when we get our first POST-interview rejection, this thread will REALLY explode.
i hope that if i get rejected post-interview i can AT LEAST be the first person to report it on here. that would be a cool claim to fame.
The first notices of snail mail decisions of any kind are probably going to be from people in Cambridge/Boston. Unless they decide to do rejections by phone or email...
Rejection Phone Call:
cell phone: jingly rendition of an embarrassing pop song- 617 area code displays
Interviewee: (trembling) "H-hello??"
HMS Office: "Hello, this is the Harvard Medical School admissions office. Is this <name>?"
Interviewee: "WOW. Yeah, I'm <name>. At least... I think I am. Wow, I can't believe this is really happening."
HMS Office: "Yeah, the previous applicant said the same thing. Well, this is the real deal!"
Interviewee: "I'm... honored... Wow."
HMS Offfice: "As you should be. We had over 9000 very qualified applicants this year and we're proud to select you for our very competitive pool of rejected applicants."
Interviewee: "WHAT??"
HMS Office: "You've been rejected."
Interviewee: "But... calling me...?"
HMS Office: "Are you THAT dense? REJECTED. Not admitting you!"
Interviewee: "...."
HMS Office: (plays Nelson Muntz 'HAHA' soundbite)
Interviewee: "What... what..."
HMS Office: (breezily) "Best of luck in all your future endeavors."
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