frusturated b/c of uncertainty

[GujuMD]

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Re-app...had two interview-haven't heard back from either of those...no more interview invites yet. don't know what i'll be doing next and really frusturated.
every times the mail comes i get excited and worried at the same time. check my email atleast 5-6 times a day only to be disappointed b/c of no emails from adcom...the phrase "no news is good news" is really not true in my case.
grrrrr

 

[Disinence2]

Well u still have 2 chances to get an acceptance every day! No point in worrying, for all you know in a couple hours u'll get what youve been wanting.

 

[cakebaker2]

Hang in there GujuMD! I am in the same position as you (one interview so far, another one scheduled, but no acceptance yet). Someone wrote earlier that we should start to panic if we haven't gotten an acceptance by April, so there's still time 🙂

 

[Haemulon]

I'm in the exact same situation. 2 interviews and no acceptances yet. I'm losing hope.

 

[microgal]

I feel exactly the same way. Had one interview that I haven't heard back from yet and I have two in the next two months scheduled.... I just wish I had any clue about what general region of the country I will be in.

 

[amathew]

no interviews, obviously no acceptances..but im still being hopeful. hang in there!

 

[KaraKiz]

2 interviews, 1 waitlist. I know its better than 0 interviews, but its less than what I was expecting/hoping for. oh well. it will all work itself out. or something.

 

[stiffany]

I just wish I had any clue about what general region of the country I will be in.

Yea, ditto! So far, I feel very fortunate in this process since I'm waiting on the results of two interviews and I have two more scheduled for February (I came into the app season wondering if I'd get any). Still, I feel like until that first acceptance happens I'm going to be in a continuous state of angst.

However, unlike last semester where I just fretted constantly, between now and August 2007 I'm planning on having as much fun as possible (with a full-time job plus postbac classes...) so that even if I don't get accepted this round I won't feel like I wasted a year! I vote for planning a nice summer vacation Guju and going on it regardless of this year's results!

 

[LifetimeDoc]

Just remember there are always people in worse situations. I have no interviews whatsoever (none completed and no invites) and two outright rejections.

 

[ClockworkDoc]

Grrrr...where are my acceptances. At the beginning of the year, I was flying so high with early interviews and all that, but look at me know. I am a wretch of an applicant. Woefull be those without a medical school to attend.

 

[cubbbie]

Grrrr...where are my acceptances. At the beginning of the year, I was flying so high with early interviews and all that, but look at me know. I am a wretch of an applicant. Woefull be those without a medical school to attend.

Are those your real stats, Dr. Nick? Why are you having such bad luck? I haven't heard of Pitt rejecting someone with those stats without an interview. What happened at the interviews you did have?

 

[Haemulon]

I just looked too. 5 Waitlists, 1 rejection post-interview? Something is wrong. Did you go to your interviews naked or something?

I'm sorry. I was just kidding, your doing better than me at least. You should celebrate that DO acceptance! And if your heart is set on MD, don't worry yet because you have a lot of opportunities left and odds are that you will get in off of one or more waitlists anyway. I definitely know how you feel though. Keep the faith. 🙂

 

[TexasFool]

work on your application, continue to volunteer and do new things so you can have more to talk about in case you apply again next year.

 

[hayden]

you know what, this is my second year applying, i've got 3 interviews and a waitlist so far, about the same as last year, still keeping hope, but i've come to realize something, a lot of this process is simply a crapshoot, there's no ryhme or reason why some get in, and some don't, sometimes you just have to get lucky, and that my friends, is REALLY pissing me off.

 

[happy2Bdoc]

I TOTALLY agree. this whole process is a total crapshoot. "Medical school admissions" should be in the dictionary as the definition of "crapshoot."

How is it possible to get interviews from Harvard, Cornell, and WashU but absolutely NO WORD from Jefferson, Drexel, and a rejection from Georgetown? 😕

 

[ReachingTruth]

It feels like you've all gained access into my mind and are speaking it. 2 post sec. rejections, 1 interview...no acceptance yet. I'm going crazy checking the mail every day. I am hoping for more interview invites. Wishing, waiting, wondering when my turn will come. And the biggest one of them all, what do I do if I don't get in? I have a back up plan, but just don't want to think of the future that way.

The uncertainty eats at me.

 

[GujuMD]

after hearing all your status....i feel a little better that i am not alone but at the same time.....feel like screaming.
good luck to everyone....maybe january is our month!

 

[cakebaker2]

after hearing all your status....i feel a little better that i am not alone but at the same time.....feel like screaming.
good luck to everyone....maybe january is our month!

Yup, at least we have this forum to vent our frustration. I keep imagining that God-willing, come March or April, many of us who are scared and anxious right now will be beaming after getting multiple acceptances. Let's hope for the best.

 

[GujuMD]

I keep imagining that come March or April, many of us who are scared and anxious right now will be beaming after getting multiple acceptances. Let's hope for the best.

Let's hope for that!

 

[Haemulon]

Let's hope for that!

Second that!

 

[UMP]

I have an interview with my state school in a couple weeks and the decision is given out at the end of the month... I'm very happy that I can get my decision that quickly... Although I wish I had time to withdraw from these post-bacc classes that I'm taking right now if I'm in 😉

 

[Haemulon]

I have an interview with my state school in a couple weeks and the decision is given out at the end of the month... I'm very happy that I can get my decision that quickly... Although I wish I had time to withdraw from these post-bacc classes that I'm taking right now if I'm in 😉

I hear you. I have a thesis project that I would very much like to be rid of right now, but we gotta plug on and get em done no matter what. Grrrr.

 

[melissainsd]

So I too had suspicions this whole thing was a crapshoot, but at my last interview my suspicions were confirmed. The interviewer was a retired doc who spends all his time interviewing. At the end of the interview he actually gave me a critique (nice eye contact, didn't fidget too much, solid responses...) and then he told me, "At every medical school there are at least twice as many EQUALLY qualified applicants than spots. What makes us choose applicant A over B? Absolutely nothing, we just have to make a choice so we do. If we chose again next week the result may have been different. Just know you have done everything you possibly could have and if you do not get in, there was nothing you could have done differently."

Damn.

 

[Haemulon]

So I too had suspicions this whole thing was a crapshoot, but at my last interview my suspicions were confirmed. The interviewer was a retired doc who spends all his time interviewing. At the end of the interview he actually gave me a critique (nice eye contact, didn't fidget too much, solid responses...) and then he told me, "At every medical school there are at least twice as many EQUALLY qualified applicants than spots. What makes us choose applicant A over B? Absolutely nothing, we just have to make a choice so we do. If we chose again next week the result may have been different. Just know you have done everything you possibly could have and if you do not get in, there was nothing you could have done differently."

Damn.

Wow. That was really cool of him to be so candid though! If I would have gottent that feedback, I would at least feel more relaxed knowing that I didn't mess anything up. Good job! 👍

 

[amathew]

So I too had suspicions this whole thing was a crapshoot, but at my last interview my suspicions were confirmed. The interviewer was a retired doc who spends all his time interviewing. At the end of the interview he actually gave me a critique (nice eye contact, didn't fidget too much, solid responses...) and then he told me, "At every medical school there are at least twice as many EQUALLY qualified applicants than spots. What makes us choose applicant A over B? Absolutely nothing, we just have to make a choice so we do. If we chose again next week the result may have been different. Just know you have done everything you possibly could have and if you do not get in, there was nothing you could have done differently."

Damn.

Just hope you were wearing, saying or doing something that could make you stand out (in a good way) over the other equally qualified candidate

 

[GujuMD]

I started this thread about five months ago. Unfortunately, I am still without an acceptance. This uncertainty is killing me. I am waitlisted at three schools and a post-interview hold or something like that at one other school. I am seeing everyone around me with moving on and starting a new chapter in their life but my life has been in that same spot for two years now. last year at this time I had no acceptance (obviously) and this year I am in that same position.

 

[cakebaker2]

Hi GujuMD. Hang in there - hopefully after May 15th there should be some movement on the waitlists. Have you provided additional supporting info to the school with the post-interview hold? It might help to distinguish you from the other applicants who have been put on hold.

 

[postbacker]

I started this thread about five months ago. Unfortunately, I am still without an acceptance. This uncertainty is killing me. I am waitlisted at three schools and a post-interview hold or something like that at one other school. I am seeing everyone around me with moving on and starting a new chapter in their life but my life has been in that same spot for two years now. last year at this time I had no acceptance (obviously) and this year I am in that same position.

Man, that sucks.

Maybe you can give the rest of us some advice or insight: What in your opinion are your app deficiencies? Did you improve your app between the cycles? Have you gotten any constructive feedback from med schools?

Sorry about your situation...

 

[GIGATT]

I started this thread about five months ago. Unfortunately, I am still without an acceptance. This uncertainty is killing me. I am waitlisted at three schools and a post-interview hold or something like that at one other school. I am seeing everyone around me with moving on and starting a new chapter in their life but my life has been in that same spot for two years now. last year at this time I had no acceptance (obviously) and this year I am in that same position.

Hang in there. We're in the same position. Only, we applied to only CA schools, got one interview and now we're just waiting waiting waiting. I know it's frustrating but it's out of our hands. Do what you need to do to get by. Volunteer as a tutor for disadvantaged kids or something. Just keep your chin up and do what ever helps you to feel valued :0)

 

[Dr.Inviz]

Re-app...had two interview-haven't heard back from either of those...no more interview invites yet. don't know what i'll be doing next and really frusturated.
every times the mail comes i get excited and worried at the same time. check my email atleast 5-6 times a day only to be disappointed b/c of no emails from adcom...the phrase "no news is good news" is really not true in my case.
grrrrr

3rd time's the charm?

 

[nabs86]

hang in there, Guju! waitlist movement should happen soon, but i know how much the uncertainty sucks. im not a reapp but i have 2 waitlists, awaiting one decision, and 9 post-secondary rejections. for those of you who reapplied, what did you do for a year?

 

[GujuMD]

3rd time's the charm?

unfortuantely, my family seems to think that i am just wasting my life away by not getting in and changing my career!

 

[mdm_sparkle]

don't feel bad - I am in the same boat. It is really hard to explain to family, friends and co-workers . . . "no, I'm still waiting . . . no it isn't bad that I am still waiting. . ." especially since this is my 2nd year trying as well. But as much as it sucks, no news is good news. Every week people post they they received a rejection . . . so far, you are doing better than most. Best of luck to you! Hopefully we will both make it this year!

 

[GujuMD]

don't feel bad - I am in the same boat. It is really hard to explain to family, friends and co-workers . . . "no, I'm still waiting . . . no it isn't bad that I am still waiting. . ." especially since this is my 2nd year trying as well. But as much as it sucks, no news is good news. Every week people post they they received a rejection . . . so far, you are doing better than most. Best of luck to you! Hopefully we will both make it this year!

you are my new best friend.

No news is good news but it is getting very annoying to listen to lectures about how i am wasting my life away one year at a time and how i need to change my career but i don't think i would be happy doing anything else...any other career i do, would be just something i choose b/c i failed to reach my goal and that is what i would think for the rest of my life. living in regret and consider myself a failure is not how i want to live life.

 

[mdm_sparkle]

Stick with your gut on this one. I have spent the last few years of my life since I left high school doing what other people thought I should do. Trust me it is not worth it. I can't say I hated every minute of it, but guess what, I am coming right back to sqaure one doing what my gut told me to do the first time. In the end you are not here to make other people happy. And trust me, when you walk across that stage be it white coat or graduation - all those doubters will be just as, if not more proud, than if you had done what they thought was right. Sorry - don't mean to sound so "Lifetime Original" with the follow your heart bit.

 

[holafarita]

i can definitely relate to this thread...i'm a reapplicant and was WL 3 places last year, applied late this year and got 2 interviews really late and haven't heard anything from them since....

besides faith in a higher power, what takes the edge off is knowing i'm getting closer to my goal even though i'm not in med school yet. i want to help ppl who are underserved, and learning about public health, traveling on service learning experiences, and doing public health research have occupied my time this past year. it helps to find another route to your end goal while plugging away at applying to med school...downside is all this stuff requires money. but your life doesn't have to be on hold while you apply.

but despite all that, i have the same doubts as everyone applying multiple times...despite a very understanding family.

 

[GujuMD]

lets hope the post may 15th movement bring good news.

 

[GujuMD]

time to bring this thread back again.
Nope- the post May 15th movement hasn't brought any good news for me, but it has brought bad news for me- I got rejected from one of my waitlist.

 

[mongrel]

time to bring this thread back again.
Nope- the post May 15th movement hasn't brought any good news for me, but it has brought bad news for me- I got rejected from one of my waitlist.

Hang in there, guju. You've still got one card left to play. We're all rootin for ya.

 

[lailamed]

time to bring this thread back again.
Nope- the post May 15th movement hasn't brought any good news for me, but it has brought bad news for me- I got rejected from one of my waitlist.

yeah my heart was broken when i got no responses from my waitlists in may. but perhaps we will hear some good news a bit later in the game. things will work out one way or another. just got keep swimming.

 

[bwells46]

time to bring this thread back again.
Nope- the post May 15th movement hasn't brought any good news for me, but it has brought bad news for me- I got rejected from one of my waitlist.

What did you hear from SGU? Or did you not apply?

 

[GujuMD]

What did you hear from SGU? Or did you not apply?

I applied to SGU. THey got my application, my admissions counselor emailed me about that, i am supposed to hear something this week, but i didn't so i emailed her asking if she has all the documents (LOR, transcripts...) but she hasn't emailed me back yet.

 

[GujuMD]

I received the WVU rejection letter. I applied there last year and this year, interviewed both times and WL both times. I did call them this year b/4 applying and they gave me high hopes, only to disappoint me in the end. Why? Why me?

 

[Dr2Bee]

I received the WVU rejection letter. I applied there last year and this year, interviewed both times and WL both times. I did call them this year b/4 applying and they gave me high hopes, only to disappoint me in the end. Why? Why me?

so they waitlisted you this year and then rejected you??? 😕 that's painful!

 

[profdogg]

I received the WVU rejection letter. I applied there last year and this year, interviewed both times and WL both times. I did call them this year b/4 applying and they gave me high hopes, only to disappoint me in the end. Why? Why me?

Im so sorry Guju. 🙁

 

[nabs86]

I received the WVU rejection letter. I applied there last year and this year, interviewed both times and WL both times. I did call them this year b/4 applying and they gave me high hopes, only to disappoint me in the end. Why? Why me?

I'm so sorry. 🙁 I wish there was something more I could say.

 

[Jccripe]

Frustrating doesn't quite express my feelings enough.... more like F***ing **********************frustrated.

 

[turkleton]

GujuMD, I feel for you, I really do, but you need some tough love. Stop the self pity and focus on what you can do to retool for next year if your'e going to take another crack. There is no sense in taking the same strategy for applications if it failed the first time- and it seems like thats what you did. Apply broadly- and I mean BROADLY- an and include the caribbean schools (earlier this time) and DO schools next year. What did you do over the past two years to improve your app? Any research, any volunteer, any extra degrees, improved MCAT score? This thread probably isn't the place to tell you this, but I can't stand the pity party for too long. If you really want to go to med school then seek out those who are highly critical of your app and ask what holes you need to plug. You're gonna be a doctor one day, I think thats clear. You just have to work harder at finding the road which will take you there.

As for med school apps being a crapshoot- yes they are. But get used to it, because you're entering a field where you dont stop applying, and the application process doesn't become any more sane as you progress. To those struggling for an admission- don't allow yourself to pleasure of pity. Figure out what went wrong, and apply everywhere. To those poor souls with admissions- enjoy the summer.

 

[GujuMD]

GujuMD, I feel for you, I really do, but you need some tough love. Stop the self pity and focus on what you can do to retool for next year if your'e going to take another crack. There is no sense in taking the same strategy for applications if it failed the first time- and it seems like thats what you did. Apply broadly- and I mean BROADLY- an and include the caribbean schools (earlier this time) and DO schools next year. What did you do over the past two years to improve your app? Any research, any volunteer, any extra degrees, improved MCAT score? This thread probably isn't the place to tell you this, but I can't stand the pity party for too long. If you really want to go to med school then seek out those who are highly critical of your app and ask what holes you need to plug. You're gonna be a doctor one day, I think thats clear. You just have to work harder at finding the road which will take you there.

As for med school apps being a crapshoot- yes they are. But get used to it, because you're entering a field where you dont stop applying, and the application process doesn't become any more sane as you progress. To those struggling for an admission- don't allow yourself to pleasure of pity. Figure out what went wrong, and apply everywhere. To those poor souls with admissions- enjoy the summer.

I guess, I was whining and having self-pity a little too much. I am going to apply broadly this coming year. I have few new activiites this year and I got into a SMP, so i'll be doing that. however, i haven't heard from caribbean. i should hear next couple weeks about interviewing or being rejected (hopefully not!). if i do get accepted at caribbean then i'll most likely head that way. but nothing is for sure. i still have one waitlist left, so not all hope is lost. and from what they told me at the interview they have a huge waitlist movement and from what i have learned from SDN, a decent WL movement end of June and late July. but in any case, if nothing turns up, i'll be applying to 30-40 schools. this time around i had 20-30 schools (don't know the exact number).

 

[DrVanNostran]

I guess, I was whining and having self-pity a little too much. I am going to apply broadly this coming year. I have few new activiites this year and I got into a SMP, so i'll be doing that. however, i haven't heard from caribbean. i should hear next couple weeks about interviewing or being rejected (hopefully not!). if i do get accepted at caribbean then i'll most likely head that way. but nothing is for sure. i still have one waitlist left, so not all hope is lost. and from what they told me at the interview they have a huge waitlist movement and from what i have learned from SDN, a decent WL movement end of June and late July. but in any case, if nothing turns up, i'll be applying to 30-40 schools. this time around i had 20-30 schools (don't know the exact number).

People like us Guju just need to stay positive and focused. We can't let that negative energy leak into our lives and into our applications. Stay positive, hopefully RFU pulls though and what the SMP--where did you decide on going?