your life or you're a failure........ just like how you got diabetes in the first place"

Like I said before 2/10 troll post from the OP
 
piii said:
I feel so so bad for the student body that has OP as a classmate.

Good thing though this isn't real :troll:
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I hope you're right, but I've seen enough students who haven't learned that "right time and place" lesson that I'm willing to believe this is real. Like the THIRD-YEAR student who blurted out as I began to ultrasound a patient, "So if the baby is dead, what would you use to induce labor?"
 
FutureHopeful? said:
I'd feel bad for his future patients..........

"Sorry we only achieved your targetted A1C........ but nope you need to lose enough weight to be a supermodel and eat nothing but the heathiest of foods for the rest of your life or you're a failure........ just like how you got diabetes in the first place"

Like I said before 2/10 troll post from the OP
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Based on OPs MCAT history he'll probably fail his USMLE so hopefully no patients after all
 
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